Player news from R2 of 2025: Western Bulldogs vs Collingwood

Tom Liberatore (109/141): Pure midfield
Liberatore contributed with 34 possessions, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 1.0.
Tim English (101/113): First ruck
English contributed with 14 touches, 5 grabs, 7 tackles, 33 hit outs and 3 free kicks given away.
Sam Darcy (100/115): First goal… 15 possessions including 11 kicks… also 8 marks and 3 tackles… and kicked 4.2… not helped by 3 FA. Playing a forward/ruck role on Moore.
Darcy also had 4 ruck taps.
Bailey Dale (96/142): Lots of kick ins to boost his stats… 31 possessions and 2 marks plus 3 tackles. In defence.

Ed Richards (92/104): Starting on ball
Richards contributed with 27 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Joel Freijah (75/99): Will spend time in mids and defence
Freijah contributed with 23 touches, 4 tackles and managed 1.1.
Matthew Kennedy (73/79): Playing in midfield
Kennedy contributed with 21 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles and booted 0.1.
Ryley Sanders (69/61): Pushed out of central midfield to accommodate Freijah
Sanders contributed with 16 touches, 2 marks and 7 tackles.
Harvey Gallagher (62/57): Rotating at half back
Gallagher added 16 possessions and 5 marks.
Rory Lobb (62/69): Left fist to the head of Cox in a marking contest in Q4 will be looked at… 0.1 from 13 possessions and 7 marks plus 3 tackles… conceded 3 FA. In defence on Membrey.

Bailey Williams (62/72): Reverting to half back today
Williams contributed with 20 possessions, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Sam Davidson (60/71): Second game… 15 possessions including 11 kicks… also 3 tackles and 2 marks. Starting on a wing.

Buku Khamis (57/68): Playing key defender on McStay
Khamis contributed with 14 disposals, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Laitham Vandermeer (53/68): Rotating at half forward
Vandermeer contributed with 14 touches, 4 grabs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
James Harmes (42/49): Playing a half forward role
Harmes contributed with 14 disposals, 2 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Taylor Duryea (41/46): Playing a half back role
Duryea added 11 possessions and 4 marks.
Lachlan McNeil (34/26): Rotating at half forward
McNeil contributed with 6 touches, 4 marks and booted 1.1.
Aaron Naughton (33/38): Had a dirty night… 11 possessions and 4 marks. Starting deep forward on Howe.

Arthur Jones (31/23): Subbed off at 3QT for Baker… 7 possessions including 5 handballs… also 3 tackles. Playing a forward role.

Rhylee West (26/54): Playing a forward role
West contributed with 10 possessions, 1.0 and 4 frees against.
Josh Dolan (23/16): Second game… 7 possessions including 5 kicks. Playing small forward.

Lachlan Bramble (20/23): Rotating in defence
Bramble also had 8 touches.
Oskar Baker (11/24): On in Q4 for Arthur Jones… 5 possessions. Started as the sub.

Nick Daicos (136/126): Starting on ball
Daicos contributed with 39 disposals, 7 marks, 4 tackles and booted 0.1.
Lachie Schultz (106/106): Playing a half forward role
Schultz contributed with 17 touches, 6 marks, 7 tackles and managed 2.1.
Darcy Cameron (100/115): In ruck
Cameron contributed with 19 touches, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and 26 taps.
Josh Daicos (85/82): Starting on a HBF
Daicos contributed with 25 touches, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Steele Sidebottom (84/105): Kicked the crucial goal late in Q4… 22 possessions and 4 tackles plus 2.0. Starting on ball.

Jeremy Howe (75/112): In defence on Naughton
Howe added 17 touches and 7 marks.
Jack Crisp (75/78): Rotating on a wing
Crisp contributed with 21 disposals, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Ned Long (72/57): On early in Q1 for McInnes to play on ball… 13 possessions and 9 tackles plus 0.1. Started as the sub.

Jordan De Goey (70/71): Playing in midfield
De Goey contributed with 15 touches, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 0.3.
Scott Pendlebury (68/85): Head knock in a clash with Liberatore in Q1 saw him start Q2 off the ground… 26 possessions including 21 handballs… also 3 marks. Leading the inside midfield.

Jamie Elliott (66/85): Starting forward
Elliott contributed with 14 possessions, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 1.3.
Daniel McStay (63/48): Up forward on Khamis
McStay contributed with 14 touches, 5 marks and managed 1.3.
Patrick Lipinski (61/75): Starting at half forward
Lipinski contributed with 22 touches, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Darcy Moore (61/89): In defence on Darcy
Moore contributed with 15 disposals, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Dan Houston (60/81): Staying at half back more than usual tonight covering injury
Houston contributed with 15 disposals, 3 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Bobby Hill (55/69): Playing small forward
Hill contributed with 8 possessions, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 2.0.
Brayden Maynard (55/69): Starting at half back
Maynard contributed with 13 touches, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Mason Cox (55/45): Copped the left fist of Lobb straight to the head in Q4 leaving a big shiner… 12 hit outs… also 8 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles… 0.1 as well. Playing a ruck/forward role.

Beau McCreery (51/65): Starting at half forward
McCreery contributed with 10 possessions, 4 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Harry Perryman (43/57): Had to move to half back early to cover injury to McInnes
Perryman added 12 disposals and 4 grabs.
Isaac Quaynor (42/59): Playing back pocket
Quaynor added 11 touches and 2 tackles.
Tim Membrey (39/42): Starting forward on Lobb
Membrey contributed with 8 touches, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Reef McInnes (0/0): Limped off with right ACL rupture injury early in Q1 and subbed off for Long. The big job on Naughton.
McInnes also had 0 touches.