Player news from GF of 2024: Sydney vs Brisbane

Brodie Grundy (100/128): Lead ruck
Grundy contributed with 22 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 35 hit outs.
Errol Gulden (92/75): Starting on a wing on Fletcher
Gulden contributed with 24 possessions, 5 grabs and 4 tackles.
Robbie Fox (88/124): Starting in attack… switched back late in Q2 after the horse had bolted
Fox contributed with 21 disposals, 6 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
James Rowbottom (87/112): Matched up on Neale
Rowbottom contributed with 19 touches, 3 marks, 4 tackles and managed 1.1.
Chad Warner (86/76): Starting in midfield on McCluggage then went to Dunkley in Q3
Warner contributed with 21 touches, 5 marks and booted 1.1.
Luke Parker (83/57): All his goals in Q4 junk time… 14 possessions including 10 kicks… also 6 tackles and 2 marks… and scored 3.0. Starting forward and trying to keep Andrews manned up… switched to mids in Q3 to little effect.

Jake Lloyd (80/87): Starting on a wing on Berry… moved to central midfield in Q3
Lloyd contributed with 19 disposals, 7 grabs and 2 tackles.
Nick Blakey (78/64): In defence on Ah Chee… 17 possessions including 14 kicks… also 8 marks… and scored 0.1. Switched forward in Q4 onto Lester.

Oliver Florent (78/53): Coming off half back
Florent added 24 touches and 5 marks.
Matt Roberts (73/87): Starting at half back
Roberts contributed with 19 possessions, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
James Jordon (65/39): Forward tag role on Zorko… moved to mids to McCluggage in Q3
Jordon contributed with 13 touches, 5 grabs and 4 tackles.
Dane Rampe (58/79): Starting at half back on Morris
Rampe contributed with 13 touches, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Isaac Heeney (58/30): Had a terrible first half with many clangers… 1.0 from 14 possessions and 4 marks. Playing pure midfield on Dunkley… switched forward in Q3 to play key forward on Lester.

Hayden McLean (43/30): Playing a forward/ruck role on Andrews
McLean contributed with 7 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles, 6 hit outs and 0.1.
Justin McInerney (41/45): Playing a half forward role
McInerney added 10 disposals and 4 marks.
Tom Papley (41/35): Was not the only Swan to be well beaten on the day… 1.1 from 10 possessions and 2 marks. Starting deep forward on Starcevich.

Harry Cunningham (33/32): The big job on Cameron
Cunningham added 8 touches and 5 grabs.
Braeden Campbell (29/13): On early in Q3 for McDonald to play wing on Berry… 4 possessions and 2 marks plus 3 tackles. Started as the sub.

Joel Amartey (27/23): Little quality supply but also did not present much… 7 possessions and 3 marks. Playing FF on Payne.

Will Hayward (26/17): First goal… 1.0 from 6 possessions and 2 tackles. Starting at half forward.

Tom McCartin (24/36): Starting at CHB on Hipwood
McCartin also had 7 touches.
Lewis Melican (20/54): In defence on Daniher
Melican added 6 disposals and 2 marks.
Logan McDonald (6/6): Limping on the left ankle he injured last week to start Q3… quickly subbed off for Campbell. Starting forward on Lester.
McDonald also had 1 disposals.
Josh Dunkley (128/117): Playing inside midfield on Heeney
Dunkley contributed with 21 disposals, 8 marks and 12 tackles.
Dayne Zorko (127/119): Forward tagged by Jordon then freed up in Q3… 26 possessions including 23 kicks… also 10 marks and 6 tackles. At half back.

Lachie Neale (117/149): Playing inside midfield on Rowbottom
Neale contributed with 34 disposals, 8 marks and 3 tackles.
Will Ashcroft (109/128): Playing central midfield
Ashcroft contributed with 30 disposals, 5 marks, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Jarrod Berry (100/110): Starting on a wing on Lloyd
Berry contributed with 20 touches, 10 marks, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Hugh McCluggage (93/102): Copped the Jordon tag in Q3… 21 possessions and 5 marks plus 6 tackles… 1.0 as well. Playing in midfield on Chad Warner.

Kai Lohmann (93/109): Starting at half forward
Lohmann contributed with 15 disposals, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and kicked 4.0.
Callum Ah Chee (90/109): Joined the party when the game was done… 14 possessions including 10 kicks… also 6 marks and 2 tackles… and kicked 4.1. Starting at half forward on Blakey then freed up in Q4.

Ryan Lester (89/84): Third tall defender on McDonald then got Heeney in Q3 and Blakey in Q4
Lester contributed with 15 disposals, 11 marks and 4 tackles.
Brandon Starcevich (86/101): Minding Papley
Starcevich contributed with 16 touches, 8 marks and 4 tackles.
Joe Daniher (83/115): Playing a forward/ruck role on Melican
Daniher contributed with 16 touches, 8 grabs, 2.4 and 3 frees against.
Cam Rayner (78/47): Sore after a big bump to the torso by Grundy in Q2… 16 possessions and 9 marks plus 1.0. Rotating from half forward to mids.

Charlie Cameron (75/64): Starting forward on Cunningham
Cameron contributed with 13 disposals, 6 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.2.
Harris Andrews (75/91): In defence on McLean but also has Parker at times
Andrews added 16 possessions and 10 marks.
Darcy Wilmot (74/66): Sprinting off half back
Wilmot contributed with 15 touches, 8 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jaspa Fletcher (74/63): Starting on a wing on Gulden
Fletcher added 18 disposals and 7 marks.
Noah Answerth (72/74): Playing small defender
Answerth contributed with 15 possessions, 6 grabs and 3 tackles.
Zac Bailey (71/83): Starting at half forward
Bailey added 17 disposals and 7 marks.
Darcy Fort (68/68): First ruck in the absence of McInerney
Fort contributed with 12 possessions, 2 marks, 3 tackles, 20 hit outs and 0.1.
Jack Payne (64/62): At FB on Amartey
Payne contributed with 11 disposals, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Logan Morris (64/76): Subbed off in Q4 for McKenna… Booted 2.1 from 6 grabs and 10 possessions. Playing a key forward role on Rampe.

Eric Hipwood (39/50): Up forward on McCartin
Hipwood contributed with 9 disposals, 3 grabs and booted 1.0.
Conor McKenna (15/12): On in Q4 for Morris to play forward… 2 marks and 3 possessions. Started as the sub.