Player news from P1 of 2026: Carlton vs Geelong

Jagga Smith (118/122): Playing on ball
Smith contributed with 37 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Patrick Cripps (117/110): Playing inside midfield and resting forward
Cripps contributed with 29 possessions, 4 marks, 8 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Cooper Lord (114/98): Rotating in midfield
Lord contributed with 18 touches, 5 grabs and 13 tackles.
Elijah Hollands (108/103): Starting at half forward
Hollands contributed with 19 touches, 9 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 2.0.
George Hewett (100/105): Doing jobs in midfield
Hewett added 30 touches and 6 tackles.
Sam Walsh (99/130): Off into the rooms early with lower back concern but returned soon after… 29 possessions and 2 marks plus 5 tackles… 1.0 as well… helped out by 3FF. In central midfield.

Zac Williams (88/79): Hurt left AC joint when tackling Worpel in Q3… 22 possessions including 17 kicks… also 4 marks and 3 tackles… and booted 0.1. His old role in defence.

Oliver Hollands (87/103): Starting on a wing
Hollands contributed with 24 touches, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Wade Derksen (83/80): In defence on Polkinghorne
Derksen contributed with 18 possessions, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Francis Evans (81/63): Sore right hip after a bump by Humphries in Q4… 1.2 from 16 possessions and 5 marks plus 4 tackles. Playing small forward.

Oliver Florent (78/80): Rotating in defence
Florent contributed with 21 possessions, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Lewis Young (75/73): In defence on Neale
Young contributed with 18 disposals, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Mitch McGovern (72/65): In defence on Oliver Henry
McGovern contributed with 17 disposals, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Marc Pittonet (71/92): First ruck
Pittonet contributed with 16 disposals, 33 hit outs, kicked 0.1 and 3 frees against.
Campbell Chesser (69/60): Starting on a wing on Dempsey
Chesser contributed with 16 possessions, 6 grabs and 1.0.
Brodie Kemp (68/63): Playing key forward on De Koning
Kemp contributed with 11 disposals, 7 marks and booted 2.0.
Harry McKay (67/57): Starting forward on Jack Henry
McKay contributed with 13 touches, 7 marks, 3 tackles and 0.2.
Liam Reidy (65/61): Rotating in ruck
Reidy contributed with 9 touches, 7 tackles, 20 ruck taps, kicked 0.1 and 3 free kicks given away.
Ben Ainsworth (61/73): Starting at half forward on Mullin
Ainsworth added 16 disposals and 5 marks.
Adam Saad (56/64): Running from defence
Saad contributed with 12 possessions, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Will Hayward (54/38): First goal… did not appear after HT… 1.0 from 9 possessions and 5 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting at half forward.

Harry Dean (47/36): Starting in defence on Blicavs
Dean contributed with 11 possessions, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Talor Byrne (43/31): Did not appear until Q3… 9 possessions including 7 kicks… also 2 marks… and scored 1.1. Rotating forward.

Jordan Boyd (40/50): Did not appear until Q3… 9 possessions including 7 kicks… also 2 marks and 2 tackles. Rotating in defence.

Ashton Moir (24/35): Playing key forward
Moir added 7 disposals and managed 1.0.
Lachie Fogarty (18/14): Did not appear after HT… 5 possessions including 4 handballs. Playing a forward pressure role.

Tanner Bruhn (108/97): Starting at half back
Bruhn contributed with 27 touches, 9 grabs and 3 tackles.
Max Holmes (98/106): Starting at half back… switched on ball in Q3
Holmes contributed with 25 possessions, 8 grabs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Tom Atkins (97/98): Starting in midfield
Atkins added 27 possessions and 9 tackles.
Lawson Humphries (83/100): Starting at half back
Humphries contributed with 24 disposals, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Tom Stewart (78/58): In defence
Stewart contributed with 17 touches, 9 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Martin (74/64): Did not appear in Q1… 3.0 from 13 possessions and 4 marks plus 4 tackles… not helped by 3 FA. Playing a half forward role.

James Worpel (73/71): Playing inside midfield
Worpel contributed with 21 possessions, 5 tackles and managed 0.1.
Shaun Mannagh (73/45): Starting at half forward
Mannagh contributed with 14 possessions, 4 marks, 5 tackles and 1.0.
George Stevens (70/54): Rotating in midfield
Stevens contributed with 17 touches, 5 tackles and managed 1.0.
Jhye Clark (58/53): Rotating in midfield… switched to half back in Q3
Clark added 19 possessions and 5 grabs.
Jack Henry (56/71): At FB on McKay
Henry added 12 possessions and 6 marks.
Mitchell Edwards (55/50): Playing a forward/ruck role… rucked solo in Q4 after Neale was injured
Edwards contributed with 11 disposals, 2 tackles and 19 hit outs.
Zach Guthrie (52/63): Starting at half back
Guthrie contributed with 16 disposals, 5 marks and 3 free kicks given away.
Oisin Mullin (52/46): Starting at half back on Ainsworth
Mullin contributed with 12 touches, 5 marks and booted 0.1.
Mark O’Connor (51/40): Playing an outside role and in attack today
O’Connor contributed with 12 disposals, 3 marks and managed 1.0.
Mitchell Knevitt (48/57): Mostly starting as a half forward
Knevitt contributed with 8 possessions, 2 marks, 4 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Oliver Henry (45/32): Starting forward on McGovern
Henry contributed with 8 possessions, 3 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Connor O’Sullivan (39/60): In defence
O’Sullivan added 9 possessions and 4 marks.
Jay Polkinghorne (37/32): Starting as key forward on Derksen
Polkinghorne contributed with 6 possessions, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Shannon Neale (34/23): Right knee or shin injury in Q4 after leaping in ruck against Pittonet… looked suspiciously like PCL… 8 possessions and 3 marks. Starting at FF on Young with ruck support.
Neale also had 4 hit outs.
Mark Blicavs (31/46): Playing a ruck/forward role on Dean
Blicavs added 5 touches and 9 taps.
Oliver Dempsey (30/26): Starting on a wing on Chesser
Dempsey added 10 possessions and managed 0.2.
Patrick Dangerfield (29/40): Only played in Q3… 6 possessions and 2 marks plus 1.1. Mostly starting forward.

Sam De Koning (23/38): In defence on Kemp
De Koning contributed with 8 touches, 2 grabs, 3 hit outs and 3 frees against.
Brad Close (17/14): Playing a forward role
Close also had 4 possessions.
Jed Bews (0/0): Did not appear before 3QT. Playing small defender.
Bews also had 0 disposals.