Player news from R17 of 2024: Melbourne vs West Coast
Trent Rivers (123/143): Playing midfield
Rivers contributed with 29 disposals, 9 marks and 5 tackles.
Caleb Windsor (114/120): Starting on a wing on Chesser
Windsor contributed with 25 possessions, 7 marks, 5 tackles and managed 1.0.
Jacob van Rooyen (103/126): Playing a forward/ruck role on Barrass
van Rooyen contributed with 14 possessions, 9 marks, 2 tackles, 5 ruck taps and managed 4.4.
Ed Langdon (95/97): Running off a wing on Duggan
Langdon contributed with 23 possessions, 7 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Christian Salem (91/95): Starting at half back
Salem contributed with 22 disposals, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Tom McDonald (84/115): In defence on Darling
McDonald added 22 possessions and 7 marks.
Kade Chandler (81/70): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 15 touches, 8 marks and 4 tackles.
Jack Viney (81/58): In central midfield
Viney contributed with 18 touches, 5 grabs and 5 tackles.
Judd McVee (77/97): Sore after getting sandwiched between Witherden and Reid in Q2… 5 marks and 22 possessions. Playing half back.
Koltyn Tholstrup (74/95): First goal… 2.1 from 12 possessions and 5 marks plus 3 tackles. Coming off a HFF on Hough.
Alex Neal-Bullen (73/87): Knee knock in Q3… 20 possessions and 5 marks plus 4 tackles. Playing a HFF role on Hunt.
Neal-Bullen also had 3 free kicks given away.
Andy Moniz-Wakefield (71/60): Second game… 16 possessions and 3 marks plus 6 tackles. Rotating forward.
Max Gawn (71/100): Right ankle restrapped in Q3… subbed off in Q4 for Woewoedin to ice it up… 21 hit outs… also 11 possessions and 4 marks… and scored 1.0. Lead ruck.
Steven May (69/91): Playing FB on Waterman
May added 15 disposals and 8 marks.
Kysaiah Pickett (68/66): Right finger concern in Q4… 2.1 from 13 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting forward with mid rotations.
Bayley Fritsch (67/82): Playing third tall forward on Rotham
Fritsch contributed with 10 disposals, 5 marks and managed 3.1.
Tom Sparrow (67/53): Starting forward
Sparrow contributed with 12 touches, 7 marks, 3 tackles and managed 0.1.
Jake Melksham (64/62): Starting at half forwardIn attack on McGovern
Melksham contributed with 9 touches, 9 marks and kicked 2.1.
Jake Lever (53/75): Right knee strapped in Q4 after a knock… 6 marks and 12 possessions. In defence on Allen.
Jake Bowey (52/57): Starting at half back
Bowey added 12 possessions and 5 marks.
Clayton Oliver (45/51): Head to head with Yeo… never got into the game… 14 possessions and 3 tackles. Playing inside midfield.
Daniel Turner (41/65): In attack
Turner contributed with 8 possessions, 3 marks, 2 hit outs and kicked 1.0.
Taj Woewodin (14/8): On in Q4 for Gawn… 2 tackles. Started as the sub.
Woewodin also had 1 touches.
Elliot Yeo (89/95): Head to head with Oliver… 21 possessions and 3 marks plus 7 tackles. Starting in midfield.
Tim Kelly (80/91): Playing midfield
Kelly contributed with 23 touches, 3 grabs and 4 tackles.
Oscar Allen (77/61): Donuts in Q1 but got better as the game wore on… limped off favouring right ankle in Q4 but returned… Booted 4.3 from 6 grabs and 10 possessions. Up forward on Lever.
Liam Duggan (75/100): Started on a wing on Langdon
Duggan added 20 disposals and 6 marks.
Jamie Cripps (73/54): Starting at half forward
Cripps contributed with 16 disposals, 6 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Harley Reid (71/76): Rotating from midfield to attack
Reid added 16 disposals and 7 tackles.
Jack Hutchinson (64/77): Rotating at half forward
Hutchinson added 8 touches and 10 tackles.
Jack Darling (63/56): Up forward on McDonald with ruck support
Darling contributed with 11 possessions, 6 grabs, 2 tackles, 5 hit outs and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Jake Waterman (61/74): Playing with stitches behind right knee from a knock last week… Booted 2.1 from 6 grabs and 11 possessions. At FF on May.
Bailey J. Williams (60/68): First ruck
Williams added 10 possessions and 28 ruck taps.
Jeremy McGovern (60/99): Holding down CHB on Melksham
McGovern added 15 disposals and 6 marks.
Jayden Hunt (57/70): Starting at half back on Neal-Bullen
Hunt contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks and 4 tackles.
Liam Ryan (54/74): Starting deep forward
Ryan contributed with 13 possessions, 4 marks and managed 1.0.
Brady Hough (50/52): Ankle knock in Q4… 14 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Responsible for Tholstrup.
Tom Cole (50/66): Starting in defence
Cole added 12 possessions and 5 grabs.
Jamaine Jones (47/44): Coming off half back
Jones contributed with 9 disposals, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Reuben Ginbey (46/57): Rotating on ball
Ginbey added 14 touches and 3 marks.
Tom Barrass (45/68): At FB on van Rooyen
Barrass added 9 possessions and 7 grabs.
Alex Witherden (39/48): Coming off a HBF
Witherden contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 3 frees against.
Campbell Chesser (36/33): Off in Q1 after a head knock… 11 possessions and 3 tackles plus 0.1. Starting on a wing on Windsor.
Josh Rotham (27/32): In defence on Fritsch
Rotham added 7 disposals and 2 marks.
Tyler Brockman (21/22): Subbed off at 3QT for Jack Williams… 5 possessions. Rotating forward.
Jack Williams (12/7): On in Q4 for Brockman… kicked 0.1. Started as the sub.
Williams also had 1 touches.