Sydney Player Reports

Luke Parker
First goal... 26 disposals and 9 marks with 4 tackles... 1.1 as well... not helped by 5 FA. Rotating midfield and forward.

Will Hayward
Third tall forward on Gleeson
Hayward contributed with 8 possessions, 4 grabs and kicked 1.1.

Lance Franklin
Starting forward on Hartley
Franklin contributed with 17 possessions, 5 grabs, 3 tackles and 0.6 on the scoreboard.

Callum Sinclair
Playing a ruck/forward role
Sinclair contributed with 12 disposals, 2 marks, 4 tackles and 10 hit outs.

Oliver Florent
Playing a deep forward role
Florent contributed with 13 disposals, 4 marks and managed 1.0.

Josh P. Kennedy
Head to head with Heppell
Kennedy contributed with 36 possessions, 5 marks and 3 tackles.

Kieren Jack
Playing inside midfield
Jack contributed with 13 possessions, 6 grabs, 4 tackles and managed 0.2.

Dane Rampe
The big job on Daniher
Rampe contributed with 17 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles and managed 0.1.

Nick Smith
Playing small defender
Smith contributed with 13 touches, 5 grabs and kicked 0.1.

Jake Lloyd
Starting at half back
Lloyd added 31 disposals and 10 marks.

Lewis Melican
Matched up on Stewart
Melican added 15 touches and 3 grabs.

Tom Papley
Starting in midfield
Papley contributed with 12 disposals, 4 marks, 6 tackles and managed 1.0.

Callum Mills
Starting on a HBF
Mills contributed with 26 possessions, 8 grabs and 4 tackles.

Heath Grundy
Standing McKernan
Grundy added 26 disposals and 8 marks.

Dean Towers
Starting on a HFF
Towers contributed with 12 disposals, 3 marks, 6 tackles and kicked 0.1.

Isaac Heeney
Coming off a HFF
Heeney contributed with 21 possessions, 5 marks, 9 tackles and kicked 2.0.

Sam Reid
At CHF on Hurley
Reid contributed with 13 disposals, 9 marks and 1.3 on the scoreboard.

Essendon Player Reports

Josh Green
Left arm knock when Papley bumped him in Q2... 0.3 from 13 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles... umps paid him 2FF. Playing a FP role.

Dyson Heppell
Well beaten by a better inside player on the night... 18 touches and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Head to head with Kennedy.

Martin Gleeson
Playing third tall defender on Hayward
Gleeson added 16 touches and 9 marks.

Tom Bellchambers
First ruck with support from McKernan
Bellchambers contributed with 9 touches, 4 marks, 25 ruck taps and 1.0 on the scoreboard.

Jobe Watson
Rotating midfield and forward
Watson contributed with 18 possessions, 7 grabs and 6 tackles.

Ben Howlett
Rotating midfield and forward
Howlett added 16 disposals and 6 tackles.

James Stewart
Third tall forward on Melican
Stewart contributed with 9 touches, 3 marks and booted 2.0.

Michael Hurley
Holding down CHB on Reid
Hurley contributed with 30 touches, 8 marks and booted 1.0.

Zach Merrett
Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 33 disposals, 4 marks and 6 tackles.

Brendon Goddard
Playing inside midfield
Goddard contributed with 23 disposals, 6 marks and 4 tackles.

Mark Baguley
Playing small defender
Baguley contributed with 14 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 3 frees against.

Kyle Langford
Playing small forward
Langford contributed with 16 touches, 5 grabs and booted 0.1.

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
Starting deep forward
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 13 possessions, 2 marks, 3 tackles and managed 1.1.

James Kelly
Lurking at half back
Kelly contributed with 15 touches, 5 marks and 2 tackles.

David Zaharakis
Playing midfield
Zaharakis contributed with 28 possessions, 6 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.

Andrew McGrath
Coming off a HBF
McGrath added 13 disposals and 2 marks.