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Player news from R12 of 2026: West Coast vs Essendon

News snippets for West Coast vs Essendon, R12 of 2026

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Willem Duursma (109/101): Starting on ball
Duursma contributed with 25 touches, 7 marks, 5 tackles and booted 1.0.
Tom McCarthy (99/107): Starting at half back
McCarthy contributed with 26 possessions, 8 grabs and kicked 1.0.
Milan Murdock (96/101): First goal… 19 possessions and 2 marks plus 4 tackles… 3.0 as well… aided by 5FF. Playing defensive forward on Roberts.

Jake Waterman (96/93): Starting forward on Blakiston
Waterman contributed with 16 touches, 9 marks and managed 3.3.
Tylar Young (93/87): In defence on McKay
Young added 26 disposals and 8 marks.
Tim Kelly (86/105): Has returned to central midfield
Kelly added 28 touches and 3 tackles.
Liam Duggan (81/72): Coming off a HBF
Duggan contributed with 20 disposals, 8 grabs and 0.1.
Reuben Ginbey (79/130): Playing key defender on Caddy
Ginbey contributed with 17 touches, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Harley Reid (72/93): Drifted out of it after HT… 24 possessions and 2 tackles plus 1.4… helped out by 5FF… gave away 4 FA. Starting on ball.

Elliot Yeo (70/73): Starting in midfield then resting forward
Yeo contributed with 15 touches, 3 marks, 5 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Bo Allan (66/75): Rotating on a HFF
Allan added 20 possessions and 4 grabs.
Josh Lindsay (63/58): Rotating in defence
Lindsay added 19 disposals and 5 marks.
Ryan Maric (59/61): Starting on a wing on Cox
Maric contributed with 17 touches, 5 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Hamish Davis (58/62): Starting on a wing on Duursma
Davis added 15 touches and 5 marks.
Tom Cole (58/45): Playing a defensive forward role again
Cole contributed with 12 disposals, 2 marks and 6 tackles.
Brady Hough (55/68): Starting in defence
Hough contributed with 12 possessions, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Liam Baker (54/110): Starting at half back
Baker also had 25 touches.
Bailey J. Williams (53/77): First ruck
Williams contributed with 11 touches, 2 marks, 16 hit outs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Harvey Johnston (48/63): Playing a deep forward role
Johnston contributed with 8 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Rhett Bazzo (46/78): In defence on May then got big Cox in Q1 after May was injured
Bazzo added 16 disposals and 3 marks.
Jack Williams (44/32): Playing key forward
Williams contributed with 7 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 12 taps.
Jobe Shanahan (36/42): Right AC joint knock in Q1… Booted 1.1 from 6 grabs and 6 possessions. Playing CHF on Zach Reid.

Malakai Champion (24/22): Playing small forward
Champion contributed with 4 possessions, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Zach Merrett (109/96): On ball
Merrett contributed with 28 touches, 3 marks, 6 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Will Setterfield (92/102): Doing jobs in midfield
Setterfield contributed with 26 possessions, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Xavier Duursma (90/89): Starting on a wing on Davis
Duursma contributed with 17 possessions, 8 grabs and 5 tackles.
Darcy Parish (83/66): Playing in central midfield
Parish contributed with 27 touches, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Elijah Tsatas (82/84): Rotating forward with some CBAs
Tsatas contributed with 26 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Kyle Langford (80/103): Starting at half back in the hole
Langford contributed with 21 touches, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Archie Roberts (76/94): Forward tag on him by Murdock… 30 possessions… not helped by 4 FA. Starting at half back.
Roberts also had 2 marks.
Ben McKay (71/66): Started forward on Young with ruck support
McKay contributed with 14 disposals, 3 grabs, 3 tackles, 6 hit outs and kicked 1.1.
Sullivan Robey (71/91): Playing on ball
Robey contributed with 19 possessions, 2 marks and 6 tackles.
Saad El-Hawli (70/56): Running from half back
El-Hawli contributed with 16 possessions, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Nate Caddy (68/62): Comprehensively beaten but got two late junk time specials… 2.1 from 10 possessions and 3 marks plus 5 tackles. Starting forward on Ginbey.

Archer Day-Wicks (64/60): Rotating forward
Day-Wicks contributed with 10 possessions, 2 grabs, 4 tackles and 2.2.
Jacob Farrow (63/58): Rotating at half back
Farrow contributed with 17 touches, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Zach Reid (58/82): In defence on Shanahan
Reid added 14 touches and 5 grabs.
Archie Perkins (58/62): Starting at half forward
Perkins contributed with 19 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Jaxon Prior (54/51): Playing a half back role
Prior contributed with 14 possessions, 5 grabs and managed 0.1.
Nik Cox (50/54): Started on a wing on Maric… switched forward in Q1 to cover injury
Cox added 14 touches and 1.0.
Nick Bryan (46/65): First ruck
Bryan contributed with 12 disposals, 28 hit outs and 5 free kicks given away.
Jade Gresham (44/54): Playing high half forward
Gresham added 12 possessions and 4 tackles.
Lachie Blakiston (36/59): In defence on Waterman
Blakiston added 11 touches and 2 marks.
Thomas Edwards (26/27): Started at half forward
Edwards contributed with 5 touches, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Max Kondogiannis (19/38): Rotating at half back
Kondogiannis also had 10 touches.
Archer May (0/0): Right shoulder dislocated in Q1 when Caddy smashed him from behind. Playing a forward role on Bazzo.
May also had 0 disposals.

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