Essendon Player Reports

Ben Hobbs
Left shoulder strapped after a bump by Swallow in Q1... 15 disposals and 6 tackles plus 0.2. Playing a forward role.

Zach Merrett
Enjoyed himself in Q3... 36 disposals and 8 marks with 5 tackles... 0.1 as well. Playing inside midfield.

Mason Redman
Racked it up in Q3... 0.1 from 34 disposals and 10 marks with 4 tackles. Lurking across half back.

Dylan Shiel
Head to head with Rowell... 29 possessions and 3 marks plus 5 tackles. Playing inside midfield.

Nic Martin
First goal... 2.1 from 25 possessions and 5 marks. Playing a half forward role.

Jake Stringer
Mostly forward on Lemmens with stints in midfield
Stringer contributed with 16 touches, 4 marks and managed 4.2.

Andrew Phillips
Playing a forward/ruck role on Graham
Phillips contributed with 7 possessions, 3 grabs, 2 tackles, 13 hit outs and managed 1.0.

Kyle Langford
Rotating midfield and forward
Langford contributed with 19 touches, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and 0.3 on the scoreboard.

Harrison Jones
Starting forward on Ballard
Jones contributed with 8 touches, 4 grabs and booted 2.0.

Sam Durham
Playing outside midfield
Durham contributed with 13 touches, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.0.

Andrew McGrath
Playing a midfield role
McGrath added 29 touches and 11 marks.

Will Snelling
Playing a forward role
Snelling added 13 disposals and 4 grabs.

Jayden Laverde
In defence on Casboult
Laverde contributed with 14 touches, 7 grabs, 2 tackles and 3 frees against.

Matt Guelfi
Playing a forward role
Guelfi contributed with 14 possessions, 6 marks and 10 tackles.

Nick Hind
Running from half back
Hind contributed with 26 possessions, 6 marks and 0.1.

Peter Wright
Up forward on Collins
Wright contributed with 13 touches, 8 marks and managed 2.3.

Dyson Heppell
Starting on a wing
Heppell added 19 possessions and 8 marks.

Brayden Ham
Started as the sub
Ham also had 0 disposals.

Jordan Ridley
In defence on Chol
Ridley added 18 possessions and 7 marks.

Jake Kelly
Minding Rankine
Kelly contributed with 14 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.

Jye Caldwell
Tagging Miller
Caldwell contributed with 21 disposals, 4 grabs and 3 tackles.

Sam Draper
In ruck
Draper contributed with 13 possessions, 2 marks, 4 tackles, 23 taps and managed 2.1.

Gold Coast Player Reports

Touk Miller
Tagged by Caldwell... racked it up after the game was lost... 28 disposals and 4 marks with 7 tackles... 0.1 as well... umps paid him 4FF... not helped by 4 FA. Playing inside midfield.

Matt Rowell
Head to head with Shiel... 14 disposals with 10 by hand... also 5 tackles and 2 marks... not helped by 3 FA. Playing inside midfield.

Sam Day
Starting forward on Zerk-Thatcher
Day contributed with 6 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles, 2 hit outs and 2.0.

Samuel Collins
Playing key defender on Wright
Collins contributed with 12 disposals, 7 marks and 2 tackles.

Caleb Graham
In defence on the resting ruck
Graham added 8 possessions and 4 grabs.

Sam Flanders
Starting at half forward
Flanders contributed with 15 disposals, 5 marks and 4 tackles.

Noah Anderson
Playing central midfield
Anderson contributed with 24 disposals, 6 grabs and 4 tackles.

Sean Lemmens
Responsible for Stringer
Lemmens contributed with 14 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.

Levi Casboult
Up forward on Laverde
Casboult contributed with 5 touches, 3 marks and kicked 2.0.

Jack Lukosius
Floating at half back
Lukosius contributed with 22 possessions, 6 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.

David Swallow
Coming off half back
Swallow added 17 possessions and 4 grabs.

Charlie Ballard
In defence on Jones
Ballard added 8 touches and 5 grabs.

Rory Atkins
Started as the sub
Atkins also had 0 possessions.

Ben Ainsworth
Starting forward
Ainsworth added 12 possessions and 5 marks.

Nick Holman
Starting forward
Holman contributed with 8 touches, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and 3 frees against.

Hewago Oea
Rotating forward
Oea contributed with 5 possessions, 2 grabs and 6 tackles.

Brayden Fiorini
Playing midfield
Fiorini contributed with 15 touches, 5 marks, 3 tackles and booted 0.1.

Brandon Ellis
On the outside
Ellis added 21 touches and 7 marks.

Jarrod Witts
First ruck
Witts contributed with 11 possessions, 2 marks and 34 hit outs.