Player news from R13 of 2023: Carlton vs Essendon
Sam Docherty (95/77): Playing outside mid
Docherty contributed with 27 touches, 8 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Sam Walsh (91/93): Coming off half forward to join midfield
Walsh contributed with 35 disposals, 4 marks and 3 frees against.
Adam Cerra (82/132): Starting in midfield
Cerra contributed with 31 touches, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Charlie Curnow (79/80): Starting at CHF on Ridley
Curnow contributed with 17 touches, 5 marks and 2.4 on the scoreboard.
Matthew Kennedy (78/83): Rotating forward and mids
Kennedy contributed with 21 disposals, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Blake Acres (76/70): Matched up on Martin… 21 touches and 4 marks plus 3 tackles. Playing an outside game.
Adam Saad (73/81): Running from defence
Saad added 22 possessions and 5 marks.
Jacob Weitering (64/82): Standing Weideman
Weitering added 15 touches and 6 grabs.
Jordan Boyd (57/55): Rotating in defence
Boyd contributed with 14 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Harry McKay (56/79): Starting forward on Zerk-Thatcher
McKay contributed with 14 disposals, 4 grabs and 1.0.
Alex Cincotta (55/52): First goal… 18 possessions and 2 marks plus 1.0. Rotating at half back.
Matthew Cottrell (54/38): Matched up on Durham… 15 disposals and 4 marks with 3 tackles. Coming off a wing.
Mitch McGovern (54/72): In defence on Langford
McGovern added 16 touches and 5 grabs.
Brodie Kemp (52/50): Matched up on Stringer to HT
Kemp added 17 possessions and 4 marks.
Jack Silvagni (51/64): Playing a forward/ruck role on Laverde
Silvagni contributed with 14 possessions, 3 tackles, 3 hit outs and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Matthew Owies (50/66): Rotating forward
Owies contributed with 10 possessions, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Tom De Koning (46/40): First ruck
De Koning contributed with 12 possessions, 2 marks, 22 ruck taps and 5 frees against.
Patrick Cripps (45/58): Carrying something and it is not Carlton… 19 possessions with 15 by hand… also 2 tackles. Playing inside midfield.
Ed Curnow (42/43): Tagged Merrett to HT…moved to Stringer in Q3
Curnow contributed with 13 possessions, 4 marks and 0.1.
Jack Martin (42/43): Skills a bit rusty but his positioning was effective early… subbed off at 3QT for Dow… 8 possessions and 4 marks plus 1.2. Playing a half forward role.
Jesse Motlop (38/43): Starting deep forward
Motlop added 14 touches and kicked 0.2.
Paddy Dow (32/17): On in Q4 for Dow… 7 disposals and 3 tackles. Started as the sub.
Lewis Young (30/56): In defence on Wright
Young contributed with 8 possessions, 4 marks and 4 hit outs.
Nicholas Martin (114/139): Matched up on Acres… 30 touches and 9 marks plus 3 tackles… 0.1 as well. Playing half forward.
Zach Merrett (97/105): Tagged by Ed Curnow to HT… switched forward in Q3 to break the tag and helped turn the game… 18 touches including 13 kicks… also 6 tackles and 5 marks… and booted 1.1. Playing inside midfield.
Jye Caldwell (96/100): Playing a half forward role
Caldwell contributed with 25 touches, 7 tackles and booted 1.0.
Nick Hind (95/87): At half back
Hind contributed with 21 touches, 6 grabs and 4 tackles.
Ben Hobbs (91/105): Playing on ball
Hobbs contributed with 24 touches, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Mason Redman (89/101): Mostly across half back
Redman added 23 disposals and 8 marks.
Jordan Ridley (86/108): Following Charlie Curnow
Ridley added 20 possessions and 8 grabs.
Dyson Heppell (81/92): Playing half back
Heppell added 23 disposals and 8 grabs.
Andrew McGrath (80/102): Playing half back
McGrath contributed with 21 possessions, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Will Snelling (79/83): Rotating in midfield
Snelling contributed with 14 touches, 4 marks, 6 tackles and 1.0.
Peter Wright (78/92): Three goals in Q3 as the Dons dominated… Kicked 5.0 from 7 grabs and 8 touches. Up forward on Young.
Sam Durham (75/87): Matched up on Cottrell… 17 disposals and 6 marks with 4 tackles. Playing an outside game.
Kyle Langford (75/80): Starting forward on McGovern
Langford contributed with 11 disposals, 3 grabs, 8 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Archie Perkins (72/83): Mostly starting forward
Perkins contributed with 18 disposals, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
Jake Stringer (64/81): Tagged by Ed Curnow after HT… 0.2 from 18 touches and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Mostly forward on Kemp to HT… switched to mids in Q3.
Jye Menzie (58/50): Starting forward
Menzie contributed with 12 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles and booted 2.0.
Andrew Phillips (50/57): Late replacement for Massimo D’Ambrosio… 15 hit outs with 7 disposals… also 1.0… helped out by 4FF. Tandem ruck with Draper.
Sam Weideman (50/64): Up forward on Weitering
Weideman contributed with 14 touches, 5 marks and booted 0.2.
Jayden Laverde (47/50): On Silvagni
Laverde contributed with 12 touches, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 3 frees against.
Matt Guelfi (45/58): Playing a half forward role
Guelfi added 14 touches and booted 1.0.
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (42/48): At FB on McKay
Zerk-Thatcher contributed with 10 touches, 7 grabs and 4 free kicks given away.
Sam Draper (41/47): Subbed off in Q4 for D’Ambrosio… 13 hit outs… also 7 possessions and 2 marks. Tandem ruck with Phillips.
Massimo D’Ambrosio (6/3): On in Q4 for Draper. Started as the sub.
D’Ambrosio also had 1 disposals.