Player news from R15 of 2025: Port Adelaide vs Sydney

Zak Butters (107/130): In midfield on Rowbottom then tagged by Jordon after HT
Butters contributed with 28 disposals, 8 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Sam Powell-Pepper (88/102): Playing a forward role
Powell-Pepper contributed with 20 possessions, 6 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Jase Burgoyne (87/83): Starting on a wing on Roberts
Burgoyne contributed with 20 touches, 7 marks and 4 tackles.
Joe Richards (86/84): Playing a forward role
Richards contributed with 19 touches, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and managed 1.1.
Willem Drew (84/81): Mostly on ball
Drew contributed with 17 possessions, 5 marks and 8 tackles.
Connor Rozee (79/79): Had the Jordon tag released after HT… 25 possessions and 4 marks plus 0.1. Starting on ball.

Mani Liddy (74/59): Right shoulder knock in Q4… 17 possessions including 14 kicks… also 5 marks and 3 tackles. Starting most often off a HFF.

Josh Sinn (71/90): Rotating at half back
Sinn contributed with 14 touches, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Ryan Burton (71/78): Third tall defender on Francis
Burton added 21 possessions and 3 marks.
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (67/73): Has McLean
Zerk-Thatcher contributed with 13 possessions, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Jason Horne-Francis (67/87): Carrying a right shoulder problem… 16 possessions including 13 kicks… also 6 marks… and scored 1.0. More forward today on Rampe with Port undermanned up front.

Kane Farrell (65/75): Playing a HBF role
Farrell added 20 disposals and 3 marks.
Darcy Byrne-Jones (62/61): Playing small forward on Blakey
Byrne-Jones contributed with 12 disposals, 6 grabs and 1.0.
Esava Ratugolea (61/85): In defence on Amartey
Ratugolea contributed with 16 possessions, 7 marks, 2 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Miles Bergman (52/46): Strapped right shoulder coming into the game and got another knock on it in Q2… 14 possessions including 10 kicks… also 3 marks and 2 tackles. Playing defensive midfield on Heeney.

Mitch Georgiades (49/52): Playing key forward on McCartin
Georgiades contributed with 7 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.3.
Jackson Mead (43/55): Starting on a wing on Gulden
Mead added 12 possessions and 3 tackles.
Christian Moraes (42/41): Starting on a wing on Campbell
Moraes contributed with 11 disposals, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Dante Visentini (38/36): Tandem ruck with Sweet then Finlayson
Visentini contributed with 5 disposals, 2 tackles, 15 hit outs and booted 0.1.
Jordon Sweet (38/45): Subbed off in Q3 for Finlayson… 12 hit outs… also 5 possessions and 2 marks. Playing a forward/ruck role on Melican.

Willie Rioli (37/55): Played on after a corked left calf in Q2… 1.1 from 7 possessions and 2 marks. Starting forward on Wicks.

Lachie Jones (28/23): Starting deep in defence on Hayward
Jones added 10 disposals and 3 grabs.
Jeremy Finlayson (17/9): On in Q3 for Sweet to play ruck/forward on Melican… 3 hit outs… also 3 possessions. Started as the sub… late replacement for Joe Berry.

Brodie Grundy (122/161): Lead ruck
Grundy contributed with 22 touches, 8 marks, 4 tackles, 35 hit outs and 3 frees against.
Isaac Heeney (114/135): Playing pure midfield on Bergman
Heeney contributed with 29 possessions, 4 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 2.1.
Callum Mills (96/119): Playing in defence
Mills contributed with 27 touches, 8 grabs and kicked 0.1.
Justin McInerney (92/101): First goal… 22 possessions and 5 marks plus 4 tackles… 1.0 as well. Playing a half forward role with centre rotations.

Nick Blakey (88/125): Zoning off Byrne-Jones to be loose in defence
Blakey contributed with 22 disposals, 5 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Joel Amartey (82/60): Did not bring his kicking boots today… 0.6 from 15 possessions and 8 marks plus 3 tackles. Playing FF on Ratugolea.

Matt Roberts (76/95): Starting on a wing on Burgoyne
Roberts contributed with 19 disposals, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Chad Warner (71/93): Mostly in midfield
Warner contributed with 17 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 0.2.
Errol Gulden (71/95): A bit rusty… 18 possessions including 17 kicks… also 5 tackles. Starting on a wing on Mead.

Angus Sheldrick (70/83): Doing jobs in midfield
Sheldrick contributed with 21 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and booted 0.2.
Will Hayward (68/83): Starting at half forward on Lachie Jones
Hayward contributed with 11 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 3.0.
Tom Papley (64/68): Limped off favouring left leg in Q2 after an ankle twist… 0.2 from 16 possessions and 5 marks. Starting deep forward.

Braeden Campbell (58/58): Playing a wing role on Moraes
Campbell contributed with 15 possessions, 6 marks and 1.1.
James Rowbottom (57/81): Doing jobs in midfield
Rowbottom added 14 possessions and 5 tackles.
Lewis Melican (56/60): In defence on the resting ruck which is mostly Sweet
Melican added 11 touches and 7 marks.
James Jordon (55/85): Moved his tag from Rozee to Butters after HT
Jordon added 15 disposals and 5 tackles.
Harry Cunningham (48/48): Playing a half back role
Cunningham contributed with 10 touches, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Tom McCartin (43/42): The big job on Georgiades
McCartin added 11 disposals and 6 marks.
Dane Rampe (43/40): In defence on Horne-Francis and following him to mids
Rampe contributed with 9 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Hayden McLean (37/55): Limped off after a right knee knock late in Q4… 1.1 from 6 possessions and 3 marks. Playing a forward role on Zerk-Thatcher.

Aaron Francis (24/28): Subbed off at 3QT for Bice… 3 marks and 5 possessions. Playing forward on Burton.

Sam Wicks (19/24): Playing back pocket on Rioli
Wicks also had 7 possessions.
Riley Bice (6/8): On after 3QT for Francis to play HFF… 2 possessions. Started as the sub.