Jobe Watson continued his 2006 form on Saturday night against the Eagles, touching the ball 29 times in the match at Subiaco. Playing a key role in the Bombers victory, Watson was in and around the ball all night, getting the Sherrin out quickly with 20 handballs for the game.

Brent Stanton, Andrew Lovett and Mark Johnson were the next highest on the Essendon stats sheet, all with 27 disposals.

Essendon statistics:

Watson 9 kicks, 20 handballs, 8 marks
Stanton 23, 4, 9
Johnson 17, 10, 9
Lovett 21, 6, 6 (1 goal)
Fletcher 19, 4, 11
Welsh 10, 9, 6
Winderlich 9, 9, 6 (1 goal)
McVeigh 12, 5, 5
Houli 8, 7, 5 (1 goal)
Monfries 6, 9, 1 (3 goals)
Laycock 8, 6, 2
Heffernan 6, 7, 2
Hille 2, 11, 1
Lloyd 9, 3, 5 (3 goals)
Bradley 6, 4, 4
Dyson 5, 5, 2
Jetta 7, 3, 1 (3 goals)
Hocking 4, 5, 2
Ryder 4, 5, 5
Slattery 7, 2, 5
Davey 6, 2, 4 (1 goal)
Dempsey 4, 3, 2
Gumbleton 3, 4, 2
Michael 4, 3, 5
Chartres 3, 1, 3
Johns 2, 2, 2 (2 goals)

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