Player news from R2 of 2023: Essendon vs Gold Coast
Will Setterfield (130/146): Led the Bombers home with a dominant Q4… 28 possessions and 4 marks plus 9 tackles… 1.0 as well… aided by 3FF. Rotating in midfield.
Dylan Shiel (103/108): Playing inside midfield
Shiel contributed with 27 touches, 3 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Darcy Parish (103/124): Playing in central midfield
Parish contributed with 30 disposals, 2 grabs and 6 tackles.
Mason Redman (103/110): Mostly across half back
Redman contributed with 22 touches, 7 marks, 6 tackles and 0.1.
Zach Merrett (100/114): Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 31 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and managed 0.1.
Kyle Langford (97/109): Playing out of the square on Ballard
Langford contributed with 14 touches, 7 marks and booted 5.2.
Andrew McGrath (88/101): Playing half back
McGrath contributed with 25 disposals, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Sam Durham (74/87): Playing an outside game
Durham contributed with 20 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles and managed 0.1.
Jye Caldwell (71/83): Rotating in midfield
Caldwell contributed with 15 disposals, 2 grabs, 7 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Massimo D’Ambrosio (65/59): Late replacement for Sam Weideman… 18 disposals including 13 kicks… also 5 marks. Playing a forward role.
Sam Draper (65/60): Tandem ruck with Phillips
Draper contributed with 10 touches, 5 marks, 24 hit outs and 0.2.
Jordan Ridley (64/70): In defence on Casboult
Ridley added 18 possessions and 5 grabs.
Jye Menzie (62/57): Starting forward
Menzie contributed with 8 possessions, 5 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Dyson Heppell (60/43): Subbed off in Q3 for Guelfi… 14 possessions and 7 marks. Playing an outside game.
Jayden Laverde (58/77): In defence on Lukosius
Laverde contributed with 14 disposals, 4 grabs and 3 tackles.
Andrew Phillips (56/54): Tandem ruck with Draper
Phillips contributed with 7 touches, 4 tackles, 14 ruck taps and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Jake Kelly (53/63): Playing small defender
Kelly contributed with 11 possessions, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Alwyn Davey jnr (47/45): Second game… 1.0 from 10 possessions and 3 tackles. Rotating forward.
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (46/71): Nasty ankle twist saw him come off… 6 marks and 11 touches. In defence on King.
Nicholas Martin (42/49): Playing half forward
Martin added 13 disposals and booted 1.0.
Harrison Jones (37/47): Starting forward on Collins
Jones added 7 disposals and 4 marks.
Matt Guelfi (32/45): On in Q3 for Heppell… 6 possessions and 2.0. Started as the sub.
Archie Perkins (31/42): Playing a forward role
Perkins contributed with 8 touches, 3 marks, managed 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Touk Miller (102/106): Playing inside midfield
Miller contributed with 31 possessions, 3 grabs, 5 tackles and 5 frees against.
Matthew Rowell (95/94): Rotating in midfield
Rowell contributed with 22 possessions, 4 grabs and 6 tackles.
Sam Collins (91/90): Playing key defender on Jones
Collins contributed with 17 touches, 11 grabs and 4 tackles.
Lachlan Weller (88/63): Rotating in defence
Weller contributed with 24 possessions, 7 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Jarrod Witts (84/108): First ruck
Witts contributed with 12 possessions, 4 marks, 36 hit outs and kicked 1.0.
Noah Anderson (83/91): Starting in midfield
Anderson contributed with 25 disposals, 4 marks and 0.2.
Charlie Constable (81/67): Starting at half back
Constable contributed with 19 disposals, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Lukosius (77/89): First goal… 1.1 from 17 touches and 6 marks. In attack on Laverde.
Joel Jeffrey (71/86): Rotating in attack
Jeffrey contributed with 11 disposals, 3 marks, 5 tackles and 1.2.
David Swallow (70/70): Mostly starting forward with stints in midfield
Swallow contributed with 14 disposals, 4 marks, 5 tackles and 0.1.
Ben Ainsworth (70/86): Starting forward
Ainsworth contributed with 19 disposals, 3 marks and managed 1.2.
Darcy Macpherson (67/74): Starting at half back
Macpherson added 18 possessions and 5 marks.
Elijah Hollands (63/73): Rotating in midfield
Hollands contributed with 10 disposals, 4 grabs, 4 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Sam Flanders (53/46): Starting at half forward
Flanders contributed with 11 touches, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Malcolm Rosas (49/55): Rotating forward
Rosas contributed with 11 disposals, 3 tackles and 0.3 on the scoreboard.
Ben Long (47/56): Starting at half back
Long contributed with 15 touches, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Ben King (43/67): In attack on Zerk-Thatcher
King contributed with 12 touches, 2 marks and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Levi Casboult (43/55): Up forward on Ridley
Casboult contributed with 9 disposals, 3 grabs, 3 taps and 2.0.
Brayden Fiorini (40/42): Subbed off in Q3 for Sexton… 8 possessions including 6 kicks… also 2 tackles… and scored 1.0. Playing midfield.
Nick Holman (38/45): Starting forward
Holman contributed with 11 possessions, 5 grabs and 3 free kicks given away.
Bodhi Uwland (27/32): Second game… 5 touches including 0 handballs… also 2 marks and 2 tackles. Rotating in defence.
Alex Sexton (27/26): On in Q3 for Fiorini… 5 touches including 4 kicks… also 2 marks… and booted 1.1. Started as the sub.
Charlie Ballard (13/16): In defence on Langford
Ballard added 5 disposals and 2 tackles.