Tackles:

A low tackling game yesterday. David Zaharakis' 6 tackles was the high.

1. Zach Merrett – 122

2. Craig Bird - 95

3. David Zaharakis - 80

4. James Kelly - 79

5. Orazio Fantasia - 68

Contested Possessions:

Craig Bird led the way with 11 contested possessions, while Darcy Parish continues his climb up the ladder with another 9. 

1. Zach Merrett - 195

2. Darcy Parish - 156

3. Brendon Goddard - 150

4. David Zaharakis - 146

5. Craig Bird - 143

Marks

Mitch Brown looked at home down back against the Cats. He registered an incredible 18 marks on Sunday afternoon, only one short of the Club record. Marty Gleeson also had 14 marks. 

1. Joe Daniher - 121

2. Brendon Goddard - 112

3. Matt Dea - 110

4. Adam Cooney - 106

5. James Kelly - 103

Disposals

James Kelly returned with some gusto, registering a team high 26 disposals. There was a good spread, however, with Zach Merrett, Mitch Brown, Darcy Parish, Marty Gleeson and Adam Cooney all getting above 20. 

1.    Zach Merrett  - 550

2.    Brendon Goddard - 495

3.    David Zaharakis - 429

4.    James Kelly – 428

5.    Adam Cooney - 415

Metres gained

Veteran Adam Cooney was the man sending us forward, gaining 511m on Sunday afternoon.

1.    Zach Merrett – 8054m

2.    Brendon Goddard – 7009m

3.    David Zaharakis – 6118m

4.    Adam Cooney – 5536m

5.    Joe Daniher – 5264m

Goals 

The goals weren't flowing on Sunday afternoon, but Joe Daniher did manage to hit two milestones with his long range goal. He reached his 100th career goal and beat his career best tally. Additionally, he became the first Essendon player to kick 35 goals since Matthew Lloyd did so in 2009. 

1. Joe Daniher – 35

2. Orazio Fantasia - 25

3. Mitch Brown - 19

4. Kyle Langford - 9

5. Jayden Laverde - 7