Player news from R5 of 2017: Richmond vs Melbourne

Toby Nankervis (131/123): Enjoyed himself with lack of opponents… 56 hit outs… also 16 disposals and 7 tackles. First ruck.

Dustin Martin (125/98): Rotating midfield and forward
Martin contributed with 32 disposals, 2 grabs, 6 tackles and 1.2 on the scoreboard.
Shaun Grigg (99/98): Coming off a wing
Grigg contributed with 20 possessions, 5 marks, 6 tackles and 1.1.
Trent Cotchin (90/95): Leading the inside midfield
Cotchin contributed with 19 possessions, 3 grabs and 7 tackles.
Bachar Houli (89/85): Lurking at half back
Houli contributed with 24 touches, 3 marks and 6 tackles.
Kane Lambert (88/95): Coming off a HFF
Lambert contributed with 20 disposals, 2 grabs, 7 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Jack Riewoldt (84/120): First goal… 6.2 from 12 possessions and 3 marks. Starting forward on Tom McDonald.

Josh Caddy (84/67): Rotating from midfield to forward line
Caddy contributed with 21 disposals, 2 marks, 5 tackles and booted 1.0.
Jason Castagna (63/56): Playing an outside game
Castagna contributed with 11 touches, 5 marks, 4 tackles and booted 1.1.
Daniel Butler (62/60): Starting deep forward
Butler contributed with 12 disposals, 2 marks, 6 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Brandon Ellis (61/61): On the outside
Ellis added 20 touches and 3 marks.
Daniel Rioli (56/85): Starting deep forward
Rioli contributed with 11 possessions, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.2.
Reece Conca (56/59): Playing in defence
Conca added 15 touches and 3 tackles.
Dion Prestia (55/78): Playing inside midfield
Prestia contributed with 20 disposals, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Kamdyn McIntosh (50/47): Started on a wing
McIntosh contributed with 9 disposals, 3 grabs and 4 tackles.
Connor Menadue (49/50): Starting on a HFF
Menadue added 11 possessions and 4 tackles.
Alex Rance (44/81): Following Watts
Rance contributed with 11 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Jayden Short (43/42): Rotating through half back
Short contributed with 10 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Dylan Grimes (40/60): Responsible for Smith
Grimes added 6 possessions and 7 tackles.
Todd Elton (33/35): Playing a ruck/forward role on Oscar McDonald
Elton contributed with 7 disposals, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and 2 hit outs.
David Astbury (30/56): Standing Hogan at FB
Astbury added 11 touches and 2 grabs.
Oleg Markov (22/34): Starting on a HBF
Markov added 8 possessions and 2 marks.
Jayden Hunt (102/101): Running off a HBF
Hunt contributed with 24 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles and booted 1.0.
Michael Hibberd (97/122): Starting at half back
Hibberd contributed with 27 touches, 6 marks and 1.0.
Alex Neal-Bullen (95/88): Up forward
Neal-Bullen added 21 possessions and 10 tackles.
Clayton Oliver (95/117): Playing inside midfield
Oliver contributed with 32 touches, 3 marks, 7 tackles and 5 free kicks given away.
James Harmes (80/96): Playing an outside game
Harmes contributed with 18 disposals, 2 grabs and 8 tackles.
Jack Watts (79/84): Starting at CHF on Rance
Watts contributed with 18 possessions, 4 grabs, 11 ruck taps and 1.0.
Dom Tyson (79/67): Playing midfield
Tyson contributed with 25 possessions, 4 grabs, 4 tackles and 3 frees against.
Jack Viney (78/90): Doing jobs in midfield
Viney contributed with 23 possessions, 2 marks, 6 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Nathan Jones (76/92): Leading the inside midfield
Jones added 25 disposals and 5 tackles.
Christian Salem (74/80): Floating in midfield today
Salem contributed with 17 possessions, 3 marks, 4 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Bernie Vince (73/75): Loose in defence
Vince contributed with 22 touches, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.
Billy Stretch (73/85): Coming off a wing
Stretch contributed with 19 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles and managed 0.1.
Sam Frost (67/77): Third tall defender
Frost contributed with 12 disposals, 7 tackles and 3 taps.
Jay Kennedy-Harris (66/40): Starting in a FP
Kennedy-Harris contributed with 11 touches, 5 marks and 6 tackles.
Tom McDonald (64/111): The big job on Riewoldt
McDonald contributed with 20 possessions, 2 grabs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Jeff Garlett (56/69): His usual FP role
Garlett contributed with 10 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Jake Melksham (55/62): Floating from midfield to defence
Melksham added 17 disposals and 3 marks.
Jesse Hogan (51/70): Starting at FF on Astbury
Hogan added 11 touches and 3.0.
Christian Petracca (49/64): Left knee strapped in Q1 after a knock… 1.0 from 14 disposals and 3 marks. Playing a HFF role.

Neville Jetta (37/55): Playing in defence
Jetta added 12 possessions and 2 tackles.
Jake Spencer (28/42): Right shoulder knock early in Q1… knee knock in Q2… did not appear for the start of Q3 but later had arm in a sling… 13 hit outs… also 4 possessions and 2 tackles. First ruck in the absence of Gawn.

Tim Smith (24/23): Copped a knee in the back in Q2 leaving him sore… off to hospital for rib scans at HT… 0.1 from 4 possessions and 3 tackles. Third tall forward on Grimes.