Player news from R7 of 2025: Gold Coast vs Sydney
John Noble (109/106): Running off smalls
Noble contributed with 30 disposals, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Bailey Humphrey (103/151): Probably his best game for the club… 18 possessions and 4 marks plus 4 tackles… 4.1 as well… aided by 3FF. Starting in attack with centre rotations.
Daniel Rioli (93/103): Allowed to drift too high by the Swans small forwards… 21 possessions and 5 marks plus 3 tackles… 2.0 as well. Starting at half back.
Jarrod Witts (83/125): First ruck
Witts contributed with 18 possessions, 2 grabs, 28 taps and 0.1.
Noah Anderson (78/89): Tagged by Jordon… 21 possessions and 6 marks plus 3 tackles. Starting in midfield.
Touk Miller (73/101): Rotating from half forward to mids
Miller contributed with 24 disposals, 3 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Ben King (70/83): First goal… most of his goals in second half junk time… Booted 5.0 from 6 grabs and 11 possessions. In attack on McCartin.
Sam Flanders (70/82): Starting forward
Flanders added 21 disposals and 4 tackles.
Joel Jeffrey (68/82): Playing a half back role
Jeffrey contributed with 14 disposals, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Nick Holman (68/52): Starting on a wing against Lloyd
Holman contributed with 16 possessions, 5 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Wil Powell (63/82): Playing a half back role
Powell contributed with 14 possessions, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Lachie Weller (63/50): Starting on a wing on Florent
Weller contributed with 20 touches, 4 marks and managed 0.1.
Matt Rowell (62/69): Had a terrible first half with endless FAs… matched up on Rowbottom… 16 possessions and 8 tackles plus 1.0… conceded 6 FA. Starting in midfield.
Jed Walter (57/71): Up forward on Melican
Walter contributed with 6 possessions, 2 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 3.1.
Ben Ainsworth (56/55): Subbed off in Q4 for Budarick… 0.1 from 15 possessions and 6 marks. Starting forward.
Ben Long (55/84): Starting at half forward on Rampe
Long contributed with 9 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 1.2 on the scoreboard.
Bodhi Uwland (53/79): Third key defender on Ladhams
Uwland contributed with 17 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Sam Collins (53/67): At FB on McLean
Collins added 11 possessions and 8 marks.
Ethan Read (43/36): Playing a forward/ruck role on Hamling
Read contributed with 7 disposals, 2 grabs, 2 tackles, 7 taps and managed 0.3.
Mac Andrew (42/57): In defence on Francis then got Blakey in Q4
Andrew added 13 possessions and 3 grabs.
Will Graham (31/56): Playing a half forward role on Blakey then moved off him in Q4
Graham added 7 touches and 4 tackles.
Jake Rogers (23/41): Rotating forward
Rogers also had 10 possessions.
Connor Budarick (13/9): On in Q4 for Aisnworth to play wing… 3 possessions. Started as the sub.
Chad Warner (119/121): Starting in midfield then resting forward
Warner contributed with 24 touches, 5 marks, 6 tackles and managed 2.0.
Matt Roberts (114/117): Starting at half back
Roberts contributed with 28 touches, 7 marks and 4 tackles.
Jake Lloyd (109/77): Starting on a wing against Holman
Lloyd contributed with 28 touches, 10 marks and 0.2.
Justin McInerney (99/78): Playing a half forward role
McInerney added 29 disposals and 6 grabs.
James Rowbottom (91/79): Matched up on Rowell… 20 possessions and 5 marks plus 6 tackles. Doing jobs in midfield.
Nick Blakey (82/76): Left thumb strapped in Q2 after a knock but played on… 17 possessions including 16 kicks… also 5 marks… and kicked 3.0. In defence with Graham playing defensively on him… switched forward in Q4 when it was all over.
Riley Bice (82/101): Playing half back
Bice contributed with 20 possessions, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Caiden Cleary (82/89): Playing a deep forward role
Cleary contributed with 17 disposals, 5 marks, 5 tackles and managed 0.1.
Corey Warner (74/55): Starting forward
Warner contributed with 18 touches, 5 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Isaac Heeney (72/109): Limped off favouring left leg after a corked thigh in a clash with Miller late in Q4… 1.2 from 20 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing pure midfield.
Dane Rampe (65/58): Starting at half back on Long
Rampe contributed with 15 disposals, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Aaron Francis (65/72): Playing key forward on Andrew… switched back in Q4 when it was all over
Francis contributed with 15 disposals, 7 grabs and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Braeden Campbell (64/84): Playing a HFF role
Campbell contributed with 15 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles and managed 2.1.
Brodie Grundy (54/75): Lead ruck
Grundy contributed with 9 touches, 5 tackles, 23 taps and 3 frees against.
James Jordon (50/50): Tagging Anderson
Jordon contributed with 11 possessions, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Peter Ladhams (50/39): Playing a forward/ruck role on Uwland
Ladhams contributed with 9 possessions, 4 grabs, 8 ruck taps and 1.0.
Lewis Melican (49/73): In defence on Read
Melican added 12 disposals and 5 marks.
Hayden McLean (42/74): Left leg knock in Q2 but played on… 1.0 from 11 possessions. Playing a forward/ruck role on Collins.
McLean also had 6 hit outs.
Oliver Florent (36/39): Coming off a wing on Weller
Florent added 10 disposals and 3 grabs.
Tom McCartin (32/52): The big job on King
McCartin added 10 disposals and 3 grabs.
Ben Paton (31/36): Subbed off at HT for Hanily to get calf iced up… 2 marks and 8 possessions. Playing back pocket.
Tom Hanily (18/5): On after HT for Paton… 3 possessions and 2 tackles. Started as the sub.
Will Hayward (16/12): Starting at half forward
Hayward contributed with 6 possessions, 2 marks and 3 frees against.