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Player news from R1 of 2025: Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

News snippets for Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne, R1 of 2025

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Tom Liberatore (108/121): Pure midfield
Liberatore contributed with 28 disposals, 3 grabs, 8 tackles and booted 0.1.
Bailey Dale (104/128): In defence
Dale contributed with 29 touches, 3 grabs and kicked 2.1.
Joel Freijah (99/107): Started in defence but more centre rotations as the game wore on
Freijah contributed with 28 touches, 6 grabs, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Ed Richards (95/119): First goal… matched up on Simpkin… 30 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles… 1.0 as well. Starting on ball.

Matthew Kennedy (92/117): Playing in midfield
Kennedy contributed with 23 disposals, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Aaron Naughton (89/102): Starting deep forward on Corr
Naughton contributed with 17 disposals, 8 grabs and 3.1.
Laitham Vandermeer (81/114): Rotating at half forward
Vandermeer contributed with 16 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 3.1.
Lachlan Bramble (77/86): Starting on a wing
Bramble contributed with 21 touches, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Tim English (73/57): First ruck
English contributed with 11 touches, 4 grabs, 3 tackles, 25 ruck taps and managed 0.1.
Rhylee West (72/73): Playing a forward role
West contributed with 19 touches, 4 marks, 5 tackles, 0.1 and 3 frees against.
Ryley Sanders (72/63): Starting on ball
Sanders contributed with 15 possessions, 2 marks, 4 tackles and managed 2.1.
Bailey Williams (70/50): Playing a wing role… switched back in Q3 to cover injury
Williams contributed with 14 touches, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Sam Darcy (65/77): Playing a forward/ruck role on Comben
Darcy contributed with 12 touches, 6 marks, 6 taps and kicked 1.1.
Harvey Gallagher (63/51): Doing jobs in midfield
Gallagher contributed with 16 possessions, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
James Harmes (63/79): Starting at half forward then joining midfield
Harmes contributed with 16 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Sam Davidson (57/39): First game… 10 possessions and 3 marks plus 5 tackles… 1.0 as well. Starting at half forward.

Lachlan McNeil (37/47): Rotating at half forward
McNeil added 10 touches and booted 2.0.
Taylor Duryea (35/37): Playing a half back role… went to Darling in Q3 to cover injury
Duryea added 10 possessions and 3 marks.
Rory Lobb (35/54): Landed on Darling late in Q2 and was in big pain clutching his torso… 11 possessions and 2 marks. In defence on Darling.

Luke Cleary (33/24): Stretchered off in Q4 after a sickening collision with Archer… 5 marks and 8 possessions. Rotating in defence.

James O’Donnell (32/45): Ran his jaw into the shoulder of Curtis in Q3… subbed off at 3QT for Arthur Jones… 4 marks and 9 possessions. Standing Larkey.

Josh Dolan (27/26): First game… 5 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles… 0.1 as well. Playing small forward.

Arthur Jones (5/9): On in Q4 for O’Donnell… 2 possessions. Started as the sub.

Tristan Xerri (133/121): Cramped up late but did a mountain of work in Q4… 51 hit outs… also 17 possessions and 8 tackles. First ruck.
Xerri also had 4 marks.
Jy Simpkin (125/114): Survived pre-game injury scare… matched up on Richards… 30 possessions and 4 marks plus 7 tackles… 1.1 as well. Starting on ball.

Tom Powell (121/84): Lots of the footy in Q1… 27 possessions and 7 marks plus 8 tackles… 0.1 as well. Playing on ball.

Harry Sheezel (114/106): Playing midfield and resting forward
Sheezel contributed with 31 possessions, 6 grabs, 4 tackles and managed 0.2.
Cameron Zurhaar (102/87): Mostly forward
Zurhaar contributed with 20 possessions, 10 marks, 2 tackles and 1.4.
Caleb Daniel (91/82): Starting at half back
Daniel contributed with 24 disposals, 3 grabs and 6 tackles.
Luke Parker (85/68): Starting on ball
Parker contributed with 21 disposals, 5 marks, 4 tackles and booted 0.1.
Luke Davies-Uniacke (84/90): Playing central midfield
Davies-Uniacke contributed with 20 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and booted 2.0.
Aidan Corr (82/88): Playing key defender on Naughton
Corr contributed with 18 possessions, 4 grabs and 5 tackles.
Bailey Scott (79/97): Starting on a wing
Scott contributed with 18 disposals, 2 grabs, 5 tackles and 1.0.
Colby McKercher (72/66): Starting on a wing
McKercher contributed with 17 possessions, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Paul Curtis (71/61): Three goals in Q4… 3.0 from 13 possessions and 4 marks plus 4 tackles… gave away 3 FA. Playing a small forward role.

Luke McDonald (71/80): Starting at half back
McDonald contributed with 20 disposals, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jack Darling (68/81): Up forward on Lobb then got Duryea in Q3
Darling contributed with 15 disposals, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Nick Larkey (65/81): Starting forward on O’Donnell then got Lobb in Q4
Larkey contributed with 8 touches, 3 grabs and 5.1.
Jacob Konstanty (55/74): First game… 10 possessions and 6 tackles. Playing small forward.

Finn O’Sullivan (51/50): First game… 16 possessions and 3 marks. Rotating in midfield.

Will Phillips (44/47): Subbed off in Q3 for Tucker… 11 possessions including 8 handballs… also 3 marks and 3 tackles. Rotating in midfield.

Jackson Archer (42/35): Third tall defender
Archer added 11 possessions and 4 marks.
Robert Hansen (39/72): Rotating forward
Hansen also had 15 touches.
Griffin Logue (20/45): Hamstring injury in Q4… 6 possessions. In defence.

Charlie Comben (18/20): Hobbled off favouring left ankle late in Q4… 8 possessions and 2 marks… conceded 4 FA. In defence on Darcy.

Darcy Tucker (12/6): On in Q3 for Phillips… 2 possessions and 2 marks. Started as the sub.

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