Western Bulldogs Player Reports

Mitch Wallis
Subbed out in Q4 with a foot injury... 11 possessions with 8 by foot... also 5 marks... and kicked 2.1. Playing as the deepest forward with stints on a wing.

Bailey Smith
Tagged by McGrath in Q1 but freed up after... 26 possessions and 4 marks plus 3 tackles... 1.0 as well. Pushing up between midfield and forward.

Robbie McComb
Second game... 21 disposals and 4 marks plus 2.0. Rotating between forward and a wing.

Marcus Bontempelli
Leading the inside midfield with stints forward
Bontempelli contributed with 19 possessions, 4 marks, 5 tackles and booted 1.0.

Tom Liberatore
Rotating between midfield and forward
Liberatore contributed with 24 touches, 5 marks and 2 tackles.

Adam Treloar
Rotating between midfield and forward
Treloar contributed with 22 touches, 4 grabs and 4 tackles.

Aaron Naughton
Starting deep forward on Ridley
Naughton contributed with 13 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.

Cody Weightman
Starting forward on Kelly
Weightman contributed with 9 disposals, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 2.1.

Taylor Duryea
Playing a half back role
Duryea added 19 disposals and 7 grabs.

Laitham Vandermeer
Starting at half forward
Vandermeer contributed with 12 touches, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.1.

Caleb Daniel
Starting at half back
Daniel contributed with 32 disposals, 4 marks and 3 tackles.

Ed Richards
Running off half back
Richards added 20 touches and 9 marks.

Tim O'Brien
In defence on Baldwin
O'Brien added 11 disposals and 5 marks.

Ryan Gardner
In defence on Wright
Gardner contributed with 7 possessions, 7 marks and 5 tackles.

Lachlan McNeil
Playing a wing role
McNeil contributed with 6 possessions, 5 tackles and managed 3.0.

Bailey Williams
Rotating in defence
Williams contributed with 14 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.

Jack Macrae
Playing midfield
Macrae contributed with 28 possessions, 5 marks, 4 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.

Roarke Smith
Rotating forward
Smith contributed with 11 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0.

Bailey Dale
In defence
Dale contributed with 28 touches, 7 grabs and 2 tackles.

Stefan Martin
First ruck
Martin contributed with 10 disposals, 20 ruck taps and 3 frees against.

Essendon Player Reports

Nik Cox
Spent some time on the bench in Q2 with a calf injury and subbed off at HT... 3 marks and 7 disposals. Starting on a wing.

Jake Stringer
Far off his explosive best... 1.1 from 11 disposals and 3 marks with 4 tackles. Mostly midfield with stints forward.

Mason Redman
Quick triprooms in Q2 but returned... 0.1 from 29 possessions and 6 marks. Lurking across half back.

Matt Guelfi
First goal... 17 disposals and 7 marks with 2 tackles... 1.0 as well. Playing a half forward role.

Dylan Shiel
On for Cox at HT... 11 touches and 2 marks plus 3 tackles. Started as the sub.

Zach Reid
Second game... 8 touches and 3 marks plus 4 tackles. In defence on Cordy.

Andrew McGrath
Tagged Smith early but moved to defence in Q2
McGrath contributed with 21 disposals, 4 tackles and kicked 0.1.

Jayden Laverde
Taking on the resting Dogs midfielder
Laverde contributed with 12 disposals, 6 grabs and 5 tackles.

Kaine Baldwin
Playing key forward on O'Brien
Baldwin contributed with 5 possessions, 3 tackles, 2 taps and 1.0 on the scoreboard.

Darcy Parish
Playing in central midfield
Parish contributed with 32 possessions, 5 marks and 3 tackles.

Sam Durham
Playing outside midfield
Durham contributed with 17 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.

Zach Merrett
Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 36 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 3 frees against.

Tom Cutler
Playing an outside game
Cutler contributed with 21 possessions, 6 marks and 2.0.

Jake Kelly
In defence on Weightman
Kelly added 15 possessions and 5 grabs.

Jordan Ridley
In defence on Naughton
Ridley contributed with 20 disposals, 8 marks and 2 tackles.

Dyson Heppell
Starting at half back
Heppell contributed with 29 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.

Peter Wright
Up forward on Gardner
Wright contributed with 12 disposals, 4 grabs, 9 hit outs and kicked 4.1.

Ben Hobbs
Rotating in midfield
Hobbs added 10 touches and 3 marks.

Jye Caldwell
Rotating in midfield
Caldwell contributed with 20 touches, 3 grabs, 4 tackles, booted 0.1 and 3 frees against.

Nic Martin
Playing a wing role
Martin contributed with 25 touches, 4 grabs, 4 tackles and 0.1.

Archie Perkins
Starting on a HFF
Perkins added 12 touches and 6 marks.

Alec Waterman
Rotating forward
Waterman added 7 disposals and 2 grabs.

Sam Draper
First ruck
Draper contributed with 16 touches, 33 hit outs, booted 1.2 and 4 frees against.