Player news from R17 of 2026: Richmond vs Carlton

Toby Nankervis (101/126): First ruck
Nankervis contributed with 19 disposals, 5 tackles, 31 hit outs and booted 0.1.
Noah Balta (96/122): Playing a forward/ruck role
Balta contributed with 15 possessions, 7 marks, 3 tackles, 6 ruck taps and managed 2.2.
Tim Taranto (96/102): Starting in midfield on Cripps
Taranto contributed with 25 possessions, 3 marks, 5 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Seth Campbell (81/140): Playing a mid/forward role
Campbell contributed with 17 touches, 6 tackles and 2.1.
Mykelti Lefau (71/76): Playing key forward on Derksen then got McGovern in Q3
Lefau contributed with 10 disposals, 6 marks, 3 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Kane McAuliffe (68/77): Started on ball
McAuliffe added 19 disposals and 5 tackles.
Taj Hotton (65/95): Rotating in midfield
Hotton contributed with 18 touches, 4 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Patrick Retschko (59/54): Rotating on a wing
Retschko contributed with 15 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Jayden Short (59/74): Starting on a HBF
Short added 16 disposals and 5 marks.
Steely Green (57/45): Playing deep forward
Green contributed with 14 possessions, 4 grabs and 3 tackles.
Sam Banks (56/59): Right knee knock in Q3… 4 marks and 16 possessions. Starting on a HBF.

Nick Vlastuin (55/46): Starting in defence on McGovern… freed up in Q3 when his man switched back
Vlastuin contributed with 12 disposals, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
Hugo Ralphsmith (53/72): Playing a wing role
Ralphsmith added 20 touches and 2 grabs.
Rhyan Mansell (52/41): Playing a pressure forward role
Mansell contributed with 10 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 2.1.
Tom Brown (51/60): Off half back
Brown added 12 touches and 6 grabs.
James Trezise (49/53): Rotating on a wing
Trezise contributed with 10 touches, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Sam Cumming (46/53): Rotating in midfield
Cumming added 15 disposals and 3 tackles.
Kye Annand (44/54): In defence on Kemp
Annand contributed with 10 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Tom J. Lynch (44/37): Terrible goalkicking yips… 0.1 from 8 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting forward on Young then got Derksen in Q3.

Nathan Broad (44/65): In defence
Broad added 11 disposals and 5 marks.
Jasper Alger (37/38): Playing undersized key forward on Haynes
Alger contributed with 9 possessions, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Jack Ross (28/30): Ran his head into the jaw of Cowan in Q2 and looked woozy… 10 possessions including 8 handballs… also 2 marks. Starting on ball.

Ben Miller (14/32): In defence on McKay
Miller also had 7 touches.
George Hewett (114/140): Doing jobs in midfield
Hewett contributed with 26 possessions, 4 marks, 9 tackles, managed 2.0 and 3 frees against.
Jagga Smith (100/113): Rotating in midfield
Smith contributed with 29 touches, 3 marks, 5 tackles and booted 0.1.
Francis Evans (96/108): Playing half forward
Evans contributed with 19 touches, 4 grabs, 6 tackles and 1.0.
Adam Cerra (91/96): Starting on a wing
Cerra contributed with 21 touches, 7 grabs, 2 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Patrick Cripps (89/94): Playing inside midfield on Taranto
Cripps contributed with 25 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 1.2.
Nic Newman (88/83): Coming off a HBF
Newman added 22 touches and 7 marks.
Nick Haynes (84/95): Playing a half back role on Alger
Haynes contributed with 17 possessions, 10 marks and 2 tackles.
Marc Pittonet (84/89): First ruck
Pittonet contributed with 12 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles, 37 ruck taps and managed 0.2.
Oliver Florent (75/93): Coming off half back
Florent contributed with 21 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Mitch McGovern (71/83): In attack on Vlastuin… switched back on Lefau in Q3 to cover injury
McGovern contributed with 13 possessions, 6 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Sam Walsh (69/65): In central midfield
Walsh contributed with 22 possessions, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 4 free kicks given away.
Oliver Hollands (68/66): Starting on a wing on Ralphsmith
Hollands contributed with 13 touches, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Will Hayward (61/55): Rotating on a wing
Hayward contributed with 15 possessions, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Ben Ainsworth (60/47): Mostly off half forward but joining mids
Ainsworth contributed with 16 touches, 3 grabs and kicked 1.0.
Brodie Kemp (59/49): First goal… 10 possessions including 8 kicks… also 6 marks… and kicked 2.0. Playing key forward on Annand.

Billy Wilson (59/76): Coming off a HBF
Wilson contributed with 17 possessions, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.
Harry McKay (52/56): Starting forward on Miller
McKay contributed with 9 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles, 3 hit outs and kicked 1.0.
Jack Ison (49/49): Rotating forward
Ison contributed with 12 touches, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Talor Byrne (48/63): Rotating forward
Byrne contributed with 12 possessions, 4 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Wade Derksen (45/66): Playing key defender on Lefau then shifted to Lynch in Q3
Derksen added 11 touches and 4 grabs.
Lachlan Cowan (45/58): Jaw knock in a headclash with Ross in Q2… 14 possessions and 4 marks. Rotating in defence.

Matthew Cottrell (42/51): Rotating in attack
Cottrell added 12 possessions and 3 grabs.
Lewis Young (19/30): Trudged off looking sore after a head knock with Balta in Q3 and had a HIA which he failed… 2 marks and 4 possessions. In defence on Lynch.