Player news from R18 of 2025: Richmond vs Essendon

Tim Taranto (132/135): Starting in midfield
Taranto contributed with 34 touches, 7 marks, 5 tackles and 1.0.
Jayden Short (109/119): Starting on a HBF
Short contributed with 25 possessions, 10 marks and kicked 1.0.
Nick Vlastuin (102/108): Playing loose in defence
Vlastuin contributed with 23 touches, 8 marks and 4 tackles.
Tom Brown (99/89): Rotating in defence
Brown added 23 possessions and 11 marks.
Sam Banks (93/102): Starting at half back
Banks contributed with 20 disposals, 8 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.0.
Jacob Hopper (89/107): Playing central midfield
Hopper contributed with 27 disposals, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Jack Ross (87/109): Starting at half forward and rotating in midfield before tagging Merrett in the second half
Ross contributed with 21 disposals, 4 grabs and 8 tackles.
Toby Nankervis (78/132): First ruck
Nankervis added 18 possessions and 28 taps.
Luke Trainor (76/75): Hurt his wrist in Q3… 16 possessions and 5 marks plus 5 tackles… 0.2 as well. Starting on a wing.

Tylar Young (72/110): In defence on Wright
Young added 18 disposals and 8 marks.
Ben Miller (70/100): In defence on May
Miller contributed with 14 touches, 8 marks and 3 tackles.
Dion Prestia (70/67): Playing inside midfield
Prestia added 28 touches and 2 marks.
Kamdyn McIntosh (68/88): Playing on a wing
McIntosh added 20 touches and 5 grabs.
Tyler Sonsie (60/39): Subbed off at 3QT… 14 possessions and 6 marks plus 0.1. Starting on a wing.

Seth Campbell (57/77): Playing a small forward role
Campbell contributed with 13 disposals, 3 grabs and 4 tackles.
Taj Hotton (54/55): First game… 1.0 from 10 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles. Rotating forward.

Nathan Broad (49/59): In defence on Caddy
Broad added 13 disposals and 4 marks.
Jonty Faull (43/53): Playing key forward on Blakiston
Faull contributed with 8 disposals, 5 marks and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Maurice Rioli jnr (38/36): Starting deep forward
Rioli jnr contributed with 9 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
James Trezise (26/47): Subbed on at 3QT… 9 possessions and 2 marks plus 0.1. Started as the sub.

Rhyan Mansell (23/18): Starting at half forward
Mansell contributed with 5 touches, 2 marks, 3 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Jacob Koschitzke (22/41): Starting forward on Laverde
Koschitzke contributed with 6 touches, 3 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Thomas Sims (18/10): Donuts in Q1… 7 possessions including 6 handballs… also 2 marks. Playing a forward/ruck role on Ridley.

Archie Roberts (120/142): Starting at half back
Roberts contributed with 31 possessions, 7 grabs and 4 tackles.
Zach Merrett (102/96): Tagged by Ross in the second half… 31 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles. Playing inside midfield.

Xavier Duursma (92/103): Starting on a wing
Duursma contributed with 22 possessions, 6 marks, 6 tackles and managed 0.1.
Jayden Laverde (88/97): Starting in defence on Koschitzke
Laverde contributed with 20 possessions, 9 grabs and 3 tackles.
Ben Hobbs (82/77): Playing a half forward role
Hobbs contributed with 18 disposals, 4 marks, 6 tackles and managed 0.1.
Jordan Ridley (79/96): In defence on Sims
Ridley added 20 disposals and 10 grabs.
Will Setterfield (76/72): Foot iced up in Q4… 18 possessions and 2 marks plus 7 tackles. Playing inside midfield.

Todd Goldstein (72/77): First ruck
Goldstein contributed with 16 touches, 4 grabs and 20 taps.
Sam Durham (69/79): First goal… 22 possessions and 2 tackles plus 1.0. Playing central midfield.

Andrew McGrath (69/90): In defence
McGrath contributed with 22 disposals, 2 grabs and 3 tackles.
Elijah Tsatas (66/60): Rotating in midfield
Tsatas contributed with 19 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Archer May (65/63): Starting at FF on Miller
May contributed with 11 possessions, 5 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.1.
Mason Redman (63/68): Roaming off half back
Redman added 17 disposals and 3 marks.
Jaxon Prior (62/67): Playing back pocket
Prior contributed with 14 possessions, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Lachie Blakiston (59/70): In defence on Faull but also playing in the ruck
Blakiston contributed with 10 possessions, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and 11 ruck taps.
Peter Wright (45/49): Up forward on Young with lots of ruck minutes
Wright contributed with 7 touches, 4 marks, 8 taps and 0.1.
Isaac Kako (43/47): Playing small forward
Kako contributed with 12 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and booted 0.1.
Zak Johnson (41/41): Subbed on late in Q1… 11 possessions and 3 marks. Started as the sub.

Oskar Smartt (33/33): First game… 6 possessions including 0 handballs… also 3 tackles and 2 marks. Playing as a small forward.

Luamon Lual (32/36): Rotating forward
Lual contributed with 7 possessions, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.
Angus Clarke (30/22): Starting on a wing
Clarke added 6 disposals and 4 marks.
Nate Caddy (25/23): Starting forward on Broad
Caddy added 4 possessions and booted 1.2.
Nic Martin (18/15): Subbed off in Q1 with a knee injury following an awkward landing… 5 possessions. Roaming off a HFF.