Player news from R10 of 2026: Melbourne vs Hawthorn

Tom Sparrow (103/99): Playing defensive midfielder
Sparrow contributed with 27 possessions, 5 marks, 5 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Jake Bowey (92/100): Starting at half back
Bowey contributed with 24 possessions, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Kade Chandler (87/96): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 22 touches, 3 grabs, 4 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Jack Steele (87/93): Playing inside midfield on Newcombe
Steele contributed with 26 touches, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and booted 0.1.
Max Gawn (84/118): Lead ruck
Gawn contributed with 18 disposals, 5 grabs, 18 hit outs and kicked 0.1.
Ed Langdon (84/62): Starting at half back
Langdon contributed with 19 touches, 8 grabs, 3 tackles and booted 1.0.
Harvey Langford (83/83): Starting on a wing on Morrison
Langford contributed with 18 touches, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Bailey Laurie (82/84): Playing an outside game
Laurie contributed with 18 touches, 4 marks, 5 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Daniel Turner (82/113): In defence on Lewis
Turner contributed with 19 possessions, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Harrison Petty (80/95): First goal… 12 possessions and 6 marks plus 4 tackles… 3.1 as well. Playing key forward on Weddle then got Battle in Q2.

Jake Lever (78/102): In defence on Dear
Lever added 19 touches and 8 marks.
Trent Rivers (75/84): Starting in defence
Rivers contributed with 21 touches, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Kysaiah Pickett (73/59): Rotating in midfield and attack with Maginness tagging him
Pickett contributed with 13 possessions, 2 marks, 5 tackles and 2.0.
Bayley Fritsch (69/72): Playing target forward
Fritsch contributed with 16 possessions, 2 marks, 2 tackles and managed 2.1.
Blake Howes (68/77): Playing key defender on Ramsden
Howes added 19 possessions and 7 grabs.
Matthew Jefferson (67/65): Playing key forward on Weddle
Jefferson contributed with 13 possessions, 6 marks and managed 2.2.
Koltyn Tholstrup (51/46): Minding Watson
Tholstrup added 12 touches and 6 marks.
Changkuoth Jiath (51/65): Starting on a HBF
Jiath added 14 touches and 4 grabs.
Harry Sharp (49/50): Starting deep forward
Sharp contributed with 12 disposals, 3 tackles and 2.1.
Paddy Cross (38/46): Starting on a wing on D’Ambrosio
Cross contributed with 6 disposals, 3 grabs and 4 tackles.
Max Heath (33/33): Hit his head on the turf in Q2 under a Newcombe tackle and came off for a SCAT test… passed it to return for Q3… 7 hit outs… also 4 possessions and 3 tackles. Supporting in ruck.

Jacob van Rooyen (33/32): Playing a forward role on Battle then got Weddle in Q2
van Rooyen contributed with 6 touches, 2 marks and booted 2.0.
Latrelle Pickett (10/15): Rotating forward
Pickett also had 7 touches.
Dylan Moore (120/114): Playing a high half forward role
Moore contributed with 27 disposals, 9 marks, 3 tackles and 2.0.
Karl Amon (105/96): Coming off a HBF
Amon contributed with 28 possessions, 9 grabs and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Jarman Impey (97/102): Playing a half back role
Impey contributed with 23 disposals, 8 marks and 3 tackles.
Massimo D’Ambrosio (87/58): Starting on a wing on Cross
D’Ambrosio contributed with 19 disposals, 9 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
James Sicily (87/114): In defence on the resting ruck
Sicily added 23 touches and 8 marks.
Josh Battle (87/85): Playing key defender on van Rooyen then went to the red hot Petty in Q2
Battle added 24 touches and 7 marks.
Blake Hardwick (82/90): In defence
Hardwick contributed with 19 touches, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Josh Weddle (80/88): Starting in defence on Petty… well beaten and dragged off him in Q2 to stand van Rooyen
Weddle contributed with 16 touches, 6 marks, 4 tackles and managed 1.0.
Josh Ward (79/72): Playing inside midfield
Ward added 24 possessions and 5 marks.
Cam Mackenzie (79/69): Rotating in midfield
Mackenzie contributed with 23 possessions, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Jack Ginnivan (73/72): Left knee knock in Q2 but returned… 0.1 from 18 possessions and 7 marks. Playing a high half forward role.

Connor Macdonald (69/73): Starting at half forward with some mid rotations
Macdonald contributed with 21 possessions, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Harry Morrison (68/48): Starting on a wing on Langford
Morrison contributed with 14 disposals, 6 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Mitch Lewis (65/54): Starting forward on Turner
Lewis contributed with 12 possessions, 6 marks and booted 2.1.
Bodie Ryan (61/58): Rotating in defence
Ryan contributed with 15 disposals, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Henry Hustwaite (60/58): Rotating in midfield
Hustwaite added 19 touches and 3 tackles.
Jai Newcombe (59/92): Playing inside midfield on Steele
Newcombe added 24 touches and 2 tackles.
Nick Watson (56/56): Playing forward pocket on Tholstrup
Watson contributed with 9 disposals, 4 grabs and 3.1.
Max Ramsden (43/46): Playing third tall forward on Howes
Ramsden contributed with 12 possessions, 2 grabs and booted 1.0.
Calsher Dear (43/32): Playing key forward on Lever
Dear contributed with 5 possessions, 4 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Ned Reeves (37/47): Tandem ruck with Meek
Reeves contributed with 3 touches, 2 tackles and 28 ruck taps.
Finn Maginness (35/35): Tagging PKysaiah Pickett
Maginness added 12 touches and 2 tackles.
Lloyd Meek (30/27): Very low TOG… 14 hit outs… also 5 possessions and 2 tackles. Tandem ruck with Reeves.