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Player news from R7 of 2025: Western Sydney vs Western Bulldogs

News snippets for Western Sydney vs Western Bulldogs, R7 of 2025

Lachie Whitfield (117/104): Limped off in Q1 looking in pain after something going wrong in his right ankle after a kick… strapped up and returned for Q2… 30 possessions including 22 kicks… also 11 marks. Starting at half back.

Lachie Ash (113/140): Roaming from half back
Ash contributed with 31 touches, 7 marks and 3 tackles.
Jake Riccardi (101/103): Starting forward on Lobb then got Khamis in Q2… also ruck support
Riccardi contributed with 16 disposals, 3 grabs, 4 tackles, 16 hit outs and managed 3.1.
Jack Buckley (100/109): At FB on Khamis then got Lobb in Q2
Buckley contributed with 21 possessions, 11 grabs and 2 tackles.
Finn Callaghan (98/115): Running through midfield… shifted to a wing after HT
Callaghan contributed with 26 touches, 6 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Tom Green (87/83): Head to head with Liberatore… 27 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles… 1.0 as well. Starting in midfield.

Josh Kelly (73/77): Had no effect on the inside all night… 21 possessions and 2 marks plus 4 tackles… 0.1 as well. Playing midfield on Kennedy with some time forward.

Sam Taylor (72/83): Standing Naughton
Taylor contributed with 16 touches, 7 marks and 3 tackles.
Harvey Thomas (67/91): Rotating forward
Thomas contributed with 15 possessions, 2 grabs, 4 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Jesse Hogan (67/77): Starved of opportunity with the GWS midfield well beaten… 2.1 from 14 possessions and 5 marks. Starting at FF on O’Donnell.

Harry Himmelberg (66/69): Playing a wing role… shifted back in Q3
Himmelberg added 17 disposals and 6 grabs.
Conor Stone (65/77): Playing a half back role
Stone contributed with 18 touches, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Jacob Wehr (63/68): Playing a HBF role
Wehr added 20 possessions and 4 marks.
Darcy Jones (62/72): Starting forward
Jones contributed with 17 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Connor Idun (61/71): In defence… moved to Khamis in Q2
Idun contributed with 16 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Toby Bedford (61/65): Had little effect… 2.0 from 9 possessions and 4 marks plus 5 tackles. Mostly on Bontempelli then on Richards when Bont rests forward… switched forward in Q4 when Bont was subbed.

Toby Greene (60/54): Starting on a HFF with a lot of centre rotations
Greene contributed with 15 possessions, 3 grabs, 2 tackles, 2.2 on the scoreboard and 4 frees against.
Aaron Cadman (55/49): Playing key forward on Busslinger
Cadman contributed with 11 possessions, 4 marks and booted 1.0.
Toby McMullin (53/51): Rotating forward
McMullin contributed with 14 disposals, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Kieren Briggs (50/55): In ruck
Briggs contributed with 11 touches, 2 tackles, 23 hit outs and 4 frees against.
Callan Ward (39/27): On in Q3 for O’Halloran to play on ball… 13 possessions and 0.1. Started as the sub.

Jake Stringer (39/42): Not a night for individualism… 0.2 from 10 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting forward.

Xavier O’Halloran (19/23): Subbed off in Q3 for Ward… 6 possessions. Rotating at half forward.

Tim English (124/100): First ruck
English contributed with 23 possessions, 8 grabs, 34 hit outs and booted 1.0.
Matthew Kennedy (111/120): First goal… 26 possessions and 4 marks plus 4 tackles… 2.0 as well. Playing in midfield on Kelly.

Tom Liberatore (94/125): Pure midfield on Green
Liberatore contributed with 28 touches, 2 marks, 4 tackles and managed 0.1.
Ed Richards (92/93): Starting on ball
Richards contributed with 27 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
James Harmes (90/120): Playing a half forward role
Harmes contributed with 22 possessions, 3 marks and booted 4.0.
Joel Freijah (84/113): Ran his head into the hip of Green in Q3 but played on… 27 possessions and 4 marks. Rotating in midfield.

Marcus Bontempelli (79/127): Subbed off in Q4 for Hynes… 22 possessions and 2 marks plus 3 tackles… 0.2 as well… helped out by 4FF. Tagged by Bedford when in midfield then resting forward.

Bailey Dale (69/69): In defence
Dale contributed with 20 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Jason Johannisen (67/76): Playing a half back role
Johannisen contributed with 15 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Bailey Williams (67/79): Playing a wing role on Himmelberg… switched to half back in Q3
Williams added 20 possessions and 4 grabs.
Aaron Naughton (64/75): Starting deep forward on Taylor
Naughton contributed with 14 touches, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Rhylee West (64/68): Playing a forward role
West contributed with 7 possessions, 3 marks, 6 tackles and 3.0 on the scoreboard.
Ryley Sanders (51/55): Mostly starting forward to join mids
Sanders added 20 possessions and managed 0.1.
Sam Davidson (51/50): Starting at half forward
Davidson contributed with 15 touches, 2 grabs and 1.1.
Lachlan Bramble (47/38): Rotating in defence
Bramble added 14 possessions and 2 marks.
Luke Cleary (44/51): Rotating in defence
Cleary added 11 touches and 5 marks.
Jedd Busslinger (42/57): First game… 12 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles… gave away 3 FA. Playing key defender on Cadman.

Buku Khamis (41/57): Playing key forward on Buckley with ruck support… moved to Idun in Q2
Khamis contributed with 8 possessions, 3 tackles, 3 hit outs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Laitham Vandermeer (36/26): Rotating at half forward
Vandermeer added 6 possessions and 5 tackles.
Rory Lobb (34/47): In defence on Riccardi… switched forward onto Buckley in Q2
Lobb added 6 disposals and kicked 2.1.
James O’Donnell (21/22): The big job on Hogan
O’Donnell added 3 disposals and 4 tackles.
Cooper Hynes (9/5): On in Q4 for Bontempelli… 3 possessions. Started as the sub.

Josh Dolan (8/3): Playing small forward
Dolan also had 3 possessions.

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