Player news from R8 of 2017: St Kilda vs Carlton

Jack Billings (151/136): Had a very productive Q1 and backed it up in Q2… 30 touches and 12 marks plus 2 tackles… 5.0 as well. Playing a forward role.

Seb Ross (113/127): Rotating in midfield
Ross contributed with 31 touches, 6 grabs, 3 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Jack Newnes (110/102): Running through midfield
Newnes added 33 disposals and 9 marks.
Jack Steven (101/111): Leading the inside midfield
Steven contributed with 31 disposals, 2 grabs, 4 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Jack Steele (97/105): Playing inside midfield
Steele contributed with 28 touches, 2 marks, 7 tackles, managed 1.1 and 3 frees against.
Sam Gilbert (95/108): Third tall defender on Charlie Curnow
Gilbert contributed with 23 disposals, 9 marks and 3 tackles.
Luke Dunstan (93/89): Left knee knock in Q3… 28 disposals and 4 marks with 4 tackles. Rotating midfield and forward.

Leigh Montagna (90/72): Playing a half back role
Montagna contributed with 27 disposals, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Nick Riewoldt (87/74): Starting at half forward on Plowman
Riewoldt contributed with 19 disposals, 6 grabs, 2 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Dylan Roberton (81/80): Tagged by Silvagni to stop him getting free in defence… 23 possessions and 6 marks plus 0.1. Right elbow knock in Q4.

Jack Sinclair (76/76): Starting forward
Sinclair contributed with 19 touches, 6 grabs and 3 tackles.
Jake Carlisle (74/69): Groggy after an accidental Casboult knee to the head in Q3… 8 marks and 18 touches. Holding down CHB on Weitering.

Billy Longer (68/71): First ruck
Longer contributed with 6 touches, 5 tackles and 32 ruck taps.
Blake Acres (68/59): Running off a wing
Acres added 21 disposals and 6 marks.
Maverick Weller (62/65): Playing a defensive forward role
Weller contributed with 15 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles and booted 0.2.
Tim Membrey (57/59): Playing forward on Silvagni
Membrey contributed with 10 disposals, 6 marks and managed 1.1.
Jarryn Geary (54/79): Playing small defender
Geary contributed with 16 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Jade Gresham (50/55): Starting deep forward
Gresham contributed with 15 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles, 0.2 on the scoreboard and 3 frees against.
Darren Minchington (48/51): Starting deep forward
Minchington contributed with 9 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles and managed 0.3.
Josh Bruce (45/63): Up forward on Rowe
Bruce contributed with 7 touches, 3 marks, 2 ruck taps and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Nathan Brown (30/29): At FB on Casboult
Brown added 7 touches and 2 marks.
Jimmy Webster (8/16): Right hand injury in Q1 after Kreuzer stood on it… did not return… 3 possessions. Playing a defensive role.

Patrick Cripps (143/153): Playing inside midfield
Cripps contributed with 30 touches, 11 marks, 5 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Sam Docherty (127/132): Coming off a HBF
Docherty contributed with 26 disposals, 11 marks and 6 tackles.
Marc Murphy (122/102): Leading the inside midfield
Murphy contributed with 28 disposals, 6 marks, 5 tackles and 2.0.
Bryce Gibbs (107/113): Playing inside midfield
Gibbs contributed with 22 disposals, 6 grabs, 6 tackles and 1.0.
Kade Simpson (102/81): Starting at half back
Simpson contributed with 27 touches, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Matthew Kreuzer (92/103): First ruck
Kreuzer contributed with 19 possessions, 5 marks, 3 tackles, 14 ruck taps and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Dale Thomas (84/47): Coming off a wing
Thomas contributed with 18 possessions, 9 marks and 2 tackles.
Caleb Marchbank (82/60): Seventh defender
Marchbank added 20 disposals and 10 marks.
Nick Graham (76/79): Playing a HFF role
Graham contributed with 18 disposals, 6 grabs and 3 tackles.
Matthew Wright (72/65): Starting in a FP
Wright contributed with 12 touches, 5 marks and 6 tackles.
Sam Rowe (66/76): Holding down FB on Bruce
Rowe contributed with 14 possessions, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Ed Curnow (63/67): Playing pure midfield
Curnow contributed with 18 disposals, 4 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Alex Silvagni (60/86): Responsible for Membrey
Silvagni contributed with 13 touches, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Levi Casboult (60/34): Starting at FF on Brown
Casboult contributed with 8 touches, 4 grabs, 4 tackles and 12 taps.
Lachlan Plowman (59/52): The big job on Riewoldt
Plowman contributed with 13 disposals, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Sam Petrevski-Seton (57/58): Starting forward
Petrevski-Seton contributed with 12 touches, 5 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Jack Silvagni (54/45): Forward tag role on Roberton
Silvagni contributed with 8 touches, 6 marks, 2 tackles and booted 2.0.
Charlie Curnow (51/58): Third tall forward on Gilbert
Curnow contributed with 8 touches, 5 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Simon White (50/17): Mostly in defence
White added 11 touches and 6 marks.
Tom Williamson (42/37): Rotating in defence
Williamson contributed with 9 disposals, 3 grabs and kicked 1.0.
Jacob Weitering (41/30): First goal… 9 touches and 4 marks plus 1.0. Up forward on Carlisle.

Zac Fisher (39/39): Starting forward
Fisher added 8 possessions and 5 tackles.