Player news from R18 of 2015: Essendon vs Western Bulldogs

Brent Stanton (146/141): 34 possessions and 10 marks plus 5 tackles… 1.0 as well

Dyson Heppell (109/96): 32 possessions and 5 marks plus 4 tackles
Heppell also had 3 taps.
Zach Merrett (107/77): 1.0 from 31 disposals and 6 tackles

Michael Hibberd (101/90): Playing on the Bont at half back
Hibberd contributed with 29 possessions, 6 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Cale Hooker (87/77): Has Morris on him… 19 possessions and 8 marks plus 2 tackles… 1.2 as well. Switched back to stem the early flow of Bulldogs goals.

Brendon Goddard (86/78): 23 touches and 7 marks plus 2 tackles

Jake Carlisle (85/84): Playing back on Redpath
Carlisle added 21 possessions and 12 grabs.
James Gwilt (84/88): On Stringer…
Gwilt added 21 possessions and 11 grabs.
Mark Baguley (82/75): Playing on Dickson
Baguley contributed with 18 possessions, 9 grabs, 3 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Jonathan Giles (74/81): 25 hit outs… also 11 possessions and 2 tackles
Giles also had 3 marks.
Martin Gleeson (74/70): Sweeping around the half back areas from the wing
Gleeson contributed with 15 disposals, 7 grabs and 3 tackles.
Adam Cooney (64/55): 0.1 from 19 touches and 4 marks

David Zaharakis (58/51): 13 touches and 4 marks plus 3 tackles

Jayden Laverde (57/55): 16 disposals and 5 marks

Ariel Steinberg (55/54): Not doing a good job of minding Crameri… 15 disposals including 12 handballs… also 3 marks and 3 tackles

Joe Daniher (54/65): Talia on him… Kicked 1.1 from 6 grabs and 11 touches… gave away 3 FA
Daniher also had 2 hit outs.
Kyle Langford (54/39): 1.0 from 7 disposals and 3 marks with 5 tackles

Nick O’Brien (47/44): 16 touches and 2 tackles

Patrick Ambrose (45/36): Has Wood on him… 0.1 from 11 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles

Jackson Merrett (31/12): On just after the start of Q3… 9 possessions and 2 marks. Started as a sub.

Jake Melksham (25/25): double spud
Melksham contributed with 9 possessions, 2 marks and 0.1.
Alex Browne (12/17): Manning the resting mids… 4 disposals. Subbed in Q3.

Lachie Hunter (126/120): Very influential around the wings and half back lines today… 0.1 from 37 possessions and 6 marks plus 3 tackles

Stewart Crameri (119/125): First goalscorer… Steinberg on him… Big Q3 with a few goals… 7.2 from 19 disposals and 5 marks with 3 tackles

Luke Dahlhaus (114/93): Massive Q3… 28 touches and 6 marks plus 7 tackles

Jack Macrae (102/83): 27 touches and 4 marks plus 6 tackles

Liam Picken (95/97): 25 possessions and 4 marks plus 5 tackles… 0.1 as well… aided by 3FF

Marcus Bontempelli (95/118): Half forward with Hibberd on him… 24 touches and 4 marks plus 5 tackles… 0.1 as well
Bontempelli also had 3 taps.
Mitch Wallis (93/98): 26 touches and 6 marks plus 2 tackles… 1.0 as well

Jason Johannisen (93/105): Running around the half back line
Johannisen contributed with 26 touches, 6 grabs and managed 1.1.
Jake Stringer (87/97): Gwilt on him… 4.2 from 16 disposals and 3 marks with 2 tackles

Shane Biggs (80/86): 22 disposals including 16 kicks… also 4 marks and 2 tackles

Robert Murphy (79/72): Playing his usual floating back role picking up mids… 19 touches and 9 marks plus 0.1

Matthew Boyd (76/66): Subbed during Q4 for a bit of a rest
Boyd added 24 touches and 4 marks.
Michael Talia (74/85): On Daniher… 18 disposals and 4 marks with 4 tackles

Easton Wood (73/72): On Ambrose
Wood added 20 touches and 10 marks.
Caleb Daniel (73/66): 19 touches and 3 marks plus 2.0

Dale Morris (72/81): Playing on Hooker
Morris contributed with 16 disposals, 9 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Redpath (67/53): Carlisle following… 0.2 from 13 touches and 5 marks plus 2 tackles… umps paid him 3FF
Redpath also had 3 hit outs.
Tory Dickson (63/56): Baguley on him… 4.0 from 8 disposals and 3 marks with 3 tackles

Tom Campbell (50/71): 8 disposals with 6 by hand… also 2 marks and 2 tackles
Campbell also had 21 hit outs.
Jarrad Grant (49/54): 0.1 from 16 touches and 5 marks… not helped by 3 FA

Josh Prudden (45/37): Playing a backline role manning smaller resting mids… 11 disposals and 3 marks with 2 tackles

Bailey Dale (17/11): On in Q4… 3 disposals and 2 marks. Started as a sub.