Player news from R6 of 2026: Melbourne vs Brisbane

Ed Langdon (103/112): Starting on a wing
Langdon added 28 possessions and 9 marks.
Harvey Langford (99/116): Starting on a wing
Langford contributed with 27 possessions, 4 grabs and kicked 3.0.
Max Gawn (89/99): First ruck
Gawn contributed with 21 touches, 3 tackles and 23 hit outs.
Kade Chandler (88/110): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 17 touches, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and 3.1.
Jack Steele (87/99): Playing inside midfield
Steele contributed with 20 possessions, 2 marks, 6 tackles and booted 1.0.
Jai Culley (82/90): Rotating on the outside
Culley contributed with 18 disposals, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Daniel Turner (81/88): In defence
Turner contributed with 15 possessions, 9 marks and 3 tackles.
Kysaiah Pickett (80/108): Playing inside midfield
Pickett added 22 possessions and 5 tackles.
Koltyn Tholstrup (73/115): Starting in defence
Tholstrup added 26 touches and 2 marks.
Jacob van Rooyen (68/87): Playing a forward/ruck role on Andrews
van Rooyen contributed with 14 disposals, 5 grabs, 3 hit outs and 3.1 on the scoreboard.
Tom Sparrow (63/57): Playing inside midfield
Sparrow contributed with 16 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Bayley Fritsch (62/66): Rotating in attack
Fritsch contributed with 15 disposals, 4 marks and booted 2.0.
Brody Mihocek (58/72): Playing FF on Gallop
Mihocek contributed with 8 touches, 6 grabs and 2.0.
Harry Sharp (52/64): Playing an outside game
Sharp contributed with 8 possessions, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 2.0.
Jake Lever (52/46): In defence on Allen
Lever contributed with 12 touches, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Blake Howes (51/60): Playing back pocket on Cameron
Howes added 15 possessions and 4 grabs.
Caleb Windsor (48/56): Starting in central midfield
Windsor added 12 possessions and 4 tackles.
Harrison Petty (46/44): Went off late in Q3 with concussion symptoms… 11 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing key defender on Morris.

Bailey Laurie (39/31): Playing an outside game
Laurie contributed with 10 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and booted 0.1.
Latrelle Pickett (39/43): Rotating forward
Pickett also had 14 touches.
Xavier Taylor (36/31): First game… 5 possessions and 5 tackles. Rotating in defence.

Matthew Jefferson (31/33): Playing key forward on Lester
Jefferson contributed with 7 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Max Heath (16/23): Playing as the second ruck
Heath contributed with 4 disposals, 8 hit outs and 0.1.
Darcy Wilmot (105/82): Sprinting off half back
Wilmot added 27 disposals and 9 marks.
Harris Andrews (102/141): In defence on van Rooyen
Andrews contributed with 22 possessions, 12 marks and 2 tackles.
Will Ashcroft (100/94): Rotating in midfield
Ashcroft contributed with 26 disposals, 8 marks, 3 tackles, booted 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Lachie Neale (97/111): Foot concern late in Q2… 31 possessions and 6 marks. Playing inside midfield.

Levi Ashcroft (94/66): Rotating in midfield
Ashcroft contributed with 20 disposals, 11 marks and booted 0.1.
Bruce Reville (84/85): Ankle concern in Q4… 20 possessions including 16 kicks… also 9 marks… and scored 0.1. Starting on a wing.

Josh Dunkley (83/84): Playing inside midfield
Dunkley contributed with 21 touches, 6 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Keidean Coleman (80/89): Starting at half back
Coleman added 20 disposals and 7 grabs.
Jaspa Fletcher (77/69): Starting on a HBF
Fletcher contributed with 18 disposals, 7 grabs and 1.0.
Logan Morris (76/87): First goal… Booted 3.1 from 7 grabs and 12 possessions. Playing a key forward role on Petty.

Charlie Cameron (74/102): Starting deep forward with Howes for company
Cameron contributed with 14 disposals, 4 grabs and kicked 3.0.
Cam Rayner (68/65): Starting in attack with bursts in the centre
Rayner contributed with 11 disposals, 6 marks and kicked 2.3.
Lincoln McCarthy (68/68): Rotating at half forward
McCarthy contributed with 12 possessions, 9 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Hugh McCluggage (66/50): Playing in midfield
McCluggage contributed with 15 touches, 6 marks and managed 1.1.
Noah Answerth (63/49): Playing small defender
Answerth added 15 possessions and 6 grabs.
Ryan Lester (60/63): Third tall defender on Jefferson
Lester contributed with 12 disposals, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Kai Lohmann (49/55): Starting at half forward
Lohmann contributed with 11 possessions, 2 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.0.
Sam Draper (48/57): First ruck
Draper contributed with 6 disposals, 2 tackles, 23 hit outs, kicked 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Oscar Allen (43/38): At FF on Lever
Allen contributed with 8 disposals, 4 marks and booted 1.0.
Zac Bailey (39/51): Starting at half forward with stints in the middle
Bailey contributed with 14 disposals, 2 marks and 0.2.
Ty Gallop (38/56): Playing key defender on Mihocek
Gallop added 8 touches and 4 grabs.
Zane Zakostelsky (36/28): Late replacement for Darcy Fort… 4 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing as the second ruck.
Zakostelsky also had 6 ruck taps.
Jarrod Berry (32/36): Left calf iced up in Q2 and mothballed… 11 possessions and 2 marks. Starting on a wing.