Player news from R18 of 2017: Essendon vs North Melbourne

Cale Hooker (111/132): Starting at half forward…
Hooker contributed with 18 touches, 9 marks and managed 5.2.
Dyson Heppell (101/115): Inside midfield…
Heppell contributed with 26 possessions, 2 marks, 5 tackles and booted 2.0.
David Zaharakis (100/78): In the guts…
Zaharakis contributed with 27 disposals, 2 marks, 4 tackles and booted 1.2.
Zach Merrett (96/98): Running through the midfield…
Merrett contributed with 33 possessions, 2 grabs and 3 tackles.
Brendon Goddard (93/93): Playing midfield…
Goddard contributed with 25 touches, 7 marks, 2 tackles and managed 0.1.
Jobe Watson (82/91): Inside midfield…
Watson contributed with 27 possessions, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Orazio Fantasia (80/73): Playing forward pocket…
Fantasia contributed with 12 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles and booted 4.1.
Joe Daniher (76/84): Playing FF with Thompson for company…
Daniher contributed with 13 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles, 9 hit outs and booted 2.1.
Tom Bellchambers (69/94): First Ruck…
Bellchambers contributed with 10 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles, 34 taps, 0.1 and 4 frees against.
Michael Hurley (69/77): Starting in defence…
Hurley added 21 touches and 4 grabs.
Darcy Parish (68/95): Outside midfield…
Parish contributed with 23 touches, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Michael Hartley (65/94): Starting at full back on Brown…
Hartley contributed with 14 possessions, 7 grabs and 3 tackles.
Martin Gleeson (64/74): Awkwardly extended his elbow landing after a marking contest Mid Q2… 15 possessions including 11 kicks… also 2 tackles. Starting down back….
Gleeson also had 5 marks.
David Myers (57/76): Playing outside midfield…
Myers added 21 possessions and 2 tackles.
James Stewart (57/67): Starting forward… Durdin following him…
Stewart contributed with 9 possessions, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and 2.2.
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (54/69): Playing forward pocket…
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 11 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles, kicked 3.0 and 3 frees against.
Andrew McGrath (54/50): Starting down back…
McGrath contributed with 12 touches, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
James Kelly (48/50): 12 disposals including 11 handballs… also 5 tackles

Mark Baguley (47/41): Starting down back…
Baguley added 10 possessions and 6 tackles.
Travis Colyer (46/55): Outside mid…
Colyer added 14 disposals and 3 tackles.
Jayden Laverde (45/46): Starting forward…
Laverde contributed with 11 touches, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Conor McKenna (35/40): Playing off half back…
McKenna also had 10 possessions.
Taylor Garner (129/119): Moving between wing and HFF…
Garner contributed with 25 disposals, 10 grabs, 7 tackles and booted 1.0.
Ben Brown (119/132): At FF with Hartley on him…
Brown contributed with 13 touches, 9 marks, 3 tackles and managed 6.2.
Trent Dumont (106/97): Playing mid…
Dumont contributed with 28 disposals, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Sam Gibson (104/98): Outside mid…
Gibson contributed with 28 disposals, 7 marks and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Shaun Atley (99/77): Roaming between wing and half back…
Atley contributed with 25 disposals, 8 marks, 3 tackles and managed 0.1.
Majak Daw (98/96): 1st ruck with no Goldstein…
Daw contributed with 14 touches, 4 marks, 5 tackles and 34 taps.
Shaun Higgins (90/82): Starting in the guts…
Higgins contributed with 23 possessions, 4 grabs, 5 tackles and 0.1.
Jarrad Waite (88/85): Starting at half forward…
Waite contributed with 14 disposals, 8 marks and kicked 4.2.
Sam Durdin (81/71): In defence on Stewart…
Durdin added 18 disposals and 11 grabs.
Aaron Mullett (79/94): Coming off a wing…
Mullett contributed with 16 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles and managed 1.0.
Nathan Hrovat (79/61): Running off a wing…
Hrovat contributed with 21 possessions, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.
Luke McDonald (79/79): Winded himself mid Q2 when he chose to bump his opponent… 7 marks and 22 touches. Rebounding off defence….

Scott D. Thompson (75/74): In defence on Daniher…
Thompson added 16 possessions and 9 marks.
Declan Mountford (69/60): Playing on a HBF…
Mountford contributed with 14 disposals, 7 grabs and 2 tackles.
Josh Williams (65/54): First goal… Late replacement for Robbie Tarrant… first game… and scored 1.0
Williams contributed with 14 possessions, 6 grabs and 3 tackles.
Andrew Swallow (62/83): Inside mid role…
Swallow contributed with 20 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Ben Cunnington (61/51): Playing inside midfield…
Cunnington contributed with 18 disposals, 2 grabs and 4 tackles.
Ryan Clarke (57/61): Rebounding off half back…
Clarke contributed with 19 touches, 6 marks and 3 frees against.
Daniel Nielson (42/43): In defence…
Nielson added 11 possessions and 5 marks.
Jy Simpkin (37/25): Forward pocket…
Simpkin contributed with 8 touches, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Cameron Zurhaar (34/37): 2nd game…
Zurhaar contributed with 10 disposals, 3 grabs and managed 0.1.
Nick Larkey (2/-7): Came off with knee complaints mid Q3. First game… Looking very nervous….
Larkey added 0 touches and 2 hit outs.