Player news from R1 of 2026: Sydney vs Brisbane

Riley Bice (103/113): Playing half back
Bice contributed with 28 disposals, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Errol Gulden (101/112): Subluxed right shoulder in Q4 and had arm in a sling before the end of the match… 20 possessions and 6 marks plus 8 tackles… 1.0 as well. Starting on ball.

Joel Amartey (100/110): Playing forward on Zakostelsky
Amartey contributed with 13 touches, 8 grabs, 2 tackles, 2 hit outs and kicked 5.0.
Nick Blakey (90/127): First goal… 25 possessions and 6 marks plus 1.0. In defence on the resting ruck.

Tom McCartin (90/110): Starting in defence on Gallop
McCartin added 27 disposals and 8 grabs.
James Rowbottom (87/84): Doing jobs in midfield on Neale
Rowbottom contributed with 21 possessions, 2 marks, 7 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Angus Sheldrick (87/79): Doing jobs in midfield
Sheldrick contributed with 25 disposals, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Justin McInerney (84/88): Big Q4 after some other stars went off… 23 possessions and 5 marks plus 2.0. Playing a half forward role with centre rotations.

Matt Roberts (84/92): Starting at half back
Roberts contributed with 20 possessions, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Callum Mills (79/100): Floating at half back
Mills contributed with 22 possessions, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.
Logan McDonald (66/101): Starting forward on Answerth
McDonald contributed with 12 possessions, 5 marks, 3 hit outs and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Isaac Heeney (65/97): Right hamstring tweak in Q4… 2.2 from 16 possessions and 3 marks. Playing pure midfield on Dunkley then got Berry in Q2.

Tom Papley (65/56): Phantom substitute but played a lot after HT to cover injury… 18 possessions including 13 kicks… also 4 marks. Starting deep forward.

Jai Serong (59/54): Starting on a wing
Serong added 18 possessions and 3 grabs.
Charlie Curnow (59/41): Starting at CHF on Lester
Curnow contributed with 13 disposals, 6 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Dane Rampe (53/71): Starting at half back
Rampe added 15 disposals and 3 tackles.
Brodie Grundy (52/89): Lead ruck
Grundy contributed with 9 possessions, 30 hit outs, booted 1.0 and 4 free kicks given away.
Lewis Melican (46/59): In defence on Allen
Melican contributed with 11 touches, 4 marks and kicked 0.1.
Jake Lloyd (40/44): Starting on a HFF
Lloyd contributed with 8 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Sam Wicks (39/47): Playing back pocket on Cameron
Wicks contributed with 10 possessions, 5 tackles, 0.1 and 3 frees against.
Chad Warner (37/64): Started forward on Wilmot and mostly stayed there
Warner also had 14 touches.
Malcolm Rosas (35/50): Rotating forward
Rosas added 8 possessions and booted 1.1.
James Jordon (32/39): Playing defensive half forward
Jordon added 9 possessions and 2 marks.
Dayne Zorko (121/102): At half back
Zorko added 30 touches and 11 grabs.
Josh Dunkley (108/100): Playing inside midfield on Heeney then shifted off him in Q2
Dunkley contributed with 22 possessions, 5 marks and 9 tackles.
Darcy Wilmot (103/90): Started deep on Chad Warner
Wilmot contributed with 24 touches, 8 marks, 2 tackles and booted 0.1.
Lachie Neale (83/93): Playing inside midfield on Rowbottom
Neale contributed with 28 touches, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Darcy Fort (81/101): First ruck
Fort contributed with 18 disposals, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and 12 ruck taps.
Jaspa Fletcher (77/88): Starting on a HBF
Fletcher contributed with 18 touches, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Cam Rayner (74/62): Rotating from half forward to mids
Rayner contributed with 16 disposals, 6 grabs and 1.2.
Levi Ashcroft (74/78): Rotating in midfield
Ashcroft contributed with 18 possessions, 6 grabs and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Charlie Cameron (72/72): Starting forward on Wicks
Cameron contributed with 12 touches, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 2.0.
Will Ashcroft (67/64): Playing central midfield
Ashcroft contributed with 21 touches, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
James Tunstill (66/52): Playing a half forward role
Tunstill contributed with 16 disposals, 7 marks and 1.0.
Bruce Reville (65/76): Starting on a wing
Reville contributed with 13 possessions, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and 2.0.
Keidean Coleman (58/49): Starting at half back
Coleman added 16 touches and 6 marks.
Daniel Annable (53/40): First game… 13 possessions including 10 kicks… also 4 marks. Starting on a wing.

Noah Answerth (50/48): Forced to play tall on McDonald
Answerth contributed with 10 disposals, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Zane Zakostelsky (49/62): Second game… 12 possessions including 10 kicks… also 6 marks. Playing key defender on Amartey.

Jarrod Berry (49/55): Starting on a wing…. moved to tag Heeney in Q2
Berry contributed with 12 disposals, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and 0.1.
Ryan Lester (42/65): The big job on Curnow
Lester added 11 possessions and 4 grabs.
Sam Draper (41/26): Club debut after moving from Essendon… 8 hit outs… also 8 possessions and 3 marks… and scored 0.3. Playing a forward/ruck role.

Lincoln McCarthy (36/46): Starting on a HFF
McCarthy contributed with 11 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Kai Lohmann (34/28): Starting at half forward
Lohmann contributed with 8 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Oscar Allen (19/25): Treated for a right hip injury at HT and returned midway through Q3… 1.0 from 5 possessions. At FF on Melican.

Ty Gallop (16/26): Playing key forward on McCartin
Gallop contributed with 3 touches, 2 tackles and managed 0.1.