Player news from R17 of 2024: North Melbourne vs Gold Coast

News snippets for North Melbourne vs Gold Coast, R17 of 2024

Harry Sheezel (134/141): Mostly on ball
Sheezel contributed with 35 disposals, 8 grabs, 5 tackles and booted 1.0.
Colby McKercher (123/134): Floating about at half back and taking kick-ins
McKercher added 37 disposals and 6 grabs.
Tristan Xerri (118/119): First goal… 35 hit outs… also 17 possessions and 3 marks plus 7 tackles… 1.0 as well. First ruck.

Luke Davies-Uniacke (108/114): Playing central midfield
Davies-Uniacke contributed with 30 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Jy Simpkin (106/110): Mostly on ball
Simpkin contributed with 28 disposals, 6 grabs, 5 tackles, managed 0.1 and 3 frees against.
Tom Powell (84/104): Playing pure midfield
Powell contributed with 22 touches, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Bailey Scott (81/91): Starting in defence
Scott contributed with 23 possessions, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Darcy Tucker (80/82): Playing an outside game off half back
Tucker contributed with 24 touches, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Charlie Comben (79/108): In defence on Day then got Andrew in Q4
Comben contributed with 17 touches, 9 marks and 2 tackles.
Luke McDonald (68/84): Starting at half back on Long
McDonald contributed with 18 possessions, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Nick Larkey (66/63): Starting forward on Collins
Larkey contributed with 6 touches, 5 grabs, 3 tackles, 2 hit outs and 3.0 on the scoreboard.
Cameron Zurhaar (66/73): Mostly forward
Zurhaar contributed with 9 touches, 2 marks, 7 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Will Phillips (64/62): Rotating in attack and midfield
Phillips contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks and 6 tackles.
Aidan Corr (60/85): Playing key defender on King
Corr contributed with 15 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Paul Curtis (59/59): Playing a small forward role
Curtis contributed with 10 possessions, 4 grabs, 4 tackles and 1.0.
Kallan Dawson (57/74): In defence
Dawson contributed with 13 possessions, 5 marks and booted 1.0.
Eddie Ford (54/53): Playing small forward
Ford contributed with 12 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 0.2.
Dylan Stephens (45/48): Subbed off in Q4 for Taylor… 13 possessions and 4 marks. Starting on a wing on Holman.

Jackson Archer (45/58): Third tall defender on Lukosius
Archer contributed with 11 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Liam Shiels (35/52): Playing a wing role on Clohesy
Shiels added 10 possessions and kicked 1.1.
Brynn Teakle (31/36): Playing a forward/ruck role on Andrew
Teakle contributed with 4 possessions, 3 marks, 3 taps and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Toby Pink (19/28): In attack on Ballard
Pink added 4 possessions and booted 1.0.
Curtis Taylor (6/14): On in Q4 for Stephens… 2 possessions. Started as the sub.

Noah Anderson (103/91): Very low disposal efficiency… 30 possessions and 6 marks plus 1.0. Starting in midfield.

Ned Moyle (99/90): Playing a forward/ruck role
Moyle contributed with 18 disposals, 4 grabs, 6 tackles, 26 ruck taps and 3 frees against.
Matt Rowell (89/79): Starting in midfield
Rowell contributed with 24 disposals, 8 tackles and managed 0.1.
Sam Flanders (87/104): On ball
Flanders contributed with 27 possessions, 3 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Ben Long (73/71): Much better after HT… 11 possessions including 10 kicks… also 5 marks and 3 tackles… and booted 2.2. Starting at half forward on McDonald.

Mac Andrew (72/100): In defence on Teakle… switched forward on Comben in Q4
Andrew contributed with 16 touches, 5 grabs, 2 tackles, 2 hit outs and managed 1.0.
Sam Day (69/77): Limped off at 3QT with a left foot injury and started Q4 on the back row of the bench… Booted 2.1 from 8 grabs and 11 possessions. Starting forward on Comben with ruck support.
Day also had 5 hit outs.
Joel Jeffrey (67/75): Playing a half back role
Jeffrey contributed with 16 possessions, 2 marks, 4 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Sam Clohesy (66/88): On the outside on Shiels
Clohesy contributed with 15 possessions, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Wil Powell (60/77): Playing a half back role
Powell contributed with 15 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Alex Sexton (55/58): Playing half back
Sexton contributed with 15 disposals, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.
Will Graham (54/70): Rotating in midfield
Graham contributed with 15 possessions, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Touk Miller (52/33): Subbed off early in Q3 for Humphrey with a wrist injury… 14 possessions and 2 marks plus 3 tackles. Playing a half forward role with mid rotations.

Bodhi Uwland (50/65): Rotating in defence
Uwland added 15 possessions and 4 marks.
Ben Ainsworth (47/42): Starting on a wing
Ainsworth contributed with 9 touches, 4 marks and managed 1.1.
Sam Collins (46/70): Has Larkey
Collins contributed with 10 touches, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Nick Holman (41/55): Starting on a wing on Stephens
Holman added 9 disposals and 5 tackles.
Jack Lukosius (39/43): In attack on Archer
Lukosius contributed with 6 disposals, 2 grabs, 3 tackles, 2 ruck taps and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Thomas Berry (39/42): Playing a half forward role
Berry added 10 touches and 4 marks.
David Swallow (37/53): Playing a forward role… switched back in Q4
Swallow added 10 disposals and 3 marks.
Ben King (33/42): In attack on Corr
King contributed with 6 touches, 4 grabs and kicked 1.1.
Charlie Ballard (30/63): In defence on Pink
Ballard added 11 disposals and 2 marks.
Bailey Humphrey (14/22): On in Q3 for Miller… 6 possessions. Started as the sub.