Player news from R1 of 2026: Gold Coast vs West Coast

Jarrod Witts (115/137): Had a picnic in Q1 including a bonus goal… 51 hit outs… also 20 possessions and 2 marks… and scored 1.0. First ruck.

Christian Petracca (108/152): Three goals in Q1 as the Suns blazed… 23 possessions and 4 marks plus 3 tackles… 4.1 as well. Starting in midfield on Yeo.

Noah Anderson (106/131): Copped a stray knee to the head late in Q4… 34 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles… 1.1 as well… helped out by 3FF. Starting in midfield.

Joel Jeffrey (96/112): Playing a half back role
Jeffrey contributed with 28 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Bodhi Uwland (92/94): Minding smalls
Uwland contributed with 24 disposals, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Touk Miller (92/103): Junked it up shamelessly in Q4… 24 possessions and 6 marks plus 2 tackles… 1.0 as well. Mostly starting on HFF with some shifts on ball.

Wil Powell (90/94): Playing inside midfield
Powell contributed with 20 touches, 4 marks, 7 tackles and kicked 0.1.
John Noble (86/80): Running off smalls
Noble added 25 touches and 7 marks.
Alex Davies (82/91): Playing defensive midfielder
Davies contributed with 25 possessions, 4 tackles and 1.2.
Sam Clohesy (80/69): On the outside against Duursma
Clohesy contributed with 17 touches, 7 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Ben King (68/88): First goal… Booted 5.1 from 5 grabs and 8 possessions. In attack on Young.

Leonardo Lombard (60/54): Rotating forward
Lombard contributed with 11 possessions, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and 2.2.
Jake Rogers (59/95): Late replacement for Bailey Humphrey… 15 possessions including 11 handballs… also 3 tackles and 2 marks… and kicked 1.0. Rotating forward.

Mac Andrew (49/72): In defence on Waterman
Andrew contributed with 15 possessions, 5 grabs and 3 frees against.
Daniel Rioli (46/63): Starting at half back
Rioli contributed with 12 possessions, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Will Graham (42/41): Playing a half forward role
Graham contributed with 8 touches, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Jy Farrar (39/34): Playing third key forward
Farrar contributed with 9 touches, 4 marks and 1.1.
Ethan Read (37/26): Playing a forward/ruck role on Ginbey
Read contributed with 11 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles, 2 hit outs, 0.1 and 4 frees against.
Sam Collins (36/55): Standing Shanahan
Collins added 8 touches and 4 grabs.
Ben Long (36/46): Starting at half forward
Long contributed with 9 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Lachie Weller (32/60): Starting on a wing
Weller also had 12 touches.
Oscar Adams (21/21): Third tall defender on Archer Reid
Adams added 6 possessions and 3 grabs.
Zeke Uwland (19/22): Second game… 5 possessions including 4 kicks… also 2 marks. Rotating at half forward.

Deven Robertson (104/105): Club debut after moving from Brisbane… 17 possessions including 12 kicks… also 12 tackles and 3 marks. Rotating in midfield.

Milan Murdock (95/116): First game… 22 possessions and 2 marks plus 5 tackles… 2.1 as well. Rotating in midfield.

Liam Duggan (91/93): Coming off a HBF
Duggan contributed with 21 disposals, 7 grabs and 3 tackles.
Jack Graham (91/82): Playing on ball
Graham contributed with 19 possessions, 4 marks and 8 tackles.
Tom McCarthy (88/85): Starting on ball
McCarthy contributed with 17 disposals, 6 marks and 5 tackles.
Jake Waterman (80/59): Starting forward on Andrew
Waterman contributed with 11 possessions, 9 grabs and 3.3.
Ryan Maric (75/74): Floating at half back
Maric contributed with 19 disposals, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Hamish Davis (75/54): Playing half back
Davis contributed with 14 touches, 6 grabs and 4 tackles.
Elliot Yeo (71/91): Starting in midfield on Petracca
Yeo contributed with 17 disposals, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and booted 2.0.
Willem Duursma (69/76): First game… 14 possessions and 5 marks plus 5 tackles. Starting on a wing on Clohesy.

Josh Lindsay (66/60): First game… 16 possessions including 12 kicks… also 4 marks and 3 tackles. Rotating in defence.

Jamie Cripps (65/55): Starting at half forward
Cripps contributed with 13 disposals, 6 grabs, 3 tackles and booted 0.1.
Harley Reid (62/82): Starting on ball
Reid contributed with 23 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 3 frees against.
Tylar Young (57/74): Club debut after moving from Richmond… 5 marks and 16 possessions. In defence on King.

Jobe Shanahan (54/51): Playing key forward on Collins
Shanahan contributed with 10 disposals, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 1.1.
Cooper Duff-Tytler (51/36): First game… 8 possessions and 5 tackles plus 0.1. Playing a forward/ruck role.
Duff-Tytler also had 5 taps.
Bo Allan (50/70): Rotating in midfield
Allan contributed with 15 possessions, 6 grabs and 4 frees against.
Brady Hough (48/40): Starting in defence
Hough added 10 possessions and 5 grabs.
Tom Cole (47/50): Starting in defence
Cole added 9 disposals and 7 grabs.
Reuben Ginbey (45/73): Playing key defender on Read
Ginbey added 11 touches and 4 marks.
Matt Flynn (43/48): First ruck
Flynn contributed with 9 possessions, 2 grabs, 2 tackles, 18 hit outs and 3 frees against.
Archer Reid (40/25): Playing key forward on Bodhi Uwland
Reid contributed with 8 touches, 2 marks and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Jacob Newton (38/36): Starting forward
Newton contributed with 9 disposals, 2 tackles and booted 1.1.