Ivan Maric (105/-): 34 hit outs… also 14 possessions and 7 tackles Maric added 3 grabs and booted 0.1. Shaun Grigg (103/-): Matched up on Howe in a defensive forward role… 16 possessions and 2 marks plus 12 tackles Grigg also had 4 taps. Shane Edwards (100/-): Started in the guts and showed off all his skills… 2.1 from 24 disposals and 5 tackles
Brandon Ellis (96/-): Tagged by Cross… 22 possessions and 3 marks plus 7 tackles
Jack Riewoldt (90/-): McDonald on him… plenty of ball but no goals… 0.4 from 17 disposals and 7 marks with 5 tackles
Trent Cotchin (85/-): Tagged by Vince so went forward on Garland a lot to break it… 24 touches and 2 marks plus 3 tackles… 0.1 as well… helped out by 4FF
Dustin Martin (82/-): 22 disposals with 16 by foot… also 6 tackles
Anthony Miles (73/-): Matched up on Brayshaw… 25 touches and 2 marks plus 4 tackles… 0.2 as well… umps paid him 4FF… gave away 5 FA
Bachar Houli (68/-): Starting on Kent… 3 marks and 21 possessions Houli also had 2 tackles. Nick Vlastuin (58/-): Matched up on Newton in defence Vlastuin contributed with 10 touches, 4 marks and 5 tackles. Matthew Arnot (53/-): Starting on a HFF on Salem… 10 disposals and 5 tackles plus 1.0
Ben Griffiths (52/-): Starting forward on Dunn… very good Q1 but barely sighted after that even before the rain came… 1.2 from 8 disposals and 3 marks with 2 tackles Griffiths also had 7 hit outs. Taylor Hunt (48/-): Off in Q1 into the rooms after a knock… returned after QT but did very little after that… 10 touches and 2 marks plus 4 tackles… 1.0 as well… gave away 3 FA
Sam Lloyd (47/-): 12 disposals and 2 marks with 3 tackles
David Astbury (47/-): Standing Dawes… 11 disposals and 2 marks with 3 tackles
Kamdyn McIntosh (47/-): 14 touches with 10 by foot… also 2 marks and 2 tackles… and scored 0.1
Nathan Gordon (43/-): First goal and eight touches in a productive Q1… started forward on Jetta… 1.1 from 10 disposals and 3 marks
Jake Batchelor (43/-): Watts is his man… 7 disposals and 2 marks with 5 tackles
Alex Rance (40/-): At FB on Hogan… 10 disposals and 4 marks with 3 tackles… conceded 3 FA
Steven Morris (34/-): Chasing Garlett… 5 disposals with 4 by hand… also 5 tackles
Matt McDonough (33/-): On in Q2 for Drummond… 7 touches with 1 by hand… also 3 tackles. Started as a sub.
Nathan Drummond (25/-): First game… starting in defence on Kennedy-Harris… right knee injury in a mid-air clash with Jones in Q2 and stretchered off… highly likely to be torn ACL… 5 possessions including 4 kicks… also 2 tackles. Subbed off in Q2 for McDonough.
Aaron Vandenberg (116/-): The tackle count inflated his numbers but it was reward for hard work… 21 possessions and 2 marks plus 13 tackles… 1.1 as well. Will have a big fantasy price rise on this performance.
Bernie Vince (88/-): Tried to tag Cotchin but Cotchin spent a lot of time forward to break it… 20 possessions and 3 marks plus 6 tackles… 1.0 as well… conceded 3 FA Vince also had 3 hit outs. Nathan Jones (81/-): Four quarter performer for Melbourne as usual… 24 disposals and 6 tackles plus 1.0… not helped by 4 FA
Jesse Hogan (77/-): Rance on him… 2.1 from 13 disposals and 6 marks with 3 tackles
Colin Garland (76/-): Often matched up on Cotchin Garland contributed with 15 touches, 2 grabs and 8 tackles. Christian Salem (76/-): His fantasy price is steadily climbing… 14 possessions and 4 marks plus 7 tackles. Matched up on Arnot.
Daniel Cross (73/-): Tagging Ellis Cross contributed with 16 disposals, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and kicked 0.1. Tom McDonald (73/-): Has Riewoldt… restricted him to zero goals… 18 possessions with 13 by foot… also 4 marks and 3 tackles
Jeremy Howe (72/-): Forward tag on him by Grigg… 18 disposals with 14 by foot… also 3 marks and 4 tackles
Angus Brayshaw (72/-): Matched up on Miles… 12 disposals and 4 marks with 6 tackles… 1.0 as well
Mark Jamar (65/-): 29 hit outs… also 11 possessions and 3 tackles… conceded 4 FA Jamar also had 3 marks. Jeff Garlett (65/-): Morris on him… very quiet start but his Q3 goals were vital to the result of the match… 2.2 from 11 disposals and 5 tackles
Jack Watts (65/-): Starting forward on Batchelor… 14 touches and 3 marks plus 4 tackles… 1.0 as well Watts also had 2 hit outs. Chris Dawes (62/-): Astbury on him… 2.0 from 12 possessions and 2 marks plus 3 tackles Dawes also had 4 hit outs. Viv Michie (56/-): On in Q2 for Kent… 19 possessions. Started as a sub.
Ben Newton (56/-): Starting forward on Vlaustin… 18 touches and 3 tackles Newton also had managed 0.1. Heritier Lumumba (54/-): Way too many handballs for fantasy purposes… 15 touches including 10 handballs… also 4 tackles and 3 marks. Moved to be loose in defence in Q3.
Lynden Dunn (52/-): Standing Griffiths… 4 marks and 13 touches
Dom Tyson (52/-): 18 disposals and 0.1… umps paid him 3FF
Jay Kennedy-Harris (46/-): Starting forward on Drummond… 1.1 from 8 disposals and 2 marks with 3 tackles
Neville Jetta (25/-): Minding Gordon… failed a concussion test in Q3 and did not return… 4 disposals and 3 tackles
Dean Kent (17/-): Trying to keep Houli occupied… left hamstring injury in Q2 while trying to tackle… 3 disposals and 3 tackles. Subbed off in Q2 for Michie.