Player news from P1 of 2026: Melbourne vs Richmond

Jack Steele (62/85): Head to head with Taranto
Steele contributed with 11 touches, 2 marks and 7 tackles.
Jacob van Rooyen (61/92): Playing a forward role on Miller
van Rooyen contributed with 8 disposals, 5 marks, 2 ruck taps and booted 3.2.
Trent Rivers (56/118): Starting on ball
Rivers contributed with 17 touches, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Caleb Windsor (56/121): Starting in central midfield
Windsor contributed with 15 touches, 3 grabs and booted 1.0.
Changkuoth Jiath (51/92): Starting on a HBF
Jiath added 15 touches and 4 marks.
Kysaiah Pickett (50/83): Rotating in midfield and attack
Pickett added 14 possessions and kicked 0.3.
Christian Salem (50/72): Starting at half back
Salem contributed with 11 touches, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Bayley Fritsch (45/102): Playing target forward on Broad then got Gibcus in Q1 when Kentfield was injured
Fritsch contributed with 11 touches, 4 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Xavier Lindsay (45/97): Starting on a HFF
Lindsay also had 14 possessions.
Blake Howes (43/49): Rotating at half back
Howes added 12 possessions and 4 marks.
Max Gawn (43/112): Lead ruck
Gawn contributed with 8 possessions, 2 marks, 21 hit outs, booted 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Ed Langdon (42/72): Running off a wing
Langdon added 10 possessions and 5 marks.
Bailey Laurie (40/81): Playing an outside game
Laurie contributed with 7 possessions, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Harvey Langford (38/82): First goal… 11 possessions and 1.0. Starting on a wing.

Tom Sparrow (38/73): Roaming from half forward
Sparrow contributed with 13 disposals, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.
Kade Chandler (32/55): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 5 disposals, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Daniel Turner (26/57): In defence on Armstrong
Turner added 7 disposals and 2 grabs.
Latrelle Pickett (26/41): Rotating forward
Pickett contributed with 2 possessions, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Harry Sharp (23/52): Starting deep forward
Sharp contributed with 3 disposals, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Tom McDonald (21/27): Playing a ruck/forward role
McDonald contributed with 3 possessions, 2 tackles and 2 hit outs.
Jake Lever (20/55): In defence
Lever also had 5 disposals.
Koltyn Tholstrup (16/25): Coming off a HFF… switch to half back in Q3
Tholstrup added 4 possessions and booted 1.0.
Harrison Petty (11/33): Playing key defender on Lynch
Petty added 7 touches and 4 frees against.
Luker Kentfield (1/6): Big whack to his masked face by the elbow of McAuliffe very early in Q1… also picked up a knee injury… carried off by trainers and did not return. In attack on Gibcus.
Kentfield also had 0 possessions.
Xavier Taylor (0/0): Did not appear until HT. In defence.
Taylor also had 0 disposals.
Thomas Matthews (0/0): Did not appear until HT. Rotating forward.
Matthews also had 0 touches.
Jayden Short (79/128): Starting on a HBF
Short added 20 possessions and 8 marks.
Kane McAuliffe (66/84): Rotating in midfield
McAuliffe added 17 touches and 7 marks.
Nathan Broad (65/83): Started on Fritsch then moved to smalls after Kentfield went off
Broad contributed with 12 disposals, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Toby Nankervis (62/94): First ruck
Nankervis contributed with 15 disposals, 4 marks and 15 ruck taps.
Jack Ross (52/76): Starting on ball
Ross contributed with 15 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Tim Taranto (52/94): Head to head with Steele
Taranto added 19 disposals and 2 tackles.
Sam Banks (50/95): Starting on a wing
Banks added 14 touches and 4 marks.
Tom J. Lynch (49/82): Starting forward on Petty
Lynch contributed with 9 touches, 2 marks and booted 2.3.
James Trezise (48/102): Rotating at half back
Trezise added 13 touches and 3 tackles.
Jacob Hopper (48/103): Starting in midfield
Hopper contributed with 16 disposals, 2 grabs and managed 1.0.
Sam Lalor (42/82): Starting forward
Lalor added 15 disposals and 0.1.
Hugo Ralphsmith (39/56): Playing a wing role
Ralphsmith contributed with 9 disposals, 3 marks and 1.0.
Samuel Grlj (39/57): Rotating in midfield
Grlj added 11 touches and 3 marks.
Maurice Rioli jnr (36/67): Starting deep forward
Rioli jnr added 9 disposals and managed 1.0.
Tom Brown (25/79): Off half back
Brown added 7 touches and 2 marks.
Seth Campbell (25/46): Rotating forward
Campbell added 5 touches and 3 tackles.
Ben Miller (23/49): In defence on van Rooyen
Miller added 8 possessions and 2 grabs.
Rhyan Mansell (23/56): Playing a pressure forward role
Mansell added 6 touches and booted 1.0.
Steely Green (22/47): Playing half forward
Green added 6 disposals and booted 0.2.
Tyler Sonsie (21/53): Starting on a HFF
Sonsie also had 8 disposals.
Josh Gibcus (18/15): In defence on Kentfield then shifted to Fritsch in Q1 when Kentfield was injured
Gibcus added 4 disposals and 2 marks.
Harry Armstrong (13/31): Playing key forward on Turner
Armstrong also had 5 disposals.
Campbell Gray (13/14): Playing second ruck
Gray contributed with 2 disposals, 3 ruck taps and managed 0.1.
Sam Cumming (11/19): Came off in Q1 holding already-strapped right shoulder and did not return… 3 possessions. Rotating in midfield.

Luke Trainor (10/6): Starting on a wing
Trainor also had 4 disposals.
Liam Fawcett (0/0): Playing a key forward role
Fawcett also had 0 possessions.