Grand Final emergencies: Part 3 – 2007 to 2024
Last year before the Grand Final I did an article of the Ins and Outs of the Grand Final Teams.
This year’s article is based on the unlucky players that were emergency in a Grand Final side.
These players were close to playing in a Grand Final, but most did not get the opportunity ever in their career.
I have based the teams from 1980.
This Part 3: 2007 to 2024
2007
Geelong – Mark Blake, Brent Prismall, Travis Varcoe
Port Adelaide – Greg Bentley, Alipate Carlisle, Nathan Lonie
Mark Blake
22 Games in 2007
Last Played in Preliminary Final
99 Games 2005-2010 (33 Games until 2007 Grand Final)
Played in 2009 Premiership and 2008 Grand Final.
Brent Prismall
5 Games in 2007
Last Played in Round 5
61 Games 2006-2011 (13 Games until 2007 Grand Final)
Prismall played 25 Games with Geelong from 2006-08 and 36 Games with Essendon 2009-2011
Travis Varcoe
18 Games in 2007
Last Played in Round 22
230 Games 2007-2020 (18 Games until 2007 Grand Final)
Played in 2009 & 2011 Premiership and 2008 & 2018 Grand Final
Varcoe played 138 Games for Geelong 2006-14 and 92 Games for Collingwood 2015-20
Greg Bentley
12 Games in 2007
Last Played in Round 18
26 Games 2006-09 (16 Games until 2007 Grand Final)
Bentley played 21 Games for Port Adelaide 2006-08 and 5 Games for Carlton 2009.
Alipate Carlisle
9 Games in 2007
Last Played Qualifying Final
167 Games 2006-2016 (10 Games until 2007 Grand Final)
Nathan Lonie
17 Games in 2007
Last Played Round 19
104 Gamers 2001-08 (98 Games until 2007 Grand Final)
Lonie played 64 Games for Hawthorn 2001-05 and 40 Games for Port Adelaide 2006-08.
2008
Hawthorn – Tom Murphy, Simon Taylor, Travis Tuck
Geelong – Shannon Byrnes, Ryan Gamble, David Wojcinski
Tom Murphy
18 Games in 2008
Last Played in Qualifying Final
113 Games 2005-14 (30 Games until 2008 Grand Final)
Murphy was emergency in 2012 Grand Final. Murphy played 95 Games at Hawthorn from 2005 to 2012 and 18 Games at Gold Coast 2013-14
Simon Taylor
18 Games in 2008
Last Played in Round 21
85 Games 2005-10 (66 Games until 2008 Grand Final)
Travis Tuck
8 Games in 2008
Last Played in Round 17
20 Games 2007-09 (9 Games until 2008 Grand Final)
Shannon Byrnes
9 Games in 2008
Last Played in Round 22
131 Games 2004-14 (54 Games until 2008 Grand Final)
Played in 2007 & 2009 Premiership
Byrnes was emergency in 2011 Grand Final. Played 108 Games for Geelong 2004-12 and 23 Games for Melbourne 2013-14.
Ryan Gamble
13 Games in 2008
Last Played in Round 22
35 Games 2006-11 (14 Games until 2008 Grand Final)
Gamble played 24 Games at Geelong 2006-10 and 11 Games St Kilda 2011.
David Wojcinski
14 Games in 2008
Last Played in preliminary Final
203 Games 1999-2012 (132 Games until 2008 Grand Final)
Played in 2007, 2009 & 2011 Premiership
Wojcinski was omitted for Paul Chapman.
2009
Geelong – Simon Hogan, Shane Mumford, Matthew Stokes
St Kilda – David Armitage, Jarryn Geary, James Gwilt
Simon Hogan
10 Games in 2009
Last Played Qualifying Final
22 Games 2009-11 (10 Games until 2009 Grand Final)
Shane Mumford
18 Games in 2009
Last Played in Round 21
216 Games 2008-21 (21 Games until 2009 Grand Final)
Played in 2012 Premiership and 2019 Grand Final
Mumford played 21 Games at Geelong 2008-09, 79 Games at Sydney from 2010-13 and 116 Games from 2014-21.
Matthew Stokes
19 Games in 2009
Last Played Qualifying Final
200 Games 2006-16 (71 Games until 2009 Grand Final)
Played in 2007 & 2011 Premiership and 2008 Grand Final
Stokes played 189 Games at Geelong 2006-15 and 11 Games at Essendon 2016.
David Armitage
3 Games in 2009
Last Played Round 21
169 Games 2007-19 (19 Games until 2009 Grand Final)
Armitage was emergency for 2010 Replay
Jarryn Geary
15 Games in 2009
Last Played in Round 19
207 Games 2008-21 (25 Games until 2009 Grand Final)
Geary was also emergency in both Grand finals in 2010.
James Gwilt
15 Games in 2009
Last Played in Round 21
152 Games 2005-16 (41 Games until 2009 Grand Final)
Played in 2010 Grand Final
Gwilt played 126 Games at St Kilda from 2005-14 and 26 Games at Essendon 2015-16
2010
Collingwood – Tyson Goldsack, Tarkyn Lockyer
St Kilda – Jarryn Geary, Ben McEvoy, Rhys Stanley
Nathan Brown replaced Simon Prestigiacomo in the selected side for Collingwood
2010 Replay
Collingwood – Tarkyn Lockyer, John McCarthy, Simon Prestigiacomo
St Kilda – David Armitage, Jarryn Geary, Rhys Stanley
Tyson Goldsack
11 Games in 2010
Last Played in Preliminary Final
165 Games 2007-18 (55 Games until 2010 Grand Final)
Played in 2010 Premiership and 2018 Grand Final
Goldsack was omitted for Leon Davis for 2010 but then replaced him in the replay. Goldsack was emergency for 2011 Grand Final.
Tarkyn Lockyer
11 Games in 2010
Last Played Round 20
227 Games 1999-2010 (227 Games until 2010 Grand Final)
Played in 2002 Grand Final
John McCarthy
2 Games in 2010
Last Played in Round 22
39 Games 2008-12 (10 Games until Grand Final)
McCarthy played 18 Games for Collingwood 2008-11 and 21 Games for Port Adelaide in 2012.
Simon Prestigiacomo
13 Games in 2010
Last Played in Round 20
233 Games 1996-2010 (233 Games until 2010 Grand Final
Played in 2002 & 2003 Grand Final
Jarryn Geary
19 Games in 2010
Last Played in Round 22
207 Games 2008-21 (44 Games until 2010 Grand Final)
Geary was also emergency in both Grand finals in 2009.
Ben McEvoy
18 Games in 2010
Last Played in Preliminary Final
252 Games 2008-2022 (30 Games until 2010 Grand Final)
Played in 2014 & 2015 Premiership and 2010 Grand Final Replay
McEvoy was omitted for Steven Baker in the Grand Final but then replaced an injured Michael Gardiner in the replay. McEvoy played 91 Games for St Kilda 2008-13 and 161 Games for Hawthorn 2014-22
Rhys Stanley
7 Games in 2010
Last Played in Round 20
228 Games 2010- (7 Games until 2010 Grand Final)
Played in 2022 Premiership and 2020 Grand Final
David Armitage
9 Games in 2010
Last Played Round 22
169 Games 2007-19 (28 Games until 2009 Grand Final)
Armitage was emergency for 2009 Grand Final
2011
Geelong – Shannon Byrnes, Cameron Guthrie, Darren Milburn
Collingwood – Tyson Goldsack, Ben Sinclair, Cameron Wood
Shannon Byrnes
5 Games in 2008
Last Played in Round 24
131 Games 2004-14 (104 Games until 2011 Grand Final)
Played in 2007 & 2009 Premiership
Byrnes was emergency in 2008 Grand Final. Played 108 Games for Geelong 2004-12 and 23 Games for Melbourne 2013-14.
Cameron Guthrie
2 Games in 2011
Last Played in Round 2
240 Games 2011- (2 Games until 2011 Grand Final)
Played in 2022 Premiership and 2020 Grand Final.
Darren Milburn
14 Games in 2012
Last Played in Round 24
292 Games 1997-2011 (292 Games until 2011 Grand Final)
Played in 2007 & 2009 Premiership and 2008 Grand Final
Tyson Goldsack
13 Games in 2011
Last Played in Qualifying Final
165 Games 2007-18 (69 Games until 2011 Grand Final)
Played in 2010 Premiership and 2018 Grand Final
Goldsack was emergency for 2010 Grand Final.
Ben Sinclair
4 Games in 2011
Last Played in Round 24
63 Games 2011-16 (4 Games until 2011 Grand Final)
Sinclair was a utility.
Cameron Wood
12 Games in 2011
Last Played in Round 24
88 Games 2005-15 (58 Games until 2011 Grand Final)
Wood played 16 Games for Brisbane 2005-07, 48 Games for Collingwood 2008-12 and 24 Games for Carlton for 2014-15
2012
Sydney – Tony Armstrong, Trent Dennis-Lane, Tommy Walsh
Hawthorn – Max Bailey, Kyle Cheney, Tom Murphy
Tony Armstrong
8 Games in 2012
Last Played in Round 23
35 Games 2010-15 (22 Games until 2012 Grand Final)
Armstrong played 14 Games for Adelaide 2010-11, 15 Games Sydney 2012-13 and 6 games for Collingwood 2014-15
Trent Dennis-Lane
8 Games in 2012
Last Played in Round 20
29 Games 2010-14 (19 Games until 2012 Grand Final)
Dennis-Lane played 19 Games for Sydney 2010-12 and 10 Games St Kilda 2013-14
Tommy Walsh
3 Games in 2012
Last Played in Round 23
5 Games 2012-13 (3 Games until 2012 Grand Final)
Max Bailey
2 Games in 2012
Last Played in Round 20
43 Games 2006-13 (24 Games until 2012 Grand Final)
Played in 2013 Premiership
Kyle Cheney
6 Games in 2012
Last Played in Round 17
85 Games 2009-18 (28 Games until 2012 Grand Final)
Cheney played 14 Games Melbourne 2009-10, 27 Games Hawthorn 2011-14 and 44 Games Adelaide 2015-18.
Tom Murphy
6 Games in 2012
Last Played in Preliminary Final
113 Games 2005-14 (95 Games until 2012 Grand Final)
Murphy was omitted for Luke Hodge. Murphy was emergency in 2008 Grand Final. Murphy played 95 Games at Hawthorn from 2005 to 2012 and 18 Games at Gold Coast 2013-14
2013
Hawthorn – Taylor Duryea, Shane Savage, Matt Spangher
Fremantle – Jack Hannath, Tom Sheridan, Alex Silvagni
Taylor Duryea
18 Games in 2013
Last Played in Round 23
219 Games 2013-25 (18 Games until 2013 Grand Final)
Played in 2014 & 2015 Premierships
Duryea played 118 games for Hawthorn 2013-18 and 118 Games for Western Bulldogs from 2019-25.
Shane Savage
15 Games in 2013
Last Played in Round 23
165 Games 2009-20 (56 Games until 2013 Grand Final)
Savage played 56 Games for Hawthorn 2009-13 and 109 Games for St Kilda 2014-20
Matt Spangher
4 Games in 2013
Last Played in Qualifying Final
56 Games 2008-16 (36 Games until 2013 Grand Final)
Played in 2014 Premiership
Spangher played 26 Games for West Coast 2008-10, 6 Games for Sydney 2011 and 24 Games for Hawthorn 2013-16
Jack Hannath
12 Games in 2013
Last Played in Round 23
20 Games 2013-16 (12 Games until 2013 Grand Final)
Tom Sheridan
10 Games in 2013
Last Played Qualifying Final
83 Games 2012-2020 (11 Games until 2013 Grand Final)
Sheridan played 81 Games Fremantle 2011-18 and 2 Games for GWS 2019-20
Alex Silvagni
10 Games in 2013
Last Played in Round 23
60 Games 2010-17 (39 Games until 2013 Grand Final)
2014
Hawthorn – Jonathon Ceglar, Brad Sewell, Jonathan Simpkin
Sydney – Jeremy Laidler, Tom Mitchell, Dean Towers
Jonathon Ceglar
15 Games in 2014
Last Played in Preliminary Final
110 Games 2013-23 (17 Games until 2014 Grand Final)
Ceglar was omitted for Ben McEvoy. Ceglar was emergency for 2015 & 2022 Grand Finals. Ceglar played 101 Games for Hawthorn 2013-21 and 9 Games for Geelong 2022-23.
Brad Sewell
10 Games in 2014
Last Played Qualifying Final
200 Games 2004-14 (200 Games until 2014 Grand Final)
Played in 2008 & 2013 Premiership and 2012 Grand Final.
Jonathan Simpkin
18 Games in 2014
Last Played in Preliminary Final
41 Games 2012-16 (36 Games until 2014 Grand Final)
Played in 2013 Premiership
Simpkin was omitted for Cyril Rioli. Simpkin played four games for Geelong in 2012 , 33 Games Hawthorn 2013-15 and 4 Games Essendon 2016.
Jeremy Laidler
19 Games in 2014
Last Played in Round 22
87 Games 2009-17 (45 Games until 2014 Grand Final)
Played in 2016 Grand Final
Laidler played two games for Geelong 2009-10, 24 Games for Carlton 2011-13 and 61 Games for Sydney 2014-17.
Tom Mitchell
6 Games in 2014
Last Played in Round 23
207 Games 2013-25 (20 Games until 2014 Grand Final)
Played in 2023 Premiership and 2016 Grand Final
Mitchell played 65 Games for Sydney 2013-16, 106 Games for Hawthorn 2017-22 and 36 Games for Collingwood 2023-
Dean Towers
6 Games in 2014
Last Played in Round 23
57 Games 2014-18 (6 Games until 2014 Grand Final)
2015
Hawthorn – Jonathon Ceglar, Billy Hartung, Angus Litherland
West Coast – Scott Lycett, Patrick McGinnity, Scott Selwood
Jonathon Ceglar
14 Games in 2015
Last Played in Round 19
110 Games 2013-23 (31 Games until 2015 Grand Final)
Ceglar was emergency for 2014 & 2022 Grand Finals. Ceglar played 101 Games for Hawthorn 2013-21 and 9 Games for Geelong 2022-23.
Billy Hartung
20 Games in 2015
Last Played in Preliminary Final
76 Games 2014-18 (27 Games until 2015 Grand Final)
Hartung was omitted for Jack Gunston. Hartung played 63 Games for Hawthorn from 2014-17 and 13 Games for North Melbourne in 2018.
Angus Litherland
6 Games in 2015
Last Played in Round 23
26 Games 2014-16 & 2022 (19 Games until 2015 Grand final)
Litherland played 25 Games for Hawthorn from 2013-15 and one game as Angus Dewar for West Coast in 2022.
Scott Lycett
6 Games in 2015
Last Played in Round 20
146 Games 2011-23 (28 Games until 2015 Grand Final)
Played in 2018 Premiership
Lycett played 75 Games for West Coast 2011-18 and 71 Games Port Adelaide 2019-23
Patrick McGinnity
9 Games in 2015
Last Played in Qualifying Final
93 Games 2009-16 (90 Games until 2015 Grand Final)
Scott Selwood
13 Games in 2015
Last Played in Qualifying Final
169 Games 2008-19 (135 Games until 2015 Grand Final)
Selwood played 135 Games for West Coast from 2008-15 and 34 Games for Geelong 2016-19.
2016
Western Bulldogs – Tom Campbell, Lin Jong, Matthew Suckling
Sydney – Harry Cunningham, Harrison Marsh, Toby Nankervis
Tom Campbell
9 Games in 2016
Last Played in Round 13
58 Games 2012-24 (35 Games until 2016 Grand Final
Campbell played 42 Games at Western Bulldogs from 2012-17, 12 Games at North Melbourne from 2019-21 and 4 Games at St Kilda 2022-24.
Lin Jong
16 Games in 2016
Last Played in Elimination Final
65 Games 2012-21(39 Games until 2016 Grand Final)
Matthew Suckling
17 Games in 2016
Last Played in Semi Final
178 Games 2009-20 (119 Games until 2016 Grand Final)
Played in 2014 & 2015 Premiership and 2012 Grand Final
Harry Cunningham
18 Games in 2016
Last Played in Round 23
219 Games 2012- (70 Games until 2016 Grand Final)
Played in 2014 & 2024 Grand Final
Cunningham was emergency in 2022 Grand Final
Harrison Marsh
7 Games in 2016
Last Played in Preliminary Final
25 Games 2016-18 (7 Games until 2016 Grand Final)
Marsh was omitted for Callum Mills.
Toby Nankervis
7 Games in 2016
Last Played in Semi Final
179 Games 2015- (12 Games until 2016 Grand Final)
Played in 2017, 2019 & 2020 Premierships
Nankervis played 12 Games at Sydney 2015-16 and 167 Games at Richmond since 2017-
2017
Richmond – Corey Ellis, Shaun Hampson, Jayden Short
Adelaide – Alex Keath, Wayne Milera, Reilly O’Brien
Corey Ellis
6 Games in 2017
Last Played in Round 21
31 Games 2015-2019 (23 Games until 2017 Grand Final)
Ellis played 27 Games for Richmond 2015-2018 and 4 Games for Gold Coast in 2019
Shaun Hampson
0 Games in 2017
98 Games 2007-16 (98 Games until 2017 Grand Final)
Hampson played 63 Games for Carlton 2007-13 and 35 Games for Richmond 2014-16
Jayden Short
16 Games in 2017
Last Played in Round 18
190 Games 2016 – (32 Games until 2017 Grand Final)
Played in 2019 & 2020 Premiership
Alex Keath
6 Games in 2017
Last Played in Round 23
109 Games 2017-24 (6 Games until 2017 Grand Final)
Played in 2021 Grand Final
Keath played 30 Games at Adelaide 2017-19 and 79 Games at Western Bulldogs 2020-24.
Wayne Milera
16 Games in 2017
Last Played in Round 23
123 Games 2016 – (24 Games until 2017 Grand Final)
Reilly O’Brien
0 Games in 2017
146 Games 2016- (2 Games until 2017 Grand Final)
2018
West Coast – Brendon Ahchee, Brayden Ainsworth, Oscar Allen, Jackson Nelson
Collingwood – Jarryd Blair, Callum Brown, Flynn Appleby, Ben Reid
Brendon Ahchee
8 Games in 2018
Last Played in Round 22
58 Games 2015-21 (35 Games until 2018 Grand Final)
Ahchee played 27 Games at Port Adelaide from 2015-17 and 31 Games at West Coast from 2018-21.
Brayden Ainsworth
3 Games in 2018
Last Played in Round 16
15 Games 2018-22 (3 Games until 2018 Grand Final)
Oscar Allen
2 Games in 2018
Last Played in Round 23
105 Games 2018- (2 Games until 2018 Grand Final)
Jackson Nelson
10 Games in 2018
Last Played in Round 14
102 Games 2015-22 (42 Games until 2018 Grand Final)
Jarryd Blair
2 Games in 2018
Last Played in Round 7
157 Games 2010-18 (157 Games until 2018 Grand Final)
Played in 2010 Premierships and 2011 Grand Final
Callum Brown
8 Games in 2018
Last Played in Round 20
70 Games 2017-20 (13 Games until 2018 Grand Final)
Flynn Appleby
9 Games in 2018
Last Played in Round 16
11 Games 2018-20 (9 Games until 2018 Grand Final
Ben Reid
6 Games in 2018
Last Played in Round 10
152 Games 2007-20 (142 Games until 2018 Grand Final)
Played in 2010 Premiership and 2011 Grand Final
2019
Richmond – Ryan Garthwaite, Kamdyn McIntosh, Jack Ross, Sydney Stack
GWS – Isaac Cumming, Bobby Hill, Lachlan Keeffe, Zac Langdon
Ryan Garthwaite
7 Games in 2019
Last Played in Round 13
14 Games 2018-21 (9 Games until 2019 Grand Final)
Kamdyn McIntosh
16 Games in 2019
Last Played in Round 17
213 Games 2015-2025 (90 Games until 2019 Grand Final)
Played in 2017 & 20 Premiership
Jack Ross
7 Games in 2019
Last Played in Round 21
93 Games 2019 – (7 Games until 2019 Grand Final)
Sydney Stack
17 Games in 2019
Last Played in Round 21
35 Games 2019-22 (17 Games until 2019 Grand Final)
Isaac Cumming
5 Games in 2019
Last Played in Round 23
105 Games 2018- (7 Games until 2019 Grand Final)
Cumming played 81 Games for GWS 2018-24 and 24 Games at Adelaide in 2025.
Bobby Hill
8 Games in 2019
Last Played in Preliminary Final
102 Games 2019- (8 Games until 2019 Grand Final)
Hill played in 2023 Premiership.
Hill was omitted for Toby Greene. Hill played 41 games for GWS from 2019-22 and 61 games for Collingwood 2023-
Lachlan Keeffe
10 Games in 2019
Last Played in 2019 Preliminary Final
119 Games 2011-25 (58 Games until 2019 Grand Final)
Keeffe was omitted for Lachie Whitfield. Keeffe played 40 Games for Collingwood 2011-14 and 79 Games for GWS from 2018-25.
Zac Langdon
3 Games in 2019
Last Played in Round 16
56 Games 2018-22 (24 Games until 2019 Grand Final)
Langdon played 31 Games at GWS from 2018-20 and 25 Games at West Coast from 2021-22.
2020
Richmond – Jake Aarts, Josh Caddy, Mabior Chol, Oleg Markov
Geelong – Tom Atkins, Brad Close, Zach Guthrie, Esava Ratugolea
Jake Aarts
14 Games in 2020
Last Played in Qualifying Final
42 Games 2020-22 (14 Games until 2020 Grand Final)
Josh Caddy
8 Games in 2020
Last Played in Round 18
174 Games 2011-21 (165 Games until 2020 Grand Final)
Caddy played in 2017 & 2019 Premierships
Caddy played 24 Games at Gold Coast 2011-12, 71 Games at Geelong 2013-16 and 79 Games at Richmond 2017-21
Mabior Chol
11 Games in 2020
Last Played in Qualifying Final
108 Games 2016- (21 Games until 2020 Grand Final)
Chol played 31 Games at Richmond 2016-21, 30 Games at Gold Coast 2022-23 and 47 Games at Hawthorn from 2024-
Oleg Markov
6 Games in 2020
Last Played in Round 17
94 Games 2016- (23 Games until 2020 Grand Final)
Played in 2023 Premiership
Markov played 23 Games at Richmond 2016-20, 28 Games at Gold Coast 2021-22 and 43 Games at Collingwood from 2023-
Tom Atkins
12 Games in 2020
Last Played in Qualifying Final
152 Games 2019- (35 Games until 2020 Grand Final)
Played in 2022 Premiership
Brad Close
8 Games in 2020
Last Played in Round 17
126 Games 2020- (8 Games until 2020 Grand Final)
Played in 2022 Premiership
Zach Guthrie
3 Games in 2020
Last Played in Round 16
127 Games 2017- (20 Games until 2020 Grand Final)
Played in 2022 Premiership
Esava Ratugolea
12 Games in 2020
Last Played in Round 18
111 Games 2018- (40 Games until 2020 Grand Final)
Ratugolea played 75 Games with Geelong 2018-23 and 36 Games with Port Adelaide from 2024-
2021
Melbourne – Kade Chandler, Jayden Hunt, Jake Melksham
Western Bulldogs – Ryan Gardner, Ed Richards, Anthony Scott
Kade Chandler
5 Games in 2021
Last Played in Round 13
79 Games 2019- (6 Games until 2021 Grand Final)
Jayden Hunt
20 Games in 2021
Last Played in Round 21
172 Games 2016-25 (94 Games until 2021 Grand Final)
Hunt played 114 Games at Melbourne 2016-22 and 58 Games at West Coast from 2022-25
Jake Melksham
12 Games in 2021
Last Played in Round 21
248 Games 2010- (197 Games until 2021 Grand Final)
Melksham played 114 Games for Essendon 2010-15 and 134 Games at Melbourne from 2017-
Ryan Gardner
9 Games in 2021
Last Played in Preliminary Final
54 Games 2019- (21 Games until 2021 Grand Final)
Gardner was omitted for Alex Keath
Ed Richards
5 Games in 2021
Last Played in Round 21
148 Games 2018- (63 Games until 2021 Grand Final)
Anthony Scott
21 Games in 2021
Last Played in Preliminary Final
59 Games 2021-24 (21 Games until 2021 Grand Final)
Scott was omitted for Cody Weightman.
2022
Geelong- Jonathon Ceglar, Sam Menegola
Sydney – Harry Cunningham, Will Gould, Logan McDonald
Mark O’Connor replaced Max Holmes in the selected side for Geelong.
Jonathon Ceglar
3 Games in 2022
Last Played in Round 23
110 Games 2013-23 (104 Games until 2022 Grand Final)
Ceglar was emergency for 2014 & 2015 Grand Finals. Ceglar played 101 Games for Hawthorn 2013-21 and 9 Games for Geelong 2022-23.
Sam Menegola
7 Games in 2022
Last Played in Round 22
117 Games 2016-23 (116 Games until 2022 Grand Final)
Menegola played in 2020 Grand Final
Harry Cunningham
10 Games in 2022
Last Played in Round 18
219 Games 2012- (161 Games until 2022 Grand Final)
Played in 2014 & 2024 Grand Final
Cunningham was emergency in 2016 Grand Final
Will Gould
0 Games in 2022
4 Games 2023 (0 Games until 2022 Grand Final)
Logan McDonald
17 Games in 2022
Last Played in Preliminary Final
70 Games 2021- (24 Games until 2022 Grand Final)
Played in 2024 Grand Final
McDonald was omitted for Hayden McLean
2023
Collingwood – Harvey Harrison, Finlay Macrae, John Noble
Brisbane – Darcy Fort, Jack Payne, James Tunstill
Harvey Harrison
4 Games in 2023
Last Played in Round 16
16 Games 2023- (4 Games until 2023 Grand Final)
Finlay Macrae
1 Game in 2023
Last Played in Round 24
21 Games 2021- (12 Games until 2023 Grand Final)
John Noble
23 Games in 2023
Last Played in Round 24
137 Games 2019- (92 Games until 2023 Grand Final)
Noble played 112 Games for Collingwood 2019-24 and 25 Games for Gold Coast in 2025
Darcy Fort
7 Games in 2023
Last Played in Round 21
56 Games 2019- (33 Games until 2023 Grand Final)
Played in 2024 Premiership
Fort played 8 Games for Geelong 2019-20 and 48 Games for Brisbane from 2021-
Jack Payne
23 Games in 2023
Last Played in Qualifying Final
81 Games 2020- (50 Games until 2023 Grand Final)
Played in 2024 Premiership
James Tunstill
2 Games in 2023
Last Played in Round 20
12 Games 2022- (5 Games until 2023 Grand Final)
2024
Brisbane – Darragh Joyce, Harry Sharp, Henry Smith
Sydney – Caiden Cleary, Aaron Francis, Peter Ladhams
Darragh Joyce
6 Games in 2024
Last Played in Round 25
24 Games 2018- (24 Games until 2024 Grand Final)
Joyce played 13 games for St Kilda from 2018-22 and 11 Games from 2023- at Brisbane
Harry Sharp
6 Games in 2024
Last Played in Round 25
34 Games 2021- (16 Games until 2024 Grand Final)
Sharp played 16 Games for Brisbane from 2021-24 and 18 games for Melbourne in 2025.
Henry Smith
4 Ganes in 2024
Last Played in Round 23
6 Games 2024- (4 Games until 2024 Grand Final)
Caiden Cleary
5 Games in 2024
Last Played in Round 25
17 Games 2024- (5 Games until 2024 Grand Final)
Aaron Francis
5 Games in 2024
Last Played in Round 25
84 Games 2016-25 (74 Games until 2024 Grand Final)
Francis played 54 Games at Essendon 2016- 22 and 30 Games at Sydney 2023-25
Peter Ladhams
1 Game in 2024
Last Played in Round 22
63 Games 2019- (53 Games until 2024 Grand Final)
Ladhams played 32 Games at Port Adelaide from 2019-21 and 31 Games at Sydney from 2022-
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