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Player news from R8 of 2026: Sydney vs Melbourne

News snippets for Sydney vs Melbourne, R8 of 2026

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Brodie Grundy (128/126): Prohibited contact off the ball on Latrelle Pickett in Q1 will get a week… 45 hit outs… also 26 possessions and 2 marks plus 4 tackles… 1.1 as well… conceded 4 FA. Lead ruck.

Callum Mills (111/104): Floating at half back
Mills contributed with 26 possessions, 11 grabs and 3 tackles.
Isaac Heeney (110/132): Playing pure midfield on Sparrow
Heeney contributed with 33 possessions, 4 marks and 5 tackles.
Malcolm Rosas (102/127): First goal… had three in Q2 and five by HT… 7.0 from 14 possessions and 4 marks plus 3 tackles. Rotating forward.

Justin McInerney (99/110): Playing a half forward role with centre rotations
McInerney contributed with 29 disposals, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and 1.1.
Matt Roberts (89/71): Starting on a wing on Fritsch
Roberts contributed with 18 touches, 8 marks, 4 tackles and 0.1.
Joel Amartey (84/88): Playing FF on Petty
Amartey contributed with 14 touches, 6 marks, 2 tackles and 4.1.
Chad Warner (83/87): Mostly in midfield
Warner contributed with 21 possessions, 4 marks, 4 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Nick Blakey (80/115): In defence on Jefferson
Blakey contributed with 29 possessions, 2 tackles and managed 0.2.
James Rowbottom (78/67): Doing jobs in midfield
Rowbottom contributed with 19 possessions, 3 marks and 6 tackles.
Sam Wicks (78/88): Playing back pocket
Wicks contributed with 22 touches, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Jake Lloyd (78/73): Starting on a HFF
Lloyd contributed with 17 touches, 7 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Riley Bice (70/59): Playing half back
Bice contributed with 17 disposals, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.
James Jordon (68/87): COming off a HFF to tag Kysaiah Pickett
Jordon added 18 touches and 6 tackles.
Dane Rampe (67/76): Starting at half back
Rampe added 22 disposals and 5 marks.
Jai Serong (65/39): Started on a wing but spent some time at half back
Serong contributed with 16 disposals, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Angus Sheldrick (64/56): Very low TOG… 21 possessions and 4 marks plus 0.2. Doing jobs in midfield.

Tom Papley (64/86): Starting deep forward with some CBAs
Papley contributed with 14 touches, 2 marks, 4 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Logan McDonald (56/60): Starting forward on Lever
McDonald contributed with 7 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles and booted 3.0.
Lewis Melican (48/56): In defence on Mihocek then got the resting ruck
Melican added 13 possessions and 5 grabs.
Billy Cootee (39/36): Second game… 11 possessions and 2 tackles. Rotating at half back.

William Edwards (36/52): Second game… 10 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. In defence on van Rooyen.

Charlie Curnow (36/19): Donuts in Q1… 1.4 from 8 possessions and 2 marks. Starting at CHF on Turner.

Max Gawn (101/102): Copped a Grundy shin to the head in ruck in Q3 but no HIA needed… 22 hit outs… also 18 possessions and 4 marks… and scored 2.0… umps paid him 3FF. Lead ruck to start but rested forward a fair bit after Mihcoek was injured in Q1.

Tom Sparrow (101/103): Playing defensive midfielder on Heeney
Sparrow contributed with 21 touches, 2 marks, 10 tackles, managed 1.2 and 3 frees against.
Kysaiah Pickett (96/112): Rotating in midfield and attack under a Jordon tag
Pickett contributed with 22 touches, 6 tackles and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Harry Sharp (80/83): Starting deep forward
Sharp contributed with 18 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 2.2.
Caleb Windsor (73/85): Starting in central midfield
Windsor contributed with 15 disposals, 5 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Ed Langdon (70/67): Starting at half back
Langdon contributed with 22 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Koltyn Tholstrup (68/66): Coming off a HBF
Tholstrup added 22 touches and 2 tackles.
Daniel Turner (67/72): In defence on Curnow
Turner contributed with 16 touches, 6 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Kade Chandler (66/67): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 14 disposals, 7 tackles and 1.0.
Jack Steele (65/70): Playing inside midfield
Steele contributed with 19 touches, 2 grabs and 4 tackles.
Jake Lever (59/61): In defence on McDonald
Lever added 15 disposals and 4 marks.
Harrison Petty (55/64): Playing key defender on Amartey
Petty contributed with 12 touches, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Blake Howes (55/56): Playing half back
Howes contributed with 16 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Bailey Laurie (53/54): Playing an outside game
Laurie added 17 possessions and booted 1.1.
Changkuoth Jiath (53/49): Starting on a HBF
Jiath contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Harvey Langford (51/30): Starting on a wing
Langford contributed with 14 touches, 3 grabs and 1.0.
Max Heath (50/76): Playing a forward/ruck role
Heath contributed with 8 possessions, 2 marks, 2 tackles, 16 ruck taps, booted 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Jacob van Rooyen (50/48): Playing a forward role on Edwards
van Rooyen contributed with 7 possessions, 4 tackles and managed 2.0.
Matthew Jefferson (46/52): Playing key forward on Blakey
Jefferson contributed with 12 possessions, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Latrelle Pickett (45/45): Rotating forward
Pickett contributed with 13 touches, 4 grabs and kicked 1.2.
Bayley Fritsch (41/52): Started at half forward on Rampe
Fritsch contributed with 12 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1.
Paddy Cross (30/37): Second game… 9 possessions including 7 kicks… also 2 tackles. Starting forward.

Brody Mihocek (11/15): Left hamstring tweak early in Q1 and did not return… 0.1 from 3 possessions. Playing FF on Melican.

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