Player news from R2 of 2026: Hawthorn vs Sydney

Jai Newcombe (100/102): Playing inside midfield
Newcombe contributed with 31 possessions, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Dylan Moore (99/105): Starting on a HFF
Moore contributed with 22 possessions, 5 marks, 3 tackles and booted 3.1.
Josh Ward (90/69): Playing inside midfield
Ward contributed with 27 possessions, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Connor Macdonald (89/75): Starting at half forward with some mid rotations
Macdonald contributed with 20 possessions, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and 0.2.
James Sicily (89/88): In defence
Sicily contributed with 23 possessions, 8 grabs and 2 tackles.
Conor Nash (86/101): His strength in the contest was crucial… 19 possessions and 2 marks plus 9 tackles… 0.1 as well. Playing defensive inside midfield.

Jack Gunston (84/107): Starting forward on Rampe
Gunston contributed with 13 touches, 6 marks and kicked 4.4.
Lloyd Meek (81/67): First ruck
Meek contributed with 14 possessions, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and 25 ruck taps.
Karl Amon (81/80): Coming off a HBF
Amon contributed with 16 disposals, 5 grabs and 5 tackles.
Mitch Lewis (80/85): Starting forward on Melican
Lewis contributed with 17 possessions, 9 grabs and managed 1.1.
Jack Scrimshaw (80/69): Asked to play on McDonald
Scrimshaw contributed with 22 touches, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Josh Battle (76/88): Standing Curnow… switched off him to Amartey in Q3
Battle added 22 disposals and 6 marks.
Josh Weddle (74/88): Starting on a wing on Serong… spent most of the second half zoning back as seventh defender
Weddle contributed with 20 disposals, 5 marks, 2 tackles and managed 0.2.
Cam Mackenzie (73/83): Rotating in midfield
Mackenzie contributed with 17 disposals, 6 tackles and managed 1.0.
Jack Ginnivan (72/77): Much better after HT… 0.1 from 22 possessions and 4 marks. Playing a half forward role.

Nick Watson (70/85): Right hamstring tweak in Q3 but returned… also ran his head into the body of Newcombe but no HIA… 18 possessions and 4 marks plus 1.1. Playing forward pocket on Wicks.

Massimo D’Ambrosio (67/75): Starting on a wing on Roberts
D’Ambrosio contributed with 18 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Sam Butler (63/72): Playing forward
Butler contributed with 14 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Tom Barrass (63/92): At FB on Amartey then switched to Curnow in Q3
Barrass added 15 possessions and 6 marks.
Blake Hardwick (62/66): In defence
Hardwick contributed with 15 touches, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Jarman Impey (60/47): Playing a half back role
Impey added 19 disposals and 5 marks.
Mabior Chol (56/58): Playing a forward/ruck role on McCartin
Chol contributed with 6 possessions, 2 marks, 5 tackles and managed 2.2.
Ned Reeves (49/85): In ruck
Reeves contributed with 7 touches, 3 tackles and 21 taps.
Callum Mills (98/107): Floating at half back
Mills added 29 possessions and 8 marks.
Brodie Grundy (88/132): Lead ruck
Grundy contributed with 19 disposals, 3 tackles, 29 hit outs, managed 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Riley Bice (87/81): Playing half back
Bice contributed with 24 possessions, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Nick Blakey (85/79): In defence as loose man
Blakey contributed with 23 disposals, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Justin McInerney (85/77): Playing a half forward role with centre rotations
McInerney contributed with 24 possessions, 2 grabs, 5 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Chad Warner (82/91): Mostly in midfield
Warner contributed with 27 possessions, 3 tackles, kicked 1.0 and 3 free kicks given away.
Jake Lloyd (80/65): Starting on a HFF
Lloyd contributed with 19 disposals, 3 marks, 5 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Logan McDonald (78/88): Starting forward on Scrimshaw
McDonald contributed with 11 possessions, 5 marks, 4 tackles and managed 3.0.
Angus Sheldrick (78/73): Doing jobs in midfield
Sheldrick added 19 disposals and 6 tackles.
James Rowbottom (76/84): Doing jobs in midfield
Rowbottom added 12 possessions and 11 tackles.
Jai Serong (59/48): Starting on a wing on Weddle
Serong contributed with 18 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
James Jordon (58/64): Playing defensive half forward
Jordon contributed with 12 possessions, 5 tackles and booted 1.0.
Tom Papley (53/60): First goal… 1.1 from 14 possessions and 3 tackles. Starting deep forward.

Sam Wicks (49/24): Playing back pocket on Watson
Wicks contributed with 13 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Matt Roberts (47/44): Starting on a wing on D’Ambrosio
Roberts added 13 disposals and 4 marks.
Corey Warner (43/34): Starting deep forward
Warner contributed with 13 disposals, 2 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Dane Rampe (43/48): Starting at half back on Gunston
Rampe added 11 touches and 4 marks.
Malcolm Rosas (35/43): Rotating forward
Rosas contributed with 7 possessions, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Charlie Curnow (35/32): Starting at CHF on Battle then got Barrass in Q3
Curnow contributed with 7 touches, 2 marks and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Lewis Melican (34/32): In defence on Lewis
Melican added 9 possessions and 2 tackles.
Tom McCartin (33/48): Starting in defence on Chol
McCartin contributed with 13 disposals, 3 grabs and 3 free kicks given away.
Joel Amartey (31/43): Playing FF on Barrass with ruck support… then got Battle in Q3
Amartey contributed with 7 possessions, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Caiden Cleary (19/18): Playing a deep forward role
Cleary added 4 possessions and 4 tackles.