Western Bulldogs Player Reports Tom Liberatore
Head to head with Durham... delayed reaction off the ball to a knock late in Q4... 25 disposals and 3 marks with 6 tackles. Pure midfield.
Sam Darcy
Looked impressive at times... 13 possessions and 8 marks plus 5 tackles... 1.3 as well. Playing a forward/ruck role on Redman.
Darcy also had 7 hit outs.
Tim English
Did not deal well with the ruck tandem... 16 hit outs... also 13 possessions and 2 tackles... not helped by 3 FA. First ruck.
English also had 7 grabs.
Marcus Bontempelli
Head to head with Merrett... did very little after HT... 17 touches and 3 tackles. Leading the inside midfield.
Bailey Williams
Matched up on Cox... 15 touches including 12 kicks... also 3 marks and 2 tackles. Playing a wing role.
Harvey Gallagher
Struggled with the Dogs mids not supplying... 2 marks and 10 possessions. Rotating at half forward.
Ryley Sanders
Subbed off in Q3 for Dale... 8 disposals and 5 tackles. Coming off a HFF to join midfield.
Adam Treloar
Head to head with Parish... 28 disposals and 2 marks with 8 tackles. Playing midfield.
Bailey Dale
On in Q3 for Sanders to play on the outside... 3 disposals. Started as the sub.
Oskar Baker
Matched up on Duursma... 16 touches and 3 marks plus 0.1. Playing a wing role.
Taylor Duryea
Playing a half back role on Gresham
Duryea added 25 possessions and 4 grabs.
Jack Macrae
Coming off a flank to join midfield
Macrae contributed with 25 disposals, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Buku Khamis
Playing key defender on Langford
Khamis added 13 disposals and 5 grabs.
James O'Donnell
Third tall defender on Stringer
O'Donnell added 10 touches and 3 marks.
Aaron Naughton
Starting deep forward on McKay
Naughton contributed with 11 possessions, 7 grabs and 2.2 on the scoreboard.
Cody Weightman
Starting deep forward on Kelly
Weightman contributed with 10 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1.
Ed Richards
Starting in defence on Hobbs
Richards contributed with 22 possessions, 7 marks and 3 free kicks given away.
Liam Jones
Standing the resting ruck
Jones added 15 disposals and 5 marks.
Jason Johannisen
Playing a half back role
Johannisen added 22 disposals and 6 marks.
Laitham Vandermeer
Rotating at half forward
Vandermeer contributed with 11 disposals, 3 grabs and kicked 1.0.
Rhylee West
Playing a forward role
West contributed with 12 disposals, 2 marks, 4 tackles and managed 2.1.
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
Up forward on Laverde
Ugle-Hagan contributed with 12 touches, 7 marks and booted 3.3.
Lachlan Bramble
Rotating in defence
Bramble contributed with 21 possessions, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
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Ben McKay
Off in Q4 after a heavy knock as he crashed his head into the elbow of Duursma... 8 marks and 13 disposals. At FB on Naughton.
Xavier Duursma
Matched up on Baker... 20 touches with 16 by foot... also 13 marks and 4 tackles... and scored 2.0. Playing an outside game.
Jye Menzie
Knock to his already-strapped left shoulder in Q2... subbed off at 3QT for Hind... 4 disposals. Starting deep forward.
Sam Durham
Head to head with Liberatore... 21 possessions and 4 marks plus 3 tackles... 1.0 as well. Playing central midfield.
Todd Goldstein
First goal... 22 hit outs... also 12 possessions and 3 marks... and booted 1.0... helped out by 3FF. First ruck.
Zach Merrett
Head to head with Bontempelli... 27 possessions and 6 marks plus 4 tackles. Playing inside midfield.
Nik Cox
Matched up on Bailey Williams... 13 possessions and 5 marks plus 3 tackles. Starting on a wing.
Darcy Parish
Head to head with Treloar... 22 disposals and 5 tackles. Playing in central midfield.
Nick Hind
On after 3QT for Menzie... 5 possessions. Started as the sub.
Hind also had 2 tackles.
Ben Hobbs
Playing a half forward role on Richards
Hobbs contributed with 17 touches, 2 grabs and 3 tackles.
Jayden Laverde
Starting in defence on Ugle-Hagan
Laverde added 12 disposals and 3 marks.
Jade Gresham
Starting deep forward on Duryea
Gresham contributed with 10 touches, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Kyle Langford
Playing tall forward on Khamis
Langford contributed with 13 possessions, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and 3.2.
Jake Stringer
Starting forward on O'Donnell
Stringer contributed with 12 disposals, 5 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 2.1.
Jye Caldwell
Playing a half forward role
Caldwell contributed with 23 possessions, 10 marks, 4 tackles, 1.0 and 3 free kicks given away.
Nic Martin
Roaming off half back
Martin contributed with 25 touches, 4 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Andrew McGrath
Playing half back
McGrath contributed with 23 disposals, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Dyson Heppell
Playing half back
Heppell added 18 disposals and 7 grabs.
Jake Kelly
Minding Weightman
Kelly added 12 disposals and 6 marks.
Harrison Jones
Starting forward
Jones contributed with 13 possessions, 6 marks, 3 tackles and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Alwyn Davey jnr
Rotating forward
Davey Jnr contributed with 9 touches, 2 grabs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Sam Draper
First ruck
Draper contributed with 9 touches, 2 marks, 13 hit outs and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Mason Redman
Has Darcy
Redman added 21 disposals and 6 marks.
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