Player news from R16 of 2024: Adelaide vs Western Sydney

Mitchell Hinge (116/121): Knock to his previously-injured left shoulder in Q2 but returned for Q3… 31 possessions and 8 marks plus 3 tackles. Started in defence on Coniglio.

Izak Rankine (115/121): By far the most dangerous man on the ground… 2.3 from 27 possessions and 7 marks plus 2 tackles. Rotating from mids to attack.

Jordan Dawson (106/94): Tagged by Bedford until Q3 when he turned the game… 24 possessions including 19 kicks… also 10 marks and 3 tackles. Starting in midfield and resting forward.

Ben Keays (99/120): First goal… 21 possessions and 2 marks plus 8 tackles… 2.1 as well. Mostly starting forward on Himmelberg.

Rory Laird (92/114): On ball head to head with Green
Laird contributed with 23 touches, 4 marks and 5 tackles.
Josh Rachele (87/69): Rotating forward and midfield
Rachele contributed with 18 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 2.4.
Reilly O’Brien (87/94): First ruck
O’Brien contributed with 8 possessions, 4 marks, 5 tackles and 35 ruck taps.
Sam Berry (84/105): Rotating through midfield
Berry contributed with 21 touches, 2 marks and 7 tackles.
Darcy Fogarty (81/89): Had his right wrist stepped on by Cumming in Q1… 3.2 from 13 possessions and 6 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting forward on Aleer.

Jake Soligo (70/77): Playing central midfield
Soligo contributed with 17 touches, 2 marks and 6 tackles.
Lachlan Sholl (69/83): Matched up on Cumming… 18 possessions and 5 marks plus 1.0. Roaming off a wing.

Billy Dowling (64/55): Starting at half forward on Ward
Dowling contributed with 16 touches, 4 marks and managed 1.0.
Luke Nankervis (64/64): Rotating at half back
Nankervis added 15 disposals and 6 marks.
Lachlan Murphy (59/61): Playing wing in place of Jones… switched forward in Q4
Murphy contributed with 16 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles and managed 0.1.
Mark Keane (56/63): In defence on Riccardi
Keane added 12 possessions and 6 grabs.
Elliott Himmelberg (53/51): Playing a forward/ruck role on Gruzewski
Himmelberg contributed with 13 possessions, 3 marks, 2 tackles, 2 ruck taps and managed 0.1.
Taylor Walker (53/87): In attack on Buckley
Walker contributed with 9 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles and managed 2.0.
Will Hamill (46/60): Responsible for Daniels
Hamill contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Max Michalanney (44/57): Minding Greene
Michalanney contributed with 11 touches, 6 marks and 3 free kicks given away.
Nick Murray (38/48): In defence on Brown
Murray added 10 touches and 3 marks.
Brayden Cook (23/24): Subbed off at 3QT for Taylor… 7 possessions including 5 kicks… and kicked 0.1. Starting on a HFF on Idun.

Jordon Butts (15/29): In defence on Hogan
Butts also had 3 possessions.
Zac Taylor (8/4): First game… on in Q4 for Cook… 4 possessions. Late replacement for Chayce Jones… started as the sub.

Lachie Whitfield (160/117): Starting at half back on Rankine but being left as extra behind the ball… then manned up in Q3
Whitfield contributed with 41 possessions, 12 grabs and 4 tackles.
Callan Ward (109/110): Starting at half back on Dowling
Ward contributed with 24 touches, 9 marks, 2 tackles and managed 2.0.
Connor Idun (106/93): In defence on Cook
Idun contributed with 23 touches, 11 marks and 3 tackles.
Tom Green (106/117): Head to head with Laird… 38 possessions and 5 tackles. Starting in midfield.

Josh Kelly (101/93): Playing midfield
Kelly contributed with 24 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles and 2.0.
Kieren Briggs (97/95): In ruck
Briggs contributed with 13 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles, 39 ruck taps and 0.2.
Lachie Ash (95/97): Roaming from half back
Ash contributed with 26 disposals, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.
Harry Himmelberg (91/99): In defence on Keays
Himmelberg contributed with 21 touches, 7 grabs and 3 tackles.
Harry Perryman (89/78): Playing half back…. given resp[onsibility for Rankine in Q3
Perryman contributed with 21 touches, 5 marks and 6 tackles.
Toby Greene (87/92): Starting on a HFF on Michalanney
Greene contributed with 16 touches, 5 marks, 4 tackles and 3.0 on the scoreboard.
Finn Callaghan (85/71): Running through midfield
Callaghan contributed with 23 touches, 3 grabs and 4 tackles.
Jesse Hogan (57/65): Starting at FF on Butts
Hogan contributed with 9 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Isaac Cumming (56/67): Matched up on Sholl… 14 possessions and 4 marks plus 3 tackles… 1.0 as well… conceded 3 FA. Starting on a wing.

Jake Riccardi (55/62): Starting forward on Butts
Riccardi contributed with 10 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles, 2 hit outs and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Stephen Coniglio (54/63): Poked in the eye in Q4… 19 possessions and 2 tackles plus 0.1. Started forward on Hinge.

Toby Bedford (53/58): Tagging Dawson until Q3 when freed up
Bedford contributed with 11 possessions, 2 grabs and 5 tackles.
Jack Buckley (53/46): Standing Walker
Buckley added 11 touches and 6 grabs.
Brent Daniels (45/63): Starting forward
Daniels added 15 disposals and 2 grabs.
Leek Aleer (38/36): In defence on Fogarty
Aleer contributed with 8 disposals, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Harvey Thomas (37/45): Rotating forward
Thomas contributed with 9 disposals, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.
Toby McMullin (16/16): On in Q3 for Gruzewski… 5 possessions. Started as the sub.

Max Gruzewski (13/19): Second game… subbed off for McMullin in Q3… 2 marks and 2 possessions. In attack.

Callum M. Brown (11/8): In attack on Murray
Brown added 4 possessions and 0.1.