Player news from R14 of 2024: Adelaide vs Sydney

Mitchell Hinge (130/139): Rotating in defence
Hinge contributed with 33 possessions, 8 marks and 5 tackles.
Rory Laird (127/141): Starting at half back and zoning up to be sweeper behind stoppages
Laird contributed with 34 disposals, 6 grabs and 6 tackles.
Lachlan Sholl (99/100): Matched up on Campbell… 27 possessions and 7 marks plus 2 tackles… 1.0 as well. Roaming off a wing.

Izak Rankine (86/96): Starting on ball then resting forward
Rankine contributed with 18 disposals, 6 grabs, 4 tackles, managed 2.0 and 3 frees against.
Jordan Dawson (84/79): Mostly forward as Jordon tries to tag him whenever he is in mids
Dawson contributed with 17 possessions, 5 marks, 6 tackles, booted 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Kieran Strachan (80/72): First ruck
Strachan contributed with 12 touches, 3 marks, 6 tackles and 16 taps.
Jake Soligo (76/93): Playing central midfield
Soligo contributed with 19 disposals, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Luke Nankervis (73/76): Rotating at half back
Nankervis added 17 possessions and 9 marks.
Chayce Jones (68/54): Matched up on Gulden… 12 possessions including 10 kicks… also 5 marks and 5 tackles… and scored 0.1. Starting on a wing.

Max Michalanney (60/46): Responsible for Warner when the Swan is forward
Michalanney contributed with 16 possessions, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Josh Rachele (60/81): Rotating forward and midfield
Rachele contributed with 10 touches, 6 tackles and booted 1.0.
Ben Keays (60/56): Mostly starting forward
Keays contributed with 15 disposals, 2 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Mark Keane (59/72): Could not stop the avalanche of goals… 14 possessions including 12 kicks… also 7 marks. In defence on Amartey… switched forward in Q4 long after the game was shot.

Billy Dowling (55/55): Second game… 14 possessions including 10 kicks… also 5 marks. Rotating at half forward.

Will Hamill (54/68): Minding Papley
Hamill contributed with 14 possessions, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Jordon Butts (53/62): In defence on McDonald… moved to Amartey in Q4
Butts added 10 possessions and 8 marks.
Lachlan Murphy (50/55): Playing defensive forward
Murphy contributed with 9 disposals, 2 marks, 5 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Nick Murray (45/60): In defence on McLean
Murray contributed with 12 possessions, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 5 frees against.
Darcy Fogarty (45/60): First goal… 2.0 from 8 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting forward on Melican.

Brayden Cook (37/38): Third tall forward on Blakey
Cook contributed with 6 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Harry Schoenberg (29/38): Subbed off in Q3 for Berry… 9 possessions and 2 tackles. Starting at half forward.

James Borlase (25/34): In attack on McCartin with ruck support
Borlase contributed with 5 disposals, 3 grabs and 2 ruck taps.
Sam Berry (12/15): On in Q3 for Schoenberg… 5 possessions. Started as the sub.

Brodie Grundy (133/154): Racked up stats in Q4 to celebrate the win… 49 hit outs… also 31 possessions and 3 marks… and scored 0.2. Lead ruck.
Grundy also had 2 tackles.
Joel Amartey (131/180): Four goals in Q1 to get Sydney back in it then another four in Q3… 9.1 from 10 possessions and 7 marks plus 6 tackles. Playing FF on Keane… smashed him then got Butts in Q4.

Errol Gulden (127/106): Matched up on Jones… 35 possessions and 3 marks plus 6 tackles… 0.2 as well. Starting on a wing.

Isaac Heeney (125/141): Had a huge Q3 to help lift the Swans into the lead… 2.0 from 29 possessions and 8 marks plus 3 tackles. Playing pure midfield.

Taylor Adams (104/115): Coming off a HFF to join midfield
Adams contributed with 22 possessions, 4 grabs, 5 tackles and booted 2.1.
Tom Papley (76/88): Starting deep forward on Hamill
Papley contributed with 19 touches, 6 marks and booted 1.2.
Chad Warner (73/64): Many clangers in the first half… 20 possessions including 15 kicks… also 3 tackles and 2 marks… and scored 1.2… conceded 3 FA. Often forward on Michalanney with centre rotations.

James Rowbottom (69/93): Doing jobs in midfield
Rowbottom added 21 touches and 4 tackles.
Justin McInerney (67/95): Playing a half back role
McInerney contributed with 22 disposals, 4 grabs and 0.1.
Jake Lloyd (66/73): Starting on a HBF
Lloyd added 18 disposals and 5 marks.
Logan McDonald (54/53): Starting forward on Butts
McDonald contributed with 10 touches, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Nick Blakey (52/65): In defence on Cook
Blakey added 16 disposals and 3 marks.
James Jordon (52/77): Starting at half forward and trying to tag Dawson who is going forward to break it
Jordon also had 20 possessions.
Harry Cunningham (50/51): Playing a half back role
Cunningham contributed with 12 touches, 4 grabs, 4 tackles and 3 frees against.
Oliver Florent (50/51): Coming off half back
Florent added 16 possessions and 3 grabs.
Will Hayward (49/42): Starting at half forward on Murray
Hayward added 12 touches and 4 marks.
Hayden McLean (37/35): Subbed off in Q4 for Roberts… 9 possessions and 2 tackles… umps paid him 3FF. Playing a forward/ruck role on Murray.
McLean also had 7 hit outs.
Lewis Melican (36/37): In defence on Fogarty
Melican contributed with 6 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Braeden Campbell (35/44): Matched up on Sholl… 9 possessions and 4 tackles. Playing a wing role.

Dane Rampe (31/45): Starting at half back
Rampe added 8 disposals and 3 marks.
Sam Wicks (28/41): Rotating forward
Wicks contributed with 9 possessions, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Tom McCartin (21/53): Starting at CHB on Borlase
McCartin also had 9 disposals.
Matt Roberts (11/5): On in Q4 for McLean… 3 possessions. Started as the sub.