Player news from R13 of 2025: Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn

Tim English (135/125): First ruck
English contributed with 20 disposals, 5 grabs, 8 tackles, 31 taps and 0.2.
Matthew Kennedy (128/93): Playing in midfield
Kennedy contributed with 29 possessions, 6 grabs, 7 tackles and booted 1.0.
Bailey Dale (112/118): In defence
Dale contributed with 30 possessions, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Ed Richards (97/110): Starting on ball mostly on Newcombe
Richards contributed with 25 touches, 7 tackles and managed 1.0.
Marcus Bontempelli (91/101): Leading the inside midfield then resting forward
Bontempelli contributed with 24 disposals, 3 marks, 5 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Rory Lobb (83/76): In defence on Chol then switched forward in Q3
Lobb contributed with 15 disposals, 8 marks, 5 taps and kicked 1.2.
Bailey Williams (75/60): Playing a wing role on Morrison
Williams contributed with 18 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.0.
Joel Freijah (72/91): Mostly starting at half back
Freijah contributed with 20 touches, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
James Harmes (67/66): Copped a Chol knee to the head in a marking contest in Q2… 18 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles… 1.1 as well. Started on a wing on Morrison.

Lachlan Bramble (64/72): Rotating in defence
Bramble contributed with 15 disposals, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Tom Liberatore (63/75): Pure midfield
Liberatore contributed with 14 touches, 2 grabs and 6 tackles.
James O’Donnell (60/82): In defence on Ramsden
O’Donnell contributed with 13 touches, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Adam Treloar (60/71): Off early in Q1 with a left knee knock but set to return… 20 possessions and 3 marks. In midfield.

Ryley Sanders (53/65): Starting forward and joining mids
Sanders contributed with 17 possessions, 2 marks, 2 tackles and managed 0.1.
Laitham Vandermeer (49/50): Rotating at half forward
Vandermeer contributed with 11 possessions, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Aaron Naughton (45/33): Starting deep forward on Barrass
Naughton added 9 disposals and 5 marks.
Luke Cleary (43/43): Rotating in defence
Cleary added 11 disposals and 3 tackles.
Buku Khamis (43/58): Playing key forward on Battle… switched back in Q3 onto Chol
Khamis contributed with 7 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles and 1.0.
Rhylee West (36/22): Donuts in Q1 and well beaten by Hardwick… 0.1 from 11 possessions and 2 tackles. Playing a forward role.

Sam Davidson (31/28): Starting at half forward
Davidson added 8 possessions and 3 tackles.
Ryan Gardner (30/28): In defence on Gunston
Gardner added 5 possessions and 3 tackles.
Josh Dolan (15/12): On in Q3 for McNeil to play forward… 5 possessions including 4 handballs. Started as the sub.

Lachlan McNeil (9/21): Subbed off in Q3 for Dolan… 4 possessions. Rotating at half forward.

Lloyd Meek (120/135): First ruck
Meek contributed with 15 disposals, 5 marks, 6 tackles, 48 hit outs and kicked 0.1.
Jai Newcombe (108/114): Playing inside midfield mostly on Richards
Newcombe contributed with 27 disposals, 3 grabs, 6 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Dylan Moore (106/78): Playing a target forward role
Moore contributed with 26 touches, 8 marks, 4 tackles and 0.2 on the scoreboard.
Josh Ward (97/115): Started as third wingman but more on ball after HT
Ward contributed with 28 touches, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Jack Ginnivan (96/102): First goal… 2.0 from 23 possessions and 6 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing a FP role.

Harry Morrison (93/109): Mostly starting on a wing on Harmes
Morrison contributed with 21 disposals, 6 marks and 5 tackles.
Josh Weddle (89/114): His intercepts and dashes from defence were a highlight… 18 possessions including 13 kicks… also 6 marks and 4 tackles… and scored 1.0… umps paid him 3FF. Stayed in defence all night.

Conor Nash (88/101): Playing defensive inside midfield
Nash contributed with 21 touches, 3 marks, 7 tackles, managed 1.0 and 3 free kicks given away.
Jarman Impey (87/92): His Q4 proved crucial to securing the win… 23 possessions and 4 marks plus 3 tackles… 1.1 as well. Playing a half back role… switched forward in Q3.

Connor Macdonald (83/76): Starting at half forward
Macdonald contributed with 15 possessions, 2 marks, 7 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Karl Amon (79/74): Coming off a HBF
Amon contributed with 19 possessions, 5 grabs and 4 tackles.
Sam Butler (64/50): Rotating in attack and midfield
Butler contributed with 14 possessions, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Seamus Mitchell (64/59): Rotating on a HBF
Mitchell contributed with 10 possessions, 4 marks and 6 tackles.
Blake Hardwick (63/72): In defence on West
Hardwick added 17 possessions and 5 marks.
Mabior Chol (63/120): Hurt his neck under a Vandermeer tackle in Q2 that rammed his head into the turf… played on… 4.0 from 11 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing a forward/ruck role on Lobb then got Khamis in Q3.

Josh Battle (58/57): Playing CHB on Khamis then got Naughton in Q3
Battle added 16 possessions and 5 marks.
Massimo D’Ambrosio (55/58): Starting on a wing
D’Ambrosio contributed with 16 disposals, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Gunston (53/61): Starting forward on Gardner
Gunston contributed with 11 possessions, 6 marks and booted 1.0.
Max Ramsden (50/55): Starting forward on O’Donnell
Ramsden contributed with 9 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles, 2 hit outs and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
James Worpel (45/40): Subbed off in Q3 for Jiath… 11 possessions and 4 tackles. Playing inside midfield.

Finn Maginness (42/29): Playing a forward role
Maginness contributed with 11 touches, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Tom Barrass (27/46): Another dominant aerial performance… 2 marks and 7 possessions. At FB on Naughton then got Lobb in Q3.

Changkuoth Jiath (18/21): On in Q3 for Worpel to play half back… 5 possessions including 4 kicks. Started as the sub.