Adelaide Player Reports

Andrew McLeod
Monfries shifted into him in Q3 after the horse had bolted... the quality of his inside 50s were a highlight... 30 touches and 9 marks
McLeod also had 2 tackles.

Brad Symes
Started as loose man in defence... quiet most of the game but burned it up in Q4 junk time... 23 possessions and 5 marks
Symes added 2 tackles and managed 0.1.

Brett Burton
0.2 from 10 possessions on Dempsey... worked on often by trainers loosening up his glutes and hamstrings
Burton added 5 marks and 2 tackles.

Scott Thompson
Tagged by Welsh... 20 possessions and 2 tackles with 1 FA... cramp in right hamstring late in Q4
Thompson added 4 marks and kicked 1.1.

Tyson Edwards
Started head to head with Prismall then got McVeigh... 17 possessions and 3 tackles
Edwards added 2 grabs and 1.1 on the scoreboard.

Simon Goodwin
Forward tag on him by Skipworth... 22 disposals and 4 tackles with 5 marks

Jason Porplyzia
Kicked 2.0 from 12 possessions with 6 tackles on McVeigh then Atkinson
Porplyzia also had 6 marks.

Michael Doughty
Tagged Watson... 18 possessions adn 6 tackles with 4 marks

Andy Otten
Ran with McPhee... 12 handballs among 19 disposals
Otten added 6 marks and 2 tackles.

Brent Reilly
Minded Monfries... 18 possessions and 1.0
Reilly added 8 marks and 3 tackles.

Richard Douglas
10 handballs among 18 touches with 1.0
Douglas added 4 grabs and 2 tackles.

Ben Rutten
Stood Neagle... 15 disposals
Rutten added 5 grabs and 2 tackles.

Scott Stevens
On Hurley... 15 disposals
Stevens also had 3 marks.

Graham Johncock
17 touches and 4 marks

Essendon Player Reports

Nathan Lovett-Murray
Second ruck... 5 hit outs and 24 possessions... gave Vince a punch in the ribs off the ball in Q2 that may see him miss April 2010... then got Vince again in Q4 with a bump
Lovett-Murray contributed with 4 grabs, 3 tackles, 0.1 and 3 free kicks given away.

Mark McVeigh
Went with Porplyzia until Q3 when moved into the middle onto Edwards... 18 possessions... punched Vince in the throat off the ball and was reported
McVeigh also had 2 marks.

Ricky Dyson
As a roleplayer the only role he seemed to be playing was making everyone else look good in comparison... 19 possessions
Dyson added 2 marks and 3 tackles.

Michael Quinn
Late replacement for Tom Bellchambers... 0.2 from 8 possessions and 3 marks... shin knock in Q2
Quinn also had 2 tackles.

Jarrod Atkinson
Shifted from Dangerfield to Porplyzia in Q3... 5 marks and 13 touches with 6 tackles

Hayden Skipworth
Forward tag on Goodwin... 1.1 from 9 possessions and 4 marks with 4 tackles

Jobe Watson
Tagged by Doughty and didn't cope at all... 14 touches and 4 tackles

Jay Neagle
No scores among 6 touches and 5 marks with 3 tackles on Rutten

Andrew Welsh
Tagged Thompson... 23 possessions and 11 tackles with 1 FA
Welsh added 4 marks and managed 0.1.

Henry Slattery
Sat on Knights... 13 touches and 4 tackles with 0 FA

Brent Stanton
Head to head with Vince... 24 disposals and 4 marks
Stanton added 2 tackles and 1.0.

Brent Prismall
Started head to head with Edwards... 15 possessions
Prismall added 2 grabs and 4 tackles.

Dustin Fletcher
Zoned off as usual... 15 possessions and 5 marks

Cale Hooker
Big job as #1 ruck... 16 disposals and 3 marks
Hooker contributed with 3 tackles, 12 ruck taps and booted 0.1.

Michael Hurley
0.0 from 13 touches and 5 grabs on Stevens

Jason Winderlich
4 marks and 13 possessions with 7 tackles

Heath Hocking
18 possessions and 4 marks with 4 tackles

Courtenay Dempsey
Stood Burton... 2 marks and 15 touches
Dempsey also had 3 tackles.

Tayte Pears
On Tippett... 14 disposals
Pears also had 0.1 on the scoreboard.