Essendon Player Reports

Tom Bellchambers
Grew into the game after half time... 33 hit outs... also 9 possessions and 7 marks plus 2 tackles... 1.0 as well. First ruck.

Matt Dea
Late replacement for Patrick Ambrose... 17 touches and 7 marks plus 3 tackles... helped out by 3FF. Running with Garlett.

Jobe Watson
Looked tired and listless from beginning to end... 13 touches and 4 marks. Inside midfielder.

Darcy Parish
Just the one touch in Q1... 11 possessions and 1.0. Inside midfielder.
Parish added 2 marks and 2 tackles.

Martin Gleeson
18 disposals with 14 by foot... also 6 marks and 1 tackles

Ben McNiece
2nd gamer... 14 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles

Ben Howlett
Rotating between midfield and forward
Howlett contributed with 14 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
Rotating between midfield and forward
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 13 touches, 4 marks, 5 tackles and managed 1.2.

Andrew McGrath
Rebounding off the half back flank
McGrath contributed with 23 possessions, 6 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.0.

Mark Baguley
Largely responsible for Petracca
Baguley added 14 possessions and 9 marks.

Josh Green
Hunt amongst a few minding him
Green contributed with 13 disposals, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.

Michael Hurley
Playing the third man up role
Hurley added 23 possessions and 13 grabs.

Cale Hooker
Stood by O.McDonald
Hooker contributed with 11 possessions, 5 grabs, 4 tackles, 3 hit outs and 2.1 on the scoreboard.

Zach Merrett
Inside midfielder
Merrett contributed with 32 possessions, 3 marks and 3 tackles.

Brendon Goddard
Inside midfielder
Goddard contributed with 31 disposals, 5 marks and 3 tackles.

Dyson Heppell
Inside midfielder
Heppell contributed with 22 touches, 8 marks and 3 tackles.

David Zaharakis
Inside midfielder
Zaharakis contributed with 17 disposals, 9 marks, 3 tackles and booted 0.1.

Melbourne Player Reports

Alex Neal-Bullen
Just the two touches in Q1... Almost exclusively forward... 10 disposals with 8 by hand... also 2 tackles. Rotating between midfield and forward.

Tom McDonald
Playing as the relief ruckmen... 26 possessions and 12 marks plus 1.0. Attempting to be the third man up.
McDonald also had 6 ruck taps.

Nathan Jones
Got involved late... 30 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles. Inside midfielder.

Mitch W. Brown
Went off late in Q4 with an ankle injury... 6 marks and 10 disposals. On Watts.

Jake Melksham
14 disposals with 11 by foot... also 4 marks... and scored 0.1

Christian Petracca
Has a number rotating on him including Baguley
Petracca contributed with 11 disposals, 5 marks and managed 4.0.

Christian Salem
Rotating between forward and midfield
Salem contributed with 22 possessions, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.

Michael Hibberd
Rebounding off the half back flank
Hibberd added 24 touches and 6 marks.

Bernie Vince
Rebounding off the half back flank
Vince added 28 possessions and 5 marks.

Jordan Lewis
Running up and down the wing
Lewis contributed with 30 disposals, 7 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.

Jay Kennedy-Harris
McKenna keeping him company
Kennedy-Harris contributed with 11 disposals, 2 marks and 3 frees against.

Neville Jetta
Responsible for Fantasia
Jetta contributed with 12 touches, 4 marks and 3 tackles.

Jack Viney
Inside midfielder
Viney added 19 possessions and 6 tackles.

Clayton Oliver
Inside midfielder
Oliver contributed with 33 possessions, 5 grabs and 5 tackles.

Jeff Garlett
Dea manning him
Garlett contributed with 8 disposals, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 3.0.

Cameron Pedersen
First ruck
Pedersen contributed with 19 possessions, 8 marks, 18 hit outs and managed 1.2.