Jack Viney (145/129): Immense game in a losing side… 40 disposals and 5 marks with 7 tackles… 0.1 as well… helped out by 4FF. In central midfield.
Christian Petracca (117/125): The major culprit in Melbourne’s kicking woes… 0.4 from 34 disposals and 5 marks with 3 tackles. Starting in midfield.
Lachie Hunter (95/66): Playing outside midfield Hunter contributed with 30 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and managed 0.2. Christian Salem (94/75): Coming off a HBF Salem contributed with 24 possessions, 6 marks and 3 tackles. Steven May (92/102): Playing FB on Riccardi May contributed with 22 disposals, 8 marks and 2 tackles. Angus Brayshaw (90/115): Starting on ball Brayshaw contributed with 24 possessions, 3 grabs and 4 tackles. Ed Langdon (89/82): Running off a wing Langdon contributed with 24 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0. Max Gawn (87/115): Tandem ruck with Grundy Gawn contributed with 20 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 19 hit outs. Tom Sparrow (85/81): Rotating between midfield and forward Sparrow contributed with 26 disposals, 2 tackles and 0.2 on the scoreboard. Kysaiah Pickett (80/69): Starting forward Pickett contributed with 19 possessions, 2 marks, 5 tackles, kicked 1.2 and 3 frees against. Jake Bowey (70/90): Starting at half back Bowey contributed with 20 disposals, 4 grabs and 1.0. Harrison Petty (69/98): Playing in defence on Hogan Petty contributed with 17 possessions, 6 grabs and 2 tackles. Alex Neal-Bullen (68/50): Playing a HFF role Neal-Bullen contributed with 19 disposals, 3 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard. James Harmes (68/55): Rotating in midfield Harmes contributed with 19 disposals, 2 marks and 4 tackles. Trent Rivers (67/51): Playing a half back role Rivers contributed with 17 possessions, 3 marks and 3 tackles. Brodie Grundy (64/69): Tandem ruck with Gawn Grundy contributed with 15 possessions, 3 grabs, 17 taps and 1.0. Jake Lever (61/86): In defence on Keeffe Lever added 19 possessions and 3 marks. Judd McVee (48/62): Responsible for Greene McVee added 14 possessions and 2 marks. Jake Melksham (44/45): Subbed on in Q1 for Fritsch… 6 touches including 5 kicks… also 3 marks and 3 tackles… and scored 1.0. Started as the sub.
Ben Brown (38/59): Up forward on Taylor Brown added 12 disposals and managed 0.1. Kade Chandler (32/40): Playing a high forward role Chandler also had 12 touches. Joel Smith (27/24): Playing tall forward on Buckley Smith added 5 touches and 3 tackles. Bayley Fritsch (4/4): Knee injury in Q1 and subbed off… kicked 0.1. Playing third tall forward on Buckley. Fritsch also had 1 disposals. Tom Green (108/127): Starting in midfield Green contributed with 38 disposals, 3 marks and 4 tackles. Stephen Coniglio (105/86): Playing midfield Coniglio contributed with 30 touches, 6 marks and 3 tackles. Nick Haynes (97/119): Guarding space at half back Haynes contributed with 21 touches, 9 marks and 3 tackles. Harrison Himmelberg (94/84): In defence Himmelberg contributed with 28 disposals, 5 grabs and 2 tackles. Josh Kelly (91/91): Kicked the winner with an absolute roost from 65… 26 touches and 3 marks plus 3 tackles… 2.0 as well. Playing midfield.
Toby Greene (87/66): Starting forward on McVee Greene contributed with 20 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles and managed 2.1. Finn Callaghan (80/75): Rotating in midfield Callaghan contributed with 24 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard. Lachlan Ash (78/80): Roaming from half back Ash contributed with 20 possessions, 3 grabs and 3 tackles. Xavier O’Halloran (67/89): Playing an outside game O’Halloran contributed with 15 touches, 2 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 1.0. Isaac Cumming (65/62): Playing an outside game Cumming contributed with 14 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0. Harry Perryman (65/62): Starting at half back Perryman contributed with 19 touches, 2 marks and 2 tackles. Sam Taylor (62/117): Following Brown Taylor added 13 possessions and 8 tackles. Kieren Briggs (58/89): First ruck Briggs contributed with 8 touches, 6 tackles, 19 hit outs and 3 frees against. Jack Buckley (58/96): At FB on Fritsch but picked up Smith after Fritsch went down Buckley added 12 disposals and 7 tackles. Callan Ward (54/30): Doing jobs in midfield Ward added 19 touches and 3 grabs. Connor Idun (51/77): Playing small defender Idun contributed with 12 touches, 3 marks and 3 tackles. Callum M. Brown (46/60): First goal… 1.1 from 11 disposals and 4 marks. In attack.
Toby Bedford (45/51): Rotating forward Bedford added 9 touches and 7 tackles. Jesse Hogan (37/45): Starting at FF on Petty Hogan contributed with 7 possessions, 2 marks and 3 tackles. Jake Riccardi (34/17): Starting forward on May Riccardi contributed with 8 possessions, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1. Daniel Lloyd (33/32): Subbed off in Q4 for Angwin… 10 touches and 2 marks. Playing a HFF role.
Lachlan Keeffe (17/19): Playing a ruck/fwd role on Lever Keeffe contributed with 2 touches, 2 tackles and 4 taps. Ryan Angwin (10/9): On in Q4 for Lloyd… 4 disposals. Started as the sub.