Player news from R22 of 2017: Melbourne vs Brisbane

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Jake Melksham (124/122): Moved to tag Zorko in Q2
Melksham contributed with 29 touches, 7 grabs, 4 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Cameron Pedersen (123/116): First goal… 3.2 from 24 touches and 7 marks plus 3 tackles… aided by 3FF. Playing a forward/ruck role on Walker.
Pedersen also had 9 hit outs.
Jesse Hogan (108/104): Starting forward on Andrews
Hogan contributed with 15 touches, 9 marks and managed 6.0.
Nathan Jones (105/131): Leading the inside midfield
Jones contributed with 32 possessions, 2 grabs and 7 tackles.
Jordan Lewis (98/83): Rotating in midfield
Lewis contributed with 25 disposals, 9 grabs and 3 tackles.
Michael Hibberd (94/127): Starting at half back on Walker
Hibberd contributed with 23 disposals, 7 marks and 4 tackles.
Clayton Oliver (93/100): Matched up on Mathieson
Oliver contributed with 30 touches, 3 grabs and 5 tackles.
Angus Brayshaw (83/85): Playing a HFF role
Brayshaw contributed with 17 possessions, 8 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Christian Petracca (81/89): Coming off a HFF
Petracca contributed with 22 touches, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Dom Tyson (77/71): Playing midfield
Tyson contributed with 27 possessions, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Jayden Hunt (71/56): Running from defence
Hunt added 19 possessions and 5 tackles.
Neville Jetta (65/62): Playing in defence
Jetta contributed with 13 possessions, 7 grabs and 2 tackles.
Max Gawn (65/77): First ruck with support from Pedersen
Gawn contributed with 9 disposals, 3 marks and 38 hit outs.
Joshua Wagner (62/57): Rotating in defence
Wagner contributed with 14 possessions, 2 grabs and 6 tackles.
James Harmes (60/58): Playing a FP role
Harmes contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Mitch Hannan (55/57): Starting forward on McStay
Hannan contributed with 14 touches, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Billy Stretch (54/40): Coming off a wing
Stretch contributed with 12 touches, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Bernie Vince (52/51): A high forearm on Dayne Beams in a marking contest in Q2 will be looked at… 10 possessions including 8 kicks… also 3 marks and 3 tackles… and kicked 1.0. Starting at half back.

Alex Neal-Bullen (50/44): Coming off a HFF
Neal-Bullen added 17 touches and 3 tackles.
Jeff Garlett (48/55): Playing a FP role
Garlett contributed with 8 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and managed 2.1.
Oscar McDonald (38/40): Standing Close
McDonald added 9 disposals and 4 grabs.
Tom McDonald (30/43): In defence on Hipwood
McDonald added 5 possessions and 4 tackles.
Dayne Beams (138/148): Copped a hard forearm to the face from Vince in Q2 which left him stunned… dominant Q3 with a couple of long goals… 33 possessions and 7 marks plus 4 tackles… 3.1 as well… umps paid him 3FF. Leading the inside midfield.

Dayne Zorko (129/118): Copped the Melksham tag in Q2 after a dominant start… 26 disposals and 7 marks with 9 tackles… 1.0 as well. Playing pure midfield.

Ryan Bastinac (93/91): Playing in midfield
Bastinac contributed with 22 touches, 6 marks, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Darcy Gardiner (84/88): At FB on the resting ruck which is mostly Pedersen
Gardiner contributed with 14 disposals, 8 marks, 4 tackles and booted 1.0.
Stefan Martin (82/73): First ruck
Martin contributed with 15 disposals, 5 marks and 27 hit outs.
Alex Witherden (81/73): Starting on a HBF
Witherden contributed with 18 touches, 6 grabs and 5 tackles.
Tom Rockliff (80/74): Starting deep forward
Rockliff contributed with 16 disposals, 6 marks, 3 tackles and 2.0.
Hugh McCluggage (78/53): Playing a HFF role
McCluggage contributed with 17 touches, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and managed 1.0.
Lewis Taylor (78/78): Playing an outside game
Taylor contributed with 22 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Josh Walker (75/73): Starting forward on Hibberd
Walker contributed with 14 touches, 8 marks, 6 hit outs and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Daniel Rich (73/95): Starting at half back
Rich contributed with 25 touches, 2 grabs and managed 0.1.
Ryan Lester (73/64): Starting as a forward
Lester contributed with 18 disposals, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Nick Robertson (69/74): Playing small defender
Robertson contributed with 16 disposals, 3 marks and 6 tackles.
Sam Mayes (68/66): Playing an outside game
Mayes added 19 possessions and 6 grabs.
Jacob Allison (66/64): Playing an outside game
Allison contributed with 16 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.0.
Claye Beams (62/51): Ran his head into the knee of Vince in Q2 leaving him groggy… 14 touches and 4 marks plus 4 tackles. Coming off a HBF.

Rhys Mathieson (62/81): Matched up on Oliver
Mathieson added 19 possessions and 3 tackles.
Jake Barrett (53/46): Playing a FP role
Barrett contributed with 12 possessions, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Daniel McStay (49/65): In defence on Hannan
McStay contributed with 13 possessions, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Michael Close (48/44): At FF on Oscar McDonald
Close contributed with 8 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Harris Andrews (47/60): Following Hogan
Andrews added 11 disposals and 7 grabs.
Eric Hipwood (43/54): Up forward on Tom McDonald
Hipwood contributed with 10 disposals, 5 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.