Player news from R18 of 2025: St Kilda vs Sydney

Jack Steele (136/130): A very influential Q1… 25 possessions and 8 marks plus 13 tackles… 1.1 as well… gave away 3 FA. Playing inside midfield.

Marcus Windhager (128/150): Starting on a wing
Windhager contributed with 36 disposals, 8 grabs and 3 tackles.
Bradley Hill (111/106): Playing a HFF role
Hill contributed with 23 possessions, 12 marks and 3 tackles.
Jack Sinclair (100/104): Starting at half back and drifting to mids
Sinclair contributed with 22 touches, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Mason Wood (99/105): Starting on a wing
Wood contributed with 24 possessions, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Callum Wilkie (91/123): Patched up in Q1… 23 possessions including 18 kicks… also 8 marks… aided by 3FF. In defence on Francis.

Jack Macrae (87/116): Playing inside midfield
Macrae contributed with 19 possessions, 11 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (73/85): Tagged by Jordon but freed up after half time… 24 possessions including 18 kicks… also 3 marks. Loping from half back but moved forward in the second half.

Max Hall (73/88): Rotating at half forward
Hall contributed with 15 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles and managed 3.0.
Rowan Marshall (70/98): Very lackluster half… 13 hit outs… also 16 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles… 1.1 as well… conceded 3 FA. Playing as a tandem ruck with Heath.

Mitch Owens (69/86): First goal… 2.0 from 13 possessions and 4 marks… aided by 5FF. Playing third key forward on Melican with ruck support.

Hugo Garcia (55/60): Tweaked his wrist under a Jordon tackle in Q3… 15 possessions and 5 tackles plus 1.0… conceded 4 FA. Playing on ball.

Cooper Sharman (54/76): Playing forward on Hamling
Sharman contributed with 11 possessions, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 2.0.
Max Heath (49/56): First game… A high hit on McCartin in Q4 will get looked at… 10 hit outs… also 8 possessions and 6 tackles… and booted 1.0… not helped by 5 FA. Playing as a tandem ruck with Marshall.

Alixzander Tauru (49/47): In defence on Buller
Tauru added 12 touches and 6 marks.
Liam Stocker (48/46): Playing back pocket
Stocker added 11 disposals and 7 grabs.
Liam Henry (42/34): Playing a HFF role
Henry contributed with 9 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Angus Hastie (39/39): Rotating at half back
Hastie added 12 touches and managed 0.1.
Hugh Boxshall (39/38): Rotating in midfield
Boxshall contributed with 8 disposals, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Jack Higgins (34/40): Starting deep forward
Higgins contributed with 9 possessions, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Hunter Clark (31/22): Subbed on at HT… 6 possessions and 4 tackles. Started as the sub.

Dan Butler (27/21): Nasty looking elbow dislocation in Q2 and was helped off before being subbed at HT… 4 possessions and 3 tackles. Playing a pressure forward role.

Anthony Caminiti (20/31): In defence on McLean
Caminiti contributed with 9 possessions, 2 marks and 4 free kicks given away.
Brodie Grundy (126/156): Lead ruck
Grundy contributed with 20 disposals, 2 grabs, 6 tackles and 46 taps.
James Rowbottom (102/116): Doing jobs in midfield
Rowbottom contributed with 15 disposals, 14 tackles and 1.1.
Jake Lloyd (90/81): Playing an outside game
Lloyd contributed with 15 touches, 8 marks, 2 tackles and 3.0.
Errol Gulden (89/94): Starting on a wing and moving inside
Gulden contributed with 23 touches, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Chad Warner (82/86): Mostly in midfield with stints forward
Warner contributed with 20 touches, 4 grabs and 4 tackles.
Matt Roberts (80/89): Starting on a wing
Roberts contributed with 18 possessions, 7 marks and 4 tackles.
Isaac Heeney (78/77): Starting in midfield and resting forward
Heeney contributed with 21 possessions, 3 tackles and managed 1.1.
Nick Blakey (75/95): In defence
Blakey added 23 touches and 3 grabs.
Angus Sheldrick (74/91): Shoulder stinger in Q3… 18 possessions and 2 marks plus 4 tackles… 1.0 as well. Rotating in midfield.

Justin McInerney (73/51): Playing a half forward role with centre rotations
McInerney contributed with 20 possessions, 7 grabs and booted 0.1.
Will Hayward (69/108): Patched up in Q1… Booted 3.0 from 7 grabs and 13 possessions. Starting at half forward.

Callum Mills (65/56): In defence
Mills contributed with 19 possessions, 4 grabs and 3 tackles.
James Jordon (55/76): Tagging Wanganeen-Milera but returned to a forward role in the second half
Jordon contributed with 11 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.1.
Braeden Campbell (48/64): Playing a half forward role
Campbell contributed with 11 touches, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Hayden McLean (45/54): Playing a forward role on Caminiti
McLean contributed with 6 possessions, 2 marks, 3 tackles, 6 hit outs and managed 1.1.
Sam Wicks (44/34): Playing back pocket
Wicks contributed with 11 disposals, 2 tackles and managed 0.1.
Tom McCartin (42/37): Swans mothablled him over concussion fears following a hit to the head in Q4… 6 marks and 12 possessions… not helped by 4 FA. In defence on the resting ruck.

Jack Buller (35/47): Starting forward on Tauru
Buller contributed with 7 possessions, 2 marks and booted 2.0.
Harry Cunningham (32/31): Playing a half back role
Cunningham contributed with 8 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Lewis Melican (32/47): In defence on Owens
Melican contributed with 6 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Joel Hamling (30/44): In defence on Sharman
Hamling added 5 disposals and 4 tackles.
Riley Bice (25/27): Subbed on halfway through Q3… 7 possessions including 5 kicks… also 3 marks. Started as the sub.

Aaron Francis (22/20): Subbed off halfway through Q3… 5 possessions including 0 handballs… and scored 0.1. Playing FF on Wilkie.