Player news from R1 of 2024: Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs
Jack Billings (140/118): Sub last week and played four fine quarters this week… 23 disposals including 20 kicks… also 15 marks and 5 tackles… and kicked 1.1. Playing a high HFF role.
Max Gawn (137/162): Had a point to prove after lowering colours last match… 35 hit outs… also 26 possessions and 9 marks… and kicked 0.1. Lead ruck.
Steven May (121/105): One of his more dominant performances… 26 possessions including 21 kicks… also 13 marks and 3 tackles. Playing FB on Naughton.
Christian Petracca (121/119): Starting in midfield
Petracca contributed with 29 possessions, 10 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 1.1.
Clayton Oliver (114/105): Not particularly clean but certainly prolific… 35 disposals and 5 marks with 2 tackles… 0.1 as well. Playing inside midfield.
Jack Viney (100/93): In central midfield
Viney contributed with 23 disposals, 5 marks, 5 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Tom McDonald (87/97): In defence on Ugle-Hagan
McDonald contributed with 17 disposals, 10 marks and 2 tackles.
Christian Salem (84/83): Playing midfield with plenty of CBAs
Salem contributed with 20 touches, 5 marks, 4 tackles and booted 1.0.
Trent Rivers (78/70): Playing a half back role
Rivers added 21 disposals and 8 grabs.
Kade Chandler (75/81): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 11 disposals, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and 3.1.
Ed Langdon (68/78): Running off a wing
Langdon contributed with 18 touches, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Jake Lever (68/82): In defence zoning off Lobb
Lever contributed with 17 touches, 7 marks, 3 tackles and 5 frees against.
Judd McVee (67/69): Playing half back
McVee added 20 possessions and 4 marks.
Blake Howes (66/64): Second game… 16 touches and 7 marks. Rotating at half back.
Kysaiah Pickett (65/73): Starting forward on Richards
Pickett contributed with 11 possessions, 4 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Marty Hore (62/60): In defence
Hore contributed with 14 possessions, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Caleb Windsor (58/73): Second game… subbed off in Q4 for Woewodin… 16 disposals and 2 marks with 3 tackles. Rotating on a wing.
Ben Brown (58/59): Up forward on Khamis
Brown contributed with 9 disposals, 6 marks and 2.2 on the scoreboard.
Jacob van Rooyen (54/52): Playing a forward/ruck role
van Rooyen contributed with 6 touches, 4 grabs, 3 hit outs and 3.0.
Alex Neal-Bullen (47/51): Playing a HFF role
Neal-Bullen contributed with 13 possessions, 2 grabs and 2.0.
Tom Sparrow (43/39): Starting forward
Sparrow added 11 disposals and 5 grabs.
Bayley Fritsch (31/27): Well beaten… 0.3 from 7 disposals and 3 marks. Playing key forward on Jones.
Taj Woewodin (12/8): On in Q4 for Windsor… 3 touches. Started as the sub.
Tim English (113/119): Hit the back of his head on the turf after a clash with Jones in Q1 but soldiered on… 21 hit outs… also 23 possessions and 5 marks plus 4 tackles… 0.2 as well. First ruck.
Jason Johannisen (99/96): Playing a half back role
Johannisen added 26 touches and 8 marks.
Tom Liberatore (90/92): Pure midfield
Liberatore added 32 disposals and 2 grabs.
Marcus Bontempelli (90/126): Leading the inside midfield
Bontempelli contributed with 25 touches, 4 grabs, 4 tackles and booted 1.0.
Adam Treloar (87/91): Playing midfield
Treloar added 31 disposals and 4 marks.
Lachlan Bramble (84/105): Rotating in defence
Bramble contributed with 22 disposals, 6 marks and kicked 1.0.
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (79/90): Up forward on McDonald
Ugle-Hagan contributed with 14 disposals, 6 marks and booted 2.3.
Bailey Dale (77/88): In defence
Dale added 23 disposals and 5 grabs.
Ryley Sanders (68/43): First game… not enough footy in transition… subbed off in Q3 for Daniel… 15 possessions and 7 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing central midfield.
Rhylee West (66/68): Playing a forward role
West contributed with 12 disposals, 6 marks, 3 tackles and 1.1.
Cody Weightman (65/56): Starting deep forward
Weightman contributed with 13 touches, 7 marks and managed 1.2.
Ed Richards (62/71): Minding Pickett
Richards added 15 touches and 8 marks.
Bailey Williams (57/67): Playing a wing role
Williams added 18 disposals and 3 grabs.
Harvey Gallagher (56/49): First game… left knee twisted under a Windsor tackle in Q3… 9 possessions with 8 by foot… also 5 tackles and 3 marks… and scored 1.0. Rotating forward.
Laitham Vandermeer (45/32): Rotating at half forward
Vandermeer added 10 touches and 5 marks.
Nick Coffield (44/50): Playing back pocket
Coffield contributed with 10 disposals, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Caleb Daniel (44/45): On in Q3… 12 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. Started as the sub.
James Harmes (42/35): Playing a half forward role
Harmes contributed with 11 touches, 2 marks, 5 tackles and 3 frees against.
Liam Jones (36/43): On Fritsch
Jones added 6 possessions and 6 marks.
Lachlan McNeil (35/41): How he is playing over Jack Macrae is a classic Bevo mystery… 14 possessions and 2 marks… not helped by 3 FA. Rotating at half forward.
Buku Khamis (34/51): Standing Brown
Khamis added 8 possessions and 2 marks.
Aaron Naughton (29/40): First goal but did very little after that… 1.1 from 6 disposals. Starting deep forward on May.
Rory Lobb (29/28): Playing a forward/ruck role on May
Lobb contributed with 7 possessions, 2 marks, 6 hit outs and managed 1.0.