Essendon Player Reports

Jobe Watson
His clearances were crucial to set up the win... 30 touches and 9 marks plus 5 tackles... 0.1 as well. Rotating midfield and forward.

Michael Hurley
Standing Darling at CHB... got McGovern in Q3... 9 marks and 26 possessions. Left shoulder tweaked in a clash with Kennedy in Q4.

Cale Hooker
Right leg strapped at 3QT... 18 touches and 8 marks plus 2.3. Playing tall forward on McGovern... then got McInnes in Q3.

Matt Dea
Takes the resting ruck which is mostly McInnes... moved to Darling in Q3
Dea contributed with 15 disposals, 7 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.0.

Brendon Goddard
Floating in midfield as is his wont
Goddard contributed with 28 disposals, 10 marks and 4 tackles.

James Stewart
Third tall forward on Sheppard
Stewart contributed with 9 possessions, 2 marks, 6 tackles and kicked 1.0.

Dyson Heppell
Playing inside midfield
Heppell contributed with 25 touches, 6 marks and 2 tackles.

David Myers
Playing an outside game
Myers contributed with 20 possessions, 8 marks and 2 tackles.

Darcy Parish
Playing in the midfield
Parish contributed with 17 disposals, 8 grabs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.

Zach Merrett
Playing inside midfield
Merrett added 37 disposals and 8 marks.

Mark Baguley
Playing small defender
Baguley contributed with 26 possessions, 14 marks and 2 tackles.

James Kelly
Lurking at half back
Kelly contributed with 23 possessions, 10 grabs and 5 tackles.

Josh Green
Playing a FP role
Green contributed with 10 disposals, 2 grabs, 5 tackles and 2.2 on the scoreboard.

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
Playing a FP role
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 18 disposals, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 2.1.

David Zaharakis
Playing midfield
Zaharakis contributed with 31 possessions, 8 marks, 7 tackles and kicked 0.1.

Andrew McGrath
Coming off a HBF
McGrath added 21 possessions and 5 grabs.

Matthew Leuenberger
First ruck
Leuenberger contributed with 11 touches, 3 marks, 6 tackles, 39 taps and managed 1.0.

West Coast Player Reports

Andrew Gaff
Almost unsighted in the first half... better after HT but it was too late by then... 27 disposals and 4 marks with 4 tackles. Running off a wing.

Sharrod Wellingham
Right ankle twisted under him in Q2... 2 marks and 11 possessions... gave away 3 FA. Playing a HBF.

Fraser McInnes
Playing a ruck/forward role on Dea... switched back on Hooker in Q3
McInnes contributed with 14 possessions, 4 marks and 5 ruck taps.

Jeremy McGovern
Responsible for Hooker... switched forward in Q3
McGovern contributed with 13 possessions, 6 grabs, 4 taps and 4 free kicks given away.

Brad Sheppard
Nominally on Stewart but zoning off a lot
Sheppard added 16 touches and 3 tackles.

Nathan Vardy
First ruck with support from McInnes
Vardy contributed with 9 disposals, 6 marks, 22 hit outs and booted 2.0.

Matt Priddis
Leading the inside midfield
Priddis contributed with 22 touches, 6 marks and 6 tackles.

Jack Darling
Playing forward on Hurley
Darling contributed with 12 possessions, 7 marks, 6 tackles and 2.5 on the scoreboard.

Dom Sheed
Playing outside midfield
Sheed contributed with 18 touches, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.

Chris Masten
Playing outside midfield
Masten contributed with 24 touches, 6 marks, 5 tackles and booted 0.1.

Luke Shuey
Playing inside midfield
Shuey contributed with 26 touches, 3 marks, 4 tackles and booted 0.2.

Sam Butler
Playing small defender
Butler contributed with 12 possessions, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.

Tom Barrass
The big job on Daniher
Barrass added 9 possessions and 3 marks.

Sam Mitchell
Starting at half back
Mitchell contributed with 24 possessions, 3 marks and 3 tackles.

Jamie Cripps
Starting deep forward
Cripps contributed with 7 disposals, 2 marks and 6 tackles.

Shannon Hurn
Floating at half back
Hurn contributed with 17 possessions, 4 grabs and 4 tackles.

Josh J. Kennedy
Up forward on Hartley
Kennedy contributed with 7 touches, 4 grabs and 4.2 on the scoreboard.

Kurt Mutimer
Starting deep forward
Mutimer contributed with 11 disposals, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.

Jack Redden
Rotating in midfield
Redden contributed with 8 disposals, 3 marks and 6 tackles.

Mark LeCras
Playing a HFF role
LeCras contributed with 14 touches, 5 marks, 4 tackles and managed 0.3.

Elliot Yeo
Mostly in defence
Yeo contributed with 19 disposals, 5 grabs and 4 tackles.

Liam Duggan
Coming off a HFF
Duggan contributed with 14 touches, 4 marks, 6 tackles and kicked 0.1.