Player news from R3 of 2024: North Melbourne vs Carlton
Harry Sheezel (126/128): Starting at half back
Sheezel contributed with 32 disposals, 8 grabs and 5 tackles.
Tom Powell (103/91): Playing pure midfield
Powell contributed with 29 disposals, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Cameron Zurhaar (93/91): First goal… 1.2 from 19 possessions and 5 marks plus 6 tackles. Mostly forward with centre rotations.
Tristan Xerri (83/90): First ruck
Xerri contributed with 13 disposals, 8 tackles, 32 ruck taps and 5 frees against.
Luke Davies-Uniacke (77/67): Blues all over him in the first half but pressure eased in Q3… 27 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing central midfield.
Colby McKercher (77/74): Floating about
McKercher contributed with 19 touches, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Zac Fisher (76/70): Starting on a HBF
Fisher contributed with 20 touches, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
George Wardlaw (70/79): Left ankle knock in Q3… spent a lot of time off the ground getting treatment but eventually returned… 17 disposals and 3 marks with 6 tackles… 1.0 as well… conceded 4 FA. Rotating in midfield.
Paul Curtis (69/93): Playing key forward on McGovern
Curtis contributed with 13 touches, 3 grabs, 4 tackles, kicked 3.1 and 3 frees against.
Luke McDonald (67/82): Starting at half back
McDonald contributed with 13 disposals, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Nick Larkey (61/74): Starting forward on Weitering
Larkey contributed with 10 possessions, 5 marks and 3.0.
Dylan Stephens (55/75): Running on the outside
Stephens added 15 disposals and 2 tackles.
Charlie Lazzaro (55/63): Rotating in midfield
Lazzaro contributed with 16 possessions, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Bailey Scott (53/54): Mostly coming off a wing
Scott added 15 disposals and 3 marks.
Jy Simpkin (48/43): Often starting forward with mid rotations
Simpkin contributed with 14 disposals, 3 marks and kicked 0.2.
Jaidyn Stephenson (40/37): Starting at half forward
Stephenson added 11 disposals and 5 marks.
Kallan Dawson (32/35): In defence on McKay
Dawson contributed with 8 touches, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Eddie Ford (32/23): On in Q2 for Coleman-Jones… 2.0 from 6 disposals and 2 marks. Started as the sub.
Zane Duursma (32/30): Rotating at half forward
Duursma added 7 possessions and 3 grabs.
Darcy Tucker (28/32): Playing an outside game
Tucker added 8 touches and 2 marks.
Toby Pink (20/19): Playing key defender on Kennedy
Pink added 5 disposals and 3 grabs.
Aidan Corr (17/29): Playing key defender on Curnow
Corr added 10 disposals and 3 frees against.
Callum Coleman-Jones (12/14): Went down as if shot without contact in Q2 clutching his right ankle… looked very much like an Achilles rupture… subbed off for Ford… 2 hit outs with 3 possessions. Playing a forward/ruck role on Marchbank.
Harry McKay (120/138): Starting forward on Dawson
McKay contributed with 19 possessions, 10 grabs, 2 tackles, 3 taps, 5.1 on the scoreboard and 3 free kicks given away.
Elijah Hollands (107/116): Enjoyed himself in Q4 junk time… 22 possessions and 6 marks plus 5 tackles… 1.0 as well… helped out by 4FF. Rotating at half forward.
George Hewett (107/125): Doing jobs in midfield
Hewett contributed with 26 possessions, 3 grabs, 6 tackles and booted 1.0.
Adam Cerra (103/125): Starting on ball
Cerra contributed with 21 disposals, 5 marks, 7 tackles and 1.0.
Patrick Cripps (103/102): Playing inside midfield
Cripps contributed with 28 possessions, 3 marks, 5 tackles and managed 1.0.
Blake Acres (95/96): Playing an outside game
Acres contributed with 20 possessions, 5 marks, 5 tackles and booted 1.1.
Charlie Curnow (87/122): Right ankle rolled in Q4… 4.1 from 15 disposals and 5 marks… umps paid him 4FF. Starting at CHF on Corr.
Tom De Koning (86/96): First ruck
De Koning contributed with 13 touches, 5 tackles and 31 hit outs.
Adam Saad (85/98): Running from defence
Saad contributed with 18 disposals, 5 marks and 5 tackles.
Jacob Weitering (78/87): At FB on Larkey
Weitering added 18 disposals and 9 marks.
Nic Newman (77/56): Coming off a HBF
Newman contributed with 17 disposals, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Mitch McGovern (75/83): In defence on Curtis
McGovern contributed with 15 touches, 5 marks and 5 tackles.
Matthew Kennedy (73/97): Playing a forward role on Pink
Kennedy contributed with 21 possessions, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Matthew Owies (65/58): Rotating forward
Owies contributed with 12 disposals, 5 marks and 3.1 on the scoreboard.
Jordan Boyd (62/95): Rotating in defence
Boyd contributed with 13 possessions, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Jack Carroll (62/65): Right hip soreness in Q4… 1.0 from 16 disposals and 2 marks with 3 tackles. Rotating in midfield.
Zac Williams (60/69): Roaming from half back
Williams contributed with 15 possessions, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Lachie Fogarty (59/90): Playing a forward pressure role
Fogarty added 17 disposals and 4 tackles.
Oliver Hollands (58/73): Starting on a wing
Hollands contributed with 12 touches, 2 marks, 4 tackles and managed 0.1.
Orazio Fantasia (34/18): On in Q4 for Durdin… Booted 1.0 from 4 grabs and 7 possessions. Started as the sub.
Corey Durdin (27/44): Subbed off at 3QT for Fantasia… 2.0 from 4 touches. Rotating forward.
Matthew Cottrell (26/36): Rotating in attack
Cottrell added 7 possessions and 2 tackles.
Caleb Marchbank (15/23): Boyd landed on his head after a marking contest in Q3… walked off ruefully and did not return… 8 touches… gave away 4 FA. In defence on Coleman-Jones then got Ford in Q2 after CJJ was injured.