Player news from R16 of 2025: Sydney vs Western Bulldogs

Brodie Grundy (137/178): Back to his prolific best across the last month… 43 hit outs… also 23 possessions and 6 marks plus 4 tackles… 1.1 as well… umps paid him 5FF… not helped by 3 FA. Lead ruck.

Errol Gulden (124/146): Racked up touches in Q3 especially… 30 possessions and 6 marks plus 7 tackles… umps paid him 3FF. Starting on a wing on Davidson.

Isaac Heeney (117/140): Four of his goals in Q3 as the Swans surged… 5.0 from 21 possessions and 3 marks plus 5 tackles… umps paid him 3FF. Playing pure midfield.

Jake Lloyd (115/96): Starting on a HFF
Lloyd contributed with 22 possessions, 14 marks and managed 1.3.
Nick Blakey (100/97): In defence with smalls on him… moved to Naughton in Q3
Blakey contributed with 24 disposals, 6 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Tom Papley (91/67): Starting deep forward
Papley contributed with 17 disposals, 8 marks, 3 tackles and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Chad Warner (89/94): Mostly in midfield
Warner contributed with 19 touches, 3 marks, 6 tackles and kicked 1.1.
James Rowbottom (76/71): Doing jobs in midfield
Rowbottom contributed with 14 possessions, 2 grabs, 7 tackles and 1.2 on the scoreboard.
Justin McInerney (76/77): Playing a half forward role with centre rotations
McInerney contributed with 17 disposals, 7 grabs and kicked 1.0.
Angus Sheldrick (76/55): Doing jobs in midfield
Sheldrick contributed with 16 touches, 2 marks and 7 tackles.
Hayden McLean (75/61): Playing a forward role on Lobb with some ruck support
McLean contributed with 10 touches, 4 marks, 6 tackles, 9 hit outs and kicked 0.1.
James Jordon (73/77): Tagging Richards
Jordon contributed with 11 disposals, 10 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Sam Wicks (67/83): Playing back pocket
Wicks contributed with 18 possessions, 2 grabs and 4 tackles.
Callum Mills (67/57): Floating about half back
Mills added 22 possessions and 4 grabs.
Lewis Melican (64/82): The big job on Darcy
Melican added 16 touches and 8 marks.
Harry Cunningham (55/65): Knee knock early in Q2… 16 possessions and 5 marks plus 0.1. Playing a half back role.

Braeden Campbell (48/34): Playing a half forward role
Campbell added 8 touches and 6 tackles.
Matt Roberts (45/64): Starting on a wing on Sanders
Roberts added 13 touches and 5 grabs.
Will Hayward (45/56): Starting at half forward on Williams
Hayward contributed with 12 disposals, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Buller (33/45): Late replacement for Tom McCartin… 1.1 from 6 possessions and 3 marks. Starting forward on O’Donnell.

Aaron Francis (28/46): Rabbit punch to the torso of Bramble in Q3 will be looked at… 7 possessions including 6 handballs… also 4 tackles. In defence on Naughton… switched forward in Q3.

Oliver Florent (17/17): On in Q3 for Rampe… 7 possessions. Started as the sub.

Dane Rampe (6/15): Iced up in Q3 and subbed off for Florent… 5 possessions. Starting at half back.

Aaron Naughton (121/128): Starting deep forward on Francis then got Blakey in Q3
Naughton contributed with 18 possessions, 12 marks, 4 tackles and booted 3.2.
Joel Freijah (116/150): Three goals in Q3 to help win the game… 23 possessions and 7 marks plus 3 tackles… 4.0 as well. Starting at half back… switched forward in Q3.

Lachlan Bramble (104/112): Was everywhere in Q3… 28 possessions and 4 marks plus 3 tackles… 1.0 as well. Rotating in defence.

Bailey Dale (90/99): Stopped in Q3 after a typically prolific first half… 25 possessions including 21 kicks… also 5 marks. In defence.

Matthew Kennedy (89/93): Playing in midfield
Kennedy contributed with 15 disposals, 2 marks, 8 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Bailey Williams (86/100): Playing tall defender on Hayward
Williams contributed with 18 touches, 7 marks and 5 tackles.
Tim English (80/109): Limped off in Q3 with a right knee problem but returned… 16 hit outs… also 16 possessions and 6 marks plus 3 tackles… 0.1 as well… aided by 3FF… gave away 4 FA. First ruck.

James Harmes (79/89): Playing a half forward role
Harmes contributed with 21 touches, 3 marks, 5 tackles and 1.0.
Marcus Bontempelli (76/65): Leading the inside midfield then resting forward
Bontempelli contributed with 18 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.0.
Ryley Sanders (65/99): Starting on a wing on Roberts
Sanders also had 25 touches.
Ed Richards (64/66): Starting on ball under a Jordon tag
Richards contributed with 16 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1.
Rhylee West (57/61): Playing a forward role
West contributed with 11 touches, 3 marks, 4 tackles and 1.0.
Tom Liberatore (57/60): Pure midfield
Liberatore contributed with 21 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Sam Darcy (56/72): First goal and had three by HT but barely touched it after that… 10 possessions and 2 marks plus 3.0. Playing a forward/ruck role on Melican.
Darcy also had 8 hit outs.
Nick Coffield (40/17): Rotating in defence
Coffield added 9 possessions and 5 grabs.
Sam Davidson (39/42): Starting on a wing on Gulden
Davidson added 12 possessions and 3 marks.
James O’Donnell (37/42): Playing tall defender on Buller
O’Donnell added 9 touches and 4 grabs.
Laitham Vandermeer (32/23): Rotating at half forward
Vandermeer contributed with 9 disposals, 4 marks and 3 frees against.
Cooper Hynes (28/43): Rotating forward
Hynes also had 10 touches.
Rory Lobb (28/34): In defence on McLean
Lobb added 7 possessions and 2 marks.
Jason Johannisen (23/18): Playing a half back role
Johannisen added 10 disposals and 3 frees against.
Lachlan McNeil (17/19): Subbed off in Q4 for Khamis… 3 possessions and 0.2. Rotating at half forward.

Buku Khamis (12/8): On in Q4 for McNeil to play forward… 2 marks and 2 possessions. Started as the sub.