Player news from R16 of 2024: Geelong vs Essendon

Jack Bowes (123/127): Rotating in midfield
Bowes contributed with 26 possessions, 6 marks, 7 tackles and managed 1.0.
Oliver Dempsey (107/104): Starting at half forward
Dempsey contributed with 25 possessions, 4 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Tom Stewart (105/97): Scott playing him in the midfield tonight
Stewart contributed with 23 touches, 8 marks and 5 tackles.
Max Holmes (101/110): Starting at half back
Holmes contributed with 23 possessions, 6 marks, 4 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Gryan Miers (92/93): Playing a half forward role
Miers contributed with 20 disposals, 3 grabs, 8 tackles and 0.1.
Patrick Dangerfield (92/82): Rotating midfield and forward
Dangerfield contributed with 22 possessions, 5 marks and 6 tackles.
Mitchell Knevitt (88/80): Rotating in midfield
Knevitt contributed with 13 disposals, 8 grabs, 5 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Mark Blicavs (88/91): Playing as a true utility
Blicavs contributed with 15 possessions, 4 grabs, 6 tackles, 8 taps and managed 1.0.
Mitch Duncan (80/119): Subbed off in Q4 with some kind of shoulder issue… 20 possessions and 5 marks plus 2 tackles… 1.0 as well. Playing a half back role.

Zach Tuohy (79/107): Playing a wing role
Tuohy contributed with 20 disposals, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Tom Atkins (73/74): Starting in midfield
Atkins contributed with 19 touches, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Lawson Humphries (69/91): First game… 15 possessions and 6 marks plus 3 tackles. Rotating in defence.

Jack Henry (66/68): In defence on Wright
Henry added 15 touches and 6 grabs.
Gary Rohan (66/58): Playing tall forward on Laverde
Rohan contributed with 12 disposals, 7 marks and managed 2.1.
Zach Guthrie (64/64): Starting at half back
Guthrie added 17 touches and 6 marks.
Jake Kolodjashnij (62/56): Minding Langford
Kolodjashnij contributed with 11 touches, 5 marks and 5 tackles.
Brad Close (61/67): Playing a forward role
Close contributed with 10 disposals, 3 marks, 6 tackles and booted 1.0.
Sam De Koning (59/62): In ruck
De Koning contributed with 21 touches, 3 marks, 16 taps and 5 frees against.
Tyson Stengle (58/75): Playing a FP role
Stengle contributed with 10 disposals, 3 grabs and kicked 3.0.
Jeremy Cameron (57/56): At CHF on Ridley
Cameron contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks and managed 2.3.
Shannon Neale (42/62): Rotating in ruck and forward on McKay
Neale contributed with 8 possessions, 2 marks, 2 tackles, 3 hit outs and booted 1.1.
Mark O’Connor (31/15): Subbed on in Q4 for Duncan… 6 possessions including 0 handballs… also 3 marks. Started as the sub.

Jhye Clark (31/51): Rotating in midfield
Clark added 8 disposals and 3 tackles.
Jye Caldwell (144/127): Immense game in a losing effort… 32 possessions and 4 marks plus 12 tackles. Playing inside midfield.

Sam Durham (91/89): Playing central midfield
Durham contributed with 18 disposals, 4 marks and 10 tackles.
Zach Merrett (89/78): Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 23 touches, 2 grabs, 5 tackles and booted 1.1.
Matt Guelfi (82/112): Playing a forward role
Guelfi contributed with 17 disposals, 7 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Nic Martin (79/75): Roaming off half back
Martin added 27 touches and 2 marks.
Peter Wright (79/91): Up forward on Jack Henry
Wright contributed with 15 touches, 6 marks, 2 tackles, 2 hit outs and 2.1.
Dyson Heppell (77/78): Playing a wing role
Heppell contributed with 22 touches, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Xavier Duursma (74/64): Playing an outside game
Duursma contributed with 15 disposals, 8 grabs and 2 tackles.
Harrison Jones (74/82): Subbed off at 3QT with a calf injury… 12 possessions including 9 kicks… also 8 marks and 4 tackles. Starting forward on Stewart.

Andrew McGrath (73/77): Playing half back
McGrath contributed with 18 possessions, 7 grabs and 2 tackles.
Todd Goldstein (66/88): Tandem ruck with Draper
Goldstein added 13 disposals and 33 hit outs.
Mason Redman (66/57): Mostly across half back
Redman contributed with 12 touches, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Kyle Langford (65/78): Playing tall forward on Kolodjashnij
Langford contributed with 10 possessions, 5 marks, 4 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Nick Hind (64/68): Donuts to QT… 13 possessions including 10 kicks… also 6 tackles… and scored 1.0. At half back.

Archie Perkins (58/35): Starting forward to join midfield
Perkins contributed with 14 disposals, 2 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Jade Gresham (57/51): First goal… 13 possessions including 11 kicks… also 3 marks… and booted 1.1. Playing high half forward.

Jayden Laverde (54/39): Starting in defence on Rohan
Laverde added 13 touches and 5 grabs.
Jake Stringer (50/39): Starting forward with mid rotations
Stringer contributed with 9 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles and booted 2.0.
Jordan Ridley (48/63): Gone cold tonight… 15 possessions including 10 kicks… also 3 marks. In defence on Cameron.

Sam Draper (46/35): Tandem ruck with Goldstein
Draper contributed with 8 possessions, 2 tackles, 24 hit outs and 3 frees against.
Jye Menzie (38/22): Rotating in defence
Menzie contributed with 8 disposals, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Ben McKay (28/37): Tunneled himself in Q2 and was sore… 8 possessions including 6 kicks… aided by 3FF. At FB on Neale.

Nik Cox (24/8): Subbed on at 3QT… 7 possessions. Started as the sub.