Player news from R9 of 2025: Essendon vs Sydney

Nic Martin (141/145): Racked up stats in Q1 especially… 38 possessions and 8 marks plus 5 tackles. Roaming off a HFF.

Andrew McGrath (125/144): Playing half back
McGrath added 35 disposals and 11 grabs.
Will Setterfield (125/118): Following Heeney… 28 possessions and 9 marks plus 8 tackles… 0.1 as well. Doing jobs in midfield.

Zach Reid (118/135): Lots of intercepts especially in Q1… 14 marks and 27 possessions. In defence on Francis to start with then freed up to be loose in Q1.

Jaxon Prior (115/96): Playing a back pocket role
Prior contributed with 23 possessions, 14 marks and 2 tackles.
Mason Redman (108/120): Minding Hayward
Redman contributed with 32 possessions, 6 marks and 1.0.
Nate Caddy (94/84): First goal… 3.1 from 16 possessions and 7 marks plus 3 tackles. Starting forward on Blakey.

Todd Goldstein (92/111): First ruck
Goldstein contributed with 19 disposals, 6 marks and 29 hit outs.
Archie Roberts (87/91): Starting on a wing on Lloyd
Roberts added 27 possessions and 7 marks.
Sam Durham (85/95): Matched up on Rowbottom… left foot knock in Q4… 21 possessions and 2 marks plus 8 tackles… 1.1 as well… conceded 4 FA. Playing central midfield.

Saad El-Hawli (82/68): Running through midfield
El-Hawli contributed with 21 possessions, 6 grabs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Zach Merrett (80/76): Started on ball but tagged by Jordon so he shifted forward to loosen the tag
Merrett contributed with 19 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Xavier Duursma (78/94): Playing an outside game against Florent
Duursma contributed with 19 touches, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Jye Caldwell (72/59): Matched up on Chad Warner… 22 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles. Playing inside midfield.

Archie Perkins (61/70): Starting forward to join midfield
Perkins contributed with 15 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Peter Wright (58/50): Up forward on McCartin
Wright contributed with 11 disposals, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 6 taps.
Lewis Hayes (52/62): First game… injured left knee landing after a marking contest with Rowbottom in Q3 and subbed off at 3QT… 16 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. In defence on McLean.

Ben Hobbs (50/42): Playing a half forward role
Hobbs contributed with 15 possessions, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Ben McKay (48/59): Has Hamling
McKay contributed with 12 possessions, 7 grabs and 3 free kicks given away.
Kyle Langford (46/40): Playing tall forward on Rampe… switched back in Q4
Langford contributed with 11 touches, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 0.1.
Isaac Kako (37/29): Playing small forward
Kako contributed with 6 disposals, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Dylan Shiel (30/29): On after 3QT for Hayes… 5 possessions and 2 marks plus 3 tackles. Started as the sub.

Archer Day-Wicks (27/36): First game… 1.0 from 6 possessions and 2 tackles. Rotating forward.

Nick Blakey (117/134): Lots of intercepts especially in Q1… off late in Q4 for a HIA after a previous high shot by Merrett… 22 possessions including 21 kicks… also 13 marks and 3 tackles. In defence on Caddy then freed up to be loose in Q1.

Brodie Grundy (114/113): Lead ruck
Grundy contributed with 23 possessions, 2 marks, 5 tackles, 31 hit outs, managed 1.1 and 3 frees against.
Matt Roberts (94/71): Starting at half back
Roberts contributed with 26 touches, 8 marks and 0.1.
Chad Warner (86/91): Matched up on Caldwell… 25 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles… 0.2 as well. Mostly in midfield.

James Rowbottom (84/95): Matched up on Durham… 21 possessions and 4 marks plus 4 tackles… helped out by 3FF. Doing jobs in midfield.

Justin McInerney (83/83): Playing a half forward role with centre rotations
McInerney contributed with 22 disposals, 5 grabs and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Isaac Heeney (82/89): Matched up on Setterfield… 0.2 from 19 possessions and 3 marks plus 6 tackles. Playing pure midfield.

Braeden Campbell (74/54): Playing a wing role
Campbell contributed with 15 possessions, 7 grabs, 2 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Jake Lloyd (67/74): Starting on a wing on Roberts
Lloyd added 22 touches and 5 grabs.
Oliver Florent (67/58): Started on a wing against Duursma but switch to half back in Q3
Florent added 17 possessions and 5 marks.
Riley Bice (66/70): Much better after HT to rescue his score… 17 possessions and 4 marks plus 3 tackles. Playing half back.

Tom McCartin (64/82): Standing Wright
McCartin added 15 touches and 8 grabs.
Will Hayward (62/69): Painful right shoulder knock in Q3 when he fell on the turf but played on… 2.1 from 14 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting at half forward on Redman.

James Jordon (59/54): Tagging Merrett at times but Merrett went forward and Jordon did not follow him
Jordon contributed with 9 possessions, 2 grabs and 8 tackles.
Angus Sheldrick (51/51): On in Q3 for Paton… 13 possessions and 4 marks plus 1.0. Started as the sub.

Corey Warner (41/29): Starting forward
Warner contributed with 11 disposals, 4 grabs and 1.0.
Hayden McLean (37/37): Playing a forward/ruck role on Hayes
McLean contributed with 7 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.1.
Caiden Cleary (37/35): Playing a deep forward role
Cleary contributed with 10 possessions, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Sam Wicks (34/45): Playing back pocket
Wicks also had 13 possessions.
Dane Rampe (32/55): Standing Langford
Rampe added 10 possessions and 3 marks.
Aaron Francis (25/13): Started forward on Reid but switched back onto Caddy in Q1
Francis contributed with 8 disposals, 3 marks and managed 0.2.
Ben Paton (18/5): Subbed off in Q3 for Sheldrick… 2 marks and 3 possessions. Playing back pocket.

Joel Hamling (16/9): In attack on McKay
Hamling added 6 touches and 0.1.