Player news from R23 of 2023: Gold Coast vs Carlton
Sam Flanders (121/125): Starting on ball
Flanders contributed with 36 possessions, 5 grabs and 4 tackles.
Touk Miller (118/103): Playing inside midfield
Miller contributed with 29 possessions, 3 grabs, 8 tackles and booted 1.0.
David Swallow (108/114): Playing a half forward role
Swallow contributed with 16 possessions, 8 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 4.3.
Ben Ainsworth (107/134): Playing a wing role
Ainsworth contributed with 27 disposals, 7 marks and managed 2.0.
Matthew Rowell (94/83): Starting in midfield
Rowell added 21 disposals and 10 tackles.
Jarrod Witts (87/89): First ruck
Witts contributed with 12 touches, 4 tackles and 38 taps.
Brayden Fiorini (86/81): Rotating in midfield
Fiorini contributed with 22 disposals, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Noah Anderson (84/90): Starting in midfield
Anderson contributed with 24 possessions, 3 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Rory Atkins (75/75): Rotating at half back
Atkins added 23 disposals and 4 grabs.
Connor Budarick (68/71): Playing small defender
Budarick contributed with 16 touches, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Jack Lukosius (65/50): Reported for striking Newman in Q2 as he gave away 100m… 1.0 from 15 disposals and 5 marks. In attack on Marchbank.
Mabior Chol (63/67): Playing a forward/ruck role on Kemp
Chol contributed with 11 possessions, 7 marks, 2 hit outs and 1.0.
Mac Andrew (56/59): Third tall defender on De Koning
Andrew contributed with 15 touches, 8 marks and 3 frees against.
Sean Lemmens (52/63): Playing small defender
Lemmens contributed with 13 possessions, 2 grabs and 3 tackles.
Brandon Ellis (50/48): On the outside
Ellis contributed with 12 possessions, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Malcolm Rosas (49/46): First goal… 1.0 from 11 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Rotating forward.
Alex Sexton (48/58): Playing an outside game
Sexton contributed with 14 disposals, 3 marks, booted 2.1 and 4 free kicks given away.
Sam Collins (42/70): At FB on Mckay but picked up Charlie Curnow in Q3
Collins added 14 touches and 2 marks.
Bailey Humphrey (33/48): Starting in attack
Humphrey added 8 disposals and 3 tackles.
Lloyd Johnston (33/28): First game… subbed off in Q4 for MacPherson… 8 disposals with 6 by foot… also 2 tackles. Rotating in defence.
Levi Casboult (28/16): Up forward on Weitering
Casboult contributed with 5 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Charlie Ballard (26/40): Following Charlie Curnow but dragged off in Q3 after getting smashed
Ballard added 7 touches and 2 marks.
Darcy Macpherson (14/23): On in Q4 for Johnston… 4 touches. Started as the sub.
Nic Newman (125/128): Coming off a HBF
Newman contributed with 31 possessions, 9 marks and 4 tackles.
George Hewett (106/113): Doing jobs in midfield
Hewett contributed with 23 touches, 2 grabs and 10 tackles.
Zac Fisher (103/97): Starting at half back
Fisher contributed with 28 touches, 5 marks, 4 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Charlie Curnow (101/138): 4 goals in Q2 as the Blues fought back… 5.1 from 18 disposals and 6 marks. Starting at CHF on Ballard but picked up Collins in Q3.
Paddy Dow (95/99): Rotating in midfield
Dow contributed with 24 touches, 6 grabs, 4 tackles and booted 0.1.
Sam Docherty (87/71): Playing inside midfield
Docherty contributed with 25 touches, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Jack Martin (87/96): Playing a half forward role
Martin contributed with 14 touches, 6 marks, 4 tackles and 2.2 on the scoreboard.
Blake Acres (82/105): Playing an outside game
Acres contributed with 23 disposals, 2 grabs and 3 tackles.
Jesse Motlop (80/84): Starting deep forward
Motlop contributed with 17 touches, 2 marks, 5 tackles and 2.2 on the scoreboard.
Adam Saad (80/84): Running from defence
Saad contributed with 22 possessions, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Caleb Marchbank (74/63): In defence on Lukosius
Marchbank contributed with 15 disposals, 7 grabs and 4 tackles.
Jacob Weitering (74/115): At FB on Casboult
Weitering added 16 touches and 8 marks.
Matthew Owies (65/58): Rotating forward
Owies contributed with 10 touches, 5 marks, 3 tackles and managed 2.2.
Brodie Kemp (62/92): At CHB on Chol
Kemp added 18 touches and 4 marks.
Patrick Cripps (62/56): Down into the rooms in Q1… 14 possessions and 8 tackles plus 0.1. Playing inside midfield.
Oliver Hollands (51/42): Running on a wing
Hollands contributed with 11 possessions, 4 marks, 5 tackles and 3 frees against.
Marc Pittonet (51/52): First ruck
Pittonet contributed with 10 possessions, 2 tackles and 17 ruck taps.
Matthew Cottrell (49/40): Rotating in midfield
Cottrell contributed with 11 disposals, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Harry McKay (39/55): Probably rushed back… 1.1 from 10 touches and 5 marks… not helped by 3 FA. Starting forward on Collins but Ballard picked him up in Q3.
David Cuningham (34/40): Subbed off in Q4 for Ed Curnow… 12 touches with 10 by hand… also 2 tackles. Playing a HFF role.
Tom De Koning (33/44): Playing a forward/ruck role on Andrew
De Koning added 6 disposals and 16 taps.
Alex Cincotta (30/29): Rotating at half back
Cincotta added 9 possessions and 2 marks.
Ed Curnow (21/20): On in Q4 for Cuningham… 7 disposals. Started as the sub.