Western Bulldogs Player Reports

Brad Johnson
Picked up a right ankle knock in Q3... Slattery standing him... 4.0 from 19 possessions and 4 marks

Ryan Hargrave
Left shin injury and eventually iced up in Q4... 11 disposals and 3 tackles with 4 marks

Jason Akermanis
Tagging Lovett... managed 4.1 from 17 disposals going the other way
Akermanis added 2 marks and 2 tackles.

Will Minson
21 hit outs... Michael on him when resting forward for 2.0
Minson added 10 touches and 3 marks.

Mitch Hahn
Kicked 6.1 from 8 grabs on Nash then Lovett-Murray
Hahn added 16 touches and 2 tackles.

Matthew Boyd
24 possessions with a goal and 6 marks
Boyd also had kicked 1.0.

Scott Welsh
2.0 from 9 grabs... slow start in Q1
Welsh also had 16 disposals.

Robert Murphy
Booted 1.2 from 10 grabs on McPhee
Murphy added 18 disposals and 2 tackles.

Nathan Eagleton
20 touches and 6 marks plus 1.1

Dale Morris
Moved from Ryder to Lloyd in Q2
Morris added 12 possessions and 3 grabs.

Tim Callan
11 disposals and 3 tackles
Callan also had 4 marks.

Daniel Giansiracusa
27 disposals and 9 marks
Giansiracusa also had 3 tackles.

Essendon Player Reports

Mark McVeigh
Starting up forward... will get weeks for headbutting Minson AND Johnson in Q2... 21 possessions and 3 tackles plus a goal
McVeigh also had kicked 1.1.

Jobe Watson
Sore right thumb and then ankle twist in Q1... took until Q4 to succumb... head to head with Cross... 14 touches
Watson added 2 marks and 2 tackles.

Adam Cooney
Looked proppy early but fired up as the game went on... 28 touches and 1.1
Cooney also had 8 marks.

Nathan Lovett-Murray
A goal to add to 13 possessions on Hahn... racked up the clangers
Lovett-Murray contributed with 2 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.

Brent Stanton
Tagged by Hill... 2.2 from 28 touches with 4 marks and 4 tackles

Mal Michael
Minson is his man... moved forward in Q3 to kick 2.1
Michael contributed with 11 touches, 6 marks and 2 tackles.

Matthew Lloyd
Kicked 4.0 on Lake then Morris including first goal
Lloyd added 18 touches and 11 marks.

Tom Bellchambers
8 hit outs and 11 disposals with 3 tackles
Bellchambers also had 3 grabs.

Damien Peverill
16 disposals with 6 tackles and 5 marks

Heath Hocking
Matched up on Griffen on a wing
Hocking contributed with 12 possessions, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.

Andrew Welsh
12 disposals and 5 tackles

Jason Johnson
26 disposals and 6 marks
Johnson also had 4 tackles.

Ricky Dyson
2 tackles and 11 touches
Dyson added 2 marks and 1.0.

Rhys Magin
12 touches and 4 marks
Magin added 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.

Cale Hooker
8 possessions
Hooker also had 2 marks.

Henry Slattery
On Johnson
Slattery contributed with 15 touches, 5 marks, 2 tackles, kicked 0.1 and 3 free kicks given away.