Player news from R8 of 2024: Melbourne vs Geelong
Steven May (111/131): The big job on Hawkins
May added 25 touches and 13 marks.
Clayton Oliver (106/143): Knee strapped in Q1 but returned… 31 disposals and 7 marks with 4 tackles… aided by 4FF… not helped by 4 FA. Playing inside midfield.
Caleb Windsor (99/119): Rotating on a wing
Windsor contributed with 18 possessions, 6 grabs, 6 tackles and managed 1.2.
Jake Lever (96/120): Sagging off Ollie Henry
Lever contributed with 24 disposals, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Max Gawn (93/111): Quiet to start but lifted after HT… 21 hit outs… also 16 disposals and 7 marks… and kicked 1.1. Lead ruck.
Jack Viney (86/80): Was on the ground after a knock to the head/neck but pushed through… 19 touches with 15 by foot… also 6 tackles and 3 marks… umps paid him 3FF. In central midfield.
Ed Langdon (86/86): Running off a wing
Langdon contributed with 21 possessions, 7 marks and booted 1.1.
Tom Sparrow (82/79): Rotating between midfield and forward
Sparrow contributed with 16 possessions, 5 marks and 5 tackles.
Kysaiah Pickett (77/72): Playing forward with stints in midfield
Pickett contributed with 14 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles and managed 2.2.
Harrison Petty (77/80): Clunked massive marks all over the ground tonight… 13 touches and 9 marks plus 2 tackles… 1.1 as well. Playing key forward on Jack Henry.
Petty also had 2 ruck taps.
Christian Petracca (73/92): Tagged by Blicavs but freed up in Q3… 21 disposals and 3 marks with 3 tackles… 0.2 as well. Starting in midfield.
Judd McVee (71/86): Playing half back
McVee added 21 possessions and 4 marks.
Bayley Fritsch (66/71): First goal… 3.1 from 12 disposals and 6 marks. Playing third tall forward on Kolodjashnij.
Alex Neal-Bullen (63/64): Playing a HFF role
Neal-Bullen contributed with 16 disposals, 5 tackles and booted 0.1.
Trent Rivers (59/55): Playing a half back role
Rivers added 14 touches and 5 grabs.
Kade Chandler (56/53): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 6 touches, 4 grabs, 5 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Jack Billings (56/49): Subbed out in Q4… 12 possessions including 11 kicks… also 4 marks and 3 tackles. Playing a high HFF role.
Tom McDonald (55/72): In defence on Cameron
McDonald added 12 disposals and 7 marks.
Blake Howes (50/46): Rotating at half back
Howes contributed with 9 disposals, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Taj Woewodin (49/49): Running through midfield
Woewodin added 12 disposals and 4 grabs.
Jacob van Rooyen (32/25): Playing a forward/ruck role
van Rooyen contributed with 7 disposals, 3 marks, 2 taps and booted 0.2.
Daniel Turner (22/20): In attack on De Koning
Turner added 5 possessions and 3 marks.
Bailey Laurie (2/3): On in Q4 for Billings. Started as the sub.
Laurie also had 1 touches.
Max Holmes (120/113): Playing half back
Holmes contributed with 31 possessions, 9 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Zach Guthrie (113/119): Starting at half back
Guthrie contributed with 24 possessions, 9 marks, 4 tackles and managed 1.0.
Tom Atkins (101/114): Starting in midfield
Atkins added 22 disposals and 11 tackles.
Tom Stewart (83/105): Got some work on his quad at HT but played on… 21 touches and 6 marks plus 3 tackles. Loose in defence.
Gryan Miers (78/75): Playing a half forward role
Miers contributed with 22 touches, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Bowes (77/93): Rotating in midfield
Bowes contributed with 20 touches, 5 marks, 4 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Mitch Duncan (71/33): Playing a half back role
Duncan contributed with 16 touches, 8 marks and booted 0.1.
Tyson Stengle (68/62): Playing a FP role
Stengle contributed with 13 touches, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Jhye Clark (62/82): Rotating in midfield
Clark contributed with 14 possessions, 2 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Brad Close (61/77): Playing a forward role
Close contributed with 18 touches, 3 marks and 1.0.
Oliver Dempsey (60/67): Playing as a high half forward
Dempsey contributed with 14 possessions, 6 marks and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Jake Kolodjashnij (60/71): Playing tween defender on Fritsch
Kolodjashnij added 14 touches and 6 marks.
Jeremy Cameron (59/49): Had a dirty dirty night… 0.3 from 15 possessions and 7 marks. Started on a wing but moved back forward on McDonald.
Oliver Henry (58/57): Playing tall forward on Lever
Henry contributed with 10 disposals, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and 3.0 on the scoreboard.
Mark Blicavs (57/54): Running with Petracca but moved to a wing role in Q3
Blicavs contributed with 12 possessions, 5 tackles and 4 taps.
Sam De Koning (53/91): In defence on Turner
De Koning added 17 touches and 4 grabs.
Rhys Stanley (50/56): First ruck
Stanley contributed with 6 disposals, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and 20 taps.
Zach Tuohy (50/68): Playing a wing role
Tuohy contributed with 14 possessions, 2 marks and kicked 0.2.
Jack Henry (48/59): In defence on Petty
Henry added 12 possessions and 6 grabs.
Cameron Guthrie (47/55): Doing jobs in midfield
Guthrie added 15 disposals and 3 grabs.
Tom Hawkins (41/45): Looks like he’s gone on one year too many… 0.1 from 11 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. Up forward on May.
Tanner Bruhn (39/37): Left shoulder knock in Q2 and was subbed off in Q3… 9 touches and 4 tackles plus 0.1. In midfield.
Gary Rohan (17/16): On in Q3 for Bruhn… 4 possessions and 2 marks. Started as the sub.