Essendon Player Reports Dustin Fletcher
First goal... the ball seems to follow him sometimes... 25 touches with 20 by foot... also 13 marks and 3 tackles... and scored 1.0. Zoning off the resting ruck which is mostly Maric.
Brendon Goddard
Won the Yiooken Award for best afield... 30 disposals including 22 kicks... also 11 marks... and scored 0.1. Accidental Martin elbow left him holding the right side of his jaw in Q2.
Zach Merrett
Up forward on Houli... all his goals in Q4 garbage time... 2.0 from 22 disposals and 5 marks with 3 tackles. Solid fantasy cash accumulator.
Heath Hocking
Tagging Deledio... 9 possessions and 2 marks plus 7 tackles... 0.1 as well... gave away 6 FA. A high bump on Lennon in Q4 will be looked at.
Jason Winderlich
Up forward with the younger McDonough on him... 0.1 from 5 possessions and 2 marks plus 3 tackles. Subbed off in Q3 for Melksham.
Ben Howlett
Has the capacity to score a big bag from midfield like this every now and then... 5.0 from 25 touches and 5 marks plus 5 tackles
David Zaharakis
10 disposals in a productive Q1... 31 touches including 23 kicks... also 13 marks and 2 tackles... and kicked 0.2
Brent Stanton
Head to head with Ellis... 27 disposals including 23 kicks... also 9 marks and 5 tackles... and scored 0.2
Mark Baguley
A chicken wing tackle on Thomas which led to a head injury will be looked at... difficult to assess
Baguley contributed with 17 touches, 4 marks and 5 tackles.
Tom Bellchambers
Starting forward on Chaplin with spells in ruck... 1.0 from 12 disposals and 2 marks
Bellchambers also had 12 hit outs.
Dyson Heppell
Tagged by Grigg... 21 possessions and 5 marks plus 2 tackles... 1.1 as well
Paul Chapman
Starting forward on Dea... 1.1 from 17 touches and 7 marks plus 8 tackles
Jobe Watson
Head to head with Cotchin... 36 touches and 4 marks plus 4 tackles
Patrick Ambrose
Grimes on him... 15 possessions and 4 marks plus 5 tackles
Matt Dea
Had Chapman to start with in defence
Dea also had 16 touches.
Courtenay Dempsey
Responsible for Edwards
Dempsey contributed with 17 disposals, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
David Myers
23 touches and 6 marks
Cale Hooker
On Riewoldt
Hooker contributed with 17 disposals, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
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Matt Thomas
Copped it when Daniher kicked the ball into his groin in Q2... 23 possessions and 3 marks plus 7 tackles. Headbutted the turf in Q3 under a Baguley chicken wing tackle leaving him dazed.
Steven Morris
One disposal to HT... 8 touches including 6 handballs... also 4 tackles... gave away 2 FA. Forward tag on Hibberd... switched back in Q2 after that was a failure.
Jack Riewoldt
Hooker sitting on him... donuts in Q1... all his goals in late Q4 junk time... Kicked 3.0 from 7 grabs and 13 touches
Daniel Jackson
Left groin soreness flared up in Q2... problem he carried from last week... 19 disposals and 4 marks with 4 tackles
Ben Griffiths
Donuts in Q1... takencleaners by Carlisle early... 6 possessions and 2 tackles... gave away 3 FA
Griffiths also had 3 ruck taps.
Nathan Foley
On in Q3 for Hampson... 8 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. Started as a sub.
Trent Cotchin
Head to head with Watson... 25 touches and 2 marks plus 3 tackles... 1.1 as well
Alex Rance
At FB on Daniher... 16 possessions and 5 marks plus 4 tackles... aided by 3FF
Troy Chaplin
Takes the resting ruck which is mostly Bellchambers... 4 marks and 21 touches
Dylan Grimes
Ambrose is his man... 12 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles
Shane Edwards
Matched up on Dempsey... 1.1 from 20 disposals and 5 marks
Dustin Martin
2.1 from 28 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles
Ivan Maric
11 hit outs... also 15 disposals and 2 tackles
Maric also had 3 marks.
Ben Lennon
Living up to potential as a midyear cash cow
Lennon added 16 disposals and 7 marks.
Bachar Houli
Starting in defence on Zac Merrett
Houli contributed with 25 disposals, 6 marks and managed 0.1.
Shaun Hampson
Subbed off in Q3 for Foley
Hampson contributed with 9 possessions, 2 marks, 18 taps and managed 0.1.
Matt McDonough
In defence on Winderlich
McDonough added 10 disposals and 2 marks.
Shaun Grigg
Tagging Heppell
Grigg contributed with 15 disposals, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
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