Player news from R14 of 2025: Essendon vs Geelong

Will Setterfield (138/130): Chasing Smith
Setterfield contributed with 31 disposals, 7 marks and 10 tackles.
Jye Caldwell (122/111): Playing inside midfield on Holmes
Caldwell contributed with 28 touches, 5 marks and 10 tackles.
Zak Johnson (104/83): Rotating at half back
Johnson added 29 possessions and 8 grabs.
Nic Martin (102/88): Racked up stats in Q1 with little effect… 26 possessions and 10 marks plus 2 tackles… 0.1 as well. Roaming off a HFF against O’Connor but zoning up to join mids… switched back in Q4.

Xavier Duursma (95/69): Starting on a wing on Dempsey
Duursma contributed with 20 touches, 6 marks, 5 tackles and 1.1.
Jaxon Prior (95/99): Playing a back pocket role on Dangerfield
Prior added 28 possessions and 7 grabs.
Jayden Laverde (94/74): Powerless to stop the onslaught… 19 possessions including 16 kicks… also 13 marks. Starting in defence on Cameron.

Zach Merrett (94/100): Racked up stats in second half garbage time… 29 possessions and 5 tackles… umps paid him 3FF. Playing inside midfield with Mullin on him.

Archie Roberts (93/93): Starting at half back on Miers
Roberts contributed with 27 touches, 5 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Todd Goldstein (92/111): First ruck
Goldstein contributed with 21 disposals, 4 grabs and 31 hit outs.
Darcy Parish (71/72): Playing in central midfield
Parish added 26 disposals and 2 tackles.
Peter Wright (62/64): Up forward on Jack Henry
Wright contributed with 11 touches, 4 marks, 12 taps and booted 2.1.
Matt Guelfi (57/73): Playing a forward role on Stewart
Guelfi contributed with 12 disposals, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and booted 2.1.
Isaac Kako (55/49): Playing small forward
Kako contributed with 13 disposals, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Andrew McGrath (53/52): Responsible for Stengle
McGrath added 19 possessions and 3 grabs.
Archer May (42/36): First game… 7 possessions including 5 kicks… also 3 marks and 3 tackles… and scored 0.1. Starting at FF on De Koning.

Angus Clarke (40/29): Started at half back then switched to wing in Q4
Clarke added 10 possessions and 4 grabs.
Jade Gresham (35/42): Playing high half forward
Gresham contributed with 9 disposals, 3 marks and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Archie Perkins (31/6): On in Q3 for Day-Wicks… 7 possessions and 3 marks. Started as the sub.

Luamon Lual (30/27): Second game… 9 possessions including 7 handballs… also 3 marks. Started on a wing on Blicavs.

Nate Caddy (25/21): Starting forward on O’Sullivan
Caddy added 9 touches and kicked 0.1.
Archer Day-Wicks (24/21): Subbed off in Q3 for Perkins… 0.1 from 10 possessions. Rotating forward and on a wing.

Lachie Blakiston (13/30): First game… 4 possessions. In defence on Neale.

Bailey Smith (136/114): Starting on ball against Setterfield
Smith contributed with 41 touches, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Max Holmes (131/155): Starting on ball against Caldwell
Holmes contributed with 36 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles and 1.0.
Gryan Miers (112/99): Racked up stats in second half garbage time… 1.1 from 25 possessions and 6 marks plus 5 tackles. Playing a half forward role on Roberts.

Tom Stewart (110/109): In defence with Guelfi manning him up
Stewart added 23 possessions and 16 grabs.
Mark O’Connor (108/84): At half back on Martin but letting him zone upfield to create a loose man in the Cats defence
O’Connor contributed with 22 touches, 12 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1.
Jeremy Cameron (98/115): At CHF on Laverde
Cameron contributed with 14 possessions, 6 marks and kicked 6.1.
Lawson Humphries (91/73): Starting at half back
Humphries contributed with 19 possessions, 8 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Shannon Neale (89/76): Enjoyed himself in second half junk time… 4.1 from 13 possessions and 9 marks plus 2 tackles… gave away 3 FA. Starting at FF on Blakiston with ruck support.
Neale also had 2 hit outs.
Tom Atkins (84/83): Starting in midfield
Atkins contributed with 18 possessions, 2 grabs and 9 tackles.
Zach Guthrie (81/95): Starting at half back
Guthrie contributed with 20 possessions, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Shaun Mannagh (81/65): First goal… 14 possessions including 11 kicks… also 5 tackles and 3 marks… and booted 3.1. Rotating at half forward.

Rhys Stanley (77/63): First ruck
Stanley contributed with 11 disposals, 4 marks, 27 hit outs and booted 1.1.
Oliver Dempsey (76/71): Starting on a wing on Duursma
Dempsey contributed with 17 touches, 6 grabs and 2.1.
Jack Martin (76/78): Playing a half back role
Martin added 15 disposals and 10 marks.
Mark Blicavs (71/84): Starting on a wing on Lual with some ruck support… switched back in Q3 to cover injury
Blicavs contributed with 17 disposals, 5 marks and 5 taps.
Tyson Stengle (71/77): Playing a FP role on McGrath
Stengle contributed with 17 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.2.
Connor O’Sullivan (66/57): In defence on Caddy
O’Sullivan added 13 disposals and 10 grabs.
Brad Close (60/72): Playing a forward role
Close contributed with 12 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Patrick Dangerfield (57/83): Mostly starting forward on Prior with centre rotations
Dangerfield contributed with 11 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and booted 2.1.
Oisin Mullin (48/40): Tagging Merrett
Mullin contributed with 13 touches, 2 grabs and 3 tackles.
Sam De Koning (39/47): Left shoulder knock in Q2 in a clash with Setterfield… subbed off in Q3 for Duncan… 7 possessions including 0 handballs… also 6 marks. At FB on May.

Jack Henry (37/39): Following Wright
Henry added 8 disposals and 4 grabs.
Mitch Duncan (24/17): On in Q3 for De Koning… 2 marks and 6 possessions. Started as the sub.