Geelong Player Reports Jeremy Cameron
Took until Q2 to wake up and took until Q4 garbage time to be as dominant as expected... 4.5 from 15 possessions and 7 marks plus 2 tackles... aided by 3FF. Starting forward on Laverde.
Shannon Neale
First goal and the next two as well... 3.0 from 7 possessions and 5 marks plus 4 tackles. Starting at FF on Blakiston with ruck support.
Neale also had 3 ruck taps.
Jack Henry
At FB on Wright... 6 possessions including 0 handballs... also 5 marks. Subbed off in Q3 for Clark with hamstring tightness.
Jhye Clark
On in Q3 for Jack Henry... 6 possessions. Late replacement for Jack Martin... started as the sub.
Tom Stewart
Manned up by Guelfi but good enough to intercept at will anyway
Stewart contributed with 18 disposals, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Brad Close
Playing a forward role on Redman
Close contributed with 15 touches, 4 grabs and 1.3.
Oliver Dempsey
Starting on a wing on Duursma
Dempsey contributed with 12 touches, 2 marks, 6 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Gryan Miers
Playing a half forward role
Miers contributed with 22 disposals, 6 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 1.2.
Mark Blicavs
Playing a ruck/forward role
Blicavs contributed with 22 disposals, 6 marks, 17 hit outs and kicked 2.0.
Tyson Stengle
Playing a FP role on Nguyen
Stengle contributed with 10 touches, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and 0.3 on the scoreboard.
Mitchell Knevitt
Starting on a wing on Lual
Knevitt contributed with 17 disposals, 6 marks and kicked 0.1.
Shaun Mannagh
Starting at half forward
Mannagh contributed with 20 touches, 4 grabs, 5 tackles and 3.0 on the scoreboard.
Zach Guthrie
Starting at half back
Guthrie contributed with 16 possessions, 10 grabs and 3 tackles.
Connor O'Sullivan
In defence on McMahon
O'Sullivan contributed with 11 disposals, 10 grabs and 2 tackles.
Lawson Humphries
Starting at half back
Humphries contributed with 11 possessions, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Jack Bowes
Rotating in midfield
Bowes contributed with 24 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles and booted 0.1.
Tom Atkins
Starting in midfield
Atkins contributed with 20 disposals, 6 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Sam De Koning
In defence on Wright
De Koning added 8 touches and 3 marks.
Mark O'Connor
Starting in defence
O'Connor contributed with 16 touches, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Bailey Smith
Starting on ball
Smith contributed with 31 possessions, 6 marks, 4 tackles and 0.1.
Max Holmes
Starting on ball
Holmes contributed with 29 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Oisin Mullin
Tagging Merrett
Mullin contributed with 9 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Rhys Stanley
First ruck
Stanley contributed with 6 touches, 2 grabs and 24 ruck taps.
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Luamon Lual
Started on a wing on Knevitt... 3 possessions and 4 tackles. Landed very awkwardly on his head in a clash with O'Sullivan in Q2 and trudged off holding his back... returned but then subbed off in Q4 for Menzie.
Archer May
Limped off late in Q4 after a right foot injury without contact to be iced up... 7 possessions including 6 kicks... also 4 marks and 2 tackles. Starting forward on Jack Henry.
Jayden Laverde
Left foot stood on in Q3... 15 possessions including 11 kicks... also 9 marks and 2 tackles. The big job on Cameron.
Jye Menzie
On in Q4 for Lual... 2 possessions and 2 tackles. Started as the sub.
Jayden Nguyen
Second game... 5 possessions and 7 tackles. Responsible for Stengle.
Matt Guelfi
Trying to nullify Stewart but not having a good time
Guelfi contributed with 9 possessions, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Andrew McGrath
Playing half back.... switched to midfield in Q3
McGrath contributed with 23 possessions, 7 marks, 5 tackles and managed 1.0.
Zach Merrett
Playing inside midfield and tagged by Mullin
Merrett contributed with 27 touches, 3 marks, 10 tackles and booted 1.1.
Jade Gresham
Playing high half forward with some CBAs
Gresham contributed with 19 touches, 4 marks, 5 tackles and booted 1.0.
Isaac Kako
Playing small forward with some CBAs
Kako contributed with 11 disposals, 5 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Liam McMahon
Playing key forward on O'Sullivan
McMahon contributed with 11 touches, 3 marks and kicked 4.1.
Xavier Duursma
Starting on a wing on Dempsey
Duursma contributed with 14 disposals, 8 marks and booted 1.0.
Ben Hobbs
Playing a half forward role
Hobbs contributed with 10 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Jaxon Prior
Playing a back pocket role
Prior contributed with 14 touches, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Sam Durham
Playing central midfield
Durham contributed with 18 touches, 2 grabs and 7 tackles.
Peter Wright
Up forward on Jack Henry
Wright contributed with 10 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles, 7 ruck taps and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Archie Roberts
Starting at half back
Roberts added 33 touches and 7 grabs.
Angus Clarke
Starting at half back
Clarke added 17 touches and 7 grabs.
Lachie Blakiston
In defence on Neale
Blakiston also had 6 possessions.
Mason Redman
In defence on Close
Redman contributed with 24 touches, 7 marks, 2 tackles, 0.1 on the scoreboard and 3 frees against.
Archie Perkins
Starting forward
Perkins added 15 possessions and 4 marks.
Dylan Shiel
Playing on ball
Shiel contributed with 23 touches, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.
Todd Goldstein
First ruck
Goldstein contributed with 17 possessions, 3 marks, 23 hit outs and 3 frees against.
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