Player news from R16 of 2018: Essendon vs Collingwood

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Devon Smith (150/124): Playing inside midfield
Smith contributed with 31 touches, 8 grabs, 13 tackles and managed 0.1.
Zach Merrett (124/131): Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 33 disposals, 4 grabs and 8 tackles.
Dyson Heppell (97/91): Playing inside midfield
Heppell contributed with 33 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 4 free kicks given away.
Shaun McKernan (93/97): Up forward
McKernan contributed with 18 touches, 7 grabs, 7 ruck taps and 2.2.
Michael Hurley (86/98): In defence
Hurley added 22 touches and 8 grabs.
Brendon Goddard (80/64): In defence
Goddard added 25 disposals and 7 grabs.
Andrew McGrath (77/66): On the wing
McGrath contributed with 24 possessions, 3 grabs and 1.0.
Tom Bellchambers (75/101): First ruck
Bellchambers contributed with 15 disposals, 4 marks, 28 taps and 3 frees against.
Mark Baguley (68/64): Up forward
Baguley contributed with 13 touches, 6 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Cale Hooker (66/87): In defence
Hooker contributed with 15 possessions, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Jake Long (66/63): Late replacement for Orazio Fantasia… 17 possessions and 5 marks plus 5 tackles… not helped by 4 FA. Up forward.

David Myers (64/59): Playing inside midfield
Myers contributed with 16 touches, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Mitch W. Brown (60/91): First goal… 10 possessions and 5 marks plus 2 tackles… 3.0 as well… gave away 3 FA. Up forward.

Matt Guelfi (59/55): On the wing
Guelfi contributed with 14 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (56/57): Up forward
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 8 possessions, 3 marks, 6 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Kyle Langford (55/73): Playing inside midfield
Langford contributed with 14 disposals, 3 grabs and kicked 1.0.
Conor McKenna (51/54): In defence
McKenna also had 17 disposals.
Jake Stringer (50/72): Up forward
Stringer contributed with 18 touches, 3 marks and booted 0.1.
Adam Saad (41/55): In defence
Saad added 13 touches and 2 marks.
Ben McNiece (36/55): In defence
McNiece added 11 possessions and 3 grabs.
Travis Colyer (24/30): Up forward
Colyer added 9 touches and booted 0.1.
Patrick Ambrose (24/21): Pulled a hamstring in Q2… 6 disposals and 2 marks with 2 tackles. In defence.

Brodie Grundy (122/155): First ruck
Grundy contributed with 24 touches, 2 marks, 6 tackles, 34 taps and managed 1.0.
Scott Pendlebury (119/161): Playing inside midfield
Pendlebury added 34 possessions and 8 tackles.
Steele Sidebottom (109/115): In the midfield
Sidebottom contributed with 27 touches, 6 grabs, 3 tackles and 2.0.
Jordan De Goey (104/117): Up forward and in the midfield
De Goey contributed with 20 touches, 5 marks, 3 tackles and booted 3.2.
Taylor Adams (90/81): In the midfield
Adams contributed with 27 possessions, 3 grabs, 3 tackles, kicked 1.1 and 3 free kicks given away.
Jeremy Howe (85/82): In defence
Howe contributed with 22 disposals, 9 marks and 2 tackles.
Tom Langdon (83/89): In defence
Langdon contributed with 22 disposals, 4 grabs and 3 tackles.
Brayden Maynard (82/101): In defence
Maynard contributed with 22 disposals, 3 marks and 4 tackles.
Tom Phillips (81/77): On the wing
Phillips contributed with 21 disposals, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Josh Daicos (77/67): At half forward
Daicos contributed with 13 possessions, 5 marks, 5 tackles and 1.0.
Jaidyn Stephenson (71/44): At half forward
Stephenson contributed with 15 touches, 8 grabs and booted 1.2.
Jack Crisp (67/97): In defence
Crisp contributed with 22 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Matthew Scharenberg (63/64): In defence
Scharenberg added 18 disposals and 6 grabs.
Mason Cox (61/92): Up forward
Cox contributed with 12 disposals, 7 grabs, 7 hit outs and booted 1.0.
Chris Mayne (53/49): On the wing
Mayne added 17 disposals and 3 grabs.
Brayden Sier (51/57): In the midfield
Sier added 14 disposals and 3 tackles.
Levi Greenwood (47/58): In defence
Greenwood contributed with 11 touches, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Flynn Appleby (46/49): Pulled his right hamstring late in Q4… 12 possessions including 9 kicks… also 4 marks. In defence.

Josh Thomas (41/46): In the midfield and up forward
Thomas contributed with 11 disposals, 2 tackles and 0.1.
Ben Crocker (37/23): Up forward
Crocker added 6 disposals and 5 grabs.
Brody Mihocek (33/46): Moved back in Q3… 7 touches and 3 marks plus 1.0. Up forward.

Will Hoskin-Elliott (18/21): Left the field late in Q1 following a knock to the knee… 1.0 from 2 disposals and 2 marks. At half forward.