Player news from R22 of 2016: Essendon vs Western Bulldogs

Zach Merrett (148/119): Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 35 possessions, 5 marks, 8 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
David Zaharakis (135/99): Leading the inside midfield
Zaharakis contributed with 31 touches, 8 marks and 10 tackles.
Mathew Stokes (114/91): Starting deep forward
Stokes contributed with 31 possessions, 9 marks, 2 tackles and managed 0.1.
James Kelly (104/86): Seventh defender
Kelly added 30 touches and 11 grabs.
Mitch W. Brown (97/71): Up forward on Hamling
Brown added 22 disposals and 13 marks.
Adam Cooney (95/69): Playing in midfield
Cooney contributed with 22 touches, 6 marks, 3 tackles and managed 1.1.
Michael Hartley (82/73): Responsible for Cordy
Hartley contributed with 18 disposals, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Jackson Merrett (78/63): Starting in a FP
Merrett contributed with 15 disposals, 9 marks and kicked 1.1.
Craig Bird (74/65): Doing jobs in midfield
Bird contributed with 19 touches, 2 marks and 7 tackles.
Orazio Fantasia (66/50): Starting at half forward
Fantasia contributed with 14 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Matthew Leuenberger (63/51): First ruck
Leuenberger contributed with 13 touches, 24 hit outs and booted 1.0.
Kyle Langford (62/58): Starting on a HFF
Langford contributed with 13 touches, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and booted 0.1.
Jayden Laverde (59/35): Starting forward
Laverde contributed with 8 disposals, 4 marks, 7 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Joe Daniher (58/62): First goal… 2.3 from 11 touches and 6 marks. At FF on Roberts.

Patrick Ambrose (58/48): Playing FB on Tom Boyd
Ambrose contributed with 14 possessions, 6 marks and managed 0.1.
Darcy Parish (58/64): Playing in midfield
Parish contributed with 19 possessions, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Matt Dea (54/48): Third tall defender on Dickson
Dea added 14 disposals and 5 marks.
Conor McKenna (52/57): Playing in defence
McKenna contributed with 16 disposals, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jake Long (51/44): Second game… 10 disposals and 3 marks with 4 tackles. Playing midfield.

Martin Gleeson (46/48): Starting at halfback
Gleeson added 13 disposals and 5 grabs.
Mark Jamar (45/47): Starting forward on Roarke Smith with stints in ruck
Jamar contributed with 8 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles, 17 ruck taps and 3 frees against.
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (37/45): Starting at halfback
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 10 possessions, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Jason Johannisen (146/119): Running off the backline
Johannisen contributed with 32 disposals, 12 marks, 4 tackles and managed 0.2.
Liam Picken (137/131): Doing jobs in midfield
Picken contributed with 33 touches, 7 grabs, 8 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Matthew Boyd (117/108): Playing across halfback
Boyd contributed with 30 disposals, 9 marks and 3 tackles.
Lachie Hunter (111/79): Playing outside midfield
Hunter contributed with 30 disposals, 7 marks, 2 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Marcus Bontempelli (102/96): Leading the inside midfield
Bontempelli contributed with 27 touches, 5 marks, 6 tackles, 5 hit outs and 3 free kicks given away.
Caleb Daniel (101/118): Playing outside midfield
Daniel contributed with 23 touches, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 2.0.
Toby McLean (97/89): Playing small forward
McLean contributed with 20 disposals, 4 marks, 7 tackles and 1.2.
Lin Jong (96/103): Rotating midfield and forward
Jong contributed with 20 touches, 4 grabs, 7 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Nathan Hrovat (94/74): Playing forward
Hrovat contributed with 28 disposals, 6 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1.
Josh Dunkley (86/61): Starting on a HFF
Dunkley contributed with 14 disposals, 6 marks and 8 tackles.
Shane Biggs (81/68): Coming off halfback
Biggs contributed with 22 touches, 4 grabs and 3 tackles.
Luke Dahlhaus (80/66): Playing midfield
Dahlhaus contributed with 23 touches, 3 grabs and 4 tackles.
Tom Boyd (77/77): At FF on Ambrose
Boyd contributed with 13 disposals, 6 marks, 2 tackles, 13 hit outs and managed 1.1.
Tory Dickson (66/64): Playing third tall forward on Dea
Dickson contributed with 12 disposals, 4 grabs and managed 3.1.
Zaine Cordy (65/50): Up forward on Hartley
Cordy contributed with 8 possessions, 3 grabs, 6 tackles, 5 ruck taps and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Clay Smith (58/46): Playing a FP role
Smith contributed with 15 disposals, 6 grabs, 2 tackles, managed 1.1 and 4 frees against.
Roarke Smith (52/43): Second game… 12 possessions and 5 marks. Third tall defender on Jamar.

Lukas Webb (50/67): Playing inside midfield
Webb added 14 possessions and 3 tackles.
Easton Wood (49/44): Collapsed clutching his left ankle in Q3 after landing heavily… did not return… 10 disposals and 5 marks plus 1.0. Floating defender.

Joel Hamling (38/45): Standing Brown
Hamling added 10 disposals and 3 grabs.
Fletcher Roberts (36/39): At FB on Daniher
Roberts added 8 disposals and 4 marks.
Jordan Roughead (31/34): First ruck
Roughead contributed with 4 disposals, 2 marks, 9 hit outs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.