Player news from R1 of 2021: Melbourne vs Fremantle

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Tom McDonald (110/94): Up forward on Hamling
McDonald contributed with 18 possessions, 9 marks, 5 tackles, 5 hit outs and 2.2.
Clayton Oliver (107/123): Playing inside midfield
Oliver contributed with 35 disposals, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Ed Langdon (95/105): Running off a wing
Langdon contributed with 22 touches, 5 marks, 4 tackles and booted 1.1.
Steven May (92/117): In defence on Taberner
May added 24 possessions and 8 marks.
Christian Petracca (90/101): Starting in midfield
Petracca contributed with 24 possessions, 2 marks, 3 tackles and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Jake Lever (87/129): In defence manning up Fyfe
Lever contributed with 18 touches, 7 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1.
James Harmes (86/64): Rotating in midfield
Harmes contributed with 20 possessions, 6 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.1.
James Jordon (80/78): First game… 15 possessions and 5 marks plus 5 tackles… 1.1 as well. Rotating in midfield.

Max Gawn (73/93): Poor first half… 30 hit outs… also 12 disposals and 4 marks. First ruck.

Angus Brayshaw (73/77): Playing in midfield
Brayshaw contributed with 18 touches, 4 grabs, 4 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Charlie Spargo (71/108): Starting forward
Spargo contributed with 16 touches, 2 grabs, 5 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Adam Tomlinson (69/82): Third tall defender on Pearce
Tomlinson contributed with 15 touches, 7 grabs and 2 tackles.
Bayley Fritsch (66/64): Starting forward
Fritsch contributed with 10 possessions, 6 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 2.1.
Christian Salem (66/73): Coming off a HBF
Salem added 18 possessions and 6 marks.
Tom Sparrow (59/59): Rotating in midfield
Sparrow contributed with 10 touches, 3 marks, 6 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Nathan Jones (58/51): Playing a HFF role
Jones contributed with 18 possessions, 4 grabs and managed 0.1.
Kysaiah Pickett (55/67): First goal… 1.0 from 12 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles… conceded 3 FA. Rotating forward.

Alex Neal-Bullen (55/71): Playing outside midfield
Neal-Bullen added 17 possessions and 3 marks.
Luke Jackson (52/44): Copped a shoulder knock in Q2… 5 hit outs… also 10 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles… 0.1 as well… aided by 3FF. Playing a ruck/forward role.

Trent Rivers (41/34): Playing a half back role
Rivers added 14 possessions and 3 grabs.
Neville Jetta (38/63): Playing small defender
Jetta added 9 touches and 4 marks.
Jayden Hunt (38/53): Starting at half forward
Hunt contributed with 10 touches, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Kade Chandler (0/0): Started as the medical sub
Chandler also had 0 disposals.
Andrew Brayshaw (105/123): Playing in midfield
Brayshaw contributed with 29 touches, 5 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Adam Cerra (102/122): Starting in midfield
Cerra contributed with 24 touches, 7 grabs, 5 tackles and 0.1.
Nat Fyfe (88/110): Leading the inside midfield then drifting forward on Lever
Fyfe contributed with 27 possessions, 5 marks, 5 tackles and 4 frees against.
Caleb Serong (85/101): Rotating in midfield
Serong contributed with 26 disposals, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Luke Ryan (83/85): Starting at half back
Ryan contributed with 21 disposals, 4 grabs and 5 tackles.
Samuel Switkowski (79/103): Starting forward
Switkowski contributed with 16 touches, 3 marks, 6 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
David Mundy (72/73): Playing central midfield
Mundy contributed with 19 disposals, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1.
Hayden Young (71/88): Rotating at half back
Young added 19 touches and 6 grabs.
Matt Taberner (67/82): Starting at half forward
Taberner contributed with 13 possessions, 4 grabs and managed 3.1.
James Aish (60/65): Playing an outside game
Aish contributed with 17 possessions, 2 marks and booted 0.1.
Ethan Hughes (60/59): Starting in defence
Hughes contributed with 16 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Travis Colyer (53/60): Playing outside midfield
Colyer contributed with 13 possessions, 3 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Connor Blakely (51/61): Starting in midfield
Blakely contributed with 14 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Lachlan Schultz (48/58): Playing a half forward role
Schultz contributed with 9 touches, 4 tackles and managed 1.0.
Brennan Cox (43/65): Left adductor tweak in Q2… 6 marks and 10 disposals. Starting in defence.

Reece Conca (42/54): Starting at half back
Conca added 16 possessions and 3 marks.
Blake Acres (39/24): Playing an outside game
Acres contributed with 12 touches, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Liam Henry (35/35): Playing an outside game
Henry added 8 touches and kicked 1.1.
Joel Hamling (32/72): Left leg knock in Q4 and iced up… 10 disposals… umps paid him 3FF. In defence on McDonald.
Hamling also had 2 hit outs.
Stefan Giro (31/27): Started as the medical sub… on in Q2… 8 possessions and 2 marks. Rotating in midfield.

Tobe Watson (31/33): Rotating at half back
Watson contributed with 8 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Lloyd Meek (26/43): First game… 13 hit outs… also 6 possessions. In the ruck.

Alex Pearce (7/11): Left knee injury in Q2 and subbed off… 2 possessions and 0.1. In attack today on Tomlinson.