Player news from R18 of 2025: Western Sydney vs Geelong

Lachie Whitfield (120/105): Racked up touches as usual in his 250th game… 32 possessions and 11 marks. Starting at half back on Miers.

Lachie Ash (105/99): Roaming from half back
Ash contributed with 27 touches, 7 grabs and 3 tackles.
Aaron Cadman (104/115): Four goals in Q3 after a quiet first half won the game for GWS… Booted 6.1 from 8 grabs and 15 possessions. Playing key forward on O’Sullivan.

Finn Callaghan (87/93): Running through midfield
Callaghan contributed with 29 touches, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Darcy Jones (81/88): Starting forward
Jones contributed with 15 touches, 3 grabs, 6 tackles and booted 1.0.
Tom Green (79/97): Starting in midfield on the Atkins diet
Green contributed with 24 disposals, 4 tackles and booted 0.2.
Kieren Briggs (71/114): In ruck
Briggs contributed with 14 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 27 ruck taps.
Jake Stringer (69/76): Starting forward on Zach Guthrie
Stringer contributed with 11 disposals, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and 4.2 on the scoreboard.
Harry Himmelberg (69/87): Starting at half back… got Oliver Henry as an opponent in Q3
Himmelberg contributed with 15 touches, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Leek Aleer (68/100): In defence on Neale
Aleer added 16 touches and 7 marks.
Callum M. Brown (67/88): In attack on Stewart but not working hard enough to quell his influence
Brown contributed with 15 possessions, 7 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Josh Kelly (65/68): Late hit to his right temple by O’Connor in Q1 saw him come off with claret flowing… 15 possessions and 6 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting on a wing on Bowes.

Jake Riccardi (62/62): Playing a forward/ruck role
Riccardi contributed with 10 touches, 5 marks, 4 tackles, 3 ruck taps and 1.1.
Xavier O’Halloran (59/58): Playing a mid/forward role and defending in both positions
O’Halloran contributed with 15 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Harry Rowston (58/62): Rotating as a small forward
Rowston added 20 touches and kicked 0.1.
Jack Buckley (52/72): In defence mostly on Dangerfield
Buckley contributed with 12 touches, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Ryan Angwin (51/58): Starting on a wing on Angwin
Angwin added 12 touches and 5 tackles.
Toby Greene (50/69): Starting on a HFF on O’Connor with centre rotations
Greene contributed with 11 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles, booted 2.0 and 4 frees against.
Connor Idun (47/76): The big job on Cameron
Idun added 13 disposals and 5 grabs.
Joe Fonti (45/64): Running off half back
Fonti contributed with 15 possessions, 5 marks and 3 free kicks given away.
Toby Bedford (37/44): Playing defensive forward
Bedford contributed with 9 disposals, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Jesse Hogan (27/38): Looked unfit coming off foot soreness… subbed off late in Q4 for Thomas… 1.2 from 4 possessions and 3 marks. Starting at FF on Jack Henry.

Harvey Thomas (3/0): On in Q4 for Hogan. Started as the sub.
Thomas also had 1 disposals.
Tom Stewart (112/132): Tweaked right Achilles in Q2 in a contest with Hogan but returned… 29 possessions including 22 kicks… also 9 marks… helped out by 4FF. Loose in defence with Brown not paying him enough attention.

Bailey Smith (98/72): Had five clangers by QT… 26 possessions and 4 marks plus 6 tackles… conceded 3 FA. Starting on ball.

Mark Blicavs (95/93): On ball with some ruck support
Blicavs contributed with 22 touches, 6 grabs, 2 tackles and 19 ruck taps.
Gryan Miers (87/133): Playing a half forward role on Whitfield
Miers contributed with 22 possessions, 3 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.0.
Oliver Dempsey (82/85): Starting on a wing on Angwin
Dempsey contributed with 18 disposals, 6 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Max Holmes (80/71): Starting on ball
Holmes contributed with 17 touches, 5 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Tom Atkins (71/69): Starting in midfield on Green
Atkins contributed with 18 possessions, 3 marks and 6 tackles.
Zach Guthrie (70/80): Starting at half back on Stringer
Guthrie contributed with 17 possessions, 3 marks and 4 tackles.
Jack Martin (70/71): Playing a half back role
Martin contributed with 14 disposals, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Brad Close (70/59): Playing a forward role
Close contributed with 14 touches, 4 grabs, 4 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Shaun Mannagh (66/69): First goal… 15 possessions including 13 kicks… also 3 tackles and 2 marks… and booted 1.0. Starting at half forward.

Oisin Mullin (62/47): Rotating at half back
Mullin contributed with 12 disposals, 5 grabs, 3 tackles and booted 0.1.
Connor O’Sullivan (62/79): In defence on Cadman
O’Sullivan added 18 possessions and 7 marks.
Shannon Neale (61/69): Starting at FF on Aleer with ruck support
Neale contributed with 7 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles, 2 taps, kicked 5.0 and 4 frees against.
Lawson Humphries (56/47): Starting at half back
Humphries contributed with 13 possessions, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jack Henry (48/73): At FB on Hogan
Henry added 14 disposals and 4 grabs.
Jack Bowes (48/46): Starting on a wing on Kelly
Bowes contributed with 12 touches, 2 marks and kicked 1.0.
Rhys Stanley (44/70): First ruck
Stanley contributed with 6 possessions, 2 tackles and 19 ruck taps.
Patrick Dangerfield (37/43): Had no influence and when he did get involved often made the wrong decision… 7 possessions including 5 kicks… also 2 marks and 2 tackles… and kicked 0.3. Started in mids but mostly staying forward as a target forward on Buckley.

Jeremy Cameron (37/43): Off in Q2 for lengthy treatment for a left groin complaint… returned for Q3 but lacked the ability to get off the mark… 1.2 from 5 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. At CHF on Idun.

Mark O’Connor (27/50): Late hit to the temple of Kelly in Q1 after a mark will be looked at… 9 possessions and 3 tackles… conceded 4 FA. Starting at half back on Greene.

George Stevens (21/34): Second game… rotating in midfield… 7 possessions including 5 kicks… and booted 0.1. Subbed off in Q3 for Oliver Henry.

Oliver Henry (19/8): On in Q3 for Stevens to play forward on Himmelberg… 1.0 from 4 possessions. Started as the sub.