Player news from R1 of 2021: Essendon vs Hawthorn

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Andrew McGrath (141/126): Playing midfield
McGrath contributed with 33 possessions, 2 marks, 11 tackles and booted 1.1.
Zach Merrett (111/103): Playing inside midfield…. 10 touches in Q1…
Merrett contributed with 31 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Jye Caldwell (104/72): Rotating in midfield
Caldwell contributed with 22 disposals, 4 marks, 9 tackles and 0.1.
Nick Hind (100/80): Rebounding from half back…
Hind contributed with 25 touches, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Jordan Ridley (90/122): In defence on O’Brien mostly…
Ridley contributed with 21 touches, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Dyson Heppell (83/88): Playing the quarterback role just behind the midfield…
Heppell added 25 disposals and 6 marks.
Darcy Parish (81/97): Rotating through the midfield…
Parish contributed with 18 possessions, 4 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Dylan Shiel (79/95): Playing inside midfield
Shiel contributed with 17 possessions, 3 grabs, 4 tackles and 2.0.
Sam Draper (78/72): First ruck…
Draper contributed with 10 disposals, 2 marks, 5 tackles, 24 ruck taps and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Kyle Langford (76/70): Rotating midfield and forward
Langford contributed with 19 disposals, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (71/70): Playing a FP role
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 16 possessions, 4 grabs and kicked 2.1.
Will Snelling (65/65): Rotating between midfield and half forward…
Snelling contributed with 14 disposals, 2 grabs, 5 tackles and 1.0.
Devon Smith (64/76): Rotating forward and midfield
Smith contributed with 12 possessions, 2 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 2.1.
Brayden Ham (63/52): Playing an outside game
Ham contributed with 17 possessions, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Harrison Jones (63/47): First game… 0.3 from 13 touches and 5 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting forward.

Peter Wright (61/61): Key forward target… Frost manning him…
Wright contributed with 16 touches, 3 grabs, 6 taps and kicked 1.0.
Mason Redman (52/49): Mostly across half back
Redman contributed with 15 possessions, 4 marks and 0.1.
Aaron Francis (44/50): Playing tall defender… Mostly on Ceglar…
Francis added 14 possessions and 3 marks.
Cale Hooker (41/44): Starting forward on Hartigan…
Hooker contributed with 8 touches, 3 marks and booted 1.1.
Jayden Laverde (40/45): Starting at half forward… Was wobbly after a big contest in late Q2…
Laverde contributed with 12 disposals, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.
Ned Cahill (34/37): Rotating forward
Cahill added 10 possessions and 2 tackles.
Nikolas Cox (27/33): First game… 3 marks and 9 disposals. Starting on the wing… Reported for a high bump on Hanrahan late Q2….
Cox also had 3 frees against.
Tom Cutler (0/0): Started as the medical sub
Cutler also had 0 disposals.
Tom Mitchell (106/137): Playing in midfield… Influential Q3 with 17 touches…
Mitchell added 39 possessions and 5 tackles.
Will Day (103/100): Across half back…
Day contributed with 28 touches, 8 grabs and 3 tackles.
Blake Hardwick (91/88): Playing a HBF role
Hardwick contributed with 21 possessions, 7 grabs and 4 tackles.
Harry Morrison (89/94): Starting on the wing…
Morrison contributed with 20 touches, 5 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Ben McEvoy (88/87): First ruck
McEvoy contributed with 14 possessions, 7 marks, 4 tackles, 14 ruck taps and managed 1.0.
Jaeger O’Meara (88/94): In the engine room
O’Meara contributed with 30 disposals, 2 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Tom Phillips (87/83): Outside midfield role…
Phillips contributed with 21 touches, 7 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Dylan Moore (86/93): Starting forward
Moore contributed with 19 possessions, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 3.0 on the scoreboard.
Jonathon Ceglar (81/84): First goal… 14 hit outs… also 16 disposals and 5 marks… and booted 1.0. Supportive ruck/forward role….
Ceglar also had 2 tackles.
Luke Breust (72/78): Playing a FP role
Breust contributed with 18 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.2.
Daniel Howe (72/59): Playing a half back role
Howe added 19 touches and 7 marks.
Liam Shiels (70/82): Playing inside midfield
Shiels contributed with 19 possessions, 2 grabs and 6 tackles.
Jarman Impey (70/49): Starting forward
Impey added 20 touches and 5 grabs.
James Worpel (67/41): Playing inside midfield
Worpel contributed with 17 touches, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Changkuoth Jiath (67/68): Rotating at half back
Jiath contributed with 22 possessions, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Oliver Hanrahan (62/40): Rotating forward
Hanrahan contributed with 12 disposals, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Shaun Burgoyne (57/53): Mostly in defence
Burgoyne added 17 touches and 3 tackles.
Sam Frost (57/90): In defence on Wright…
Frost added 17 touches and 4 marks.
Tim O’Brien (52/52): Starting forward
O’Brien contributed with 8 possessions, 6 marks, 2 tackles, kicked 2.0 and 3 frees against.
Tyler Brockman (45/21): First game… 2.0 from 9 touches and 3 marks. Starting forward.

Jacob Koschitzke (44/38): First game… 7 touches and 3 marks plus 5 tackles. Starting forward.
Koschitzke also had kicked 0.1.
Kyle Hartigan (32/47): In defence on Hooker…
Hartigan added 9 touches and 4 grabs.
Connor Downie (0/0): First game. Started as the medical sub.
Downie also had 0 disposals.