Player news from R15 of 2017: Western Sydney vs Geelong

Lachie Whitfield (123/128): Running off a wing
Whitfield contributed with 27 possessions, 5 marks, 8 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Callan Ward (119/132): Leading the inside midfield
Ward contributed with 33 possessions, 3 marks, 6 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Nathan Wilson (110/104): Playing small defender
Wilson contributed with 25 possessions, 8 marks, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Nick Haynes (108/105): Third tall defender on Black
Haynes contributed with 26 disposals, 9 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jonathon Patton (93/102): Up forward on Lonergan
Patton contributed with 13 touches, 6 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 4.1.
Josh Kelly (89/102): Running on the outside
Kelly contributed with 31 possessions, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Steve Johnson (87/63): Starting deep forward
Johnson contributed with 17 disposals, 4 marks, 6 tackles and booted 1.1.
Heath Shaw (84/85): Playing small defender
Shaw contributed with 23 touches, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.
Shane Mumford (82/83): First ruck… moved forward on Taylor in Q4
Mumford contributed with 10 possessions, 7 tackles and 32 hit outs.
Tom Scully (82/85): Running on the outside
Scully contributed with 26 possessions, 2 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Dylan Shiel (80/90): Playing inside midfield
Shiel contributed with 27 touches, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Adam Tomlinson (73/86): At CHB on Buzza
Tomlinson added 18 possessions and 7 marks.
Jeremy Cameron (73/76): Followed by Bews
Cameron contributed with 19 possessions, 7 marks and managed 1.0.
Phil Davis (67/78): Loose in defence
Davis contributed with 14 possessions, 5 grabs and 4 tackles.
Devon Smith (66/60): Starting forward
Smith contributed with 13 touches, 2 marks and 7 tackles.
Rory Lobb (65/68): Third tall forward on Taylor… shifted to ruck all of Q4
Lobb contributed with 12 touches, 6 grabs, 10 hit outs and managed 1.2.
Aidan Corr (61/76): The big job on Hawkins
Corr contributed with 11 disposals, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Daniel Lloyd (55/31): Late replacement for Toby Greene… 12 touches. Rotating midfield and forward.
Lloyd added 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Matthew de Boer (54/64): Playing a forward tag role on Tuohy
de Boer contributed with 14 possessions, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Matthew Kennedy (40/38): Rotating forward and midfield
Kennedy contributed with 13 possessions, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Sam J. Reid (31/26): Right knee knock in Q1 when kicked accidentally by Whitfield… 11 disposals. Doing jobs in midfield.
Reid also had 2 tackles.
Jeremy Finlayson (20/19): First game… left knee injury in Q2 when twisted in a tackle and iced up… 4 touches and 3 tackles. Rotating in defence.

Patrick Dangerfield (138/192): Rotating midfield and forward
Dangerfield contributed with 45 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Sam Menegola (112/125): Playing central midfield
Menegola contributed with 33 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles and managed 1.0.
Mitch Duncan (95/94): Playing in midfield
Duncan contributed with 26 possessions, 2 marks, 6 tackles and managed 0.1.
Harry Taylor (89/98): In defence on Lobb
Taylor contributed with 22 possessions, 6 marks and 6 tackles.
Mark Blicavs (79/97): Playing midfield
Blicavs contributed with 17 possessions, 4 marks, 6 tackles, booted 1.1 and 3 frees against.
Jordan Murdoch (76/71): Playing an outside game
Murdoch contributed with 17 touches, 5 tackles and booted 1.1.
Andrew Mackie (74/53): Playing an outside game
Mackie contributed with 18 touches, 4 grabs and 4 tackles.
Cameron Guthrie (74/64): Playing a defensive forward role
Guthrie contributed with 21 touches, 5 tackles and 0.1.
Rhys Stanley (71/75): Playing a ruck/forward role
Stanley contributed with 11 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles, 21 hit outs and kicked 1.0.
Zac Smith (69/48): First ruck with support from Stanley
Smith added 13 touches and 35 ruck taps.
Aaron Black (66/47): Starting forward on Haynes
Black contributed with 15 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Zach Tuohy (64/70): Forward tag on him by de Boer… 22 touches. Running from defence.

Wylie Buzza (59/58): Late replacement for Daniel Menzel… first game… 6 possessions and 7 tackles. At CHF on Tomlinson.
Buzza added 3 grabs and 2.0.
Lachie Henderson (57/70): Loose behind the ball
Henderson contributed with 13 disposals, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Tom Lonergan (56/58): Standing Patton
Lonergan added 15 touches and 4 marks.
Tom Hawkins (54/58): First goal… 1.1 from 10 possessions. At FF on Corr.
Hawkins added 4 grabs and 3 tackles.
Jed Bews (54/64): Following Cameron
Bews contributed with 12 possessions, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Steven Motlop (53/52): Starting deep forward
Motlop added 16 touches and 2 tackles.
Sam Simpson (47/38): Late replacement for Joel Selwood… first game… 13 possessions. Starting forward.
Simpson added 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
James Parsons (44/49): Starting deep forward
Parsons contributed with 13 disposals, 2 marks and managed 1.0.
Jake Kolodjashnij (39/46): In defence
Kolodjashnij added 12 disposals and 2 marks.
Zach Guthrie (37/17): First game… 13 possessions. Starting forward.
Guthrie also had 2 grabs.