Player news from R4 of 2020: Essendon vs Carlton

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Devon Smith (85/69): Rotating forward and midfield
Smith contributed with 18 possessions, 5 marks, 5 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Shaun McKernan (77/81): Playing a ruck/forward role… Jones manning him in attack…
McKernan contributed with 13 possessions, 7 marks, 2 tackles, 8 hit outs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Andrew McGrath (76/83): Playing midfield…
McGrath added 20 disposals and 6 tackles.
Aaron Francis (75/84): In defence on McGovern…
Francis contributed with 14 disposals, 7 grabs and 4 tackles.
Jordan Ridley (74/127): In defence
Ridley contributed with 17 disposals, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.
Adam Saad (74/131): Running from defence
Saad contributed with 16 possessions, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Dylan Shiel (58/81): Playing inside midfield
Shiel also had 19 disposals.
Zach Merrett (58/79): Innocuous Silvagni rib-tickler may be looked at due to injury caused… 17 possessions and 3 tackles. Playing inside midfield.

David Zaharakis (57/63): Playing a half forward role
Zaharakis contributed with 13 touches, 2 grabs and 6 tackles.
Michael Hurley (56/72): Rotating through defence… Usually following Martin…
Hurley added 16 touches and 4 marks.
Martin Gleeson (51/74): In defence
Gleeson added 14 touches and 3 marks.
Kyle Langford (51/56): Rotating through the midfield… Watching Cripps at the stoppages…
Langford contributed with 13 touches, 3 marks and 4 tackles.
Cale Hooker (46/78): In defence on Casboult…
Hooker added 13 possessions and 5 marks.
Mason Redman (44/74): Mostly across half back
Redman contributed with 9 touches, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Darcy Parish (43/63): Playing in the midfield
Parish contributed with 10 possessions, 2 tackles and booted 2.0.
Jake Stringer (42/55): Forward with stints in the middle…
Stringer contributed with 8 disposals, 2 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Tom Bellchambers (36/38): First ruck
Bellchambers added 6 possessions and 24 hit outs.
Orazio Fantasia (32/62): Knock to the shin in a tough marking contest late Q3 but played on… 6 possessions and 3 tackles. Starting at half forward.

Jacob Townsend (31/50): Starting forward on Weitering…
Townsend contributed with 5 disposals, 3 marks and 1.0.
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (28/49): Playing a FP role on Williamson… No touches in Q1…
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 4 disposals, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Will Snelling (24/21): Rotating in midfield
Snelling added 7 touches and 3 tackles.
Brayden Ham (22/16): Late replacement for Tom Cutler… 6 touches and 2 marks. Playing a FP role.

Sam Docherty (104/177): Starting at half back
Docherty added 31 possessions and 7 marks.
Michael Gibbons (102/111): Mostly staying forward
Gibbons contributed with 25 disposals, 8 marks, 4 tackles, kicked 0.2 and 3 frees against.
David Cuningham (99/103): Playing outside midfield
Cuningham contributed with 28 possessions, 8 grabs and booted 0.2.
Levi Casboult (94/126): First goal… Booted 3.0 from 9 grabs and 14 possessions. Up forward on Hooker….
Casboult also had 5 taps.
Sam Walsh (83/95): Playing in midfield
Walsh contributed with 23 touches, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Marc Murphy (81/99): Leading the inside midfield
Murphy contributed with 21 possessions, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Ed Curnow (79/108): Rotating between midfield and half forward
Curnow contributed with 20 possessions, 2 marks and 6 tackles.
Patrick Cripps (73/81): Playing inside midfield
Cripps contributed with 20 possessions, 2 marks, 4 tackles and managed 0.1.
Kade Simpson (68/89): Lurking at half back
Simpson contributed with 15 possessions, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.
Sam Petrevski-Seton (64/86): Rotating in defence
Petrevski-Seton contributed with 15 touches, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Marc Pittonet (63/99): Rotating in ruck
Pittonet contributed with 11 touches, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and 20 hit outs.
Will Setterfield (60/84): Supporting the midfield…
Setterfield added 18 possessions and 3 marks.
Tom Williamson (58/71): Rotating in defence…. Often manning McDonald-Tipungwuti…
Williamson contributed with 14 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Newnes (56/69): Running through midfield
Newnes contributed with 13 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Mitch McGovern (49/68): Up forward with Aaron Francis for company…
McGovern contributed with 10 disposals, 2 tackles and booted 2.0.
Jacob Weitering (48/71): In defence on Townsend…
Weitering added 11 touches and 5 marks.
Jack Martin (45/56): Playing a half forward role
Martin contributed with 11 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.0.
Lachlan Plowman (41/56): In defence
Plowman added 12 touches and 2 marks.
Eddie Betts (34/14): Starting deep forward
Betts contributed with 8 touches, 2 marks and booted 1.2.
Liam Jones (23/38): In defence on McKernan… No touches in Q1…
Jones contributed with 3 possessions, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Sam Philp (20/34): First game… 5 possessions and 2 tackles. Rotating in midfield.

Jack Silvagni (6/5): Merrett rib-tickler left him wincing early Q1… Sent to hospital with a potential broken rib. Rotating from midfield to attack.
Silvagni also had 1 possessions.