Player news from R24 of 2026: Carlton vs Fremantle

Ben Ainsworth (105/102): Starting at half forward
Ainsworth contributed with 20 touches, 10 marks and kicked 3.1.
Jagga Smith (104/123): Rotating in midfield
Smith contributed with 31 possessions, 3 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.1.
Sam Walsh (100/123): In central midfield
Walsh contributed with 32 touches, 4 grabs and kicked 1.1.
Patrick Cripps (95/112): Playing inside midfield
Cripps contributed with 24 disposals, 2 marks, 7 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Oliver Florent (90/97): Coming off half back
Florent added 29 possessions and 5 marks.
George Hewett (88/100): Doing jobs in midfield
Hewett contributed with 30 disposals, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Adam Cerra (85/67): Starting at half back
Cerra contributed with 20 possessions, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Brodie Kemp (84/104): Playing key forward on Brennan Cox then got McDonaldin Q2
Kemp contributed with 13 disposals, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 3.0.
Billy Wilson (83/93): Coming off a HBF
Wilson added 18 disposals and 9 grabs.
Francis Evans (78/95): Playing half forward
Evans contributed with 11 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 5.0.
Wade Derksen (77/61): In defence on McDonald
Derksen added 15 disposals and 10 grabs.
Lachlan Cowan (77/80): Rotating in defence
Cowan contributed with 16 possessions, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Oliver Hollands (72/50): Rotating on a wing
Hollands contributed with 15 possessions, 5 marks, 4 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Marc Pittonet (71/96): First ruck
Pittonet contributed with 17 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles, 20 ruck taps and 3 free kicks given away.
Lewis Young (71/69): Supporting in ruck
Young contributed with 17 possessions, 7 grabs, 2 hit outs and kicked 0.2.
Cooper Lord (69/62): Rotating in midfield
Lord contributed with 21 disposals, 5 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Jacob Weitering (69/74): Following Treacy
Weitering added 14 possessions and 10 marks.
Blake Acres (62/71): Starting on a wing on Erasmus
Acres contributed with 17 touches, 5 marks, 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Matthew Cottrell (61/55): Started on a wing on O’Driscoll
Cottrell added 17 touches and 5 marks.
Harry Dean (57/54): Hit his head on the ground in Q3 but checked and played on… 12 possessions and 7 marks. Standing Voss.

Mitch McGovern (49/65): In attack on Ryan
McGovern contributed with 12 touches, 4 grabs and 0.2 on the scoreboard.
Harry McKay (40/52): Starting forward on Pearce
McKay contributed with 7 possessions, 4 marks and managed 2.1.
Talor Byrne (32/44): Rotating forward
Byrne added 6 disposals and 3 tackles.
Luke Jackson (97/125): First ruck with support from Mason Cox
Jackson contributed with 14 touches, 4 grabs, 5 tackles, 24 ruck taps and managed 1.2.
Jordan Clark (96/97): Starting at half back
Clark contributed with 21 possessions, 7 marks and 6 tackles.
Andrew Brayshaw (93/113): Playing central midfield
Brayshaw contributed with 21 touches, 2 marks, 8 tackles and booted 1.1.
Caleb Serong (79/83): In central midfield
Serong contributed with 23 disposals, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Shai Bolton (77/93): Rotating midfield and forward
Bolton contributed with 17 possessions, 3 marks, 5 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Neil Erasmus (68/90): Starting on a wing on Acres
Erasmus contributed with 15 touches, 3 grabs and 5 tackles.
Hayden Young (67/82): Doing jobs in midfield with some time rotating forward
Young added 23 possessions and 3 marks.
Tobyn Murray (62/51): First game… 1.1 from 13 possessions and 2 marks plus 4 tackles. Rotating forward.

Oscar McDonald (60/44): First goal… 11 possessions including 10 kicks… also 7 marks… and scored 1.0. In attack on Derksen… switched back in Q2 onto Kemp.

Josh Treacy (59/58): Right elbow iced up in Q4… Booted 3.2 from 5 grabs and 7 possessions. Playing key forward on Weitering.

Luke Ryan (58/71): In defence on McGovern
Ryan contributed with 15 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Karl Worner (56/80): Starting at half back
Worner added 14 touches and 6 grabs.
Bailey Banfield (53/43): Playing back pocket
Banfield contributed with 14 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Michael Frederick (53/62): Running off a HFF
Frederick contributed with 11 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Mason Cox (48/54): Playing a ruck/forward role
Cox contributed with 7 touches, 2 marks, 15 hit outs and kicked 0.2.
Matthew Johnson (45/58): Started on a wing but mostly in the centre
Johnson also had 17 disposals.
Judd McVee (45/47): Playing deep defender
McVee added 13 possessions and 4 marks.
Nathan O’Driscoll (42/36): Playing a wing role on Cottrell
O’Driscoll added 12 possessions and 2 marks.
Isaiah Dudley (36/49): Playing small forward
Dudley added 12 touches and booted 1.0.
Patrick Voss (31/25): Playing key forward on Dean
Voss contributed with 6 touches, 2 grabs and managed 2.0.
Christopher Scerri (22/26): Playing small forward
Scerri added 7 possessions and 2 grabs.
Alex Pearce (20/30): At FB on McKay
Pearce added 5 touches and 2 grabs.
Brennan Cox (4/8): Did not return after QT with a calf injury… 2 possessions. Starting in defence on Kemp.