Player news from R10 of 2020: Essendon vs Western Sydney

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Zach Merrett (100/118): Playing inside midfield
Merrett added 33 touches and 5 marks.
Jordan Ridley (79/101): Sore in the right shoulder after a big Taranto bump in Q4… 17 disposals including 13 kicks… also 8 marks and 2 tackles. In defence.

Michael Hurley (79/95): Has Himmbelberg
Hurley added 23 disposals and 8 grabs.
Devon Smith (76/111): Rotating forward and midfield
Smith contributed with 19 possessions, 3 marks and 4 tackles.
Andrew McGrath (73/90): Playing midfield
McGrath contributed with 18 touches, 8 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Adam Saad (72/106): Running from defence
Saad contributed with 20 touches, 2 grabs and kicked 1.0.
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (68/86): Banged his head on the ground in Q2… 8 marks and 16 disposals. In defence on Finlayson.

David Zaharakis (64/77): Playing a half forward role
Zaharakis contributed with 18 touches, 4 marks and 1.0.
Mason Redman (63/86): Mostly across half back
Redman added 17 possessions and 6 marks.
Darcy Parish (56/72): Playing in the midfield
Parish contributed with 13 touches, 2 marks, 5 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (54/76): Playing a FP role
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 9 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles and 1.1.
Sam Draper (52/74): Second game… 16 hit outs with 13 possessions… also 1.1… aided by 3FF… conceded 4 FA. First ruck.

Dylan Shiel (50/61): Playing inside midfield
Shiel contributed with 15 touches, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Kyle Langford (48/67): Rotating midfield and forward
Langford contributed with 11 possessions, 2 grabs and 2.1.
Aaron Francis (45/55): On Cameron
Francis contributed with 10 disposals, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Matt Guelfi (45/61): Rotating in midfield
Guelfi contributed with 12 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Tom Cutler (40/73): Playing an outside game
Cutler added 13 touches and 2 tackles.
Will Snelling (40/45): Rotating in midfield
Snelling added 13 disposals and 3 marks.
Shaun McKernan (35/19): Playing a ruck/forward role on Davis
McKernan contributed with 9 touches, 4 marks, 6 taps, kicked 0.1 and 3 free kicks given away.
Conor McKenna (23/48): Starting at half forward
McKenna added 4 disposals and 1.0.
James Stewart (14/34): Playing tall forward on Keeffe
Stewart also had 4 disposals.
Jacob Townsend (11/10): Copped a heavy bump up the middle by Shaw in Q1… did not return… 2 tackles. Starting forward.
Townsend also had 1 possessions.
Tim Taranto (109/92): Starting in midfield
Taranto contributed with 32 disposals, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Stephen Coniglio (91/107): Playing midfield then rotating forward
Coniglio contributed with 26 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles, kicked 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Lachie Whitfield (91/131): Starting at half forward
Whitfield contributed with 26 disposals, 6 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Nick Haynes (82/103): Guarding space at half back
Haynes contributed with 18 touches, 9 marks and 2 tackles.
Jacob Hopper (81/86): Starting in midfield
Hopper contributed with 23 disposals, 4 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Josh Kelly (75/97): Playing midfield
Kelly contributed with 21 possessions, 4 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Heath Shaw (66/102): Playing small defender
Shaw contributed with 9 possessions, 6 marks, 4 tackles and managed 2.0.
Shane Mumford (60/102): First ruck
Mumford contributed with 11 touches, 3 tackles, 30 taps and 4 frees against.
Jeremy Cameron (60/86): Has been very quiet lately but kickstarted the Giants for the win in Q4… 2.2 from 13 touches and 5 marks. At CHF on Francis.

Callan Ward (53/91): Leading the inside midfield
Ward contributed with 14 disposals, 2 grabs and managed 1.0.
Harry Perryman (53/48): Playing an outside game
Perryman contributed with 15 possessions, 2 marks and 0.2.
Zac Williams (49/106): Starting in defence
Williams added 13 possessions and 3 tackles.
Brent Daniels (46/85): Starting deep forward
Daniels contributed with 12 disposals, 4 tackles and 0.1.
Zac Giles-Langdon (46/60): Playing a deep forward role
Giles-Langdon added 10 possessions and 4 tackles.
Jeremy Finlayson (46/55): Playing a tall forward role on Zerk-Thatcher
Finlayson contributed with 5 touches, 5 tackles, 4 hit outs and 1.0.
Jye Caldwell (40/53): Rotating in midfield
Caldwell added 8 possessions and 5 tackles.
Harrison Himmelberg (40/45): Starting forward on Hurley
Himmelberg contributed with 11 touches, 3 marks, 5 hit outs, 1.0 and 5 free kicks given away.
Xavier O’Halloran (38/69): First game… 9 disposals and 3 tackles… umps paid him 3FF. Rotating in midfield.

Aidan Corr (35/75): Defending on a succession of smalls
Corr added 10 disposals and 2 tackles.
Lachlan Ash (32/49): Rotating in defence
Ash added 9 possessions and 2 marks.
Phil Davis (25/31): Left knee injury in Q3 and limped off in great pain… returned near 3QT… 4 marks and 4 touches. In defence on McKernan… switched forward in Q3.

Lachlan Keeffe (18/61): In defence on Stewart
Keeffe also had 7 possessions.