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Player news from R8 of 2026: Gold Coast vs Western Sydney

News snippets for Gold Coast vs Western Sydney, R8 of 2026

John Noble (144/131): Running off Gothard with kick-in duties
Noble contributed with 35 disposals, 12 grabs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Christian Petracca (117/135): Starting in midfield
Petracca contributed with 29 disposals, 4 grabs, 4 tackles and 2.1.
Bodhi Uwland (112/106): Minding smalls
Uwland contributed with 26 disposals, 13 marks and 2 tackles.
Joel Jeffrey (109/105): Playing a half back role
Jeffrey contributed with 23 touches, 10 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Wil Powell (109/98): First goal… 21 possessions and 10 marks plus 4 tackles… 1.1 as well. Started at half back and joining mids.

Lachie Weller (98/97): Starting on a wing on Thomas
Weller contributed with 24 touches, 8 grabs and 3 tackles.
Mac Andrew (96/104): In defence on Hogan
Andrew contributed with 24 disposals, 10 marks, 2 ruck taps and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Noah Anderson (92/84): Starting in midfield
Anderson contributed with 27 touches, 6 grabs and managed 1.0.
Daniel Rioli (89/96): Starting at half back with Bedford following him
Rioli contributed with 23 possessions, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Touk Miller (86/102): Mostly starting on HFF with some shifts on ball
Miller contributed with 23 possessions, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Ned Moyle (77/72): First ruck in the absence of Witts
Moyle contributed with 8 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 33 hit outs.
Sam Collins (71/74): Standing Cadman
Collins contributed with 13 disposals, 7 marks and 4 tackles.
Leo Lombard (63/66): Rotating forward
Lombard contributed with 17 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1.
Alex Davies (62/66): Tagging Oliver
Davies contributed with 16 possessions, 3 grabs and 5 tackles.
Ben Long (51/33): Should be suspended for a strike or two on Oliver late in Q4… 10 possessions including 8 kicks… also 5 tackles and 4 marks… not helped by 3 FA. Starting at half forward on Himmelberg.

Oscar Adams (50/64): Third tall defender on Stringer
Adams added 17 possessions and 4 marks.
Lachlan Gulbin (48/45): Rotating at half forward
Gulbin contributed with 12 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Ben King (47/57): Headclash with Himmelberg in Q2 left him dazed but he talked the doc into letting him play on… 2.1 from 8 possessions and 2 marks. In attack on Buckley.

Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (46/42): Up forward on Laverde
Ugle-Hagan added 6 touches and kicked 3.1.
Ethan Read (44/46): Starting forward on Leake
Read contributed with 9 disposals, 4 marks, 2 hit outs and kicked 0.1.
Sam Clohesy (38/24): A slam tackle in Q3 that put Angwin out for the game will be assesed… 9 possessions and 4 marks plus 0.2. Started on a wing on Angwin.

Bailey Humphrey (36/28): Starting in attack with centre rotations
Humphrey contributed with 8 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 0.3 on the scoreboard.
Will Graham (30/35): Playing a half forward role
Graham added 8 touches and 2 tackles.
Lachie Whitfield (113/117): Starting at half back with kick-in duties
Whitfield contributed with 30 touches, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Clayton Oliver (104/112): Tagged by Davies… 32 possessions and 5 marks plus 4 tackles… 0.1 as well. Playing inside midfield.

Lachie Ash (103/95): Started in the middle but mostly at half back joining mids
Ash contributed with 29 disposals, 9 grabs and 2 tackles.
Finn Callaghan (100/109): Running through midfield
Callaghan contributed with 28 touches, 2 marks and 6 tackles.
Aaron Cadman (85/88): Playing key forward on Collins
Cadman contributed with 15 possessions, 6 grabs, 4 tackles and booted 2.1.
Connor Idun (83/106): In defence
Idun contributed with 23 possessions, 3 grabs and 4 tackles.
Toby Greene (76/62): Mostly playing midfield to cover injury with occasional rests forward
Greene contributed with 16 possessions, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 1.2 on the scoreboard.
Joe Fonti (75/90): Running off half back
Fonti contributed with 17 possessions, 5 grabs and 4 tackles.
Stephen Coniglio (64/40): Starting on a HFF and joining mids
Coniglio contributed with 21 possessions, 2 marks and managed 0.1.
Harvey Thomas (61/80): Starting on a wing on Weller
Thomas contributed with 16 disposals, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Xavier O’Halloran (58/62): Playing defensive half forward
O’Halloran contributed with 18 possessions, 2 tackles and booted 0.1.
Brent Daniels (55/75): Starting forward
Daniels added 18 touches and 2 marks.
Jake Stringer (54/58): Starting forward on Adams
Stringer contributed with 14 disposals, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Leek Aleer (51/57): Left ankle twisted while kicking in Q1 but restrapped to return… 10 possessions and 2 marks plus 3 tackles… 0.2 as well. Tandem ruck with Briggs.
Aleer also had 9 hit outs.
Toby Bedford (50/64): Playing defensive forward on Rioli
Bedford contributed with 8 touches, 5 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Jesse Hogan (50/44): Split webbing on right hand in Q1 strapped up at QT… then a right hip knock in Q2… Booted 1.3 from 6 grabs and 8 possessions. Starting at FF on Andrew.

Harry Himmelberg (47/73): Starting at half back on Long
Himmelberg contributed with 12 disposals, 4 grabs and booted 0.1.
Phoenix Gothard (44/56): Playing small forward on Noble
Gothard contributed with 11 touches, 2 grabs and booted 2.0.
Ryan Angwin (43/33): Smacked his head into the turf under a Clohesy tackle in Q3 and wobbled off to fail his HIA… 11 possessions and 3 marks plus 0.1. Starting on a wing on Clohesy.

Jack Buckley (39/59): At FB on King
Buckley added 12 possessions and 3 tackles.
James Leake (37/28): Playing key defender on Read
Leake contributed with 11 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Kieren Briggs (30/36): Tandem ruck with Aleer
Briggs added 3 disposals and 19 hit outs.
Jayden Laverde (26/21): Starting in defence on Ugle-Hagan
Laverde added 7 touches and 3 grabs.

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