Player news from R9 of 2023: Carlton vs Western Bulldogs
Sam Walsh (123/115): Zoning up from half forward to midfield
Walsh contributed with 29 possessions, 8 grabs, 4 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Sam Docherty (112/98): Playing midfield… shifted to half forward in Q3
Docherty contributed with 26 possessions, 8 marks and 6 tackles.
Matthew Kennedy (95/88): Matched up on Liberatore… 0.1 from 27 touches and 3 marks plus 6 tackles… gave away 3 FA. Playing in midfield.
Nic Newman (95/106): In defence
Newman contributed with 23 disposals, 8 marks and 4 tackles.
Harry McKay (87/78): Starting forward on Liam Jones
McKay contributed with 15 touches, 9 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 0.2.
Marc Pittonet (77/101): First ruck
Pittonet contributed with 8 touches, 2 tackles and 48 ruck taps.
Patrick Cripps (73/58): Head to head with Bontempelli and again beaten like last week… 26 disposals and 2 marks plus 0.1. Playing inside midfield.
George Hewett (72/81): Doing jobs in midfield
Hewett contributed with 20 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Adam Saad (71/89): Minding Weightman
Saad added 23 possessions and 4 marks.
Charlie Curnow (69/85): Starting at CHF on Gardner
Curnow contributed with 13 possessions, 7 marks and kicked 2.3.
Matthew Cottrell (65/93): Rotating in midfield
Cottrell contributed with 16 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Adam Cerra (62/80): Starting at half back following Macrae
Cerra added 20 disposals and 3 tackles.
Jack Silvagni (59/45): Right calf restrapped in Q3… 0.2 from 12 possessions and 5 marks plus 3 tackles. Playing a forward role on Keath.
Silvagni also had 5 ruck taps.
Oliver Hollands (59/59): Subbed off at 3QT for Ed Curnow… 13 possessions and 4 marks plus 3 tackles. Rotating in midfield.
Mitch McGovern (58/72): In defence on O’Donnell
McGovern added 14 possessions and 4 tackles.
Matthew Owies (57/62): Rotating forward
Owies contributed with 7 touches, 5 marks and 3.0.
Blake Acres (57/52): Playing an outside game
Acres contributed with 17 touches, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Jacob Weitering (56/63): Standing Naughton
Weitering added 13 touches and 5 grabs.
Lewis Young (45/66): In defence on Ugle-Hagan
Young added 15 touches and 3 marks.
Corey Durdin (44/49): Rotating forward
Durdin contributed with 10 possessions, 3 grabs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Jesse Motlop (35/31): Starting deep forward
Motlop added 8 disposals and 2 tackles.
Alex Cincotta (22/33): Rotating at half back
Cincotta also had 9 possessions.
Ed Curnow (6/7): On in Q4 for Hollands… 2 touches. Started as the sub.
Marcus Bontempelli (122/107): Head to head with Cripps… better as the game wore on… 25 touches and 5 marks plus 10 tackles. Leading the inside midfield.
Tom Liberatore (118/142): Matched up on Kennedy… 26 disposals and 3 marks with 9 tackles… 1.0 as well. Rotating forward and midfield.
Bailey Williams (108/91): Playing a wing role
Williams contributed with 22 touches, 12 marks, 3 tackles and managed 0.1.
Bailey Dale (106/86): In defence
Dale contributed with 28 touches, 7 marks and 3 tackles.
Ed Richards (105/114): Starting in defence
Richards contributed with 25 possessions, 10 grabs and 2 tackles.
Bailey Smith (102/103): Mostly in the centre
Smith contributed with 30 disposals, 4 grabs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Jason Johannisen (96/98): First goal… 26 possessions with 23 by foot… also 7 marks… and kicked 1.0. Playing a half back role.
Tim English (94/89): First ruck
English contributed with 16 disposals, 4 grabs, 4 tackles and 32 taps.
Caleb Daniel (92/85): Playing mids
Daniel contributed with 23 possessions, 4 marks and 5 tackles.
Jack Macrae (83/85): Starting on a HFF and running through midfield with Cerra
Macrae contributed with 23 disposals, 4 grabs and 4 tackles.
Arthur Jones (68/94): Playing a forward role
Jones contributed with 14 disposals, 4 grabs, 5 tackles and managed 1.1.
Oskar Baker (62/58): Playing a wing role
Baker contributed with 15 touches, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Aaron Naughton (60/80): Starting deep forward on Weitering
Naughton contributed with 12 disposals, 6 marks and 1.3.
Anthony Scott (58/55): Playing an outside game
Scott contributed with 8 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and booted 3.1.
Rory Lobb (54/55): Back soreness in Q2… Scored 2.0 from 4 grabs and 8 disposals. Playing an unfamiliar wing role.
Lobb also had 7 hit outs.
Taylor Duryea (53/55): Playing a half back role
Duryea contributed with 13 possessions, 5 marks and kicked 0.1.
Cody Weightman (52/64): Starting deep forward
Weightman added 12 possessions and 5 tackles.
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (48/54): Up forward on Young
Ugle-Hagan contributed with 9 disposals, 4 grabs and managed 1.2.
Alex Keath (42/50): In defence on Silvagni
Keath contributed with 9 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Liam Jones (36/67): At FB on McKay
Jones contributed with 10 possessions, 4 marks and 3 frees against.
Ryan Gardner (16/25): At CHB on Charlie Curnow
Gardner added 4 touches and 3 marks.
James O’Donnell (12/23): First game… subbed off in Q4 for McNeil… 5 possessions including 4 handballs… and kicked 0.1. At half forward on McGovern.
Lachlan McNeil (8/8): On in Q4 for O’Donnell to play forward… 2 tackles. Started as the sub.
McNeil also had 0 touches.