Player news from of 2025: Western Sydney vs Collingwood

Lachie Ash (125/122): Much more prolific in second half junk time… 25 possessions including 19 kicks… also 9 marks and 7 tackles. Roaming from half back.

Sam Taylor (118/140): First goal… 17 possessions including 16 kicks… also 13 marks and 5 tackles… and booted 1.0… helped out by 3FF. At CHB on Mihocek.

Josh Kelly (118/133): Just the sort of fast game he likes… 36 possessions including 25 handballs… also 7 marks and 5 tackles. Playing central midfield.

Finn Callaghan (110/146): Head to head with Pendlebury… 33 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles… 2.2 as well. Running through midfield.

Lachie Whitfield (99/112): Starting at half back
Whitfield added 26 disposals and 8 grabs.
Brent Daniels (88/101): Starting forward on Sidebottom
Daniels contributed with 21 disposals, 4 grabs, 4 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Callan Ward (88/100): Starting on a wing on Crisp
Ward contributed with 23 touches, 6 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Toby Greene (82/75): Starting on a HFF on Maynard
Greene contributed with 18 disposals, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 1.2.
Harry Himmelberg (81/96): In defence
Himmelberg added 21 possessions and 8 marks.
Connor Idun (74/80): In defence
Idun contributed with 15 disposals, 6 grabs and 4 tackles.
Xavier O’Halloran (67/59): Rotating at half forward
O’Halloran contributed with 13 disposals, 2 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Toby Bedford (62/67): Tagging Nick Daicos
Bedford contributed with 14 touches, 2 grabs, 6 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Darcy Jones (62/73): Starting forward
Jones contributed with 15 possessions, 2 marks and kicked 2.1.
Max Gruzewski (57/61): In attack
Gruzewski contributed with 9 possessions, 3 grabs, 2 tackles, 6 ruck taps and kicked 2.0.
Lachlan Keeffe (52/47): Started in a forward/ruck role on McInnes but shifted to lead ruck after a Q1 injury to Briggs
Keeffe contributed with 8 possessions, 5 tackles and 12 hit outs.
Conor Stone (50/65): Starting at half back
Stone contributed with 11 touches, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jacob Wehr (46/75): On in Q1 for Briggs to play small defender… 16 possessions. Started as the sub.

James Leake (42/64): First game… 11 possessions and 2 marks plus 1.1. Rotating in attack.

Stephen Coniglio (41/52): Did not look like he was covering the ground well… 11 possessions and 3 marks. Starting on wings and flanks.

Callum M. Brown (36/50): In attack on Howe
Brown added 7 touches and managed 2.1.
Jack Buckley (34/57): At FB on Membrey
Buckley added 8 disposals and 2 marks.
Aaron Cadman (20/20): Playing key forward on Moore
Cadman contributed with 5 touches, 2 tackles, booted 0.2 and 3 free kicks given away.
Kieren Briggs (8/5): Went down hard after a marking contest in Q1 in which Taylor fell on him… subbed off for Wehr and off to hospital in a neck brace… 5 hit outs. In ruck.
Briggs also had 1 disposals.
Darcy Cameron (136/164): In ruck
Cameron contributed with 22 disposals, 7 grabs, 4 tackles, 37 ruck taps and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Harry Perryman (90/93): Doing jobs in midfield
Perryman contributed with 27 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Josh Daicos (88/94): Starting on a HBF
Daicos added 28 disposals and 3 marks.
Jack Crisp (81/73): Starting on a wing on Ward
Crisp contributed with 20 possessions, 7 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Isaac Quaynor (63/64): Playing back pocket
Quaynor contributed with 16 possessions, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Steele Sidebottom (62/68): Starting on a HBF on Daniels
Sidebottom contributed with 15 possessions, 4 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Jamie Elliott (62/61): Starting forward
Elliott contributed with 16 disposals, 5 grabs and kicked 2.0.
Nick Daicos (60/67): Tagged by Bedford… spent much of second half clutching at his calves and groin signifying cramp… 21 possessions and 2 tackles. Starting on ball.

Bobby Hill (58/64): Playing small forward
Hill contributed with 12 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.2.
Darcy Moore (58/69): In defence on Cadman
Moore contributed with 13 possessions, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Lachie Schultz (57/37): Playing a half forward role
Schultz contributed with 10 disposals, 6 marks, 3 tackles and managed 0.1.
Scott Pendlebury (56/61): Head to head with Callaghan and was torn apart on the spread… 19 possessions and 4 marks. Leading the inside midfield.

Jeremy Howe (56/61): Passed a HIA test in Q2 after some high contact friendly fire and returned for Q3… 13 possessions including 11 kicks… also 6 marks. In defence on Brown.

Patrick Lipinski (52/72): Starting on a wing
Lipinski added 17 possessions and 2 marks.
Brayden Maynard (51/53): Copped a stray bootstud from Brown to the left eyesocket in Q4… 15 possessions including 11 kicks… also 6 marks… not helped by 4 FA. Minding Greene.

Reef McInnes (49/56): A new role as key defender
McInnes contributed with 13 disposals, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Edward Allan (49/68): Playing on ball
Allan added 19 disposals and kicked 0.1.
Beau McCreery (48/55): Starting at half forward
McCreery contributed with 12 touches, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Will Hoskin-Elliott (45/54): Subbed off in Q3 for Long… 0.3 from 11 possessions and 3 marks. Starting at half forward.

Daniel McStay (42/44): Up forward
McStay contributed with 7 possessions, 4 marks and 10 ruck taps.
Brody Mihocek (38/48): Donuts in Q1 but umps gifted him a few in Q2… 2.0 from 8 possessions and 3 marks. Playing CHF on Taylor.

Tim Membrey (32/41): Donuts in Q1… a forgettable debut for the Pies… 1.0 from 8 possessions and 3 marks. Starting forward on Buckley.

Ned Long (30/32): On in Q3 for Hoskin-Elliott… 9 possessions and 3 marks plus 0.1. Started as the sub.