Player news from R1 of 2026: North Melbourne vs Port Adelaide

Dylan Stephens (135/135): Starting on a wing on Wehr
Stephens contributed with 29 touches, 11 grabs, 4 tackles and booted 1.1.
Harry Sheezel (118/132): Playing a half forward role to join mids
Sheezel contributed with 31 possessions, 8 marks and 5 tackles.
Luke Parker (100/136): Started at half back… switched to mids in Q3 then defence again in Q4
Parker contributed with 24 disposals, 8 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Tristan Xerri (97/128): First ruck
Xerri contributed with 19 disposals, 10 tackles and 17 taps.
Charlie Comben (94/117): Plenty of intercepts… 1.0 from 18 possessions and 11 marks plus 2 tackles. In defence on Lord.

Luke Davies-Uniacke (88/101): Playing central midfield
Davies-Uniacke contributed with 23 disposals, 5 grabs, 5 tackles, 0.1 on the scoreboard and 3 free kicks given away.
Caleb Daniel (81/78): Starting at half back
Daniel added 23 possessions and 7 marks.
Luke McDonald (81/62): Starting at half back
McDonald added 21 touches and 9 marks.
Tom Blamires (77/73): First game… 23 possessions and 5 marks. Rotating at half back.

Jack Darling (74/93): Up forward on Aliir with ruck support
Darling contributed with 12 disposals, 7 grabs, 4 tackles, 3 hit outs and booted 1.0.
Jy Simpkin (71/88): Starting on a wing on Mackinlay
Simpkin contributed with 17 touches, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Cameron Zurhaar (71/75): Mostly forward
Zurhaar contributed with 11 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 2.3.
Tom Powell (70/80): Rotating in midfield and half forward
Powell contributed with 20 disposals, 3 marks and booted 0.1.
Toby Pink (65/75): In defence on Whitlock
Pink added 15 touches and 7 marks.
Cooper Trembath (62/68): In attack on Marshall
Trembath contributed with 9 disposals, 4 marks, 2 taps and booted 3.1.
Finn O’Sullivan (61/83): Tagging Butters… moved to defence to follow him in Q3
O’Sullivan contributed with 14 touches, 4 grabs and 4 tackles.
Griffin Logue (55/62): In defence on Georgiades
Logue contributed with 14 possessions, 8 marks and 3 free kicks given away.
Lachy Dovaston (54/44): First game… 9 possessions including 8 kicks… also 5 marks and 3 tackles. Rotating in attack.

Nick Larkey (52/73): Starting forward on Ratugolea
Larkey contributed with 7 disposals, 2 marks and 4.0 on the scoreboard.
Paul Curtis (47/59): Playing a small forward role on Lachie Jones
Curtis contributed with 7 possessions, 4 marks and 1.3 on the scoreboard.
Colby McKercher (40/60): Floating about from a HFF
McKercher contributed with 11 possessions, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Zane Duursma (23/39): Rotating at half forward
Duursma contributed with 5 disposals, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Jacob Konstanty (23/38): Playing small forward
Konstanty added 6 possessions and 2 tackles.
Zak Butters (92/93): Tagged by O’Sullivan… 23 possessions and 7 tackles plus 0.2. In midfield… shifted forward in Q3 then returned to mids in Q4.

Connor Rozee (89/109): Starting on ball
Rozee contributed with 24 possessions, 7 marks and 3 tackles.
Willem Drew (78/92): Playing defensive midfield
Drew contributed with 21 touches, 2 grabs and 4 tackles.
Jase Burgoyne (69/68): Mostly at half back with a few CBAs
Burgoyne contributed with 17 touches, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Dante Visentini (67/61): First ruck
Visentini contributed with 6 touches, 6 tackles and 29 taps.
Kane Farrell (64/68): Playing a HBF role
Farrell added 17 possessions and 6 marks.
Joe Richards (62/61): Playing a forward role
Richards contributed with 14 touches, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.
Aliir Aliir (55/56): In defence on Darling
Aliir added 15 possessions and 5 grabs.
Logan Evans (54/59): Rotating in defence
Evans added 16 possessions and 3 marks.
Corey Durdin (53/41): Club debut after moving from Carlton… Booted 2.2 from 5 grabs and 7 possessions. Rotating forward.

Miles Bergman (52/55): Playing central midfield
Bergman contributed with 12 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.2.
Jason Horne-Francis (50/47): Rotating midfield and attack
Horne-Francis contributed with 12 touches, 2 marks, 3 tackles and managed 0.1.
Mitch Georgiades (49/46): Playing key forward on Logue
Georgiades contributed with 8 touches, 3 marks and booted 3.1.
Darcy Byrne-Jones (48/54): First goal… 7 possessions including 5 kicks… also 4 tackles and 2 marks… and scored 1.1. Playing small forward.

Jack Watkins (47/44): First game… 10 possessions and 5 marks. Rotating in midfield.
Watkins also had 2 tackles.
Lachie Jones (46/56): Starting deep in defence on Curtis
Jones added 9 possessions and 6 marks.
Jacob Wehr (45/41): Club debut after moving from GWS… 13 possessions and 4 marks. Starting on a wing on Stephens.

Ewan Mackinlay (45/63): Second game… 13 possessions and 3 tackles. Starting on a wing on Simpkin.

Todd Marshall (43/90): Right ankle rolled in a contest with Larkey in Q4… iced up and did not return… 14 possessions and 3 marks. Starting in defence on Trembath.

Joe Berry (39/38): Rotating at half forward
Berry added 11 touches and 2 tackles.
Ollie Lord (38/38): Playing key forward on Comben… switched back onto Trembath in Q4 to cover injury
Lord contributed with 7 possessions, 2 tackles, 7 taps and kicked 0.1.
Jack Whitlock (31/41): Playing key forward on Pink
Whitlock contributed with 3 touches, 2 tackles and 2.1.
Esava Ratugolea (26/52): In defence on Larkey
Ratugolea added 8 touches and 3 marks.