Essendon Player Reports

Devon Smith
Got the Ebert tag in Q2... 0.1 from 17 touches and 11 tackles... aided by 3FF. Rotating forward and midfield.

Zach Merrett
Tagged by Ebert then got Rockliff in Q2... 29 touches and 5 marks plus 8 tackles. Playing inside midfield.

Matt Guelfi
First game... 17 disposals and 3 marks with 2 tackles... 0.1 as well. Rotating in midfield.

James Stewart
First goal... 3.1 from 9 possessions and 4 marks. Starting at CHF on Clurey.

Jake Stringer
Starting forward matched up on McKenzie
Stringer contributed with 13 touches, 3 marks and booted 4.1.

Dyson Heppell
Head to head with Robbie Gray
Heppell contributed with 31 touches, 6 grabs and 7 tackles.

Josh Begley
Starting at half forward
Begley also had 9 possessions.

Brendon Goddard
Playing inside midfield
Goddard contributed with 28 possessions, 6 marks and 1.0.

David Myers
Playing an outside game
Myers contributed with 24 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles and managed 2.0.

Darcy Parish
Playing in the midfield
Parish contributed with 19 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.

Mark Baguley
Playing small defender
Baguley contributed with 12 possessions, 5 grabs and booted 1.1.

Josh Green
Starting deep forward
Green contributed with 12 touches, 3 marks, 4 tackles and managed 1.1.

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
Playing a FP role
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 11 disposals, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.

David Zaharakis
Playing midfield
Zaharakis added 28 touches and 6 marks.

Andrew McGrath
Coming off a HBF
McGrath contributed with 15 touches, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.

Michael Hurley
At CHB on Watts
Hurley added 29 disposals and 15 marks.

Cale Hooker
Has Marshall
Hooker contributed with 23 touches, 8 grabs and 2 tackles.

Tom Bellchambers
First ruck
Bellchambers contributed with 15 possessions, 3 grabs and 45 hit outs.

Port Adelaide Player Reports

Todd Marshall
Sat on the bench in Q4 with a shiner under his left eye... 1.2 from 8 disposals. Up forward on Hooker.

Tom Rockliff
Ankle knock in Q1... 8 touches and 4 tackles plus 1.0. Starting forward... moved to tag Merrett in Q2.

Brad Ebert
Tagging Zach Merrett... lost him so shifted to Smith in Q2
Ebert contributed with 20 possessions, 2 marks and 7 tackles.

Charlie Dixon
Starting at FF on Hartley... shifted to ruck in Q3
Dixon contributed with 12 touches, 4 marks, 13 taps and kicked 1.1.

Darcy Byrne-Jones
Playing small defender... switched forward in Q3
Byrne-Jones contributed with 12 possessions, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.

Trent McKenzie
Starting in defence matched up on Stringer
McKenzie contributed with 11 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.

Robbie Gray
Head to head with Heppell
Gray contributed with 39 possessions, 5 marks, 4 tackles and 0.1.

Steven Motlop
Playing an outside game
Motlop contributed with 15 touches, 2 marks and 3 tackles.

Hamish Hartlett
Starting at half back
Hartlett contributed with 13 possessions, 4 marks and 5 tackles.

Jack Watts
Playing CHF on Hurley
Watts contributed with 13 touches, 4 marks, 5 tackles and managed 3.0.

Tom Clurey
In defence on Stewart
Clurey also had 6 possessions.

Ollie Wines
Starting in the guts
Wines contributed with 27 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles, kicked 0.1 and 3 frees against.

Justin Westhoff
Starting on a wing
Westhoff contributed with 19 possessions, 6 marks, 2 tackles, 5 hit outs and 1.1 on the scoreboard.

Travis Boak
Starting on a HFF
Boak added 21 possessions and booted 1.0.

Tom Jonas
At FB on Daniher
Jonas contributed with 17 disposals, 9 grabs and 4 tackles.

Dan Houston
In defence
Houston contributed with 17 touches, 3 marks and 3 tackles.