North Melbourne Player Reports

Paul Ahern
Finger injury in Q2 but played on... 9 possessions and 5 marks plus 1.0. Playing an outside game.

Jack Ziebell
Starting in attack on Hurley
Ziebell added 6 touches and 3 tackles.

Jamie Macmillan
Guarding space at half back
Macmillan contributed with 24 touches, 8 grabs and 2 tackles.

Bailey Scott
Starting at half forward
Scott contributed with 11 possessions, 3 marks and 0.1.

Ben Cunnington
Playing inside midfield
Cunnington contributed with 29 touches, 3 marks, kicked 1.1 and 3 frees against.

Aaron Hall
Playing inside midfield
Hall contributed with 16 touches, 3 marks, 4 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.

Jasper Pittard
Running off half back
Pittard contributed with 22 touches, 5 marks and kicked 1.0.

Jy Simpkin
Playing deep forward
Simpkin contributed with 11 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles.

Luke Davies-Uniacke
Rotating in midfield
Davies-Uniacke contributed with 14 touches, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and 0.2 on the scoreboard.

Kayne Turner
Playing a HFF role
Turner contributed with 12 possessions, 2 marks and 3 tackles.

Sam Wright
Playing in defence
Wright contributed with 19 disposals, 2 marks and 3 free kicks given away.

Scott D. Thompson
At CHB on Stringer
Thompson added 16 possessions and 5 grabs.

Shaun Atley
Playing a HFF role
Atley added 21 possessions and 4 marks.

Jared Polec
Coming off a wing
Polec contributed with 22 disposals, 4 marks and managed 1.1.

Cameron Zurhaar
Starting forward
Zurhaar contributed with 14 touches, 6 grabs and managed 1.0.

Essendon Player Reports

Brayden Ham
Late replacement for David Zaharakis... 10 disposals and 3 marks with 5 tackles... 1.0 as well. Playing an outside game.

Tom Bellchambers
Left knee injury in Q1 but played on... 23 hit outs... also 13 possessions and 7 marks... and kicked 0.1. First ruck.

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
Corked right hip in Q2 but played on... 11 touches and 2 marks plus 4 tackles... 2.0 as well. Starting deep forward.

Zach Merrett
Poor start but lit it up in Q2 as the Dons surged... 39 touches and 4 marks plus 9 tackles. Starting on a wing.

Jake Stringer
Starting at half forward on Thompson
Stringer contributed with 9 disposals, 5 grabs, 5 tackles and kicked 2.2.

David Myers
Playing an outside game
Myers contributed with 17 touches, 2 marks and 4 tackles.

Mason Redman
Playing an outside game
Redman contributed with 15 possessions, 4 grabs and 4 tackles.

Darcy Parish
Playing in the midfield
Parish contributed with 16 touches, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and kicked 0.1.

Andrew McGrath
Playing an outside game
McGrath contributed with 20 possessions, 5 grabs and 2.0 on the scoreboard.

Dyson Heppell
Playing inside midfield
Heppell contributed with 32 touches, 11 marks and 3 tackles.

Dylan Shiel
Playing inside midfield
Shiel contributed with 36 disposals, 7 grabs, 3 tackles and booted 0.1.

Patrick Ambrose
The big job on Brown
Ambrose contributed with 6 touches, 4 marks and managed 1.0.

Matt Guelfi
Rotating in defence
Guelfi contributed with 21 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.

Cale Hooker
In defence on Wood
Hooker added 22 possessions and 11 grabs.

Mark Baguley
Starting forward
Baguley contributed with 10 disposals, 2 tackles and 6 frees against.

Michael Hurley
Minding Ziebell
Hurley added 25 disposals and 12 grabs.

Jordan Ridley
In defence
Ridley contributed with 13 disposals, 6 marks and 2 tackles.

Todd Goldstein
First ruck
Goldstein contributed with 13 disposals, 25 taps and 0.2 on the scoreboard.