Player news from R5 of 2020: Melbourne vs Richmond

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Max Gawn (131/163): First ruck
Gawn contributed with 22 disposals, 5 marks, 6 tackles and 33 hit outs.
Michael Hibberd (86/103): Starting at half back
Hibberd contributed with 25 touches, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Steven May (85/119): In defence on Chol
May added 20 disposals and 8 marks.
Bayley Fritsch (84/79): Starting forward on Grimes
Fritsch contributed with 16 touches, 9 marks and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Clayton Oliver (76/96): Playing inside midfield
Oliver added 26 possessions and 3 marks.
Christian Petracca (69/111): Starting in midfield
Petracca added 27 touches and 3 marks.
Christian Salem (67/83): Coming off a HBF
Salem added 21 possessions and 3 marks.
Angus Brayshaw (66/76): Playing in midfield
Brayshaw contributed with 17 touches, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
Jack Viney (63/59): Doing jobs in midfield
Viney contributed with 18 possessions, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Mitch Hannan (62/74): Starting forward
Hannan contributed with 10 touches, 2 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 3.1.
Ed Langdon (60/68): Running off a wing
Langdon contributed with 16 possessions, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
James Harmes (57/97): Starting in midfield
Harmes also had 19 possessions.
Aaron Vandenberg (55/80): Playing an outside game
Vandenberg contributed with 14 disposals, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Adam Tomlinson (54/53): Starting in midfield
Tomlinson contributed with 13 disposals, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Tom McDonald (48/76): At CHF on Broad
McDonald contributed with 13 touches, 5 grabs and managed 1.0.
Kysaiah Pickett (39/36): Rotating forward
Pickett contributed with 5 touches, 6 tackles and booted 0.1.
Jay Lockhart (39/44): Starting in defence
Lockhart added 11 possessions and 4 marks.
Jake Lever (32/45): In defence on Lynch
Lever added 7 disposals and 3 marks.
Trent Rivers (31/46): Rotating in defence
Rivers added 8 touches and 2 marks.
Joel Smith (28/47): Playing tall defender on Riewoldt
Smith contributed with 7 disposals, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Jake Melksham (25/23): Starting at half forward on Balta
Melksham contributed with 3 disposals, 3 marks and kicked 2.1.
Jayden Hunt (15/14): Starting at half forward
Hunt added 4 touches and 2 marks.
Kane Lambert (105/159): Rotating between midfield and attack
Lambert contributed with 27 touches, 6 grabs and booted 3.0.
Josh Caddy (87/96): Playing midfield
Caddy contributed with 19 disposals, 8 marks and 4 tackles.
Noah Balta (77/77): In defence on Melksham
Balta added 20 possessions and 8 marks.
Dion Prestia (77/89): Carried off with left knee injury after twisting it under a Pickett tackle in Q4… 19 possessions and 5 marks plus 5 tackles. Playing inside midfield.

Jack Higgins (73/116): Starting forward
Higgins contributed with 19 touches, 5 grabs and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Dustin Martin (67/92): Rotating midfield and forward
Martin contributed with 20 possessions, 4 marks, booted 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Tom J. Lynch (67/69): First goal… Scored 3.2 from 6 grabs and 12 disposals. At CHF on Lever.

Jayden Short (67/76): Starting on a HBF
Short contributed with 18 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Bachar Houli (59/88): Starting on a HBF
Houli contributed with 19 touches, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Trent Cotchin (56/74): Spent most of Q4 off the ground… 14 touches and 2 marks plus 4 tackles. Leading the inside midfield.

Jason Castagna (56/56): Playing an outside game off a HFF
Castagna contributed with 15 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Toby Nankervis (54/85): Big knock to knee and ankle in Q3 and limped off slowly… mothballed at 3QT… 9 hit outs with 12 disposals… also 1.0. Tandem ruck with Soldo.

Jake Aarts (54/76): First game… right thigh corked in Q4… 0.1 from 15 touches and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing defensive forward.

Jack Riewoldt (51/59): At FF on Smith
Riewoldt contributed with 9 disposals, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Shane Edwards (51/77): Starting forward with stints in midfield
Edwards added 18 touches and 2 tackles.
Nick Vlastuin (48/55): Starting in defence
Vlastuin added 11 possessions and 6 marks.
Liam Baker (47/57): Starting in defence
Baker also had 17 disposals.
Kamdyn McIntosh (47/49): Starting on a wing
McIntosh added 14 touches and 2 marks.
Daniel Rioli (41/48): Starting forward
Rioli contributed with 8 touches, 4 grabs and managed 1.0.
Nathan Broad (41/70): Dislocated left little finger in Q2… 4 marks and 13 disposals. In defence on Tom McDonald.

Mabior Chol (39/66): Playing a forward/ruck role on May
Chol contributed with 8 disposals, 3 tackles and 3 ruck taps.
Dylan Grimes (30/73): Minding Fritsch
Grimes also had 8 touches.