Player news from R2 of 2019: Essendon vs St Kilda

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Michael Hurley (103/102): At half back on Bruce…
Hurley added 23 touches and 14 marks.
Dylan Shiel (101/115): Inside midfielder…
Shiel contributed with 27 possessions, 5 grabs, 5 tackles and managed 0.1.
Zach Merrett (99/109): Steele following him… 28 touches and 3 marks plus 4 tackles… 0.1 as well. Running through the midfield….

Dyson Heppell (94/82): Playing on a wing today…
Heppell contributed with 23 possessions, 3 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Devon Smith (86/76): Running through the midfield…
Smith contributed with 19 disposals, 7 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Adam Saad (83/105): Rebounding from defence…
Saad contributed with 19 possessions, 4 marks and 5 tackles.
David Myers (77/56): Playing outside midfield…
Myers contributed with 20 touches, 2 marks, 4 tackles and 1.0.
Tom Bellchambers (76/112): First Ruck…
Bellchambers contributed with 10 disposals, 4 marks, 41 hit outs, 1.0 on the scoreboard and 4 frees against.
Mitch W. Brown (74/83): In attack… Wilkie on him…
Brown contributed with 13 touches, 8 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Jake Stringer (74/78): Limped off mid Q3 with an ankle issue but returned late Q3… 1.2 from 16 disposals and 2 marks with 3 tackles… umps paid him 4FF. Rotating between midfield and forward….

Aaron Francis (69/78): In defence…
Francis added 13 disposals and 9 marks.
Andrew McGrath (69/71): Copped a huge hit to the ribs thanks to a Merrett hospital-handball early Q4… 6 marks and 20 possessions. Lining up in the middle… Moved into defence on Parker in Q2….

David Zaharakis (67/60): Rotating through the midfield…
Zaharakis contributed with 18 possessions, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Shaun McKernan (65/62): Starting at FF… Providing ruck support… Brown on him…
McKernan contributed with 12 touches, 4 marks, 12 hit outs and 1.2.
Darcy Parish (65/74): Outside midfield…
Parish contributed with 17 touches, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Matt Guelfi (60/47): In defence on Kent…
Guelfi contributed with 14 disposals, 4 grabs and 4 tackles.
Kyle Langford (54/47): Rotating midfield and forward…
Langford contributed with 15 possessions, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Conor McKenna (54/67): Playing off half back…
McKenna also had 17 touches.
Patrick Ambrose (53/80): In defence… On Membrey…
Ambrose contributed with 10 possessions, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Orazio Fantasia (52/49): In attack… McKenzie marking him…
Fantasia contributed with 13 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 0.4.
Mark Baguley (40/44): On a HFF…
Baguley contributed with 7 disposals, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (38/20): Playing forward pocket…
McDonald-Tipungwuti added 7 possessions and 4 tackles.
Jack Newnes (102/79): Playing an outside role…
Newnes contributed with 25 possessions, 5 marks, 6 tackles and booted 0.2.
Rowan Marshall (101/106): Limped off early Q4 having his ankle/shin inspected… Back on soon after… 21 hit outs… also 14 possessions and 8 tackles. First ruck….
Marshall also had 5 marks.
Jade Gresham (100/123): Rotating forward with lots of midfield minutes today…
Gresham contributed with 26 touches, 5 grabs and managed 2.0.
Jack Steele (96/102): Running with Merrett… 23 touches and 3 marks plus 7 tackles… 0.1 as well. Rotating through the mids….

Jack Billings (94/83): Starting on the wing…
Billings contributed with 28 touches, 6 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Seb Ross (85/79): Inside midfield…
Ross contributed with 23 possessions, 2 marks and 6 tackles.
Jack Sinclair (81/117): Rotating through the mids…
Sinclair contributed with 13 possessions, 2 marks, 9 tackles and 1.1.
Jack Steven (71/66): Inside midfield…
Steven contributed with 19 touches, 2 grabs, 5 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Josh Bruce (71/97): First goal… 2.2 from 15 touches and 3 marks plus 4 tackles… conceded 3 FA. Up forward… Hurley minding him….
Bruce also had 3 hit outs.
Jarryn Geary (69/75): Named on the wing…
Geary added 20 touches and 5 marks.
Matthew Parker (62/89): Second game… 1.0 from 11 disposals and 3 marks with 5 tackles. On a HFF….

Shane Savage (60/95): Starting across half back…
Savage added 16 touches and 6 marks.
Luke Dunstan (58/58): Rotating through the mids…
Dunstan contributed with 15 possessions, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and booted 1.0.
Jimmy Webster (57/73): In defence…
Webster also had 21 possessions.
Dean Kent (57/68): On a HFF
Kent contributed with 14 disposals, 3 marks and kicked 1.3.
Jack Lonie (50/40): Forward pocket role…
Lonie added 13 possessions and 3 tackles.
Tim Membrey (48/54): In attack… Ambrose on him…
Membrey contributed with 9 disposals, 2 tackles and kicked 2.2.
Blake Acres (42/55): Rotating between a HBF and wing…
Acres contributed with 12 disposals, 3 marks and managed 0.1.
Callum Wilkie (41/36): Second game… 9 touches with 7 by foot… also 4 marks and 3 tackles. In defence… On M.Brown….
Wilkie also had 3 frees against.
Josh Battle (38/43): In defence…
Battle contributed with 7 possessions, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Nathan Brown (35/54): In defence… On McKernan
Brown contributed with 7 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Daniel McKenzie (29/24): In defence… On Fantasia…
McKenzie added 7 touches and 3 tackles.