Essendon Player Reports

Jake Stringer
Stitches needed when his skull contacted the granite jaw of Rance in Q1
Stringer added 6 disposals and 2 marks.

Zach Merrett
Copped a stray elbowjaw in Q1 and did not reapper
Merrett added 4 touches and 2 grabs.

Brendon Goddard
Floating in midfield as is his wont
Goddard added 17 disposals and 5 marks.

Devon Smith
Rotating forward and midfield
Smith contributed with 26 possessions, 2 marks, 4 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.

Sam Draper
Playing a ruck/forward role
Draper contributed with 6 possessions, 2 marks, 3 tackles and 11 hit outs.

Josh Begley
Starting at half forward
Begley contributed with 12 possessions, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.

Darcy Parish
Playing in the midfield
Parish added 21 touches and 3 tackles.

Dyson Heppell
Playing inside midfield
Heppell contributed with 14 possessions, 2 marks and 4 tackles.

Mark Baguley
Playing small defender
Baguley contributed with 20 possessions, 8 grabs, 3 tackles and 3 frees against.

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
Starting deep forward
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 12 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.

Kyle Langford
Playing small forward
Langford added 6 disposals and 4 grabs.

Josh Green
Starting deep forward
Green also had 5 disposals.

Jake Long
Rotating off a wing
Long added 5 possessions and 3 frees against.

Matt Dea
Playing in defence
Dea contributed with 13 disposals, 6 marks and 3 tackles.

David Zaharakis
Playing midfield
Zaharakis contributed with 22 possessions, 7 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.

Andrew McGrath
Coming off a HBF
McGrath contributed with 18 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.

Jackson Merrett
Rotating forward
Merrett added 7 touches and 2 grabs.

Patrick Ambrose
In defence
Ambrose contributed with 11 touches, 5 marks and 4 tackles.

Matthew Leuenberger
First ruck
Leuenberger added 5 possessions and 29 hit outs.

Martin Gleeson
In defence
Gleeson added 14 disposals and 2 marks.

Richmond Player Reports

David Astbury
Knock in the back of the head in a clash with Daniher in Q2... did not reappear after HT
Astbury also had 4 touches.

Toby Nankervis
Shut down after hitting his head on the turf hard in Q1
Nankervis also had 2 touches.

Jack Riewoldt
In everything in the forward line
Riewoldt contributed with 10 disposals, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.2.

Dustin Martin
Rotating midfield and forward
Martin contributed with 24 disposals, 2 marks and 1.1.

Shane Edwards
Rotating forward and midfield
Edwards added 11 possessions and managed 1.0.

Trent Cotchin
Leading the inside midfield
Cotchin contributed with 17 possessions, 3 grabs and kicked 1.0.

Jayden Short
Rotating through half back
Short contributed with 13 disposals, 5 marks and 1.0.

Jason Castagna
Playing an outside game
Castagna contributed with 11 touches, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 2.0.

Kane Lambert
Doing jobs in midfield
Lambert contributed with 15 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.

Alex Rance
The big job on Daniher
Rance contributed with 9 touches, 5 marks and 2 tackles.

Josh Caddy
Starting deep forward
Caddy contributed with 22 possessions, 6 grabs, 5 tackles and booted 2.1.

Jack Graham
Rotating in midfield
Graham contributed with 14 disposals, 3 marks, 8 tackles and booted 1.0.

Nick Vlastuin
Starting in defence
Vlastuin added 21 disposals and 6 marks.

Shaun Grigg
Coming off a wing
Grigg contributed with 17 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.0.

Shai Bolton
Starting on a HFF
Bolton contributed with 10 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 3.0.

Ryan Garthwaite
Standing McKernan
Garthwaite contributed with 10 possessions, 3 grabs and 5 ruck taps.

Kamdyn McIntosh
Started on a wing
McIntosh contributed with 8 touches, 3 marks and managed 1.0.

Bachar Houli
Starting on a HBF
Houli added 11 touches and 2 marks.

Dylan Grimes
In defence
Grimes contributed with 11 touches, 2 marks and 3 tackles.