Player news from R6 of 2024: Adelaide vs Essendon
Jordan Dawson (155/171): Matched up on Durham… left shoulder knock under a heavy Draper tackle in Q2… was huge late in Q2 to drag Adelaide back into it… 31 disposals and 7 marks with 9 tackles… 2.0 as well. Starting in midfield and resting forward.
Jake Soligo (98/97): Mostly in midfield then resting forward
Soligo contributed with 31 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles, 1.0 on the scoreboard and 3 frees against.
Mitchell Hinge (97/104): Rotating in defence
Hinge contributed with 25 touches, 4 grabs and 5 tackles.
Rory Laird (83/75): Starting on a HFF and joining mids
Laird contributed with 23 touches, 4 grabs, 4 tackles and booted 0.1.
Reilly O’Brien (83/88): First ruck
O’Brien contributed with 11 disposals, 2 grabs, 5 tackles, 38 hit outs and 3 free kicks given away.
Josh Rachele (82/59): Rotating forward and midfield
Rachele contributed with 20 disposals, 6 marks and managed 1.1.
Taylor Walker (80/95): In attack on McKay
Walker contributed with 12 disposals, 4 grabs, 6 tackles, 5 ruck taps and kicked 1.0.
Josh Worrell (73/122): Playing key defender on Jones
Worrell contributed with 21 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Luke Nankervis (71/61): Matched up on big Cox… 17 possessions and 7 marks plus 4 tackles… gave away 3 FA. Starting on a wing.
Chayce Jones (67/53): Starting on a wing
Jones contributed with 18 disposals, 6 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Brodie Smith (67/56): Playing a half back role on Hobbs
Smith added 22 disposals and 2 marks.
Izak Rankine (62/84): Starting in midfield then mostly stayed deep forward… then switched on ball in Q4
Rankine contributed with 12 disposals, 2 grabs, 6 tackles and booted 1.0.
Darcy Fogarty (62/54): Starting forward
Fogarty contributed with 9 possessions, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 1.2 on the scoreboard.
Ben Keays (57/63): Mostly starting forward on Redman
Keays contributed with 11 possessions, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Max Michalanney (52/41): Rotating in defence
Michalanney added 17 touches and 2 marks.
James Borlase (50/58): In defence on the resting ruck
Borlase added 14 disposals and 4 grabs.
Mark Keane (49/75): In defence on Stringer
Keane added 17 disposals and 2 grabs.
Lachlan Sholl (41/40): On in Q3 for Berry… 9 touches with 7 by foot… also 4 marks. Started as the sub.
Ned McHenry (36/37): Rotating forward
McHenry contributed with 9 possessions, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Will Hamill (35/44): Rotating in defence
Hamill added 10 possessions and 2 tackles.
Sam Berry (31/30): Subbed off in Q3 for Sholl with ice on right foot… 9 possessions. Rotating through midfield.
Lachlan Gollant (29/19): Playing tall forward
Gollant contributed with 7 disposals, 2 grabs and 3 hit outs.
Brayden Cook (28/33): Starting on a HFF
Cook added 6 possessions and 3 tackles.
Jye Caldwell (117/130): Mostly following the ball
Caldwell contributed with 26 possessions, 3 marks, 10 tackles and booted 0.1.
Nic Martin (106/118): Roaming off half back
Martin contributed with 27 disposals, 7 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Zach Merrett (103/109): Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 28 disposals, 2 marks, 5 tackles and managed 1.1.
Ben Hobbs (99/95): Playing a half forward role on Smith
Hobbs contributed with 21 disposals, 4 grabs, 6 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Jade Gresham (94/94): Starting forward but roaming high early
Gresham contributed with 26 touches, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and 1.1.
Sam Durham (92/99): Matched up on Dawson… 22 possessions and 2 marks plus 9 tackles. Playing central midfield.
Darcy Parish (86/84): Playing in central midfield
Parish contributed with 23 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.2.
Mason Redman (82/90): Cork on left leg in Q4… 21 disposals including 18 kicks… also 3 marks and 3 tackles… and booted 0.1. In defence on Keays.
Andrew McGrath (77/96): Playing half back
McGrath contributed with 20 touches, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Harrison Jones (71/82): First goal… 2.0 from 13 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles. Starting forward on Worrell.
Jake Stringer (70/59): Starting forward on Keane
Stringer contributed with 11 possessions, 3 marks, 5 tackles and kicked 1.2.
Kyle Langford (63/67): Playing tall forward
Langford contributed with 12 touches, 2 grabs, 4 tackles, kicked 2.2 and 3 frees against.
Jayden Laverde (60/62): On Fogarty
Laverde added 17 disposals and 5 marks.
Nick Hind (58/57): Subbed off in Q4 for Tsatas… 11 disposals including 9 kicks… also 6 marks and 2 tackles… and booted 0.1. Mostly coming off a HFF.
Nik Cox (56/66): Starting on a wing on Nankervis… 16 disposals and 3 marks with 3 tackles. Playing roles on wings and flanks.
Cox also had 2 hit outs.
Todd Goldstein (55/71): Tandem ruck with Draper
Goldstein contributed with 9 possessions, 2 tackles and 25 hit outs.
Xavier Duursma (53/45): Playing an outside game
Duursma contributed with 13 disposals, 2 grabs and 4 tackles.
Jake Kelly (53/63): In defence
Kelly added 17 disposals and 5 marks.
Ben McKay (49/64): Following Walker
McKay contributed with 11 touches, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Dyson Heppell (45/64): Started on a wing
Heppell added 13 disposals and 3 grabs.
Alwyn Davey Jnr (44/49): Rotating forward
Davey Jnr added 9 touches and 4 tackles.
Sam Draper (35/42): Tandem ruck with Goldstein
Draper contributed with 5 touches, 22 ruck taps, 0.1 and 3 frees against.
Elijah Tsatas (14/27): On in Q4 for Hind. Started as the sub.
Tsatas also had 4 possessions.