Geelong Player Reports

Jimmy Bartel
Started in midfield and helped Geelong to an early centre clearance lead... 32 possessions including 23 kicks... also 9 marks and 7 tackles... and scored 2.2. Bit of a knock in a big pack in Q3 left him with a cut under the right eye.

Mark Blicavs
On as concussion sub after QT for Lonergan... stayed on when Lonergan got the red vest in Q2... played KP defender on Daw... 9 disposals and 2 tackles plus 1.0. Started as a sub.

Andrew Mackie
Enjoyed himself with Geelong playing a classic Kardinia ball control game especially early... 27 touches and 9 marks plus 5 tackles. Thomas is his responsibility.

Joel Selwood
Started forward to avoid the Greenwood tag but got it when moved to midfield halfway through Q1... 26 touches and 6 marks plus 2 tackles... 1.2 as well
Selwood also had 3 frees against.

Tom Hawkins
Thompson no match for the Tomahawk on the warpath... 4.3 from 17 possessions and 7 marks plus 3 tackles... helped out by 3FF... gave away 3 FA

Hamish McIntosh
Beaten in ruck by Goldstein but fought on well on the ground... 7 hit outs... also 16 possessions and 7 tackles... umps paid him 3FF
McIntosh also had 5 marks.

Jesse Stringer
Pitched in with various roles forward and back... 11 possessions with 8 by foot... also 4 tackles and 3 marks... and scored 1.0

Tom Lonergan
Petrie is his man... 2 marks and 4 possessions. Off as concussion sub at QT after an accidental bump by Adams in Q1.

Aaron Black
The compliment of Taylor on him given the poor form of Petrie... 1.1 from 6 disposals and 3 marks with 2 tackles

Mitch Duncan
Atley will play wide of him... 19 disposals and 6 marks with 3 tackles... 2.0 as well

Harry Taylor
Moved from Black to Petrie after Lonergan was subbed in Q2
Taylor contributed with 13 possessions, 4 marks and 2 tackles.

Corey Enright
Takes the resting mid which is either Swallow or Harvey
Enright contributed with 19 possessions, 2 grabs, 5 tackles and 1.0.

Jared Rivers
Moved from Daw to Black after Lonergan was subbed in Q2
Rivers added 14 disposals and 3 grabs.

Jackson Sheringham
Matched up on Adams
Sheringham contributed with 11 possessions, 3 marks, 5 tackles and managed 0.1.

Jed Bews
In defence on Nahas
Bews added 8 possessions and 4 tackles.

Cameron Guthrie
Tagging Gibson
Guthrie contributed with 22 disposals, 2 grabs, 8 tackles and kicked 0.1.

North Melbourne Player Reports

Joel Tippett
Has the resting ruck which is mostly Simpson... right shoulder problem in Q2 from a seemingly harmless tackle... looked muscular... ice on it at HT... 6 disposals with 5 by foot... also 3 marks and 2 tackles. Subbed off at HT for Bastinac.

Michael Firrito
Donuts in Q1... Spud used to be a decent player but at this point of his career he's just a spud... 3 marks and 18 possessions. Took Selwood to start with.

Nick Dal Santo
Head to head with Stokes off a wing... very quiet in the first half but a better second half when it was too late... 27 possessions and 3 tackles plus 0.1

Ben Cunnington
North really needed more from him in clearances tonight but he was quiet... 15 disposals and 3 marks with 2 tackles

Andrew Swallow
Spending a bit of time forward... started poorly... 15 possessions and 4 marks plus 7 tackles... 0.1 as well

Robbie Nahas
Only has the kid Bews on him... 2.3 from 15 touches and 4 marks plus 3 tackles

Jack Ziebell
27 disposals with 20 by foot... also 5 tackles and 4 marks... and scored 1.0

Leigh Adams
Matched up on Sheringham... 21 disposals and 5 marks with 3 tackles

Brent Harvey
0.1 from 33 disposals and 2 marks with 3 tackles

Lachlan Hansen
Responsible for Murdoch
Hansen added 14 possessions and 6 grabs.

Luke McDonald
5 marks and 13 touches

Shaun Atley
Running off Duncan
Atley contributed with 19 possessions, 5 marks and 2 tackles.

Scott D. Thompson
Standing Hawkins
Thompson contributed with 17 touches, 5 marks and 3 frees against.

Sam Wright
10 touches