Player news from R13 of 2024: Essendon vs Carlton

Nic Martin (120/89): Had a very productive Q3 headlined by two goals… 26 possessions and 8 marks plus 4 tackles… 2.2 as well. Roaming off half back… switched forward in Q3.

Zach Merrett (100/125): Tagged by Cincotta… 21 possessions and 11 tackles… aided by 4FF. Playing inside midfield.

Sam Durham (97/90): Right ankle twisted painfully under himself in Q3… 21 possessions and 6 marks plus 6 tackles… 1.0 as well. Playing central midfield.

Todd Goldstein (94/106): First ruck
Goldstein contributed with 19 possessions, 4 tackles, 35 taps and 3 frees against.
Jordan Ridley (91/113): Following Curnow
Ridley added 22 possessions and 9 marks.
Jye Caldwell (90/93): Playing inside midfield
Caldwell contributed with 20 touches, 4 marks, 8 tackles and booted 0.2.
Jye Menzie (87/92): Mostly starting at half back
Menzie contributed with 20 disposals, 9 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Will Setterfield (86/111): Visibly struggled in Q4 with the knee problem he has been carrying… subbed off for Tsatas… 19 possessions including 14 kicks… also 5 tackles and 4 marks… and kicked 0.1. Starting in various positions and mostly following the ball.

Archie Perkins (84/72): Starting forward to join midfield
Perkins contributed with 21 disposals, 3 grabs, 5 tackles and booted 0.1.
Matt Guelfi (82/94): Playing a forward role on Newman
Guelfi contributed with 15 touches, 4 marks, 5 tackles and 2.1.
Jake Stringer (70/70): Starting forward on Cowan with mid rotations
Stringer contributed with 14 possessions, 3 grabs, 4 tackles and booted 1.0.
Jayden Laverde (69/78): In defence on Williams
Laverde added 19 possessions and 5 marks.
Jade Gresham (69/61): Playing high half forward
Gresham contributed with 18 possessions, 6 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Andrew McGrath (67/86): Copped an Owies knee to the back of the head in Q2… 18 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles. Playing half back.

Nik Cox (60/53): Matched up on Oliver Hollands… 12 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles… 1.1 as well. Roaming the flanks and wings.

Nick Hind (56/51): Matched up on Acres… 15 possessions and 2 marks plus 4 tackles. Started on a wing.

Kyle Langford (56/60): Playing tall forward on Kemp
Langford contributed with 13 disposals, 6 marks and booted 0.2.
Peter Wright (46/52): Up forward on Weitering
Wright added 12 disposals and 13 hit outs.
Jake Kelly (45/54): Playing a half forward role… switched back in Q3
Kelly contributed with 9 touches, 3 marks and 4 tackles.
Dyson Heppell (44/53): Playing a half back role
Heppell contributed with 12 disposals, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Harrison Jones (33/42): Starting forward on McGovern
Jones contributed with 6 possessions, 3 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Ben McKay (25/26): At FB on Harry McKay
McKay added 6 disposals and 4 marks.
Elijah Tsatas (16/6): On in Q4 for Setterfield… 5 possessions. Started as the sub.

George Hewett (101/118): Doing jobs in midfield
Hewett contributed with 23 disposals, 3 marks, 7 tackles and managed 1.0.
Elijah Hollands (96/116): Starting at half forward with centre rotations
Hollands contributed with 19 disposals, 7 marks, 2 tackles and managed 3.0.
Tom De Koning (92/146): First ruck
De Koning contributed with 23 disposals, 5 grabs and 19 hit outs.
Adam Saad (89/99): Running from defence
Saad contributed with 20 disposals, 7 grabs and 4 tackles.
Nic Newman (87/57): Coming off a HBF on Guelfi
Newman contributed with 21 possessions, 9 marks, 2 tackles, kicked 0.1 and 3 frees against.
Sam Walsh (79/88): In central midfield
Walsh contributed with 22 possessions, 4 marks, 6 tackles, kicked 0.1 and 4 frees against.
Brodie Kemp (78/67): Has Langford
Kemp contributed with 14 touches, 10 marks, 4 tackles and 3 frees against.
Jordan Boyd (73/82): Rotating in defence
Boyd contributed with 16 possessions, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Lachlan Cowan (71/64): Has Stringer
Cowan contributed with 15 possessions, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Matthew Kennedy (69/63): Playing in midfield… switched forward mostly after HT
Kennedy contributed with 19 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Mitch McGovern (65/91): First goal… 14 possessions including 12 kicks… also 3 marks and 2 tackles… and kicked 1.0. In defence on Jones.

Zac Williams (63/84): Playing a forward role on Laverde
Williams contributed with 12 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Blake Acres (63/45): Matched up on Hind… 16 possessions and 4 marks plus 3 tackles. Playing an outside game.

Jacob Weitering (63/61): Following Wright
Weitering contributed with 13 touches, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Patrick Cripps (62/75): Playing inside midfield
Cripps contributed with 19 disposals, 6 tackles and 3 frees against.
Charlie Curnow (61/81): Starting at CHF on Ridley
Curnow contributed with 11 disposals, 5 grabs and kicked 2.2.
Harry McKay (50/67): Head hit the ground in Q4 in a contest with brother Ben… 1.0 from 8 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles. Starting forward on Ben McKay with ruck support.
McKay also had 3 taps.
Alex Cincotta (46/46): Tagging Merrett
Cincotta contributed with 10 disposals, 2 marks and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Lachie Fogarty (44/42): Playing a forward pressure role
Fogarty contributed with 10 possessions, 3 marks and booted 1.1.
Matthew Owies (41/37): Rotating forward
Owies contributed with 7 disposals, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Oliver Hollands (40/47): Matched up on Cox… 10 possessions and 3 marks. Starting on a wing.

Jack Carroll (25/29): Subbed off at 3QT for Durdin… 5 possessions including 0 handballs… also 2 marks. Playing a half forward role.

Corey Durdin (16/18): On in Q4 for Carroll… 1.0 from 3 possessions. Started as the sub.