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Player news from R5 of 2026: North Melbourne vs Brisbane

News snippets for North Melbourne vs Brisbane, R5 of 2026

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Luke Davies-Uniacke (111/125): Playing central midfield on Dunkley
Davies-Uniacke contributed with 27 possessions, 3 marks, 8 tackles and managed 1.0.
Harry Sheezel (105/126): Starting on ball
Sheezel contributed with 30 touches, 6 marks, 4 tackles and managed 0.1.
Jy Simpkin (98/124): Tagging Will Ashcroft
Simpkin contributed with 27 touches, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Luke Parker (90/129): Huge intercept tally especially in Q3… 25 possessions and 9 marks. Starting at half back.

Paul Curtis (85/102): Playing a half forward role
Curtis contributed with 18 touches, 4 grabs, 5 tackles and 1.3.
Cooper Trembath (84/95): In attack on Gallop
Trembath contributed with 12 possessions, 8 marks, 3 tackles, 5 hit outs and managed 2.1.
Colby McKercher (76/71): Floating about from a HBF
McKercher contributed with 22 possessions, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Griffin Logue (73/86): In defence on the resting ruck
Logue added 18 possessions and 8 marks.
George Wardlaw (71/79): Playing inside midfield
Wardlaw contributed with 17 possessions, 2 grabs and 5 tackles.
Tom Blamires (69/78): Starting on a wing on Berry
Blamires contributed with 20 disposals, 4 grabs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Luke McDonald (67/88): Starting at half back on McCarthy
McDonald contributed with 15 disposals, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Jack Darling (64/72): Up forward on Lester
Darling contributed with 12 touches, 2 grabs, 4 tackles, 3 ruck taps and booted 1.1.
Nick Larkey (62/73): Starting forward on Andrews
Larkey contributed with 10 touches, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 1.3.
Caleb Daniel (56/66): Starting at half back
Daniel contributed with 18 touches, 2 grabs and 3 tackles.
Tom Powell (52/44): Rotating in midfield and half forward
Powell contributed with 12 touches, 4 marks and kicked 1.0.
Dylan Stephens (51/48): Starting on a wing on Reville
Stephens contributed with 13 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Aidan Corr (46/44): Playing key defender on Morris
Corr contributed with 11 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Callum Coleman-Jones (42/45): Lead ruck in the absence of Xerri
Coleman-Jones contributed with 7 touches, 2 tackles and 23 taps.
Charlie Comben (39/56): In defence on Morris
Comben contributed with 9 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Cameron Zurhaar (38/56): Staying deep forward
Zurhaar added 11 touches and 3 marks.
Charlie Spargo (22/23): Club debut after moving from Melbourne… 7 possessions and 2 tackles. Playing a small forward role.

Zac Banch (21/30): Playing small forward
Banch contributed with 5 possessions, 2 tackles, booted 1.1 and 4 frees against.
Zane Duursma (18/21): Rotating at half forward
Duursma added 4 disposals and 0.1.
Zac Bailey (100/129): Starting on a HFF and joining mids
Bailey contributed with 21 touches, 4 marks, 5 tackles and booted 2.0.
Lachie Neale (99/133): Playing inside midfield
Neale contributed with 30 possessions, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Hugh McCluggage (89/86): Spent the first half of Q1 on the bench… 19 possessions and 6 marks plus 5 tackles… 0.1 as well. Playing in midfield.

Jarrod Berry (78/70): Swinging roundarm on Stephens in a marking contest in Q2 will be looked at… 18 possessions and 3 marks plus 7 tackles. Starting on a wing on Blamires.

Cam Rayner (74/78): Rotating from half forward to mids
Rayner contributed with 17 possessions, 2 marks, 4 tackles and 1.1.
Sam Draper (74/116): Tandem ruck with Fort
Draper contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks, 19 taps and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Will Ashcroft (68/51): Tagged by Simpkin… 19 possessions and 6 tackles… conceded 3 FA. Playing central midfield.

Levi Ashcroft (68/86): Rotating in midfield on Stephens
Ashcroft contributed with 16 possessions, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Oscar Allen (66/75): First goal… 3.2 from 8 possessions and 4 marks. At FF on Comben.
Allen also had 5 hit outs.
Jaspa Fletcher (66/69): Starting on a HBF
Fletcher contributed with 12 possessions, 5 marks and 5 tackles.
Keidean Coleman (59/67): Starting at half back
Coleman contributed with 13 touches, 5 grabs and kicked 1.0.
Josh Dunkley (59/68): Playing inside midfield on Davies-Uniacke
Dunkley contributed with 13 touches, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Lincoln McCarthy (58/69): Couple of scintillating finishes at crucial times… 2.1 from 12 possessions and 3 marks. Starting on a HFF on McDonald.

Harris Andrews (57/78): In defence on Larkey
Andrews added 15 possessions and 6 grabs.
Ryan Lester (55/63): Third tall defender on Darling
Lester added 12 possessions and 6 marks.
Kai Lohmann (53/50): Starting at half forward
Lohmann contributed with 11 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 1.2 on the scoreboard.
Darcy Fort (50/37): Tandem ruck with Draper
Fort contributed with 4 touches, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and 24 hit outs.
Darcy Wilmot (49/68): Sprinting off half back
Wilmot contributed with 14 possessions, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Charlie Cameron (46/39): Starting forward
Cameron contributed with 9 possessions, 2 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Bruce Reville (42/50): Playing an outside game
Reville contributed with 12 touches, 3 grabs and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Logan Morris (42/30): Playing a key forward role on Corr
Morris contributed with 7 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 0.3 on the scoreboard.
Ty Gallop (36/44): Playing key defender on Trembath
Gallop contributed with 6 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Dayne Zorko (29/35): Had left calf strapped at QT and came off in Q2 for further treatment… did not return… 8 possessions including 7 kicks. At half back.

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