Player news from R5 of 2026: Sydney vs Gold Coast

Isaac Heeney (145/196): Playing pure midfield on Rowell
Heeney contributed with 33 possessions, 2 marks, 11 tackles and booted 2.0.
Brodie Grundy (130/123): Lead ruck
Grundy contributed with 20 disposals, 4 marks, 12 tackles, 36 hit outs, kicked 0.1 and 5 frees against.
Tom Papley (102/112): Most of his goals in Q4 junk time… 3.3 from 17 possessions and 2 marks plus 7 tackles. Starting forward.

Callum Mills (98/114): Lower back knock in Q1 in a contest with King but played on… 25 possessions and 3 marks plus 7 tackles… aided by 3FF. Floating at half back.

Justin McInerney (92/94): Playing a half forward role with centre rotations
McInerney contributed with 26 disposals, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 1.1.
Chad Warner (91/83): Mostly in midfield
Warner contributed with 22 touches, 6 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Matt Roberts (88/81): Starting on a wing
Roberts contributed with 25 disposals, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Tom McCartin (81/112): Starting in defence on Walter
McCartin added 24 disposals and 7 grabs.
Jai Serong (73/75): Starting on a wing on Zeke Uwland
Serong contributed with 12 possessions, 4 marks and 7 tackles.
Nick Blakey (71/91): In defence on Miller then got Long in Q3
Blakey contributed with 24 disposals, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and 3 frees against.
James Rowbottom (69/67): Doing jobs in midfield
Rowbottom added 14 possessions and 9 tackles.
Riley Bice (67/51): Playing half back
Bice contributed with 18 touches, 4 grabs and kicked 1.0.
Harry Cunningham (66/75): Playing a half forward role
Cunningham contributed with 13 touches, 3 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Dane Rampe (62/68): Starting at half back
Rampe contributed with 17 touches, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Malcolm Rosas (58/83): Rotating forward
Rosas contributed with 12 possessions, 3 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Sam Wicks (57/62): Playing back pocket
Wicks contributed with 15 disposals, 2 grabs and 4 tackles.
Joel Hamling (54/88): At FB on King
Hamling contributed with 14 possessions, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Jake Lloyd (49/49): Starting on a HFF
Lloyd contributed with 11 touches, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
James Jordon (48/66): Coming off a HFF to tag Anderson in mids then switched to his usual forward role in Q3
Jordon added 14 possessions and 5 tackles.
Joel Amartey (47/48): Playing FF on Andrew
Amartey contributed with 7 touches, 5 marks, 2 tackles and managed 0.3.
Logan McDonald (45/36): Starting forward on Ballard
McDonald contributed with 9 touches, 4 grabs, 2 hit outs and 1.2 on the scoreboard.
Charlie Curnow (44/55): Starting at CHF on Collins
Curnow contributed with 11 possessions, 5 marks, 0.4 and 3 free kicks given away.
Corey Warner (31/34): Phantom sub… 5 possessions and 1.0. Starting forward.
Warner also had 2 tackles.
Matt Rowell (104/105): Starting in midfield on Heeney
Rowell contributed with 32 touches, 3 grabs, 7 tackles and 5 frees against.
Bodhi Uwland (87/109): Minding smalls
Uwland added 26 disposals and 3 grabs.
Touk Miller (77/70): Mostly starting HFF on Blakey… shifted to mids in Q3
Miller contributed with 26 possessions, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Will Graham (76/78): Playing a half forward role with mid rotations
Graham contributed with 17 touches, 3 grabs, 5 tackles and 1.1.
Ben Long (74/79): Starting at half forward… moved to man up Blakey in Q3
Long contributed with 14 touches, 2 grabs, 4 tackles and booted 3.2.
John Noble (72/91): Running off smalls
Noble added 24 possessions and 2 marks.
Wil Powell (69/77): Playing a half back role
Powell contributed with 14 possessions, 7 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1.
Mac Andrew (69/71): In defence on Amartey… switched to a ruck/forward role in Q3
Andrew contributed with 17 possessions, 6 marks and 11 hit outs.
Jarrod Witts (66/79): First ruck
Witts contributed with 13 touches, 2 tackles, 30 hit outs and 3 free kicks given away.
Noah Anderson (55/69): Starting in midfield with a Jordon tag on him then freed up in Q3
Anderson contributed with 20 possessions, 3 tackles and 4 free kicks given away.
Lachie Weller (51/60): Starting on a HBF
Weller contributed with 15 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Zeke Uwland (49/34): Starting on a wing on Serong
Uwland contributed with 14 disposals, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 0.2.
Sam Collins (43/49): At CHB on Curnow
Collins added 12 touches and 4 marks.
Daniel Rioli (42/36): Limped off favouring left ankle in Q1 after rolling it… taped up to return for Q2… 10 possessions including 5 kicks… also 3 marks and 2 tackles. Starting at half back.

Sam Clohesy (41/44): On the outside
Clohesy added 13 touches and 2 tackles.
Alex Davies (39/59): Phantom sub… 11 possessions including 8 handballs… also 2 tackles… and kicked 1.1. Playing defensive midfielder.

Leo Lombard (39/49): Rotating forward
Lombard contributed with 12 disposals, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Joel Jeffrey (36/59): Playing a half forward role
Jeffrey added 11 possessions and 2 tackles.
Jed Walter (36/50): Up forward on McCartin
Walter contributed with 7 touches, 2 marks and managed 2.1.
Charlie Ballard (32/48): In defence on McDonald
Ballard added 8 touches and 2 tackles.
Lachlan Gulbin (32/39): Rotating at half forward
Gulbin added 6 touches and 4 tackles.
Ben King (25/34): In attack on Hamling
King added 5 possessions and booted 2.1.
Ethan Read (16/15): Playing a forward/ruck role… spent time on a wing as well
Read contributed with 6 disposals, 2 tackles and 4 frees against.