Essendon Player Reports

Darcy Parish
Underwent a concussion test at quarter time following a stray Powell-Pepper knee Q1 and did not return... 7 disposals including 5 handballs. Outside midfield....

Zach Merrett
Running through the midfield... Port paying him no respect in the first half... Dropped off after HT...
Merrett contributed with 31 touches, 5 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 1.0.

Dylan Clarke
Loosely following Boak... 14 disposals and 2 marks with 3 tackles. Supporting the midfield....

Jake Stringer
Lining up in attack with short stints in the middle... Jonas manning him...
Stringer contributed with 14 touches, 3 grabs, 6 tackles and 2.2 on the scoreboard.

Cale Hooker
Starting up forward on Clurey... Switched into defence in Q4...
Hooker added 13 disposals and 5 marks.

Andrew McGrath
Rotating between wing and half back...
McGrath contributed with 20 possessions, 3 grabs and 0.1 on the scoreboard.

Patrick Ambrose
Starting with the big job on Dixon...
Ambrose added 10 disposals and 5 marks.

Martin Gleeson
Helping out the defensive lines...
Gleeson added 17 touches and 6 marks.

David Zaharakis
Rotating through the midfield...
Zaharakis added 19 disposals and 3 marks.

Kyle Langford
Rotating midfield and forward...
Langford added 15 possessions and 3 grabs.

Matt Guelfi
Rotating in the midfield...
Guelfi contributed with 13 possessions, 5 marks, 4 tackles and booted 0.2.

Xavier Duursma
Playing an outside game...
Duursma contributed with 26 touches, 6 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
Playing forward pocket...
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 10 possessions, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and 0.2.

Will Snelling
Starting deep forward...
Snelling contributed with 21 possessions, 3 grabs, 5 tackles and 2.0.

Dylan Shiel
Inside midfielder...
Shiel contributed with 29 possessions, 3 marks and 1.1 on the scoreboard.

Mason Redman
Across half back...
Redman also had 19 possessions.

Zac Clarke
First ruck...
Clarke contributed with 10 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles, 16 ruck taps and kicked 0.1.

Port Adelaide Player Reports

Zak Butters
Struggled for air after Shiel landed on his midriff late Q1 and helped off... didn't return... 1.0 from 8 touches and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing on a HFF....

Robbie Gray
First goal... 19 touches and 5 marks plus 4.1. Playing mostly forward on Saad... Did the damage when the game was in the balance....

Tom Rockliff
Copped a kneeback of the head early Q2 and was dazed... 27 disposals and 4 marks with 4 tackles. Playing midfield....

Travis Boak
Clarke following him early... 23 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles... 1.0 as well. In the middle....

Charlie Dixon
At FF on Ambrose... Just the single disposal to HT...
Dixon contributed with 5 disposals, 3 grabs and 2 hit outs.

Justin Westhoff
Starting in defence on Brown...
Westhoff added 17 touches and 7 marks.

Tom Jonas
Defensive job on Stringer...
Jonas contributed with 14 touches, 3 grabs and 5 frees against.

Dan Houston
Playing mostly midfield...
Houston contributed with 29 possessions, 10 grabs, 2 tackles and 2.0.

Hamish Hartlett
Starting at half back...
Hartlett contributed with 23 disposals, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.

Tom Clurey
In defence on Hooker...
Clurey added 11 touches and 8 grabs.

Darcy Byrne-Jones
Lining up on a HBF...
Byrne-Jones contributed with 25 touches, 7 marks and 5 tackles.

Todd Marshall
Starting at CHF...
Marshall contributed with 11 disposals, 6 marks and managed 3.0.

Cameron Sutcliffe
On a HFF mostly...
Sutcliffe contributed with 17 disposals, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.

Sam Powell-Pepper
In the middle...
Powell-Pepper contributed with 22 touches, 9 marks, 5 tackles and booted 1.1.

Matthew Broadbent
In defence...
Broadbent added 22 touches and 7 grabs.

Connor Rozee
On a HFF...
Rozee contributed with 22 possessions, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 2.5.