Player news from R8 of 2015: Essendon vs Brisbane

Ben Howlett (118/110): 25 possessions and 5 marks plus 11 tackles

Brent Stanton (108/117): 25 disposals and 6 marks with 5 tackles… 1.0 as well

Joe Daniher (103/135): Gardiner manning him… Booted 6.2 from 8 grabs and 14 possessions… umps paid him 3FF
Daniher also had 2 taps.
Michael Hibberd (102/113): 26 touches and 5 marks plus 4 tackles… 1.1 as well

Cale Hooker (97/115): On Dawson
Hooker contributed with 24 disposals, 9 marks and 2 tackles.
Michael Hurley (96/118): On McStay
Hurley contributed with 22 touches, 9 grabs and 2 tackles.
Brendon Goddard (93/80): 2.0 from 21 possessions and 4 marks plus 5 tackles

Dyson Heppell (93/80): 20 possessions and 5 marks plus 5 tackles… 0.1 as well
Heppell also had 5 taps.
Zach Merrett (85/93): 20 touches and 5 marks plus 5 tackles

Tom Bellchambers (82/53): 12 touches including 10 kicks… also 3 marks and 2 tackles… umps paid him 3FF
Bellchambers also had 28 hit outs.
Adam Cooney (81/113): 3.1 from 19 possessions and 2 marks

Jake Melksham (79/89): 21 possessions and 4 marks plus 4 tackles… 1.0 as well
Melksham also had 3 free kicks given away.
Jake Carlisle (74/75): Clarke following him… 11 touches with 8 by foot… also 7 marks… and booted 3.2
Carlisle also had 2 tackles.
Paul Chapman (73/67): Adcock standing him… 1.1 from 17 touches and 6 marks plus 2 tackles

Mark Baguley (70/87): Responsible for Green
Baguley added 17 possessions and 9 grabs.
Martin Gleeson (66/79): Following Taylor… 17 touches and 4 marks plus 3 tackles

Jobe Watson (64/68): Head to head with Rockliff… Just 2 first term touches… Quiet all day… 21 disposals and 3 tackles plus 0.1
Watson also had 2 taps.
Travis Colyer (62/92): Beams standing him… 1.0 from 14 touches and 3 marks plus 3 tackles

Patrick Ambrose (53/58): No stats in Q1… 1.0 from 11 touches and 4 marks plus 3 tackles… gave away 3 FA
Ambrose also had 4 taps.
Jackson Merrett (52/54): 1.0 from 5 possessions and 4 marks plus 5 tackles

Dustin Fletcher (37/73): Minding the resting ruck mainly Leuenberger… Left knee injury in the third term… 2 marks and 14 touches. Subbed at 3QT.

Courtenay Dempsey (20/19): On at 3QT… 7 possessions. Started as a sub.

Tom Rockliff (125/117): Head to head with Watson… 27 disposals and 6 marks with 10 tackles

Stefan Martin (98/110): 27 hit outs… also 18 possessions and 5 marks… and kicked 1.1

Marco Paparone (85/90): Playing as the third man up in defence… 22 disposals and 6 marks with 2 tackles

Dayne Beams (78/102): 20 touches and 3 marks plus 4 tackles… 1.0 as well

Mitch Robinson (74/69): 17 disposals and 6 marks with 3 tackles

Daniel Rich (72/87): 16 disposals and 2 marks with 5 tackles… 1.0 as well

Ryan Lester (70/88): 16 disposals and 4 marks plus 2.0

Josh Green (61/84): Baguley running with him… Slowed down after HT… 3.1 from 10 possessions and 3 marks

Claye Beams (60/80): On Colyer… 17 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles

Lewis Taylor (54/59): First goal… Gleeson keeping him company… 1.0 from 13 disposals and 3 marks

Dayne Zorko (53/55): 0.1 from 15 touches and 2 marks plus 2 tackles

Nick Robertson (52/63): 9 disposals with 7 by foot… also 3 tackles and 2 marks… and booted 1.0… helped out by 3FF

Allen Christensen (49/65): Just 1 first term touch… 0.1 from 15 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles… umps paid him 3FF… gave away 4 FA

Jed Adcock (48/58): Manning Chapman
Adcock contributed with 9 possessions, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Justin Clarke (42/69): Standing Carlisle… 9 possessions with 7 by foot… also 4 marks

Darcy Gardiner (36/28): On Daniher… 10 disposals and 4 marks plus 1.0… gave away 4 FA

Daniel McStay (32/33): Hurley manning him… Just 1 first term touch… 8 disposals with 6 by foot… also 4 marks

Harris Andrews (31/31): Has a range of opponents deep in defence
Andrews contributed with 5 possessions, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Liam Dawson (25/31): First game… Playing forward… Has a range of opponents early including Hooker… 3 possessions and 3 marks plus 1.0. Subbed in the fourth.

Mitch Golby (20/15): Late replacement for Jack Redden… On in the fourth… 4 possessions and 2 tackles. Started as a sub.

James Aish (19/25): 9 possessions including 7 kicks… gave away 4 FA

Matthew Leuenberger (14/34): Fletcher on him… 5 hit outs… also 4 possessions and 2 tackles… not helped by 3 FA