Player news from R11 of 2025: Essendon vs Richmond

Nic Martin (166/163): First goal… enjoyed himself in Q4 junk time… 35 possessions including 26 kicks… also 9 marks and 8 tackles… and booted 2.0. Mostly on ball tonight.

Zach Merrett (149/156): Playing inside midfield… switched behind the ball to be loose in Q3
Merrett contributed with 37 disposals, 8 marks, 7 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Jye Caldwell (116/118): Playing inside midfield
Caldwell contributed with 29 possessions, 3 marks and 10 tackles.
Archie Roberts (108/97): Starting at half back
Roberts contributed with 34 possessions, 6 marks and 0.1.
Peter Wright (107/92): Up forward on Miller with ruck support
Wright contributed with 18 possessions, 5 grabs, 3 tackles, 18 hit outs and 2.3.
Xavier Duursma (106/74): Plenty of junk to be scrounged in Q4… 27 possessions and 9 marks plus 2 tackles… 0.2 as well. Playing an outside game against Dow.

Sam Durham (100/125): Grabbed at left hammy after a strong Ross tackle in Q3 but played on… 26 possessions and 4 marks plus 5 tackles… 1.1 as well. Playing central midfield on Taranto… switched forward in Q3 after his injury.

Andrew McGrath (99/99): Playing half back
McGrath contributed with 31 possessions, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Angus Clarke (98/100): First game… 16 possessions including 14 kicks… also 8 marks and 3 tackles… and scored 3.1. Starting on a wing on Ralphsmith.

Will Setterfield (94/88): Matched up on Hopper… 19 possessions and 6 marks plus 7 tackles. Doing jobs in midfield.

Jaxon Prior (92/87): Playing a back pocket role on Lalor
Prior contributed with 23 disposals, 8 grabs and 2 tackles.
Archie Perkins (89/70): Starting forward to join midfield
Perkins contributed with 24 disposals, 2 marks, 4 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Zach Reid (67/87): Hamstring tightness in Q3 and did not return… 15 possessions and 5 marks plus 3 tackles. Loose in defence and racked up intercepts in that lucrative role.

Jayden Laverde (63/50): Starting in defence on Trainor then got Gray in Q4
Laverde added 17 disposals and 6 marks.
Todd Goldstein (62/108): First ruck
Goldstein contributed with 11 disposals, 2 tackles, 38 ruck taps and 4 frees against.
Mason Redman (55/43): Mostly across half back
Redman added 15 disposals and 6 marks.
Isaac Kako (48/44): Playing small forward
Kako added 15 disposals and 3 marks.
Matt Guelfi (45/66): Playing a forward role on Vlastuin
Guelfi contributed with 9 possessions, 5 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Ben Hobbs (44/31): On in Q2 for Langford… 0.1 from 9 possessions and 2 marks plus 3 tackles. Started as the sub.

Nate Caddy (37/28): Starting forward on Gray
Caddy added 11 touches and kicked 1.2.
Ben McKay (33/40): At FB on Faull
McKay added 8 disposals and 4 marks.
Jade Gresham (31/38): Deadly… 10 possessions and 2 tackles. Playing high half forward.

Kyle Langford (15/14): Tweak to his troublesome right quad in Q2 and iced up… 3 possessions and 2 marks. Started as tall forward… moved up to a wing in Q2.

Sam Banks (110/91): Starting at half back
Banks contributed with 29 touches, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Tim Taranto (101/102): Starting in midfield on Durham
Taranto contributed with 23 disposals, 5 marks, 4 tackles and 2.0.
Kane McAuliffe (94/97): Rotating in midfield
McAuliffe contributed with 21 disposals, 6 marks, 6 tackles and booted 0.1.
Jacob Hopper (91/100): Matched up on Setterfield… 23 possessions and 3 marks plus 5 tackles… 0.1 as well… helped out by 3FF. Starting in midfield.

Nathan Broad (88/99): In defence
Broad added 22 disposals and 8 grabs.
Nick Vlastuin (87/96): Left ankle knock in Q4… 24 possessions including 17 kicks… also 4 marks and 2 tackles. Starting in defence with Guelfi on him.

Hugo Ralphsmith (82/89): Playing a wing role on Clarke
Ralphsmith contributed with 17 touches, 4 marks, 4 tackles and booted 2.1.
Jack Ross (80/84): Starting on ball
Ross contributed with 18 possessions, 7 marks and 4 tackles.
Tom Brown (78/81): Off half back
Brown contributed with 21 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Kamdyn McIntosh (73/62): Left foot trodden on in Q1… 15 possessions and 5 marks plus 5 tackles. Doing jobs in midfield.

Ben Miller (70/78): In defence on Wright
Miller contributed with 14 disposals, 6 grabs and 3 tackles.
Kaleb Smith (67/69): Rotating in defence
Smith added 19 disposals and 5 marks.
Campbell Gray (58/83): Second game… 11 possessions and 6 marks plus 3 tackles. Playing key defender on Caddy… switched forward onto Laverdein Q4.

Rhyan Mansell (53/40): Deadly… 11 possessions and 5 marks plus 1.2. Playing a pressure forward role.

Samson Ryan (53/45): First ruck
Ryan contributed with 11 disposals, 2 grabs, 27 ruck taps and 4 frees against.
Seth Campbell (50/37): Rotating forward
Campbell contributed with 11 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Thomson Dow (46/42): Starting on a wing on Duursma
Dow contributed with 11 possessions, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Jonty Faull (37/37): Playing key forward on McKay
Faull contributed with 9 touches, 2 grabs and kicked 1.1.
Thomas Sims (36/42): Playing a forward/ruck role
Sims contributed with 9 disposals, 3 tackles and 3 hit outs.
Steely Green (31/21): Playing half forward
Green contributed with 9 touches, 3 marks and 0.1.
Sam Lalor (21/30): Donuts in Q1… limped off in Q4 feeling his left hamstring… 2 possessions and 2.0. Starting deep forward on Prior.

Luke Trainor (21/28): Copped a stray Setterfield elbow to the head in a contest in Q4… 2 marks and 8 possessions. In attack on Laverde… switched back in Q4.

Maurice Rioli jnr (9/9): Deadly… on after HT for Dow… 3 possessions. Started as the sub.