Essendon Player Reports

Jobe Watson
Struggled with hammy and quad tightness in the second half but set up a memorable win... 37 touches and 8 tackles with 5 marks and 1.0

Michael Hurley
Kicked 1.0 in the first half up forward then moved back onto Koschitzke... took a vital mark late in Q4... 10 marks and 20 touches

Dustin Fletcher
Stood Koschitzke... 8 possessions and 4 marks plus 0.0... off at half time with back tightness and looks like he won't be back

Brendon Goddard
Had a very quiet first half... right shoulder knock in Q3...18 possessions and 3 tackles with 2 marks

Brent Stanton
Tagged by Dempster... 26 disposals and 4 tackles... hip flexor problem in Q3 but played on
Stanton added 6 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.

Jarrod Atkinson
Went with Schneider but managed 19 possessions and 5 marks with 2.0 on his own
Atkinson also had 2 tackles.

Alwyn Davey
Late replacement for Kyle Reimers... 1.0 from 13 disposals on Baker
Davey added 4 grabs and 5 tackles.

Nathan Lovett-Murray
On Fisher at half back... 19 disposals with 4 marks and 4 tackles

Courtenay Dempsey
Tweaked his right hamstring in Q3... 11 possessions and 3 marks

Brent Prismall
24 disposals and 4 tackles with 7 marks and 0.0

Ricky Dyson
17 touches and 5 tackles with 2 marks and 0 FA

Tom Bellchambers
13 hit outs and 13 possessions with 5 marks
Bellchambers also had 2 tackles.

Michael Quinn
Matched up on Gram... 10 possessions
Quinn added 4 grabs and 2 tackles.

Andrew Welsh
Tagged Hayes.... 17 touches
Welsh added 3 marks and 4 tackles.

Jay Neagle
0.0 from 6 grabs on Dawson
Neagle added 11 disposals and 2 tackles.

Mark McVeigh
Tagged Montagna
McVeigh contributed with 17 touches, 2 marks and 3 tackles.

Henry Slattery
Minded Milne
Slattery contributed with 14 disposals, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.

Tayte Pears
On Riewoldt
Pears contributed with 16 touches, 2 marks and 4 tackles.

St Kilda Player Reports

Justin Koschitzke
Ran into a Don's hip in Q1 and looked dazed... returned in Q2... 0.0 from 9 grabs on Fletcher then Hurley
Koschitzke also had 11 touches.

Jason Gram
Matched up on Quinn... should chop you'd think... 0.0 from 25 possessions with 5 marks and 4 tackles

Nick Riewoldt
1.1 from 11 grabs and 16 possessions on Pears... missed a kick after the siren to win the game
Riewoldt also had 2 tackles.

Patrick Ryder
Right knee injury in Q4... 19 hit outs and 12 disposals with 2 marks and 1.4... also 0 FA

Sam Fisher
Started forward on Lovett-Murray... kicked 1.1 from 3 grabs
Fisher also had 14 touches.

Lenny Hayes
Tagged by Welsh... 21 touches and 6 marks with 10 tackles

Sam Gilbert
Started on Hurley... 13 disposals and 6 marks with 0 FA

Andrew Lovett
Head to head with Dal Santo... 22 possessions and 0.0
Lovett added 6 marks and 2 tackles.

Stephen Milne
2.4 from 12 touches on Milne... also 2 marks and 2 FA
Milne also had 2 tackles.

Adam Schneider
1.1 from 11 disposals with 6 tackles on Atkinson
Schneider also had 4 marks.

Leigh Montagna
Tagged by McVeigh... 25 disposals and 9 tackles
Montagna also had 3 marks.

Steven King
21 hit outs and 6 possessions with 2 tackles

Raphael Clarke
Minded Monfries... 4 tackles and 9 touches

Steven Baker
Went with Davey... 3 marks and 13 touches
Baker also had 6 tackles.

Jason Blake
Went with McPhee when he was forward
Blake contributed with 13 touches, 5 marks and 3 tackles.

Michael S. Gardiner
8 possessions with 7 marks
Gardiner contributed with 2 tackles, 22 hit outs and kicked 0.1.

Sean Dempster
Tagged Stanton
Dempster contributed with 8 touches, 5 marks, 5 tackles and booted 0.1.