Player news from R4 of 2023: Essendon vs Western Sydney
Mason Redman (119/129): Mostly across half back
Redman contributed with 26 possessions, 7 marks, 6 tackles and managed 1.0.
Zach Merrett (109/111): Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 28 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Sam Draper (103/109): Tandem ruck with Phillips
Draper contributed with 15 disposals, 5 grabs, 4 tackles, 24 hit outs and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Will Setterfield (99/87): Playing inside midfield
Setterfield contributed with 21 touches, 5 grabs, 7 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Dylan Shiel (98/84): Playing inside midfield
Shiel contributed with 28 possessions, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Darcy Parish (96/98): Playing in central midfield
Parish added 30 disposals and 6 grabs.
Jake Stringer (93/108): Presenting up forward
Stringer contributed with 15 possessions, 2 marks, 3 tackles and managed 4.6.
Nicholas Martin (87/96): Playing a wing role
Martin contributed with 24 possessions, 3 marks and 2.1.
Jordan Ridley (82/88): In defence
Ridley added 21 possessions and 7 grabs.
Archie Perkins (66/71): Starting at half forward
Perkins contributed with 14 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Andrew McGrath (65/72): Playing half back
McGrath added 20 touches and 3 tackles.
Dyson Heppell (64/71): On in Q2 for Weideman… 19 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Started as the sub.
Kyle Langford (63/77): Started at half back but moved forward after Weideman was subbed
Langford contributed with 12 touches, 3 marks, 4 tackles and managed 1.0.
Jye Menzie (57/76): Starting forward
Menzie contributed with 17 touches, 3 marks and kicked 0.2.
Jake Kelly (54/78): In defence on Greene
Kelly added 17 possessions and 4 marks.
Andrew Phillips (51/65): Late replacement for Dyson Heppell… 17 hit outs… also 6 possessions and 6 marks… and kicked 0.1. Tandem ruck with Draper.
Jye Caldwell (46/45): Rotating in midfield
Caldwell contributed with 9 disposals, 5 tackles and kicked 0.3.
Sam Durham (46/53): Playing an outside game
Durham added 15 possessions and 4 marks.
Jayden Laverde (44/67): Starting in defence on Riccardi
Laverde contributed with 11 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Harrison Jones (40/38): Starting forward on Haynes
Jones contributed with 10 disposals, 4 marks and kicked 0.1.
Alwyn Davey jnr (39/45): Shoulder got some attention in Q3… 0.1 from 10 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. Rotating forward.
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (38/56): In defence on Hogan
Zerk-Thatcher contributed with 8 disposals, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Sam Weideman (13/22): Heavy collision with Haynes left him bleeding from the mouth and subbed out with concussion in Q2… 3 possessions. Up forward on Taylor.
Nick Haynes (126/117): Vintage performance… 26 disposals including 19 kicks… also 17 marks. In defence on Jones.
Tom Green (111/99): Starting in midfield
Green contributed with 34 possessions, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Josh Kelly (106/109): First goal… 28 possessions and 2 marks plus 6 tackles… 2.1 as well. Playing midfield.
Lachie Whitfield (100/90): Starting at half back
Whitfield contributed with 24 touches, 5 grabs and 5 tackles.
Toby Greene (98/87): Starting at half forward on Kelly
Greene contributed with 19 touches, 8 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 2.2.
Brent Daniels (95/87): Starting deep forward
Daniels contributed with 22 possessions, 6 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Lachlan Ash (92/80): Rotating in defence
Ash added 26 touches and 8 marks.
Finn Callaghan (88/65): Coming off a wing
Callaghan added 25 touches and 7 marks.
Jack Buckley (80/79): Taking the resting ruck
Buckley contributed with 14 touches, 6 marks and 6 tackles.
Callan Ward (80/84): Leading the inside midfield
Ward contributed with 22 possessions, 5 marks and booted 2.1.
Stephen Coniglio (79/68): Started strong in Q1 but dropped off afterwards… 25 disposals and 3 marks plus 1.0. Playing midfield.
Isaac Cumming (77/76): Playing at half back
Cumming added 22 possessions and 4 grabs.
Connor Idun (72/76): Taking Stringer
Idun contributed with 15 possessions, 7 marks and 3 tackles.
Sam Taylor (63/74): At CHB on Weideman
Taylor contributed with 15 disposals, 7 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jesse Hogan (61/68): Starting at FF on Zerk-Thatcher
Hogan contributed with 15 possessions, 6 grabs and managed 0.1.
Daniel Lloyd (58/52): Playing a HFF role
Lloyd contributed with 13 possessions, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and 0.1.
Harrison Himmelberg (51/54): Starting forward
Himmelberg contributed with 6 touches, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 3.0.
Matthew Flynn (50/63): In ruck
Flynn contributed with 7 touches, 4 tackles and 22 hit outs.
Jake Riccardi (46/34): Starting forward on Laverde
Riccardi contributed with 12 touches, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 0.1.
Harry Rowston (27/37): Rotating in midfield
Rowston also had 7 touches.
Cooper Hamilton (26/18): On at 3QT for Stone… 10 possessions. Started as the sub.
Adam Kennedy (17/22): Playing small defender
Kennedy also had 5 touches.
Conor Stone (12/14): Dragged off at 3QT for Hamilton… 2 disposals. Playing a forward role.