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Player news from R5 of 2025: Melbourne vs Essendon

News snippets for Melbourne vs Essendon, R5 of 2025

Max Gawn (119/145): Lead ruck
Gawn contributed with 22 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 50 ruck taps.
Ed Langdon (113/119): Very productive in Q2… 25 possessions including 19 kicks… also 12 marks… and scored 1.0. Running off a wing against Martin then got El-Hawli.

Christian Petracca (104/96): Starting in midfield and rotating forward
Petracca contributed with 27 touches, 6 marks, 5 tackles and 0.2.
Kysaiah Pickett (99/80): Starting forward with mid rotations
Pickett contributed with 23 possessions, 6 marks and managed 2.0.
Clayton Oliver (98/86): Tagged by Setterfield… 24 possessions including 18 handballs… also 9 tackles and 2 marks… and kicked 0.1. Playing inside midfield.

Jake Bowey (90/85): Starting at half back
Bowey contributed with 23 possessions, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.
Christian Salem (89/93): Starting at half back
Salem contributed with 21 touches, 10 marks and 2 tackles.
Trent Rivers (81/76): Playing midfield
Rivers contributed with 22 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Jack Viney (79/69): In central midfield
Viney contributed with 21 touches, 2 marks, 5 tackles and booted 0.1.
Harvey Langford (77/66): Started on a wing against Duursma
Langford added 23 touches and 5 marks.
Bayley Fritsch (72/72): Playing third tall forward on Zach Reid then got Ridley in Q3
Fritsch contributed with 10 touches, 4 marks, 5 tackles and 2.0.
Kade Chandler (63/56): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 11 touches, 3 grabs and 6 tackles.
Tom McDonald (56/65): In defence on Caddy
McDonald contributed with 15 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Caleb Windsor (53/38): Rotating on a HBF
Windsor contributed with 13 touches, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Xavier Lindsay (49/47): Started in defence
Lindsay contributed with 14 disposals, 5 marks and kicked 0.1.
Steven May (47/47): Painful-looking left foot injury in Q1 but returned in Q2… 12 possessions including 9 kicks… also 3 marks. Loose in defence then moved to Jones in Q3.

Harrison Petty (44/56): Playing key defender on Jones…. switched forward in Q3
Petty contributed with 10 possessions, 5 grabs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Charlie Spargo (39/46): Starting forward
Spargo added 12 disposals and 2 grabs.
Jake Melksham (37/53): Starting at half forward
Melksham contributed with 7 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Jacob van Rooyen (34/45): Playing a forward/ruck role on McKay
van Rooyen contributed with 7 touches, 2 tackles and 9 ruck taps.
Tom Sparrow (33/24): Tagging Merrett
Sparrow contributed with 5 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Harry Sharp (20/31): On in Q3 for Henderson to play forward… 3 possessions and 2 marks plus 1.0. Started as the sub.

Jack Henderson (12/12): Subbed off in Q3 for Sharp… 4 possessions. Rotating in attack.

Zach Merrett (136/123): Tagged by Sparrow… 38 possessions and 8 marks plus 5 tackles… 0.1 as well. Playing inside midfield.

Nic Martin (121/108): Roaming off a wing against Langdon… switched forward in Q1
Martin contributed with 28 possessions, 11 grabs, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Archie Roberts (113/108): Starting at half back
Roberts contributed with 28 touches, 8 marks and 6 tackles.
Will Setterfield (104/110): Tagging Oliver
Setterfield contributed with 21 disposals, 3 marks and 10 tackles.
Jordan Ridley (100/106): Loose in defence then manned up Fritsch in Q3
Ridley added 26 touches and 9 marks.
Sam Draper (100/109): Starting forward with ruck support… had to be lead ruck in Q1 after Bryan injury
Draper contributed with 22 touches, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 25 hit outs.
Sam Durham (99/105): Goes to Petracca when in midfield… 28 possessions and 6 marks plus 3 tackles. Playing central midfield.

Jye Menzie (96/92): One of his better games for the club… 4.0 from 15 possessions and 8 marks. Starting deep forward.

Dylan Shiel (91/88): Started very brightly but dropped off as the game went on… 30 possessions and 3 marks plus 1.0. Playing on ball.

Zach Reid (90/104): In defence on Fritsch then got Petty in Q3
Reid added 21 touches and 10 marks.
Ben Hobbs (88/78): Playing a half forward role
Hobbs contributed with 20 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles and booted 2.1.
Mason Redman (81/86): Mostly across half back
Redman contributed with 22 touches, 4 grabs and managed 1.0.
Andrew McGrath (81/77): Playing half back
McGrath contributed with 26 touches, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Saad El-Hawli (73/66): On in Q1 for Bryan to play wing on Langdon… 18 possessions and 5 marks plus 4 tackles. Started as the sub.

Jade Gresham (73/63): Playing high half forward
Gresham contributed with 17 possessions, 5 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Archie Perkins (61/47): Starting forward to join midfield
Perkins contributed with 17 touches, 4 marks and 1.0.
Xavier Duursma (58/56): Playing an outside game against Langford
Duursma contributed with 17 possessions, 3 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Ben McKay (49/57): At FB on van Rooyen
McKay contributed with 16 disposals, 4 marks and 3 frees against.
Isaac Kako (47/37): Playing small forward
Kako contributed with 9 possessions, 4 grabs and 3 tackles.
Nate Caddy (46/36): Sore after a hip to the torso by May in a marking contest in Q2… Booted 2.0 from 4 grabs and 7 possessions. Starting forward on McDonald.

Jaxon Prior (45/54): Playing a half back role
Prior added 12 disposals and 4 marks.
Harrison Jones (41/47): First goal… 1.1 from 7 possessions and 2 marks plus 3 tackles. Playing key forward on Petty.
Jones also had 4 taps.
Nick Bryan (11/12): Limped off favouring already-strapped right leg early in Q1 indicating a knee injury… subbed off for El-Hawli… 3 hit outs… also 3 possessions. First ruck with support by Draper.

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