Player news from R1 of 2017: Essendon vs Hawthorn

Dyson Heppell (156/134): 34 disposals and 8 marks with 7 tackles… 3.0 as well

Zach Merrett (129/110): Head to head with Shiels commencing late in the second term… 37 disposals and 7 marks with 3 tackles… 0.1 as well

Brendon Goddard (127/105): 29 touches and 10 marks plus 5 tackles… 0.1 as well

Jobe Watson (120/93): 26 possessions and 7 marks plus 8 tackles… 0.1 as well

Darcy Parish (114/84): 25 touches and 7 marks plus 6 tackles… 0.1 as well

Brent Stanton (99/85): 19 disposals including 15 kicks… also 10 marks… and scored 2.0

Joe Daniher (98/99): Gibson standing him… 3.3 from 17 possessions and 7 marks
Daniher also had 4 ruck taps.
Andrew McGrath (96/88): 22 touches and 6 marks plus 5 tackles

David Zaharakis (88/78): 18 disposals and 5 marks with 5 tackles… 1.0 as well

Shaun McKernan (85/104): 1.0 from 17 possessions and 5 marks plus 3 tackles… conceded 6 FA
McKernan also had 27 hit outs.
James Kelly (81/62): 8 marks and 21 disposals

Orazio Fantasia (79/71): First goal… Stratton marking him… 4.1 from 16 disposals and 4 marks

Mark Baguley (78/72): Marking Puopolo… Ankle issue early in the fourth… 17 touches and 8 marks plus 3 tackles

Michael Hurley (77/84): Spending time on Roughead… 21 disposals with 17 by foot… also 7 marks

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (71/61): Burgoyne spending time on him… 17 disposals and 5 marks with 3 tackles… 0.1 as well

Travis Colyer (63/46): Starting on a wing… 15 disposals and 6 marks

Kyle Langford (62/54): 11 touches and 5 marks plus 4 tackles… 0.2 as well

Cale Hooker (57/88): Frawley following him… 10 possessions and 2 marks plus 3.1

Michael Hartley (57/67): Marking the resting ruck mainly Vickery… 13 disposals and 4 marks with 3 tackles

Martin Gleeson (57/21): Marking Breust… 15 disposals with 14 by foot… also 6 marks… not helped by 3 FA

Patrick Ambrose (52/51): Marking Shoenmakers… 16 possessions including 11 handballs… also 4 marks and 2 tackles

Josh Green (46/63): Duryea following him… 11 possessions with 8 by foot… also 4 marks

Tom Mitchell (128/95): 37 touches and 9 marks plus 4 tackles… 0.2 as well… gave away 3 FA

Will Langford (93/89): 27 touches and 3 marks plus 3 tackles… 0.2 as well

Isaac Smith (87/97): 22 disposals with 18 by foot… also 5 marks… and booted 1.0

Ben McEvoy (84/114): 27 hit outs… also 10 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles… 2.0 as well

Jarryd Roughead (79/78): Hurley minding him when forward… 2.1 from 12 touches and 4 marks plus 6 tackles

Liam Shiels (77/82): Head to head with Merrett commencing late in the third term… 20 touches and 4 marks plus 2 tackles… 1.0 as well

Paul Puopolo (76/77): Baguley following him… 2.0 from 13 disposals and 2 marks with 7 tackles

Billy Hartung (70/79): 21 touches and 3 marks plus 1.1

Shaun Burgoyne (69/68): Running loosely with Tipungwuti… Went forward in the final term… 22 touches and 4 marks plus 0.1

Grant Birchall (69/52): 4 marks and 22 possessions

Ricky Henderson (69/67): 21 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles

Jaeger O’Meara (65/74): 23 possessions and 3 marks plus 0.3

Tyrone Vickery (64/80): Stood by Hartley when forward… 0.2 from 12 touches and 2 marks plus 5 tackles
Vickery also had 11 ruck taps.
Luke Breust (62/76): Gleeson minding him… 1.1 from 16 disposals and 3 marks with 2 tackles

Jack Gunston (60/73): Starting on a wing… 16 touches and 5 marks

James Frawley (59/63): Standing Hooker… 13 possessions and 5 marks plus 3 tackles

Ryan Schoenmakers (57/64): Starting forward… Ambrose on him… Went to defence late in the third term… 1.0 from 11 possessions and 5 marks

Josh Gibson (45/47): Minding Daniher… 3 marks and 14 touches

Ben Stratton (44/43): On Fantasia… 11 touches and 3 marks plus 2 tackles

Cyril Rioli (42/44): Has numerous opponents rotating through him… 1.1 from 8 touches and 3 tackles

Taylor Duryea (40/40): Running with Green… 4 marks and 12 touches

James Sicily (38/39): 11 possessions and 4 marks