Player news from R12 of 2026: Carlton vs Geelong

Sam Walsh (109/104): In central midfield
Walsh contributed with 30 disposals, 4 grabs, 7 tackles, booted 0.3 and 3 frees against.
Nic Newman (109/94): Coming off a HBF
Newman contributed with 25 possessions, 9 marks and 5 tackles.
Patrick Cripps (93/110): Won the game with a humongous late mark and goal… 30 possessions including 22 handballs… also 4 tackles and 2 marks… and booted 1.0… umps paid him 3FF. Playing inside midfield under the Mullin tag then freed up in Q4.

Ben Ainsworth (92/74): Starting in midfield but poor kicking let him down
Ainsworth contributed with 25 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles and 0.2 on the scoreboard.
Billy Wilson (90/73): Coming off a HBF
Wilson contributed with 22 disposals, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Jagga Smith (90/80): Rotating in midfield
Smith contributed with 27 possessions, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Jacob Weitering (86/85): At FB on Jack Henry
Weitering added 19 touches and 11 grabs.
Will Hayward (83/68): Starting on a wing
Hayward contributed with 17 disposals, 7 marks and managed 3.1.
Adam Cerra (79/73): Starting at half back
Cerra contributed with 19 disposals, 5 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
George Hewett (77/89): Mostly on Bailey Smith
Hewett contributed with 22 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Lachlan Cowan (75/82): The big job on Cameron
Cowan added 20 disposals and 9 marks.
Blake Acres (75/66): Starting on a wing on Dempsey
Acres contributed with 20 disposals, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1.
Oliver Florent (70/69): Coming off half back
Florent contributed with 19 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Harry McKay (67/72): Starting forward on Jack Henry
McKay contributed with 16 possessions, 4 grabs, 3 taps and managed 0.2.
Marc Pittonet (67/85): First ruck
Pittonet contributed with 9 possessions, 6 tackles and 26 hit outs.
Harry Dean (61/68): In defence on Dangerfield
Dean contributed with 15 touches, 3 marks and 4 tackles.
Nick Haynes (54/67): Responsible for Oliver Henry
Haynes added 14 touches and 4 grabs.
Mitch McGovern (52/53): In attack on Kolodjashnij
McGovern contributed with 9 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Talor Byrne (49/50): Rotating forward
Byrne contributed with 6 touches, 6 tackles and 1.0.
Francis Evans (48/60): Playing high half forward
Evans added 9 touches and 5 tackles.
Brodie Kemp (42/73): Playing key forward on O’Sullivan
Kemp contributed with 9 possessions, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Flynn Young (42/44): Rotating forward
Young contributed with 7 touches, 2 marks and 2.1.
Jack Ison (29/41): Rotatin forward
Ison contributed with 6 disposals, 3 marks and booted 1.0.
Bailey Smith (126/122): Starting on ball with Hewett on him
Smith contributed with 35 possessions, 5 grabs and 7 tackles.
Oliver Dempsey (97/101): Starting on a wing on Acres
Dempsey contributed with 18 touches, 9 marks, 3 tackles and booted 2.0.
Jeremy Cameron (89/81): At CHF on Dean
Cameron contributed with 13 touches, 8 marks and managed 4.3.
Max Holmes (88/90): Starting on ball
Holmes contributed with 25 touches, 3 grabs, 4 tackles and managed 0.1.
Connor O’Sullivan (86/85): In defence on Kemp
O’Sullivan added 18 disposals and 12 grabs.
Mark O’Connor (82/69): Playing small defender
O’Connor contributed with 15 possessions, 9 marks and 4 tackles.
Shaun Mannagh (82/88): Starting at half forward
Mannagh contributed with 17 touches, 7 tackles and managed 1.1.
Zach Guthrie (80/75): Starting at half back
Guthrie contributed with 21 disposals, 7 grabs and 2 tackles.
Lawson Humphries (78/80): Carried off in Q4 after landing painfully on his right foot… 21 possessions and 6 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting at half back.

Tom Stewart (71/98): Loose in defence
Stewart contributed with 22 touches, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Gryan Miers (68/53): Playing a high half forward role
Miers added 21 touches and 4 marks.
Jack Henry (66/76): In attack on Weitering
Henry contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Mitchell Edwards (64/49): First ruck
Edwards contributed with 8 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles and 22 hit outs.
Tom Atkins (56/81): Starting in midfield
Atkins contributed with 16 touches, 7 tackles and 4 free kicks given away.
Oliver Henry (55/56): Starting forward on Haynes
Henry contributed with 9 touches, 4 grabs and booted 2.1.
Tanner Bruhn (54/50): Starting at half back… switched to mids in Q4
Bruhn contributed with 13 possessions, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Brad Close (53/49): Playing a forward role
Close contributed with 11 disposals, 2 grabs, 5 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Patrick Dangerfield (52/41): Mostly starting forward on Dean
Dangerfield contributed with 13 disposals, 5 marks and 1.0.
Jake Kolodjashnij (50/63): Playing tween defender on McGovern
Kolodjashnij added 12 disposals and 7 grabs.
Sam De Koning (48/59): At FB on McKay
De Koning contributed with 12 possessions, 5 marks and 3 ruck taps.
Oisin Mullin (45/39): Tagging Cripps… switched to defence in Q4
Mullin added 8 disposals and 5 tackles.
Mark Blicavs (42/45): Ruck and midfield
Blicavs contributed with 9 possessions, 2 marks and 10 ruck taps.
Shannon Neale (37/47): Sore left hip/rib when he copped a heavy Acres knee early in Q1 but returned just before QT… 0.1 from 10 possessions and 2 marks. Starting at FF with ruck support.
Neale also had 7 hit outs.