Player news from R7 of 2024: Richmond vs Melbourne
Maurice Rioli jnr (89/91): Starting deep forward
Rioli jnr contributed with 14 touches, 7 grabs, 4 tackles and 2.2.
Thomson Dow (88/110): Rotating in midfield
Dow contributed with 22 possessions, 8 tackles and managed 0.1.
Daniel Rioli (87/86): Starting at half back
Rioli contributed with 23 touches, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Toby Nankervis (85/120): Tandem ruck with Naismith
Nankervis contributed with 18 disposals, 7 grabs, 4 tackles, 15 ruck taps and 3 frees against.
Shai Bolton (85/65): Rotating midfield and forward
Bolton contributed with 18 possessions, 8 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Liam Baker (83/95): Matched up on Viney… 23 disposals and 3 marks with 5 tackles… 0.1 as well. Starting at half forward.
Nick Vlastuin (83/95): Starting in defence
Vlastuin added 20 possessions and 7 marks.
Nathan Broad (83/92): In defence
Broad contributed with 19 disposals, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Hugo Ralphsmith (76/79): Matched up on Langdon… 21 possessions and 6 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing a wing role.
Marlion Pickett (74/59): Gut punch off the ball with Oliver in Q1 will be looked at… 20 disposals and 4 marks with 5 tackles. Running with Petracca.
Pickett added booted 0.1 and 3 free kicks given away.
Jacob Hopper (70/63): Left hamstring tweak in Q3… tried to play on but had to be subbed off for McIntosh… 23 touches and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting in midfield.
Dustin Martin (66/60): Rotating midfield to attack on McVee
Martin contributed with 18 touches, 6 marks and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Ben Miller (65/75): In defence on Petty
Miller contributed with 9 possessions, 7 grabs and 5 tackles.
Tom Brown (58/58): In defence
Brown contributed with 16 possessions, 5 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Tylar Young (57/62): In defence on van Rooyen
Young contributed with 12 touches, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Sam Banks (55/55): Matched up on Windsor… 12 possessions with 10 by foot… also 4 marks and 3 tackles. Running on the outside.
Sam Naismith (46/47): Tandem ruck with Nankervis
Naismith contributed with 9 possessions, 4 grabs, 3 tackles, 9 taps and 3 free kicks given away.
Mykelti Lefau (45/57): Sore right shoulder after a clash with May in Q3 but played on… 1.0 from 8 touches and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing key forward on May.
Lefau also had 3 hit outs.
Jack Graham (41/46): Mostly at half forward
Graham contributed with 15 disposals, 3 grabs and 3 frees against.
Dylan Grimes (38/50): In defence on Fritsch
Grimes contributed with 11 possessions, 5 marks and managed 0.1.
Seth Campbell (37/38): Rotating forward
Campbell contributed with 7 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Kamdyn McIntosh (32/35): On in Q3 for Hopper… 7 touches with 5 by foot… also 3 marks. Started as the sub.
Rhyan Mansell (31/38): Playing a pressure forward role on Lever
Mansell also had 11 possessions.
Max Gawn (134/162): Lead ruck
Gawn contributed with 23 touches, 10 marks, 3 tackles, 26 ruck taps and 1.0.
Trent Rivers (107/94): Playing a half back role
Rivers added 24 disposals and 12 marks.
Ed Langdon (103/92): Matched up on Ralphsmith… 24 possessions and 8 marks plus 3 tackles… 0.1 as well. Running off a wing.
Steven May (102/116): Playing FB on Lefau
May added 23 possessions and 12 grabs.
Jake Lever (99/122): Zoning off Mansell
Lever added 26 touches and 11 marks.
Kysaiah Pickett (84/78): Starting forward
Pickett contributed with 20 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 2.1.
Daniel Turner (84/102): In attack
Turner contributed with 13 disposals, 8 grabs and 3.1 on the scoreboard.
Alex Neal-Bullen (82/70): Playing a HFF role
Neal-Bullen contributed with 18 possessions, 7 marks and 5 tackles.
Blake Howes (80/87): Rotating at half back
Howes contributed with 17 possessions, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Billings (76/59): Playing a high HFF role
Billings contributed with 18 disposals, 7 grabs and 2 tackles.
Christian Petracca (74/93): Marlion Pickett following him… 23 touches and 2 tackles plus 1.1. Starting in midfield.
Jack Viney (72/67): Matched up on Baker… 14 possessions and 3 marks plus 6 tackles. In central midfield.
Taj Woewodin (69/57): Running through midfield
Woewodin contributed with 13 disposals, 5 grabs and 5 tackles.
Tom McDonald (69/61): In defence on the resting ruck which is mostly Naismith
McDonald contributed with 14 disposals, 8 grabs and 2 tackles.
Caleb Windsor (68/69): Matched up on Banks… subbed off in Q4 for Laurie… 14 disposals and 3 marks with 4 tackles… 1.0 as well. Rotating on a wing.
Clayton Oliver (67/82): Playing inside midfield
Oliver contributed with 23 possessions, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Tom Sparrow (63/68): Starting forward
Sparrow contributed with 17 possessions, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Bayley Fritsch (62/67): Playing third tall forward on Grimes
Fritsch contributed with 11 touches, 5 marks and booted 2.1.
Judd McVee (55/52): Playing half back on Martin
McVee added 14 possessions and 4 marks.
Jacob van Rooyen (46/65): First goal… 1.0 from 11 touches… helped out by 3FF. Playing a forward/ruck role on Young.
van Rooyen also had 2 marks.
Kade Chandler (44/36): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 9 touches, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Bailey Laurie (34/19): On in Q4 for Windsor to play forward… 5 possessions including 0 handballs… also 2 marks… and booted 2.0. Started as the sub.
Harrison Petty (20/5): Sore after a collision in a marking contest early in Q3… 3 marks and 6 touches… gave away 3 FA. Playing key forward on Miller.