Melbourne Player Reports Steven May
Painful-looking left foot injury in Q1 but returned in Q2... 12 possessions including 9 kicks... also 3 marks. Loose in defence then moved to Jones in Q3.
 Ed Langdon
Very productive in Q2... 25 possessions including 19 kicks... also 12 marks... and scored 1.0. Running off a wing against Martin then got El-Hawli.
Clayton Oliver
Tagged by Setterfield... 24 possessions including 18 handballs... also 9 tackles and 2 marks... and kicked 0.1. Playing inside midfield.
Harry Sharp
On in Q3 for Henderson to play forward... 3 possessions and 2 marks plus 1.0. Started as the sub.
Jack Henderson
Subbed off in Q3 for Sharp... 4 possessions. Rotating in attack.
Bayley Fritsch
Playing third tall forward on Zach Reid then got Ridley in Q3
Fritsch contributed with 10 disposals, 4 marks, 5 tackles and booted 2.0.
Harrison Petty
Playing key defender on Jones.... switched forward in Q3
Petty contributed with 10 disposals, 5 marks and kicked 1.0.
Christian Petracca
Starting in midfield and rotating forward
Petracca contributed with 27 disposals, 6 marks, 5 tackles and 0.2.
Jacob Van Rooyen
Playing a forward/ruck role on McKay
van Rooyen contributed with 7 possessions, 2 tackles and 9 ruck taps.
Kysaiah Pickett
Starting forward with mid rotations
Pickett contributed with 23 touches, 6 marks and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Harvey Langford
Started on a wing against Duursma
Langford added 23 disposals and 5 marks.
Kade Chandler
Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 11 touches, 3 marks and 6 tackles.
Jake Melksham
Starting at half forward
Melksham contributed with 7 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Jake Bowey
Starting at half back
Bowey contributed with 23 possessions, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Christian Salem
Starting at half back
Salem contributed with 21 possessions, 10 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Viney
In central midfield
Viney contributed with 21 touches, 2 marks, 5 tackles and booted 0.1.
Tom McDonald
In defence on Caddy
McDonald contributed with 15 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Xavier Lindsay
Started in defence
Lindsay contributed with 14 touches, 5 grabs and booted 0.1.
Caleb Windsor
Rotating on a HBF
Windsor contributed with 13 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Trent Rivers
Playing midfield
Rivers contributed with 22 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Charlie Spargo
Starting forward
Spargo added 12 touches and 2 grabs.
Tom Sparrow
Tagging Merrett
Sparrow contributed with 5 disposals, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Max Gawn
Lead ruck
Gawn contributed with 22 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 49 taps.
| Essendon Player Reports
 Nick Bryan
Limped off favouring already-strapped right leg early in Q1 indicating a knee injury... subbed off for El-Hawli... 3 hit outs... also 3 possessions. First ruck with support by Draper.
Nate Caddy
Sore after a hiptorso by May in a marking contest in Q2... Booted 2.0 from 4 grabs and 7 possessions. Starting forward on McDonald.
Dylan Shiel
Started very brightly but dropped off as the game went on... 30 possessions and 3 marks plus 1.0. Playing on ball.
Saad El-Hawli
On in Q1 for Bryan to play wing on Langdon... 18 possessions and 5 marks plus 4 tackles. Started as the sub.
Sam Durham
Goes to Petracca when in midfield... 28 possessions and 6 marks plus 3 tackles. Playing central midfield.
Zach Merrett
Tagged by Sparrow... 37 possessions and 8 marks plus 5 tackles... 0.1 as well. Playing inside midfield.
Jye Menzie
One of his better games for the club... 4.0 from 15 possessions and 8 marks. Starting deep forward.
Harrison Jones
First goal... 1.1 from 7 possessions and 2 marks plus 3 tackles. Playing key forward on Petty.
Jones also had 4 taps.
Sam Draper
Starting forward with ruck support... had to be lead ruck in Q1 after Bryan injury
Draper contributed with 22 touches, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 26 hit outs.
Nic Martin
Roaming off a wing against Langdon... switched forward in Q1
Martin contributed with 28 possessions, 11 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Jordan Ridley
Loose in defence then manned up Fritsch in Q3
Ridley added 26 disposals and 9 grabs.
Zach Reid
In defence on Fritsch then got Petty in Q3
Reid added 21 touches and 10 grabs.
Xavier Duursma
Playing an outside game against Langford
Duursma contributed with 17 disposals, 3 grabs and 1.0.
Archie Perkins
Starting forward to join midfield
Perkins contributed with 17 disposals, 4 grabs and booted 1.0.
Ben Hobbs
Playing a half forward role
Hobbs contributed with 20 possessions, 3 marks, 4 tackles and 2.1.
Jade Gresham
Playing high half forward
Gresham contributed with 18 possessions, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Jaxon Prior
Playing a half back role
Prior added 12 disposals and 4 grabs.
Mason Redman
Mostly across half back
Redman contributed with 22 possessions, 4 grabs and kicked 1.0.
Isaac Kako
Playing small forward
Kako contributed with 9 touches, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Archie Roberts
Starting at half back
Roberts contributed with 28 touches, 8 grabs and 6 tackles.
Ben McKay
At FB on van Rooyen
McKay contributed with 16 touches, 4 marks and 3 frees against.
Andrew McGrath
Playing half back
McGrath contributed with 26 touches, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Will Setterfield
Tagging Oliver
Setterfield contributed with 21 possessions, 3 grabs and 10 tackles.
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