Player news from R1 of 2023: Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs

Clayton Oliver (124/113): Playing inside midfield
Oliver contributed with 33 disposals, 6 grabs and 7 tackles.
Kysaiah Pickett (120/142): First goal…Reported for a late airborne bump on Smith and will cop it… 4.1 from 19 touches and 7 marks plus 8 tackles… not helped by 4 FA. Starting forward on Duryea.

Max Gawn (113/142): Tandem ruck with Grundy and pushing back
Gawn contributed with 21 possessions, 6 marks, 21 hit outs and managed 2.0.
Christian Petracca (109/97): Starting in midfield
Petracca contributed with 30 possessions, 3 grabs, 5 tackles and 0.2 on the scoreboard.
Kade Chandler (104/93): Playing a forward pressure role
Chandler contributed with 16 touches, 8 marks, 7 tackles and kicked 1.2.
Angus Brayshaw (98/91): Starting at half back
Brayshaw contributed with 22 disposals, 10 marks and 3 tackles.
Trent Rivers (94/85): Playing a half back role
Rivers added 24 disposals and 9 marks.
Ben Brown (94/111): Up forward on Keath
Brown contributed with 15 possessions, 7 marks and booted 4.1.
Jake Lever (87/105): Zoning off of Lobb
Lever added 21 disposals and 9 marks.
Adam Tomlinson (82/102): Taking Naughton
Tomlinson contributed with 19 touches, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Alex Neal-Bullen (76/57): Playing a HFF role
Neal-Bullen contributed with 16 possessions, 6 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Charlie Spargo (75/82): Starting forward
Spargo contributed with 15 touches, 5 marks and managed 2.0.
Brodie Grundy (74/67): Tandem ruck with Gawn
Grundy contributed with 17 touches, 2 tackles, 12 hit outs and managed 1.1.
Tom Sparrow (64/48): Rotating in attack
Sparrow contributed with 12 touches, 2 marks, 6 tackles and managed 1.0.
Jake Bowey (62/86): Starting at half back
Bowey contributed with 17 touches, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Tom McDonald (62/56): Up forward on Jones
McDonald contributed with 13 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles, 2 hit outs and booted 0.1.
James Harmes (61/64): Starting in midfield
Harmes contributed with 15 touches, 3 grabs and 4 tackles.
Lachie Hunter (60/53): Playing outside midfield
Hunter contributed with 12 disposals, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Harrison Petty (59/78): Playing in defence on Ugle-Hagan
Petty contributed with 14 possessions, 6 grabs, 3 tackles and 3 frees against.
Ed Langdon (57/49): Running off a wing
Langdon contributed with 14 disposals, 4 grabs and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Judd McVee (49/50): First game… 14 touches including 11 kicks… also 3 marks. Rotating at half back.

Jake Melksham (19/11): On at 3QT for Laurie… 2 touches and 2 marks plus 1.1. Started as the sub.

Bailey Laurie (17/21): First game…Subbed off at 3QT… 4 touches. Playing an outside game.

Adam Treloar (121/131): Playing midfield
Treloar contributed with 32 possessions, 5 grabs, 6 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Tom Liberatore (114/118): Playing inside midfield
Liberatore contributed with 32 touches, 4 grabs, 6 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Tim English (112/134): First ruck
English contributed with 23 touches, 6 marks, 4 tackles and 22 hit outs.
Jack Macrae (107/105): Playing inside midfield
Macrae contributed with 33 possessions, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Caleb Daniel (106/99): Starting on a HBF
Daniel contributed with 29 possessions, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Marcus Bontempelli (95/105): Leading the inside midfield
Bontempelli contributed with 25 possessions, 3 marks, 4 tackles and managed 1.1.
Bailey Smith (92/74): Playing midfield
Smith contributed with 27 possessions, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Ed Richards (89/106): Running off half back
Richards added 27 disposals and 3 marks.
Anthony Scott (67/98): Rotating between midfield and attack
Scott contributed with 13 possessions, 4 grabs and 5 tackles.
Bailey Williams (62/59): Playing an outside game
Williams contributed with 18 possessions, 4 marks and kicked 1.0.
Oskar Baker (55/42): Playing outside midfield
Baker contributed with 13 touches, 3 marks and kicked 1.0.
Bailey Dale (54/54): In defence
Dale contributed with 19 disposals, 2 grabs and 3 frees against.
Aaron Naughton (53/70): Starting deep forward on Tomlinson
Naughton contributed with 11 touches, 5 grabs, booted 1.2 and 3 free kicks given away.
Josh Bruce (52/50): Rotating in defence
Bruce added 14 disposals and 6 marks.
Taylor Duryea (43/40): Locking down Pickett
Duryea added 11 possessions and 5 marks.
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (42/29): Up forward on Petty
Ugle-Hagan contributed with 7 possessions, 3 marks and kicked 1.3.
Alex Keath (42/41): In the rooms in Q1 but returned… 9 possessions and 4 marks plus 4 tackles. In defence on Brown.
Keath also had 3 free kicks given away.
Sam Darcy (31/29): Started forward but moved back to cover Jones
Darcy contributed with 6 disposals, 3 tackles and 0.1.
Jason Johannisen (28/36): Rotating forward
Johannisen contributed with 6 possessions, 2 marks and managed 1.0.
Rory Lobb (23/34): Playing a forward/ruck role on Lever
Lobb contributed with 6 disposals, 2 marks and 3 ruck taps.
Mitch Hannan (20/18): Starting forward
Hannan added 6 touches and 2 tackles.
Toby McLean (14/21): On at HT for Jones… 4 handballs among 5 disposals. Started as the sub.

Liam Jones (7/5): Knock to the head in Q2 saw possible nerve pain… Subbed at HT. On McDonald.
Jones also had 1 touches.