Melbourne Player Reports

Matthew Bate
Not his sort of night but got some excellent supply at times... 3.1 from 18 disposals with 4 tackles with 4 marks on Williams

Daniel Hughes
First game... at FF with Lake on him... kicked 1.1 from 6 grabs and 13 possessions

Nathan Jones
31 possessions including 16 handballs with 4 tackles and 2 marks... also 1.0

Daniel Cross
Head to head with Trengove... 26 possessions and 4 marks with 6 tackles
Cross also had 2 hit outs.

Jack Grimes
Matched up on Giansiracusa... 28 disposals including 18 kicks

Brad Green
Hargrave on him... 1.0 from 16 disposals and 5 tackles
Green also had 2 grabs.

Colin Garland
Minded Grant... 13 touches and 6 tackles wiht 3 marks

Clint Bartram
On Akermanis... 16 possessions and 5 tackles

Jordie McKenzie
24 touches and 6 tackles

Western Bulldogs Player Reports

Daniel Giansiracusa
Matched up on Grimes... 32 possessions including 22 by foot with 8 marks... also 9 tackles and 2 FA... 0.1 including the goal that put the Dogs in front very late in Q4

Barry Hall
Warnock on him... 0.1 from 11 disposals with 3 tackles... corkie just above the left knee in Q2... hamstring cramp in Q4
Hall also had 3 taps.

Tom Williams
Followed Bate and helping out in ruck... 6 hit outs and 2 tackles with 3 marks and 3 FA
Williams also had 7 disposals.

Jason Akermanis
19 disposals and 5 marks with 4 tackles and 1.2 on Bartram... had a good Q3

Ryan Hargrave
15 touches and 3 marks... only two to half time... minding Green
Hargrave also had 2 tackles.

Matthew Boyd
First goal... 19 possessions and 3 marks with 4 tackles and 1.1

Dale Morris
Minded Sylvia... 10 touches and 3 tackles with 2 marks

Robert Murphy
Frawley followed him... 18 possessions
Murphy added 3 grabs and 2 tackles.

Mitch Hahn
0.1 from 12 disposals with 4 tackles

Brennan Stack
1.1 from 8 possessions
Stack also had 2 tackles.

Lindsay Gilbee
16 disposals
Gilbee also had 2 tackles.