Essendon Player Reports

Brendon Goddard
Massive second term which included 12 touches and 5 marks... 0.1 from 34 possessions and 7 marks plus 5 tackles. Right ankle injury midway through the first.

Courtenay Dempsey
Starting forward... Brown manning him... 14 touches with 13 by foot... also 7 marks... and booted 1.0

Cale Hooker
Starting forward... Hartigan on him... 19 touches and 6 marks plus 3 tackles... 2.2 as well
Hooker also had 2 taps.

Dyson Heppell
Head to head with Sloane... 30 touches and 7 marks plus 7 tackles... 0.1 as well

Heath Hocking
Tagging Dangerfield... 15 disposals including 9 kicks... also 6 tackles

Kyle Langford
Lever on him... 6 touches and 2 marks. Subbed midway through the third.

David Myers
Back injury early in the third... 22 disposals and 5 marks

Ben Howlett
13 possessions and 3 marks plus 5 tackles... conceded 3 FA

Jayden Laverde
20 possessions and 8 marks plus 4 tackles... 1.0 as well

Mark Baguley
Responsible for Betts... 4 marks and 14 touches

Martin Gleeson
Minding Cameron... 17 possessions and 4 marks

David Zaharakis
22 possessions and 4 marks... and booted 1.0
Zaharakis also had 5 tackles.

Brent Stanton
30 touches with 21 by foot... also 7 marks
Stanton also had 4 tackles.

Jackson Merrett
Booted 0.1 from 9 grabs and 21 possessions
Merrett also had 2 tackles.

Tayte Pears
On Lynch... 5 marks and 18 disposals

Ariel Steinberg
On Jenkins... 10 touches
Steinberg also had 2 marks.

Adelaide Player Reports

Brodie Smith
Much more prolific in the second half... 5 marks and 20 possessions... and scored 1.0. Largely responsible for Edwards.

Taylor Walker
First goal... Carlisle standing him... Scored 3.1 from 9 grabs and 15 disposals

Rory Laird
31 touches with 21 by foot... also 9 marks and 3 tackles

Scott Thompson
21 touches with 15 by hand... also 5 marks and 3 tackles

Rory Sloane
24 touches and 7 marks plus 11 tackles... 2.0 as well

Nathan van Berlo
17 touches and 4 marks plus 4 tackles... 1.0 as well

David Mackay
On at 3QT... 8 touches and 1.0. Started as the sub.

Riley Knight
13 disposals with 8 by foot... and scored 1.0
Knight added 3 grabs and 2 tackles.

Luke Brown
Responsible for Dempsey... 19 touches
Brown added 4 marks and 2 tackles.

Daniel Talia
Minding Daniher... 11 possessions
Talia added 5 grabs and 2 tackles.

Matt Crouch
26 disposals and 6 marks