Player news from R23 of 2022: Essendon vs Richmond

Zach Merrett (125/150): Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 37 touches, 3 marks, 6 tackles and booted 0.1.
Darcy Parish (95/103): Playing in central midfield
Parish contributed with 28 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Peter Wright (94/90): Up forward on Tarrant
Wright contributed with 11 possessions, 8 marks, 2 tackles, 7 taps and kicked 3.2.
Dylan Shiel (90/91): Playing inside midfield
Shiel contributed with 28 possessions, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 0.1.
Andrew McGrath (86/93): Playing a midfield role
McGrath contributed with 18 possessions, 7 grabs and 5 tackles.
Sam Draper (80/83): In ruck
Draper contributed with 11 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles, 23 ruck taps and managed 1.1.
Dyson Heppell (77/84): Starting on a wing
Heppell contributed with 17 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Nick Hind (74/82): Running from half back
Hind contributed with 20 touches, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Jye Caldwell (71/71): Rotating in midfield
Caldwell contributed with 18 touches, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Nicholas Martin (68/57): Playing a half forward role
Martin contributed with 19 touches, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Jordan Ridley (66/64): Landed on his head in Q4 but played on… 16 disposals including 13 kicks… also 8 marks. In defence on Cumberland.

Jake Kelly (52/55): In defence
Kelly contributed with 17 touches, 6 grabs and 3 free kicks given away.
Massimo D’Ambrosio (51/54): Playing a forward role
D’Ambrosio contributed with 9 possessions, 4 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Jayden Laverde (47/45): Let Lynch do as he pleased in Q3… 11 touches including 8 kicks… also 5 marks and 2 tackles. In defence on Lynch.

Mason Redman (47/55): Roaming across half back
Redman added 15 disposals and 4 marks.
Jye Menzie (46/49): Second game… on in Q2 for Stringer… 1.0 from 9 disposals and 4 marks with 2 tackles. Started as the sub.

Archie Perkins (38/31): Starting on a HFF
Perkins added 7 disposals and 4 grabs.
Matt Guelfi (38/42): Playing a wing role
Guelfi contributed with 10 possessions, 2 marks, 2 tackles and booted 0.1.
Michael Hurley (31/35): First AFL game in 2 years… 6 disposals including 5 kicks… also 2 marks… and scored 1.0. Up forward on Balta.

Zach Reid (27/24): Can play forward or back
Reid added 7 touches and 3 grabs.
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (24/36): In defence on Riewoldt
Zerk-Thatcher added 6 disposals and 3 grabs.
Sam Durham (15/35): Playing outside midfield
Durham also had 6 touches.
Jake Stringer (13/30): Concussed by a big knee to the head in Q2 and subbed… 1.0 from 3 touches. Mostly forward on Miller with stints in midfield.

Dion Prestia (129/117): Playing inside midfield
Prestia contributed with 31 possessions, 7 grabs, 5 tackles and 1.2.
Tom J. Lynch (127/132): Kicked 3 goals in Q3 and 5 in the second half when Essendon were beaten… Subbed off in Q4 with an injury… 5.2 from 19 possessions and 9 marks plus 2 tackles… umps paid him 6FF. At CHF on Laverde.

Toby Nankervis (91/82): First ruck
Nankervis contributed with 21 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles, 23 ruck taps, booted 0.1 and 3 frees against.
Daniel Rioli (88/108): Starting at half back
Rioli contributed with 21 disposals, 7 grabs and 3 tackles.
Nick Vlastuin (87/94): Starting in defence
Vlastuin contributed with 21 disposals, 7 grabs and 3 tackles.
Jayden Short (87/115): In midfield
Short contributed with 25 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Trent Cotchin (85/106): Leading the inside midfield
Cotchin contributed with 25 possessions, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Jack Ross (76/102): Playing midfield
Ross contributed with 21 disposals, 7 marks and booted 1.0.
Tyler Sonsie (74/63): Rotating in midfield
Sonsie contributed with 19 touches, 4 marks and booted 1.3.
Liam Baker (71/90): Playing a HBF role
Baker added 26 disposals and 2 marks.
Marlion Pickett (68/71): Playing a wing role
Pickett contributed with 12 disposals, 6 grabs, 5 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Noah Balta (64/84): In defence on Hurley
Balta added 17 touches and 7 marks.
Maurice Rioli jnr (64/47): Rotating forward
Rioli jnr contributed with 11 possessions, 4 marks, 4 tackles and 1.0.
Nathan Broad (64/80): In defence
Broad contributed with 14 possessions, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Shane Edwards (62/82): Starting forward with stints in midfield
Edwards contributed with 12 touches, 3 grabs and 3.0 on the scoreboard.
Noah Cumberland (57/82): First goal… 3.0 from 12 possessions and 2 marks. Playing third tall forward on Ridley.

Jack Riewoldt (53/93): At FF on Zerk-Thatcher
Riewoldt contributed with 12 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles, kicked 1.2 and 3 free kicks given away.
Ben Miller (50/70): In defence on Stringer but moved forward in Q2
Miller contributed with 8 touches, 2 marks, 3 tackles, 6 hit outs and managed 1.0.
Kamdyn McIntosh (50/63): Starting on a wing
McIntosh contributed with 10 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Shai Bolton (40/72): Rotating midfield and forward
Bolton contributed with 12 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles, booted 1.2 and 5 frees against.
Robbie Tarrant (28/38): At FB on Wright
Tarrant added 10 disposals and 3 marks.
Josh Gibcus (27/52): In defence
Gibcus added 8 disposals and 2 grabs.
Jason Castagna (0/0): On in Q4 for Lynch. Started as the sub.
Castagna also had 0 disposals.