Player news from P1 of 2025: Geelong vs Essendon

Gryan Miers (116/85): Playing a half forward role
Miers contributed with 30 disposals, 9 marks and managed 1.0.
Jeremy Cameron (103/95): At CHF on McKay
Cameron contributed with 23 possessions, 11 marks and 2.2 on the scoreboard.
Jack Bowes (96/95): In central midfield
Bowes contributed with 31 touches, 5 marks and 1.0.
Max Holmes (78/51): Starting at half back
Holmes contributed with 22 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1.
Mitch Knevitt (74/75): Starting on a wing on Duursma
Knevitt contributed with 22 disposals, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Tom Atkins (71/91): Starting in midfield
Atkins contributed with 20 touches, 3 marks, 4 tackles and booted 0.1.
Zach Guthrie (70/94): Starting at half back
Guthrie added 20 touches and 8 grabs.
Tyson Stengle (68/70): Playing a FP role
Stengle contributed with 16 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 2.1.
Jack Henry (67/86): At FB on Caddy
Henry added 18 disposals and 6 marks.
Tom Stewart (66/100): Loose in defence
Stewart contributed with 18 possessions, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Oliver Dempsey (60/64): Starting on a wing on Martin
Dempsey contributed with 17 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Shannon Neale (58/61): Starting at FF on Reid with ruck support
Neale contributed with 7 disposals, 6 grabs, 2 tackles, 5 taps and booted 2.1.
Mark Blicavs (58/80): On a wing on Jones
Blicavs contributed with 13 touches, 3 grabs, 8 hit outs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Jhye Clark (55/56): Rotating in midfield
Clark contributed with 14 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Sam De Koning (54/57): In ruck
De Koning contributed with 15 possessions, 2 grabs, 16 ruck taps and 3 free kicks given away.
Patrick Dangerfield (47/43): Mostly starting forward
Dangerfield contributed with 9 touches, 5 marks and 1.1.
Brad Close (41/42): Playing a forward role
Close contributed with 13 disposals, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Lawson Humphries (38/51): Rotating at half back
Humphries contributed with 12 disposals, 2 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Jake Kolodjashnij (36/62): In defence
Kolodjashnij contributed with 5 disposals, 2 grabs and 4 tackles.
Oisin Mullin (33/36): Rotating at half back
Mullin added 9 touches and 2 marks.
Mark O’Connor (32/38): Playing a defensive midfield role
O’Connor added 8 disposals and 2 tackles.
Mitch Duncan (29/22): Playing a half back role
Duncan added 9 disposals and 2 tackles.
Oliver Henry (19/19): Playing forward on Prior
Henry added 2 possessions and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Ted Clohesy (19/38): Rotating in the centre
Clohesy added 4 disposals and kicked 1.0.
Connor O’Sullivan (10/17): Playing tall defender
O’Sullivan also had 8 disposals.
Jed Bews (0/0): Playing small defender
Bews also had 0 touches.
Ben Hobbs (116/88): Doing a lot of contested work in the corridor
Hobbs contributed with 29 possessions, 3 grabs and 8 tackles.
Harrison Jones (115/80): Starting on a wing on Blicavs
Jones contributed with 27 touches, 12 grabs, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Nic Martin (112/106): Roaming off a wing on Dempsey
Martin contributed with 22 possessions, 11 marks and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Andrew McGrath (104/97): Playing half back
McGrath contributed with 28 disposals, 9 marks and 2 tackles.
Dylan Shiel (102/62): A new role across half back
Shiel contributed with 26 disposals, 7 marks and 3 tackles.
Nick Bryan (97/80): Rotating in ruck
Bryan contributed with 17 possessions, 9 marks, 14 ruck taps and kicked 1.0.
Kyle Langford (90/101): Playing tall forward
Langford contributed with 17 disposals, 8 marks, 5 tackles and managed 0.1.
Elijah Tsatas (88/98): Mostly on ball
Tsatas added 31 touches and 2 marks.
Sam Draper (82/92): In ruck
Draper contributed with 15 disposals, 2 tackles, 25 taps and booted 1.0.
Jade Gresham (79/97): Playing high half forward
Gresham contributed with 16 touches, 4 marks, 4 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Isaac Kako (77/93): Starting forward
Kako contributed with 14 disposals, 4 marks and 4.0.
Jordan Ridley (75/105): In defence
Ridley added 20 possessions and 7 marks.
Zach Reid (75/72): At FB on Neale
Reid contributed with 18 possessions, 6 grabs and 3 tackles.
Sam Durham (75/62): First goal… 14 possessions and 5 marks plus 3 tackles… 2.0 as well. Playing a HFF role.

Zach Merrett (73/79): Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 21 disposals, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Xavier Duursma (68/44): Starting on a wing on Knevitt
Duursma contributed with 14 possessions, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Jaxon Prior (63/69): In defence on Oliver Henry
Prior added 13 disposals and 7 marks.
Ben McKay (61/52): Responsible for Cameron
McKay contributed with 12 disposals, 8 grabs and 2 tackles.
Archie Perkins (57/58): Starting forward to join midfield
Perkins contributed with 10 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Archie Roberts (53/44): Running on the outside
Roberts added 17 disposals and 5 grabs.
Will Setterfield (49/42): Starting at half back
Setterfield added 15 possessions and 2 marks.
Lewis Hayes (46/36): In defence
Hayes added 11 possessions and 6 grabs.
Nate Caddy (44/49): Mostly starting at FF on Jack Henry
Caddy contributed with 4 touches, 3 marks and 3.0.
Jye Caldwell (38/47): Playing inside midfield
Caldwell also had 14 touches.
Thomas Edwards (11/18): 3 possessions

Peter Wright (2/4): Played in the earlier game and only appeared in Q1 of this one. Up forward.
Wright also had 1 possessions.