Player news from R1 of 2015: Sydney vs Essendon

Luke Parker (111/92): Conditions suit his contested game style… Franklin hit ended his night… 35 disposals and 6 tackles. Hit by Franklin in a marking contest early in the fourth.

Kieren Jack (104/126): Important late in the fourth… 29 touches and 5 marks plus 3 tackles… 1.2 as well

Dan Hannebery (99/126): 26 possessions and 8 tackles… aided by 3FF

Isaac Heeney (88/87): First game… Playing as the high half forward… Kicked the sealer… 17 possessions with 13 by foot… also 6 tackles and 3 marks… and scored 1.2

Josh P. Kennedy (86/109): Head to head with Watson… 30 disposals and 4 tackles… helped out by 3FF

Kurt Tippett (85/85): Manned by Hooker… 2.2 from 10 disposals and 3 marks with 3 tackles
Tippett also had 22 hit outs.
Craig Bird (76/91): Tagging Stanton… 2.0 from 20 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles

Dane Rampe (76/91): Largely responsible for Ambrose then Goddard… 19 touches and 5 marks plus 5 tackles

Jeremy Laidler (68/88): Playing as the loose man… 22 possessions and 1.0
Laidler also had 2 ruck taps.
Mike Pyke (66/67): 37 hit outs… also 4 possessions and 6 tackles… not helped by 3 FA

Harry Cunningham (60/67): Head to head with Gleeson… 17 touches with 12 by hand… also 3 marks and 3 tackles

Lance Franklin (59/96): Stood by Hurley… One touch in Q1… Conditions killing his marking ability… Then knocked out Parker in the fourth… Turned it around in the fourth… 3.1 from 12 possessions and 4 tackles… umps paid him 3FF… not helped by 5 FA

Rhyce Shaw (58/54): Minding the resting small mainly Colyer
Shaw contributed with 17 possessions, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Lewis Jetta (57/61): 15 disposals including 12 kicks… also 3 tackles and 2 marks

Heath Grundy (54/66): Starting on Carlisle… 17 disposals and 2 marks with 2 tackles

Nick Smith (51/74): On Merrett… 14 touches including 10 kicks… also 2 tackles

Dean Towers (50/58): Baguley running with him… 16 touches with 10 by hand
Towers also had 2 tackles.
Gary Rohan (46/56): 15 disposals and 4 marks plus 0.1

Jake Lloyd (45/33): On late in the third… 13 disposals including 10 kicks… also 4 marks. Started as a sub.

Adam Goodes (42/33): Spending a lot of time through the midfield… 0.1 from 9 possessions and 2 marks plus 4 tackles. Subbed off late in the third.

Samuel Reid (38/42): Starting forward… Hooker on him when Tippett rucks… Switched back in the third… 3 marks and 9 possessions
Reid also had 4 hit outs.
Ted Richards (34/56): Has the job on Daniher… 8 touches including 7 kicks… also 2 marks

Dyson Heppell (107/107): 26 disposals with 19 by foot… also 5 marks and 2 tackles… and booted 1.0… helped out by 3FF
Heppell also had 4 taps.
Ben Howlett (95/88): On early in the first… 19 touches and 11 tackles… umps paid him 3FF. Started as a sub.

Jobe Watson (93/96): Head to head with Kennedy… 22 touches and 3 marks plus 6 tackles… 1.0 as well
Watson also had 4 ruck taps.
Jake Melksham (91/87): 20 disposals including 16 kicks… also 8 tackles and 4 marks… and kicked 1.1… gave away 6 FA

Cale Hooker (75/100): Minding Tippett… 19 disposals and 7 marks plus 0.1

Paul Chapman (73/83): 18 disposals and 4 marks with 3 tackles

Zach Merrett (73/69): Smith minding him… 17 disposals and 2 marks with 5 tackles

Brendon Goddard (72/68): Spending long periods forward… Rampe on him… 1.1 from 21 touches and 2 marks… umps paid him 3FF

Michael Hurley (69/84): On Franklin… 19 disposals with 16 by foot… also 5 marks

David Zaharakis (68/71): 19 touches and 3 marks plus 4 tackles

Patrick Ambrose (68/65): Followed by Rampe… 10 touches and 3 marks plus 10 tackles
Ambrose also had 2 taps.
Travis Colyer (67/60): Shaw standing him when forward… 1.1 from 19 possessions and 2 tackles

Tom Bellchambers (62/77): Starting in the ruck… 37 hit outs…. and scored 0.1
Bellchambers added 8 disposals and 2 marks.
Michael Hibberd (62/55): Playing as the extra man in defence… 3 marks and 18 possessions

Dustin Fletcher (62/65): 19 touches including 15 kicks… also 3 marks

Adam Cooney (61/65): 3.1 from 13 disposals and 2 tackles

Brent Stanton (57/35): Tagged by Bird… 12 touches including 10 kicks… also 5 tackles and 3 marks

Mark Baguley (54/59): Keeping the small company usually Towers… 11 touches including 9 kicks… also 4 marks and 4 tackles

Martin Gleeson (53/65): Head to head with Cunningham… 14 touches and 2 marks plus 2 tackles

Joe Daniher (41/46): First goal… Richards following him… 1.0 from 9 disposals and 2 marks with 4 tackles… gave away 3 FA

Jake Carlisle (16/24): Starting forward… Grundy manning him… 4 disposals

David Myers (3/1): Shoulder out of the socket very early Q1. Subbed early in the first.
Myers also had 1 disposals.