Player news from R9 of 2024: Geelong vs Port Adelaide

Zach Guthrie (104/103): Starting at half back
Guthrie contributed with 24 disposals, 7 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.0.
Max Holmes (101/95): Right calf knock in Q3 required strapping… limping got worse in Q4… 21 disposals and 6 marks with 7 tackles. Playing half back.

Gryan Miers (90/86): Playing a half forward role
Miers contributed with 21 touches, 2 marks, 6 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Mitch Duncan (83/83): Started on a wing… switched back in Q2 then returned to wing in Q3
Duncan contributed with 21 touches, 6 marks, 3 tackles and managed 0.1.
Jeremy Cameron (77/75): Hit his head hard on the turf after flying for a mark in Q4… 1.1 from 18 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles. At CHF on Aliir.

Tom Atkins (77/75): Trip on Horne-Francis in Q4 should be looked at very closely… 16 possessions and 11 tackles plus 0.1… conceded 3 FA. Starting in midfield.

Brandan Parfitt (75/73): In the midfield
Parfitt added 13 disposals and 10 tackles.
Mark Blicavs (73/69): On ball with some ruck support… took lead ruck in Q2 after a tactical sub of Stanley
Blicavs contributed with 14 possessions, 5 tackles and 21 hit outs.
Sam De Koning (65/77): In defence on Dixon
De Koning contributed with 15 possessions, 5 marks and 6 hit outs.
Tom Stewart (64/84): Tagged by McEntee… 18 possessions with 14 by foot… also 4 marks and 2 tackles. Switched from defence to wing in Q1.

Tyson Stengle (64/65): Playing a FP role
Stengle contributed with 10 possessions, 4 marks and managed 4.1.
Cameron Guthrie (63/82): Doing jobs in midfield
Guthrie added 16 disposals and 5 tackles.
Jake Kolodjashnij (63/88): Playing tween defender on Georgiades
Kolodjashnij contributed with 17 possessions, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Tom Hawkins (52/54): No disposals in Q1… 1.0 from 7 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Up forward on Ratugolea.
Hawkins also had 7 hit outs.
Brad Close (52/62): Playing a forward role
Close contributed with 12 touches, 3 marks and kicked 2.1.
Mark O’Connor (50/61): Left knee knock in Q1… 3 marks and 14 possessions. Rotating in defence.

Gary Rohan (50/62): Playing FF on Zerk-Thatcher… switched to half forward on Aliir in Q3
Rohan contributed with 7 touches, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and 2.0.
Oliver Dempsey (49/66): Starting at half forward on Bergman
Dempsey contributed with 13 touches, 3 grabs and 1.0.
Jhye Clark (44/36): Rotating in midfield
Clark contributed with 11 possessions, 4 tackles and 0.1.
Oisin Mullin (43/40): On in Q2 for Stanley to play midfield… 10 touches and 5 tackles. Started as the sub.

Oliver Henry (39/39): Rohan returning has destroyed his game… 1.1 from 7 possessions and 2 marks. Starting forward on Burton… moved to FF on Zerk-Thatcher in Q3.

Jack Henry (35/30): In defence on Marshall
Henry added 8 disposals and 3 grabs.
Rhys Stanley (13/12): Subbed off tactically in Q2 for Mullin… 10 hit outs with 3 disposals… not helped by 3 FA. First ruck.

Ollie Wines (133/158): Playing inside midfield
Wines contributed with 33 touches, 7 marks, 7 tackles and managed 1.0.
Zak Butters (124/143): In midfield
Butters contributed with 34 possessions, 9 grabs, 2 tackles, 1.0 on the scoreboard and 3 frees against.
Jason Horne-Francis (113/130): First goal… 26 disposals including 23 kicks… also 4 marks and 4 tackles… and booted 1.1… umps paid him 3FF. Rotating midfield and attack.

Dan Houston (97/84): Spitting from half back
Houston added 24 touches and 9 grabs.
Willem Drew (96/79): Headclash with Cameron in Q3 but played on… 25 disposals and 2 marks with 7 tackles. Mostly on ball.

Willie Rioli (92/102): Starting forward
Rioli contributed with 12 disposals, 4 marks, 7 tackles, 4.3 and 3 frees against.
Travis Boak (90/95): Playing a wing role
Boak contributed with 19 touches, 7 marks, 6 tackles, managed 0.1 and 3 free kicks given away.
Ryan Burton (90/106): Playing a HBF role on Oliver Henry
Burton contributed with 23 possessions, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jackson Mead (83/117): Rotating at half forward
Mead added 22 possessions and 7 tackles.
Kane Farrell (78/66): Playing a HBF role
Farrell contributed with 14 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Dante Visentini (74/80): First ruck
Visentini contributed with 10 possessions, 5 tackles and 30 hit outs.
Darcy Byrne-Jones (63/65): Playing small forward
Byrne-Jones contributed with 10 possessions, 5 tackles and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Jeremy Finlayson (60/47): Playing a forward/ruck role
Finlayson contributed with 11 touches, 2 marks, 3 tackles, 9 hit outs and managed 1.1.
Miles Bergman (59/62): Starting on a wing
Bergman contributed with 13 disposals, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Josh Sinn (56/50): Playing an outside game
Sinn added 16 possessions and 4 grabs.
Mitch Georgiades (54/61): In attack on Kolodjashnij
Georgiades contributed with 10 possessions, 5 grabs and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Todd Marshall (53/75): Starting at CHF on Jack Henry
Marshall contributed with 11 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles, 2 hit outs and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Aliir Aliir (51/73): In defence on Cameron then got Rohan in Q3
Aliir added 15 possessions and 5 marks.
Esava Ratugolea (44/48): Donuts in Q1… 11 disposals and 3 marks with 3 tackles. At FB on Hawkins.

Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (43/22): In defence on Rohan then got Oliver Henry in Q3
Zerk-Thatcher added 10 possessions and 5 grabs.
Charlie Dixon (40/70): Subbed off in Q4 for Evans… 0.1 from 10 touches and 3 marks. At FF on De Koning.
Dixon also had 7 ruck taps.
Jed McEntee (34/43): Forward tag role on Stewart… followed him to wing
McEntee added 6 disposals and 5 tackles.
Francis Evans (3/2): On in Q4 for Dixon. Started as the sub.
Evans also had 1 disposals.