Player news from R23 of 2026: Port Adelaide vs Melbourne

Jordon Sweet (116/144): First ruck
Sweet contributed with 18 touches, 7 marks, 3 tackles, 25 taps and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Ollie Wines (115/122): Playing inside midfield
Wines contributed with 31 touches, 4 marks and 7 tackles.
Joe Richards (103/106): Playing a mid/forward role
Richards contributed with 29 disposals, 6 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1.
Miles Bergman (96/117): Playing in defence
Bergman added 27 touches and 7 grabs.
Jase Burgoyne (92/70): Starting on ball
Burgoyne added 27 disposals and 7 grabs.
Jason Horne-Francis (86/90): Playing midfield
Horne-Francis contributed with 23 disposals, 5 marks, 3 tackles and booted 0.1.
Mitch Georgiades (82/73): Playing key forward on McDonald
Georgiades contributed with 15 possessions, 6 grabs and booted 4.0.
Willem Drew (68/50): Doing jobs in midfield
Drew added 20 touches and 4 tackles.
Jacob Wehr (68/44): Starting on a HBF
Wehr contributed with 16 possessions, 4 grabs and 3 tackles.
Todd Marshall (68/75): Starting in attack on Turner
Marshall contributed with 13 touches, 7 marks and managed 1.1.
Lachie Jones (58/64): Playing tall on Petty
Jones contributed with 12 possessions, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
Joe Berry (56/45): Starting at half forward
Berry contributed with 9 touches, 4 marks and 5 tackles.
Xavier Bamert (51/65): Rotating forward
Bamert added 14 disposals and 4 marks.
Tom Anastasopoulos (46/33): Rotating forward
Anastasopoulos contributed with 6 touches, 3 marks and 6 tackles.
Balyn O’Brien (45/49): Rotating at half back
O’Brien added 15 possessions and 2 marks.
Josh Lai (44/51): Rotating in defence
Lai added 12 touches and 5 marks.
Alex Van Wyk (43/27): Second game… 8 possessions and 4 marks. Tandem ruck with Sweet.
Van Wyk also had 7 taps.
Dante Visentini (38/48): Playing a ruck/forward role
Visentini contributed with 9 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Aliir Aliir (38/52): Went down like a sack of potatoes after copping a stray van Rooyen arm… 7 possessions including 0 handballs… also 5 marks. In defence on van Rooyen.

Corey Durdin (37/48): Negative to QT… 1.1 from 8 possessions and 3 marks. Playing a small forward role.

Harrison Ramm (29/43): In defence on Jefferson
Ramm added 9 possessions and 3 marks.
Mitch Zadow (24/16): Donuts to QT… 4 possessions and 2 tackles plus 0.1. Rotating forward.

Jack Whitlock (19/19): Playing key forward on Lever
Whitlock contributed with 6 touches, 3 grabs, 0.1 and 3 frees against.
Kade Chandler (119/136): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 18 possessions, 4 grabs, 9 tackles and managed 4.0.
Max Gawn (108/138): Lead ruck
Gawn contributed with 25 touches, 4 marks, 4 tackles and 22 taps.
Jack Steele (107/97): Playing inside midfield
Steele contributed with 27 disposals, 3 marks, 7 tackles and managed 1.0.
Kysaiah Pickett (88/70): Starting on ball
Pickett contributed with 24 touches, 6 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Jacob van Rooyen (86/85): First goal… A clumsy spoil that knocked out Aliir will get looked at… 2.2 from 13 possessions and 5 marks plus 5 tackles. Playing FF on Aliir.
van Rooyen also had 3 ruck taps.
Bailey Laurie (82/75): Starting deep forward
Laurie contributed with 20 disposals, 4 marks and booted 2.1.
Daniel Turner (78/94): In defence on Marshall
Turner contributed with 19 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Koltyn Tholstrup (77/82): Playing back pocket
Tholstrup added 21 disposals and 8 marks.
Jake Bowey (75/93): Starting at half back
Bowey contributed with 19 touches, 3 marks and 4 tackles.
Bayley Fritsch (73/106): Presenting at half forward
Fritsch contributed with 15 touches, 3 marks and kicked 4.2.
Joel Fitzgerald (73/69): Rotating in midfield
Fitzgerald added 18 touches and 9 tackles.
Jake Lever (71/84): In defence on Whitlock
Lever contributed with 20 touches, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Tom Sparrow (70/80): Playing inside midfield
Sparrow contributed with 16 possessions, 5 tackles and 1.0.
Caleb Windsor (68/65): Starting on a HFF
Windsor contributed with 14 touches, 4 tackles and 1.2 on the scoreboard.
Harrison Petty (67/66): In attack on Jones
Petty contributed with 13 disposals, 6 marks and booted 2.2.
Trent Rivers (63/68): Starting in defence
Rivers added 21 disposals and 2 tackles.
Changkuoth Jiath (59/67): Starting on a HBF
Jiath contributed with 16 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Harvey Langford (58/49): Starting on a wing
Langford contributed with 15 possessions, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Matthew Jefferson (53/73): Playing key forward on Ramm
Jefferson contributed with 10 touches, 2 marks and kicked 3.0.
Harry Sharp (52/57): Starting at half forward
Sharp contributed with 15 possessions, 2 grabs and 3 tackles.
Christian Salem (51/37): Rotating on the outside
Salem contributed with 15 possessions, 3 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Ed Langdon (47/62): Starting on a wing
Langdon also had 21 possessions.
Tom McDonald (39/71): In defence on Georgiades
McDonald contributed with 9 possessions, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.