Player news from R8 of 2019: Gold Coast vs Melbourne

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Darcy MacPherson (113/106): Playing midfield… Huge Q1…
MacPherson contributed with 27 disposals, 5 marks, 7 tackles and booted 1.0.
Nick Holman (109/129): Inside midfield…
Holman contributed with 19 possessions, 12 tackles and 2.0.
David Swallow (108/116): Playing midfield
Swallow contributed with 35 touches, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and 0.1.
Lachlan Weller (102/106): Mostly in defence
Weller contributed with 23 disposals, 4 marks and 7 tackles.
Ben Ainsworth (88/82): Starting forward
Ainsworth contributed with 20 touches, 8 marks and booted 2.1.
Pearce Hanley (84/106): Playing midfield
Hanley contributed with 20 touches, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Jack Martin (82/64): Playing midfield
Martin contributed with 19 possessions, 6 grabs and 3 tackles.
Jarrod Witts (75/67): First ruck
Witts contributed with 8 touches, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and 44 hit outs.
Wil Powell (74/71): Starting at half forward
Powell contributed with 14 possessions, 6 grabs, 3 tackles and booted 1.0.
Jack Bowes (69/69): Mostly starting at half back
Bowes contributed with 18 disposals, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Anthony Miles (68/60): Playing in central midfield
Miles contributed with 17 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Touk Miller (68/65): Playing inside midfield
Miller added 20 disposals and 7 marks.
Josh Corbett (67/59): Starting forward… Frost on him…
Corbett contributed with 13 touches, 5 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Peter Wright (66/49): First goal… 1.0 from 12 possessions and 6 marks. Up forward on Oscar McDonald….
Wright also had 11 hit outs.
Samuel Collins (57/67): Playing key defender… Starting on Tom McDonald…
Collins added 17 disposals and 6 grabs.
Jack Hombsch (52/41): In defence..
Hombsch added 12 possessions and 5 marks.
Jarrod Harbrow (51/49): Coming off a HBF… On Hunt…
Harbrow contributed with 12 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Sean Lemmens (51/41): Left ankle injury early Q3 and helped off the field… Did not return… 9 disposals and 3 marks with 3 tackles… 1.0 as well. Playing small defender.

Jordan Murdoch (43/42): Playing an outside game
Murdoch contributed with 5 possessions, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Charlie Ballard (36/33): In defence on Keilty…
Ballard added 10 disposals and 3 marks.
Alex Sexton (34/30): Starting forward
Sexton contributed with 10 possessions, 2 marks and 0.2 on the scoreboard.
Jack Lukosius (24/29): Starting forward on Hore
Lukosius added 7 possessions and 3 marks.
Clayton Oliver (161/175): Playing inside midfield
Oliver contributed with 38 touches, 5 grabs and 15 tackles.
Nathan Jones (114/112): Leading the inside midfield
Jones contributed with 28 touches, 4 marks and 8 tackles.
James Harmes (112/119): Starting in midfield
Harmes contributed with 22 disposals, 13 tackles, managed 1.1 and 3 frees against.
Jake Melksham (111/82): Kicked the leg of Swallow early Q4 and limped off in pain… 22 touches and 11 marks plus 3 tackles… 1.2 as well. Starting at half forward… Huge Q1 with 14 touches and a goal….

Christian Salem (103/123): Coming off a HBF
Salem contributed with 23 disposals, 6 marks and 7 tackles.
Jay Lockhart (92/74): On a HFF…
Lockhart contributed with 19 possessions, 9 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Max Gawn (91/108): First ruck
Gawn contributed with 10 possessions, 2 grabs, 4 tackles and 46 ruck taps.
Christian Petracca (83/88): Playing a HFF role
Petracca contributed with 22 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 1.2 on the scoreboard.
Marty Hore (81/86): In defence on Lukosius
Hore contributed with 19 possessions, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Sam Frost (77/93): Responsible for Corbett…
Frost contributed with 22 touches, 7 marks and 0.1.
Billy Stretch (76/73): Running off a wing
Stretch contributed with 19 possessions, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
Angus Brayshaw (76/64): Starting in an outside midfield role…
Brayshaw contributed with 23 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Jack Viney (73/70): Doing jobs in midfield
Viney contributed with 20 possessions, 2 marks, 6 tackles and 0.1.
Bayley Fritsch (69/83): Starting on a HFF but floated freely in defence mostly…
Fritsch contributed with 17 touches, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Jordan Lewis (69/49): Grabbed for his foot/ankle after a kick late Q2 and straight down the race… 18 disposals and 6 marks. Starting behind the ball.
Lewis also had 2 tackles.
Tom McDonald (68/89): Up forward on Collins
McDonald contributed with 11 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles, 2 hit outs and managed 3.1.
Jayden Hunt (63/82): Starting at half forward on Harbrow…
Hunt contributed with 14 possessions, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 1.1.
Joshua Wagner (53/70): Rotating in defence
Wagner added 13 disposals and 5 tackles.
Jeff Garlett (46/41): His usual FP role
Garlett added 9 possessions and 5 tackles.
Declan Keilty (46/35): Starting forward… Ballard on him…
Keilty contributed with 9 possessions, 6 tackles and 4 hit outs.
Michael Hibberd (38/43): Copped a huge Swallow hit to the collarbone late Q2… 3 marks and 11 possessions. Starting at half back.

Oscar McDonald (32/51): Standing Wright…
McDonald contributed with 8 touches, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.