Melbourne Player Reports Trent Rivers
Celebrated the win with some late junk but deserved it... 26 possessions including 19 kicks... also 10 marks and 4 tackles... and kicked 1.0. Returned to defence to start with.
Jack Viney
Matched up on Serong... his inside work was crucial to midfield dominance for Melbourne... 25 possessions and 8 tackles plus 1.1... gave away 4 FA. In central midfield.
Daniel Turner
Subbed off at HT for Sharp with concussion after a kneeback of the head by Bolton... 5 possessions including 4 kicks... also 3 marks. At CHB on Oscar McDonald.
Koltyn Tholstrup
Hit his head on the turf in Q3 while tackling Pearce... came off bleeding and dazed... 6 possessions and 5 marks plus 4 tackles. Coming off a HFF.
Max Gawn
Was everywhere in Q4 to help ice the game... 31 hit outs... also 28 possessions and 7 marks... and booted 0.2... helped out by 3FF. Lead ruck.
Kysaiah Pickett
Three goals in Q2 to light up the day... 5.2 from 24 possessions and 5 marks plus 3 tackles. Starting forward with mid rotations.
Christian Petracca
Matched up on Brayshaw... 25 possessions and 5 marks plus 5 tackles... 1.1 as well. Starting in midfield and rotating forward.
Tom McDonald
Kept the Coleman Medal leader very quiet... 18 possessions including 13 kicks... also 11 marks. In defence on Treacy.
Clayton Oliver
Matched up on Young... 25 possessions including 20 handballs... also 6 tackles. Playing inside midfield.
Harry Sharp
On in Q3 for Turner... 3 possessions and 3 tackles. Started as the sub.
Blake Howes
Had to play tall on Amiss in an undermanned Dee defence
Howes added 14 touches and 8 marks.
Jake Bowey
Starting in defence often last defender
Bowey contributed with 29 disposals, 7 grabs and 3 tackles.
Kade Chandler
Playing mostly HFF with a bit of wing
Chandler contributed with 9 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles and managed 2.1.
Tom Fullarton
Playing a forward/ruck role on Pearce
Fullarton added 6 touches and 6 ruck taps.
Harrison Petty
Playing key forward and has big Cox
Petty contributed with 10 touches, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 4.0 on the scoreboard.
Harvey Langford
Starting on a wing against Johnson
Langford contributed with 17 disposals, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 2.0.
Xavier Lindsay
Starting on a wing against Sharp
Lindsay contributed with 16 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Ed Langdon
Playing a high HFF role
Langdon added 22 possessions and 7 grabs.
Christian Salem
Starting at half back
Salem added 23 touches and 7 marks.
Caleb Windsor
Starting at half back
Windsor added 16 touches and 5 marks.
Charlie Spargo
Starting forward
Spargo contributed with 19 possessions, 3 marks, 4 tackles and 0.1.
Tom Sparrow
Starting forward
Sparrow contributed with 13 touches, 6 marks, 4 tackles and 0.1.
Jake Melksham
Starting forward
Melksham contributed with 13 possessions, 3 tackles and 0.2.
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Jaeger O'Meara
Limped off in Q3 with a twinge in the right hamstring after being tackled by Petracca and did not return... 15 possessions and 5 marks plus 4 tackles. Doing jobs in midfield.
Andrew Brayshaw
First goal... matched up on Petracca... 33 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles... 1.0 as well... helped out by 4FF. Playing central midfield.
Shai Bolton
Left thigh corked in Q1 but played on... 20 possessions including 15 kicks... also 9 marks... and kicked 3.1. Rotating midfield and forward.
Josh Treacy
Well held by Tom McDonald on the day... 1.1 from 6 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing key forward on McDonald.
Hayden Young
Matched up on Oliver... 25 possessions and 5 marks plus 4 tackles. Doing jobs in midfield.
Caleb Serong
Matched up on Viney... 27 possessions and 4 tackles... aided by 3FF. In central midfield.
James Aish
Late replacement for Heath Chapman... 14 possessions and 4 marks. Coming off half back.
Isaiah Dudley
On in Q3 for Banfield... 1.0 from 5 possessions and 2 marks. Started as the sub.
Bailey Banfield
Subbed off in Q3 for Dudley... 5 possessions. Playing a defensive forward role.
Oscar McDonald
Filling in as a tall forward on Turner
McDonald contributed with 9 touches, 5 grabs, 4 tackles, 5 ruck taps and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Jye Amiss
Starting at FF... Howes on him
Amiss contributed with 8 possessions, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and 3.2.
Jeremy Sharp
Starting on a wing on Lindsay
Sharp contributed with 18 possessions, 4 grabs and 1.3 on the scoreboard.
Matthew Johnson
Started on a wing on Langford
Johnson also had 13 possessions.
Murphy Reid
Playing a small forward role
Reid contributed with 17 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 1.2.
Brennan Cox
Starting in defence on Petty
Cox added 7 possessions and 3 marks.
Jordan Clark
Starting at half back
Clark contributed with 22 possessions, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Karl Worner
Rotating at half back
Worner added 15 possessions and 8 marks.
Joshua Draper
At CHB on Fullarton
Draper added 10 disposals and 2 tackles.
Alex Pearce
At FB on Fullarton
Pearce contributed with 12 touches, 3 marks and 4 frees against.
Michael Frederick
Running off a HFF
Frederick contributed with 8 touches, 4 tackles and managed 0.2.
Luke Ryan
Loose in defence
Ryan contributed with 17 touches, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Sam Switkowski
Starting forward
Switkowski added 16 possessions and 6 marks.
Sean Darcy
First ruck
Darcy contributed with 4 touches, 2 marks, 3 tackles, 20 hit outs and managed 2.0.
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