Player news from R18 of 2024: Melbourne vs Essendon

Trent Rivers (126/99): Hurt his shoulder in Q4 and went into the rooms… 29 possessions and 8 marks plus 7 tackles… 0.1 as well. Playing midfield.

Ed Langdon (99/120): Running off a wing
Langdon contributed with 31 disposals, 8 marks, kicked 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Clayton Oliver (99/100): Playing inside midfield
Oliver contributed with 25 touches, 8 marks, 3 tackles and booted 0.1.
Steven May (91/117): Playing FB on Caddy
May contributed with 24 possessions, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Judd McVee (79/100): Playing half back
McVee added 23 possessions and 5 marks.
Alex Neal-Bullen (79/79): Tagging Merrett
Neal-Bullen contributed with 25 disposals, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jake Lever (71/76): In defence on Langford
Lever added 16 disposals and 7 marks.
Kysaiah Pickett (67/83): Starting forward with mid rotations
Pickett contributed with 15 touches, 3 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Jake Melksham (66/94): Starting at half forward
Melksham contributed with 12 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Caleb Windsor (64/75): Rotating on a wing
Windsor added 18 touches and 1.0.
Jack Viney (64/61): In central midfield
Viney added 20 disposals and 3 tackles.
Koltyn Tholstrup (63/59): Coming off a HFF
Tholstrup added 14 disposals and 7 tackles.
Daniel Turner (61/64): In attack on Ridley
Turner contributed with 8 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 3.0 on the scoreboard.
Jacob van Rooyen (60/84): Tandem ruck with Petty
van Rooyen contributed with 13 disposals, 3 grabs and 17 ruck taps.
Bayley Fritsch (57/54): First goal… 3.0 from 9 possessions and 3 marks. Playing third tall forward on Kelly.

Christian Salem (56/42): Starting at half back
Salem contributed with 15 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Andy Moniz-Wakefield (55/55): Subbed off in Q4 for Woewoedin… 10 possessions and 3 marks plus 5 tackles. Rotating forward.

Tom Sparrow (55/46): Starting forward
Sparrow contributed with 12 disposals, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Jake Bowey (54/55): Starting at half back
Bowey added 13 touches and 5 grabs.
Tom McDonald (52/69): In defence on Wright
McDonald added 15 disposals and 3 marks.
Harrison Petty (44/48): Tandem ruck with Van Rooyen
Petty contributed with 6 disposals, 2 grabs, 5 tackles, 10 hit outs and 3 free kicks given away.
Kade Chandler (39/55): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 11 possessions, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Taj Woewodin (5/4): On in Q4 for Moniz-Wakefield… 2 possessions. Started as the sub.

Nic Martin (143/140): 3 goals in Q4 as the Dons tried to steal it… 26 possessions including 21 kicks… also 9 marks and 4 tackles… and scored 4.0… umps paid him 3FF. Roaming off half back but moved to a wing in Q4.

Jye Caldwell (120/111): Immense Q3 in tricky conditions… 23 possessions and 3 marks plus 12 tackles… umps paid him 4FF. Playing inside midfield.

Jordan Ridley (111/127): Playing loose down back
Ridley added 29 possessions and 10 grabs.
Dylan Shiel (102/101): Rotating inside midfield
Shiel contributed with 28 disposals, 3 marks and 6 tackles.
Xavier Duursma (97/72): Playing an outside game
Duursma contributed with 18 touches, 9 marks, 3 tackles and managed 2.0.
Mason Redman (97/78): Went shoulder first into the barricade in Q4 and was sore… 20 possessions including 18 kicks… also 7 marks and 4 tackles. Mostly across half back.

Sam Draper (94/95): First ruck
Draper contributed with 20 disposals, 4 marks, 33 ruck taps and 3 frees against.
Zach Merrett (91/82): Tagged by Neal-Bullen… 25 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles… 0.1 as well. Playing inside midfield.

Sam Durham (87/77): Playing central midfield
Durham contributed with 21 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Ben McKay (82/104): At FB on the resting ruck
McKay contributed with 21 disposals, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Jake Kelly (78/65): In defence on Fritsch
Kelly added 18 touches and 10 marks.
Jake Stringer (77/62): Starting forward with mid rotations
Stringer contributed with 20 disposals, 6 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Kyle Langford (75/82): Playing tall forward on Lever
Langford contributed with 15 disposals, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 2.0.
Andrew McGrath (63/56): Playing half back
McGrath contributed with 18 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Harrison Jones (62/57): Starting on a wing but moved forward to cover for Wright in Q4
Jones contributed with 15 disposals, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 1.2.
Archie Perkins (58/68): Starting at half forward
Perkins contributed with 10 disposals, 2 marks, 6 tackles and 0.1.
Jade Gresham (58/44): Playing high half forward
Gresham added 15 possessions and 5 tackles.
Nik Cox (56/42): Roaming the flanks and wings
Cox contributed with 12 touches, 2 marks, 4 tackles, 3 hit outs and kicked 0.1.
Dyson Heppell (55/80): In defence
Heppell added 20 possessions and 3 marks.
Nate Caddy (43/25): Starting forward on May
Caddy contributed with 10 touches, 5 marks and booted 0.1.
Matt Guelfi (40/31): Shocking night… 11 possessions and 3 tackles. Playing a forward role.

Nick Hind (29/19): Subbed on late in Q3 for Wright… 8 possessions including 6 kicks. Started as the sub.

Peter Wright (24/44): Subbed off for the smaller Hind late in Q3… 8 possessions including 7 handballs. Up forward on McDonald.
Wright also had 7 hit outs.