Player news from R9 of 2016: Western Sydney vs Western Bulldogs

Heath Shaw (176/186): Spending time on Dickson and Jong… Huge second term with 10 touches and 4 tackles… Backed it up in the third… 38 touches with 36 by foot… also 14 marks and 6 tackles

Callan Ward (139/116): 30 disposals and 8 marks with 11 tackles

Stephen Coniglio (136/126): Head to head with Bontempelli around the stoppages… Huge first term with 12 touches and 3 marks… 32 possessions and 6 marks plus 8 tackles… 1.2 as well

Dylan Shiel (122/100): 27 possessions and 7 marks plus 6 tackles… 1.0 as well

Lachie Whitfield (114/79): 18 touches including 13 kicks… also 9 marks and 8 tackles… and scored 1.0

Zac Williams (113/100): Starting in the middle… Moved to defence late Q1… 27 touches and 6 marks plus 8 tackles

Toby Greene (108/80): Adcock keeping him company… 22 possessions and 9 marks plus 3 tackles… 3.1 as well… conceded 3 FA

Shane Mumford (106/84): 42 hit outs… also 13 possessions and 5 tackles
Mumford also had 6 marks.
Jeremy Cameron (91/95): First goal… Morris marking him… Enjoyed a fantastic first term with 3 majors… Booted 5.2 from 7 grabs and 12 possessions

Nathan Wilson (90/76): Spending time on Dickson and Jong… 21 possessions including 18 kicks… also 8 marks and 3 tackles

Steve Johnson (81/76): Wood manning him… 2.0 from 14 disposals and 3 marks with 5 tackles

Tom Scully (80/85): 21 touches and 7 marks plus 2 tackles… 1.0 as well… gave away 3 FA

Josh Kelly (76/65): 17 disposals and 6 marks with 3 tackles

Nick Haynes (74/83): Took over Mohr’s role on Roughead
Haynes contributed with 15 touches, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Jacob Hopper (74/68): 2nd game… 18 possessions and 6 marks plus 3 tackles

Adam Kennedy (73/55): Minding the resting mid mainly Bontempelli… 19 possessions including 14 kicks… also 9 marks

Jonathon Patton (71/57): Collins following him… No touches in Q1… Switched to defence late in Q3… 13 possessions including 10 kicks… also 9 marks and 4 tackles… conceded 3 FA

Rhys Palmer (67/61): 1.0 from 15 disposals and 5 marks with 2 tackles

Rory Lobb (63/66): Stood by Roberts… 3 hit outs… also 11 possessions and 3 tackles
Lobb also had 7 marks.
Joel Patfull (32/27): Standing Stringer… 5 marks and 9 touches

Tim Mohr (10/16): Took the resting ruck mainly Roughead… Left hamstring soreness in the first term… Mothballed soon after… 3 disposals

Matthew Buntine (3/7): Concussed early in the first term after a bump from Jong… Took no further part
Buntine also had 1 touches.
Liam Picken (108/118): 22 disposals and 5 marks with 9 tackles… aided by 3FF

Marcus Bontempelli (106/104): Head to head with Coniglio around the stoppages… Kennedy manning him when forward… 32 disposals and 4 marks with 4 tackles… 0.1 as well

Luke Dahlhaus (96/78): 28 disposals and 3 marks with 5 tackles

Lachie Hunter (92/83): Spending extended periods forward… 1.1 from 24 touches and 6 marks

Jack Macrae (91/75): 26 touches and 4 marks plus 3 tackles… helped out by 3FF

Mitch Wallis (76/69): 24 touches and 3 tackles plus 1.0

Tom Campbell (75/67): 1.1 from 9 disposals and 3 marks with 3 tackles
Campbell also had 23 taps.
Jordan Roughead (70/70): Spending extended periods forward… Mohr manning him early then Haynes… 11 touches and 4 marks plus 5 tackles… 0.1 as well
Roughead also had 12 ruck taps.
Tom Liberatore (68/79): Spending extended time on the half back flank… Slowed after HT… 21 disposals and 3 marks with 2 tackles

Tory Dickson (67/52): Shaw and Wilson rotating through him… 2.1 from 12 disposals and 5 marks

Shane Biggs (65/74): 17 touches and 3 marks plus 3 tackles

Easton Wood (64/59): Minding Johnson… 15 disposals and 5 marks with 4 tackles

Koby Stevens (63/53): 14 possessions and 4 marks plus 4 tackles

Jed Adcock (58/46): Running with Greene… 6 marks and 16 touches

Dale Morris (58/64): Following Cameron… 5 marks and 14 disposals

Bailey Williams (53/51): 2nd game… 16 disposals and 4 marks

Lin Jong (52/56): Playing as the high half forward… Shaw and Wilson rotating through him… 13 disposals and 5 marks plus 2.1… conceded 3 FA. Reported for head high contact in the attempted bump on Buntine… Will have a holiday.

Caleb Daniel (51/45): 21 possessions and 2 marks

Toby McLean (49/53): 2.0 from 10 disposals and 2 marks

Jake Stringer (43/46): Patfull following him… 1.1 from 11 touches and 2 marks

Fletcher Roberts (40/56): Standing Lobb… 10 possessions and 2 tackles
Roberts also had 2 marks.
Kieran Collins (22/22): First gamer… 2 marks and 4 disposals. Standing Patton….