Player news from R18 of 2025: Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide

Marcus Bontempelli (162/171): Head to head with Dawson… did everything he could in Q4 to drag the Dogs into it… 37 possessions and 8 marks plus 11 tackles… helped out by 3FF. Leading the inside midfield then resting forward.

Ed Richards (121/137): Starting on ball matched up on Soligo
Richards contributed with 29 touches, 7 grabs, 3 tackles and booted 2.0.
Tim English (118/98): First ruck
English contributed with 20 possessions, 7 marks, 3 tackles and 27 hit outs.
Tom Liberatore (103/126): Pure midfield
Liberatore contributed with 26 possessions, 4 marks and 5 tackles.
Sam Darcy (82/75): Playing a forward/ruck role and had big Butts… then got Keane in Q2
Darcy contributed with 14 disposals, 5 marks, 3 tackles, 5 hit outs and booted 2.2.
Lachlan Bramble (76/82): Rotating in defence
Bramble contributed with 21 touches, 4 grabs and kicked 1.0.
Jason Johannisen (76/53): Playing a half back role
Johannisen added 20 possessions and 5 marks.
Aaron Naughton (73/89): First goal and had three by halfway through Q1… 5.1 from 11 possessions and 5 marks… not helped by 3 FA. Starting deep forward on Keane… smashed him then got Worrell in Q2.

Bailey Dale (60/94): In defence
Dale also had 21 touches.
Laitham Vandermeer (59/46): Rotating at half forward
Vandermeer contributed with 13 disposals, 4 grabs and 3 tackles.
Bailey Williams (54/58): On the resting mid
Williams added 15 touches and 6 marks.
Riley Garcia (53/66): Rotating on ball
Garcia added 13 possessions and 5 tackles.
Ryley Sanders (53/53): Starting on a wing on Curtin
Sanders contributed with 16 touches, 4 marks and 1.1.
James O’Donnell (53/59): Playing tall defender on Walker
O’Donnell contributed with 14 touches, 6 marks, kicked 1.0 and 5 frees against.
Nick Coffield (50/55): Playing undersized tall on Fogarty
Coffield added 14 possessions and 7 marks.
Sam Davidson (50/52): Starting at half forward and wing at times
Davidson contributed with 12 touches, 2 marks, 4 tackles, 1.0 on the scoreboard and 3 free kicks given away.
Joel Freijah (44/29): Starting at half forward
Freijah contributed with 14 possessions, 2 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Rhylee West (43/38): Playing a forward role but has Michalanney sitting on him
West contributed with 10 disposals, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Rory Lobb (33/51): Heavy headclash with Cook in Q3 left him dazed… 11 possessions and 3 marks. In defence on Thilthorpe.

Matthew Kennedy (30/23): Four touches to HT a far cry from his 2025 averages… 6 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing in midfield and rotating forward.

Caleb Poulter (27/16): On in Q3 for Hynes to play forward… 4 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Started as the sub.

Josh Dolan (24/30): Starting on a wing on Cumming
Dolan added 10 possessions and managed 0.1.
Cooper Hynes (14/14): Rotating forward… 2 possessions and 1.0. Subbed off in Q3 for Poulter.

Jordan Dawson (129/157): Head to head with Bontempelli… particularly prolific in Q3… 27 possessions and 4 marks plus 8 tackles… 2.1 as well. Playing central midfield.

Reilly O’Brien (126/109): First ruck
O’Brien contributed with 17 touches, 8 marks, 6 tackles, 42 ruck taps and 3 frees against.
Riley Thilthorpe (122/149): Three goals in Q2 as the Crows built a lead… 6.0 from 17 possessions and 9 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing a forward/ruck role on Lobb.
Thilthorpe also had 2 taps.
Daniel Curtin (114/118): Starting on a wing on Sanders
Curtin contributed with 26 possessions, 7 marks, 3 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Rory Laird (102/108): At half back
Laird contributed with 22 disposals, 5 grabs and 7 tackles.
Jake Soligo (101/110): Playing central midfield matched up on Richards
Soligo contributed with 22 disposals, 3 grabs and 9 tackles.
Izak Rankine (93/104): Knee knock very early in Q1 but did not appear to affect him… 1.2 from 18 possessions and 6 marks plus 4 tackles… aided by 4FF. Rotating from mids to attack.

Josh Worrell (85/83): Playing key defender but no tall to man up so tending to sit in the hole… moved to Naughton in Q2 to cover injury
Worrell added 21 possessions and 8 grabs.
Darcy Fogarty (80/74): Starting forward on Coffield
Fogarty contributed with 13 disposals, 7 grabs and 3.3.
Taylor Walker (79/76): In attack on O’Donnell
Walker contributed with 15 possessions, 9 marks and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Mitchell Hinge (78/68): Rotating in defence
Hinge contributed with 14 possessions, 6 marks and 5 tackles.
Ben Keays (71/57): Mostly starting forward
Keays contributed with 19 possessions, 6 marks and managed 0.3.
Max Michalanney (67/83): Sitting on West
Michalanney contributed with 16 possessions, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Isaac Cumming (53/66): Coming off a wing on Dolan… switched to half back in Q2 to cover injury
Cumming contributed with 14 disposals, 3 grabs and managed 1.0.
Wayne Milera (49/56): Floating across half back
Milera added 12 possessions and 5 grabs.
Alex Neal-Bullen (46/35): Playing a HFF role
Neal-Bullen contributed with 11 disposals, 4 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Chayce Jones (41/36): On in Q2 for Butts to play wing… 10 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles. Started as the sub.

Sam Berry (37/48): Rotating through midfield
Berry added 11 possessions and 2 tackles.
James Peatling (36/36): Left shoulder injured under a chicken wing tackle by Bontempelli in Q3… strapped up to return… 12 possessions including 9 handballs… also 2 tackles. Playing defensive midfielder.

Mark Keane (36/74): In defence on Naughton… shifted to Darcy in Q2 after Naughton torched him
Keane contributed with 12 possessions, 4 grabs and 4 frees against.
Brayden Cook (31/40): Heavy headclash with Lobb in Q3 left him dazed and confused… went off for a HIA… 7 possessions including 0 handballs… also 2 marks. Starting on a HFF.

Zac Taylor (24/49): Rotating forward
Taylor added 7 touches and 2 tackles.
Jordon Butts (8/23): Off into the rooms in Q1 with a chest problem… did not reappear for the start of Q2 and eventually subbed off later in Q2 for Jones and went to hospital… 2 possessions. In defence on Darcy.