North Melbourne Player Reports

Ben Cunnington
16 disposals and 7 tackles with 2 marks... cut his head on the shoulder of Gleeson in Q2 which drew plenty of tomato sauce on the scone... Subbed off temporarily under concussion rule in Q3 for Adams but back on just before 3QT

Leigh Adams
On in Q3 for Cunnington as concussion sub then off again just before 3QT... 17 possessions and 10 marks with 2 tackles... on again in Q4 for McMahon. Started as a sub.

Brent Harvey
21 possessions including 13 kicks with 7 marks... also 4 tackles and 1.1... racked up stats in Q4 when it was all over

Luke McDonald
First game... 14 touches but a few clangers among those... also 2 marks. Responsible for Hardingham.
McDonald also had 2 tackles.

Scott McMahon
Rotating on opponents in defence... 4 disposals and 3 tackles. Subbed off in Q4 for Adams.

Lachlan Hansen
Nominally responsible for Ambrose but mostly zoning off loose... 11 disposals
Hansen added 3 marks and 2 tackles.

Sam Wright
Playing defensive forward on Fletcher... 1.2 from 7 touches... also 2 FA

Jack Ziebell
12 disposals with 9 by foot... also 3 tackles and 2 marks

Scott D. Thompson
17 possessions and 7 marks. The big job on Daniher.

Nick Dal Santo
21 touches and 2 tackles with 3 marks and 1.0

Shaun Atley
9 handballs among 18 disposals plus 4 marks

Brad McKenzie
11 disposals and 3 tackles plus 4 marks
McKenzie also had 1.0.

Jamie Macmillan
23 touches and 4 marks plus 2 tackles

Essendon Player Reports

Todd Goldstein
34 hit outs and 5 possessions with 5 tackles... left shoulder knock in Q1 and spent about 15 minutes off before returning in Q2... obvious nerve damage meant his preferred left arm hung useless after that

Mark Baguley
18 disposals and 9 marks plus 2 tackles... also 0.1... spent much of the second half running on the sidelines after a knock. Responsible for Thomas.
Baguley also had 2 ruck taps.

Paul Chapman
First goal... 22 possessions and 7 marks plus 4.1. Limped off late in Q4... you know his hamstrings are liable to go ping at any time.

Dyson Heppell
Enjoyed himself as the Dons played a lot of kick to kick in midfield to combat the North zone... 37 possessions and 16 marks

Cale Hooker
16 marks and 26 touches... Dons making a point of overpossessing to beat the North zone... also 2 tackles. Standing Petrie.

Jobe Watson
No one could go with him all night... had a massive Q1 with 14 touches... 38 disposals and 9 marks plus 3 tackles
Watson also had 2.0 on the scoreboard.

Kyle Hardingham
Starting on a HFF on the first gamer McDonald... 2.0 from 17 touches and 9 marks... switched back in Q4 on Thomas

Dustin Fletcher
Loose in defence as usual but Wright trying to man him up... 15 disposals and 9 marks... 2 FA as well

Zach Merrett
First game... on in Q3 for Gleeson... 11 possessions and 2 tackles. Started as a sub.
Merrett also had 4 marks.

Patrick Ambrose
First game... 10 possessions and 6 tackles with 3 marks up forward on Hansen

Jackson Merrett
0.0 from 24 disposals and 9 marks plus 5 tackles playing as a small forward

Martin Gleeson
First game... 14 disposals and 5 marks. Subbed off in Q3 for Zac Merrett.

Ben Howlett
Playing a HFF role... 1.1 from 19 disposals and 9 tackles with 5 marks

David Zaharakis
28 touches including 20 kicks plus 5 marks and 2 tackles

Heath Hocking
Tagging Wells... 15 touches and 3 tackles with 2 marks

Brendon Goddard
26 possessions and 6 tackles plus 3 marks and 3.2

David Myers
27 touches and 5 marks... also 6 tackles and 2 FA

Michael Hurley
19 disposals and 10 marks. In defence on Black.

Nathan Grima
Standing Carlisle... 10 disposals and 2 marks
Grima also had 3 tackles.

Brent Stanton
20 touches and 8 marks
Stanton also had 2 tackles.