Essendon Player Reports

Cale Hooker
Starting forward... Dunn on him then Garland... 18 disposals including 13 kicks... also 6 marks... and scored 0.3... conceded 4 FA. Switched to defence late in the first term.

Jayden Laverde
First game... Playing forward... Has a number of opponents rotating through him... 6 disposals including 4 handballs... also 4 tackles
Laverde also had 2 marks.

Brendon Goddard
Playing through the middle this week... Tagged by Cross throughout the second term and then Vince... 29 disposals and 4 tackles

Jason Ashby
Late inclusion for Jake Melsham... On early in the second term... 7 touches with 6 by hand... also 4 tackles. Started as sub.

Michael Hurley
Has the key job on Hogan... 24 disposals including 21 kicks... also 9 marks and 2 tackles... and booted 0.1

Mark Baguley
Taking the resting mid mainly Brayshaw... 18 disposals including 13 kicks... also 5 marks and 5 tackles

Alex Browne
Concussed early in the second term... 6 touches and 4 marks. Early in the second term.

Patrick Ambrose
Garland on him then Lumumba... 9 possessions including 6 handballs... also 8 tackles
Ambrose also had 2 ruck taps.

Dyson Heppell
Tagged by Viney... 19 disposals and 7 tackles plus 1.0... umps paid him 4FF
Heppell also had 5 taps.

Ariel Steinberg
On Howe then took Dawes... 3 marks and 12 possessions... not helped by 3 FA

Nick O'Brien
Tagging Jones... 19 disposals and 3 marks with 5 tackles... 0.1 as well

Jackson Merrett
Jetta keeping him company... 19 possessions and 4 marks plus 6 tackles

Martin Gleeson
Running with Garlett... 16 touches and 3 marks plus 2 tackles

Brent Stanton
30 touches and 4 marks plus 4 tackles... 1.0 as well

Ben Howlett
1.0 from 10 disposals and 2 marks with 7 tackles

Zach Merrett
21 disposals and 8 tackles

David Zaharakis
13 touches and 5 tackles

James Gwilt
On Dawes
Gwilt contributed with 23 disposals, 5 marks and managed 0.1.

Melbourne Player Reports

Michael Hibberd
Playing off the wing most of the first half... 6 marks and 16 disposals. Then took Howe midway through the second term.

Max Gawn
58 hit outs... also 19 disposals and 6 marks with 4 tackles... 0.1 as well... umps paid him 3FF

Jack Viney
Tagging Heppell... 11 disposals and 2 marks with 7 tackles... 0.1 as well... not helped by 3 FA

Angus Brayshaw
Baguley running with him when forward... 11 disposals including 8 kicks... also 3 tackles

Heritier Lumumba
Following the high half forward up the ground mainly Z.Merrett then took Ambrose
Lumumba contributed with 12 disposals, 3 marks and 4 tackles.

Nathan Jones
Tagged by O'Brien... 25 disposals and 4 marks with 7 tackles... 0.1 as well

Chris Dawes
Gwilt following him then Steinberg... 0.3 from 11 disposals and 4 marks
Dawes also had 8 hit outs.

Tom McDonald
Has the key job on Daniher... Switched forward early in the fourth
McDonald contributed with 28 possessions, 6 marks and managed 1.2.

Jeff Garlett
Gleeson minding him... 1.2 from 9 disposals and 9 tackles

Neville Jetta
Running with J.Merrett... 13 touches and 4 marks plus 1.0

Aaron Vandenberg
18 possessions and 3 marks plus 5 tackles... 1.1 as well

Jay Kennedy-Harris
On late in the third term... 2 tackles. Started as sub.
Kennedy-Harris also had 2 possessions.

Alex Neal-Bullen
8 disposals including 7 handballs... also 6 tackles

Daniel Cross
Tagging Goddard after QT... 19 touches and 3 marks

Billy Stretch
8 touches including 6 handballs... also 4 tackles

Colin Garland
Responsible for Ambrose then Hooker late
Garland contributed with 13 possessions, 6 marks and 4 tackles.

Bernie Vince
Tagging Goddard after HT
Vince contributed with 35 touches, 3 tackles and managed 0.2.