St Kilda Player Reports

Jason Gram
5 disposals including 4 by hand... carrying a hamstring problem and clearly hampered... eventually shut down at half time

Jason Blake
Followed Hurley in the first half then got Monfries... went forward in Q4... 22 disposals and 10 marks
Blake added 3 tackles and booted 0.1.

Sam Fisher
Started at CHF... 1.3 from 21 disposals and 8 marks... Fletcher then Hurley on him

Leigh Montagna
Tagged by Dempsey... 31 disposals and 9 tackles with 6 marks... an excellent Q3

Patrick Ryder
21 hit outs and 16 possessions plus 3.1 including the sealing goal late in Q4
Ryder added 5 marks and 2 tackles.

Adam Schneider
Atkinson on him... 0.1 from 20 disposals with 6 marks and 3 tackles

Jarryn Geary
On Davey... 18 disposals and 3 marks with 3 tackles and 2 FA

Lenny Hayes
Head to head with Watson... 33 possessions and 6 tackles
Hayes added 4 marks and booted 1.1.

Michael S. Gardiner
23 hit outs and 15 disposals with 6 marks and 3.1

Justin Koschitzke
3.2 from 15 possessions and 5 grabs on Hooker
Koschitzke also had 2 taps.

Steven Baker
Minded Zaharakis... 16 touches and 4 tackles
Baker also had 3 grabs.

David Armitage
13 touches including 9 handballs
Armitage also had 6 tackles.

Sam Gilbert
30 touches and 10 marks

Stephen Milne
1.2 from 12 touches
Milne added 2 marks and 3 frees against.

Essendon Player Reports

Michael Hurley
Booted 0.1 from 4 grabs and 11 disposals on Blake but had to move back to CHB on Fisher in Q2 after Hooker's injury

Dustin Fletcher
Went from Fisher at CHB to Koschitzke at FB after Hooker's injury in Q2... 22 touches and 3 FA
Fletcher also had 9 marks.

David Hille
Reported for bumping Goddard in Q1... 11 hit outs and 15 possessions with 2 FA and 4.1
Hille added 5 grabs and 2 tackles.

Cale Hooker
Started on Koschitzke... 7 possessions and 2 marks... tore his right hamstring in Q2

Jason Winderlich
Head to head with Goddard... 17 possessions and 4 marks with 3 tackles and 5 FA

Brendon Goddard
Head to head with Winderlich... 26 touches and 5 tackles with 4 marks
Goddard also had 2 taps.

David Myers
Zoned off McQualter a lot... 19 disposals and 6 marks with 3 tackles
Myers also had 0.1.

Ben Howlett
Tagged Dal Santo... 13 touches and 8 tackles with 3 marks and 2 FA

Jobe Watson
Head to head with Hayes... 25 touches and 5 marks with 5 tackles

Brent Stanton
Tagged by Jones... 11 possessions and 5 marks with 5 tackles

Heath Hocking
23 touches and 8 marks with 8 tackles and 3 FA... also 1.0

Alwyn Davey
Geary on him... 16 possessions and 3 marks plus 7 tackles

Clint Jones
Tagged Stanton... 17 touches and 5 marks with 0.1
Jones also had 4 tackles.

Jarrod Atkinson
Minded Schneider... 12 disposals and 3 tackles
Atkinson added 2 marks and 1.0.

James Gwilt
Followed Gumbleton... 13 touches
Gwilt also had 5 marks.

Courtenay Dempsey
Tagged Montagna... 18 touches
Dempsey contributed with 3 marks, 4 tackles and 3 frees against.

Mark McVeigh
Sat on Milne... 8 possessions

David Zaharakis
8 touches with Baker on him
Zaharakis added 3 tackles and booted 1.0.

Brent Prismall
16 disposals and 6 marks
Prismall also had 3 tackles.

Leroy Jetta
10 possessions
Jetta added 3 tackles and booted 1.0.