Player news from R10 of 2015: Essendon vs Geelong

Brendon Goddard (111/87): Spending long stints forward early… Only 2 touches in the opening term… 31 possessions and 5 marks plus 4 tackles

Dyson Heppell (111/103): 25 disposals with 17 by foot… also 5 marks and 4 tackles… and kicked 2.0
Heppell also had 3 taps.
Zach Merrett (106/88): Thurlow following him… 27 touches and 8 tackles
Merrett also had 2 marks.
Travis Colyer (99/79): 26 disposals and 8 marks with 2 tackles

Brent Stanton (96/65): 24 disposals and 8 marks with 3 tackles… 1.1 as well… gave away 4 FA

Michael Hibberd (83/88): Manning Johnson… 26 disposals and 5 marks with 2 tackles

Elliott Kavanagh (83/77): 25 touches and 4 marks plus 2 tackles… 0.1 as well

Joe Daniher (80/66): Rivers minding him… Started inaccurately with 4 minors in the first term… Kicked 1.4 from 8 grabs and 15 touches
Daniher also had 2 tackles.
James Gwilt (77/108): Standing Kersten… 5 marks and 21 possessions… helped out by 3FF

Adam Cooney (74/56): Enright on him… 2.1 from 18 possessions and 3 marks

Jake Carlisle (74/60): Lonergan standing him… 6 marks and 13 possessions. Switched back in the last term.
Carlisle added 2 tackles and 14 hit outs.
Orazio Fantasia (67/64): Bews on him… 14 touches and 3 marks plus 6 tackles

Mark Baguley (65/72): Largely responsible for Lang… 18 possessions and 5 marks plus 4 tackles… gave away 3 FA

Ben Howlett (64/67): 21 disposals including 17 handballs… also 4 tackles

Michael Hurley (55/74): Has the job on Hawkins then moved to Walker… 4 marks and 17 possessions. Switched forward in the last term.

Jake Melksham (55/29): 16 possessions and 2 marks plus 4 tackles… not helped by 3 FA

Paul Chapman (54/35): On at HT… 1.1 from 14 disposals and 2 marks. Started as a sub.

Cale Hooker (53/80): Following Walker then Hawkins… 5 marks and 16 disposals

Courtenay Dempsey (52/60): 15 disposals and 2 marks with 2 tackles

Patrick Ambrose (48/55): Mackie responsible for him… 12 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles
Ambrose added 3 hit outs and 0.1.
Martin Gleeson (43/40): On Gregson… 9 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles

Tom Bellchambers (29/39): Subbed at HT
Bellchambers contributed with 3 touches, 2 grabs and 16 taps.
Joel Selwood (118/122): 26 disposals and 5 marks with 6 tackles… 2.0 as well… umps paid him 4FF

James Kelly (117/95): 28 touches and 8 marks plus 5 tackles

Darcy Lang (114/90): Baguley on him… 22 touches with 17 by foot… also 8 marks and 7 tackles

Harry Taylor (111/137): 10 marks and 33 possessions

Andrew Mackie (110/104): On Ambrose
Mackie added 24 touches and 13 grabs.
Corey Enright (109/107): Manning Cooney
Enright contributed with 23 disposals, 7 marks and 7 tackles.
Steven Motlop (109/119): 4.0 from 19 possessions and 7 marks plus 4 tackles

Tom Lonergan (106/110): Has the key job on Carlisle
Lonergan contributed with 23 possessions, 11 grabs and 1.0.
Mathew Stokes (97/85): 21 disposals and 6 marks with 7 tackles

Josh Caddy (95/95): Copped a knock to the head from Johnson midway through the first term… 20 possessions and 4 marks plus 5 tackles… 2.1 as well. Right ankle soreness early in the third.
Caddy also had 2 ruck taps.
Steve Johnson (91/87): First goal… Hibberd on him when forward… 15 possessions with 12 by foot… also 5 marks and 2 tackles… and booted 4.1

Mark Blicavs (88/116): 15 hit outs… also 16 disposals and 5 marks with 4 tackles… 1.0 as well

Jackson Thurlow (83/79): Running with Merrett
Thurlow contributed with 23 possessions, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Jared Rivers (70/80): Following Daniher
Rivers added 18 possessions and 8 marks.
Jordan Murdoch (65/76): 17 touches including 13 kicks… also 4 marks and 2 tackles

Jed Bews (59/61): Minding Fantasia
Bews contributed with 15 possessions, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 0.1.
Josh Walker (55/47): Hooker following him… 0.1 from 12 possessions and 2 marks
Walker also had 15 ruck taps.
Tom Hawkins (54/53): Hurley standing him… Just the one opening term touch… 4.0 from 6 possessions and 3 marks

Cory Gregson (54/60): Gleeson keeping him company… 14 disposals and 3 marks with 2 tackles

Cameron Guthrie (52/44): 11 disposals and 2 marks with 5 tackles… 0.1 as well

Shane Kersten (26/28): Stood by Gwilt… Kicked 1.0 from 4 grabs and 6 touches… conceded 3 FA. Subbed at HT.

Michael Luxford (18/14): Late replacement for Rhys Stanley… On late in the first for concussion sub and back off early in the second term… 4 handballs among 5 disposals. Started as a sub.