Player news from R18 of 2018: Essendon vs Fremantle

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Devon Smith (121/122): In the midfield
Smith contributed with 23 possessions, 3 marks, 10 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Orazio Fantasia (116/133): On a HFF on Ryan
Fantasia contributed with 19 touches, 9 marks, 3 tackles and 5.1 on the scoreboard.
Zach Merrett (112/124): Tagged by Banfield… 28 possessions and 2 marks plus 8 tackles… 0.1 as well… aided by 5FF. In the midfield.

David Zaharakis (101/106): In the midfield
Zaharakis contributed with 26 possessions, 6 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Tom Bellchambers (99/100): First ruck
Bellchambers contributed with 15 disposals, 4 grabs, 2 tackles, 49 ruck taps, managed 0.1 and 4 free kicks given away.
Dyson Heppell (91/99): In the midfield
Heppell contributed with 26 touches, 3 marks and 4 tackles.
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (84/96): Deep forward on Wilson
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 17 disposals, 5 marks, 7 tackles and 0.1.
Matt Dea (73/80): In defence on Johnson
Dea added 20 touches and 6 marks.
Ben McNiece (73/90): 21 touches and 4 marks plus 3 tackles

Adam Saad (73/105): At half back on Walters
Saad contributed with 19 possessions, 2 marks, 5 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Darcy Parish (69/72): On a wing
Parish contributed with 18 touches, 2 marks, 3 tackles and managed 0.2.
Mitch W. Brown (68/71): At FF on Hamling
Brown contributed with 10 disposals, 7 marks and 3.1.
Kyle Langford (65/73): 16 touches and 4 marks plus 3 tackles… 0.1 as well

Michael Hurley (61/76): At CHB on Cox
Hurley added 17 possessions and 4 grabs.
Brendon Goddard (56/90): At half back
Goddard added 23 possessions and 3 grabs.
Cale Hooker (56/55): At FB on McCarthy… Moved forward in Q3
Hooker contributed with 14 touches, 6 marks and kicked 0.3.
Mark Baguley (56/72): In a pocket on Hughes
Baguley contributed with 12 disposals, 6 grabs and 1.2.
David Myers (50/61): 18 disposals and 1.1

Travis Colyer (49/50): Up forward
Colyer contributed with 9 possessions, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
Matt Guelfi (49/50): On a wing
Guelfi added 12 possessions and 5 tackles.
Andrew McGrath (38/39): In defence on Giro
McGrath added 11 disposals and 3 marks.
Shaun McKernan (33/35): Bad hamstring tear in Q2… Scored 0.1 from 4 grabs and 6 disposals. At CHF on Pearce.

Lachie Neale (101/119): In the midfield
Neale contributed with 30 possessions, 3 marks, 5 tackles and managed 1.0.
Michael Johnson (80/96): First goal… Up forward on Dea… 16 disposals and 5 marks with 3 tackles… 2.0 as well… helped out by 3FF. Late replacement for Sean Darcy.
Johnson also had 4 taps.
Bailey Banfield (80/78): Tagging Merrett
Banfield contributed with 22 disposals, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Michael Walters (78/93): Rotating through the midfield and HFF… Saad on him
Walters contributed with 18 disposals, 3 grabs and booted 3.2.
Bradley Hill (75/73): Playing outside midfield
Hill contributed with 17 disposals, 6 grabs and 3 tackles.
Brandon Matera (73/69): On a HFF
Matera contributed with 16 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Adam Cerra (72/82): On a HFF
Cerra contributed with 13 disposals, 7 tackles and 1.0.
Taylin Duman (69/81): 16 disposals including 12 kicks… also 4 marks and 3 tackles

Cameron Sutcliffe (68/56): 13 disposals and 7 marks with 2 tackles… 1.0 as well

Nathan Wilson (63/96): In defence on McDonald-Tipungwuti
Wilson added 20 disposals and 3 marks.
Darcy Tucker (61/65): 13 possessions including 10 handballs… also 7 tackles and 2 marks

David Mundy (58/80): Rotating between midfield and forward
Mundy contributed with 15 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Joel Hamling (58/84): At FB on Brown
Hamling added 15 touches and 6 marks.
Stefan Giro (54/31): Up forward on McGrath
Giro added 13 disposals and 5 tackles.
Scott Jones (54/71): First ruck
Jones contributed with 5 possessions, 6 tackles and 17 taps.
Ethan Hughes (46/52): Deep in defence on Baguley
Hughes added 13 possessions and 4 marks.
Luke Ryan (45/74): In defence on Fantasia
Ryan added 15 touches and 3 marks.
Thomas Sheridan (43/64): On a HFF
Sheridan also had 15 possessions.
Cameron McCarthy (35/32): At FF on Hooker
McCarthy contributed with 9 disposals, 2 marks and 1.0.
Alex Pearce (26/52): At CHB on McKernan
Pearce added 11 possessions and 2 marks.
Ed Langdon (19/20): On a HFF
Langdon added 7 disposals and 2 tackles.
Brennan Cox (17/28): At CHF on Hurley
Cox also had 7 possessions.