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Player news from R19 of 2023: Essendon vs Western Bulldogs

News snippets for Essendon vs Western Bulldogs, R19 of 2023

Jayden Laverde (138/135): Starting in defence on Ugle-Hagan
Laverde contributed with 27 touches, 15 grabs and 4 tackles.
Jordan Ridley (128/138): Right quadricep injury in Q4 iced up… 29 possessions including 23 kicks… also 14 marks and 2 tackles. In defence on Khamis.

Jake Kelly (113/92): Minding Weightman
Kelly added 21 touches and 16 marks.
Darcy Parish (108/110): Playing in central midfield
Parish contributed with 24 disposals, 6 marks and 7 tackles.
Andrew McGrath (106/97): Playing half back
McGrath contributed with 26 touches, 10 grabs and 3 tackles.
Mason Redman (100/98): Mostly across half back
Redman added 28 touches and 9 marks.
Zach Merrett (92/108): Often coming of a HFF to join mids
Merrett contributed with 24 touches, 2 marks, 6 tackles and 1.0.
Nicholas Martin (91/90): Starting on a HFF
Martin contributed with 19 touches, 7 marks and 4 tackles.
Dyson Heppell (90/81): Playing half back
Heppell added 21 touches and 9 grabs.
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (84/77): In defence on Naughton
Zerk-Thatcher contributed with 17 possessions, 10 grabs and 2 tackles.
Kyle Langford (82/80): Playing third tall forward on Gardner
Langford contributed with 14 possessions, 7 marks, 2 tackles and managed 2.2.
Peter Wright (75/88): First goal… 3.1 from 13 disposals and 4 marks. Up forward on Bruce.
Wright also had 3 ruck taps.
Jye Caldwell (74/65): Playing a half forward role
Caldwell added 13 disposals and 11 tackles.
Andrew Phillips (72/64): Tandem ruck with Bryan
Phillips contributed with 7 touches, 2 marks, 6 tackles, 34 ruck taps and 4 frees against.
Sam Durham (66/71): Matched up on Baker… 15 touches and 6 marks plus 3 tackles. Playing an outside game.

Matt Guelfi (54/56): Playing a half forward role
Guelfi contributed with 10 disposals, 5 marks and managed 1.1.
Nikolas Cox (52/35): Matched up on Poulter… 13 possessions and 4 marks plus 3 tackles… 0.1 as well. Starting on a wing.

Ben Hobbs (41/56): Playing midfield
Hobbs contributed with 11 touches, 5 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Jake Stringer (40/19): Fabulous first two minutes then bugger all… 8 touches and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Mostly in midfield.
Stringer also had managed 0.1.
Nick Hind (34/31): On in Q3 for Bryan… 8 possessions and 2 tackles. Started as the sub.

Will Snelling (32/23): Rotating in midfield
Snelling contributed with 7 disposals, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Nick Bryan (29/24): Subbed off in Q3 for Hind… 15 hit outs with 4 possessions. Tandem ruck with Phillips.

Archie Perkins (27/25): Sore after a fair bump to the sternum by West in Q3… 8 possessions. Starting in midfield.

Marcus Bontempelli (128/126): Leading the inside midfield
Bontempelli contributed with 29 possessions, 11 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 2.2.
Tom Liberatore (120/124): Rotating forward and midfield
Liberatore contributed with 36 touches, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Bailey Smith (114/105): Accidental slam tackle on Caldwell in Q3 will be looked at… 25 disposals including 18 kicks… also 7 marks and 6 tackles… and kicked 0.1… helped out by 3FF. Coming off a HFF.

Caleb Daniel (109/83): Starting on ball
Daniel contributed with 28 disposals, 9 marks and 2 tackles.
Tim English (97/131): First ruck
English contributed with 18 disposals, 3 grabs and 32 taps.
Adam Treloar (92/115): Down in the rooms in Q3 with something… 25 touches and 2 marks plus 4 tackles. Playing midfield.
Treloar also had managed 1.0.
Aaron Naughton (83/82): Starting deep forward on Zerk-Thatcher
Naughton contributed with 13 touches, 6 grabs, 5 tackles and 1.2.
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (81/70): Up forward on Laverde
Ugle-Hagan contributed with 14 possessions, 7 marks, 2 tackles, booted 3.2 and 3 frees against.
Bailey Dale (79/87): In defence
Dale contributed with 20 touches, 3 grabs and 4 tackles.
Ed Richards (73/74): Starting in defence
Richards contributed with 21 disposals, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jack Macrae (69/91): Started on a HFF
Macrae contributed with 23 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Cody Weightman (64/62): Most of his goals in Q4… 3.0 from 9 touches and 2 tackles. Starting deep forward on Kelly.
Weightman also had 4 grabs.
Anthony Scott (64/60): Playing a HFF role
Scott contributed with 14 touches, 6 marks and kicked 1.0.
Caleb Poulter (55/68): Matched up on Cox… 14 touches and 5 tackles plus 0.1. Rotating on a wing.

Oskar Baker (52/52): Matched up on Durham… subbed off in Q4 for Williams… 12 disposals with 9 by foot… also 3 marks… and scored 1.0. Playing a wing role.

Laitham Vandermeer (48/43): Rotating at half back
Vandermeer contributed with 10 disposals, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Alex Keath (48/59): Standing the resting ruck
Keath added 15 disposals and 3 grabs.
Ryan Gardner (45/52): In defence on Langford
Gardner contributed with 10 possessions, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Taylor Duryea (43/34): Playing a half back role
Duryea added 11 possessions and 4 marks.
Rhylee West (35/39): Playing a forward role
West contributed with 7 disposals, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Josh Bruce (19/47): Following Wright
Bruce added 6 possessions and 2 grabs.
Bailey Williams (16/11): On in Q4 for Baker to play wing… 4 touches. Started as the sub.

Buku Khamis (15/21): In attack on Ridley
Khamis contributed with 6 touches, 2 hit outs and 3 free kicks given away.

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