Player news from R5 of 2019: North Melbourne vs Essendon

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Trent Dumont (105/89): Doing jobs in midfield
Dumont contributed with 31 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Shaun Higgins (97/77): Terrible first half and even though he lifted after HT the game was lost… 0.1 from 30 touches and 5 marks. Playing in midfield.
Higgins also had 2 tackles.
Jamie Macmillan (92/101): Guarding space at half back
Macmillan contributed with 24 disposals, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Jed Anderson (87/80): Playing midfield
Anderson contributed with 19 possessions, 2 marks and 10 tackles.
Jasper Pittard (86/76): Running off half back
Pittard contributed with 22 touches, 5 grabs and booted 1.0.
Jared Polec (79/69): Coming off a wing
Polec contributed with 22 disposals, 4 grabs and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Ben Cunnington (78/101): Playing inside midfield
Cunnington contributed with 29 touches, 3 marks, 1.1 on the scoreboard and 3 frees against.
Robbie Tarrant (74/93): At FB on Daniher
Tarrant added 17 disposals and 8 marks.
Todd Goldstein (66/98): First ruck
Goldstein contributed with 13 touches, 25 hit outs and 0.2 on the scoreboard.
Shaun Atley (65/93): Playing a HFF role
Atley added 21 touches and 4 grabs.
Aaron Hall (65/54): Playing inside midfield
Hall contributed with 16 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles and managed 0.1.
Cameron Zurhaar (64/60): Starting forward
Zurhaar contributed with 14 touches, 6 marks and kicked 1.0.
Scott D. Thompson (62/90): At CHB on Stringer
Thompson added 16 possessions and 5 grabs.
Ben Brown (61/66): Up forward on Ambrose
Brown contributed with 10 touches, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 2.2.
Luke Davies-Uniacke (54/59): Rotating in midfield
Davies-Uniacke contributed with 14 possessions, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and 0.2 on the scoreboard.
Sam Wright (49/41): Playing in defence
Wright contributed with 19 touches, 2 marks and 3 free kicks given away.
Mason Wood (47/64): Starting at half forward on Hooker
Wood contributed with 12 touches, 4 grabs and managed 0.3.
Jy Simpkin (47/39): Playing deep forward
Simpkin contributed with 11 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Kayne Turner (44/50): Playing a HFF role
Turner contributed with 12 disposals, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Bailey Scott (43/41): Starting at half forward
Scott contributed with 11 disposals, 3 marks and managed 0.1.
Paul Ahern (38/22): Finger injury in Q2 but played on… 9 possessions and 5 marks plus 1.0. Playing an outside game.

Jack Ziebell (32/43): Starting in attack on Hurley
Ziebell added 6 disposals and 3 tackles.
Zach Merrett (143/136): Poor start but lit it up in Q2 as the Dons surged… 39 touches and 4 marks plus 9 tackles. Starting on a wing.

Dylan Shiel (127/120): Playing inside midfield
Shiel contributed with 36 possessions, 7 marks, 3 tackles and managed 0.1.
Dyson Heppell (123/117): Playing inside midfield
Heppell contributed with 32 disposals, 11 marks and 3 tackles.
Michael Hurley (106/101): Minding Ziebell
Hurley added 25 disposals and 12 marks.
Orazio Fantasia (101/129): First goal… 4.1 from 18 disposals and 3 marks with 4 tackles… aided by 3FF. Starting on a HFF.

Cale Hooker (95/95): In defence on Wood
Hooker added 22 disposals and 11 marks.
Mitch W. Brown (95/92): Starting forward
Brown contributed with 20 touches, 7 marks and booted 3.3.
Andrew McGrath (79/90): Playing an outside game
McGrath contributed with 20 possessions, 5 grabs and booted 2.0.
Conor McKenna (77/89): Rotating at half back
McKenna contributed with 26 possessions, 2 marks and booted 0.1.
Darcy Parish (76/57): Playing in the midfield
Parish contributed with 16 possessions, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Jake Stringer (73/64): Starting at half forward on Thompson
Stringer contributed with 9 disposals, 5 marks, 5 tackles and managed 2.2.
Tom Bellchambers (70/104): Left knee injury in Q1 but played on… 23 hit outs… also 13 possessions and 7 marks… and kicked 0.1. First ruck.

Mason Redman (68/75): Playing an outside game
Redman contributed with 15 possessions, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Matt Guelfi (67/71): Rotating in defence
Guelfi contributed with 21 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Jordan Ridley (65/54): In defence
Ridley contributed with 13 touches, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Joe Daniher (64/55): Late replacement for Zac Clarke… 2.1 from 10 possessions and 5 marks plus 3 tackles… gave away 3 FA. Up forward on Tarrant.
Daniher also had 6 hit outs.
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (62/81): Corked right hip in Q2 but played on… 11 touches and 2 marks plus 4 tackles… 2.0 as well. Starting deep forward.

Brayden Ham (58/44): Late replacement for David Zaharakis… 10 disposals and 3 marks with 5 tackles… 1.0 as well. Playing an outside game.

Adam Saad (57/79): Running off half back
Saad contributed with 18 disposals, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
David Myers (55/60): Playing an outside game
Myers contributed with 17 possessions, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Patrick Ambrose (27/21): The big job on Brown
Ambrose contributed with 6 touches, 4 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Mark Baguley (17/25): Starting forward
Baguley contributed with 10 disposals, 2 tackles and 6 frees against.