Essendon Player Reports Zach Merrett
Massive Q1 with 16 touches and two goals to bust the game open... copped the Shiels tag in Q2... 34 touches and 11 marks plus 6 tackles... 2.0 as well. Playing inside midfield.
Kyle Langford
First goal... ankle restrapped in Q2... 14 possessions including 10 kicks... also 8 marks and 2 tackles... and booted 4.0. Starting forward on Logue.
Ben Hobbs
Limped off favouring left leg in Q2 but returned... 21 possessions and 5 marks plus 5 tackles... 0.1 as well. Playing central midfield.
Andrew McGrath
Sore after a heavy tackle by Thomas in Q3 but returned... 19 possessions with 14 by foot... also 7 marks. Playing half back.
Jye Menzie
Copped a Ziebell kneeface in Q4 and walked off... 1.1 from 10 touches and 2 marks plus 4 tackles. Starting forward.
Dylan Shiel
Subbed off at 3QT for D'Ambrosio... 10 possessions including 8 handballs... also 4 tackles and 2 marks. Starting on a wing.
Jake Stringer
Rotating forward and mids with McDonald on him
Stringer contributed with 17 disposals, 3 marks, 6 tackles and kicked 1.2.
Matt Guelfi
Playing a half forward role
Guelfi contributed with 14 possessions, 5 marks, 5 tackles and 2.0.
Sam Draper
Tandem ruck with Phillips
Draper contributed with 11 touches, 3 marks, 24 hit outs and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Archie Perkins
Mostly starting forward
Perkins contributed with 18 touches, 8 grabs and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Mason Redman
Across across half back
Redman contributed with 19 disposals, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Andrew Phillips
Tandem ruck with Draper
Phillips contributed with 8 disposals, 2 marks, 4 tackles, 25 hit outs and kicked 0.1.
Sam Durham
Playing an outside game
Durham contributed with 15 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Jordan Ridley
In defence on Zurhaar
Ridley contributed with 21 touches, 9 marks and 0.1.
Nic Martin
Playing half forward
Martin contributed with 21 possessions, 7 grabs, 5 tackles and booted 2.0.
Will Snelling
Rotating in midfield
Snelling contributed with 12 disposals, 2 grabs and 4 tackles.
Sam Weideman
Up forward on McKay
Weideman added 4 disposals and 2 marks.
Dyson Heppell
Playing half back
Heppell contributed with 20 disposals, 7 grabs and 3 tackles.
Ben McKay
Standing Weideman
McKay added 18 touches and 10 grabs.
Jye Caldwell
Starting on ball
Caldwell added 27 disposals and 9 marks.
Jayden Laverde
At FB on Larkey
Laverde added 11 possessions and 5 marks.
Nick Hind
At half back
Hind added 21 disposals and 5 marks.
Todd Goldstein
First ruck
Goldstein contributed with 11 touches, 2 grabs, 2 tackles, 32 hit outs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
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Hugh Greenwood
Looked groggy after copping an accidental kneehead by Redman in Q2 just before HT and did not return... 10 possessions including 8 handballs... also 6 tackles and 2 marks. Doing jobs in midfield.
Tom Powell
On in Q2 for Simpkin to play half forward... switched back in Q4... 8 touches including 7 handballs. Started as the sub.
Jack Ziebell
Not moving well but lifted in the second half... 18 possessions with 16 by foot... also 7 marks. Mostly minding smalls.
Jy Simpkin
Failed a HIA after a heavy clash with Durham in Q1... subbed off in Q2 for Powell... 3 possessions. Playing midfield.
Tarryn Thomas
Started at half forward but his centre rotations increased after Q2 with several mid injuries
Thomas contributed with 17 possessions, 2 marks, 6 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Liam Shiels
Playing a wing role... moved to tag Merrett in Q2
Shiels contributed with 19 touches, 4 marks and 5 tackles.
Harry Sheezel
Starting at half back... switched forward in Q4
Sheezel contributed with 21 touches, 2 grabs and kicked 0.1.
Callum Coleman-Jones
Playing a forward/ruck role on Zerk-Thatcher
Coleman-Jones contributed with 11 disposals, 6 grabs, 4 ruck taps and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Nick Larkey
Starting forward on Laverde
Larkey contributed with 12 touches, 7 grabs and 2.3.
Cameron Zurhaar
Mostly forward on Ridley
Zurhaar contributed with 12 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 4.1 on the scoreboard.
Aaron Hall
Floating from half back
Hall contributed with 27 disposals, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Darcy Tucker
Playing an outside game
Tucker contributed with 24 disposals, 7 marks and kicked 1.0.
Phoenix Spicer
Playing a forward role
Spicer added 8 touches and 9 tackles.
Griffin Logue
In defence on Langford
Logue added 13 disposals and 4 grabs.
Eddie Ford
Playing small forward
Ford added 9 disposals and 6 grabs.
George Wardlaw
Rotating in midfield
Wardlaw added 17 disposals and 6 tackles.
Miller Bergman
Rotating in defence
Bergman contributed with 18 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Luke McDonald
Following Stringer
McDonald contributed with 18 touches, 5 marks, 6 tackles and managed 1.0.
Bailey Scott
Starting on a wing
Scott contributed with 19 disposals, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 1.1.
Jaidyn Stephenson
Starting forward
Stephenson contributed with 12 disposals, 5 marks and kicked 1.1.
Will Phillips
On ball today
Phillips contributed with 27 possessions, 6 tackles and managed 1.0.
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