Essendon Player Reports

Dylan Shiel
Struggled with a shoulder problem all game... 21 possessions and 4 tackles plus 0.1... helped out by 3FF. Playing inside midfield.

Matthew Leuenberger
First ruck... 27 hit outs... also 7 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles... 2.0 as well

Jason Ashby
Standing Brown... 13 touches and 2 marks plus 5 tackles. Late replacement for Matt Dea.

David Zaharakis
Leading the inside midfield
Zaharakis contributed with 25 touches, 2 marks and 5 tackles.

Mark Jamar
Starting forward on Davis
Jamar contributed with 12 touches, 6 marks, 14 taps and booted 2.1.

Craig Bird
12 touches and 7 tackles

Zach Merrett
Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 22 possessions, 5 grabs and 8 tackles.

Courtenay Dempsey
Roaming from half back
Dempsey contributed with 18 possessions, 4 marks, 5 tackles and kicked 0.2.

Patrick Ambrose
In defence on Cameron
Ambrose contributed with 6 possessions, 2 marks and 3 tackles.

Will Hams
Starting deep forward
Hams contributed with 15 possessions, 6 grabs and 3 tackles.

Adam Cooney
Starting in the guts
Cooney contributed with 25 possessions, 12 marks, 5 tackles and managed 0.2.

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
Running off halfback
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 17 touches, 5 marks and 3 tackles.

Martin Gleeson
Coming off halfback
Gleeson added 18 possessions and 6 marks.

Jackson Merrett
Starting on a wing
Merrett contributed with 17 touches, 4 grabs and booted 0.1.

Darcy Parish
Coming off a wing
Parish contributed with 13 touches, 3 marks and kicked 0.2.

Brendon Goddard
Playing midfield
Goddard contributed with 25 disposals, 8 marks, 3 tackles and 3 ruck taps.

James Kelly
Playing midfield
Kelly contributed with 21 possessions, 5 marks and 6 tackles.

Mathew Stokes
Starting in a FP
Stokes contributed with 16 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.

James Gwilt
Standing Patton
Gwilt contributed with 21 possessions, 6 grabs, 2 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.

Western Sydney Player Reports

Nick Haynes
Sore back after a clash with Fantasia in Q3... returned to take a fair few intercept marks... 15 possessions with 12 by foot... also 8 marks and 2 tackles. Following Brown.

Lachie Whitfield
Terrible first half and not much better after that... 13 possessions including 9 kicks... also 3 marks and 4 tackles... not helped by 5 FA. Coming off a wing.

Sam J. Reid
Useful first half but largely disappeared after HT... 13 disposals and 3 marks with 2 tackles... 1.2 as well. Starting deep forward.

Phil Davis
Left ankle knock in Q1... 5 marks and 9 disposals. Responsible for the resting ruck which is mostly Jamar.

Ryan Griffen
First goal... 18 possessions and 5 marks plus 4 tackles... 1.0 as well. Playing midfield.
Griffen also had 2 ruck taps.

Matthew Buntine
Well beaten by Fantasia in defence... 10 possessions including 8 kicks... also 6 marks

Tom Downie
First ruck... 20 hit outs... also 5 disposals and 2 tackles
Downie also had 2 grabs.

Callan Ward
Leading the inside midfield
Ward contributed with 25 possessions, 3 tackles and 3 ruck taps.

Josh Kelly
Playing outside midfield
Kelly contributed with 23 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.1.

Stephen Coniglio
Playing midfield roles
Coniglio contributed with 29 possessions, 4 marks, 7 tackles and kicked 1.1.

Toby Greene
Starting on a HFF
Greene contributed with 22 possessions, 5 marks, 3 tackles, 2 hit outs and 4.2.

Joel Patfull
At FB on Daniher
Patfull contributed with 12 disposals, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.

Heath Shaw
Loose in defence
Shaw contributed with 31 possessions, 7 grabs and 3 tackles.