Player news from R7 of 2016: Sydney vs Essendon

Tom Mitchell (130/84): 37 disposals and 10 marks

Isaac Heeney (119/134): 5.0 from 22 possessions and 9 marks

Josh P. Kennedy (115/120): 40 touches and 3 marks plus 3 tackles

Jarrad McVeigh (113/88): 28 possessions and 10 marks plus 2 tackles

Lance Franklin (110/115): Hartley starting on him… 6.3 from 21 disposals and 4 marks… umps paid him 3FF

Dan Hannebery (102/107): Copped a late hit to the kidney in Q4
Hannebery contributed with 31 touches, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Kieren Jack (98/94): Right ankle soreness late in the first term
Jack contributed with 20 touches, 7 marks, 4 tackles and managed 2.0.
Callum Sinclair (94/61): Grima on him when forward… 10 hit outs… also 16 disposals and 6 marks with 3 tackles… 1.4 as well

Kurt Tippett (92/93): First goal… Again spending most of his time in the ruck… 2.1 from 15 touches and 2 marks plus 5 tackles
Tippett also had 14 hit outs.
Heath Grundy (91/80): Has the job on Daniher… 22 disposals and 9 marks with 2 tackles

Luke Parker (91/89): 29 possessions and 6 marks plus 2 tackles… 0.1 as well

Tom Papley (89/81): 2.1 from 14 possessions and 3 marks plus 7 tackles… umps paid him 3FF

Jake Lloyd (75/77): 24 possessions and 6 marks

Zak Jones (64/62): Spending time on the resting mid mainly Fantasia
Jones contributed with 15 disposals, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
George Hewett (59/55): 14 disposals and 2 marks plus 1.0
Hewett also had 3 tackles.
Ben McGlynn (58/55): 14 possessions and 4 marks plus 1.2… aided by 3FF

Nick Smith (56/63): Rotating through a number including Baguley… 14 disposals and 6 marks with 2 tackles

Jeremy Laidler (56/62): On McKernan… 17 disposals and 3 marks with 2 tackles

Dane Rampe (52/72): Following Brown… 11 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles

Callum Mills (44/34): 15 disposals and 4 marks… gave away 3 FA

Harry Cunningham (40/52): Just the one touch in Q1… 13 disposals and 3 marks

Daniel Robinson (35/42): Shoulder soreness early in the first term… Off in the second… 7 possessions including 6 handballs… also 5 tackles

David Zaharakis (122/124): 33 possessions and 2 marks plus 3 tackles… 2.2 as well

Zach Merrett (117/104): 0.1 from 24 possessions and 6 marks plus 9 tackles… helped out by 3FF

Mitch W. Brown (102/93): Rampe following him… 23 disposals and 9 marks with 2 tackles… 1.0 as well

James Kelly (94/102): 29 disposals and 7 marks with 2 tackles

Courtenay Dempsey (94/91): 24 disposals and 8 marks with 2 tackles

Brendon Goddard (92/95): 28 possessions and 5 marks plus 0.1
Goddard also had 2 hit outs.
Ryan Crowley (91/66): 26 possessions and 6 marks
Crowley also had 2 ruck taps.
Matt Dea (85/77): 18 disposals and 9 marks with 3 tackles

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (80/84): Slowed after HT… 18 possessions including 14 kicks… also 7 marks and 2 tackles… and scored 0.1. Rebounding off the half back flank.

Craig Bird (79/76): 1.0 from 20 touches and 3 marks plus 4 tackles

Mark Baguley (76/51): Playing as a pressure forward today… Smith largely responsible for him… 16 disposals and 5 marks with 5 tackles… 0.3 as well… aided by 3FF

Adam Cooney (61/55): 17 touches and 3 marks plus 3 tackles

Shaun McKernan (60/44): Laidler manning him… 5 hit outs… also 11 possessions and 5 marks plus 2 tackles… 1.0 as well. Right corked thigh midway through the third term.

Joe Daniher (57/60): Grundy manning him… 0.1 from 15 touches and 5 marks
Daniher also had 2 taps.
Matthew Leuenberger (56/45): 21 hit outs… also 12 possessions and 3 tackles… not helped by 3 FA

Mason Redman (52/47): First gamer… Playing as the half forward… Just the one touch in Q1… Really got going after HT… 10 disposals and 2 marks with 6 tackles

Nathan Grima (51/57): Minding the resting ruck mainly Sinclair… 5 marks and 13 touches

Orazio Fantasia (50/59): Starting in the forward pocket… Jones on him when forward… 13 possessions and 2 marks plus 3 tackles… 1.1 as well… conceded 3 FA

James Gwilt (48/53): Playing as the third tall in defence… Regularly marking the smalls and looking to peel off… 3 marks and 15 possessions

Michael Hartley (46/58): Has the key job on Franklin… 10 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles

James Polkinghorne (41/35): 12 possessions and 2 tackles

Jonathan Simpkin (34/28): Left hamstring soreness early in the second term… Mothballed soon after… 8 touches with 6 by foot… also 2 marks… and kicked 1.0