Player news from R1 of 2026: Geelong vs Fremantle

Max Holmes (132/139): Starting at half back
Holmes contributed with 32 touches, 7 marks, 8 tackles and 0.1.
Bailey Smith (128/117): Starting on ball
Smith contributed with 30 possessions, 7 grabs, 4 tackles and managed 1.0.
Jeremy Cameron (123/109): At CHF on Chapman
Cameron contributed with 23 possessions, 10 grabs, 2 tackles and 3.4 on the scoreboard.
Tom Stewart (110/135): Loose in defence
Stewart added 28 disposals and 10 marks.
Tanner Bruhn (94/108): Starting in midfield
Bruhn contributed with 24 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles and booted 0.1.
Lawson Humphries (91/98): Starting at half back
Humphries contributed with 22 disposals, 9 marks and 2 tackles.
Gryan Miers (90/108): Playing a high half forward role
Miers contributed with 25 possessions, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Tom Atkins (83/91): Starting in midfield
Atkins contributed with 15 possessions, 2 marks and 10 tackles.
Shaun Mannagh (78/80): Starting at half forward
Mannagh contributed with 15 touches, 3 marks and managed 3.2.
Shannon Neale (77/95): Starting at FF on Pearce
Neale contributed with 9 disposals, 5 grabs and managed 5.1.
Mark Blicavs (69/73): Playing a ruck/mid role
Blicavs contributed with 17 touches, 2 marks, 4 tackles and 9 hit outs.
Jack Henry (68/83): Following Treacy
Henry contributed with 13 disposals, 7 marks and kicked 1.0.
Zach Guthrie (68/63): Starting at half back
Guthrie contributed with 14 possessions, 8 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jack Martin (65/81): Playing a forward role
Martin contributed with 11 disposals, 6 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 1.2.
Sam De Koning (62/62): In defence on Voss
De Koning contributed with 11 disposals, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Connor O’Sullivan (52/58): In defence on Amiss
O’Sullivan contributed with 12 touches, 7 marks, 2 tackles and 3 frees against.
Oisin Mullin (46/53): Rotating at half back
Mullin added 11 possessions and 5 marks.
Oliver Dempsey (41/46): Starting on a HFF
Dempsey contributed with 16 disposals, 2 marks and 0.1.
Mitchell Edwards (40/41): First game… 15 hit outs… also 7 possessions and 2 tackles. Playing a forward/ruck role.

Mark O’Connor (36/25): Doing jobs in midfield
O’Connor added 8 disposals and 3 marks.
Jhye Clark (36/36): Rotating at half forward
Clark contributed with 9 possessions, 2 grabs and managed 1.1.
Patrick Dangerfield (24/34): Donuts in Q1… 4 possessions and 2 marks plus 1.0. Mostly starting forward on McDonald.

Brad Close (18/20): Playing a forward role
Close added 4 touches and 2 tackles.
Luke Jackson (125/140): Playing a ruck/mid role with some forays forward
Jackson contributed with 27 possessions, 2 grabs, 8 tackles, 22 hit outs and managed 1.0.
Caleb Serong (108/149): In central midfield
Serong contributed with 30 possessions, 5 marks and kicked 1.1.
Murphy Reid (78/88): Playing a small forward role
Reid contributed with 19 possessions, 2 marks, 4 tackles and 1.3.
Karl Worner (70/84): Rotating at half back
Worner contributed with 19 touches, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Jordan Clark (69/76): Starting at half back
Clark contributed with 19 disposals, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Hayden Young (68/79): Doing jobs in midfield with some time rotating forward
Young contributed with 16 possessions, 2 marks, 4 tackles and managed 1.0.
Josh Treacy (66/72): Playing key forward on Jack Henry
Treacy contributed with 10 possessions, 8 marks, 2 tackles, 2.1 on the scoreboard and 3 free kicks given away.
Matthew Johnson (66/55): Rotating in midfield
Johnson contributed with 14 disposals, 2 grabs and 6 tackles.
Neil Erasmus (65/45): Starting on a wing
Erasmus contributed with 21 touches, 4 marks and 0.2.
Isaiah Dudley (63/88): Playing small forward
Dudley contributed with 10 touches, 4 tackles and 3.2.
Shai Bolton (62/69): First goal… 16 possessions and 2 tackles plus 2.0. Rotating midfield and forward.

Patrick Voss (60/54): Playing key forward on De Koning
Voss contributed with 11 possessions, 4 marks, 6 tackles, 0.3 and 3 frees against.
Andrew Brayshaw (53/50): Playing central midfield
Brayshaw contributed with 14 possessions, 2 marks, 4 tackles, booted 1.0 and 4 frees against.
Sean Darcy (53/55): Low TOG… 22 hit outs… also 10 possessions and 2 marks. Support ruck for Jackson.

Heath Chapman (52/61): In defence on Cameron
Chapman added 19 disposals and 2 grabs.
Nathan O’Driscoll (49/59): Playing a wing role
O’Driscoll contributed with 11 possessions, 2 marks, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Judd McVee (49/57): Club debut after moving from Melbourne… 14 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing deep defender.

Sam Switkowski (41/37): Starting forward
Switkowski contributed with 9 possessions, 4 tackles and booted 0.1.
Alex Pearce (39/35): Only came on late in Q1… 8 possessions including 7 kicks… also 5 marks. In defence on Neale.

Corey Wagner (38/48): Starting at half back
Wagner added 13 disposals and 2 marks.
Brandon Walker (30/41): Playing back pocket
Walker also had 10 touches.
Oscar McDonald (29/44): Has Dangerfield
McDonald contributed with 5 disposals, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jye Amiss (26/34): Starting at FF on O’Sullivan
Amiss contributed with 4 touches, 2 grabs and 1.0.