Player news from R12 of 2023: Essendon vs North Melbourne
Zach Merrett (155/138): Massive Q1 with 16 touches and two goals to bust the game open… copped the Shiels tag in Q2… 34 disposals and 11 marks with 6 tackles… 2.0 as well. Playing inside midfield.
Nicholas Martin (111/130): Playing half forward
Martin contributed with 21 touches, 7 marks, 5 tackles and managed 2.0.
Jye Caldwell (107/99): Starting on ball
Caldwell added 27 possessions and 9 marks.
Kyle Langford (91/100): First goal… ankle restrapped in Q2… 14 possessions including 10 kicks… also 8 marks and 2 tackles… and scored 4.0. Starting forward on Logue.
Archie Perkins (87/73): Mostly starting forward
Perkins contributed with 18 possessions, 8 grabs and 2.0.
Matt Guelfi (87/100): Playing a half forward role
Guelfi contributed with 14 touches, 5 grabs, 6 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Jordan Ridley (86/103): In defence on Zurhaar
Ridley contributed with 21 possessions, 9 grabs and managed 0.1.
Ben Hobbs (86/70): Limped off favouring left leg in Q2 but returned… 21 touches and 5 marks plus 5 tackles… 0.1 as well. Playing central midfield.
Dyson Heppell (83/79): Playing half back
Heppell contributed with 20 disposals, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Mason Redman (80/74): Across across half back
Redman contributed with 19 possessions, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Nick Hind (77/76): At half back
Hind added 21 disposals and 5 marks.
Jake Stringer (75/50): Rotating forward and mids with McDonald on him
Stringer contributed with 17 possessions, 3 grabs, 5 tackles and managed 1.2.
Andrew McGrath (73/52): Sore after a heavy tackle by Thomas in Q3 but returned… 19 touches including 14 kicks… also 7 marks. Playing half back.
Sam Draper (71/79): Tandem ruck with Phillips
Draper contributed with 11 disposals, 3 grabs, 24 taps and kicked 1.1.
Andrew Phillips (65/82): Tandem ruck with Draper
Phillips contributed with 8 disposals, 2 marks, 4 tackles, 25 ruck taps and managed 0.1.
Jye Menzie (55/54): Copped a Ziebell knee to the face in Q4 and walked off… 1.1 from 10 possessions and 2 marks plus 4 tackles. Starting forward.
Sam Durham (51/58): Playing an outside game
Durham contributed with 15 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Jayden Laverde (49/58): At FB on Larkey
Laverde added 11 touches and 5 marks.
Will Snelling (48/52): Rotating in midfield
Snelling contributed with 12 disposals, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Dylan Shiel (44/40): Subbed off at 3QT for D’Ambrosio… 10 possessions including 8 handballs… also 4 tackles and 2 marks. Starting on a wing.
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (41/53): Starting in defence on Coleman-Jones… 5 marks and 11 possessions
Massimo D’Ambrosio (31/35): On in Q4 for Shiel to play a HFF role… 5 disposals with 0 by hand… also 2 marks… and booted 1.0. Started as the sub.
Sam Weideman (18/9): Up forward on McKay
Weideman added 4 touches and 2 grabs.
Aaron Hall (96/83): Floating from half back
Hall contributed with 27 possessions, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Luke McDonald (93/90): Following Stringer
McDonald contributed with 18 disposals, 5 grabs, 6 tackles and 1.0.
Will Phillips (92/120): On ball today
Phillips contributed with 28 disposals, 6 tackles and booted 1.0.
Darcy Tucker (90/86): Playing an outside game
Tucker contributed with 24 possessions, 7 marks and managed 1.0.
Tarryn Thomas (80/86): Started at half forward but his centre rotations increased after Q2 with several mid injuries
Thomas contributed with 17 touches, 3 grabs, 5 tackles and managed 1.0.
Bailey Scott (80/74): Starting on a wing
Scott contributed with 19 disposals, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 1.1.
Todd Goldstein (77/93): First ruck
Goldstein contributed with 11 touches, 2 grabs, 2 tackles, 31 hit outs and managed 1.0.
Ben McKay (75/113): Standing Weideman
McKay added 18 disposals and 10 marks.
Liam Shiels (74/77): Playing a wing role… moved to tag Merrett in Q2
Shiels contributed with 18 disposals, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Jack Ziebell (73/58): Not moving well… 18 possessions including 16 kicks… also 7 marks. Mostly minding smalls.
Cameron Zurhaar (72/91): Mostly forward on Ridley
Zurhaar contributed with 12 possessions, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 4.1.
Nick Larkey (70/89): Starting forward on Laverde
Larkey contributed with 12 touches, 7 grabs and booted 2.3.
Miller Bergman (68/70): Rotating in defence
Bergman contributed with 18 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Callum Coleman-Jones (66/67): Playing a forward/ruck role on Zerk-Thatcher
Coleman-Jones contributed with 11 touches, 6 grabs, 4 ruck taps and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Harry Sheezel (64/72): Starting at half back… switched forward in Q4
Sheezel contributed with 21 disposals, 2 marks and kicked 0.1.
George Wardlaw (62/65): Rotating in midfield
Wardlaw added 17 disposals and 6 tackles.
Phoenix Spicer (59/58): Playing a forward role
Spicer added 8 touches and 9 tackles.
Jaidyn Stephenson (54/56): Starting forward
Stephenson contributed with 12 possessions, 5 marks and kicked 1.1.
Hugh Greenwood (49/45): Looked groggy after copping an accidental knee to the head by Redman in Q2 just before HT and did not return… 10 possessions including 8 handballs… also 6 tackles and 2 marks. Doing jobs in midfield.
Griffin Logue (47/62): In defence on Langford
Logue added 13 touches and 4 marks.
Eddie Ford (40/48): Playing small forward
Ford added 9 touches and 6 grabs.
Tom Powell (21/16): On in Q2 for Simpkin to play half forward… switched back in Q4… 7 handballs among 8 touches. Started as the sub.
Jy Simpkin (7/12): Failed a HIA after a heavy clash with Durham in Q1… subbed off in Q2 for Powell… 3 disposals. Playing midfield.