Gold Coast Player Reports

Sam Day
First goal... starting forward on Hurley... accidentally ran his head into the hip of Baguley in Q3 and stretchered off... 6 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles... 1.0 as well. Subbed off in Q3 for Josh Hall.
Day also had 2 ruck taps.

Nick Malceski
Copped a knock in Q3 in a marking contest... 5 marks and 14 touches. Matched up on Laverde.
Malceski added 2 tackles and booted 1.0.

Touk Miller
Head to head with O'Brien in midfield... 10 touches and 3 marks plus 10 tackles

Danny Stanley
Starting forward on Hibberd... 17 touches and 3 tackles plus 0.2
Stanley also had 2 grabs.

Luke Russell
Playing in defence... 1.0 from 14 touches and 4 tackles
Russell also had 2 marks.

Zac Smith
31 hit outs... also 15 disposals and 5 tackles
Smith also had 3 marks.

Michael Rischitelli
23 disposals and 5 marks with 6 tackles

Josh Hall
On in Q3 for Day. Started as a sub.
Hall contributed with 0 disposals, 3 tackles and 2 taps.

Sean Lemmens
In defence on Jackson Merrett
Lemmens contributed with 15 possessions, 4 marks and 3 tackles.

Rory Thompson
Standing Daniher
Thompson added 7 possessions and 4 marks.

Jesse Lonergan
Tagging Heppell
Lonergan contributed with 21 possessions, 2 marks and 3 tackles.

Essendon Player Reports

Nick O'Brien
Head to head with Miller in midfield... 31 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles

Cale Hooker
Starting forward on May... 20 possessions and 6 marks plus 3.1... gave away 4 FA

Dyson Heppell
Tagged by Lonergan... 25 possessions and 2 marks plus 5 tackles... 3.1 as well

Courtenay Dempsey
Starting forward on Saad... 19 touches and 7 marks plus 2.3

Jayden Laverde
12 touches and 2 marks plus 3 tackles... 1.0 as well

Ben Howlett
0.1 from 24 disposals and 5 marks with 3 tackles

Jackson Merrett
Starting forward on Lemmens... 11 disposals
Merrett contributed with 2 grabs, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.

Brent Stanton
27 disposals and 3 marks with 3 tackles

Patrick Ambrose
10 disposals and 2 marks with 4 tackles

David Zaharakis
25 touches and 6 marks plus 6 tackles

Heath Hocking
Tagging Aaron Hall... 17 touches

Martin Gleeson
Starting in defence on Martin
Gleeson contributed with 13 touches, 4 grabs and 3 tackles.

Brendon Goddard
25 possessions and 8 marks
Goddard added 2 tackles and 3 hit outs.

Michael Hurley
Day is his man
Hurley contributed with 26 disposals, 6 grabs and 0.1.

Mark Baguley
Minding Matera
Baguley contributed with 15 possessions, 4 grabs and 5 tackles.