Player news from R9 of 2018: Essendon vs Geelong

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David Zaharakis (133/98): In the midfield
Zaharakis contributed with 33 disposals, 8 marks and 6 tackles.
Dyson Heppell (113/112): In the midfield
Heppell contributed with 28 touches, 6 marks, 4 tackles and managed 1.0.
Zach Merrett (108/118): In the midfield
Merrett added 32 possessions and 6 tackles.
Orazio Fantasia (107/109): Started in defence but advanced forward in Q2
Fantasia contributed with 18 disposals, 7 marks, 8 tackles and 2.0.
Shaun McKernan (100/114): First goal… 4.4 from 16 touches and 6 marks… aided by 3FF. At FF on Taylor.
McKernan added 11 hit outs and 3 frees against.
Brendon Goddard (98/84): At half back
Goddard added 24 disposals and 10 marks.
Mark Baguley (98/104): Starting up forward on Henry
Baguley contributed with 16 disposals, 6 marks, 7 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Devon Smith (96/77): In the midfield
Smith contributed with 18 possessions, 4 grabs, 10 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Cale Hooker (95/117): Lots of intercept marks tonight… 21 disposals and 11 marks with 2 tackles. At FB on Hawkins.

Jake Stringer (94/101): Up forward on Kolodjashnij
Stringer contributed with 18 disposals, 5 grabs, 7 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Jordan Ridley (89/75): First game… 7 marks and 25 possessions. In defence on Gregson.

Kyle Langford (87/84): Up forward
Langford contributed with 16 touches, 5 marks and 8 tackles.
James Stewart (85/86): At CHF on Blicavs
Stewart contributed with 16 disposals, 7 grabs, 4 tackles, 2 ruck taps and kicked 1.1.
Adam Saad (77/87): Running off half back
Saad contributed with 18 disposals, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Matt Dea (76/70): In defence
Dea contributed with 15 touches, 8 marks and 3 tackles.
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (73/90): On a HFF on Bews
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 15 disposals, 4 marks, 6 tackles and 0.1.
Matt Guelfi (72/61): On a wing
Guelfi contributed with 14 possessions, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Conor McKenna (70/79): In defence
McKenna contributed with 18 possessions, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 1.2 on the scoreboard.
Patrick Ambrose (57/62): At CHB on Crameri
Ambrose contributed with 15 possessions, 8 marks and 4 frees against.
Tom Bellchambers (46/49): First ruck
Bellchambers contributed with 8 disposals, 2 marks, 24 hit outs, 0.1 on the scoreboard and 3 frees against.
Dylan Clarke (46/32): First game… 9 possessions and 5 tackles

Jayden Laverde (42/51): On a HFF on Tuohy
Laverde contributed with 8 touches, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Joel Selwood (115/99): In the midfield
Selwood contributed with 30 disposals, 6 marks, 6 tackles and booted 1.2.
Mitch Duncan (108/101): In the midfield
Duncan contributed with 26 possessions, 8 marks and 4 tackles.
Zach Tuohy (106/122): Running of half back… on Laverde
Tuohy contributed with 27 possessions, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Patrick Dangerfield (105/113): In the midfield
Dangerfield contributed with 27 touches, 3 marks, 6 tackles, booted 2.0 and 3 free kicks given away.
Tom Hawkins (98/95): 3 goals in Q4 junk time… 3.1 from 20 disposals and 9 marks with 2 tackles. At FF on Hooker.

Sam Menegola (71/59): In the midfield
Menegola contributed with 16 disposals, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Stewart Crameri (66/76): At CHF on Ambrose
Crameri contributed with 15 touches, 7 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Tim Kelly (64/48): In the midfield
Kelly contributed with 16 possessions, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Mark Blicavs (63/46): At CHB on Stewart
Blicavs contributed with 18 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles, 7 hit outs and kicked 0.1.
James Parsons (63/69): 11 disposals and 5 marks with 5 tackles

Zac Smith (61/74): First ruck
Smith contributed with 8 possessions, 2 marks, 4 tackles, 26 taps and 3 free kicks given away.
Jordan Cunico (57/53): Playing an outside midfield role
Cunico contributed with 15 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Henry (55/56): In defence on Baguley
Henry contributed with 10 possessions, 5 grabs and 4 tackles.
Tom Stewart (55/58): 16 disposals and 3 marks with 3 tackles

Jackson Thurlow (54/39): In defence
Thurlow added 13 disposals and 6 grabs.
Jake Kolodjashnij (54/85): In defence on Stringer
Kolodjashnij contributed with 15 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Jordan Murdoch (49/38): 0.1 from 8 possessions and 6 tackles

Cory Gregson (48/48): Playing in a FP on Ridley
Gregson contributed with 9 disposals, 4 tackles and booted 0.2.
Gary Ablett jnr (47/55): Started in the midfield… Spending extended minutes up forward
Ablett jnr added 17 touches and managed 0.1.
George Horlin-Smith (44/36): Playing midfield
Horlin-Smith also had 17 touches.
Jed Bews (36/25): In defence on McDonald-Tipungwuti
Bews contributed with 9 disposals, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.
Harry Taylor (25/46): At FB on McKernan
Taylor added 7 touches and 3 grabs.