Player news from R16 of 2025: Gold Coast vs Melbourne

John Noble (107/133): Running off smalls
Noble contributed with 29 possessions, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Matt Rowell (107/147): Starting in midfield on Viney
Rowell contributed with 24 disposals, 2 grabs and 11 tackles.
Brayden Fiorini (98/107): High bump on Petty in Q2 will be looked at… 17 possessions and 6 marks plus 10 tackles… 0.1 as well. Playing on a wing.

Noah Anderson (93/105): Tagged by Langdon… big Q4 to rescue a quiet day… 27 possessions and 5 marks plus 3 tackles. Starting in midfield.

Sam Flanders (90/87): Starting at half forward
Flanders contributed with 28 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Jarrod Witts (89/86): First ruck
Witts contributed with 10 touches, 2 grabs, 4 tackles and 37 taps.
Touk Miller (89/122): Mostly on ball against Oliver with some rests forward
Miller contributed with 24 possessions, 2 grabs, 5 tackles and 1.0.
Daniel Rioli (73/79): Starting at half back
Rioli contributed with 17 touches, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Bodhi Uwland (72/77): Third tall defender on Fritsch
Uwland contributed with 13 possessions, 8 marks and 4 tackles.
Wil Powell (68/77): Starting at half back on Langdon who is leaving him loose by going to mids as a tagger
Powell contributed with 17 possessions, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Bailey Humphrey (68/92): Freshened up a previous injury to his left shoulder tackling Pickett in Q1 but played on… subbed off in Q4 for Sexton… 12 possessions including 10 kicks… also 5 marks and 4 tackles… and scored 2.2… conceded 4 FA. Starting in attack with centre rotations.

Sam Clohesy (67/70): On the outside
Clohesy contributed with 11 possessions, 5 grabs, 5 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Ben Ainsworth (66/76): Starting deep forward
Ainsworth contributed with 10 disposals, 6 grabs and booted 2.1.
Joel Jeffrey (65/81): Playing a half back role on Tholstrup
Jeffrey contributed with 18 touches, 5 grabs and 1.0.
Ben King (64/87): In attack on May
King contributed with 9 disposals, 6 marks and 3.2.
Ben Long (63/92): First goal… 10 possessions including 8 kicks… also 5 marks and 2 tackles… and scored 2.1. Starting at half forward on Howes.

Ethan Read (58/51): Playing a forward/ruck role
Read contributed with 7 touches, 6 marks, 2 tackles, 3 hit outs and 1.2.
Lachie Weller (54/57): Starting on a wing on Lindsay
Weller contributed with 12 possessions, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jed Walter (46/56): Up forward on Turner
Walter contributed with 8 touches, 4 grabs and 2.1.
Sam Collins (42/40): At FB on Petty then got Jefferson in Q2 when Petty got injured
Collins added 9 touches and 6 marks.
Mac Andrew (39/48): In defence on Melksham
Andrew added 8 possessions and 5 grabs.
Connor Budarick (28/25): Playing defensive small forward
Budarick added 9 disposals and 1.0.
Alex Sexton (12/7): On in Q4 for Humphrey… 2 possessions and 2 marks. Started as the sub.

Jake Melksham (128/127): Three goals in Q2 as the Dees finally woke up… 5.6 from 18 possessions and 8 marks plus 3 tackles… aided by 4FF. Playing a half forward target role mostly on Andrew.

Christian Petracca (105/103): Starting in midfield and rotating forward
Petracca contributed with 32 disposals, 3 grabs, 5 tackles and 0.2 on the scoreboard.
Kysaiah Pickett (101/118): Lots of work in Q4 garbage time… 3.0 from 25 possessions and 5 tackles. Rotating in midfield and attack.

Trent Rivers (91/96): Floating at half back
Rivers added 27 possessions and 6 grabs.
Max Gawn (89/89): Lead ruck
Gawn contributed with 14 disposals, 5 grabs, 2 tackles, 35 hit outs, 1.0 on the scoreboard and 3 free kicks given away.
Jack Viney (89/63): In central midfield
Viney contributed with 24 disposals, 4 marks and 5 tackles.
Christian Salem (89/80): Starting at half back
Salem contributed with 22 possessions, 6 grabs and 3 tackles.
Jake Bowey (85/101): Starting at half back
Bowey added 25 touches and 5 grabs.
Clayton Oliver (76/71): Head bandaged multiple times to stanch heavy bleeding from a few knocks… 24 possessions and 6 tackles… gave away 3 FA. Playing inside midfield on Miller.

Tom Sparrow (67/61): Starting forward
Sparrow contributed with 10 possessions, 7 marks and 5 tackles.
Bayley Fritsch (61/56): Playing third tall forward on Uwland
Fritsch contributed with 9 touches, 6 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 2.1.
Xavier Lindsay (60/46): Starting on a wing on Weller
Lindsay contributed with 12 possessions, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Daniel Turner (57/63): In defence on Walter
Turner added 12 touches and 6 marks.
Kade Chandler (54/56): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 11 touches, 2 grabs and 5 tackles.
Harvey Langford (53/55): Switched to half back after a Q2 Howes injury
Langford added 19 touches and 2 marks.
Koltyn Tholstrup (45/42): Coming off a HFF on Jeffrey
Tholstrup added 10 touches and 4 tackles.
Ed Langdon (43/32): Coming off a HFF on Powell to tag Anderson and leave Powell loose
Langdon contributed with 11 touches, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Judd McVee (42/54): Playing deep defender
McVee added 12 disposals and 4 grabs.
Steven May (38/57): High and late on Humphrey in Q3 which started a melee and will be looked at by the MRP… 11 possessions including 8 kicks… also 3 marks. Playing FB on King.

Harry Sharp (37/23): On in Q2 for Howes to play a HFF… 8 possessions and 2 marks plus 3 tackles… 0.1 as well. Started as the sub.

Matthew Jefferson (30/30): Playing key forward on Collins
Jefferson contributed with 6 touches, 2 tackles and 0.2 on the scoreboard.
Harrison Petty (21/24): Caught in the head by Fiorini in a ground battle in Q2 and he was in Koosbane… off for a HIA which he failed… 4 possessions and 1.1. Playing key forward on Collins.

Blake Howes (11/29): Subbed off in Q2 for Sharp with concussion after Miller landed on his head in Q1… 5 possessions including 4 handballs. Playing third tall defender on Long.