Player news from R24 of 2025: Essendon vs Carlton
Mason Redman (119/120): Nominally on O’Keeffe but more often loose in defence as his man is rucking or on the bench
Redman contributed with 34 disposals, 9 marks and booted 0.1.
Zach Merrett (115/123): Playing inside midfield on Hewett
Merrett contributed with 24 possessions, 5 marks and 9 tackles.
Dylan Shiel (102/106): Playing on ball
Shiel contributed with 30 touches, 8 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1.
Angus Clarke (101/106): Started in defence on Moir
Clarke added 27 disposals and 9 marks.
Isaac Kako (94/98): All his goals in Q4 junk time… 19 possessions and 6 marks plus 4 tackles… 2.1 as well. Playing small forward.
Archie Roberts (83/101): Starting at half back
Roberts added 28 disposals and 3 tackles.
Andrew McGrath (83/93): Playing half back… switched to mids in Q3
McGrath added 30 disposals and 3 grabs.
Xavier Duursma (74/88): Starting on a wing… matched up on Acres after HT
Duursma contributed with 19 disposals, 7 marks, 3 tackles and 3 frees against.
Archie Perkins (74/93): Starting forward
Perkins contributed with 19 possessions, 4 marks, 4 tackles and managed 0.1.
Todd Goldstein (73/68): First ruck
Goldstein contributed with 16 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles, 18 taps and 3 frees against.
Matt Guelfi (72/76): Playing a forward role
Guelfi contributed with 13 touches, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 3.1.
Saad El-Hawli (68/49): Late replacement for Sam Durham… 16 possessions including 13 kicks… also 5 marks and 2 tackles. Starting at half back.
Peter Wright (68/86): First goal… Booted 2.0 from 6 grabs and 8 possessions. Up forward on Young.
Wright also had 10 hit outs.
Kyle Langford (62/57): Carrying a broken hand… 14 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles… 1.0 as well. Starting on a wing on Acres… switched forward in Q3 onto Haynes.
Jaxon Prior (57/61): Playing a half back role
Prior contributed with 17 touches, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Luamon Lual (49/42): Started on a HFF then shifted up to a wing in Q3
Lual added 12 disposals and 7 grabs.
Jayden Nguyen (39/28): Playing back pocket
Nguyen contributed with 10 touches, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Zak Johnson (39/24): On in Q3 for McMahon… 10 possessions and 4 marks. Late replacement for Jayden Laverde… started as the sub.
Jade Gresham (39/39): Playing high half forward
Gresham added 14 possessions and 2 tackles.
Rhys Unwin (31/15): Second game… 6 possessions including 5 kicks… also 5 marks… and scored 0.1. Rotating at half forward.
Lachie Blakiston (28/52): In defence on McKay
Blakiston added 7 possessions and 2 tackles.
Jye Menzie (25/14): Starting deep forward
Menzie contributed with 7 disposals, 2 grabs and 0.1.
Liam McMahon (8/10): Playing key forward on Weitering… 2 possessions. Subbed off in Q3 for Johnson.
George Hewett (106/123): Playing inside midfield on Merrett
Hewett contributed with 36 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 1.2.
Francis Evans (104/116): Playing high half forward
Evans contributed with 19 possessions, 5 marks, 5 tackles and managed 3.0.
Harry McKay (97/85): Starting forward on Blakiston
McKay contributed with 17 possessions, 11 grabs, 2 tackles, 4 ruck taps and kicked 1.4.
Blake Acres (92/64): Knock to his heavily strapped left shoulder in Q3 under a heavy Merrett challenge… 29 possessions and 8 marks plus 0.1. Starting on a wing on Langford then got Duursma after HT.
Flynn Young (90/75): Rotating forward
Young contributed with 19 possessions, 8 marks and managed 2.0.
Sam Walsh (89/105): In central midfield… 28 possessions and 4 marks plus 3 tackles. Subbed off in Q3 for Lucas Camporeale.
Lachlan Cowan (87/91): Rotating in defence
Cowan contributed with 22 touches, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Patrick Cripps (87/112): Playing inside midfield
Cripps contributed with 28 touches, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Billy Wilson (85/82): Coming off a HBF
Wilson contributed with 19 touches, 9 marks and 2 tackles.
Tom De Koning (80/76): First ruck
De Koning contributed with 15 possessions, 5 grabs, 3 tackles, 16 taps and managed 0.1.
Adam Saad (76/88): Running from defence
Saad contributed with 16 possessions, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Jesse Motlop (74/70): Starting deep forward
Motlop contributed with 22 disposals, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Oliver Hollands (73/91): Starting on a HBF
Hollands contributed with 21 touches, 2 grabs and 3 tackles.
Nick Haynes (69/82): Playing key defender on Langford after HT
Haynes added 15 possessions and 8 grabs.
Zac Williams (68/85): Right hip knock in Q3… 18 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles… 1.0 as well. Playing a forward role with centre rotations.
Matthew Carroll (65/66): Rotating in defence
Carroll contributed with 15 touches, 7 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Jacob Weitering (64/99): At FB on McMahon
Weitering added 13 possessions and 9 marks.
Corey Durdin (63/57): Rotating forward
Durdin contributed with 15 disposals, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Ashton Moir (41/55): Started forward on Clarke
Moir contributed with 8 possessions, 2 grabs and 2.0.
Hudson O’Keeffe (35/61): Playing a forward/ruck role on Redman
O’Keeffe contributed with 7 disposals, 10 taps and 1.0.
Lucas Camporeale (26/15): On in Q4 to play outside midfield… 5 possessions including 4 kicks… also 2 marks. Started as the sub.
Will White (17/18): Rotating forward
White added 4 possessions and 1.0.
Lewis Young (17/36): In defence on Wright
Young also had 6 possessions.