Player news from R21 of 2026: Hawthorn vs North Melbourne

Jai Newcombe (121/154): Playing inside midfield
Newcombe contributed with 34 touches, 6 grabs and 3 tackles.
Jarman Impey (115/104): Playing a half back role
Impey contributed with 30 disposals, 9 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Cam Mackenzie (99/96): Rotating in midfield
Mackenzie contributed with 23 disposals, 3 marks, 7 tackles and booted 0.1.
Mabior Chol (98/91): Playing a forward/ruck role on Comben
Chol contributed with 20 touches, 7 grabs, 3 tackles and 2.2 on the scoreboard.
Nick Watson (90/114): Three goals in Q2 to lift Hawthorn into the lead… 10 possessions and 3 marks plus 6 tackles… 5.0 as well. Playing forward pocket on Logue.

Blake Hardwick (90/93): Playing back pocket
Hardwick contributed with 23 disposals, 7 marks and 3 tackles.
Lloyd Meek (87/112): Tandem ruck with Reeves
Meek contributed with 11 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles, 32 taps and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Will Day (78/87): First goal… 20 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles… 1.0 as well. In central midfield.

Josh Ward (78/61): Playing inside midfield
Ward contributed with 22 touches, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Connor Macdonald (76/90): Starting at half forward with some mid rotations
Macdonald contributed with 19 disposals, 2 marks, 6 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Jack Ginnivan (74/62): Whack to the left ribs in a heavy clash with Comben in Q3… 0.2 from 19 possessions and 7 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing a half forward role.

James Sicily (74/73): One of his better games of an up-and-down year… 8 marks and 18 possessions. In defence on Darling.

Josh Battle (71/90): Playing CHB on Trembath
Battle contributed with 19 possessions, 6 marks and 1.0.
Massimo D’Ambrosio (62/72): Starting on a wing on Stephens
D’Ambrosio added 18 possessions and 4 marks.
Jack Gunston (60/62): Starting forward on Corr
Gunston contributed with 9 touches, 7 grabs and kicked 2.5.
Bailey Macdonald (58/63): Rotating in defence
Macdonald contributed with 15 touches, 2 marks, 4 tackles and booted 0.1.
Aidan Schubert (49/24): First game… 9 possessions and 5 marks plus 0.2. Playing forward on Zurhaar.
Schubert also had 4 hit outs.
Josh Weddle (46/51): Starting at half back
Weddle added 11 possessions and 4 marks.
Dylan Moore (40/49): Playing a half forward role
Moore added 11 disposals and 4 marks.
Tom Barrass (38/36): At FB on Larkey
Barrass contributed with 10 possessions, 7 marks and 3 frees against.
Harry Morrison (35/33): Starting on a wing on Blamires
Morrison contributed with 8 touches, 3 marks and 1.0.
Finn Maginness (26/30): Playing half forward
Maginness also had 9 touches.
Oliver Greeves (18/17): Rotating in midfield
Greeves added 3 possessions and 2 marks.
Harry Sheezel (124/123): Starting on ball… switched forward in Q3
Sheezel contributed with 25 possessions, 8 marks, 6 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Luke Parker (102/74): Starting at half back… switched on ball in Q3
Parker contributed with 27 touches, 6 marks and 5 tackles.
Luke Davies-Uniacke (97/106): Playing central midfield
Davies-Uniacke contributed with 27 possessions, 2 marks and 7 tackles.
Tristan Xerri (95/108): First ruck
Xerri contributed with 16 touches, 2 marks, 8 tackles and 24 hit outs.
Jy Simpkin (85/86): Started in the middle
Simpkin contributed with 23 possessions, 5 grabs and 4 tackles.
Caleb Daniel (83/83): Starting at half back
Daniel added 27 possessions and 3 grabs.
Colby McKercher (80/62): Playing midfield
McKercher contributed with 21 touches, 5 marks, 2 tackles, kicked 1.1 and 3 frees against.
Nick Larkey (74/73): Starting forward on Barrass
Larkey contributed with 13 disposals, 8 grabs and booted 2.0.
Cooper Trembath (73/84): Playing a forward/ruck role on Battle
Trembath contributed with 13 possessions, 6 marks, 3 ruck taps and kicked 3.0.
Paul Curtis (66/80): Playing a small forward role
Curtis contributed with 15 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 2.1.
Jack Darling (65/77): Up forward on Sicily
Darling contributed with 14 disposals, 4 marks, 5 tackles and booted 0.1.
Cameron Zurhaar (63/69): Left foot knock after a heavy clash with Chol in Q2 but returned… 17 possessions including 12 handballs… also 6 marks and 2 tackles. Starting in defence on Schubert.

Josh Goater (62/72): Rotating at half back
Goater added 21 touches and 3 grabs.
Griffin Logue (61/64): In defence on Watson
Logue added 14 disposals and 7 marks.
Dylan Stephens (54/72): Starting on a wing on D’Ambrosio
Stephens contributed with 15 disposals, 3 marks and booted 1.0.
Charlie Comben (54/53): In defence on Chol
Comben contributed with 10 possessions, 3 marks and 6 tackles.
Finn O’Sullivan (54/73): Doing jobs in midfield
O’Sullivan contributed with 15 possessions, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Bailey Scott (53/33): Starting in defence
Scott contributed with 11 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles and booted 0.1.
Wil Dawson (50/37): Ruck support
Dawson contributed with 8 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles, 7 hit outs and 0.1.
Tom Blamires (46/42): Starting on a wing on Morrison
Blamires also had 15 possessions.
Charlie Spargo (44/46): Playing a forward role
Spargo added 12 disposals and 5 marks.
Aidan Corr (41/52): Playing key defender on Gunston
Corr added 10 disposals and 5 marks.
Zac Banch (37/44): Playing small forward
Banch contributed with 8 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.