Essendon Player Reports

Jobe Watson
First goal... escaped the tags and had a monster Q1... matched up on Grimes in Q2... 32 possessions and 6 marks plus 5 tackles and 2.0

Alwyn Davey
1.0 from 8 possessions and 7 tackles on Tapscott. Subbed off at 3QT for Lonergan.

Tayte Pears
Green is his man... 9 disposals and 3 tackles. Late replacement for Cale Hooker.

Brent Stanton
Tagged by McKenzie... 19 kicks among 23 possessions with 5 tackles and 7 marks

Courtenay Dempsey
25 possessions including 19 kicks with 5 marks and 3 tackles

Kyle Hardingham
Standing Garland in defence... 9 touches and 4 marks

Dustin Fletcher
Sylvia manning him up... 6 marks and 13 touches

Heath Hocking
18 disposals and 5 tackles. Tagging Moloney.
Hocking added 2 marks and booted 1.0.

Michael Hurley
0.3 from 3 grabs and 18 touches on McDonald

Mark Jamar
23 hit outs and 14 disposals with 3 marks

Ben Howlett
20 possessions and 4 marks with 8 tackles

Leroy Jetta
14 possessions and 4 tackles on MacDonald
Jetta added 2 marks and 0.2.

Tom Bellchambers
18 hit outs and 9 disposals with 3 marks

David Zaharakis
30 touches on Blease... also 4 tackles
Zaharakis also had 2 marks.

Ricky Dyson
24 disposals and 4 marks plus 0.1

James Magner
15 disposals and 6 tackles
Magner added 3 marks and managed 0.1.

Nathan Lovett-Murray
15 possessions
Lovett-Murray also had 3 tackles.

Melbourne Player Reports

Colin Garland
Started forward on Hardingham... 20 possessions and 11 marks... his 2.2 all in Q4 won the game for Melbourne
Garland also had 2 tackles.

James Sellar
6 marks and 18 disposals. In defence on the resting ruckman which is mostly Ryder.
Sellar also had 2 tackles.

Jack Grimes
Moved into midfield to pick up Watson in Q2... 26 touches and 2 tackles
Grimes also had 5 grabs.

Daniel Nicholson
Responsible for Colyer... 22 touches and 6 marks
Nicholson added 3 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.

Nathan Jones
26 disposals and 9 tackles plus 2 marks and 1.0
Jones also had 3 frees against.

Joel MacDonald
15 disposals and 5 tackles. Minding Jetta.
MacDonald also had 2 marks.

Luke Tapscott
Chasing Davey... 16 disposals and 7 marks
Tapscott also had 3 tackles.

Tom McDonald
On Hurley... 14 possessions and 4 marks
McDonald also had 3 tackles.

Jake Melksham
12 disposals and 3 tackles... also 4 FA
Melksham added 2 marks and kicked 1.0.

Jordie McKenzie
12 touches. Tagging Stanton.
McKenzie also had 5 tackles.

Brad Green
10 possessions on Pears
Green added 2 marks and 2 tackles.