Player news from R11 of 2024: Geelong vs Western Sydney

News snippets for Geelong vs Western Sydney, R11 of 2024

Max Holmes (116/133): Starting on ball
Holmes contributed with 32 disposals, 6 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Tom Stewart (89/116): Playing in defence with O’Halloran manning him up
Stewart contributed with 20 possessions, 8 grabs and 3 tackles.
Zach Tuohy (85/95): Matched up on Angwin… 24 touches and 4 marks plus 1.0. Playing a wing role.

Zach Guthrie (84/74): Starting at half back
Guthrie contributed with 19 possessions, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Mitch Duncan (84/88): Playing a half back role
Duncan contributed with 22 disposals, 4 grabs and 3 tackles.
Tom Atkins (84/90): Starting in midfield
Atkins added 20 touches and 9 tackles.
Tyson Stengle (81/85): Deadly… 2.2 from 16 possessions and 4 marks plus 4 tackles. Playing a FP role.

Mark Blicavs (76/67): High bump on Whitfield in Q4 will be scrutinised… 22 possessions and 4 marks plus 4 tackles… gave away 3 FA. Tagging Green… switched to lead ruck in Q4.
Blicavs also had 4 hit outs.
Jeremy Cameron (73/58): At CHF on Idun
Cameron contributed with 17 disposals, 5 marks and kicked 1.1.
Tanner Bruhn (72/66): First goal… matched up on Coniglio until Cogs was subbed in Q2… 21 touches and 3 marks plus 3 tackles… 1.1 as well… not helped by 4 FA. Starting in midfield.

Toby Conway (67/75): Subbed off in Q4 for Bowes… 17 hit outs… also 13 disposals and 6 tackles. In ruck.

Tom Hawkins (67/59): Up forward on Taylor
Hawkins contributed with 12 possessions, 6 grabs, 4 hit outs and kicked 2.1.
Sam De Koning (66/61): In defence on Hogan
De Koning added 17 possessions and 8 marks.
Gryan Miers (65/77): Playing a half forward role
Miers contributed with 16 disposals, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
Jhye Clark (65/90): High bump on Whitfield in Q2 will be looked at… 15 disposals and 3 marks with 5 tackles. Rotating in midfield.

Brad Close (64/72): Playing a forward role
Close contributed with 14 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.2.
Shannon Neale (60/50): Rotating in ruck and forward on Himmelberg
Neale contributed with 8 disposals, 4 grabs, 4 tackles, 7 taps and kicked 1.0.
Jack Henry (57/96): In defence on Riccardi
Henry added 13 possessions and 7 grabs.
Jake Kolodjashnij (56/68): Playing tween defender on Cadman
Kolodjashnij contributed with 14 touches, 5 marks and kicked 1.0.
Oliver Dempsey (43/33): Matched up on Wehr… 10 disposals and 5 marks. Starting on a wing.

Oliver Henry (34/31): Starting forward on Aleer
Henry added 8 touches and 3 marks.
Oisin Mullin (29/37): Rotating at half back
Mullin contributed with 8 touches, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Bowes (22/32): On in Q4 for Conway… 5 possessions with 4 by foot… also 2 tackles. Started as the sub.

Kieren Briggs (120/97): In ruck
Briggs contributed with 23 disposals, 7 tackles, 43 ruck taps and 4 frees against.
Toby Greene (108/97): Rolled left ankle in Q2… 2.2 from 24 touches and 7 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting on a HFF.

Lachie Whitfield (95/69): Headclash when Clark bumped him in Q2… 28 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles… aided by 3FF. Starting at half back.

Ryan Angwin (93/105): Matched up on Tuohy… 17 disposals and 4 marks with 9 tackles. Starting on a HFF.

Tom Green (91/77): Tagged by Blicavs until Q$ when freed up… 28 touches and 6 tackles plus 0.1. Starting in midfield.

Harry Himmelberg (91/100): In defence on the resting ruck
Himmelberg contributed with 18 disposals, 11 grabs and 3 tackles.
Nick Haynes (89/101): Playing a half back role
Haynes contributed with 20 disposals, 9 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jake Riccardi (86/98): Starting forward on Jack Henry with ruck support
Riccardi contributed with 11 touches, 5 marks, 2 tackles, 6 hit outs and booted 4.1.
Harry Perryman (75/63): Left hamstring problem in Q4… 17 touches and 3 marks plus 7 tackles. Playing half back.

Finn Callaghan (73/70): Running through midfield
Callaghan added 24 touches and 4 tackles.
Leek Aleer (71/103): Six intercept marks including a game-saver in the last minute… 15 touches and 7 marks plus 2 tackles. In defence on Oliver Henry.

Brent Daniels (66/66): Starting forward
Daniels contributed with 16 possessions, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 1.1.
Toby McMullin (61/61): On in Q2 for Coniglio to rotate in midfield… 9 possessions and 2 marks plus 8 tackles. Started as the sub.

James Peatling (57/61): Rotating in midfield
Peatling contributed with 18 touches, 2 grabs and kicked 0.1.
Connor Idun (57/94): In defence on Cameron
Idun contributed with 19 possessions, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Xavier O’Halloran (54/50): Going to Stewart
O’Halloran contributed with 10 possessions, 3 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.2.
Sam Taylor (52/81): Standing Hawkins
Taylor contributed with 12 disposals, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Jacob Wehr (49/48): Matched up on Dempsey… 11 touches and 2 marks plus 3 tackles… helped out by 3FF. Starting on a wing.

Jesse Hogan (49/60): Starting at FF on De Koning
Hogan contributed with 6 touches, 5 marks and managed 2.1.
Stephen Coniglio (45/41): Matched up on Bruhn… left shoulder knock in Q1… strapped up to return but knocked it again in Q2 and eventually subbed off for McMullin… 12 touches and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing midfield.

Harvey Thomas (42/44): Rotating forward
Thomas contributed with 9 disposals, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Aaron Cadman (33/22): Playing key forward on Kolodjashnij
Cadman contributed with 5 possessions, 2 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Toby Bedford (14/25): Deadly… 3 possessions and 2 tackles. Rotating forward.