Player news from R19 of 2016: Adelaide vs Essendon

Rory Sloane (128/136): Playing inside midfield
Sloane contributed with 33 disposals, 5 marks, 4 tackles, 5 hit outs and managed 1.1.
Rory Laird (107/125): Starting on a HBF
Laird added 36 possessions and 7 marks.
Matt Crouch (106/86): Tagged by Bird… 33 possessions and 4 marks plus 4 tackles. Playing inside midfield.

Scott Thompson (104/82): Leading the inside midfield
Thompson contributed with 29 disposals, 4 marks and 6 tackles.
Luke Brown (98/90): Playing small defender
Brown contributed with 22 disposals, 6 marks and 6 tackles.
Richard Douglas (96/92): Playing outside midfield
Douglas contributed with 17 touches, 4 marks, 7 tackles and managed 2.0.
Paul Seedsman (96/79): Running off a wing
Seedsman contributed with 23 possessions, 3 marks, 4 tackles and managed 2.1.
Eddie Betts (94/133): Starting in a FP on Dea
Betts contributed with 16 possessions, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and 5.2.
Jarryd Lyons (89/90): Starting at half forward
Lyons contributed with 21 disposals, 4 marks, 6 tackles and managed 1.1.
Charlie Cameron (88/82): All but one of his scores in second half junk time… 4.1 from 14 possessions and 4 marks plus 4 tackles. Starting deep forward.

Brad Crouch (84/91): Playing inside midfield
Crouch contributed with 31 disposals, 2 marks, 4 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Tom T. Lynch (83/78): Starting forward on Ambrose
Lynch contributed with 18 disposals, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Mitch McGovern (83/92): First goal but most of his scoring in late junk time… Scored 4.1 from 8 grabs and 14 disposals. Third tall forward on Langford.

David Mackay (82/79): Playing outside midfield
Mackay contributed with 24 possessions, 2 grabs, 4 tackles and 0.2 on the scoreboard.
Daniel Talia (82/99): At FB on Daniher
Talia contributed with 20 possessions, 7 marks and 3 tackles.
Brodie Smith (80/70): Playing small defender
Smith contributed with 24 possessions, 3 marks, 2 tackles and managed 0.2.
Josh Jenkins (76/76): Playing FF on Hartley… moved to ruck in Q2 after Jacobs got injured
Jenkins contributed with 11 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles, 13 taps and 2.0.
Kyle Cheney (59/59): Seventh defender… moved to Francis in Q3 to cover an injury to Jacobs
Cheney added 13 possessions and 7 marks.
Rory Atkins (59/53): Starting on a wing
Atkins contributed with 27 touches, 2 grabs and 3 frees against.
Kyle Hartigan (57/44): In defence on Francis… switched forward in Q3
Hartigan contributed with 13 touches, 5 marks and managed 1.0.
Jake Lever (56/64): In defence on Michael
Lever contributed with 14 possessions, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Sam Jacobs (24/25): Left ankle rolled under him in Q2… iced up… 7 hit outs with 5 disposals. First ruck.

Joe Daniher (112/85): Most of his goals in Q4 garbage time… Kicked 4.1 from 11 grabs and 21 touches… not helped by 3 FA. At FF on Talia.

Craig Bird (107/79): Tagging Matt Crouch
Bird contributed with 21 touches, 5 grabs and 9 tackles.
Brendon Goddard (103/105): Playing midfield
Goddard added 29 touches and 7 marks.
Matthew Leuenberger (103/90): First ruck
Leuenberger contributed with 11 possessions, 5 tackles and 53 hit outs.
Adam Cooney (102/101): Rotating through midfield
Cooney contributed with 23 touches, 7 grabs, 3 tackles, 3 taps and booted 1.0.
Zach Merrett (101/88): Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 31 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Matt Dea (74/85): Minding Betts
Dea contributed with 19 possessions, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Jayden Laverde (72/62): Starting forward
Laverde contributed with 17 possessions, 5 marks and booted 2.0.
Conor McKenna (69/72): Rotating through the defence
McKenna contributed with 16 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles and booted 0.1.
Patrick Ambrose (68/58): In defence on Lynch
Ambrose contributed with 11 possessions, 8 grabs and 4 tackles.
Will Hams (67/48): Playing in a FP
Hams added 17 touches and 6 marks.
Darcy Parish (66/70): Playing in midfield
Parish added 21 touches and 4 tackles.
David Zaharakis (64/41): Playing inside midfield
Zaharakis contributed with 18 possessions, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Michael Hartley (63/61): At FB on Jenkins
Hartley contributed with 9 disposals, 6 grabs and 6 tackles.
Orazio Fantasia (59/48): Starting at half forward
Fantasia contributed with 13 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 1.2.
Kyle Langford (59/56): In defence on McGovern
Langford contributed with 15 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0.
James Polkinghorne (55/51): Playing midfield
Polkinghorne contributed with 20 touches, 3 grabs and booted 0.1.
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (42/53): Starting forward
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 14 touches, 4 tackles, 0.1 on the scoreboard and 3 frees against.
Martin Gleeson (39/41): Starting at halfback
Gleeson added 13 touches and 3 tackles.
Courtenay Dempsey (36/29): Playing in defence
Dempsey added 10 disposals and 5 marks.
Sam Michael (36/27): Starting forward on Lever
Michael contributed with 7 possessions, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 3 ruck taps.
Aaron Francis (24/40): Second game… 7 disposals with 5 by foot… and booted 0.1… aided by 3FF. Starting forward on Hartigan… got Cheney in Q3.