Player news from W2 of 2015: Essendon vs St Kilda

Mitch W. Brown (103/-): Starting at FB on Bruce
Brown contributed with 22 disposals, 10 marks and 2 tackles.
Marcus Marigliani (94/-): Playing in defence on Saad
Marigliani added 22 possessions and 10 grabs.
Jackson Merrett (86/-): Playing pure midfield… 27 possessions and 6 marks plus 2 tackles

Paul Chapman (81/-): Starting deep forward on Dempster… 0.1 from 21 disposals and 5 marks with 2 tackles

Nick O’Brien (75/-): Tagging Armitage
O’Brien contributed with 22 touches, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Shaun Edwards (75/-): Starting as a defender on McCartin… switched forward in Q3 to good effect… 15 possessions including 11 kicks… also 5 marks… and scored 3.0

Jonathan Giles (71/-): Rotating ruck and forward… 18 hit outs… also 12 disposals and 2 tackles… and kicked 3.0

Elliott Kavanagh (68/-): Starting on a HFF on Geary… 14 disposals with 10 by foot… also 6 tackles… and kicked 1.0

Jason Ashby (68/-): In a BP on Saunders… 16 possessions and 5 marks plus 2 tackles… 1.0 as well

Clint Jones (67/-): Had a productive Q1 with ten touches… 22 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles

Martin Gleeson (65/-): Hyperextended his right knee in a marking contest in Q4 but played on… 20 disposals and 6 marks. Matched up on Lonie in defence.

James Magner (56/-): 15 possessions including 10 handballs… also 3 marks and 3 tackles

James Polkinghorne (52/-): 10 disposals including 8 kicks… also 5 tackles and 2 marks

Lauchlan Dalgleish (50/-): Playing in defence on Membrey… 11 possessions with 8 by foot… also 4 marks and 2 tackles

Shaun McKernan (47/-): Starting at CHF… 12 disposals and 4 marks… gave away 3 FA
McKernan also had 9 ruck taps.
Josh Freezer (38/-): In defence on Minchington… 4 marks and 10 disposals

Kyle Langford (36/-): 0.1 from 3 disposals and 2 marks with 5 tackles

Mitch Clisby (31/-): On after 3QT for Tagliabue… 2 marks and 9 touches. Started as one of two subs.

Sam Michael (31/-): Interchanging deep in defence… 5 disposals with 0 by hand… also 5 marks

Jake Long (30/-): Playing a FP… 6 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles

Conor McKenna (25/-): 6 disposals and 3 marks

Jared Petrenko (23/-): Starting forward… 4 disposals and 2 tackles

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwati (21/-): Starting forward on Shenton… 9 touches with 6 by hand
McDonald-Tipungwati also had managed 0.1.
Jordan Schroder (19/-): Subbed off for Aaron Heppell in Q4
Schroder added 5 possessions and 2 tackles.
Aaron Heppell (18/-): On in Q4 for Schroder… 4 disposals. Started as one of two subs.

Sam Tagliabue (3/-): Started in a FP on Goddard. Subbed off at 3QT for Clisby.
Tagliabue also had 1 disposals.
Leigh Montagna (85/-): 27 touches and 3 marks plus 3 tackles

Jack Steven (78/-): 22 possessions and 2 tackles plus 1.0

Jarryn Geary (73/-): Starting on a HBF on Kavanagh… 23 possessions and 5 marks plus 0.1

Jack Newnes (73/-): 21 disposals and 6 marks

Seb Ross (73/-): Pulled his left hamstring in Q3 and iced up… 14 disposals and 6 marks with 4 tackles… 1.0 as well. Subbed off at 3QT for Sinclair.

Luke Dunstan (71/-): Quiet Q1 with one handball but better after QT… limped off favouring his left side in Q4 with a corkie… played on but visibly wilted late… 16 possessions and 6 marks plus 3 tackles… 0.1 as well

Josh Saunders (70/-): Starting forward on Asbhy… 17 disposals and 4 marks with 3 tackles… 1.1 as well

Maverick Weller (64/-): 18 disposals and 2 marks with 3 tackles… 0.1 as well
Weller also had 3 hit outs.
Cameron Shenton (64/-): Has McDonald-Tipungwuti… 17 touches and 3 marks plus 1.0

Darren Minchington (64/-): Starting forward on Freezer… 2.0 from 11 disposals and 4 marks with 3 tackles

Jack Lonie (63/-): Matched up on Gleeson in attack… got better as the game wore on… 1.0 from 17 touches and 3 marks

David Armitage (57/-): Tagged by O’Brien… 16 possessions and 4 tackles

Josh Bruce (53/-): Starting at FF on Brown… 8 possessions and 6 marks plus 2.2

Tim Membrey (53/-): Starting at CHF on Freezer… 1.2 from 10 disposals and 4 marks

Ahmed Saad (52/-): Starting forward on Marigliani… 1.2 from 10 touches and 2 marks plus 4 tackles

Eli Templeton (51/-): 11 disposals and 3 marks with 3 tackles

Nathan Wright (46/-): 13 disposals with 10 by foot… also 2 tackles

Blake Acres (45/-): 15 disposals and 4 marks plus 1.0… conceded 5 FA

Luke Delaney (43/-): At FB on the resting ruck… 7 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles

Tom Hickey (43/-): On after HT for Holmes… 13 hit outs… also 6 possessions and 2 tackles. Started as one of two subs.
Hickey also had 3 grabs.
Billy Longer (39/-): First ruck today with support from Jason Holmes… 10 hit outs… also 7 possessions and 2 marks

Hugh Goddard (39/-): 9 disposals and 5 marks

Sean Dempster (38/-): Minding Chapman… 10 touches and 2 tackles

Jack Sinclair (33/-): On after 3QT… 1.0 from 8 touches and 3 tackles. Started as one of two subs.

Jason Holmes (31/-): Supporting Longer in ruck… 10 hit outs… also 3 possessions and 2 marks… and scored 1.0. Subbed off at HT for Hickey.

Paddy McCartin (21/-): In a FP on Edwards… 1.0 from 4 disposals and 2 marks