Player news from R4 of 2016: Essendon vs Geelong

Zach Merrett (127/123): 1.0 from 29 disposals and 5 marks with 8 tackles… helped out by 3FF

Orazio Fantasia (120/96): 29 touches and 8 marks plus 5 tackles… 1.1 as well

James Gwilt (113/91): Responsible for the resting ruck mainly Stanley
Gwilt added 25 disposals and 16 marks.
David Zaharakis (112/129): First goal… 34 touches and 7 marks plus 3 tackles… 1.0 as well… conceded 4 FA

Mathew Stokes (100/103): 22 disposals and 4 marks with 6 tackles… 1.0 as well

James Kelly (99/111): 23 touches and 6 marks plus 5 tackles

Mark Baguley (94/87): 22 possessions and 9 marks plus 3 tackles

Adam Cooney (93/97): 28 disposals and 6 marks

Brendon Goddard (82/72): 26 possessions and 5 marks
Goddard also had 3 ruck taps.
Craig Bird (81/69): 0.1 from 24 touches and 4 marks plus 4 tackles

Matt Dea (79/73): Running with Menzel
Dea contributed with 16 touches, 7 marks and 3 tackles.
Matthew Leuenberger (75/81): 25 hit outs… also 16 disposals and 3 marks… and booted 0.2

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (70/106): 3 marks and 23 touches

Martin Gleeson (70/65): 19 possessions and 4 marks plus 3 tackles

Darcy Parish (65/83): 24 disposals and 2 tackles

Mitch W. Brown (63/57): Starting forward… Taylor minding him… Likely broken nose in the fourth term… 10 touches including 9 kicks… also 7 marks and 2 tackles… and booted 1.0

Conor McKenna (49/40): 4 marks and 13 possessions

Michael Hartley (39/44): Has the key job on Hawkins… 5 possessions and 2 marks plus 5 tackles

Jayden Laverde (38/34): Henderson manning him… Right shoulder soreness in the second term… Mothballed in the third… 8 possessions and 2 tackles plus 1.0

Patrick Ambrose (31/42): Starting forward… 11 disposals with 10 by hand… also 2 tackles
Ambrose also had 3 ruck taps.
Kyle Langford (31/27): 13 touches including 10 handballs

Joe Daniher (25/25): Lonergan following him… Just the 2 touches in the first half… 0.1 from 6 possessions
Daniher also had 2 tackles.
Joel Selwood (97/100): 26 possessions and 5 marks plus 5 tackles

Josh Caddy (94/112): 23 touches including 17 handballs… also 6 tackles and 4 marks… and booted 1.0

Andrew Mackie (92/83): 22 disposals including 16 kicks… also 8 marks and 4 tackles… gave away 3 FA

Mitch Duncan (89/75): 27 possessions and 4 marks plus 4 tackles

Daniel Menzel (87/66): Dea manning him… 0.5 from 18 disposals and 8 marks with 3 tackles

Patrick Dangerfield (86/99): 27 disposals and 5 marks with 2 tackles

Steven Motlop (86/93): 24 possessions with 19 by foot… also 4 marks… and booted 2.1

Harry Taylor (82/104): Following Brown… 8 marks and 20 touches
Taylor also had 2 tackles.
Nakia Cockatoo (82/92): 1.2 from 13 touches and 4 marks plus 7 tackles

Lachie Henderson (81/93): Responsible for Laverde
Henderson added 17 possessions and 10 grabs.
Jimmy Bartel (70/82): Spending time in all areas of the ground both forward and back… 12 possessions and 4 marks plus 6 tackles… 1.0 as well

Cameron Guthrie (69/86): 18 possessions and 6 tackles

Tom Lonergan (58/71): Standing Daniher… 12 touches and 6 marks plus 2 tackles

Mark Blicavs (57/51): 5 hit outs… also 14 disposals and 2 tackles
Blicavs also had 5 marks.
Zac Smith (56/42): 10 hit outs… also 6 disposals and 2 marks with 4 tackles… 1.2 as well

Tom Hawkins (52/66): Hartley standing him… 12 touches with 8 by foot… also 5 marks and 2 tackles

Cory Gregson (52/58): 1.1 from 10 touches and 4 tackles

Darcy Lang (52/58): 1.1 from 11 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles

Tom Ruggles (50/40): 2nd gamer… 2 marks and 17 touches… aided by 3FF. Playing on the resting mid.

Jake Kolodjashnij (48/58): Late replacement for Shane Kersten
Kolodjashnij contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Rhys Stanley (45/64): Largely stood by Gwilt when forward… 10 hit outs… also 8 possessions and 3 tackles… and scored 1.2… gave away 3 FA

Jordan Murdoch (43/52): Lower left leg soreness in the third… 10 disposals and 4 marks with 3 tackles