Player news from R2 of 2015: Essendon vs Hawthorn

Dyson Heppell (126/102): 33 disposals and 8 marks with 4 tackles
Heppell also had 3 ruck taps.
Cale Hooker (117/126): Taking the resting ruck mainly McEvoy
Hooker contributed with 23 disposals, 10 marks, 5 tackles, 2 ruck taps and kicked 1.0.
Zach Merrett (116/84): Hodge on him when forward… 1.0 from 26 touches and 5 marks plus 7 tackles

Jobe Watson (106/95): 33 disposals and 3 marks with 6 tackles
Watson also had 2 hit outs.
Jake Melksham (105/79): 26 touches and 7 marks plus 4 tackles… 0.1 as well

Brendon Goddard (96/90): Spending extended minutes forward early then went to half back… Has a rotation of opponents early… 26 disposals and 9 marks. Lower leg injury midway through the third.
Goddard also had 2 hit outs.
Michael Hibberd (94/86): Rebounding role off half back… 22 disposals including 16 kicks… also 6 marks and 3 tackles… aided by 4FF

Brent Stanton (91/85): 24 possessions and 5 marks plus 3 tackles

Michael Hurley (86/89): Has the key job on Roughead
Hurley contributed with 25 touches, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and 0.1.
Mark Baguley (86/90): Minding Breust… 21 possessions and 7 marks plus 4 tackles

Travis Colyer (84/78): 2.0 from 21 touches and 7 marks

Jake Carlisle (84/79): Lake minding him then McEvoy… 13 possessions and 8 marks plus 3 tackles… 2.1 as well

Joe Daniher (78/82): Frawley standing him then Stratton… 3.1 from 13 disposals and 8 marks with 2 tackles… conceded 3 FA

Paul Chapman (77/66): First goal… Stratton following him… 2.1 from 16 possessions and 2 marks plus 4 tackles

Tom Bellchambers (77/63): 1.0 from 12 disposals and 6 marks with 2 tackles… not helped by 3 FA
Bellchambers also had 27 hit outs.
David Zaharakis (75/85): 23 touches and 3 marks plus 4 tackles

Patrick Ambrose (68/66): 13 possessions and 4 marks plus 6 tackles

Adam Cooney (64/61): Duryea running with him… 17 possessions and 2 marks plus 5 tackles

Martin Gleeson (60/76): On Anderson
Gleeson contributed with 17 disposals, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
James Gwilt (45/52): Standing Gunston… 13 touches and 3 marks plus 2 tackles

Ben Howlett (34/31): Subbed late in the third
Howlett added 8 touches and 3 tackles.
Jason Ashby (34/31): On late in the third… Spent time on Puopolo… 2 marks and 9 touches. Started as the sub.

Jordan Lewis (119/103): 34 touches and 6 marks plus 3 tackles
Lewis also had 2 hit outs.
Jack Gunston (112/98): Stood by Gwilt… 3.1 from 20 possessions and 11 marks plus 2 tackles

Luke Hodge (110/75): Went into defence after the Frawley injury… 30 possessions and 7 marks plus 3 tackles… 0.1 as well. Spending time on the resting midfielder mainly Merrett.
Hodge also had 2 ruck taps.
Matt Suckling (94/67): Ankle soreness midway through the third
Suckling contributed with 25 touches, 9 marks and 0.1.
Grant Birchall (90/81): 26 disposals with 19 by foot… also 3 tackles and 2 marks

Bradley Hill (84/87): 20 touches with 15 by foot… also 6 marks and 2 tackles… and kicked 1.0

Paul Puopolo (81/69): Ashby took him late otherwise had a number of opponents… 2.1 from 13 touches and 9 tackles… umps paid him 3FF

Cyril Rioli (80/98): 1.1 from 18 disposals and 2 marks with 5 tackles… aided by 4FF
Rioli also had 2 ruck taps.
Jarryd Roughead (77/93): Hurley following him… Switched to defence late in the first half but back forward after that… 1.0 from 16 possessions and 5 marks plus 3 tackles
Roughead also had 3 hit outs.
Brian Lake (74/82): Responsible for Carlisle… 16 touches and 7 marks plus 2 tackles

Isaac Smith (74/60): 17 touches with 12 by foot… also 5 marks and 3 tackles

Luke Breust (72/64): Baguley keeping him company… Very quiet in the first half… 2.2 from 13 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles

Shaun Burgoyne (70/86): Playing loose in the backline… 22 disposals and 3 marks with 4 tackles

Ben Stratton (68/78): Manning Chapman then Daniher… 15 touches and 6 marks plus 3 tackles

Jonathon Ceglar (67/73): 14 possessions including 11 handballs… also 6 marks
Ceglar also had 24 ruck taps.
Jed Anderson (57/46): Gleeson standing him… 15 possessions and 5 tackles

Jono O’Rourke (53/43): 16 disposals and 3 marks

Will Langford (52/47): 16 disposals including 12 handballs… also 4 tackles
Langford also had 3 ruck taps.
James Sicily (39/42): Late replacement for Sam Mitchell… First game… On late in the first… 1.1 from 10 touches. Started as the sub.

Taylor Duryea (38/46): Following Cooney… 12 disposals and 2 tackles. Late replacement for Josh Gibson.

Ben McEvoy (36/53): Hooker on him when forward… Went back in the final term… 10 hit outs… also 8 disposals and 2 tackles. Took Carlisle in the fourth.

James Frawley (-3/2): Has the key job on Daniher… Suspected shoulder injury. Subbed late in the first.
Frawley also had 0 disposals.