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ZACH MERRETT
Team: Essendon
August 18, 2026
AFLRATINGS NEWS: Zach Merrett (eye) is clear to play in Round 24 (via Cal Twomey).
August 16, 2026
AFLRATINGS NEWS: Zach Merrett was assessed for an eye issue in Q2 on Sunday, he returned to the game.
June 11, 2026
AFLRATINGS NEWS: Interim senior coach Dean Solomon says Zach Merrett will continue his role across half back.
AFLRATINGS Fantasy Impact: Zach Merrett played across half back last week in a significant positional change, he was used at 41.7% of team kick ins against the Blues in Round 13. Merrett had been used sparingly in defence under Brad Scott earlier this season but the change in senior coach has altered Merrett’s role. His scoring rate should remain quite healthy, he recorded 33 disposals last week (AF: 126, PPM: 1.45).
Season: 109.8 (AF), 1.33 (PPM)
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| 2026 | GP | K | HB | D | M | HO | T | FF | FA | G | B | AF | PPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemis, Jaxon | 6 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 49.5 | 0.64 |
| Blakiston, Lachlan | 17 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 10.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 42.7 | 0.52 |
| Bourke, Cillian | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Bryan, Nick | 13 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 11.1 | 1.5 | 24.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 62.2 | 0.88 |
| Caddy, Nate | 22 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 10.4 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 59.5 | 0.69 |
| Caldwell, Jye | 17 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 18.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 73.9 | 1.05 |
| Clarke, Angus | 6 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 10.3 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 53.8 | 0.74 |
| Cox, Nik | 8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 44.3 | 0.55 |
| Day-Wicks, Archer | 21 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 11.1 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 49.3 | 0.64 |
| Durham, Sam | 20 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 20.1 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 75.2 | 1.00 |
| Duursma, Xavier | 18 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 15.9 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 65.2 | 0.84 |
| Edwards, Tom | 7 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 9.1 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 46.0 | 0.60 |
| El Achkar, Hussien | 9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 37.9 | 0.53 |
| El-Hawli, Saad | 8 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 14.6 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 57.0 | 0.80 |
| Farrow, Jacob | 21 | 10.7 | 6.9 | 17.6 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 71.9 | 0.91 |
| Fiorini, Brayden | 2 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 54.0 | 0.66 |
| Gerreyn, Kayle | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Gresham, Jade | 7 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 10.9 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 48.4 | 0.62 |
| Guelfi, Matt | 3 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 15.3 | 0.33 |
| Hayes, Lewis | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Johnson, Zak | 7 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 54.3 | 0.71 |
| Jones, Harrison | 7 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 41.1 | 0.51 |
| Kako, Isaac | 15 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 10.9 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 41.5 | 0.53 |
| Kondogiannis, Max | 12 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 38.2 | 0.53 |
| Langford, Kyle | 19 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 15.7 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 63.6 | 0.75 |
| Martin, Nic | 0 | ||||||||||||
| May, Archie | 10 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 41.7 | 0.63 |
| McGrath, Andrew | 20 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 19.2 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 70.5 | 0.89 |
| McKay, Ben | 15 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 44.3 | 0.48 |
| McMahon, Liam | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Merrett, Zach | 23 | 14.3 | 13.0 | 27.3 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 104.1 | 1.25 |
| Nguyen, Jayden | 5 | 3.6 | 8.0 | 11.6 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 40.0 | 0.51 |
| Parish, Darcy | 14 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 24.5 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 80.9 | 1.08 |
| Perkins, Archie | 16 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 14.2 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 61.0 | 0.79 |
| Prior, Jaxon | 22 | 12.0 | 4.6 | 16.5 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 68.1 | 0.82 |
| Redman, Mason | 16 | 13.3 | 4.6 | 17.9 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 70.9 | 0.90 |
| Reid, Zach | 23 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 13.5 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 59.3 | 0.68 |
| Ridley, Jordan | 7 | 10.3 | 3.6 | 13.9 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 57.0 | 0.98 |
| Roberts, Archie | 21 | 19.4 | 8.7 | 28.1 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 94.7 | 1.14 |
| Robey, Sullivan | 15 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 16.1 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 62.0 | 0.81 |
| Setterfield, Will | 11 | 12.7 | 10.5 | 23.3 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 89.9 | 1.14 |
| Sharp, Dyson | 15 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 17.7 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 70.9 | 1.00 |
| Tsatas, Elijah | 6 | 10.5 | 13.7 | 24.2 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 79.0 | 1.14 |
| Unwin, Rhys | 4 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 38.0 | 0.55 |
| Visentini, Vigo | 3 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 91.0 | 1.27 |
| Wright, Peter | 18 | 7.3 | 4.7 | 12.1 | 4.3 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 69.6 | 0.83 |
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