Player news from R24 of 2023: Sydney vs Melbourne
Callum Mills (155/143): Head to head with Oliver… 30 touches and 8 marks plus 12 tackles… 1.0 as well. Playing central midfield.
Errol Gulden (142/138): Starting on ball
Gulden contributed with 42 possessions, 5 marks and managed 2.0.
Luke Parker (93/91): Head to head with Viney… 23 possessions and 3 marks plus 6 tackles… 0.2 as well. In central midfield.
Chad Warner (92/108): Slam tackle on Bowey in Q3 will be assessed… 22 disposals and 4 marks with 5 tackles… 1.0 as well. Starting in midfield.
Jake Lloyd (82/95): Starting at half back
Lloyd contributed with 21 possessions, 3 marks and 4 tackles.
Dylan Stephens (81/82): Matched up on Langdon… 17 disposals including 12 kicks… also 6 marks and 4 tackles. Running on the outside.
Isaac Heeney (72/70): Starting forward
Heeney contributed with 13 possessions, 7 marks, 4 tackles and managed 0.2.
Harry Cunningham (69/52): Playing a half back role
Cunningham contributed with 17 possessions, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Nick Blakey (67/88): In defence on Smith
Blakey contributed with 17 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Logan McDonald (65/47): First goal… 1.3 from 13 disposals and 6 marks. Starting forward on Lever.
Sam Wicks (61/53): Rotating forward
Wicks contributed with 9 possessions, 9 tackles and managed 1.1.
Will Hayward (61/71): Starting at half forward
Hayward contributed with 14 possessions, 3 grabs, 4 tackles and managed 0.1.
James Rowbottom (60/68): Right shoulder knock early in Q1 in a collision with Hickey… then a right ankle twist under a Viney tackle in Q4… 18 possessions and 3 tackles. Starting in midfield.
Tom McCartin (58/104): Standing Van Rooyen
McCartin added 16 disposals and 5 marks.
Oliver Florent (56/53): Coming off half back
Florent contributed with 16 touches, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Dane Rampe (53/63): On Melksham
Rampe contributed with 16 disposals, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and 4 free kicks given away.
Robbie Fox (52/85): In defence on Petracca
Fox contributed with 15 disposals, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 3 frees against.
Hayden McLean (51/68): Playing a forward/ruck role on May
McLean contributed with 10 disposals, 4 marks, 4 taps and kicked 1.1.
Tom Hickey (50/64): In ruck
Hickey contributed with 10 possessions, 2 marks and 19 ruck taps.
Joel Amartey (47/41): Playing key forward on Daniel Turner
Amartey contributed with 7 disposals, 5 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Ryan Clarke (25/39): Late replacement for Tom Papley… 9 touches including 9 handballs. Playing a forward role on Salem.
Braeden Campbell (22/17): Matched up on Hunter… 6 possessions and 3 tackles… conceded 3 FA. Roaming off a wing.
Aaron Francis (0/0): Started as the sub
Francis also had 0 possessions.
Jack Viney (129/136): Head to head with Parker… 29 disposals and 5 marks with 12 tackles. In central midfield.
Christian Petracca (100/122): Much better after HT… 1.1 from 29 touches and 4 marks plus 3 tackles. Starting forward on Fox with mid rotations.
Clayton Oliver (99/110): Head to head with Mills… 24 disposals and 4 marks with 7 tackles. Playing inside midfield.
Bayley Fritsch (97/110): Troublesome left foot copped another knock when landing after a marking contest in Q3… restrapped and returned… 5.0 from 16 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing key forward on Rampe.
Alex Neal-Bullen (93/100): Playing a HFF role
Neal-Bullen contributed with 16 touches, 11 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Angus Brayshaw (82/71): Starting on ball
Brayshaw contributed with 22 disposals, 4 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Steven May (74/79): Playing FB on McLean
May contributed with 21 possessions, 6 marks and managed 0.1.
Max Gawn (74/66): Poked in the left eye in Q3 by Hickey in ruck but returned… 24 hit outs… also 15 possessions and 2 marks. Lead ruck.
Ed Langdon (71/71): Matched up on Stephens… 19 possessions and 2 marks plus 4 tackles. Running off a wing.
Lachie Hunter (68/56): Matched up on Campbell… 21 touches including 16 kicks… also 4 marks… and kicked 0.1. Playing outside midfield.
Jake Bowey (67/79): Heavy knock to his already-strapped left shoulder in a clash with Hayward in Q4… returned after treatment also to his neck… 16 touches with 15 by foot… also 6 marks. Starting at half back.
Kysaiah Pickett (66/64): Starting forward
Pickett contributed with 10 disposals, 3 marks, 5 tackles and kicked 1.2.
Trent Rivers (59/61): Playing a half back role… spent time in mids in Q2
Rivers contributed with 16 disposals, 4 marks and booted 0.1.
Jacob Van Rooyen (54/70): Playing a forward/ruck role on Tom McCartin
Van Rooyen contributed with 7 touches, 3 tackles, 15 hit outs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Daniel Turner (53/55): In defence on Amartey
Turner contributed with 11 disposals, 4 grabs and 4 tackles.
Joel Smith (50/44): Playing tall forward on Blakey
Smith contributed with 7 touches, 3 grabs and 5 tackles.
Judd McVee (48/74): Playing half back
McVee contributed with 11 disposals, 2 grabs and 3 tackles.
Jake Melksham (45/45): Left knee injury under no contact in Q3 looked bad… subbed off for Laurie… 8 disposals and 3 marks plus 2.1. Starting at half forward.
Kade Chandler (41/47): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 13 possessions, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Tom Sparrow (41/36): Starting forward with centre rotations
Sparrow added 14 touches and 2 tackles.
Jake Lever (40/72): In defence on McDonald
Lever added 13 disposals and 2 marks.
Christian Salem (39/51): Forward tagged by Clarke… 8 disposals with 7 by foot… also 3 tackles. Coming off a HBF.
Bailey Laurie (30/43): On in Q3 for Melksham… 0.1 from 9 possessions and 2 tackles. Started as the sub.