Player news from R8 of 2024: Richmond vs Fremantle

Jayden Short (103/115): Starting on a HBF
Short added 28 touches and 8 marks.
Nick Vlastuin (98/109): Starting in defence
Vlastuin contributed with 22 touches, 8 grabs and 3 tackles.
Dustin Martin (83/86): Mostly on ball today… switched forward in Q3
Martin contributed with 23 possessions, 5 marks and kicked 0.1.
Liam Baker (78/61): Head to head with Young… 18 disposals including 13 kicks… also 6 marks and 5 tackles… not helped by 3 FA. On ball again.

Tom Brown (76/72): In defence
Brown contributed with 17 touches, 7 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Daniel Rioli (75/96): Starting at half back
Rioli contributed with 22 possessions, 3 marks and 4 tackles.
Nathan Broad (71/77): In defence
Broad contributed with 17 touches, 7 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1.
Toby Nankervis (70/69): First ruck
Nankervis contributed with 11 disposals, 3 tackles, 29 taps and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Marlion Pickett (70/60): Playing a half forward role on Ryan
Pickett contributed with 15 touches, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and 2 hit outs.
Hugo Ralphsmith (69/67): Matched up on Sharp… 14 touches and 6 marks plus 1.2. Starting on a wing.
Ralphsmith also had 2 tackles.
Tyler Sonsie (66/81): Starting at half forward
Sonsie contributed with 18 touches, 4 grabs and managed 1.0.
Mykelti Lefau (59/58): First goal… 2.1 from 8 possessions and 5 marks plus 3 tackles. Playing key forward on Pearce.

Tylar Young (57/75): In defence on the resting ruck which is mostly Jackson
Young added 14 possessions and 7 marks.
Thomson Dow (51/47): Rotating in midfield
Dow added 15 touches and 5 grabs.
Ben Miller (43/97): In defence on Treacy
Miller added 11 touches and 3 grabs.
Sam Banks (43/34): Matched up on O’Meara… 13 possessions with 10 by foot… also 2 marks. Running on the outside.

Shai Bolton (42/36): Anonymous first half but more in the play in Q3… 13 disposals and 2 marks with 2 tackles… 0.1 as well. Started forward on Chapman… switched to mids in Q3.

Seth Campbell (35/27): Rotating forward
Campbell contributed with 9 possessions, 3 marks and kicked 0.1.
Rhyan Mansell (33/39): Playing a pressure forward role
Mansell contributed with 8 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles, managed 1.1 and 3 frees against.
Dylan Grimes (32/44): In defence on Amiss
Grimes added 10 possessions and 3 grabs.
Sam Naismith (30/45): Subbed off in Q3 for McIntosh… 4 hit outs… also 6 possessions and 3 marks. Playing a forward/ruck role on Draper.

Maurice Rioli jnr (22/25): A far cry from his hot form last week… 8 possessions. Starting deep forward.

Kamdyn McIntosh (14/15): On in Q3 for Naismith to play half forward… 2 disposals and 1.0. Started as the sub.

Luke Ryan (161/197): Third tall defender on Pickett
Ryan contributed with 39 touches, 15 marks and 2 tackles.
Caleb Serong (141/137): In central midfield
Serong contributed with 38 disposals, 8 marks and 5 tackles.
Andrew Brayshaw (125/107): Playing in midfield
Brayshaw contributed with 31 disposals, 6 marks, 7 tackles and managed 0.1.
Hayden Young (125/131): Head to head with Baker… two very late goals put a cherry on top… 30 disposals and 7 marks with 5 tackles… 2.0 as well. Doing jobs in midfield.

Matthew Johnson (97/108): Starting on a wing
Johnson contributed with 25 touches, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and managed 1.1.
Jordan Clark (93/106): Starting at half back
Clark added 25 disposals and 7 marks.
Josh Treacy (87/102): Three goals in Q4 as Fremantle powered away… 4.0 from 10 possessions and 5 marks plus 4 tackles. Playing key forward on Miller.
Treacy also had 5 ruck taps.
Jeremy Sharp (86/80): Matched up on Ralphsmith… 18 touches and 10 marks plus 1.1. Starting on a wing.

James Aish (84/80): Coming off half back
Aish added 19 possessions and 9 marks.
Jye Amiss (79/81): Corked thigh in a marking contest in Q3 but played on… 2.1 from 12 possessions and 6 marks plus 3 tackles. Starting at FF on Grimes.

Luke Jackson (74/86): Playing a ruck/forward role on Young… had to ruck solo after a Darcy injury in Q3
Jackson contributed with 15 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles, 7 taps and booted 0.2.
Michael Walters (70/53): Starting forward
Walters contributed with 14 touches, 7 marks and 1.1.
Heath Chapman (69/82): Minding Bolton
Chapman added 17 touches and 8 marks.
Brandon Walker (67/39): Playing back pocket
Walker added 13 disposals and 8 grabs.
Jaeger O’Meara (67/81): Matched up on Banks… 19 possessions and 2 marks plus 4 tackles. Starting on a wing.

Michael Frederick (67/87): Running off a HFF
Frederick contributed with 15 touches, 3 grabs, 4 tackles and booted 1.1.
Sean Darcy (60/79): Subbed off in Q3 with calf tightness… 12 hit outs… also 10 disposals and 3 marks with 2 tackles… 2.0 as well. First ruck.

Bailey Banfield (56/44): Playing a defensive forward role
Banfield contributed with 11 possessions, 2 grabs, 4 tackles and managed 1.0.
Joshua Draper (49/49): On the resting ruck which is mostly Naismith
Draper contributed with 10 touches, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Tom Emmett (43/43): Rotating forward
Emmett contributed with 9 touches, 2 marks, 4 tackles and 0.1.
Alex Pearce (37/57): At FB on Lefau
Pearce added 9 disposals and 4 marks.
Nat Fyfe (28/17): On in Q3 for Darcy… 8 touches with 6 by hand… also 2 marks. Started as the sub.

Cooper Simpson (19/17): Second game… 5 possessions and 2 marks. Rotating in attack.