Player news from R20 of 2024: North Melbourne vs Geelong
Tristan Xerri (155/152): Mountain of work in Q2 especially… 53 hit outs… also 25 possessions and 5 marks plus 8 tackles… 0.1 as well… not helped by 3 FA. First ruck.
Tom Powell (123/99): Starting at half back on Mannagh and spitting to mid… switched to full time mid in Q2s
Powell contributed with 33 disposals, 8 marks and 6 tackles.
Harry Sheezel (118/160): Starting at half forward and joining mids
Sheezel contributed with 36 touches, 3 grabs, 5 tackles and booted 1.0.
Luke Davies-Uniacke (94/89): Matched up on Bowes… 31 possessions and 3 marks plus 5 tackles… not helped by 3 FA. Playing central midfield.
Jy Simpkin (92/99): First goal… 24 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles… 1.0 as well. Mostly on ball.
Cameron Zurhaar (88/77): Mostly forward with centre rotations
Zurhaar contributed with 19 disposals, 5 marks, 5 tackles and booted 1.0.
Jaidyn Stephenson (87/85): Starting at half back and taking kick ins
Stephenson contributed with 26 touches, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Luke McDonald (85/75): Starting at half back on Oliver Henry… switched to a wing in Q3 to mark Cameron
McDonald contributed with 18 possessions, 7 grabs and 4 tackles.
George Wardlaw (84/83): Head to head with Holmes… trip on Mannagh in Q2 will be assessed… 22 possessions and 2 marks plus 5 tackles. Rotating in midfield.
Jackson Archer (77/87): In defence
Archer contributed with 12 disposals, 5 marks and 8 tackles.
Will Phillips (76/72): Following Dangerfield… 20 possessions and 2 marks plus 5 tackles. Rotating in midfield.
Liam Shiels (72/62): Switched from midfield to half back in Q2
Shiels contributed with 15 touches, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Dylan Stephens (67/51): Starting on a wing on Close
Stephens contributed with 17 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles and booted 0.1.
Paul Curtis (63/69): Playing a small forward role
Curtis contributed with 13 possessions, 6 tackles and booted 1.1.
Bailey Scott (58/55): Starting on a wing on Dempsey
Scott added 18 touches and 3 marks.
Griffin Logue (57/50): In defence on Cameron then got Dangerfield in Q3
Logue contributed with 14 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Darcy Tucker (50/58): Slam tackle on Oliver Henry in Q2 will be assessed… 20 possessions. Playing an outside game.
Nick Larkey (48/47): Starting forward on De Koning
Larkey contributed with 7 possessions, 3 grabs and kicked 3.0.
Aidan Corr (46/58): One of the all time pieces of muppetry in Q1… limped off with right lower leg injury after Teakle landed on him after a marking contest in Q2… 5 marks and 11 possessions. Playing key defender on Rohan then got Neale in Q3.
Zane Duursma (42/31): On in Q3 for Hansen… 6 possessions and 5 marks plus 2.0. Started as the sub.
Charlie Comben (27/30): At CHF on Jack Henry
Comben added 5 touches and 3 marks.
Robert Hansen (24/23): Subbed off in Q3 for Duursma… 8 possessions. Rotating forward.
Brynn Teakle (19/15): Playing a forward/ruck role on Kolodjashnij
Teakle contributed with 3 possessions, 5 taps and 1.0.
Tom Stewart (122/139): Starting in midfield and drifting behind the ball
Stewart added 32 possessions and 9 grabs.
Jeremy Cameron (100/90): At CHF on Logan… switched to a wing in Q3 on McDonald
Cameron contributed with 19 possessions, 8 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 2.2.
Jack Bowes (100/84): Matched up on Davies-Uniacke… 20 possessions including 13 kicks… also 9 tackles and 5 marks… and booted 0.1. Rotating in midfield.
Gryan Miers (98/86): Playing a half forward role
Miers contributed with 21 touches, 7 marks, 7 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Max Holmes (94/80): Head to head with Wardlaw… 22 possessions and 5 marks plus 5 tackles… 1.0 as well. Mostly on ball.
Oliver Dempsey (88/108): Starting on a wing on Scott
Dempsey contributed with 18 possessions, 2 marks, 5 tackles and 3.0 on the scoreboard.
Mitch Duncan (86/75): Playing a half back role
Duncan contributed with 22 possessions, 7 marks and 0.1.
Mark Blicavs (84/75): Started in ruck
Blicavs contributed with 10 possessions, 5 grabs, 5 tackles and 25 hit outs.
Oliver Henry (81/89): Starting forward on McDonald then got Archer in Q3
Henry contributed with 18 possessions, 5 grabs and booted 2.1.
Zach Guthrie (75/78): Starting at half back
Guthrie contributed with 14 touches, 6 grabs and 4 tackles.
Lawson Humphries (73/82): Rotating in midfield
Humphries contributed with 21 disposals, 5 grabs and managed 0.1.
Brad Close (71/50): Started on a wing on Stephens
Close contributed with 14 touches, 5 marks, 4 tackles and 1.0.
Tyson Stengle (70/95): Playing a FP role
Stengle contributed with 11 touches, 5 tackles and kicked 3.0.
Jed Bews (69/52): Playing small defender
Bews contributed with 13 touches, 7 marks and 4 tackles.
Jack Henry (64/82): In defence on Comben
Henry added 13 possessions and 9 marks.
Shannon Neale (63/54): Rotating in ruck and forward… mostly on Corr after HT
Neale contributed with 11 touches, 4 tackles, 9 hit outs and kicked 1.0.
Shaun Mannagh (63/73): Two goals in Q4 junk time… 12 possessions and 2 marks plus 3 tackles… 2.0 as well. Starting at half forward on Powell and joining him in floating up to mids.
Tanner Bruhn (57/51): Starting in midfield
Bruhn contributed with 16 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Jake Kolodjashnij (52/81): Has Teakle
Kolodjashnij added 14 touches and 4 marks.
Patrick Dangerfield (49/60): Followed by Phillips… rolled ankle when he stepped on Stephens’ foot in Q4… 12 possessions and 2 tackles plus 1.0. On ball… switched forward in Q3 on Logue.
Sam De Koning (36/49): Limped off favouring his already-strapped right knee in Q3 after a corkie by Teakle… iced up in Q4 after the game was done… 4 marks and 11 possessions. In defence on Larkey.
Ted Clohesy (36/23): On in Q3 for Rohan… 4 possessions and 5 tackles. Started as the sub.
Clohesy also had 2 grabs.
Gary Rohan (21/15): Headclash with Powell in Q3 saw him walk off ruefully to be subbed off for Clohesy… 3 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing tall forward on Corr.