Player news from R8 of 2023: Geelong vs Adelaide

Max Holmes (100/103): Rotating in midfield
Holmes contributed with 22 disposals, 2 grabs, 8 tackles and booted 1.0.
Tom Stewart (88/100): Peeling off of Thilthorpe
Stewart added 24 possessions and 8 marks.
Mitch Duncan (86/92): Playing a half back role
Duncan contributed with 20 possessions, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Isaac Smith (85/100): Loping off a wing
Smith contributed with 22 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.2.
Jeremy Cameron (83/88): At CHF on Murray
Cameron contributed with 15 touches, 5 marks, 3 tackles, kicked 3.2 and 3 free kicks given away.
Zach Guthrie (78/96): Starting at half back
Guthrie contributed with 18 possessions, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Mark O’Connor (77/92): Rotating in defence
O’Connor contributed with 16 touches, 7 grabs and 3 tackles.
Jake Kolodjashnij (77/79): Standing Fogarty
Kolodjashnij added 15 touches and 11 marks.
Mark Blicavs (75/113): Coming off a wing with ruck support
Blicavs contributed with 16 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles, 10 hit outs and 1.0.
Jonathon Ceglar (74/90): First ruck
Ceglar contributed with 12 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles, 37 taps and 4 free kicks given away.
Tom Atkins (74/97): Starting in midfield
Atkins contributed with 17 disposals, 3 marks, 6 tackles, 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Tanner Bruhn (73/53): Starting forward with centre rotations
Bruhn contributed with 13 possessions, 3 marks, 6 tackles and 1.0.
Tom Hawkins (68/90): Up forward on Butts
Hawkins contributed with 14 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles, 3 ruck taps and managed 1.2.
Patrick Dangerfield (68/59): Subbed off in Q3 after doing his left hamstring… 16 possessions including 13 kicks… also 4 tackles and 3 marks. Rotating midfield and forward.

Esava Ratugolea (60/87): In defence on Walker
Ratugolea added 13 possessions and 8 grabs.
Gryan Miers (58/59): Playing deep forward
Miers contributed with 12 possessions, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Zach Tuohy (58/68): Running off a wing
Tuohy contributed with 12 disposals, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Mitchell Knevitt (56/73): Rotating in midfield
Knevitt contributed with 15 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Sam Simpson (47/67): Rotating forward
Simpson contributed with 9 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and managed 2.1.
Jed Bews (42/45): Playing small defender
Bews contributed with 9 possessions, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
Oliver Henry (40/49): Playing as a third tall forward on Michalanney
Henry contributed with 9 touches, 2 marks and booted 1.3.
Brad Close (37/36): Playing a HFF role
Close added 11 touches and 4 tackles.
Oliver Dempsey (16/20): On in Q3 for Dangerfield… 0.1 from 5 touches. Started as the sub.

Jordan Dawson (116/122): In central midfield
Dawson contributed with 29 possessions, 5 marks and 6 tackles.
Rory Laird (107/104): Playing central midfield
Laird contributed with 21 disposals, 2 grabs, 14 tackles, booted 0.1 and 3 frees against.
Reilly O’Brien (104/129): First ruck
O’Brien contributed with 14 possessions, 4 grabs, 3 tackles, 38 hit outs and managed 1.0.
Izak Rankine (95/89): Starting forward
Rankine contributed with 21 touches, 6 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 2.1.
Brodie Smith (93/109): Playing a half back role
Smith contributed with 24 touches, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Rory Sloane (89/81): Rotating in midfield
Sloane contributed with 18 possessions, 5 marks, 5 tackles and booted 1.0.
Jake Soligo (79/90): Rotating between midfield and forward
Soligo contributed with 20 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Lachlan Murphy (69/62): Playing defensive forward
Murphy added 19 disposals and 5 marks.
Wayne Milera (63/73): Playing an outside game
Milera added 18 touches and 5 marks.
Tom Doedee (62/74): Started at half back but picked up Henry after Murray went down
Doedee added 17 disposals and 6 grabs.
Max Michalanney (60/62): Started on Henry but moved off after Murray went down
Michalanney contributed with 12 disposals, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Chayce Jones (55/65): Starting on a wing
Jones added 16 possessions and 3 tackles.
Lachlan Sholl (51/64): Roaming off a wing
Sholl contributed with 12 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Ben Keays (51/45): Mostly starting forward
Keays contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks and 4 tackles.
Darcy Fogarty (49/33): Starting forward on Kolodjashnij
Fogarty contributed with 9 touches, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Mitchell Hinge (45/79): Started at half back but picked up Cameron after Murray went down
Hinge added 14 possessions and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Luke Pedlar (45/49): Playing a high half forward role
Pedlar contributed with 8 disposals, 4 grabs and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Matt Crouch (40/35): On at half time for Murray… 12 touches including 10 handballs… also 2 marks and 2 tackles. Started as the sub.

Jordon Butts (37/59): Sore neck after a Blicavs tackle in Q3 and got some attention… 3 marks and 11 touches. The big job on Hawkins.

Taylor Walker (34/42): First goal… 3.1 from 7 possessions and 2 marks… conceded 5 FA. In attack on Ratugolea.

Josh Rachele (27/30): Rotating forward and midfield
Rachele also had 8 touches.
Riley Thilthorpe (21/30): In attack on Stewart
Thilthorpe contributed with 5 possessions, 2 tackles, 11 ruck taps and 3 frees against.
Nicholas Murray (20/21): Subbed off with concussion at half time after a heavy collision in Q2… 5 disposals with 4 by foot… also 2 marks. Following Cameron.