Brandon Starcevich (107/93): Playing small defender
Starcevich contributed with 26 possessions, 7 grabs, 5 tackles and 3 frees against.
Hugh McCluggage (98/92): Playing in midfield
McCluggage contributed with 29 touches, 6 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1.
Oscar McInerney (93/115): First ruck
McInerney contributed with 15 disposals, 5 marks, 21 ruck taps and kicked 2.2.
Mitch Robinson (77/77): Starting in midfield
Robinson contributed with 19 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard. Zac Bailey (69/59): Rotating midfield and forward
Bailey contributed with 17 possessions, 6 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1. Lincoln McCarthy (69/62): Starting on a HFF
McCarthy contributed with 13 disposals, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 3.0. Jarryd Lyons (68/81): Playing inside midfield
Lyons added 17 touches and 7 tackles.
Darcy Fort (68/77): Rogue Phillips hand to the eye in Q1… 13 hit outs… also 11 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles… 1.0 as well. Playing a forward/ruck role on Zerk-Thatcher.
Nakia Cockatoo (66/62): Rotating at half forward
Cockatoo contributed with 10 disposals, 8 tackles and managed 0.1.
Lachie Neale (63/84): Has Caldwell for company… 21 touches and 2 marks plus 2 tackles… aided by 3FF. Playing inside midfield.
Neale also had kicked 0.1. Ryan Lester (62/65): In defence
Lester contributed with 14 touches, 2 marks and 4 tackles. Cameron Rayner (59/66): Mostly in midfield with stints forward
Rayner contributed with 12 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.2.
James Madden (55/51): Late replacement for Noah Answerth… 10 touches including 9 kicks… also 7 marks and 2 tackles. Starting in defence.
Eric Hipwood (54/51): Up forward on Zerk-Thatcher
Hipwood contributed with 10 disposals, 7 marks and managed 1.1.
Charlie Cameron (52/64): Starting forward
Cameron contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks and 1.0.
Marcus Adams (51/75): In defence on the resting ruck
Adams contributed with 11 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Carter Michael (43/52): First game… 8 disposals with 7 by foot… also 3 marks… and booted 1.0. In defence.
Tom Fullarton (43/60): In defence on Jones
Fullarton added 9 possessions and 5 grabs. Jack Payne (38/65): In defence on Wright
Payne added 9 touches and 3 marks. James Tunstill (33/17): Rotating in midfield
Tunstill also had 11 disposals. Joe Daniher (32/43): Starting forward on Laverde
Daniher contributed with 10 touches, 2 grabs and 1.1 on the scoreboard. Harry Sharp (29/28): Running on the outside
Sharp added 7 touches and 2 tackles.
Rhys Mathieson (0/0): Started as the sub
Mathieson also had 0 touches. Zach Merrett (123/143): Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 31 disposals, 5 marks, 7 tackles and 0.1.
Jye Caldwell (112/123): Running with Neale
Caldwell contributed with 26 touches, 4 grabs, 7 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard. Jordan Ridley (106/104): In defence on Hipwood
Ridley added 26 touches and 10 marks.
Kyle Langford (105/107): 3 goals in Q2 as Essendon surged… 17 disposals including 12 kicks… also 7 marks and 3 tackles… and kicked 4.1. Rotating midfield and forward.
Nick Hind (101/129): Running from half back
Hind contributed with 27 possessions, 3 grabs and 5 tackles. Dylan Shiel (98/98): Playing inside midfield
Shiel contributed with 25 touches, 3 grabs, 5 tackles and 1.0. Jayden Laverde (92/110): Copped a Daniher knee to the ribs in Q3 but returned… 21 possessions and 8 marks plus 4 tackles. In defence on Daniher.
Peter Wright (90/119): 3 goals in Q3… Kicked 5.2 from 8 grabs and 11 touches. Up forward on Payne.
Matt Guelfi (90/119): Playing a wing role
Guelfi contributed with 20 touches, 7 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard. Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (82/108): Taking the resting ruck
Zerk-Thatcher contributed with 21 disposals, 7 grabs and 2 tackles. Sam Durham (71/78): Left quad cork in Q4… 19 possessions and 5 marks plus 2 tackles. Running off a wing.
Dyson Heppell (68/76): Starting on a wing
Heppell contributed with 15 touches, 6 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0. Andrew McGrath (64/77): Playing a midfield role
McGrath added 18 disposals and 4 marks. Ben Hobbs (63/56): Playing a forward role
Hobbs contributed with 13 touches, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 1.2.
Massimo D’Ambrosio (55/36): Limped off in Q3… 13 disposals including 10 kicks… also 6 marks
Sam Draper (54/79): First goal… 17 hit outs… also 13 disposals and 2 marks… and kicked 1.0… conceded 3 FA. In ruck.
Will Snelling (52/42): Playing a forward role
Snelling added 15 touches and 3 tackles. Jake Stringer (50/54): Mostly forward with stints in midfield
Stringer contributed with 9 touches, 3 marks, 5 tackles and kicked 0.2. 
Jake Kelly (49/45): Late replacement for Mason Redman… 11 touches with 8 by foot… also 4 marks and 3 tackles. Has Cameron.
Nicholas Martin (48/53): Donuts to QT… 13 disposals and 4 marks with 2 tackles. Playing a half forward role.
Andrew Phillips (46/52): Picked up a niggle in Q3… 15 hit outs… also 7 disposals and 2 tackles. Playing a forward/ruck role on Adams.
Phillips also had 3 marks. Harrison Jones (45/40): Starting forward on Fullarton
Jones contributed with 8 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard. Brayden Ham (-1/2): On in Q4 for D’Ambrosio. Started as the sub.
Ham also had 2 touches.
