Essendon Player Reports

Dylan Shiel
Tagged by McDonald... high bump on Taylor in Q3 will be looked at... 12 possessions and 5 tackles... helped out by 3FF. Playing inside midfields.. started Q3 in the rooms with a soft tissue problem.

Todd Goldstein
First goal... 30 hit outs... also 19 disposals and 5 marks... and kicked 1.0... aided by 4FF. First ruck.
Goldstein also had 2 tackles.

Devon Smith
Rotating forward and midfield
Smith contributed with 23 touches, 2 marks, 6 tackles and kicked 0.1.

Kyle Langford
Rotating midfield and forward
Langford added 14 touches and 2.1.

David Zaharakis
Playing a half forward role
Zaharakis contributed with 20 possessions, 3 marks and 3.2.

Jayden Laverde
Starting at half forward
Laverde contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 1.2 on the scoreboard.

Darcy Parish
Playing in the midfield
Parish added 21 possessions and 6 tackles.

Brayden Ham
Playing an outside game
Ham contributed with 13 touches, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 0.1.

Zach Merrett
Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 18 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.

Will Snelling
Rotating in midfield
Snelling contributed with 15 touches, 8 tackles and booted 1.0.

Mitchell Hibberd
Rotating in midfield
Hibberd contributed with 19 disposals, 5 tackles and 0.1.

Cale Hooker
In defence on Brown
Hooker also had 10 touches.

Michael Hurley
At CHB on Campbell
Hurley added 16 touches and 4 marks.

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
Playing a FP role
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 14 touches, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 1.1.

Andrew McGrath
Playing midfield
McGrath contributed with 25 possessions, 2 marks and 8 tackles.

Jordan Ridley
In defence
Ridley added 18 touches and 7 marks.

Andrew Phillips
First ruck
Phillips contributed with 4 disposals, 4 tackles, 28 taps and 3 frees against.

Martin Gleeson
In defence
Gleeson added 12 disposals and 3 marks.

North Melbourne Player Reports

Curtis Taylor
Donuts in Q1... big high hit by Shiel in Q3 had him off under concussion rule... 4 possessions and 0.1. Starting forward.

Marley Williams
Late replacement for Jed Anderson... 4 handballs among 5 possessions. Starting in defence.

Tarryn Thomas
Ankle knock in Q1... 13 touches and 0.2. Starting at half forward.

Shaun Atley
Returned to his old HBF role this evening
Atley contributed with 15 touches, 5 marks, 1.0 on the scoreboard and 4 frees against.

Bailey Scott
Starting at half forward
Scott contributed with 7 disposals, 2 marks and managed 1.0.

Paul Ahern
Playing an outside game
Ahern contributed with 13 possessions, 2 marks and 5 tackles.

Jared Polec
Running on the outside
Polec contributed with 18 possessions, 5 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 0.1.

Kyron Hayden
Doing jobs in midfield
Hayden contributed with 6 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.

Josh Walker
In defence on Townsend
Walker added 8 touches and 3 marks.

Jasper Pittard
Running off half back
Pittard contributed with 18 disposals, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.

Aaron Hall
Starting deep forward
Hall contributed with 23 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles and booted 0.2.

Jy Simpkin
Playing midfield
Simpkin contributed with 23 disposals, 3 marks, 6 tackles and 0.1.

Cameron Zurhaar
Starting forward
Zurhaar contributed with 19 touches, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and booted 2.1.

Jamie Macmillan
Coming off a HBF
Macmillan contributed with 10 touches, 2 marks and 4 tackles.

Luke McDonald
Tagging Shiel
McDonald added 12 touches and 5 tackles.