Player news from R21 of 2026: Gold Coast vs Melbourne

John Noble (152/131): Running off smalls
Noble contributed with 34 possessions, 10 marks and 7 tackles.
Matt Rowell (125/117): Starting in midfield
Rowell contributed with 30 touches, 3 marks and 9 tackles.
Noah Anderson (88/104): Starting in midfield
Anderson contributed with 21 touches, 4 marks and 5 tackles.
Jed Walter (77/81): Up forward on McDonald
Walter contributed with 12 touches, 7 grabs and managed 3.2.
Bodhi Uwland (73/101): Playing back pocket
Uwland contributed with 16 touches, 4 grabs and 4 tackles.
Mac Andrew (71/90): In defence on van Rooyen
Andrew added 19 touches and 5 grabs.
Bailey Humphrey (70/97): Starting at half forward
Humphrey contributed with 12 touches, 5 marks, 4 tackles and 2.0.
Wil Powell (68/67): Starting at half back
Powell contributed with 13 possessions, 3 marks and 7 tackles.
Touk Miller (68/80): Mostly starting on HFF with some shifts on ball
Miller contributed with 21 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Beau Addinsall (63/69): Rotating in midfield
Addinsall contributed with 15 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Leo Lombard (58/69): Starting at half forward and pushing up the ground
Lombard contributed with 15 disposals, 4 marks and booted 1.1.
Ben Long (56/65): Starting in attack
Long contributed with 6 possessions, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 3.0.
Ben King (55/47): First goal… Booted 2.2 from 6 grabs and 7 possessions. In attack on Lever.

Ned Moyle (55/45): First ruck
Moyle added 9 touches and 36 ruck taps.
Daniel Rioli (54/77): Starting at half back
Rioli contributed with 16 disposals, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Ethan Read (51/45): Playing a forward/ruck role
Read contributed with 10 touches, 6 taps and kicked 2.0.
Christian Petracca (50/52): Starting in midfield and rotating forward
Petracca added 16 possessions and 3 marks.
Jai Murray (34/25): Rotating in midfield
Murray added 10 possessions and booted 0.1.
Joel Jeffrey (33/35): Playing a half back role
Jeffrey added 9 touches and 2 marks.
Dylan Patterson (27/27): Rotating in attack
Patterson added 6 disposals and 2 tackles.
Sam Collins (27/25): Went down like a sack of potatoes following a knee to the ribs in Q2… 4 marks and 6 possessions. At FB on Petty.

Jake Rogers (26/39): Rotating forward
Rogers added 6 touches and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Charlie Ballard (22/34): In defence on Jefferson
Ballard added 7 touches and 2 grabs.
Max Gawn (132/146): Lead ruck
Gawn contributed with 25 possessions, 10 grabs, 3 tackles, 33 hit outs, booted 0.1 and 3 frees against.
Tom Sparrow (126/106): Playing defensive midfielder
Sparrow contributed with 25 possessions, 4 marks, 12 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Trent Rivers (112/114): Starting in defence
Rivers contributed with 29 touches, 9 marks and managed 0.1.
Jake Bowey (111/120): Starting at half back
Bowey contributed with 29 disposals, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Joel Fitzgerald (106/117): Rotating in midfield
Fitzgerald contributed with 23 disposals, 3 grabs, 6 tackles and managed 2.1.
Jacob van Rooyen (85/113): Up forward on Andrew
van Rooyen contributed with 16 disposals, 7 grabs, 5 hit outs and managed 3.0.
Kysaiah Pickett (83/95): Starting on ball
Pickett contributed with 20 possessions, 2 marks, 5 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Koltyn Tholstrup (77/75): Playing back pocket
Tholstrup contributed with 20 touches, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.
Harrison Petty (75/111): Tweaked his groin in Q4… 9 possessions and 6 marks plus 5 tackles… 3.0 as well. Started forward on Collins.

Harvey Langford (73/53): Starting on a wing
Langford contributed with 15 touches, 6 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Ed Langdon (73/93): Starting at half back
Langdon contributed with 20 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles and 0.1.
Bayley Fritsch (72/68): Playing half forward and wing at times
Fritsch contributed with 10 possessions, 3 grabs, 5 tackles and managed 2.1.
Harry Sharp (65/61): Starting deep forward
Sharp contributed with 13 disposals, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 2.0.
Caleb Windsor (62/76): Starting at half back and coming up the mids
Windsor contributed with 18 possessions, 2 marks and kicked 2.0.
Tom McDonald (60/83): In defence on Walter
McDonald contributed with 13 possessions, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Jake Lever (53/58): In defence on King
Lever contributed with 12 possessions, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Changkuoth Jiath (45/35): Starting on a HBF
Jiath contributed with 9 touches, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Bailey Laurie (42/56): Playing an outside game
Laurie contributed with 12 touches, 3 marks and managed 1.0.
Christian Salem (42/30): Rotating forward but moved back to cover Howes in Q4
Salem contributed with 10 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Steele (40/47): Playing inside midfield
Steele contributed with 16 touches, 2 tackles and 3 frees against.
Blake Howes (33/39): Broke his wrist after a hard landing in Q4… 9 possessions and 4 marks. Playing half back.

Matthew Jefferson (30/30): Playing key forward on Ballard
Jefferson added 6 touches and 4 marks.
Paddy Cross (23/28): Starting forward
Cross added 5 disposals and 2 tackles.