Melbourne Player Reports

Jay Kennedy-Harris
Pushing up the ground higher than usual... Has a few opponents when forward including Smith... 20 touches with 13 by hand... also 4 tackles and 3 marks

Neville Jetta
Mainly on Cunningham with stints on the resting mid... 4 disposals and 3 tackles. Subbed off late in the third.

Bernie Vince
Head to head with Parker... 31 disposals with 28 by foot... also 6 marks and 2 tackles... and scored 0.1

Alexis Georgiou
On Roberts-Thomson... 6 marks and 12 touches. A high hit to Franklin's cranium will be looked at.

Christian Salem
First gamer... On late in the third... 6 possessions and 3 marks plus 1.0. Started as a sub.

Nathan Jones
McGlynn going toe to toe with him... 33 touches and 7 marks plus 7 tackles... 0.1 as well

Jack Grimes
Mainly standing the resting mid then took Cunningham... 7 marks and 23 touches

Daniel Cross
Tagging McVeigh... 26 touches with 17 by hand... also 6 marks and 2 tackles
Cross also had 3 hit outs.

Jack Viney
20 disposals and 2 marks with 7 tackles... 0.1 as well... gave away 3 FA

Dean Terlich
16 possessions with 13 by foot... also 8 marks and 6 tackles. On Bird.

Tom McDonald
Responsible for Franklin... 11 disposals and 6 marks with 2 tackles

Cameron Pedersen
Grundy on him... 22 possessions and 7 marks plus 3 tackles
Pedersen added 9 hit outs and booted 0.1.

Shannon Byrnes
Smith following him... 1.2 from 12 touches and 4 tackles

Rohan Bail
Malceski on him... 9 touches and 3 marks plus 8 tackles

Chris Dawes
Richards on him... 1.0 from 8 disposals and 3 marks
Dawes also had 2 tackles.

Matt Jones
29 disposals and 12 marks plus 1.0

Sydney Player Reports

Lance Franklin
McDonald standing him... Very quiet 2nd term with no touches... Knee soreness midway through the third... Kicked 1.1 from 4 grabs and 7 touches. Subbed late in the third.

Adam Goodes
Australian of the year donning the green sash very patriotically tonight... On late in the third... 5 touches including 0 handballs... also 2 marks. Started as a sub.

Harry Cunningham
Jetta mainly on him then had Grimes... 12 disposals with 10 by foot... also 6 marks and 5 tackles... and scored 1.0

Jarrad McVeigh
Cross on him and then went forward early to beat the tag... 18 possessions and 3 marks plus 6 tackles

Josh P. Kennedy
Head to head with Tyson... 27 touches and 4 marks plus 6 tackles... 1.1 as well

Ben McGlynn
1.1 from 19 touches and 9 marks plus 7 tackles... conceded 3 FA. Tagging Jones.

Jake Lloyd
2nd game... Playing a high half forward wing role... 14 touches and 4 marks

Tom Derickx
7 hit outs... also 11 possessions and 2 marks plus 4 tackles... 1.0 as well

Jeremy Laidler
Standing Watts... 19 touches and 4 marks plus 3 tackles... 0.1 as well

Mike Pyke
Dunn on him when forward... 19 hit outs with 8 disposals... also 0.1

Heath Grundy
21 disposals and 11 marks with 2 tackles. Standing Pedersen.

Luke Parker
First goal... Head to head with Vince...... and scored 1.3
Parker contributed with 26 possessions, 7 marks and 3 tackles.

Kieren Jack
23 disposals and 5 marks with 7 tackles... 2.1 as well

Rhyce Shaw
7 marks and 34 disposals. On the resting mid.

Ted Richards
Following Dawes... 6 marks and 10 possessions

Dane Rampe
25 possessions and 0.2. Has the job on Howe.

Lewis Roberts-Thomson
Georgieu on him... 2 marks and 4 disposals

Nick Smith
Manning Byrnes... 3 marks and 22 touches