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Player news from R14 of 2026: Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide

News snippets for Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide, R14 of 2026

Ed Richards (128/82): Tagged by Peatling… 28 possessions including 23 kicks… also 9 tackles and 5 marks… and scored 1.0… not helped by 3 FA. Starting on ball.

Matthew Kennedy (107/99): Playing in midfield
Kennedy contributed with 28 disposals, 4 grabs, 7 tackles and booted 0.1.
Marcus Bontempelli (95/99): Poor early but accumulated late… 29 possessions and 4 marks plus 3 tackles. Leading the inside midfield on Dawson.

Lachlan Bramble (86/84): Starting on a wing
Bramble contributed with 21 possessions, 4 grabs, 5 tackles and 0.1.
Nick Coffield (78/80): In defence on Pedlar
Coffield added 20 touches and 7 grabs.
Connor Budarick (78/68): In his old defence role at the new club
Budarick added 20 possessions and 8 marks.
Joel Freijah (71/67): Starting at half forward with mid rotations
Freijah contributed with 15 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles and 1.1.
Bailey Dale (69/67): In defence
Dale added 21 possessions and 3 grabs.
Tim English (67/52): Went missing early when the game was lost… 27 hit outs… also 11 possessions and 2 tackles. First ruck.
English also had 3 marks.
Rhylee West (65/63): Playing a forward role
West contributed with 15 touches, 5 grabs, 3 tackles, managed 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Cooper Hynes (62/66): Started on a wing on Curtin
Hynes contributed with 15 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Ryley Sanders (58/57): Starting forward and joining mids
Sanders contributed with 19 touches, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Aaron Naughton (50/51): Starting deep forward on Murray
Naughton contributed with 11 touches, 3 marks and managed 2.2.
Arthur Jones (50/51): Playing a forward role
Jones contributed with 7 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles and booted 2.0.
Buku Khamis (49/61): Playing key defender on Fogarty
Khamis contributed with 11 disposals, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
James O’Donnell (46/73): Playing tall defender on Thilthorpe… switched to Rachele in Q2
O’Donnell added 14 disposals and 2 marks.
Cody Weightman (38/38): Knock to right knee and hyperextended right elbow in a clash with Borlase in Q1 but played on… 1.1 from 8 possessions. Started on a wing but mostly forward on Michalanney.

Michael Sellwood (36/35): Minding Rachele
Sellwood added 7 possessions and 4 tackles.
Adam Treloar (36/30): Did not get into the match… 10 possessions and 2 marks plus 0.1. Coming off half forward.

Rory Lobb (35/45): Playing a forward/ruck role on Worrell… switched back in Q2 onto Thilthorpe
Lobb contributed with 8 possessions, 5 marks and 2 hit outs.
Luke Kennedy (34/43): First game… 10 possessions including 8 handballs… also 3 tackles. Rotating in midfield.

Jordan Croft (28/28): Playing a forward role… added ruck duties in Q2
Croft added 10 disposals and 0.1.
Will Lewis (11/17): Playing key forward on Borlase
Lewis added 5 disposals and 3 free kicks given away.
Jordan Dawson (156/184): Three goals off his own boot in the Q1 onslaught and was highly prolific in Q2 as well… 32 possessions and 7 marks plus 8 tackles… 3.0 as well. Playing central midfield on Bontempelli.

Rory Laird (133/123): At half back
Laird contributed with 35 disposals, 12 grabs and 2 tackles.
Sam Berry (101/123): His Q1 clearances set up a big early lead… 29 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles… aided by 5FF. Rotating through midfield.

Wayne Milera (96/90): Floating across half back
Milera contributed with 24 disposals, 6 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Riley Thilthorpe (92/97): First goal as part of three in Q1… 3.1 from 14 possessions and 7 marks plus 3 tackles. Starting at FF on O’Donnell then got Lobb in Q2.
Thilthorpe also had 5 hit outs.
Jake Soligo (92/74): Playing central midfield
Soligo contributed with 21 possessions, 4 marks and 8 tackles.
James Peatling (89/86): Tagging Richards
Peatling contributed with 24 disposals, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
Brayden Cook (87/72): Starting on a HFF
Cook contributed with 19 possessions, 8 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Lachlan McAndrew (87/86): First ruck
McAndrew contributed with 15 possessions, 5 marks and 36 taps.
Josh Rachele (85/99): Starting forward on Sellwood then got O’Donnell in Q2
Rachele contributed with 17 touches, 2 grabs, 4 tackles and 4.0 on the scoreboard.
Zac Taylor (83/75): Playing a forward role
Taylor contributed with 17 disposals, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and booted 2.0.
Daniel Curtin (79/57): Starting on a wing on Hynes
Curtin contributed with 14 disposals, 7 marks and 5 tackles.
Nick Murray (77/89): In defence on Naughton
Murray contributed with 19 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Hugo Hall-Kahan (75/68): Second game… 23 possessions and 4 marks. Rotating at half back.

Josh Worrell (74/80): Playing key defender on Lobb
Worrell added 21 touches and 7 marks.
Luke Nankervis (74/71): Starting on a HBF
Nankervis contributed with 17 disposals, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Alex Neal-Bullen (71/70): Playing a high half forward role
Neal-Bullen contributed with 14 possessions, 4 marks, 7 tackles and 0.1.
James Borlase (70/88): In defence on Lewis
Borlase contributed with 15 possessions, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Darcy Fogarty (70/66): Starting forward on Khamis
Fogarty contributed with 11 touches, 5 grabs, 5 tackles and booted 1.0.
Ben Keays (69/83): Mostly starting forward
Keays contributed with 22 touches, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Max Michalanney (64/56): Takes the best small forward which is Weightman tonight
Michalanney contributed with 18 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Toby Murray (54/45): Playing a ruck/forward role
Murray contributed with 6 touches, 2 grabs, 4 tackles, 13 ruck taps and 1.2 on the scoreboard.
Luke Pedlar (26/38): Right hamstring iced up in Q2… 2.0 from 4 possessions. Playing a half forward role on Coffield.

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