Player news from R9 of 2018: Carlton vs Melbourne

Patrick Cripps (136/147): Matched up on Viney
Cripps contributed with 31 disposals, 8 marks, 8 tackles and 1.1.
Marc Murphy (102/91): Leading the inside midfield
Murphy contributed with 19 touches, 3 marks, 10 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Nick Graham (98/94): Starting in the middle
Graham contributed with 28 disposals, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Sam Petrevski-Seton (92/75): Starting forward
Petrevski-Seton contributed with 22 possessions, 4 marks and 6 tackles.
Zac Fisher (90/80): Leg problem in Q1… 20 touches and 3 marks plus 6 tackles… 1.1 as well. Starting in midfield.

Dale Thomas (86/79): Starting at half back
Thomas contributed with 23 possessions, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Sam Kerridge (86/93): Starting forward
Kerridge contributed with 23 touches, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.
Darcy Lang (78/70): Rotating forward
Lang contributed with 16 disposals, 3 grabs and 6 tackles.
Matthew Kreuzer (77/60): First ruck
Kreuzer contributed with 12 disposals, 4 tackles, 22 taps and booted 0.2.
Matthew Wright (67/52): Starting in a FP
Wright contributed with 13 touches, 3 marks and 6 tackles.
Jed Lamb (65/47): Forward tag role on Hibberd
Lamb contributed with 11 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Harry McKay (62/53): Up forward on Oscar McDonald
McKay contributed with 7 disposals, 5 grabs, 4 tackles, 3 taps and booted 2.1.
Paddy Dow (62/51): Rotating in midfield
Dow contributed with 14 disposals, 3 grabs and 4 tackles.
Kade Simpson (61/72): Lurking at half back
Simpson added 19 possessions and 3 tackles.
Aaron Mullett (61/62): Coming off a HBF
Mullett contributed with 15 possessions, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Lachlan Plowman (60/77): Following Tom McDonald
Plowman contributed with 15 possessions, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Jarrod Garlett (52/28): Starting deep forward
Garlett added 13 possessions and 4 tackles.
Lochie O’Brien (38/29): Playing an outside game
O’Brien contributed with 11 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and managed 0.1.
Liam Jones (35/62): Standing Smith
Jones contributed with 8 possessions, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Cam O’Shea (34/22): In defence
O’Shea contributed with 10 possessions, 4 tackles and 4 frees against.
Sam Rowe (33/35): At FB on Hogan
Rowe contributed with 7 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Patrick Kerr (25/23): Late replacement for Charlie Curnow… first game… 7 possessions with 6 by foot… also 2 marks. Starting forward.

Tom McDonald (113/117): Three goals in Q2 as the Demons surged… 20 possessions and 5 marks plus 6 tackles… 4.1 as well. Started on a wing but mostly at half forward on Plowman.

Jake Melksham (107/157): Starting at half forward
Melksham contributed with 21 disposals, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 5.0.
Max Gawn (105/120): First ruck
Gawn contributed with 12 disposals, 4 grabs, 3 tackles, 44 hit outs, booted 2.0 and 3 free kicks given away.
Angus Brayshaw (105/104): Playing a HFF role
Brayshaw contributed with 24 disposals, 3 marks, 12 tackles and 4 free kicks given away.
Bayley Fritsch (100/88): Starting on a wing
Fritsch contributed with 17 disposals, 6 grabs, 5 tackles and managed 2.0.
Nathan Jones (100/119): Leading the inside midfield
Jones contributed with 31 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Jake Lever (99/103): Following Charlie Curnow
Lever added 27 disposals and 8 marks.
Alex Neal-Bullen (91/109): Coming off a HFF
Neal-Bullen contributed with 17 possessions, 2 grabs, 5 tackles and booted 4.0.
James Harmes (91/68): Rotating in defence
Harmes contributed with 25 disposals, 6 marks, 4 tackles, managed 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Tim Smith (86/90): Playing tall forward on Jones
Smith contributed with 18 possessions, 5 marks, 5 tackles, 9 ruck taps and 0.2 on the scoreboard.
Christian Petracca (79/88): Playing a HFF role
Petracca contributed with 20 disposals, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Mitch Hannan (77/71): Starting forward
Hannan contributed with 14 touches, 2 marks, 5 tackles and kicked 2.1.
Bernie Vince (76/66): Starting at half back
Vince contributed with 16 touches, 6 marks and 5 tackles.
Clayton Oliver (76/90): Playing inside midfield
Oliver contributed with 26 disposals, 4 tackles and managed 1.0.
Christian Salem (73/61): Floating off a HBF
Salem contributed with 21 possessions, 4 marks and booted 0.1.
Jordan Lewis (68/68): Starting behind the ball
Lewis contributed with 22 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Viney (64/68): Matched up on Cripps
Viney contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks, 6 tackles, kicked 1.0 and 3 free kicks given away.
Jesse Hogan (61/62): At FF on Rowe
Hogan contributed with 15 disposals, 6 marks and booted 1.1.
Neville Jetta (58/49): Playing small defender
Jetta contributed with 9 touches, 2 grabs and 7 tackles.
Oscar McDonald (54/58): Standing McKay
McDonald contributed with 10 possessions, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Charlie Spargo (53/60): Starting forward
Spargo contributed with 12 touches, 2 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Michael Hibberd (36/49): Forward tag on him by Lamb… 4 marks and 12 touches… conceded 3 FA. Starting at half back.