Player news from R18 of 2026: Melbourne vs Richmond

Jake Bowey (129/133): Starting at half back
Bowey contributed with 31 touches, 7 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Jacob van Rooyen (117/138): First goal… Booted 6.2 from 10 grabs and 16 possessions. Playing FF on Miller.

Jack Steele (113/123): Playing inside midfield
Steele contributed with 27 possessions, 4 marks, 10 tackles and booted 0.1.
Joel Fitzgerald (106/106): Rotating in midfield
Fitzgerald contributed with 31 touches, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Max Gawn (104/116): Lead ruck
Gawn contributed with 17 touches, 4 grabs, 2 tackles, 36 ruck taps, kicked 2.0 and 3 free kicks given away.
Tom Sparrow (95/107): Playing defensive midfielder
Sparrow contributed with 27 touches, 2 marks, 6 tackles, managed 1.1 and 4 frees against.
Ed Langdon (87/104): Starting on a wing
Langdon contributed with 24 disposals, 4 grabs and 4 tackles.
Daniel Turner (82/103): Copped some big hits in Q2 which left him sore… 18 possessions including 13 kicks… also 11 marks. Standing Lynch.

Kysaiah Pickett (78/93): Starting on ball
Pickett contributed with 21 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1.
Blake Howes (78/71): Playing half back
Howes contributed with 22 touches, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.
Harvey Langford (76/70): Starting on a wing
Langford contributed with 20 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 0.2 on the scoreboard.
Jake Lever (73/123): In defence on Balta
Lever contributed with 19 disposals, 8 grabs and 2 tackles.
Kade Chandler (69/60): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 13 disposals, 4 grabs, 6 tackles and booted 0.1.
Trent Rivers (66/70): Starting in defence
Rivers added 22 possessions and 4 marks.
Jake Melksham (64/81): Late in for Petty… 2.1 from 13 possessions and 5 marks. In attack on Broad.

Harry Sharp (62/46): Starting at half forward
Sharp contributed with 12 touches, 3 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Caleb Windsor (52/51): Rotating in midfield
Windsor contributed with 12 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Koltyn Tholstrup (44/65): Playing back pocket
Tholstrup added 14 touches and 3 grabs.
Changkuoth Jiath (44/57): Playing tall on Lefau
Jiath added 12 possessions and 5 marks.
Matthew Jefferson (42/43): Playing key forward on Annand
Jefferson contributed with 7 possessions, 4 marks and booted 1.2.
Latrelle Pickett (39/49): Playing a small forward role
Pickett contributed with 10 touches, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Aidan Johnson (39/33): Playing a forward/ruck role
Johnson contributed with 10 touches, 3 marks, 4 tackles and 4 free kicks given away.
Bailey Laurie (33/37): Playing an outside game
Laurie added 9 possessions and 2 tackles.
Tim Taranto (97/99): Leading the inside midfield
Taranto contributed with 26 touches, 5 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
James Trezise (74/84): Starting at half back
Trezise contributed with 23 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1.
Nick Vlastuin (74/93): In defence
Vlastuin contributed with 16 disposals, 4 marks and 5 tackles.
Toby Nankervis (71/116): First ruck
Nankervis contributed with 14 touches, 2 tackles, 24 taps, kicked 2.0 and 3 frees against.
Sam Banks (67/83): Starting on a HBF
Banks contributed with 20 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Sam Cumming (65/59): Starting in midfield
Cumming contributed with 14 disposals, 5 grabs and kicked 2.0.
Patrick Retschko (64/73): Starting on a wing
Retschko contributed with 18 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Ben Miller (62/71): In defence on van Rooyen
Miller added 15 possessions and 7 marks.
Kane McAuliffe (62/64): Rotating in midfield
McAuliffe contributed with 21 touches, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Seth Campbell (58/46): Playing a mid/forward role
Campbell contributed with 15 touches, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Rhyan Mansell (56/48): Playing a pressure forward role
Mansell contributed with 12 touches, 5 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Sam Grlj (53/53): Rotating at half back
Grlj contributed with 14 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1.
Hugo Ralphsmith (49/60): Playing a wing role
Ralphsmith added 15 disposals and managed 0.2.
Tom Brown (49/45): Off half back
Brown added 14 disposals and 2 marks.
Taj Hotton (47/48): Starting in midfield
Hotton contributed with 13 possessions, 2 tackles and managed 0.1.
Nathan Broad (47/49): In defence on Melksham
Broad contributed with 12 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Dion Prestia (46/54): Rotating between midfield and attack
Prestia added 16 touches and 3 tackles.
Kye Annand (44/71): Limping early in Q1… 13 possessions and 2 marks. In defence on Jefferson.

Noah Balta (41/48): Playing a fwd/ruck role on Lever
Balta contributed with 6 possessions, 2 marks and 12 hit outs.
Zane Peucker (35/49): First game… 7 possessions including 6 kicks… also 3 marks… and scored 1.0. Playing a small forward role.

Jasper Alger (35/56): Donuts to QT… 2.0 from 9 possessions and 2 marks. Playing deep in attack.

Mykelti Lefau (23/22): Playing key forward on Jiath
Lefau added 6 disposals and kicked 1.0.
Tom J. Lynch (17/11): Starting forward on Turner
Lynch added 6 possessions and booted 0.1.