Player news from R9 of 2020: Essendon vs Brisbane

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Jordan Ridley (67/84): In defence
Ridley added 20 touches and 4 marks.
Andrew McGrath (65/85): Playing midfield
McGrath contributed with 25 touches, 3 marks and 3 frees against.
Devon Smith (64/66): Rotating forward and midfield
Smith contributed with 14 touches, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 2.1.
Darcy Parish (60/88): Playing in the midfield
Parish contributed with 15 disposals, 4 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Dylan Shiel (58/72): Playing inside midfield
Shiel contributed with 17 disposals, 4 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Zach Merrett (58/83): Playing inside midfield
Merrett added 18 touches and 2 tackles.
Michael Hurley (57/83): At CHB on Hipwood
Hurley contributed with 14 disposals, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Sam Draper (55/70): First game… 21 hit outs… also 9 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles… 0.1 as well. First ruck.

Will Snelling (53/83): Rotating in midfield
Snelling added 14 touches and 6 tackles.
David Zaharakis (43/45): Playing a half forward role
Zaharakis added 14 disposals and 2 tackles.
Tom Cutler (40/55): Playing an outside game
Cutler contributed with 11 possessions, 3 marks and 0.2.
Aaron Francis (35/55): Playing tall defender on Ballenden
Francis contributed with 10 disposals, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Adam Saad (34/55): Running from defence
Saad also had 11 possessions.
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (33/44): Playing a FP role
McDonald-Tipungwuti added 7 possessions and 5 tackles.
Mason Redman (33/51): Mostly across half back
Redman added 12 disposals and managed 0.1.
Martin Gleeson (29/36): In defence
Gleeson added 8 possessions and 2 grabs.
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (26/38): In defence on Skinner
Zerk-Thatcher added 7 disposals and 2 marks.
Tom Bellchambers (25/40): Playing a forward/ruck role
Bellchambers contributed with 3 disposals, 2 marks and 13 hit outs.
James Stewart (25/32): Playing tall forward on Andrews
Stewart contributed with 4 disposals, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 0.1.
Jacob Townsend (24/29): Starting forward on Gardiner
Townsend contributed with 6 touches, 3 grabs and booted 0.1.
Brayden Ham (23/20): Playing an outside game
Ham added 7 touches and 2 marks.
Ned Cahill (14/10): Rotating forward
Cahill added 3 disposals and kicked 0.1.
Lachie Neale (117/149): Playing inside midfield
Neale contributed with 33 touches, 5 grabs and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Alex Witherden (93/163): Coming off a HBF
Witherden contributed with 25 possessions, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Dayne Zorko (88/78): Playing pure midfield
Zorko contributed with 19 possessions, 5 marks, 5 tackles and 1.1.
Jarryd Lyons (86/111): Playing inside midfield
Lyons contributed with 22 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Lincoln McCarthy (84/111): First goal… 1.0 from 14 possessions and 6 marks plus 6 tackles. Starting on a HFF.

Charlie Cameron (83/105): Starting forward
Cameron contributed with 10 possessions, 4 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 4.1.
Jarrod Berry (83/118): Mostly on a wing
Berry contributed with 19 possessions, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Zac Bailey (82/99): Rotating in midfield
Bailey contributed with 16 possessions, 7 marks, 5 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Grant Birchall (70/80): Starting at half back
Birchall contributed with 15 possessions, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Noah Answerth (65/85): Playing small defender
Answerth added 17 possessions and 6 grabs.
Cameron Rayner (64/65): Starting at half forward
Rayner contributed with 10 possessions, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and managed 1.1.
Cam Ellis-Yolmen (63/93): Rotating in midfield
Ellis-Yolmen contributed with 14 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.0.
Sam Skinner (58/56): In attack on Zerk-Thatcher
Skinner contributed with 9 touches, 7 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Harris Andrews (58/84): In defence on Stewart
Andrews added 11 disposals and 7 marks.
Callum Ah Chee (54/74): Starting in defence
Ah Chee contributed with 11 possessions, 4 grabs and 4 tackles.
Oscar McInerney (50/87): First ruck
McInerney contributed with 9 touches, 2 grabs and 23 hit outs.
Mitch Robinson (50/73): Starting in midfield
Robinson contributed with 15 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Darcy Gardiner (48/64): In defence on Townsend
Gardiner added 10 disposals and 6 marks.
Hugh McCluggage (40/71): Playing in midfield
McCluggage added 13 possessions and 3 marks.
Brandon Starcevich (37/49): Playing a half back role
Starcevich added 10 possessions and 2 marks.
Connor Ballenden (34/46): First game… 6 possessions and 3 marks plus 1.0. Playing a forward/ruck role on Francis.
Ballenden also had 2 hit outs.
Eric Hipwood (24/48): Up forward on Hurley
Hipwood contributed with 8 possessions, 2 marks, kicked 1.1 and 4 free kicks given away.