Player news from R19 of 2025: Sydney vs North Melbourne

Isaac Heeney (166/196): Playing pure midfield on Powell then got Parker in Q3
Heeney contributed with 34 disposals, 8 marks, 5 tackles and managed 5.1.
Brodie Grundy (129/152): Enjoyed himself against much lesser opposition in ruck… 62 hit outs… also 22 possessions and 3 tackles… umps paid him 4FF… not helped by 3 FA. Lead ruck.
Grundy also had 2 grabs.
Nick Blakey (107/123): In defence running off Darling
Blakey added 29 touches and 8 marks.
Chad Warner (107/105): Mostly in midfield
Warner contributed with 26 possessions, 6 grabs, 4 tackles and booted 1.3.
Callum Mills (102/114): Playing a half back role
Mills added 27 touches and 10 grabs.
Justin McInerney (97/91): Playing a half forward role with centre rotations
McInerney contributed with 21 disposals, 6 grabs, 4 tackles and managed 1.1.
Errol Gulden (86/96): Starting at half forward to join mids
Gulden contributed with 20 possessions, 6 grabs, 4 tackles and booted 1.0.
James Rowbottom (74/70): Following Davies-Uniacke
Rowbottom contributed with 17 touches, 2 marks, 7 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Matt Roberts (72/68): Starting on a wing on Stephens
Roberts contributed with 17 touches, 6 marks and booted 0.1.
Jake Lloyd (69/74): Starting on a HFF
Lloyd contributed with 14 disposals, 7 marks and 3 tackles.
Jack Buller (67/61): Playing a key forward role on Pink
Buller contributed with 10 disposals, 5 grabs, 3 tackles and booted 2.0.
Hayden McLean (66/84): First goal… 1.0 from 12 possessions and 6 marks… umps paid him 3FF. Playing a forward/ruck role on Wil Dawson then relieved of ruck support duties in Q4 when Ladhams was subbed on.
McLean also had 9 ruck taps.
Will Hayward (64/50): Starting at half forward
Hayward contributed with 15 touches, 6 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
James Jordon (60/73): Playing defensive half forward
Jordon contributed with 13 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Sam Wicks (59/67): Playing back pocket
Wicks contributed with 12 disposals, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Braeden Campbell (58/45): Playing a half forward role
Campbell contributed with 12 touches, 6 marks and kicked 1.0.
Lewis Melican (58/50): In defence on Coleman-Jones
Melican contributed with 11 disposals, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Angus Sheldrick (56/74): Doing jobs in midfield
Sheldrick added 19 disposals and 5 tackles.
Harry Cunningham (51/65): Minding Curtis
Cunningham contributed with 12 touches, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Dane Rampe (47/48): Standing Zurhaar
Rampe contributed with 9 disposals, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Joel Hamling (39/59): In defence on Comben
Hamling added 7 disposals and 5 marks.
Riley Bice (30/32): Playing a wing role on Simpkin… 6 possessions and 3 marks plus 0.1. Subbed off at 3QT for Ladhams.

Peter Ladhams (20/16): On in Q4 for Bice to play a forward/ruck role… 8 hit outs… also 4 possessions. Started as the sub.

Jy Simpkin (121/114): Highly prolific in Q3… 28 possessions including 26 kicks… also 9 marks and 3 tackles… and scored 1.0. Mostly on a wing on Bice.

Harry Sheezel (100/105): Playing a half forward role to join mids
Sheezel contributed with 26 touches, 5 marks, 5 tackles, managed 1.2 and 3 frees against.
Luke Davies-Uniacke (95/117): Playing central midfield with Rowbottom on him
Davies-Uniacke contributed with 26 possessions, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Brynn Teakle (95/94): First ruck in the absence of Xerri
Teakle contributed with 17 disposals, 5 marks, 6 tackles, 5 taps and 1.0.
Finn O’Sullivan (82/87): Mostly starting at half back
O’Sullivan added 20 possessions and 9 marks.
Griffin Logue (82/106): Has really dropped off this year after a good start to his career at Freo… 17 possessions and 7 marks plus 4 tackles. In defence trying to get loose.

Tom Powell (81/96): Starting in midfield on Heeney… torched to HT then shifted off him
Powell contributed with 24 possessions, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Caleb Daniel (76/95): Starting at half back
Daniel added 27 possessions and 4 marks.
Colby McKercher (74/57): Floating about from a HBF
McKercher contributed with 22 disposals, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Will Phillips (71/65): Rotating in midfield
Phillips contributed with 17 touches, 3 grabs and 7 tackles.
Riley Hardeman (68/88): Rotating in defence
Hardeman added 18 touches and 7 grabs.
Jack Darling (56/64): Up forward on Blakey and had to support in ruck after Coleman-Jones got injured
Darling contributed with 8 possessions, 3 grabs, 4 tackles, 3 hit outs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Paul Curtis (51/29): Playing a small forward role on Cunningham
Curtis contributed with 6 disposals, 3 marks, 6 tackles and 0.1.
Cameron Zurhaar (50/43): Starting deep forward on Rampe
Zurhaar contributed with 12 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Luke Parker (48/61): Mostly on ball… shifted to Heeney in Q3
Parker contributed with 14 touches, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Charlie Comben (41/33): In attack on Hamling… switched back in Q4
Comben contributed with 7 disposals, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and 0.2.
Dylan Stephens (38/54): Starting on a wing on Roberts
Stephens contributed with 10 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Jacob Konstanty (37/46): Playing small forward
Konstanty added 7 touches and 5 tackles.
Toby Pink (31/51): In defence on Buller
Pink contributed with 8 disposals, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.
Wil Dawson (29/28): In defence on McLean
Dawson contributed with 4 possessions, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Cooper Harvey (23/23): Rotating forward
Harvey added 4 touches and 2.0.
Zac Banch (11/6): On after QT for Coleman-Jones to play small forward… 2 possessions and 2 marks. Started as the sub.

Callum Coleman-Jones (3/1): Off late in Q1 with a calf injury and subbed off at QT for Banch… 2 hit outs. Playing a forward/ruck role on Melican.
Coleman-Jones also had 0 possessions.