Player news from R20 of 2026: Carlton vs Gold Coast

Sam Walsh (116/125): Huge falcon to his left ear from a Bodhi Uwland kick in Q4… 31 possessions and 7 marks plus 5 tackles. In central midfield.

Jagga Smith (114/130): Rotating in midfield
Smith contributed with 31 disposals, 7 marks and 5 tackles.
Nick Haynes (105/74): Standing Lewis
Haynes added 24 disposals and 13 marks.
Patrick Cripps (103/122): Playing inside midfield
Cripps contributed with 30 disposals, 2 marks, 5 tackles and booted 1.1.
Billy Wilson (99/84): Coming off a HBF
Wilson contributed with 24 touches, 10 marks and 2 tackles.
Lachlan Cowan (96/98): Rotating in defence
Cowan contributed with 17 possessions, 10 marks and 5 tackles.
Talor Byrne (95/123): Rotating forward
Byrne contributed with 17 touches, 6 marks, 4 tackles and 3.2.
Blake Acres (95/92): Starting on a wing on Zeke Uwland
Acres contributed with 21 disposals, 9 marks and 3 tackles.
George Hewett (92/108): In midfield on Miller
Hewett contributed with 24 touches, 2 tackles and managed 3.1.
Francis Evans (91/115): Playing half forward
Evans contributed with 17 touches, 3 marks, 6 tackles and kicked 2.2.
Ben Ainsworth (89/71): Starting at half forward
Ainsworth contributed with 19 disposals, 9 marks and booted 1.2.
Cooper Lord (86/86): Rotating in midfield
Lord added 23 touches and 8 grabs.
Oliver Florent (86/94): Coming off half back
Florent added 25 possessions and 5 grabs.
Will Hayward (78/74): Starting at half forward
Hayward contributed with 16 disposals, 5 grabs and 3.1.
Lewis Young (76/96): In attack on Collins
Young contributed with 18 disposals, 6 grabs, 5 taps and 1.2.
Wade Derksen (74/72): Playing key defender on Walter
Derksen added 18 touches and 8 marks.
Matthew Cottrell (73/42): Rotating in attack
Cottrell contributed with 17 possessions, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Adam Cerra (68/52): Starting on a wing on Addinsall
Cerra added 20 disposals and 6 marks.
Harry Dean (56/56): In defence on King
Dean added 13 touches and 6 marks.
Mitch McGovern (55/63): In attack on Ballard
McGovern contributed with 9 disposals, 4 marks and kicked 2.0.
Brodie Kemp (51/67): Playing key forward on Andrew
Kemp contributed with 14 disposals, 3 tackles and 0.1.
Marc Pittonet (49/65): First ruck
Pittonet contributed with 8 possessions, 2 tackles and 17 taps.
Nic Newman (5/3): Left hamstring pull early in Q1 in his 150th game… 2 possessions. Coming off a HBF.

Noah Anderson (110/125): Starting in midfield
Anderson contributed with 30 possessions, 9 marks and managed 1.0.
Matt Rowell (95/92): Starting in midfield
Rowell contributed with 28 possessions, 2 marks, 7 tackles and 4 frees against.
Mac Andrew (76/95): In defence on Kemp with ruck support
Andrew contributed with 16 touches, 6 marks, 3 tackles and 4 hit outs.
Bailey Humphrey (76/89): Left wrist knock when smothering Pittonet in Q2… 16 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles… 3.0 as well. Starting in attack with centre rotations.

Christian Petracca (75/82): Starting in midfield
Petracca contributed with 26 possessions, 3 marks and kicked 0.2.
Joel Jeffrey (74/75): Playing a half forward role
Jeffrey contributed with 11 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and managed 3.1.
Touk Miller (74/79): Mostly on ball against Hewett
Miller contributed with 19 possessions, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Bodhi Uwland (66/78): Minding smalls
Uwland contributed with 16 disposals, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
John Noble (61/47): Running off smalls
Noble added 18 disposals and 5 grabs.
Beau Addinsall (60/62): Started on a wing on Cerra
Addinsall contributed with 15 touches, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Ben King (56/60): In attack on Dean
King contributed with 9 possessions, 5 marks, 3.2 on the scoreboard and 3 free kicks given away.
Jai Murray (50/50): Rotating in midfield
Murray contributed with 11 touches, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Daniel Rioli (47/64): Starting at half back
Rioli also had 18 disposals.
Ben Long (43/40): Starting at half forward
Long contributed with 8 touches, 4 marks and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Ned Moyle (42/47): Playing a forward/ruck role
Moyle contributed with 7 possessions, 33 hit outs and 3 free kicks given away.
Wil Powell (41/39): Fresh knock to his recently-injured shoulder in Q2… 3 marks and 13 possessions. Starting at half back.

Sam Collins (41/56): At FB on Young
Collins added 12 disposals and 4 grabs.
Jed Walter (40/49): First goal… 2.0 from 10 possessions and 3 marks. Up forward on Derksen.

Leo Lombard (35/27): Rotating forward
Lombard also had 13 possessions.
Zeke Uwland (32/27): Starting on a wing on Acres
Uwland added 9 possessions and 2 marks.
Dylan Patterson (31/42): Rotating in attack
Patterson contributed with 8 possessions, 2 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Charlie Ballard (24/37): In defence on McGovern
Ballard added 7 possessions and 3 marks.
Caleb Lewis (4/1): Second game. In attack on Haynes.
Lewis also had 1 disposals.