Essendon Player Reports

Will Setterfield
Matched up on Oliver... got more ball after HT... 19 disposals and 3 marks with 10 tackles... 0.1 as well. Starting in midfield.

Harrison Jones
Off with an ankle knock in Q3 and subbed off for Hind... Scored 1.1 from 3 grabs and 5 disposals. Starting forward on May.

Will Snelling
First goal... 11 possessions and 5 marks plus 10 tackles... 1.1 as well. Rotating in midfield.

Nick Hind
On in Q3 for Jones to play forward... 7 touches and 2 marks plus 2.0. Started as the sub.

Jake Stringer
Mostly forward on Brayshaw with stints in midfield
Stringer contributed with 9 disposals, 3 tackles and booted 1.3.

Jayden Laverde
Starting in defence on McDonald
Laverde contributed with 20 possessions, 8 marks and 3 tackles.

Darcy Parish
Playing in central midfield
Parish added 34 disposals and 5 grabs.

Jye Caldwell
Playing a half forward role
Caldwell contributed with 10 disposals, 3 marks, 6 tackles and booted 0.2.

Sam Draper
Tandem ruck with Phillips
Draper contributed with 14 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles, 18 taps, booted 3.0 and 4 free kicks given away.

Kyle Langford
Starting forward on Petty
Langford contributed with 16 disposals, 6 marks and booted 2.1.

Zach Merrett
Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 35 touches, 3 grabs and 7 tackles.

Dylan Shiel
Playing inside midfield
Shiel contributed with 28 possessions, 5 marks, 3 tackles and booted 0.1.

Andrew Phillips
Tandem ruck with Draper
Phillips contributed with 12 touches, 6 marks, 21 hit outs, booted 2.0 and 3 frees against.

Mason Redman
Mostly across half back
Redman contributed with 16 disposals, 3 grabs, 4 tackles and 0.1.

Sam Durham
Playing an outside game
Durham contributed with 24 touches, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.

Archie Perkins
Mostly starting forward
Perkins contributed with 16 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.

Jordan Ridley
In defence on Fritsch
Ridley added 23 touches and 7 marks.

Nic Martin
Playing half forward
Martin contributed with 17 touches, 2 tackles and booted 2.0.

Andrew McGrath
Playing half back
McGrath contributed with 24 touches, 2 grabs and 4 tackles.

Dyson Heppell
Playing half back
Heppell contributed with 16 touches, 7 marks and 4 tackles.

Jye Menzie
Starting forward
Menzie added 6 touches and 3 free kicks given away.

Jake Kelly
In defence
Kelly contributed with 8 possessions, 5 marks and 3 tackles.

Melbourne Player Reports

Clayton Oliver
Matched up on Setterfield... very quiet start but kept working... 41 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing inside midfield.

Harrison Petty
Copped a knock in Q1 and looked poorly... 17 disposals and 7 marks with 2 tackles. Playing in defence on Langford.

Charlie Spargo
Groggy after he ducked his head into the hip of Redman in Q2... subbed off at HT for Jordon. Starting forward.
Spargo added 1 possessions and 2 marks.

Jake Melksham
Late replacement for Ben Brown... 10 touches and 3 marks plus 2.1. Rotating forward.

Angus Brayshaw
Starting at half back on Stringer
Brayshaw added 12 possessions and 3 grabs.

Jacob Van Rooyen
Starting forward on Zerk-Thatcher
Van Rooyen contributed with 7 touches, 4 hit outs and kicked 1.0.

Adam Tomlinson
In defence on the resting ruck
Tomlinson contributed with 17 touches, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 3 frees against.

Kade Chandler
Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 10 disposals, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.

Bayley Fritsch
Starting forward on Ridley
Fritsch contributed with 9 possessions, 4 grabs, 4 tackles and booted 2.2.

Lachie Hunter
Playing outside midfield
Hunter contributed with 22 possessions, 5 marks and 4 tackles.

Trent Rivers
Playing a half back role
Rivers contributed with 20 possessions, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and managed 0.1.

Jake Bowey
Starting at half back
Bowey contributed with 22 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.

Judd McVee
Rotating at half back
McVee also had 14 disposals.

Tom McDonald
Up forward on Laverde
McDonald contributed with 6 disposals, 3 marks and 3 ruck taps.

Christian Petracca
Starting in midfield
Petracca contributed with 27 possessions, 4 marks, 4 tackles and 1.2 on the scoreboard.

Jack Viney
In central midfield
Viney contributed with 28 disposals, 5 marks, 7 tackles and booted 0.1.

Steven May
Playing FB on Jones
May contributed with 13 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.

Ed Langdon
Running off a wing
Langdon contributed with 24 disposals, 7 marks and 2 tackles.

Alex Neal-Bullen
Playing a HFF role
Neal-Bullen contributed with 17 possessions, 2 marks, 4 tackles and 1.1.

Tom Sparrow
Rotating in attack
Sparrow also had 13 disposals.

Kysaiah Pickett
Starting forward
Pickett contributed with 11 disposals, 4 tackles and 2.2 on the scoreboard.