Player news from R19 of 2025: Carlton vs Melbourne

Patrick Cripps (104/108): Playing inside midfield
Cripps contributed with 29 disposals, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
Charlie Curnow (89/93): First goal… Booted 3.0 from 8 grabs and 15 possessions. Starting at FF on May but moved loose into defence late.

Cooper Lord (78/104): Starting on a wing
Lord contributed with 16 disposals, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Sam Docherty (77/105): Left calf cork in Q4… 18 possessions and 4 marks plus 3 tackles… 1.0 as well… helped out by 3FF. Starting on a wing.

Matthew Carroll (74/105): Rotating in defence
Carroll contributed with 15 disposals, 5 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Adam Cerra (73/89): Starting on ball
Cerra contributed with 20 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Lachlan Cowan (71/72): Rotating in defence
Cowan contributed with 16 disposals, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Ashton Moir (67/69): Spending time forward with some centre bounces
Moir contributed with 11 possessions, 4 marks and 4.0 on the scoreboard.
Jacob Weitering (63/93): At FB on Melksham
Weitering contributed with 11 possessions, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Oliver Hollands (61/70): Starting at half forward
Hollands contributed with 14 possessions, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Flynn Young (55/40): Rotating forward
Young contributed with 8 touches, 3 marks, 4 tackles and 1.2 on the scoreboard.
Marc Pittonet (55/75): First ruck
Pittonet contributed with 8 possessions, 4 tackles and 21 hit outs.
George Hewett (53/73): Doing jobs in midfield
Hewett added 19 disposals and 2 marks.
Zac Williams (51/57): Playing a forward role
Williams added 16 disposals and 3 tackles.
Adam Saad (49/77): Running from defence
Saad also had 17 touches.
Francis Evans (48/52): Copped a May hit to the face in Q3 which split him open and left him concussed… 1.0 from 8 possessions and 2 marks plus 4 tackles. Playing deep forward.

Nick Haynes (46/49): Responsible for Fritsch
Haynes contributed with 13 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Tom De Koning (44/61): Jarred shoulder in Q2 but got strapped up and played on… 5 hit outs… also 12 possessions and 4 marks… helped out by 3FF. Playing a forward/ruck role on Turner.

Lachie Fogarty (43/47): Playing a forward pressure role
Fogarty added 11 possessions and 3 tackles.
Harry O’Farrell (37/46): In defence on van Rooyen
O’Farrell contributed with 10 touches, 4 marks and 3 free kicks given away.
Jesse Motlop (36/35): Dislocated finger in Q3 but played on… 0.1 from 10 possessions and 3 marks. Starting deep forward.

Will White (23/20): Rotating forward
White contributed with 5 disposals, 2 marks and 0.1.
Corey Durdin (8/13): On late in Q3 for Evans… 3 possessions. Started as the sub.

Kysaiah Pickett (106/114): Rotating in midfield and attack
Pickett contributed with 23 possessions, 3 marks, 2 tackles, managed 5.2 and 3 free kicks given away.
Christian Salem (103/135): Starting at half back
Salem contributed with 25 disposals, 10 marks and 2 tackles.
Max Gawn (102/125): Lead ruck
Gawn contributed with 19 touches, 6 marks, 38 taps, booted 0.1 and 3 frees against.
Trent Rivers (101/107): Floating at half back
Rivers contributed with 27 touches, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Bayley Fritsch (89/99): Playing third tall forward on Haynes
Fritsch contributed with 20 possessions, 8 grabs, managed 2.1 and 3 frees against.
Clayton Oliver (89/97): Playing inside midfield
Oliver contributed with 26 disposals, 4 marks, 5 tackles and 4 frees against.
Jake Bowey (85/98): Starting at half back
Bowey added 26 disposals and 5 marks.
Ed Langdon (84/90): Running off a wing
Langdon contributed with 21 possessions, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Jack Viney (81/90): In central midfield
Viney contributed with 21 touches, 4 marks and 5 tackles.
Steven May (73/91): A bump to Evans in Q3 will attract attention… Down in the rooms in Q4… 18 possessions including 15 kicks… also 7 marks. Playing FB on Curnow.

Christian Petracca (70/87): Starting in midfield and rotating forward
Petracca added 23 possessions and 5 marks.
Harvey Langford (65/47): Starting on a wing
Langford added 20 possessions and 6 grabs.
Kade Chandler (63/77): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 14 touches, 4 marks and 5 tackles.
Caleb Windsor (59/59): Starting at half back
Windsor contributed with 16 possessions, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 0.1.
Tom McDonald (56/87): In defence
McDonald contributed with 12 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Judd McVee (53/80): Playing deep defender
McVee added 15 possessions and 5 marks.
Harry Sharp (52/50): Playing on the outside
Sharp contributed with 10 possessions, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jacob van Rooyen (45/38): Playing a forward/ruck role on O’Farrell
van Rooyen contributed with 10 possessions, 5 marks and managed 1.1.
Daniel Turner (40/64): In defence on De Koning but followed Curnow forward late
Turner added 10 possessions and 3 grabs.
Matthew Jefferson (39/39): Donuts in Q1… 1.0 from 9 possessions and 2 marks. Playing key forward.

Jake Melksham (33/26): Playing target forward on Weitering
Melksham contributed with 6 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Koltyn Tholstrup (20/7): Dragged early in Q3… 6 possessions and 2 tackles. Coming off a HFF.

Xavier Lindsay (20/17): Subbed on early in Q3 for Tholstrup… 7 possessions including 5 kicks. Started as the sub.