Player news from R21 of 2024: Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne

Marcus Bontempelli (135/182): Led the Dog charge in Q1 with some blistering play… 33 possessions and 7 marks plus 5 tackles… 2.1 as well. Leading the inside midfield on Sparrow then resting forward.

Adam Treloar (116/149): Playing midfield
Treloar contributed with 30 touches, 4 marks, 4 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Bailey Dale (114/126): In defence
Dale added 34 possessions and 8 marks.
Caleb Poulter (112/111): Rotating on a wing on Woewoedin
Poulter contributed with 23 touches, 6 marks, 7 tackles and managed 1.0.
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (102/109): Dominant everywhere except the scoreboard… 2.6 from 16 possessions and 8 marks plus 3 tackles. Up forward on May then got McDonald in Q2 then Petty in Q3.

Tim English (98/102): First ruck
English contributed with 16 disposals, 8 marks, 28 hit outs, 1.2 on the scoreboard and 3 frees against.
Bailey Williams (88/103): Playing a wing role on Langdon
Williams contributed with 18 possessions, 7 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Ed Richards (81/64): Head to head with Oliver… 20 possessions including 15 kicks… also 5 marks and 2 tackles… and booted 1.3. Starting on ball.

Tom Liberatore (79/94): Pure midfield
Liberatore contributed with 19 possessions, 2 grabs and 8 tackles.
Sam Darcy (78/84): Playing a forward/ruck role on Lever then got Turner in Q3
Darcy contributed with 11 disposals, 7 marks, 3 tackles, 12 hit outs and kicked 1.0.
Riley Garcia (73/67): Rotating forward
Garcia contributed with 17 disposals, 3 marks and 7 tackles.
Lachlan Bramble (72/101): Rotating in defence
Bramble added 23 touches and 3 marks.
Cody Weightman (61/102): Starting deep forward
Weightman contributed with 12 possessions, 2 marks and 2.3 on the scoreboard.
Aaron Naughton (59/57): Starting forward on McDonald then got Lever in Q3
Naughton contributed with 8 possessions, 6 grabs and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Rory Lobb (57/93): Has Melksham
Lobb added 20 possessions and 4 grabs.
Laitham Vandermeer (52/63): Rotating at half forward
Vandermeer contributed with 16 possessions, 2 marks and kicked 0.1.
Rhylee West (44/47): Playing a forward role
West contributed with 8 possessions, 5 tackles and booted 0.1.
Taylor Duryea (42/42): Playing a half back role
Duryea added 12 touches and 5 marks.
Liam Jones (30/67): At FB on Fritsch
Jones added 7 disposals and 2 grabs.
Nick Coffield (24/31): Rotating in defence
Coffield added 8 possessions and 2 marks.
Lachlan McNeil (24/17): Rotating at half forward
McNeil contributed with 7 touches, 2 tackles and booted 0.1.
Caleb Daniel (21/19): Started as the sub
Daniel also had 6 possessions.
Buku Khamis (21/30): Playing key defender on Petty then got McDonald in Q3
Khamis added 5 possessions and 3 grabs.
Max Gawn (136/129): Lead ruck
Gawn contributed with 23 disposals, 9 marks, 2 tackles, 44 taps and managed 1.0.
Trent Rivers (101/89): Playing midfield
Rivers contributed with 25 possessions, 4 marks, 5 tackles and managed 1.0.
Jake Bowey (93/98): Starting at half back
Bowey contributed with 25 touches, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Ed Langdon (83/84): Running off a wing on Bailey Williams
Langdon contributed with 23 touches, 4 grabs and 3 tackles.
Tom Sparrow (83/85): Matched up on Bontempelli… 18 possessions including 12 kicks… also 4 tackles and 3 marks… and scored 2.0. Starting on ball.

Jacob van Rooyen (69/78): Playing a forward/ruck role
van Rooyen contributed with 13 touches, 3 marks, 6 tackles, 3 hit outs and managed 0.1.
Clayton Oliver (65/75): Head to head with Richards… 22 possessions and 3 tackles. Playing inside midfield.
Oliver also had 2 marks.
Judd McVee (64/61): Playing half back
McVee contributed with 16 touches, 2 grabs and 4 tackles.
Alex Neal-Bullen (64/83): Playing a HFF role
Neal-Bullen contributed with 13 possessions, 3 grabs and 5 tackles.
Bayley Fritsch (58/61): Playing third tall forward on Liam Jones
Fritsch contributed with 13 disposals, 6 marks, 2.1 and 3 frees against.
Taj Woewodin (58/43): Starting on a wing on Poulter
Woewodin contributed with 12 possessions, 6 marks and kicked 1.0.
Jack Viney (55/38): In central midfield
Viney added 13 disposals and 6 tackles.
Kysaiah Pickett (54/59): Starting forward with mid rotations
Pickett contributed with 8 possessions, 2 marks, 3 tackles and booted 2.0.
Koltyn Tholstrup (53/49): Coming off a HFF
Tholstrup added 12 disposals and 5 tackles.
Tom McDonald (52/39): Looking like a bulldog chewing a wasp… 12 possessions including 9 kicks… also 5 marks and 3 tackles… not helped by 3 FA. In defence on Naughton… switched forward late in Q3.

Andy Moniz-Wakefield (50/46): In defence
Moniz-Wakefield contributed with 11 touches, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Harrison Petty (49/52): Playing key forward on Khamis… switched back in Q3 onto a red-hot Ugle-Hagan
Petty contributed with 9 disposals, 6 marks, 2 tackles and booted 0.1.
Jake Lever (42/62): In defence on Darcy then went to Naughton in Q2
Lever added 12 possessions and 4 marks.
Steven May (39/68): Came off in Q2 with back soreness… subbed off at HT for Turner… 10 possessions including 0 handballs… also 3 marks. Playing FB on Ugle-Hagan.

Blake Howes (32/60): Rotating at half back
Howes added 10 touches and 3 marks.
Kade Chandler (30/42): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 7 touches, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Daniel Turner (19/20): On in Q3 for May to play in defence on Darcy… 3 marks and 5 possessions… conceded 3 FA. Started as the sub.

Jake Melksham (15/16): Starting at half forward
Melksham also had 3 possessions.