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Player news from R23 of 2026: North Melbourne vs Geelong

News snippets for North Melbourne vs Geelong, R23 of 2026

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Tristan Xerri (109/96): First ruck
Xerri contributed with 17 disposals, 10 tackles and 28 taps.
Finn O’Sullivan (92/77): Into the rooms in Q2 after copping a heavy knock but returned for Q3… 25 possessions and 8 tackles… aided by 3FF. Doing jobs in midfield.

Jy Simpkin (84/91): Starting on ball then resting forward
Simpkin contributed with 26 possessions, 4 marks and managed 2.0.
Cameron Zurhaar (82/101): Starting in defence
Zurhaar contributed with 20 touches, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Nick Larkey (77/94): Starting forward on Jack Henry
Larkey contributed with 10 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles and booted 5.0.
Colby McKercher (77/87): Playing midfield
McKercher contributed with 19 touches, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
George Wardlaw (75/39): Playing inside midfield
Wardlaw contributed with 16 disposals, 2 grabs and 8 tackles.
Cooper Trembath (74/81): Three goals in Q3 to put North back into the lead… 11 possessions and 5 marks plus 2 tackles… 3.1 as well. Playing a forward/ruck role on Guthrie.
Trembath also had 4 hit outs.
Luke Davies-Uniacke (69/64): Playing central midfield under the Mullin tag
Davies-Uniacke contributed with 20 disposals, 2 marks, 5 tackles and 0.1.
Caleb Daniel (69/81): Starting at half back… switched forward in Q3
Daniel added 24 disposals and 4 marks.
Tom Blamires (66/63): Starting on a wing on Clark then got O’Connor in Q3
Blamires added 19 disposals and 4 tackles.
Jack Darling (63/71): Up forward on O’Sullivan
Darling contributed with 10 touches, 4 marks and kicked 4.1.
Paul Curtis (59/69): Playing a small forward role… went to Stewart in Q3
Curtis contributed with 11 touches, 2 marks, 7 tackles, booted 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Zac Banch (59/85): Playing small forward
Banch contributed with 12 touches, 4 tackles and managed 1.1.
Luke Parker (55/73): Starting at half back
Parker also had 20 disposals.
Harry Sheezel (51/59): Headclash with Mullin in Q2 caused an immediate shiner around his left eye… did not return after HT… 1.0 from 16 possessions. Starting forward on Stewart with some CBAs.

Riley Hardeman (51/58): Rotating in defence
Hardeman added 15 disposals and 3 tackles.
Dylan Stephens (49/45): Starting on a wing on Dempsey
Stephens also had 18 possessions.
Charlie Spargo (48/53): Playing a forward role
Spargo contributed with 14 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Griffin Logue (47/47): In defence on Oliver Henry
Logue added 13 disposals and 6 marks.
Wil Dawson (37/59): Ruck support
Dawson contributed with 4 possessions, 3 tackles and 13 taps.
Aidan Corr (33/50): At FB on Neale
Corr added 11 disposals and 3 marks.
Charlie Comben (25/37): In defence on Polkinghorne
Comben also had 9 touches.
Bailey Smith (116/96): Starting on ball
Smith contributed with 34 possessions, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Oliver Dempsey (105/106): Starting on a wing on Stephens
Dempsey contributed with 24 touches, 9 marks, 2 tackles and 1.2 on the scoreboard.
Tanner Bruhn (103/94): Starting at half back
Bruhn added 28 possessions and 8 grabs.
Shaun Mannagh (100/101): Starting at half forward… got some CBAs in Q2
Mannagh contributed with 20 touches, 6 marks, 2 tackles and booted 3.2.
Lawson Humphries (98/103): Starting at half back
Humphries contributed with 20 possessions, 7 marks, 4 tackles and booted 1.0.
Mark Blicavs (98/121): Ruck and attack
Blicavs contributed with 18 possessions, 3 marks, 3 tackles, 17 hit outs and kicked 3.1.
Oisin Mullin (81/99): Tagging Davies-Uniacke in midfield
Mullin contributed with 17 touches, 5 marks and 7 tackles.
Mitchell Edwards (75/56): First ruck
Edwards contributed with 10 disposals, 3 tackles, 23 taps and managed 2.0.
Tom Atkins (74/90): Starting in midfield
Atkins contributed with 17 touches, 2 grabs and 6 tackles.
Shannon Neale (73/78): Starting at FF on Corr with ruck support
Neale contributed with 16 disposals, 6 grabs, 2 tackles, 2.2 and 4 frees against.
Mark O’Connor (69/76): Playing small defender… switched to a wing in Q3
O’Connor contributed with 10 possessions, 2 grabs and 10 tackles.
Tom Stewart (68/75): In defence on Sheezel then got Curtis in Q3
Stewart added 19 disposals and 5 marks.
James Worpel (67/55): Right hamstring pull in Q4… 15 possessions and 2 marks plus 7 tackles… 0.1 as well. Playing inside midfield.

Connor O’Sullivan (60/71): In defence on Darling
O’Sullivan contributed with 11 possessions, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Gryan Miers (59/62): Playing a high half forward role
Miers contributed with 16 possessions, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Zach Guthrie (57/61): Starting at half back on Trembath
Guthrie added 15 touches and 5 grabs.
Jay Polkinghorne (51/71): In attack on Comben
Polkinghorne contributed with 7 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 3.0.
Patrick Dangerfield (49/70): Rotating in midfield
Dangerfield contributed with 9 disposals, 3 marks and kicked 2.1.
Oliver Henry (48/55): Starting forward on Logue
Henry contributed with 7 touches, 5 tackles and 1.1.
Brad Close (43/63): Playing a forward role
Close contributed with 10 touches, 4 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Jhye Clark (39/47): Started on a wing on Blamires… switched to defence in Q3
Clark added 11 disposals and 4 grabs.
Jack Henry (26/42): Standing Larkey
Henry added 6 touches and 4 grabs.
Oliver Wiltshire (6/6): Foot problem saw him not return after HT… 4 possessions. Rotating forward.

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