Player news from R18 of 2024: Gold Coast vs Port Adelaide
Noah Anderson (112/134): Starting in midfield
Anderson contributed with 29 possessions, 3 marks, 5 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Wil Powell (98/100): His rebound work was crucial to the outcome… 21 possessions including 18 kicks… also 9 marks… and booted 1.0. Playing a half back role on Finlayson then freed up in Q2.
Alex Davies (97/97): High bump on Jones in Q1 will get weeks… 20 possessions and 12 tackles. Rotating between midfield and attack.
Sam Flanders (95/107): On ball
Flanders contributed with 30 disposals, 3 grabs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Ned Moyle (85/113): Lead ruck against Sweet
Moyle contributed with 14 touches, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and 30 hit outs.
Joel Jeffrey (76/92): Playing a half back role
Jeffrey added 20 touches and 5 grabs.
Ben King (75/83): In attack on Zerk-Thatcher
King contributed with 10 touches, 8 marks, 2 tackles and 2.2.
Nick Holman (74/77): Starting on a wing on Burgoyne then got Francis Evans in Q2
Holman contributed with 16 disposals, 3 marks, 6 tackles and 0.1.
Sam Collins (73/98): Has big Dixon
Collins contributed with 15 possessions, 9 marks and 2 tackles.
Ben Ainsworth (70/66): Starting forward
Ainsworth contributed with 16 disposals, 7 grabs and booted 1.0.
Bodhi Uwland (69/71): Rotating in defence
Uwland contributed with 16 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1.
Matt Rowell (63/64): Starting in midfield
Rowell contributed with 16 possessions, 9 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Bailey Humphrey (61/72): Starting in attack
Humphrey contributed with 12 disposals, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 2.1.
Jack Lukosius (59/63): In attack on Bergman
Lukosius contributed with 10 touches, 5 marks, 2 tackles and booted 2.0.
Ben Long (58/59): Starting at half forward on Houston
Long contributed with 10 disposals, 6 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.2.
Malcolm Rosas (57/52): Elbow to the head of Logan Evans off the ball in Q3 will probably draw a suspension… 2.2 from 11 possessions and 3 tackles. Rotating forward.
Sam Clohesy (49/58): On the outside on Drew then got Narkle in Q3
Clohesy contributed with 10 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Lloyd Johnston (48/49): Playing a forward role
Johnston contributed with 10 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Mac Andrew (44/53): In defence on Lord
Andrew contributed with 10 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 3 frees against.
Connor Budarick (43/51): Playing small defender
Budarick contributed with 10 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Charlie Ballard (32/30): In defence on Marshall then went to FInlayson in Q2 when Marshall was injured
Ballard added 9 possessions and 3 marks.
Jed Walter (13/12): Subbed off in Q3 for Graham… 2 tackles… and scored 0.1. Up forward on Aliir.
Walter also had 1 touches.
Will Graham (2/2): On in Q3 for Walter. Started as the sub.
Graham also had 1 possessions.
Zak Butters (133/119): Was everywhere in Q2… 35 possessions and 12 marks plus 1.0. In midfield.
Dan Houston (122/113): Starting at half back on Long
Houston added 34 disposals and 9 marks.
Travis Boak (108/86): Playing a HFF role
Boak contributed with 25 possessions, 9 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 1.2.
Connor Rozee (104/106): Playing pure midfield
Rozee contributed with 29 touches, 4 marks and 5 tackles.
Aliir Aliir (104/105): In defence on Walter
Aliir added 22 possessions and 14 grabs.
Kane Farrell (102/103): Playing a HBF role
Farrell added 27 disposals and 8 marks.
Willem Drew (101/109): Mostly on a wing on Clohesy… switched on ball in Q3
Drew contributed with 20 disposals, 6 marks and 7 tackles.
Miles Bergman (97/92): Corked right thigh in Q2 when Aliir banged into him but played on… 18 possessions and 9 marks plus 6 tackles. In defence on Lukosius.
Francis Evans (94/83): On after Q2 for Jones to play wing on Holman… 1.2 from 18 possessions and 8 marks plus 3 tackles… aided by 3FF. Started as the sub.
Jordon Sweet (84/95): Playing ruck against Moyle
Sweet contributed with 11 touches, 6 tackles, 34 hit outs, kicked 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Ollie Wines (83/75): First goal… 21 possessions and 6 marks plus 3 tackles… 1.0 as well. Playing inside midfield.
Quinton Narkle (81/52): Mostly forward… switched to a wing in Q3
Narkle contributed with 17 possessions, 8 marks and managed 1.1.
Logan Evans (80/72): Rotating in defence
Evans contributed with 17 possessions, 9 marks and 2 tackles.
Jase Burgoyne (78/72): Starting on a wing on Holman…. switched back in Q2 to cover injury to Jones
Burgoyne contributed with 17 possessions, 8 marks and 3 tackles.
Jackson Mead (73/78): Rotating at half forward
Mead contributed with 14 disposals, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 2.0.
Charlie Dixon (55/73): At FF on Collins
Dixon contributed with 9 touches, 3 grabs, 4 tackles, 3 hit outs and managed 1.1.
Jason Horne-Francis (49/44): Had a terrible Q1 and did not cope well… 9 possessions and 2 marks plus 5 tackles… 2.0 as well… not helped by 4 FA. Rotating midfield and attack… mostly stayed forward after HT.
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (47/52): Heavy blow from the knee of King to the left hip in Q4… 9 possessions including 7 kicks… also 6 marks. At FB on King.
Darcy Byrne-Jones (39/45): Did nothing right all day… 10 possessions and 2 marks plus 3 tackles… 0.1 as well. Playing small forward.
Jeremy Finlayson (35/39): Playing a forward/ruck role on Powell then got Ballard in Q2
Finlayson contributed with 12 disposals, 2 grabs and booted 0.1.
Ollie Lord (27/53): Playing key forward on Andrew
Lord contributed with 6 possessions, 2 marks and kicked 1.0.
Lachie Jones (18/24): Bumped high by Davies in Q1… subbed off at QT for Francis Evans… 4 possessions. Playing a half back role.
Todd Marshall (4/8): Tore right hamstring when Dixon banged into him in Q2. Starting at CHF on Ballard.
Marshall also had 0 disposals.