Player news from R8 of 2024: Adelaide vs Port Adelaide
Jake Soligo (113/143): Mostly in midfield then resting forward
Soligo added 27 disposals and 10 tackles.
Matt Crouch (103/125): Playing inside midfield
Crouch contributed with 28 disposals, 4 grabs and 7 tackles.
Jordan Dawson (100/94): Starting in midfield and resting forward
Dawson contributed with 24 possessions, 5 grabs and 5 tackles.
Rory Laird (97/102): Quiet first half but got 13 touches in Q3… 26 touches and 3 marks plus 7 tackles. Playing central midfield.
Mitchell Hinge (93/93): Rotating in defence
Hinge contributed with 25 disposals, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
Lachlan Sholl (89/87): Matched up on Bergman… 19 possessions and 7 marks plus 3 tackles… 1.0 as well. Roaming off a wing.
Darcy Fogarty (89/87): First goal… 2.1 from 14 disposals and 8 marks with 4 tackles. Starting forward on Ratugolea.
Josh Worrell (88/101): Playing key defender on Georgiades
Worrell added 22 touches and 7 marks.
Reilly O’Brien (84/81): First ruck
O’Brien contributed with 14 disposals, 3 tackles and 39 hit outs.
Max Michalanney (80/94): Rotating in defence
Michalanney contributed with 15 disposals, 5 marks and 5 tackles.
Josh Rachele (74/77): Rotating forward on Lachie Jones and midfield
Rachele contributed with 17 touches, 7 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 1.1.
Luke Nankervis (68/72): Starting at half back
Nankervis added 16 touches and 8 marks.
Izak Rankine (66/92): Starting forward
Rankine contributed with 11 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 3.0 on the scoreboard.
Ben Keays (63/55): Mostly starting forward
Keays contributed with 13 possessions, 2 marks, 4 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Mark Keane (57/73): In defence on Dixon
Keane added 17 disposals and 4 grabs.
Taylor Walker (57/82): In attack on Zerk-Thatcher
Walker contributed with 10 possessions, 4 grabs and booted 2.1.
Elliott Himmelberg (54/65): Playing a forward/ruck role
Himmelberg contributed with 10 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 6 taps.
Ned McHenry (49/58): Rotating forward
McHenry contributed with 13 possessions, 3 marks and booted 1.0.
Jordon Butts (40/56): Has Marshall
Butts added 10 touches and 5 grabs.
Chayce Jones (36/33): Matched up on Burgoyne… 12 possessions and 2 tackles. Starting on a wing.
Daniel Curtin (35/41): First game… subbed off at 3QT for Smith… 4 marks and 9 disposals. In defence.
Brayden Cook (32/40): Starting on a wing
Cook contributed with 4 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Brodie Smith (17/15): On after 3QT for Curtin… 3 tackles. Started as the sub.
Smith also had 2 disposals.
Ollie Wines (109/123): Playing inside midfield
Wines contributed with 22 possessions, 4 grabs, 11 tackles and 3 ruck taps.
Miles Bergman (106/118): Matched up on Sholl… 20 possessions including 16 kicks… also 8 marks and 6 tackles. Mostly starting on a wing.
Zak Butters (104/124): In midfield
Butters added 33 touches and 5 tackles.
Jordon Sweet (90/71): Playing ruck
Sweet contributed with 13 touches, 3 marks, 5 tackles and 31 hit outs.
Charlie Dixon (77/76): At FF on Keane
Dixon contributed with 15 possessions, 7 marks, 13 taps, 1.1 and 3 frees against.
Travis Boak (75/70): Playing a HFF role
Boak contributed with 16 possessions, 4 grabs, 5 tackles and 0.3.
Lachie Jones (71/87): Mostly matched up on Rachele
Jones contributed with 17 touches, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Dan Houston (71/94): Spitting from half back
Houston contributed with 20 touches, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Willie Rioli (66/65): Had his right hand stepped on in Q2… 1.2 from 12 possessions and 2 marks plus 5 tackles. Starting forward.
Willem Drew (63/57): Mostly on ball
Drew contributed with 19 touches, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Kane Farrell (61/75): Playing a HBF role
Farrell added 14 possessions and 5 tackles.
Ryan Burton (58/66): Playing a HBF role
Burton added 15 possessions and 4 marks.
Jason Horne-Francis (57/77): Rotating midfield and attack
Horne-Francis contributed with 14 possessions, 2 tackles and kicked 2.1.
Connor Rozee (51/54): Succumbed to the hamstring issue from last week in Q3 and subbed off at 3QT for Mead… 15 possessions and 4 tackles plus 0.1. Playing pure midfield.
Jase Burgoyne (51/46): Matched up on Jones… 13 possessions and 3 tackles plus 0.2. Rotating in defence.
Darcy Byrne-Jones (43/46): Playing small forward
Byrne-Jones added 17 possessions and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Dylan Williams (41/42): Rotating in defence
Williams added 10 disposals and 3 grabs.
Mitch Georgiades (39/40): Knock to inside of right knee in Q4 and iced up… 0.1 from 12 disposals and 4 marks. In attack on Worrell.
Esava Ratugolea (36/57): In defence on Fogarty
Ratugolea added 8 disposals and 4 grabs.
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (36/44): Standing Walker
Zerk-Thatcher added 7 disposals and 4 grabs.
Todd Marshall (33/52): Came into the match sore and looked hampered… left ankle rolled late in Q4… 1.1 from 6 touches and 2 marks. Starting forward on Butts.
Jed McEntee (25/38): Playing a pressure forward role
McEntee added 9 touches and booted 0.1.
Jackson Mead (18/14): On after 3QT for Rozee… 4 touches. Started as the sub.