Essendon Player Reports

Jobe Watson
Head to head with Kennedy... Massive second term with 11 touches
Watson contributed with 30 touches, 5 marks and 6 tackles.

Dustin Fletcher
Providing relief for the Bombers defence taking Franklin and
Fletcher added 23 touches and 6 grabs.

Mark Baguley
Providing strong run off half back. Largely on the resting.
Baguley contributed with 20 disposals, 9 grabs and 8 tackles.

Brent Stanton
Started very slowly with 2 touches in the first... Better
Stanton contributed with 26 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.

Zach Merrett
Has had a range of opponents including Smith
Merrett contributed with 19 touches, 5 grabs and 6 tackles.

Dyson Heppell
Kept on working hard throughout the night
Heppell contributed with 31 touches, 11 marks, 4 tackles and managed 0.2.

David Zaharakis
Massive third quarter with 15 touches
Zaharakis contributed with 31 possessions, 7 marks, 6 tackles and managed 1.1.

Kurt Aylett
2nd game... Has a range of opponents
Aylett contributed with 9 disposals, 5 marks and 4 tackles.

Brendon Goddard
Massive first term with 12 touches
Goddard contributed with 34 touches, 6 marks, 2 tackles, 2 taps and managed 1.0.

Michael Hurley
Has the big job on Franklin
Hurley contributed with 20 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.

Courtenay Dempsey
Responsible for Cunningham
Dempsey contributed with 22 possessions, 3 marks and 0.2 on the scoreboard.

Jackson Merrett
Shaw largely following him
Merrett contributed with 11 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.

Tom Bellchambers
Richards mainly on him
Bellchambers contributed with 10 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles, 29 hit outs and kicked 1.0.

Patrick Ambrose
Rampe minding him
Ambrose contributed with 14 possessions, 5 marks and 5 tackles.

Cale Hooker
Following Tippett
Hooker added 15 possessions and 3 grabs.

Heath Hocking
No tagging role
Hocking contributed with 19 touches, 2 grabs, 11 tackles and managed 1.1.

Craig Bird

Bird contributed with 31 possessions, 6 grabs, 7 tackles and kicked 1.0.

Sydney Player Reports

Nick Smith
Spending time on the Merrett brothers. Subbed early in the.
Smith added 14 touches and 5 marks.

Lance Franklin
Hurley minding him... Kicked 3 majors in the second
Franklin contributed with 18 disposals, 8 marks, 2 tackles and managed 5.1.

Jarrad McVeigh
Went completely missing after starring in the first
McVeigh contributed with 14 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles and booted 3.0.

Jeremy Laidler
Has a range of opponents largely the resting mid
Laidler added 14 possessions and 4 marks.

Kurt Tippett
Hooker on him... Got going in the second half
Tippett contributed with 11 disposals, 4 marks, 5 tackles, 4 hit outs and kicked 3.0.

Ted Richards
Largely on the resting ruck mainly Franklin
Richards added 14 touches and 6 marks.

Sam Reid
Spending time at both ends of the ground
Reid contributed with 9 possessions, 4 marks, 4 tackles, 2 taps and kicked 0.1.

Brandon Jack
On late in the fourth. Started as a sub.
Jack also had 1 disposals.

Rhyce Shaw
Large responsible for J.Merrett
Shaw added 21 touches and 8 grabs.

Adam Goodes
Had a variety of opponents
Goodes contributed with 7 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0.

Josh P. Kennedy
Head to head with Watson
Kennedy contributed with 39 disposals, 6 grabs, 5 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.

Heath Grundy
Responsible for Daniher
Grundy added 15 touches and 2 marks.

Dane Rampe
Mainly on Ambrose
Rampe contributed with 15 touches, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.

Harry Cunningham
Dempsey on him
Cunningham contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.

Luke Parker

Parker contributed with 26 touches, 6 grabs, 8 tackles, managed 2.0 and 3 free kicks given away.

Kieren Jack

Jack contributed with 32 disposals, 5 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.

Jake Lloyd

Lloyd contributed with 20 possessions, 7 grabs and 6 tackles.

Tom Derickx

Derickx contributed with 12 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles, 26 hit outs, booted 1.0 and 4 free kicks given away.