North Melbourne Player Reports

Paul Ahern
Finger injury in Q2 but played on... 9 possessions and 5 marks plus 1.0. Playing an outside game.

Jack Ziebell
Starting in attack on Hurley
Ziebell added 6 touches and 3 tackles.

Jamie Macmillan
Guarding space at half back
Macmillan contributed with 24 touches, 8 grabs and 2 tackles.

Bailey Scott
Starting at half forward
Scott contributed with 11 possessions, 3 marks and 0.1.

Ben Cunnington
Playing inside midfield
Cunnington contributed with 29 touches, 3 marks, kicked 1.1 and 3 frees against.

Aaron Hall
Playing inside midfield
Hall contributed with 16 touches, 3 marks, 4 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.

Jasper Pittard
Running off half back
Pittard contributed with 22 touches, 5 marks and kicked 1.0.

Luke Davies-Uniacke
Rotating in midfield
Davies-Uniacke contributed with 14 touches, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and 0.2 on the scoreboard.

Jy Simpkin
Playing deep forward
Simpkin contributed with 11 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles.

Shaun Atley
Playing a HFF role
Atley added 21 possessions and 4 marks.

Scott D. Thompson
At CHB on Stringer
Thompson added 16 possessions and 5 grabs.

Sam Wright
Playing in defence
Wright contributed with 19 disposals, 2 marks and 3 free kicks given away.

Kayne Turner
Playing a HFF role
Turner contributed with 12 possessions, 2 marks and 3 tackles.

Jared Polec
Coming off a wing
Polec contributed with 22 disposals, 4 marks and managed 1.1.

Cameron Zurhaar
Starting forward
Zurhaar contributed with 14 touches, 6 grabs and managed 1.0.

Essendon Player Reports

Brayden Ham
Late replacement for David Zaharakis... 10 disposals and 3 marks with 5 tackles... 1.0 as well. Playing an outside game.

Tom Bellchambers
Left knee injury in Q1 but played on... 23 hit outs... also 13 possessions and 7 marks... and kicked 0.1. First ruck.

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
Corked right hip in Q2 but played on... 11 touches and 2 marks plus 4 tackles... 2.0 as well. Starting deep forward.

Zach Merrett
Poor start but lit it up in Q2 as the Dons surged... 39 touches and 4 marks plus 9 tackles. Starting on a wing.

Jake Stringer
Starting at half forward on Thompson
Stringer contributed with 9 disposals, 5 grabs, 5 tackles and kicked 2.2.

Dylan Shiel
Playing inside midfield
Shiel contributed with 36 disposals, 7 grabs, 3 tackles and booted 0.1.

Dyson Heppell
Playing inside midfield
Heppell contributed with 32 touches, 11 marks and 3 tackles.

Andrew McGrath
Playing an outside game
McGrath contributed with 20 possessions, 5 grabs and 2.0 on the scoreboard.

Darcy Parish
Playing in the midfield
Parish contributed with 16 touches, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and kicked 0.1.

Mason Redman
Playing an outside game
Redman contributed with 15 possessions, 4 grabs and 4 tackles.

David Myers
Playing an outside game
Myers contributed with 17 touches, 2 marks and 4 tackles.

Patrick Ambrose
The big job on Brown
Ambrose contributed with 6 touches, 4 marks and managed 1.0.

Matt Guelfi
Rotating in defence
Guelfi contributed with 21 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.

Cale Hooker
In defence on Wood
Hooker added 22 possessions and 11 grabs.

Mark Baguley
Starting forward
Baguley contributed with 10 disposals, 2 tackles and 6 frees against.

Michael Hurley
Minding Ziebell
Hurley added 25 disposals and 12 grabs.

Todd Goldstein
First ruck
Goldstein contributed with 13 disposals, 25 taps and 0.2 on the scoreboard.

Jordan Ridley
In defence
Ridley contributed with 13 disposals, 6 marks and 2 tackles.