Player news from R21 of 2025: Melbourne vs West Coast

Max Gawn (113/131): Lead ruck
Gawn contributed with 21 possessions, 8 grabs, 29 taps and managed 1.0.
Christian Salem (113/97): Starting at half back
Salem contributed with 30 disposals, 9 grabs and 2 tackles.
Kysaiah Pickett (103/98): Rotating in midfield and attack
Pickett contributed with 26 possessions, 3 marks, 5 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Jake Bowey (95/106): Racked up toches in second half junk time… 25 possessions including 19 kicks… also 7 marks and 2 tackles. Starting at half back.

Jack Viney (95/121): In central midfield
Viney contributed with 25 disposals, 8 tackles, booted 1.2 and 3 frees against.
Clayton Oliver (95/109): Playing inside midfield on Hough
Oliver contributed with 28 touches, 4 grabs and 5 tackles.
Harrison Petty (93/98): Playing key forward on Bazzo
Petty contributed with 11 disposals, 8 grabs, 4 tackles, 4 ruck taps and booted 3.2.
Bayley Fritsch (88/88): Playing target forward on Harry Edwards
Fritsch contributed with 17 possessions, 6 marks, 2 tackles and booted 4.0.
Trent Rivers (85/83): Headclash with Ryan in Q2 saw him come off for a HIA… passed and back for Q3… 18 possessions and 10 marks plus 1.0. Floating at half back on Baker.

Kade Chandler (81/103): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 18 possessions, 5 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Jai Culley (78/78): All his goals in second half junk time… 13 possessions and 7 marks plus 2 tackles… 2.0 as well. Playing a HFF role.

Christian Petracca (78/117): Starting in midfield and rotating forward
Petracca contributed with 23 disposals, 2 grabs, 4 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Jacob van Rooyen (77/88): Playing a forward/ruck role on Bazzo
van Rooyen contributed with 15 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles, 3 hit outs and managed 2.1.
Harvey Langford (72/79): Starting on a wing on Chesser
Langford contributed with 16 touches, 2 marks and kicked 3.0.
Tom Sparrow (69/57): Roaming from half forward
Sparrow contributed with 14 touches, 4 marks and 5 tackles.
Caleb Windsor (68/75): Starting at half back
Windsor contributed with 16 disposals, 5 tackles and 0.1.
Daniel Turner (55/69): In defence on Archer Reid
Turner added 12 touches and 6 marks.
Ed Langdon (52/42): Running off a HFF
Langdon contributed with 11 disposals, 4 marks and managed 1.1.
Tom McDonald (44/50): In defence on Shanahan
McDonald added 12 possessions and 4 marks.
Blake Howes (40/54): Minding Ryan
Howes added 12 possessions and 4 marks.
Jake Melksham (39/84): First goal… playing an undersized key forward role on Ginbey… 1.0 from 10 possessions and 2 marks. Subbed off in Q4 for Sharp.

Judd McVee (36/52): Playing deep defender on Cripps
McVee added 11 touches and 3 grabs.
Harry Sharp (9/5): On in Q4 for Melksham… 2 possessions. Started as the sub.

Ryan Maric (112/141): Floating at half back
Maric contributed with 29 touches, 4 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Tim Kelly (93/100): Has returned to central midfield
Kelly contributed with 26 possessions, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Liam Duggan (93/91): Coming off a HBF
Duggan contributed with 21 touches, 8 marks and 3 tackles.
Tom McCarthy (91/123): Rotating in defence
McCarthy added 26 touches and 7 grabs.
Tom Cole (83/98): Starting in defence
Cole contributed with 24 disposals, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and 0.1.
Liam Baker (79/79): Starting at half forward on Rivers
Baker contributed with 18 possessions, 4 marks, 5 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Elijah Hewett (79/77): Starting on ball
Hewett contributed with 23 possessions, 3 marks and 4 tackles.
Campbell Chesser (70/78): Starting on a wing on Langford
Chesser contributed with 17 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Reuben Ginbey (60/98): Playing key defender on Melksham
Ginbey added 15 disposals and 4 tackles.
Archer Reid (55/58): Trudged off very late in Q4 holding his ribs in pain… 1.1 from 8 possessions and 4 marks. Playing CHF on Turner with some ruck support.
Reid also had 8 ruck taps.
Tom Gross (53/41): Starting on a wing
Gross added 13 disposals and 6 marks.
Jamie Cripps (53/31): Starting at half forward on McVee
Cripps contributed with 8 possessions, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 2.0.
Clay Hall (52/60): Rotating in midfield
Hall added 15 possessions and 4 grabs.
Brady Hough (47/55): Starting in midfield on Oliver
Hough contributed with 11 disposals, 3 grabs and 4 tackles.
Rhett Bazzo (45/43): In defence on Petty
Bazzo contributed with 10 disposals, 2 grabs, 4 tackles and 3 taps.
Bailey J. Williams (43/38): Just not up to this role at this level… 26 hit outs… also 6 possessions and 2 tackles… gave away 3 FA. Solo ruck.

Liam Ryan (34/24): Headclash with Rivers from his own bump in Q2 left him with a cut over the left eyebrow… passed his HIA and returned for Q3… Booted 1.2 from 4 grabs and 6 possessions. Starting deep forward on Howes.

Tyler Brockman (34/32): Playing high half forward
Brockman contributed with 8 possessions, 3 marks and 1.1.
Matthew Owies (34/54): Playing small forward
Owies added 9 possessions and 4 grabs.
Tyrell Dewar (27/21): Starting on a HBF… 5 possessions including 4 kicks… also 4 marks. Subbed off in Q4 for Davis.

Jobe Shanahan (27/28): Playing key forward on McDonald
Shanahan contributed with 4 possessions, 2 marks and managed 1.0.
Harry Edwards (22/32): Had no luck with aggressive positioning which was punished often… 4 marks and 6 possessions. In defence on Fritsch.

Hamish Davis (18/13): On in Q4 for Dewar… 4 possessions. Started as the sub.