Player news from R23 of 2024: Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

Sam Darcy (133/146): Playing a forward/ruck role on Kallan Dawson
Darcy contributed with 20 disposals, 9 grabs, 2 tackles, 5 ruck taps and 7.1 on the scoreboard.
Adam Treloar (120/121): Playing midfield
Treloar contributed with 33 touches, 5 grabs and 7 tackles.
Marcus Bontempelli (117/121): Leading the inside midfield then resting forward
Bontempelli contributed with 29 possessions, 8 marks, 5 tackles and 0.2.
Joel Freijah (115/133): Rotating in defence
Freijah added 29 touches and 13 grabs.
Taylor Duryea (101/85): Minding Zurhaar
Duryea contributed with 20 possessions, 11 grabs and 4 tackles.
Bailey Dale (97/77): Enjoyed himself in Q4 junk time… 23 possessions including 17 kicks… also 8 marks and 3 tackles… and kicked 0.1. Starting on a wing on Tucker.

Ed Richards (96/127): Matched up on Powell… 22 possessions and 5 marks plus 3 tackles… 2.1 as well. Starting on ball.

Caleb Daniel (87/97): Starting on a HBF… switched forward in Q3
Daniel added 25 possessions and 6 grabs.
Rory Lobb (85/48): Left leg problem after a hard challenge by Shiels in Q3… 13 possessions including 10 kicks… also 5 marks and 5 tackles. Starting in ruck.
Lobb also had 13 hit outs.
Tom Liberatore (83/101): Head to head with Wardlaw… 23 possessions and 3 marks plus 6 tackles… gave away 3 FA. Pure midfield.

Jack Macrae (80/46): On in Q3 for West to join the party as a forward… 17 possessions and 6 marks plus 2.1. Started as the sub.

Aaron Naughton (79/97): Starting forward on Comben then got McDonald in Q1 after an injury
Naughton contributed with 13 disposals, 6 grabs, 3 tackles and 2.1.
James O’Donnell (75/72): Standing Teakle
O’Donnell added 17 touches and 9 marks.
Bailey Williams (74/60): Starting on a wing on Stephens
Williams contributed with 15 disposals, 7 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.1.
Cody Weightman (72/76): All his goals in second half junk time… 2.2 from 13 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles. Starting deep forward on Archer.

Lachlan Bramble (62/72): Rotating in defence
Bramble contributed with 16 possessions, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Lachlan McNeil (62/89): Rotating at half forward
McNeil contributed with 14 touches, 5 tackles and managed 0.2.
Buku Khamis (61/52): Playing key defender on Ford
Khamis contributed with 13 disposals, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Harvey Gallagher (58/64): Doing jobs in midfield
Gallagher contributed with 15 touches, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and 0.1.
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (56/74): Up forward on Corr
Ugle-Hagan contributed with 10 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles, kicked 3.1 and 3 free kicks given away.
Laitham Vandermeer (50/71): Rotating at half forward
Vandermeer contributed with 10 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Liam Jones (44/59): Has Larkey
Jones added 10 touches and 6 marks.
Rhylee West (27/35): Subbed off in Q3 for Macrae… 5 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing a forward role.

Tristan Xerri (122/141): First ruck
Xerri contributed with 17 possessions, 5 grabs, 6 tackles, 44 hit outs, booted 1.0 and 3 free kicks given away.
Luke Davies-Uniacke (108/101): Racked up meaningless Q4 stats… 30 possessions and 8 marks plus 4 tackles. Playing central midfield.

Bailey Scott (103/80): Starting on a HFF
Scott contributed with 25 possessions, 6 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Zac Fisher (99/101): Starting on a HBF and taking kick ins
Fisher contributed with 31 possessions, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Tom Powell (78/78): Playing pure midfield
Powell contributed with 20 disposals, 2 grabs and 7 tackles.
Jy Simpkin (74/95): Often starting forward with mid rotations
Simpkin contributed with 22 disposals, 3 marks and 4 tackles.
Colby McKercher (73/97): Floating about
McKercher contributed with 24 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Cameron Zurhaar (66/56): Mostly forward on Duryea with centre rotations
Zurhaar contributed with 16 disposals, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
George Wardlaw (61/69): Rotating in midfield
Wardlaw contributed with 16 possessions, 4 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Robert Hansen (58/48): Rotating forward
Hansen contributed with 12 possessions, 4 marks and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Luke McDonald (57/72): Starting at half back… moved to Naughton to cover a Comben injury in Q1
McDonald added 16 touches and 3 marks.
Liam Shiels (56/40): Playing a HFF role
Shiels contributed with 14 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Darcy Tucker (50/49): Playing an outside game on Dale
Tucker added 13 touches and 3 tackles.
Nick Larkey (47/64): First goal… limped off favouring left knee after a knock in Q1 but returned for Q2… 1.0 from 13 possessions and 2 marks. Starting forward on Liam Jones.

Eddie Ford (43/26): Playing lead-up forward on Khamis
Ford contributed with 10 disposals, 3 grabs and booted 0.1.
Jackson Archer (43/46): Minding Weightman
Archer contributed with 10 possessions, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Aidan Corr (42/51): Playing key defender on Ugle-Hagan
Corr added 12 possessions and 4 grabs.
Dylan Stephens (38/51): Starting on a wing on Williams
Stephens added 11 disposals and 4 grabs.
Paul Curtis (37/21): Playing a small forward role
Curtis contributed with 7 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Kallan Dawson (35/40): Responsible for Darcy
Dawson contributed with 10 possessions, 4 marks and 3 frees against.
Charlie Comben (21/18): Heavy clash with Ugle-Hagan in Q1 saw him stagger off with some delayed concussion and a big calf corkie… subbed off in Q1 for Bergman… 4 possessions and 2 marks. In defence on Naughton.

Brynn Teakle (17/18): Playing a forward/ruck role on O’Donnell
Teakle added 4 touches and 4 ruck taps.
Miller Bergman (11/15): On in Q1 for Comben… heavy clash which forced his head back in Q3 saw him escorted off by trainers and not return… 3 possessions. Started as the sub.