Essendon Player Reports

Courtenay Dempsey
Pushing up off half back while keeping one eye on Jack Watts... 19 touches and 4 marks plus 3 tackles... 0.1 as well

Paul Chapman
Howe and Jetta keeping him in control when in the forward line... 1.0 from 18 touches and 3 marks plus 2 tackles

David Zaharakis
Playing forward today with Grimes on him... 31 disposals including 23 kicks... also 5 marks... and kicked 4.1

Mark Baguley
Taking Dean Kent and Aidan Riley today... 20 touches with 15 by foot... also 7 marks

Brent Stanton
Tagged by McKenzie... 13 possessions with 10 by foot... also 6 tackles and 3 marks
Stanton also had managed 0.1.

Elliott Kavanagh
Late replacement for Dustin Fletcher... On in Q4... 4 disposals. Started as a sub.
Kavanagh also had 2 tackles.

Jason Winderlich
Garland following him around... 0.1 from 7 disposals and 3 marks with 3 tackles

Zach Merrett
Head to head with Viney... 1.0 from 14 touches and 2 marks plus 4 tackles

Michael Hurley
Taking Frawley today... 16 possessions and 4 marks... helped out by 3FF

Patrick Ambrose
First goalscorer... 1.1 from 13 possessions and 5 marks plus 3 tackles

Brendon Goddard
31 touches and 10 marks plus 8 tackles... 1.2 as well
Goddard also had 3 hit outs.

David Myers
20 touches and 3 marks plus 4 tackles... 0.1 as well
Myers also had 4 hit outs.

Tom Bellchambers
0.3 from 11 touches and 5 marks plus 3 tackles
Bellchambers also had 14 hit outs.

Mark Jamar
42 hit outs... also 6 disposals and 5 tackles

Dyson Heppell
22 disposals and 5 marks with 9 tackles

Ben Howlett
17 touches and 4 marks plus 10 tackles

Cale Hooker
Taking Dawes today
Hooker contributed with 16 possessions, 9 marks and 2 tackles.

Heath Hocking
Tagging Jones
Hocking contributed with 17 possessions, 2 grabs and 14 tackles.

Melbourne Player Reports

Cameron Pedersen
Carlile taking control of him today... 16 disposals and 5 marks plus 2.1... gave away 3 FA
Pedersen also had 4 ruck taps.

Nathan Jones
Tagged by Hocking... 27 touches and 3 marks plus 5 tackles... 1.0 as well... aided by 3FF

Aidan Riley
Baguley taking him when forward... 3 disposals and 2 tackles plus 0.1. Off in Q3.

Jack Grimes
On Zaharakis... 19 disposals with 13 by foot... also 5 marks... and scored 1.1

Chris Dawes
Hooker taking him today... 0.1 from 11 possessions and 6 marks plus 8 tackles

Colin Garland
Taking on Winderlich... 11 touches including 9 kicks... also 4 marks
Garland also had 2 tackles.

Jack Viney
Head to head with Merrett... 25 touches and 9 marks plus 5 tackles

Matt Jones
14 possessions including 10 kicks... also 7 marks and 2 tackles

Rohan Bail
Hibberd taking him... 12 disposals and 3 marks with 5 tackles

Neville Jetta
On the resting mids today and killing Chapman's output
Jetta contributed with 14 disposals, 4 marks and 5 tackles.

Jordie McKenzie
No stats in Q1... 13 touches. Tagging Stanton.

Christian Salem
On in Q3... 4 touches. Started as a sub.
Salem contributed with 2 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0.

Daniel Cross
Copped a Chappy head in the ribs in Q4
Cross contributed with 20 possessions, 7 grabs, 4 tackles and 2 hit outs.

Bernie Vince
16 disposals and 6 tackles plus 1.0

Michael Hibberd
On Rohan Bail today
Hibberd contributed with 24 possessions, 6 grabs and 3 tackles.

Jake Melksham
Subbed off in Q4
Melksham added 17 disposals and 2 marks.

Tom McDonald
On Daniher
McDonald contributed with 18 touches, 8 marks and 2 tackles.