Player news from R15 of 2015: Western Bulldogs vs Gold Coast

Liam Picken (151/138): 36 possessions and 7 marks plus 9 tackles

Jack Macrae (143/154): 33 possessions and 10 marks plus 4 tackles… 1.2 as well… helped out by 3FF

Marcus Bontempelli (129/142): Just the one opening term touch… 28 disposals and 7 marks with 7 tackles… 2.0 as well

Matthew Boyd (111/108): 29 possessions with 21 by foot… also 9 marks… and kicked 0.1

Luke Dahlhaus (94/116): 2.0 from 23 touches and 4 marks plus 3 tackles

Robert Murphy (81/105): Spending extended minutes on Sexton
Murphy contributed with 23 possessions, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Will Minson (79/92): 38 hit outs… also 10 disposals and 4 tackles… gave away 3 FA
Minson also had 3 grabs.
Easton Wood (74/95): No touches in the first term… 18 possessions with 13 by foot… also 8 marks

Mitch Wallis (73/82): Focussing on Ablett around the stoppages… 24 touches and 3 marks plus 1.1

Caleb Daniel (72/67): Second game… 16 touches and 4 marks plus 5 tackles… helped out by 3FF

Jason Johannisen (71/70): No touches in the first term… 20 disposals including 16 kicks… also 5 marks. Running with Matera.

Michael Talia (66/65): Started on Lynch… Then went forward after the injury to Dixon… 10 touches with 9 by foot… also 6 marks and 2 tackles… and kicked 2.1

Jake Stringer (59/73): May following him then McKenzie… 2.1 from 18 touches and 2 marks… conceded 4 FA

Dale Morris (57/73): On the resting mid mainly Miller then took Day
Morris contributed with 14 touches, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Jarrad Grant (57/68): 17 disposals and 5 marks

Lachie Hunter (57/24): On midway through the second term… 0.1 from 13 disposals and 5 marks with 2 tackles. Started as sub.

Jack Redpath (54/54): Thompson standing him… 3.2 from 8 disposals and 4 marks

Josh Prudden (51/46): First gamer… 11 possessions and 6 marks

Tory Dickson (45/52): Lonergan manning him… 1.0 from 11 touches and 3 marks

Fletcher Roberts (43/72): On Dixon then Lynch… 2 marks and 13 disposals

Tom Boyd (40/33): Day minding him then May… 0.1 from 9 touches and 3 marks
Boyd also had 5 hit outs.
Koby Stevens (23/26): Ribs injury and sent to hospital immediately… 8 disposals and 2 tackles… not helped by 3 FA. Subbed midway through the second term.

Gary Ablett jnr (119/153): First goal… Steven on him around the stoppages then Wallis… 30 touches with 24 by foot… also 6 tackles and 2 marks… and scored 1.0… helped out by 5FF

Kade Kolodjashnij (114/107): 30 possessions and 10 marks plus 2 tackles

Thomas Lynch (102/119): Talia standing him then Lynch… 2.3 from 16 possessions and 9 marks plus 4 tackles

Tom Nicholls (95/104): 12 touches and 4 marks plus 5 tackles… aided by 3FF
Nicholls also had 30 hit outs.
Nick Malceski (90/91): 18 disposals and 6 marks with 5 tackles… 1.0 as well

Michael Rischitelli (83/102): 21 touches and 4 marks plus 4 tackles… 1.0 as well

Trent McKenzie (72/74): Took Stringer after HT… 15 possessions with 13 by foot… also 4 marks and 4 tackles

David Swallow (72/63): Just the one opening term touch… 14 touches and 3 marks plus 6 tackles. Left knee tweak early in the second term.

Steven May (70/86): Following Stringer then T.Boyd
May contributed with 16 possessions, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Brandon Matera (69/60): Johannisen minding him… 2.0 from 11 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles

Mitch Hallahan (67/72): 15 possessions and 6 tackles

Aaron Hall (60/69): 2.0 from 17 disposals and 2 marks with 2 tackles… conceded 3 FA

Touk Miller (58/78): Morris on him early then had a number of opponents rotating through him… 21 disposals and 2 tackles plus 0.1

Matt Shaw (54/48): 14 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles

Jarrod Harbrow (53/62): 14 disposals and 2 marks with 3 tackles

Rory Thompson (52/67): Responsible for Redpath… 12 touches and 3 marks plus 3 tackles

Sam Day (50/70): Manning T.Boyd… Went forward after HT… Morris on him… 10 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles… 1.0 as well
Day also had 3 ruck taps.
Jesse Lonergan (42/34): Standing Dickson… 10 possessions including 8 kicks… also 4 marks and 2 tackles

Seb Tape (30/37): Had numerous jobs including Stringer late… 7 touches and 3 tackles

Sean Lemmens (25/22): On at quarter time… 5 touches and 2 tackles. Started as sub.

Charlie Dixon (14/19): Roberts responsible for him… Ongoing ankle injury got the better of him early in the first term… 1.0 from 2 possessions. Subbed at QT.

Alex Sexton (4/8): Murphy largely on him… Just the one opening term touch… 4 touches… conceded 3 FA