Player news from R18 of 2020: Essendon vs Melbourne

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Zach Merrett (115/119): Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 25 possessions, 7 grabs and 9 tackles.
Kyle Langford (80/89): Rotating midfield and forward
Langford contributed with 23 disposals, 4 grabs and 3 tackles.
Dylan Shiel (79/125): Playing inside midfield
Shiel contributed with 25 possessions, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Adam Saad (74/100): Running from defence
Saad added 19 touches and 5 marks.
Tom Cutler (74/90): Playing an outside game
Cutler contributed with 23 possessions, 3 marks and managed 0.1.
Darcy Parish (67/95): Playing in central midfield
Parish added 25 possessions and 3 grabs.
Devon Smith (60/84): Rotating forward and midfield
Smith contributed with 16 disposals, 3 tackles and booted 1.1.
James Stewart (58/62): Playing tall defender on Brown… switched forward in Q2
Stewart contributed with 7 disposals, 5 marks, 3 hit outs and 3.1 on the scoreboard.
Jordan Ridley (54/64): In defence
Ridley contributed with 13 touches, 4 marks and 0.1.
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (54/61): In defence on Weideman
Zerk-Thatcher contributed with 14 possessions, 5 grabs and managed 0.1.
Brayden Ham (54/71): Playing an outside game
Ham added 13 disposals and 6 marks.
Michael Hurley (54/60): Up forward on May… switched back in Q2
Hurley added 13 touches and 7 marks.
Jake Stringer (53/62): Rotating forward and midfield
Stringer contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Will Snelling (52/56): Rotating in midfield
Snelling contributed with 15 touches, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Jayden Laverde (49/44): First goal… 1.0 from 6 possessions and 4 marks plus 4 tackles. Starting at half forward on Smith.

Joe Daniher (45/34): Donuts to HT… 9 possessions with 7 by foot… also 6 marks. Starting forward on Lever.
Daniher also had 2 taps.
Matt Guelfi (45/66): Playing a half back role
Guelfi contributed with 14 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Martin Gleeson (44/47): In defence on Fritsch
Gleeson contributed with 10 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Dylan Clarke (43/65): Playing a forward role
Clarke contributed with 13 disposals, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (42/83): Playing a FP role
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 10 possessions, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Mason Redman (36/53): Mostly across half back
Redman also had 12 possessions.
Sam Draper (23/32): First ruck
Draper added 4 possessions and 13 taps.
Ed Langdon (106/85): Running off a wing
Langdon added 23 possessions and 13 marks.
Mitch W. Brown (97/80): Starting forward on Stewart
Brown contributed with 20 disposals, 13 marks, 2 hit outs and kicked 0.2.
Christian Salem (92/111): Coming off a HBF
Salem contributed with 22 touches, 6 grabs and 4 tackles.
Christian Petracca (92/130): Starting in midfield
Petracca contributed with 23 disposals, 7 grabs and kicked 1.0.
Steven May (84/123): In defence on Hurley… moved to Daniher in Q2
May added 21 touches and 7 marks.
Max Gawn (83/121): First ruck
Gawn contributed with 17 possessions, 4 marks and 26 hit outs.
Jake Lever (83/114): In defence on Daniher… moved to Stringer in Q2
Lever contributed with 17 possessions, 10 marks and 2 tackles.
Bayley Fritsch (79/97): Two goals very late in Q4… Kicked 3.4 from 7 grabs and 14 touches. Starting forward on Gleeson.

Michael Hibberd (71/84): Starting at half back
Hibberd added 16 touches and 10 marks.
Clayton Oliver (69/112): Playing inside midfield
Oliver contributed with 20 disposals, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jack Viney (68/92): Doing jobs in midfield
Viney contributed with 17 disposals, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Oskar Baker (66/69): Rotating in midfield
Baker contributed with 15 touches, 4 grabs and 3 tackles.
Adam Tomlinson (61/70): Coming off a wing
Tomlinson added 13 touches and 7 marks.
Aaron Vandenberg (55/61): Playing an outside game
Vandenberg contributed with 15 touches, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Jayden Hunt (54/77): Starting at half forward
Hunt contributed with 7 possessions, 3 grabs and 4.0 on the scoreboard.
Trent Rivers (51/69): Rotating in defence
Rivers added 14 disposals and 3 marks.
Alex Neal-Bullen (36/69): Playing outside midfield
Neal-Bullen contributed with 7 disposals, 2 marks and booted 2.0.
Sam Weideman (28/54): Up forward on Zerk-Thatcher
Weideman added 7 disposals and 3 marks.
Kysaiah Pickett (24/33): Rotating forward
Pickett added 5 disposals and 2 tackles.
Jake Melksham (21/46): Starting at half forward
Melksham also had 8 touches.
Joel Smith (17/27): Playing tall defender on Laverde
Smith also had 5 disposals.
Charlie Spargo (12/10): Starting forward
Spargo added 4 disposals and 0.1 on the scoreboard.