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Player news from R9 of 2026: Melbourne vs West Coast

News snippets for Melbourne vs West Coast, R9 of 2026

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Ed Langdon (114/121): Starting at half back
Langdon contributed with 29 possessions, 10 marks and 2 tackles.
Max Gawn (106/133): Started forward on Harry Edwards but mostly in ruck
Gawn contributed with 21 disposals, 3 grabs, 3 tackles, 27 ruck taps and managed 1.2.
Changkuoth Jiath (99/74): Left knee tweak in Q2 but strapped up to return… 19 possessions including 15 kicks… also 10 marks and 4 tackles. Starting on a HBF.

Jake Bowey (98/105): Starting at half back
Bowey contributed with 26 touches, 4 grabs and 3 tackles.
Jacob van Rooyen (96/112): Playing a forward/ruck role on Ginbey
van Rooyen contributed with 15 disposals, 7 marks, 3 tackles, booted 5.1 and 3 frees against.
Tom Sparrow (94/97): Playing defensive midfielder
Sparrow contributed with 24 disposals, 3 marks, 5 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Jake Lever (93/104): In defence on Shanahan
Lever added 21 disposals and 13 marks.
Koltyn Tholstrup (91/90): Coming off a HBF
Tholstrup contributed with 19 disposals, 6 marks and 5 tackles.
Blake Howes (86/95): Playing key defender on Duff-Tytler
Howes contributed with 19 touches, 11 marks, 3 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Jack Steele (84/86): Playing inside midfield
Steele contributed with 26 touches, 3 marks and 6 tackles.
Caleb Windsor (75/79): Left ankle rolled under himself in a tackle early in Q3… 22 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting in central midfield.

Kade Chandler (70/104): His delivery inside 50 was high quality… 1.0 from 18 possessions and 5 tackles. Playing a high forward role on Baker.

Paddy Cross (70/71): Starting forward
Cross contributed with 10 possessions, 2 marks, 6 tackles and 3.0 on the scoreboard.
Max Heath (67/88): Started in ruck but mostly in support to Gawn
Heath contributed with 11 possessions, 2 marks, 3 tackles and 22 ruck taps.
Bailey Laurie (66/43): Playing an outside game
Laurie contributed with 14 touches, 6 marks, 3 tackles and booted 0.1.
Bayley Fritsch (64/61): Playing target forward on Duggan
Fritsch contributed with 13 possessions, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and booted 0.1.
Harvey Langford (61/68): Starting on a wing on Maric
Langford contributed with 13 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.2.
Harrison Petty (59/82): Playing key defender on Waterman
Petty added 13 touches and 9 marks.
Kysaiah Pickett (58/65): High hit on Waterman very early in Q1 but no problem resulted… tagged by Hough after HT… 1.0 from 14 possessions and 4 marks. Rotating in midfield and attack.
Pickett also had 2 tackles.
Harry Sharp (55/54): Starting deep forward
Sharp contributed with 13 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Latrelle Pickett (37/49): Rotating forward
Pickett contributed with 10 disposals, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Andy Moniz-Wakefield (25/30): Late replacement for Daniel Turner… 1.0 from 5 possessions and 2 tackles. Playing defensive forward.

Matthew Jefferson (23/27): Playing key forward on Young
Jefferson contributed with 3 touches, 3 marks and booted 1.0.
Tom McCarthy (98/107): Starting at half back
McCarthy added 30 possessions and 6 marks.
Elliot Yeo (93/89): Starting in midfield
Yeo contributed with 20 possessions, 2 grabs and 8 tackles.
Milan Murdock (92/92): Rotating in midfield and attack
Murdock contributed with 25 possessions, 3 marks, 5 tackles and booted 0.1.
Liam Duggan (86/98): Coming off a HBF on Fritsch
Duggan contributed with 23 disposals, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and 0.1.
Tim Kelly (85/87): Has returned to central midfield
Kelly contributed with 25 touches, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Josh Lindsay (84/81): Rotating in defence
Lindsay added 24 touches and 6 grabs.
Jake Waterman (82/78): High hit by Kysaiah Pickett in the first minute of Q1 left him dazed… 3.5 from 15 possessions… helped out by 4FF. Starting forward on Petty.
Waterman also had 4 grabs.
Harley Reid (78/102): First goal… both ankles strapped in Q2 and new boots… 21 possessions and 5 marks plus 1.0. Starting on ball.
Reid also had 2 tackles.
Tom Cole (75/77): Starting in defence
Cole contributed with 17 possessions, 7 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Willem Duursma (72/64): Starting on ball
Duursma contributed with 20 disposals, 2 grabs and 5 tackles.
Bailey J. Williams (69/70): First ruck
Williams contributed with 14 possessions, 2 grabs, 23 taps and booted 1.1.
Reuben Ginbey (66/61): Playing key defender on van Rooyen
Ginbey contributed with 16 touches, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Liam Baker (63/43): Starting at half back
Baker contributed with 15 possessions, 4 grabs and 4 tackles.
Tylar Young (61/61): In defence on Jefferson
Young added 16 possessions and 6 marks.
Cooper Duff-Tytler (52/46): Playing a forward/ruck role on Howes
Duff-Tytler contributed with 10 touches, 2 marks, 5 tackles, 1.3 and 3 frees against.
Ryan Maric (52/53): Starting on a wing on Langford
Maric contributed with 21 touches, 2 grabs and 3 free kicks given away.
Brady Hough (50/50): Starting in defence… switched to tag Kysaiah Pickett in Q3
Hough contributed with 12 touches, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Jack Hutchinson (46/23): Starting on a HFF
Hutchinson contributed with 8 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Hamish Davis (38/55): Starting on a wing
Davis added 12 possessions and 2 marks.
Malakai Champion (36/40): Playing small forward
Champion contributed with 9 disposals, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Harvey Johnston (34/18): Rotating in midfield
Johnston contributed with 6 touches, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Jobe Shanahan (21/30): Playing key forward on Lever
Shanahan added 6 disposals and 2 grabs.
Harry Edwards (8/16): Bled heavily from the forehead after copping a stray Yeo elbow in Q1 and did not return… 2 tackles. In defence on the resting ruck.
Edwards also had 0 possessions.

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