Game snippets

Player news from R12 of 2026: Melbourne vs Western Sydney

News snippets for Melbourne vs Western Sydney, R12 of 2026

Published on

Max Gawn (123/118): Lead ruck
Gawn contributed with 22 touches, 8 marks, 3 tackles, 30 ruck taps and managed 0.1.
Trent Rivers (80/91): Starting in defence
Rivers contributed with 22 possessions, 4 marks and kicked 1.0.
Jake Bowey (80/109): Starting at half back
Bowey added 23 touches and 5 marks.
Tom Sparrow (80/69): Playing defensive midfielder on Callaghan
Sparrow contributed with 19 disposals, 6 marks, 4 tackles, 1.0 on the scoreboard and 3 frees against.
Jack Steele (71/72): Playing inside midfield on Oliver
Steele contributed with 25 touches, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Kysaiah Pickett (70/73): Starting on ball
Pickett contributed with 16 disposals, 5 tackles, kicked 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Kade Chandler (69/84): Playing a high forward role after starting on Himmelberg
Chandler contributed with 14 touches, 2 marks, 8 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Ed Langdon (68/70): Starting at half back
Langdon contributed with 20 touches, 4 grabs and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Koltyn Tholstrup (59/84): Minding Greene
Tholstrup added 17 disposals and 4 marks.
Caleb Windsor (59/53): Starting in central midfield
Windsor contributed with 16 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Harrison Petty (57/63): Couple of corked thighs in the first half and also hit his head on the turf in Q2 leading to a test… passed and returned before HT… 12 possessions including 9 kicks… also 6 marks and 3 tackles. Playing key defender on Cadman.

Harvey Langford (57/54): Starting on a wing on Stone
Langford contributed with 16 touches, 6 marks and 0.1.
Bailey Laurie (55/42): Playing an outside game
Laurie contributed with 13 disposals, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Daniel Turner (55/63): In defence on Gruzewski
Turner added 14 touches and 6 grabs.
Harry Sharp (52/51): Starting deep forward
Sharp contributed with 16 touches, 4 marks and managed 0.3.
Brody Mihocek (52/73): Playing FF on Laverde
Mihocek contributed with 5 possessions, 3 marks, 3 tackles and booted 3.0.
Andy Moniz-Wakefield (48/29): Limped off late in Q4… 10 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles. Playing defensive forward.

Blake Howes (44/45): Responsible for Stringer
Howes added 9 disposals and 5 grabs.
Latrelle Pickett (43/63): Right knee corked early in Q3 but returned… 9 possessions including 8 kicks… also 2 tackles… and booted 1.2. Rotating forward.

Bayley Fritsch (39/40): Started on a wing but mostly half forward on Idun
Fritsch contributed with 9 touches, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Matthew Jefferson (37/33): Playing key forward on Taylor
Jefferson contributed with 5 possessions, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Jacob van Rooyen (34/33): Playing FF on Aleer
van Rooyen contributed with 11 touches, 3 grabs and booted 0.1.
Paddy Cross (25/39): Starting forward
Cross contributed with 6 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Lachie Ash (131/118): Roaming from half back with kick in duties
Ash added 34 disposals and 11 marks.
Finn Callaghan (123/143): Running through midfield against Sparrow
Callaghan contributed with 31 disposals, 7 marks, 2 tackles and managed 2.0.
Connor Idun (122/124): Enjoyed Q4 junk time… 14 marks and 29 possessions. In defence on Fritsch.

Lachie Whitfield (110/90): Racked it up in Q4 garbage time… 26 possessions including 20 kicks… also 10 marks and 2 tackles. Starting at half back.

Toby Greene (108/94): Starting forward on Tholstrup
Greene contributed with 16 disposals, 6 grabs, 6 tackles and 3.2.
Harvey Thomas (106/116): Starting on a wing on Fritsch
Thomas contributed with 24 possessions, 6 marks, 4 tackles and booted 2.0.
Joe Fonti (83/64): Running off half back
Fonti contributed with 25 disposals, 8 marks and 3 frees against.
Brent Daniels (80/75): Mostly in midfield today
Daniels contributed with 18 disposals, 2 marks, 9 tackles and 3 frees against.
Harry Himmelberg (80/77): Starting at half back on Chandler who is joining mids and letting him stay loose in defence
Himmelberg added 19 disposals and 10 marks.
Max Gruzewski (79/80): First goal… 13 possessions including 11 kicks… also 8 marks… and scored 3.0. In attack on Turner.

Jayden Laverde (79/76): Starting in defence on Mihocek
Laverde contributed with 19 disposals, 7 grabs and 2 tackles.
Callum M. Brown (78/69): Much more productive after HT… 12 possessions including 11 kicks… also 8 marks… and scored 3.0. In attack.

Clayton Oliver (77/79): Playing inside midfield on Steele
Oliver contributed with 28 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 3 frees against.
Kieren Briggs (76/105): In ruck
Briggs contributed with 9 touches, 7 tackles, 18 taps and 1.0.
Jake Stringer (74/60): Starting forward on Howes
Stringer contributed with 15 disposals, 7 marks and managed 1.1.
Phoenix Gothard (72/74): Rotating as small forward
Gothard contributed with 15 touches, 2 grabs, 5 tackles and booted 1.2.
Toby Bedford (71/103): Coming off a HFF to add defensive help to mids
Bedford contributed with 16 touches, 2 grabs, 4 tackles and 2.0.
Sam Taylor (59/42): Right hamstring soreness in Q3… 11 possessions including 9 kicks… also 9 marks. On Jefferson.

Aaron Cadman (58/59): Playing key forward on Petty
Cadman contributed with 9 possessions, 6 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Conor Stone (57/60): Coming off a wing on Langford
Stone contributed with 14 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Toby McMullin (44/54): Rotating forward
McMullin added 12 possessions and 4 grabs.
Leek Aleer (37/39): Playing a forward/ruck role
Aleer contributed with 7 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 6 hit outs.
Stephen Coniglio (19/22): Left groin problem in Q2 and did not reappear after HT… 6 possessions. Starting on a HFF and joining mids.

Click to comment

Popular Posts

Exit mobile version