Player news from P1 of 2021: Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne

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Jack Macrae (152/157): Playing midfield
Macrae contributed with 39 disposals, 6 marks and 8 tackles.
Marcus Bontempelli (133/197): Leading the inside midfield
Bontempelli contributed with 32 disposals, 5 marks, 4 tackles and managed 3.1.
Josh Dunkley (127/165): Playing inside midfield
Dunkley contributed with 31 touches, 3 marks, 11 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Tom Liberatore (116/138): Rotating forward and midfield
Liberatore contributed with 31 possessions, 4 grabs and 7 tackles.
Caleb Daniel (108/140): Starting in defence
Daniel contributed with 34 possessions, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Patrick Lipinski (100/107): Starting forward
Lipinski contributed with 22 touches, 5 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 3.1.
Tim English (96/84): First ruck
English contributed with 17 possessions, 7 marks, 3 tackles, 9 ruck taps and 1.3 on the scoreboard.
Bailey Smith (93/62): Rotating in midfield
Smith contributed with 24 touches, 7 grabs and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Lachie Hunter (87/71): Playing outside midfield
Hunter contributed with 27 possessions, 5 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Bailey Williams (83/98): Standing McDonald
Williams contributed with 22 possessions, 8 marks and managed 0.1.
Bailey Dale (77/94): First goal… 23 disposals and 2.0. Mostly in defence today.

Stefan Martin (69/66): Playing a forward/ruck role on Tomlinson
Martin contributed with 17 touches, 4 grabs, 14 hit outs and managed 0.1.
Josh Bruce (64/75): Up forward on Lever
Bruce contributed with 12 possessions, 6 marks and kicked 2.1.
Anthony Scott (61/80): Playing an outside game
Scott contributed with 15 disposals, 2 tackles and managed 2.0.
Rhylee West (51/57): Rotating midfield and forward
West added 12 touches and 5 tackles.
Hayden Crozier (44/66): Left shoulder knock in Q3… iced up in Q4… 11 possessions and 3 tackles. Starting on a HBF.

Mitch Wallis (42/43): Playing a FP role
Wallis added 13 touches and 2 tackles.
Lachlan McNeil (38/30): Rotating in midfield
McNeil contributed with 7 possessions, 2 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Buku Khamis (30/37): Did not appear until Q3… 4 marks and 6 touches. Rotating in defence.

Aaron Naughton (18/25): Right forearm injury in Q2… 2 marks and 5 possessions… aided by 3FF. Starting forward on May.

Ryan Gardner (18/45): In defence on Jackson
Gardner also had 7 touches.
Dominic Bedendo (14/10): Did not appear until Q2… 4 possessions. Playing forward.
Bedendo also had booted 0.1.
Alex Keath (13/22): In defence on Fritsch
Keath also had 4 possessions.
Laitham Vandermeer (9/4): Corked hip in Q1 and subbed off at QT… 2 possessions and 0.1. Starting at half forward.

Roarke Smith (0/0): Did not appear early. Rotating in defence.
Smith also had 0 possessions.
Josh Schache (0/0): Did not appear early. Starting forward.
Schache also had 0 touches.
Steven May (102/138): Hit his head in a marking contest in Q4 and came off looking sore… 27 possessions with 22 by foot… also 9 marks. In defence on Naughton.

Bayley Fritsch (97/77): Starting forward on Keath
Fritsch contributed with 14 disposals, 9 marks, 2 tackles and 3.3 on the scoreboard.
Ed Langdon (97/88): Running off a wing
Langdon contributed with 26 disposals, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Max Gawn (84/101): First ruck
Gawn contributed with 11 possessions, 6 marks, 3 tackles, 32 hit outs, 1.0 on the scoreboard and 4 frees against.
Jake Lever (81/122): In defence on Bruce
Lever contributed with 15 touches, 8 marks and 4 tackles.
Alex Neal-Bullen (78/112): Playing outside midfield
Neal-Bullen contributed with 21 touches, 2 marks and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Christian Petracca (71/78): Starting in midfield
Petracca contributed with 21 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.2.
James Harmes (62/72): Starting in midfield
Harmes contributed with 18 touches, 4 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Nathan Jones (58/58): Playing a HFF role
Jones contributed with 15 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Tom McDonald (50/34): Up forward on Williams
McDonald contributed with 11 disposals, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
James Jordon (49/37): Rotating in midfield
Jordon contributed with 14 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 3 frees against.
Kade Chandler (46/58): Playing a forward pressure role
Chandler contributed with 7 touches, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Trent Rivers (46/59): Cork near left knee in Q3… 15 touches and 2 tackles… conceded 3 FA. Rotating in defence.
Rivers also had 2 marks.
Luke Jackson (44/49): Playing a ruck/forward role on Gardner
Jackson contributed with 10 possessions, 3 grabs and 12 taps.
Charlie Spargo (43/42): Starting forward
Spargo added 10 possessions and 4 marks.
Oskar Baker (42/27): Rotating in midfield
Baker contributed with 11 disposals, 4 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Tom Sparrow (36/40): Rotating in midfield
Sparrow contributed with 9 possessions, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Neville Jetta (35/43): Playing small defender
Jetta added 5 touches and 7 tackles.
Adam Tomlinson (35/43): In defence on the resting ruck
Tomlinson contributed with 13 possessions, 4 marks and 4 frees against.
Jayden Hunt (35/38): Starting at half forward
Hunt also had 13 disposals.
Jake Bowey (27/31): Did not appear until Q2… 7 touches including 4 handballs. Rotating forward.
Bowey also had 2 marks.
Aaron Vandenberg (25/25): Playing an outside game
Vandenberg added 5 touches and 2 tackles.
Jay Lockhart (11/16): Subbed off in Q2 with an injury to a testicle… 2 disposals and 2 tackles. Starting in defence.

Toby Bedford (8/9): Did not appear early… 4 possessions. Rotating forward.

Harrison Petty (0/3): Did not appear early. Could be forward or back.
Petty also had 0 possessions.
Bailey Laurie (0/0): Did not appear early. Playing an outside game.
Laurie also had 0 possessions.