Player news from of 2024: Sydney vs Melbourne

Isaac Heeney (121/144): Starting in the guts
Heeney contributed with 26 disposals, 5 marks, 7 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Brodie Grundy (118/139): Lead ruck
Grundy contributed with 23 disposals, 4 marks, 6 tackles, 33 hit outs and 4 free kicks given away.
Nick Blakey (99/117): In defence on Schache
Blakey added 26 touches and 9 marks.
Harry Cunningham (92/86): Playing a half back role
Cunningham contributed with 18 disposals, 10 grabs and 3 tackles.
Matt Roberts (91/76): Rotating at half back
Roberts contributed with 19 touches, 8 marks and 3 tackles.
Chad Warner (88/118): Sealed the win with an excellent Q4… 26 touches and 4 marks plus 1.1. Starting in midfield.

Tom Papley (87/120): Playing mostly midfield tonight
Papley contributed with 20 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Justin McInerney (79/76): Playing a half back role
McInerney contributed with 20 possessions, 6 grabs, 4 tackles, 1.0 and 3 frees against.
James Rowbottom (77/94): Starting in midfield
Rowbottom contributed with 21 disposals, 7 tackles, booted 0.2 and 3 frees against.
James Jordon (76/81): Rotating in midfield
Jordon contributed with 18 touches, 3 grabs and 7 tackles.
Braeden Campbell (74/53): Playing a wing role
Campbell contributed with 16 disposals, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Dane Rampe (70/83): Minding Fritsch
Rampe added 19 disposals and 6 grabs.
Errol Gulden (69/77): Starting on ball
Gulden contributed with 20 possessions, 2 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Oliver Florent (69/75): First goal… 18 disposals and 3 marks with 2 tackles… 1.0 as well. Coming off half back.

Will Hayward (60/83): Starting at half forward
Hayward contributed with 10 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Robbie Fox (57/50): Forward role on May
Fox contributed with 9 possessions, 2 marks, 6 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Jake Lloyd (56/70): Starting up the ground tonight
Lloyd contributed with 13 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Tom McCartin (46/47): Starting at CHB on Van Rooyen
McCartin added 9 possessions and 7 grabs.
Hayden McLean (40/44): Playing a forward/ruck role on Lever
McLean contributed with 5 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles, 10 hit outs, 2.2 and 4 frees against.
Logan McDonald (37/30): Starting forward on Tomlinson
McDonald contributed with 8 touches, 3 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Sam Wicks (25/37): On in Q3 for Amartey… 1.0 from 5 possessions. Started as the sub.
Wicks also had 2 marks.
Joel Amartey (23/7): Subbed off in Q3… 0.1 from 3 disposals and 2 tackles. Playing FF on May.
Amartey also had 2 ruck taps.
Lewis Melican (20/30): In defence
Melican added 5 disposals and 2 grabs.
Jack Viney (123/138): In central midfield
Viney contributed with 30 touches, 2 marks, 7 tackles and managed 2.0.
Christian Salem (95/93): Rotating in midfield
Salem contributed with 27 possessions, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Clayton Oliver (89/90): Looking a bit short of a gallup… 30 disposals and 2 marks with 2 tackles. Playing inside midfield.

Max Gawn (87/72): Lead ruck
Gawn contributed with 14 possessions, 4 tackles, 37 ruck taps, 0.1 and 4 frees against.
Christian Petracca (87/108): Starting in midfield
Petracca contributed with 26 possessions, 3 tackles and 1.2 on the scoreboard.
Steven May (81/115): Manned up by Fox
May contributed with 21 touches, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Ed Langdon (79/67): Running off a wing
Langdon contributed with 19 touches, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and booted 1.0.
Blake Howes (74/91): First game… 17 touches and 7 marks plus 3 tackles. Rotating at half back.

Judd McVee (73/95): Playing half back
McVee added 20 possessions and 6 grabs.
Alex Neal-Bullen (68/80): Playing a HFF role
Neal-Bullen contributed with 15 possessions, 2 marks, 6 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Tom Sparrow (63/70): Starting forward
Sparrow contributed with 13 disposals, 2 marks, 9 tackles and 3 frees against.
Bayley Fritsch (59/68): Three goals in Q1 after a quiet first half… 4.1 from 6 disposals and 2 marks with 3 tackles. Playing third tall forward on Rampe.

Jake Bowey (54/53): Sore right shoulder after a heavy clash with McDonald in Q3 and did not reappear… 14 touches including 13 kicks… also 3 marks. Starting at half back.

Trent Rivers (53/48): Playing a half back role
Rivers added 17 disposals and 4 grabs.
Adam Tomlinson (53/86): Playing tall defender on McDonald
Tomlinson contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Jake Lever (48/54): In defence on Amartey
Lever added 12 disposals and 6 marks.
Jacob van Rooyen (45/34): Playing a forward/ruck role on McCartin
van Rooyen contributed with 10 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.0.
Caleb Windsor (45/58): First game… 13 disposals and 4 tackles. Rotating on a wing.

Kade Chandler (44/52): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 11 touches, 2 grabs and 3 tackles.
Charlie Spargo (36/36): Starting forward
Spargo contributed with 12 possessions, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Josh Schache (29/27): Starting forward on Blakey
Schache contributed with 4 possessions, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 0.2.
Bailey Laurie (26/20): Subbed off in Q3 for Billings… 8 disposals. Playing an outside game.

Jack Billings (10/11): On in Q3 for Laurie… playing an outside game… 2 tackles. Started as the sub.
Billings also had 2 disposals.