Player news from R18 of 2023: Melbourne vs Brisbane

News snippets for Melbourne vs Brisbane, R18 of 2023

Max Gawn (161/215): Tandem ruck with Grundy
Gawn contributed with 29 touches, 5 grabs, 7 tackles, 38 hit outs and kicked 1.1.
Christian Petracca (115/112): Starting forward on Starcevich
Petracca contributed with 26 disposals, 3 grabs, 4 tackles and managed 4.2.
Jack Viney (108/108): In central midfield
Viney contributed with 25 touches, 3 marks, 8 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Angus Brayshaw (90/104): Had his head knocked on the turf under a Rayner tackle in Q2… 30 touches. Starting on ball.
Brayshaw contributed with 2 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1.
Lachie Hunter (89/83): Matched up on Berry until Q4… 26 disposals and 3 marks with 3 tackles. Playing outside midfield.

Jake Melksham (87/77): Playing third tall forward on Lester
Melksham contributed with 13 disposals, 10 grabs, 3 tackles and 2.1.
Kysaiah Pickett (77/76): Starting forward
Pickett contributed with 11 possessions, 3 marks, 5 tackles and booted 3.0.
James Jordon (77/49): Rotating in midfield
Jordon added 19 disposals and 8 marks.
Jake Bowey (75/97): Starting at half back
Bowey contributed with 19 disposals, 4 marks and kicked 1.0.
Steven May (70/66): Playing FB on Daniher
May contributed with 17 disposals, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Alex Neal-Bullen (67/68): First goal… 21 touches and 2 marks plus 1.0. Playing a HFF role.
Neal-Bullen also had 2 tackles.
Trent Rivers (61/70): Playing a half back role
Rivers contributed with 17 disposals, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.
Tom Sparrow (57/50): Starting forward
Sparrow contributed with 14 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Ed Langdon (55/50): Running off a wing
Langdon contributed with 16 possessions, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Christian Salem (52/60): Coming off a HBF
Salem contributed with 16 touches, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Charlie Spargo (46/41): Starting forward
Spargo contributed with 11 touches, 4 marks and 1.1.
Taj Woewodin (44/54): Second game… 9 disposals and 3 tackles plus 1.0. Rotating in midfield.

Jake Lever (44/45): In defence on Gunston
Lever contributed with 10 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Ben Brown (38/46): Up forward on Payne
Brown contributed with 6 possessions, 3 grabs and booted 1.0.
Judd McVee (37/58): Minding Cameron
McVee also had 14 touches.
Jacob Van Rooyen (28/49): Playing a forward/ruck role on Andrews
Van Rooyen contributed with 8 possessions, 2 grabs and 7 hit outs.
Joel Smith (23/31): On in Q3 for Petty to stand Hipwood. Started as the sub.
Smith added 5 possessions and 2 grabs.
Harrison Petty (11/27): Off in Q2 with a recurrence of back injury from last week… then very sore again after a McCarthy tackle in Q3 and subbed off for Joel Smith… 3 touches. Playing in defence on Hipwood.

Hugh McCluggage (104/93): Playing in midfield
McCluggage contributed with 22 disposals, 10 grabs, 3 tackles and 0.1.
Joe Daniher (98/82): Starting forward on May with some ruck support
Daniher contributed with 24 touches, 8 grabs and managed 2.3.
Oscar McInerney (91/110): First ruck
McInerney contributed with 13 disposals, 6 tackles, 33 taps, booted 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Will Ashcroft (82/102): Rotating in midfield
Ashcroft contributed with 17 possessions, 4 marks, 5 tackles and 1.0.
Jack Gunston (81/85): Starting at half forward on Lever
Gunston contributed with 13 disposals, 6 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 3.0.
Zac Bailey (80/87): Playing a forward role with mid rotations
Bailey contributed with 19 disposals, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 2.1.
Jarryd Lyons (76/88): Playing inside midfield
Lyons contributed with 19 disposals, 2 marks, 4 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Harris Andrews (76/85): In defence on Van Rooyen
Andrews added 15 disposals and 10 marks.
Lachie Neale (75/76): Playing inside midfield
Neale contributed with 19 disposals, 2 marks and 6 tackles.
Brandon Starcevich (70/69): Minding Petracca
Starcevich added 14 touches and 9 marks.
Keidean Coleman (69/70): Rotating at half back
Coleman contributed with 18 disposals, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Conor McKenna (66/68): Running from half back
McKenna contributed with 19 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Jaspa Fletcher (65/81): Rotating on a wing
Fletcher contributed with 14 possessions, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Dayne Zorko (65/73): Mostly starting at half forward
Zorko added 16 possessions and 7 marks.
Jack Payne (64/84): In defence on Brown
Payne added 15 touches and 8 marks.
Lincoln McCarthy (63/69): Starting on a HFF
McCarthy contributed with 9 possessions, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 2.1.
Charlie Cameron (60/50): Tweaked left knee when landing after a speccy attempt in Q2 but played on… 2.1 from 7 disposals and 6 marks with 2 tackles. Starting forward on McVee.

Ryan Lester (57/75): Donuts in Q1 and was well beaten early… 16 possessions with 11 by foot… also 3 marks. In defence on Melksham.

Darcy Wilmot (53/87): Starting at half back
Wilmot added 17 touches and 2 marks.
Eric Hipwood (50/49): Up forward on Petty then got Smith in Q3
Hipwood contributed with 9 touches, 6 marks and managed 1.0.
Jarrod Berry (39/35): Matched up on Hunter… subbed off in Q4 for Robertson… 8 touches and 3 marks plus 3 tackles. Mostly on a wing.

Cam Rayner (26/20): Starting at half forward
Rayner added 8 disposals and 3 tackles.
Deven Robertson (20/26): On in Q4 for Berry. Started as the sub.
Robertson added 4 possessions and 2 tackles.