Player news from R9 of 2017: Melbourne vs North Melbourne

Cameron Pedersen (120/112): First ruck
Pedersen contributed with 18 touches, 5 marks, 9 tackles, 18 hit outs and 2.0.
Michael Hibberd (112/117): In defence
Hibberd added 34 disposals and 8 marks.
Clayton Oliver (97/83): Playing inside midfield
Oliver contributed with 26 possessions, 2 marks, 6 tackles and managed 1.1.
Jack Viney (94/94): Playing inside midfield
Viney contributed with 21 touches, 9 tackles and 1.0.
Nathan Jones (93/92): Playing inside midfield
Jones contributed with 26 disposals, 6 tackles and 1.0.
Tom McDonald (88/109): Moved back in Q3… 21 disposals and 7 marks with 3 tackles… 0.1 as well. Providing a target up forward.
McDonald also had 5 taps.
Dom Tyson (83/92): Playing inside midfield
Tyson contributed with 26 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Jordan Lewis (79/97): Playing inside midfield
Lewis contributed with 25 touches, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 1.1.
Mitch Hannan (71/76): In the forward pocket
Hannan contributed with 13 disposals, 4 marks and booted 3.0.
Sam Frost (71/76): In defence
Frost contributed with 15 possessions, 5 marks, 5 tackles, kicked 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Christian Petracca (66/70): Up forward and rotating through the midfield
Petracca contributed with 17 possessions, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Tomas Bugg (62/61): On the wing
Bugg contributed with 14 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 0.4.
Dean Kent (60/42): Up forward and spending some time on the wing
Kent contributed with 13 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Bernie Vince (55/52): Tagging Higgins… 12 disposals and 5 tackles. In defence.
Vince also had kicked 0.1.
Neville Jetta (55/74): In defence
Jetta contributed with 10 disposals, 5 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Joshua Wagner (55/62): In defence
Wagner added 12 disposals and 7 tackles.
Christian Salem (48/45): A forearm on Higgins early in Q2 will be looked at… 13 possessions and 2 marks plus 1.0. In defence.
Salem also had 2 tackles.
Jayden Hunt (46/51): Switched forward in Q2… 12 disposals and 3 tackles. In defence.
Hunt also had 2 marks.
Jack Watts (44/57): Providing a target up forward
Watts contributed with 14 possessions, 2 marks and 5 hit outs.
Jeff Garlett (35/35): In the forward pocket
Garlett added 7 disposals and 3 tackles.
Oscar McDonald (35/42): In defence on Brown
McDonald contributed with 12 touches, 5 marks and 4 frees against.
Sam Weideman (35/34): Providing a target up forward
Weideman added 10 disposals and 5 marks.
Todd Goldstein (148/134): In the ruck
Goldstein contributed with 17 disposals, 3 marks, 8 tackles, 61 hit outs and 0.1.
Jack Ziebell (103/94): Playing inside midfield
Ziebell contributed with 20 touches, 5 grabs, 7 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Luke McDonald (97/76): On the wing
McDonald contributed with 16 possessions, 4 grabs, 9 tackles and 1.0.
Nathan Hrovat (95/75): Playing mostly in the midfield and resting forward
Hrovat contributed with 15 possessions, 6 grabs and 9 tackles.
Kayne Turner (95/87): Deep forward
Turner contributed with 20 touches, 6 marks and 6 tackles.
Ben Brown (90/97): First goal… 5.2 from 13 touches and 6 marks. Providing a target up forward.
Brown also had 3 hit outs.
Ben Cunnington (89/84): Twisted his knee in a tackle midway through Q1 and had to be assisted from the ground… returning at the beginning of Q2… 26 touches and 3 marks plus 4 tackles… 1.0 as well. A gut punch to Vince in Q2 will be looked at.

Sam Gibson (88/74): Playing inside midfield
Gibson contributed with 26 disposals, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Mason Wood (86/95): Providing a target up forward
Wood contributed with 16 possessions, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 3.3.
Shaun Higgins (83/82): Tagged by Vince… 1.4 from 18 disposals and 4 marks with 4 tackles. Could be in trouble for a jab to Oliver in Q1.

Andrew Swallow (81/65): Playing inside midfield
Swallow contributed with 17 disposals, 2 grabs and 9 tackles.
Scott D. Thompson (74/80): In defence on Wiedeman
Thompson contributed with 16 disposals, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Taylor Garner (72/78): Up forward and rotating through the midfield
Garner contributed with 13 touches, 3 marks, 4 tackles and managed 2.0.
Jamie Macmillan (71/87): In defence
Macmillan contributed with 17 touches, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
Robbie Tarrant (64/102): In defence on McDonald
Tarrant contributed with 15 touches, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Aaron Mullett (61/58): In defence
Mullett added 17 possessions and 5 marks.
Ryan Clarke (61/54): On the wing
Clarke contributed with 18 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Marley Williams (59/76): In defence
Williams contributed with 16 disposals, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Ed Vickers-Willis (58/75): In defence
Vickers-Willis added 14 disposals and 6 tackles.
Shaun Atley (55/52): On the wing
Atley contributed with 15 touches, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Jarrad Waite (41/31): Providing a target up forward
Waite contributed with 10 disposals, 4 grabs, 3 taps and 0.1.
Lachlan Hansen (39/40): 8 touches and 5 marks plus 2 tackles