David MYERS

2017 Digest:   Ruptured finger tendon and likely to miss the first four weeks of the season.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

1		Finger.
2		Finger.
3		Finger.
4		Finger.
5	VFL	Super on return from injury. 34 disposals, eight marks, seven tackles and one goal. Dons' can't wait to have him back.	–
6	VFL	Impressed again through midfield. 27 touches, seven inside-50s and nine tackles. Ready to go.	–
7	Frem	Not a great return from injury. Will be better for the run.	3
8	Geel	Had seven inside-50s but wasn’t a huge factor despite 18 touches. Should get better with more game time.	4
9	WCE	Had 20 touches, but still looks to be working his way back to best form.	5
10	Rich	Played in the midfield. Started pretty well but in the end he was he folded like a Chinese deckchair.	4
11	GWS	Kicked a ripper goal and did some good things, bit still off the pace compared with his pre-suspension form.	5
12	Port	Still looks rusty…which is a concern as he’s been back for a few weeks now.	3
13		Bye.
14	VFL	Best game of the season. 32 possessions, 12 clearances and three score assists.	–
15	VFL	Massive with 35 touches, seven clearances and nine inside 50s. Recall looming.	–
16	Coll	Wingman grabbed a lazy 31 disposals, added five clearances, five inside-50s and four tackles. Impressive running.	8
17	StK	Honest game across the four quarters.	6
18	NM	Averaging more than 20 disposals in his last three matches. Three quarters of his touches were contested too.	6
19	WB	Took a while to get going, but had an impact in third term. Hampered by hammy issue late.	5
20	Carl	Couple of clangers mixed through some handy stuff in his 22 possessions. Five inside-50s and six tackles.	6
21	Adel	Strong at the contest in first quarter then dropped out of the play for a while before fighting back.	5
22	GCS	Roamed the wing and pushed forward, though ball use was not great (53% efficiency).	4
23	Frem	Went to Fyfe at stages and battled a bit. Had a sore shoulder in final term.	4
EF	Syd	Great goal in second term but that’s where the fun stopped. Struggled in all phases of the game.	3

2016 Season

1		Suspended.
2		Suspended.
3		Suspended.
4		Suspended.
5		Suspended.
6		Suspended.
7		Suspended.
8		Suspended.
9		Suspended.
10		Suspended.
11		Suspended.
12		Suspended.
13		Suspended.
14		Suspended.
16		Suspended.
17		Suspended.
18		Suspended.
19		Suspended.
20		Suspended.
21		Suspended.
22		Suspended.
23		Suspended.

2015 Season

1	Syd	Injured his shoulder in the opening minutes and subbed off.	0
2		Shoulder.
3		Shoulder.
4		Shoulder.
5		Shoulder.
6		Shoulder.
7		Shoulder.
8		Shoulder.
9		Shoulder.
10		Shoulder.
11		Shoulder.
12		Shoulder.
13		Shoulder.
14	VFL	11 possessions on return but suffered minor knee injury.	–
15		Knee.
16		Knee.
17		Knee.
18	VFL	Got through OK and won some hard inside footy.	–
19	VFL	One of Bombers' best and looks ready for a senior recall.	–
20	Adel	Great first term and tracking well until third-term injury ended his day.	6
21		Back.
22		Back.
23		Back.

2014 Season

1	NM	Strong worker and runner inside and outside packs.	7
2	Haw	Inefficiency dragged effectiveness down but he kept trying – five inside-50s.	6
3	Carl	Did well in midfield as the Bombers ran riot.	6
4		Ill.
5	StK	Strong ball winner who was good but had quiet second term.	6
6		Hamstring.
7		Hamstring.
8		Hamstring.
9	Syd	Had 18 possessions but effectiveness was well down.	5
11	Rich	Linked well between defence and attack and long kicking was a feature.	6
12	GWS	Sub came on late in third term and then foolishly elbowed Smith. Had some touches.	2
13	Melb	Won the ball well but didn’t always make the best decision with where to kick it.	5
14	Adel	His long kicking regularly came in handy at important moments.	7
15	Geel	Even performance from a wing highlighted by four inside-50s and good ball use.	6
16	Port	Eight tackles, eight clearances and a big goal in the second term.	7
17	Coll	Physical strength was an asset in midfield. Helped Essendon gain the edge.	6
18	WB	Five inside-50s, eight clearances and great ball use a feature in the midfield.	7
19	Syd	Solid contributor and kicked nice goal.	5
20	Rich	Didn’t hurt Tigers forward of centre with skills. One inside-50 confirms as much.	5
21	WCE	Had 20 touches to half time which was bonanza. Tailed off in second half.	6
22	GCS	Won some key ball from half-back/wing and used it well. Steady performance.	7
23		Ill.
EF	NM	Quiet early but had a better second half.	6
SF		–
PF		–
GF		–

2013 Season

1	Adel	Becoming the player Essendon has expected him to be.	3
2	Melb	Provided a good link between defence and attack on a wing.	6
3	Frem	Put on pressure and made himself useful.	5
4	StK	Looked strong and sharp coming out from defence.	6
5	Coll	Came on as the sub and got involved to a degree.	3
6	GWS	Found space after half time and provided plenty of run and carry.	6
7	Geel	Kicked two goals, including one cracker from 55m. OK off a wing.	6
8	Bris	Kicked one huge goal but that was his only highlight. Went missing at times.	5
9	Rich	Linked up nicely through midfield and penetrated well with his left boot.	5
10	Syd	Had defensive jobs and made a useful input.	5
11	Carl	Handy at times. Matched with Lucas at times.	5
12	GCS	Played a good link role and used his long left boot to advantage. Solid.	6
14	WCE	Sub came on in third quarter and did a couple of things.	2
15	Port	Linked well through midfield but wayward in front of goal with 0.3.	6
16	WB	One nice goal but never really a factor and ball unusually off the mark.	3
17	GWS	Covered all parts of the ground and put in a top-notch shift.	7
18	Haw	Long goal early and tried hard (nine cont poss) but impact limited.	5
19	Coll	Not the worst. Had team-high five inside-50s and seven cont poss. Trier.	6
20	WCE	In and out of the ball and bombed away a bit often when some composure was needed.	4
21		Rested.
22	Carl	A brilliant last quarter from the penetrating left footer.	6
23		Ill.
QF
SF
PF
GF

2012 Season

1	NM	Stood out on defence in first half but then his game tailed off.	5
2	Port	Had the seven disposals but then injured hamstring late and was done.	3
10	VFL	Solid game and got more match fitness under his belt.	–
11	Syd	Sub brought on for Bellchambers at half time and tried hard to spark team.	5
13	Frem	Had 28 touches, was hard, won clearances and covered heaps of ground.	7
14	WB	Low key effort.	4
15	StK	Started OK on wing but shifted and had reduced input.	4
16	Port	Seven inside 50s and a long bomb goal from the centre clearance.	7
17	Geel	Showing a bit more but needs to use the ball better.	4
23	Coll	Had a bigger involvement in second half.	5