Essendon Player Reports David Zaharakis
Laird going toe to toe with him... 16 touches and 4 marks plus 2 tackles... 1.2 as well. Switched to deep forward in the 2nd half.
Patrick Ambrose
Otten following him... Found the going tough after a fast start... 1.0 from 13 disposals and 7 marks with 3 tackles
Brendon Goddard
Head to head with Dangerfield... 32 disposals including 23 kicks... also 12 marks and 5 tackles... and kicked 1.1
Elliott Kavanagh
Playing as a high half forward... 15 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles... conceded 3 FA
Tom Bellchambers
Rutten on him when forward... 6 possessions and 4 marks. Subbed off early in the third.
Bellchambers also had 9 taps.
Zach Merrett
On early in the third... 7 touches and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. Started as the sub.
Mark Baguley
Keeping Betts company... 13 possessions and 3 marks plus 5 tackles... aided by 3FF
Brent Stanton
19 disposals including 14 kicks... also 6 tackles and 5 marks... and kicked 2.0
Michael Hurley
The big job on Podsiadly then took Walker... 1.0 from 20 disposals and 2 marks
Courtenay Dempsey
Mainly responsible for Wright... 17 touches and 3 marks plus 3 tackles
Dustin Fletcher
Standing Jenkins early... 9 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles
Heath Hocking
First goal... 13 possessions and 5 marks plus 1.0. Tagging Smith.
Dyson Heppell
Tagged by Kerridge... 27 touches and 5 marks plus 4 tackles
Jason Winderlich
Manned by Jaensch... 2.0 from 20 disposals and 6 marks
Cale Hooker
Running with Walker but beaten so took Podsiadly
Hooker contributed with 22 possessions, 7 marks and 3 tackles.
Ben Howlett
1.0 from 13 disposals and 2 marks with 2 tackles
David Myers
21 disposals and 4 marks with 3 tackles
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Andy Otten
Responsible for Ambrose and giving the chop out for Talia... 18 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles
Brodie Smith
Tagged by Hocking... 21 disposals and 3 marks with 2 tackles... 1.1 as well... umps paid him 3FF
David Mackay
Rotating on Howlett and Colyer... 5 kicks among 6 possessions. Off early in the 3rd.
Scott Thompson
Had a big second term with 14 touches... 41 possessions and 6 marks plus 7 tackles
Luke Brown
Rotating through a number of resting mids... 12 touches and 2 marks plus 3 tackles
James Podsiadly
Hurley running with him... 2.0 from 12 touches and 7 marks plus 3 tackles
Daniel Talia
Standing Daniher... 7 disposals including 6 kicks... also 3 marks
Brent Reilly
On the resting mid mainly Melksham... 6 marks and 21 possessions
Taylor Walker
Hooker minding him... Kicked 2.1 from 9 grabs and 17 touches
Walker also had 2 tackles.
Brodie Martin
14 touches and 8 marks plus 2 tackles... 1.2 as well
Rory Laird
Tagging Zaharakis... 5 marks and 17 possessions
Richard Douglas
20 possessions and 2 marks plus 5 tackles
Ben Rutten
On the resting ruck mainly Bellchambers
Rutten contributed with 10 touches, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Matthew Jaensch
Got the job on Winderlich
Jaensch contributed with 23 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Rory Sloane
21 touches and 9 tackles
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