Player news from R5 of 2018: Melbourne vs Richmond

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Max Gawn (143/152): Massive Q2 as he dominated Nankervis… 56 hit outs… also 16 possessions and 8 tackles. First ruck.
Gawn added 6 marks and 3 frees against.
Clayton Oliver (114/104): Playing inside midfield
Oliver contributed with 31 possessions, 6 marks, 6 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Jesse Hogan (102/79): Starting at FF on Astbury
Hogan contributed with 22 disposals, 9 marks and managed 2.2.
Jake Lever (90/111): In defence on Townsend
Lever contributed with 18 possessions, 6 marks and 5 tackles.
Bernie Vince (89/101): Starting at half back
Vince contributed with 24 touches, 4 grabs and 3 tackles.
Nathan Jones (87/97): Leading the inside midfield
Jones added 30 possessions and 3 tackles.
Christian Salem (83/74): Playing outside midfield
Salem added 20 touches and 8 tackles.
Dom Tyson (75/75): Playing midfield
Tyson added 23 possessions and 4 marks.
Sam Weideman (73/64): Starting forward on Grimes
Weideman contributed with 12 touches, 4 grabs, 5 tackles and 9 ruck taps.
Jake Melksham (69/64): First goal… 10 possessions with 8 by foot… also 5 marks… and kicked 4.0. Playing a defensive forward role on Rance.

Christian Petracca (69/73): Playing a HFF role
Petracca contributed with 19 possessions, 2 marks, 5 tackles, booted 0.1 and 3 frees against.
Neville Jetta (68/80): Playing small defender
Jetta contributed with 14 touches, 2 marks and 7 tackles.
James Harmes (68/63): Playing a FP role
Harmes contributed with 13 disposals, 9 tackles, 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Michael Hibberd (63/63): Starting at half back
Hibberd contributed with 14 touches, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Oscar McDonald (56/82): At FB on Riewoldt
McDonald contributed with 12 possessions, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Billy Stretch (54/57): Running off a wing
Stretch contributed with 16 touches, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Angus Brayshaw (53/68): Playing a HFF role
Brayshaw added 17 touches and 2 grabs.
Alex Neal-Bullen (47/38): Playing outside midfield
Neal-Bullen contributed with 14 possessions, 2 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Jayden Hunt (40/37): Running off a HBF
Hunt contributed with 12 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 3 frees against.
Jeff Garlett (33/30): Playing a FP role
Garlett contributed with 6 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Joshua Wagner (33/59): Rotating in defence
Wagner added 9 possessions and 4 grabs.
Dean Kent (30/28): Left thigh iced up at HT… 6 possessions with 5 by hand… also 3 tackles. Starting forward.

Kane Lambert (122/119): Rotating between midfield and attack
Lambert contributed with 29 possessions, 2 grabs, 8 tackles and 2.1.
Bachar Houli (95/91): Starting on a HBF
Houli contributed with 26 disposals, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Reece Conca (93/89): Playing an outside game
Conca added 21 disposals and 9 tackles.
Jack Higgins (85/91): Starting forward
Higgins contributed with 14 disposals, 2 grabs, 6 tackles and 3.1.
Shaun Grigg (82/92): Running off a wing
Grigg contributed with 22 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles and 3 hit outs.
Jason Castagna (81/94): Playing an outside game off a HFF
Castagna contributed with 16 touches, 6 marks, 2 tackles and 2.2.
Shane Edwards (79/97): Starting forward with stints in midfield
Edwards added 26 possessions and 2 tackles.
David Astbury (79/92): Standing Hogan
Astbury added 20 possessions and 7 grabs.
Jack Riewoldt (78/65): At FF on Oscar McDonald
Riewoldt contributed with 12 touches, 4 marks, 5 tackles and 2.2.
Dion Prestia (77/90): Playing inside midfield
Prestia contributed with 17 touches, 6 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Alex Rance (73/97): Melksham manning him up
Rance added 19 disposals and 8 marks.
Dustin Martin (73/91): Starting in central midfield
Martin contributed with 26 disposals, 2 grabs and kicked 0.1.
Trent Cotchin (71/74): Leading the inside midfield
Cotchin contributed with 15 possessions, 2 grabs, 7 tackles and 1.0.
Brandon Ellis (64/49): Lurking on a HBF
Ellis contributed with 16 touches, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Jayden Short (59/89): Rotating through half back
Short also had 20 disposals.
Nathan Broad (56/41): Playing at half back
Broad contributed with 9 possessions, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Toby Nankervis (56/71): First ruck
Nankervis contributed with 14 possessions, 3 tackles, 19 hit outs and 4 frees against.
Sam Lloyd (52/78): Playing tall forward
Lloyd added 13 touches and 2.0.
Kamdyn McIntosh (52/72): Starting on a wing
McIntosh contributed with 10 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and managed 2.1.
Daniel Butler (42/38): Starting deep forward
Butler contributed with 12 disposals, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and 3 frees against.
Jacob Townsend (37/32): Playing a CHF role on Lever
Townsend contributed with 7 possessions, 2 marks, 5 tackles, managed 0.1 and 3 frees against.
Dylan Grimes (26/48): In defence on Weideman
Grimes also had 10 possessions.