Essendon Player Reports

Jayden Laverde
First goal... 1.0 from 6 possessions and 4 marks plus 4 tackles. Starting at half forward on Smith.

James Stewart
Playing tall defender on Brown... switched forward in Q2
Stewart contributed with 7 disposals, 5 marks, 3 hit outs and 3.1 on the scoreboard.

Michael Hurley
Up forward on May... switched back in Q2
Hurley added 13 touches and 7 marks.

Kyle Langford
Rotating midfield and forward
Langford contributed with 23 disposals, 4 grabs and 3 tackles.

Jake Stringer
Rotating forward and midfield
Stringer contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks and 1.1 on the scoreboard.

Devon Smith
Rotating forward and midfield
Smith contributed with 16 disposals, 3 tackles and booted 1.1.

Darcy Parish
Playing in central midfield
Parish added 25 possessions and 3 grabs.

Sam Weideman
Up forward on Zerk-Thatcher
Weideman added 7 disposals and 3 marks.

Matt Guelfi
Playing a half back role
Guelfi contributed with 14 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.

Zach Merrett
Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 25 possessions, 7 grabs and 9 tackles.

Mason Redman
Mostly across half back
Redman also had 12 possessions.

Brayden Ham
Playing an outside game
Ham added 13 disposals and 6 marks.

Tom Cutler
Playing an outside game
Cutler contributed with 23 possessions, 3 marks and managed 0.1.

Dylan Shiel
Playing inside midfield
Shiel contributed with 25 possessions, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.

Dylan Clarke
Playing a forward role
Clarke contributed with 13 disposals, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.

Martin Gleeson
In defence on Fritsch
Gleeson contributed with 10 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.

Will Snelling
Rotating in midfield
Snelling contributed with 15 touches, 2 marks and 3 tackles.

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
Playing a FP role
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 10 possessions, 2 marks and 3 tackles.

Sam Draper
First ruck
Draper added 4 possessions and 13 taps.

Jordan Ridley
In defence
Ridley contributed with 13 touches, 4 marks and 0.1.

Melbourne Player Reports

Bayley Fritsch
Two goals very late in Q4... Kicked 3.4 from 7 grabs and 14 touches. Starting forward on Gleeson.

Jake Lever
In defence on Daniher... moved to Stringer in Q2
Lever contributed with 17 possessions, 10 marks and 2 tackles.

Steven May
In defence on Hurley... moved to Daniher in Q2
May added 21 touches and 7 marks.

Joel Smith
Playing tall defender on Laverde
Smith also had 5 disposals.

Mitch W. Brown
Starting forward on Stewart
Brown contributed with 20 disposals, 13 marks, 2 hit outs and kicked 0.2.

Alex Neal-Bullen
Playing outside midfield
Neal-Bullen contributed with 7 disposals, 2 marks and booted 2.0.

Jake Melksham
Starting at half forward
Melksham also had 8 touches.

Clayton Oliver
Playing inside midfield
Oliver contributed with 20 disposals, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.

Aaron Vandenberg
Playing an outside game
Vandenberg contributed with 15 touches, 4 marks and 3 tackles.

Jack Viney
Doing jobs in midfield
Viney contributed with 17 disposals, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.

Michael Hibberd
Starting at half back
Hibberd added 16 touches and 10 marks.

Christian Petracca
Starting in midfield
Petracca contributed with 23 disposals, 7 grabs and kicked 1.0.

Trent Rivers
Rotating in defence
Rivers added 14 disposals and 3 marks.

Ed Langdon
Running off a wing
Langdon added 23 possessions and 13 marks.

Adam Tomlinson
Coming off a wing
Tomlinson added 13 touches and 7 marks.

Christian Salem
Coming off a HBF
Salem contributed with 22 touches, 6 grabs and 4 tackles.

Kysaiah Pickett
Rotating forward
Pickett added 5 disposals and 2 tackles.

Charlie Spargo
Starting forward
Spargo added 4 disposals and 0.1 on the scoreboard.

Max Gawn
First ruck
Gawn contributed with 17 possessions, 4 marks and 26 hit outs.