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Player news from R6 of 2026: North Melbourne vs Richmond

News snippets for North Melbourne vs Richmond, R6 of 2026

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Harry Sheezel (136/140): Head to head with Prestia… 1.3 from 39 possessions and 8 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting on ball.

Cameron Zurhaar (113/140): An unfamiliar starting role on a HBF but took to it like a bull to a cow paddock
Zurhaar contributed with 23 disposals, 11 grabs and 4 tackles.
Luke McDonald (101/93): Starting at half back
McDonald contributed with 25 touches, 9 marks and 2 tackles.
Paul Curtis (99/103): Three goals in Q1 as North built a big lead then three garbage time specials in Q4… 6.0 from 13 possessions and 6 marks plus 4 tackles… conceded 3 FA. Playing a small forward role on Vlastuin.

Luke Davies-Uniacke (92/128): Playing central midfield
Davies-Uniacke contributed with 26 disposals, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Jack Darling (92/101): Up forward on Gray
Darling contributed with 20 possessions, 5 marks, 4 tackles, 6 ruck taps and 1.0.
George Wardlaw (91/96): Playing inside midfield
Wardlaw contributed with 25 disposals, 5 marks and 5 tackles.
Colby McKercher (90/80): Playing a high half forward role
McKercher contributed with 26 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Dylan Stephens (89/86): Starting on a wing
Stephens contributed with 21 possessions, 6 marks, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Luke Parker (89/120): Starting at half back
Parker added 26 disposals and 6 marks.
Tom Powell (87/84): Starting on Ralphsmith on a wing
Powell contributed with 18 touches, 9 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.1.
Caleb Daniel (87/106): Starting at half forward
Daniel added 32 possessions and 3 marks.
Cooper Trembath (77/67): In attack on Balta then got Faull in Q3… also rotated in ruck
Trembath contributed with 9 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles, 12 taps and kicked 3.0.
Jy Simpkin (77/79): Tagging Taranto then freed up in Q3 when Taranto went off injured
Simpkin contributed with 24 disposals, 3 grabs, 4 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Tom Blamires (72/60): Starting on a wing
Blamires contributed with 21 disposals, 3 marks and 0.1.
Callum Coleman-Jones (66/66): Right ankle knock landing after a marking contest early in Q1… 13 hit outs… also 15 possessions and 3 tackles… not helped by 3 FA. First ruck in the absence of Xerri.
Coleman-Jones also had 4 marks.
Charlie Comben (63/68): In defence on Faull then got Balta in Q3
Comben added 15 possessions and 7 marks.
Nick Larkey (50/52): Starting forward on Miller
Larkey contributed with 7 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 2.1.
Aidan Corr (49/52): Playing key defender
Corr added 13 touches and 6 marks.
Griffin Logue (48/57): In defence on Lefau
Logue contributed with 10 possessions, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Charlie Spargo (40/58): Starting forward
Spargo contributed with 10 possessions, 3 marks and 1.0.
Lachy Dovaston (24/34): Rotating in attack
Dovaston contributed with 6 possessions, 2 grabs and 0.1.
Zane Duursma (23/28): Starting at half forward on Broad
Duursma added 4 touches and kicked 2.1.
Jack Ross (123/148): Starting on ball
Ross contributed with 26 possessions, 6 marks, 8 tackles and booted 2.0.
Jayden Short (99/110): Starting on a HBF
Short contributed with 26 disposals, 8 marks and managed 0.1.
Kane McAuliffe (97/102): Moved from a HFF to wing early in Q1 to cover injury
McAuliffe contributed with 23 disposals, 5 grabs, 7 tackles, 0.1 on the scoreboard and 3 frees against.
Samson Ryan (84/85): Starting in ruck
Ryan contributed with 13 disposals, 3 grabs, 4 tackles and 24 ruck taps.
Sam Lalor (82/99): Starting on ball and stayed there after injuries piled up
Lalor contributed with 22 possessions, 6 marks and booted 1.0.
Dion Prestia (82/94): Head to head with Sheezel… 22 possessions and 4 marks plus 5 tackles… 0.1 as well. Playing inside midfield on Sheezel.

Seth Campbell (74/76): Rotating forward
Campbell contributed with 14 possessions, 6 grabs and 2.2.
Nathan Broad (73/68): In defence on Duursma
Broad added 18 touches and 8 marks.
Patrick Retschko (65/73): First game… 13 possessions and 6 marks plus 3 tackles. Rotating at half back.

Nick Vlastuin (59/78): Starting in defence on Curtis
Vlastuin contributed with 13 possessions, 2 marks, 4 tackles and 0.1.
Samuel Grlj (57/65): Rotating at half back
Grlj contributed with 16 disposals, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.
Tyler Sonsie (55/46): Starting on a HFF
Sonsie contributed with 10 touches, 6 marks, 2 tackles and booted 0.1.
Noah Balta (52/41): Standing Trembath… switched forward in Q3 onto Comben
Balta contributed with 11 disposals, 6 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Hugo Ralphsmith (47/55): Playing a wing role on Powell
Ralphsmith contributed with 12 touches, 3 marks and 0.1.
Mykelti Lefau (38/32): Playing key forward on Logue with ruck support
Lefau contributed with 5 touches, 3 grabs, 2 tackles, 5 hit outs and managed 0.1.
Campbell Gray (34/41): Playing key defender on Darling
Gray contributed with 6 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Tim Taranto (30/66): Tagged by Simpkin… in the rooms in Q3 with concussion symptoms and did not return… 10 possessions and 0.1. Starting in midfield.

Ben Miller (28/43): In defence on Larkey
Miller contributed with 6 touches, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.
Steely Green (28/36): Playing half forward
Green contributed with 6 touches, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Maurice Rioli jnr (17/16): Hamstring tightness in Q2 and did not return… 2 possessions and 2 tackles plus 0.1. Starting deep forward.

Jonty Faull (15/8): Playing key forward on Comben.. switched back in Q3 onto Trembath
Faull added 5 touches and 2 hit outs.
Sam Banks (1/1): Right collarbone broken in a tackle by Davies-Uniacke early in Q1. Starting on a wing.
Banks also had 0 touches.
Liam Fawcett (0/-3): Playing a key forward role on Comben
Fawcett also had 1 touches.

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