Player news from R1 of 2021: West Coast vs Gold Coast

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Dom Sheed (138/98): Playing inside midfield
Sheed contributed with 34 touches, 12 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1.
Shannon Hurn (129/118): Floating at half back
Hurn contributed with 31 disposals, 12 marks and 2 tackles.
Tim Kelly (111/114): Playing midfield
Kelly contributed with 28 possessions, 7 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Tom Barrass (103/115): Standing King
Barrass contributed with 22 disposals, 13 marks and 2 tackles.
Oscar Allen (96/99): First goal… 4.0 from 13 possessions and 9 marks plus 2 tackles… helped out by 3FF. Starting forward on Lukosius but switched back often.

Jamie Cripps (88/85): Starting at half forward
Cripps contributed with 20 possessions, 8 marks and 1.3 on the scoreboard.
Tom Cole (87/100): Rotating in defence
Cole added 22 disposals and 8 marks.
Jack Redden (81/79): Playing inside midfield
Redden contributed with 22 touches, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Josh Rotham (80/70): In defence on Burgess
Rotham contributed with 16 disposals, 9 marks and 2 tackles.
Jeremy McGovern (78/92): Knocked his right knee when tackling Day in Q3… 18 touches including 15 kicks… also 7 marks and 2 tackles. At CHB on Day.

Brad Sheppard (77/64): Guarding space at half back
Sheppard added 18 touches and 8 grabs.
Liam Duggan (74/63): Dropped off in the second half… 22 disposals and 7 marks. Mostly in midfield.

Jackson Nelson (71/72): Rotating in defence
Nelson added 19 touches and 5 marks.
Andrew Gaff (70/56): Lots of Q4 junk time ball after a quiet day… 16 disposals with 12 by foot… also 8 marks… and booted 0.1. Running off a wing.

Jack Darling (69/79): Up forward on Ballard
Darling contributed with 14 possessions, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Liam Ryan (62/71): Starting deep forward
Ryan contributed with 12 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Nic Naitanui (57/86): Tandem ruck with Vardy
Naitanui contributed with 14 touches, 22 ruck taps and kicked 0.1.
Xavier O’Neill (56/56): Rotating in midfield
O’Neill added 18 disposals and 2 marks.
Josh J. Kennedy (56/54): At FF on Collins
Kennedy contributed with 10 touches, 5 grabs and kicked 2.2.
Zac Langdon (52/54): Playing a deep forward role
Langdon contributed with 12 touches, 6 grabs and 0.1.
Jack Petruccelle (28/31): Donuts until late in Q3… 6 possessions. Starting at half forward.
Petruccelle also had 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Nathan Vardy (24/34): Donuts in Q1… 3 possessions and 3 marks plus 1.0. Tandem ruck with Naitanui.

Jamaine Jones (0/0): Started as the medical sub
Jones also had 0 disposals.
Jack Bowes (135/146): Rotating in defence
Bowes contributed with 30 disposals, 14 marks and 2 tackles.
Oleg Markov (108/89): Rotating on a HBF
Markov contributed with 20 possessions, 14 marks and 2 tackles.
David Swallow (107/119): Playing midfield
Swallow contributed with 29 touches, 5 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 1.1.
Jack Lukosius (105/102): In defence on Allen
Lukosius contributed with 23 touches, 11 marks and booted 0.2.
Samuel Collins (93/97): Playing key defender on Kennedy
Collins contributed with 18 possessions, 10 marks and 2 tackles.
Charlie Ballard (90/88): In defence on Darling
Ballard added 21 touches and 12 marks.
Lachlan Weller (86/73): Playing in midfield
Weller contributed with 21 possessions, 6 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Brandon Ellis (84/64): A hit behind play on Allen in Q3 will be looked at… 19 touches with 14 by foot… also 9 marks. On the outside.
Ellis also had 2 tackles.
Jarrod Witts (83/75): First ruck
Witts contributed with 12 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles and 31 hit outs.
Ben King (75/57): In attack on Barrass
King contributed with 12 disposals, 7 marks and kicked 3.1.
Wil Powell (71/88): Playing a half back role
Powell contributed with 18 possessions, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Noah Anderson (68/51): Rotating in midfield
Anderson contributed with 20 possessions, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Touk Miller (68/80): Playing inside midfield
Miller contributed with 20 disposals, 2 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Sean Lemmens (63/62): Rotating in defence
Lemmens contributed with 16 possessions, 7 marks, 2 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Darcy MacPherson (63/65): Starting at half forward
MacPherson added 17 possessions and 6 marks.
Alex Sexton (62/71): Playing a FP role
Sexton contributed with 12 touches, 6 marks and 1.1.
Hugh Greenwood (53/50): Playing in midfield
Greenwood contributed with 10 disposals, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
Will Brodie (50/54): Playing in midfield
Brodie contributed with 18 disposals, 2 grabs and booted 0.1.
Connor Budarick (44/41): Playing small defender
Budarick contributed with 12 touches, 6 marks and 3 free kicks given away.
Nick Holman (41/53): On in Q2… 9 touches and 3 marks plus 1.0. Started as the medical sub.

Izak Rankine (37/42): Starting forward
Rankine contributed with 11 possessions, 3 marks and managed 0.1.
Sam Day (29/34): Starting forward on McGOvern
Day contributed with 10 touches, 2 marks and kicked 0.2.
Matthew Rowell (16/6): Left knee injury when tackled by Langdon in Q1… subbed off at QT… 4 possessions. Rotating in midfield.