Player news from R6 of 2024: Brisbane vs Geelong

Dayne Zorko (129/134): Coming off a HBF to join mids
Zorko contributed with 27 disposals, 8 grabs, 6 tackles and booted 2.0.
Jarrod Berry (117/112): Matched up on Bruhn… 29 touches and 5 marks plus 4 tackles… 1.2 as well… aided by 3FF. Starting on a wing.

Josh Dunkley (90/99): Playing inside midfield… had to play second ruck after HT to cover McInerney injury
Dunkley contributed with 26 touches, 2 marks, 6 tackles and 2 hit outs.
Hugh McCluggage (87/103): Playing in midfield
McCluggage contributed with 26 disposals, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Noah Answerth (85/116): Playing small defender
Answerth contributed with 24 possessions, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
Lincoln McCarthy (82/84): First goal… 1.1 from 17 touches and 6 tackles. Starting on a HFF.

Darcy Wilmot (79/89): Sprinting off half back
Wilmot added 26 disposals and 2 tackles.
Lachie Neale (75/109): Tagged by O’Connor… 28 touches and 3 tackles. Playing inside midfield.

Joe Daniher (73/79): Starting forward on De Koning… switched to lead ruck in Q3 to cover McInerney injury
Daniher contributed with 17 disposals, 3 grabs, 13 hit outs and managed 0.2.
Jaspa Fletcher (68/83): Rotating on a wing
Fletcher contributed with 17 touches, 5 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Oscar McInerney (57/53): Copped a big whack under the right eye in Q2 in a headclash with Holmes which caused an instantly visible bruise around the eyesocket… went for a concussion test which he failed… subbed off at HT for Lyons… 18 hit outs… also 8 possessions and 3 tackles. First ruck.
McInerney also had 2 marks.
Jack Payne (55/31): The big job on Hawkins
Payne contributed with 14 touches, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and 2 taps.
Harris Andrews (55/88): In defence on Oliver Henry
Andrews contributed with 12 disposals, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Eric Hipwood (54/42): Not suited to conditions or style of game and did some dumb things… 0.1 from 13 touches and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Up forward on Kolodjashnij.

Darcy Gardiner (53/57): Playing tall forward on Jack Henry
Gardiner contributed with 10 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Cam Rayner (51/58): The sort of game you might have expected him to do well in… 14 disposals and 4 tackles. Starting on ball.

Kai Lohmann (49/62): Donuts in Q1… 9 touches including 7 kicks… also 4 tackles and 3 marks. Rotating at half forward.

Ryan Lester (47/59): Responsible for Cameron
Lester contributed with 12 disposals, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Jarryd Lyons (40/42): On in Q3 for McINerney… 11 possessions and 3 tackles. Started as the sub.

Callum Ah Chee (38/38): Starting at half forward on Holmes
Ah Chee also had 13 disposals.
James Tunstill (37/61): Matched up on Duncan… 11 possessions with 8 by hand… also 3 tackles. Starting on a wing.

Brandon Starcevich (35/44): Playing back pocket
Starcevich added 9 disposals and 2 tackles.
Charlie Cameron (30/40): One handball to QT… 8 touches and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting forward.

Gryan Miers (96/81): Playing a half forward role
Miers contributed with 20 disposals, 4 grabs, 5 tackles and 1.2 on the scoreboard.
Tanner Bruhn (95/80): Matched up on Jarrod Berry… 21 disposals and 9 tackles. Starting on a wing.

Max Holmes (91/97): Playing half back on Ah Chee
Holmes contributed with 24 touches, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Mitch Duncan (84/95): Matched up on Tunstill… 24 disposals and 4 marks with 3 tackles. Coming off a wing.

Zach Guthrie (83/98): Starting at half back
Guthrie contributed with 21 possessions, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Bowes (83/124): Rotating in midfield
Bowes contributed with 20 possessions, 2 marks, 5 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Mark O’Connor (81/75): His job was crucial to the result… 16 possessions and 5 marks plus 6 tackles… 1.1 as well. Tagging Neale.

Toby Conway (77/64): In ruck
Conway contributed with 9 disposals, 4 tackles and 41 hit outs.
Brandan Parfitt (76/67): In the midfield
Parfitt contributed with 17 possessions, 6 tackles and 1.0.
Tyson Stengle (73/113): Playing a FP role
Stengle contributed with 17 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Patrick Dangerfield (70/62): Rotating midfield and forward
Dangerfield contributed with 20 possessions, 6 tackles and 3 frees against.
Tom Atkins (63/83): Starting in midfield
Atkins added 17 possessions and 4 tackles.
Jeremy Cameron (62/59): At CHF on Lester
Cameron contributed with 17 possessions, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Oliver Dempsey (54/53): Starting at half forward
Dempsey contributed with 13 disposals, 5 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Brad Close (54/89): Playing a forward role
Close contributed with 14 possessions, 3 tackles and managed 1.1.
Mark Blicavs (53/56): On ball with some ruck support
Blicavs contributed with 10 disposals, 3 tackles and 18 taps.
Tom Hawkins (47/73): Up forward on Payne
Hawkins contributed with 8 possessions, 2 grabs, 4 tackles and 6 hit outs.
Tom Stewart (47/62): Big headclash in a contest with Lohmann just before HT and walked off… failed HIA test and subbed for Clark… 10 possessions with 0 by hand… also 3 marks and 2 tackles. Playing in defence.

Sam De Koning (38/62): At FB on Daniher
De Koning added 12 touches and 2 tackles.
Oliver Henry (38/32): Starting forward on Andrews
Henry added 7 disposals and managed 2.0.
Jake Kolodjashnij (35/33): In defence on Hipwood
Kolodjashnij contributed with 7 touches, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Jack Henry (32/46): Standing Gardiner
Henry added 7 disposals and 4 marks.
Jhye Clark (25/11): On in Q3 for Stewart… 5 disposals including 4 kicks… also 2 tackles. Started as the sub.