Player news from R2 of 2024: Hawthorn vs Melbourne
James Sicily (116/123): Plenty of kicking across the backline in Q1… 27 possessions with 20 by foot… also 13 marks. In defence on Fritsch.
Josh Weddle (97/90): In defence on Petty
Weddle contributed with 21 disposals, 10 marks and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Massimo D’Ambrosio (96/87): Starting on a wing
D’Ambrosio contributed with 23 possessions, 8 marks and 4 tackles.
Jack Scrimshaw (92/113): In defence
Scrimshaw added 26 possessions and 9 grabs.
James Worpel (89/95): Head to head with Viney… 27 touches and 4 tackles. Playing inside midfield.
Jarman Impey (83/73): Playing a half back role
Impey contributed with 18 disposals, 9 grabs and 2 tackles.
Karl Amon (81/82): Coming off a HBF
Amon added 22 disposals and 5 grabs.
Connor Macdonald (80/56): Rotating on a wing
Macdonald contributed with 18 touches, 6 grabs, 2 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Josh Ward (78/66): Starting on a wing
Ward contributed with 16 touches, 9 marks and 2 tackles.
Blake Hardwick (77/79): Starting forward but zoning back to help a lot with the Hawk defence under the pump
Hardwick contributed with 17 possessions, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Cam Mackenzie (70/79): Playing a wing role
Mackenzie added 21 disposals and 3 tackles.
Jai Newcombe (68/66): Head to head with Petracca… another quiet start but better in Q2… well beaten on the day again… 17 disposals and 4 marks with 4 tackles. Playing inside midfield.
Jack Ginnivan (63/65): Playing a FP role
Ginnivan contributed with 17 touches, 6 marks and booted 0.1.
Conor Nash (61/72): Well beaten by a superior mid group… 20 touches and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing defensive inside midfield.
Finn Maginness (57/40): Tagging Oliver… moved to defence in Q4
Maginness contributed with 17 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Nick Watson (56/57): Second game… 13 touches and 4 marks plus 1.3. Rotating at half forward.
Sam Frost (55/63): On Brown
Frost contributed with 15 disposals, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Mabior Chol (55/65): Playing a forward/ruck role on McDonald
Chol contributed with 10 touches, 3 grabs, 5 tackles and 3 hit outs.
Ned Reeves (53/49): In ruck
Reeves contributed with 10 possessions, 2 tackles, 26 ruck taps and 3 frees against.
Luke Breust (47/45): Subbed off in Q3 for Gunston… 1.0 from 8 disposals and 3 marks with 3 tackles. Playing a FP role.
Dylan Moore (45/47): Maybe lacking fitness after that bout of glandular fever… 12 touches and 2 marks plus 4 tackles. Starting on a HFF.
Mitch Lewis (44/33): Barely sighted to HT… 1.0 from 8 disposals and 4 marks. Starting forward on May then got McDonald in Q3.
Jack Gunston (9/7): On in Q3 for Breust… 2 possessions. Started as the sub.
Christian Petracca (109/146): Head to head with Newcombe… 29 possessions and 6 marks plus 3 tackles… 1.1 as well. Starting in midfield.
Max Gawn (107/113): Lead ruck
Gawn contributed with 17 touches, 6 marks, 6 tackles, 24 ruck taps and 3 frees against.
Christian Salem (105/77): Very quiet first half but got plenty of it after HT when the game was done… 20 possessions with 15 by foot… also 10 marks and 5 tackles. Started in mids but spent more time coming off half back… May injury in Q2 saw him sit with the backs group at HT.
Alex Neal-Bullen (98/109): Playing a HFF role
Neal-Bullen contributed with 24 touches, 4 marks and 6 tackles.
Trent Rivers (90/87): Playing a half back role
Rivers contributed with 17 touches, 8 marks and 5 tackles.
Tom Sparrow (87/99): Starting forward
Sparrow contributed with 20 disposals, 2 marks, 7 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Bayley Fritsch (86/90): Playing third tall forward on Sicily
Fritsch contributed with 13 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles and booted 5.1.
Ed Langdon (85/108): Running off a wing
Langdon contributed with 26 disposals, 3 grabs and 4 tackles.
Clayton Oliver (82/82): Tagged by Maginness then freed up in Q4… 23 touches and 3 marks plus 5 tackles. Playing inside midfield.
Kysaiah Pickett (78/97): First goal… 3.1 from 13 possessions and 7 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting forward.
Blake Howes (78/68): Rotating at half back
Howes contributed with 16 disposals, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Jack Billings (70/69): Playing a high HFF role
Billings contributed with 20 touches, 4 marks and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Judd McVee (69/82): Playing half back
McVee added 20 touches and 3 grabs.
Jacob van Rooyen (68/93): Playing a forward/ruck role
van Rooyen contributed with 10 disposals, 3 marks, 5 tackles, 5 taps and 1.1.
Harrison Petty (61/50): Playing key forward on Weddle… switched back to cover Lever injury in Q3
Petty contributed with 12 disposals, 9 grabs and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Caleb Windsor (60/40): Rotating on a wing
Windsor added 16 disposals and 6 marks.
Jack Viney (60/107): Head to head with Worpel… 21 disposals and 3 tackles. In central midfield.
Kade Chandler (59/80): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 11 possessions, 4 marks, 4 tackles, 2.0 and 3 frees against.
Tom McDonald (51/37): In defence on Chol then shifted to Lewis in Q3 to cover injury to May
McDonald contributed with 10 touches, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jake Lever (32/52): Right knee knock in Q3… taped up but did not return and was later iced up… 4 disposals and 2 marks with 4 tackles. In defence.
Ben Brown (30/37): Up forward on Frost
Brown contributed with 7 touches, 3 grabs and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Marty Hore (29/10): On in Q3 for May to play on Chol… 7 possessions with 6 by foot… also 4 marks. Started as the sub.
Steven May (22/12): Suspected broken right ribs when he copped a heavy knee by Chol in Q2… subbed off at HT for Hore… 4 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing FB on Lewis.