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Player news from R8 of 2025: Sydney vs Western Sydney

News snippets for Sydney vs Western Sydney, R8 of 2025

Matt Roberts (86/81): Starting at half back
Roberts added 25 possessions and 6 marks.
Isaac Heeney (86/82): First goal… tagged by Bedford then freed up in Q2 when Bedford was injured… 1.1 from 22 possessions and 5 marks plus 3 tackles. Playing pure midfield.

Chad Warner (83/140): Head to head with Callaghan… 24 possessions and 2 marks plus 4 tackles. Mostly in midfield with no rests forward.

James Jordon (83/84): Forward tag on Whitfield
Jordon contributed with 18 disposals, 6 grabs, 3 tackles and 2.0.
James Rowbottom (82/85): Matched up on Green… 14 possessions including 10 kicks… also 7 tackles and 2 marks… and kicked 1.2. Doing jobs in midfield.

Sam Wicks (74/96): Playing back pocket
Wicks contributed with 18 possessions, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Nick Blakey (73/98): In defence on Brown then mostly on Stringer after HT
Blakey contributed with 18 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Justin McInerney (71/101): Seems to be replacing Chad Warner in that lucrative role… 24 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles… 0.2 as well… conceded 4 FA. Playing a half forward role with mid rotations.

Dane Rampe (69/73): Did a fine defensive job… 12 possessions and 2 marks plus 8 tackles. Starting at half back on Greene.

Oliver Florent (65/72): Coming off a wing on Ward
Florent contributed with 16 touches, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Caiden Cleary (61/63): Playing a deep forward role
Cleary contributed with 8 possessions, 2 marks, 7 tackles and managed 1.1.
Brodie Grundy (59/53): Lead ruck
Grundy contributed with 8 possessions, 4 tackles, 32 ruck taps and 3 frees against.
Jake Lloyd (58/68): Starting on a wing on Wehr
Lloyd added 15 possessions and 6 marks.
Corey Warner (50/57): Subbed off in Q4 for Sheldrick… 10 possessions including 8 kicks… also 2 marks and 2 tackles… and booted 1.1. Starting forward.

Aaron Francis (50/73): Playing forward on Buckley… switched back in Q3
Francis contributed with 11 disposals, 5 grabs and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Braeden Campbell (45/54): Playing a HFF role
Campbell contributed with 11 touches, 4 marks and booted 0.1.
Will Hayward (45/50): Starting at half forward on Idun
Hayward contributed with 10 disposals, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Riley Bice (44/49): Playing half back
Bice contributed with 12 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Joel Hamling (39/39): His role preventing GWS intercepts was crucial… 8 possessions including 6 kicks… also 4 marks… and kicked 1.2. In attack on Taylor.

Tom McCartin (38/72): The big job on Hogan
McCartin added 10 disposals and 5 marks.
Hayden McLean (36/64): Playing a forward/ruck role on Himmelberg
McLean contributed with 10 touches, 2 grabs, 4 hit outs, 1.0 on the scoreboard and 3 free kicks given away.
Lewis Melican (30/47): Reported for a clothesline to the face of Bedford in Q2… 8 possessions including 7 kicks… also 3 marks. In defence on Hogan.

Angus Sheldrick (19/13): On in Q4 for Corey Warner to play central midfield… 4 possessions and 1.0. Started as the sub.

Finn Callaghan (121/133): Head to head with Chad Warner… had a massive Q2 to drag GWS back into the contest… 33 possessions and 2 marks plus 8 tackles. Running through midfield.

Lachie Whitfield (107/109): Starting at half back… forward tag on him by Jordon
Whitfield contributed with 28 disposals, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Tom Green (102/100): Matched up on Sidebottom… 34 possessions and 4 marks plus 1.0. Starting in midfield.

Lachie Ash (89/85): Roaming from half back
Ash contributed with 29 touches, 5 grabs and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Connor Idun (85/105): In defence on Hayward
Idun added 22 possessions and 9 marks.
Callan Ward (81/107): Starting on a wing on Florent
Ward contributed with 21 touches, 6 grabs and kicked 1.0.
Jacob Wehr (77/98): Starting on a wing on Campbell
Wehr contributed with 17 touches, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Callum M. Brown (73/69): In attack on Blakey with ruck support… more ruck after Stringer was subbed on in Q3
Brown contributed with 16 touches, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and 11 hit outs.
Kieren Briggs (72/82): Limped off after rolling his right ankle in ruck in Q4… 29 hit outs… also 12 possessions and 2 tackles. In ruck.
Briggs also had 2 grabs.
Joe Fonti (70/77): Running off half back
Fonti added 17 possessions and 7 marks.
Aaron Cadman (67/78): Playing key forward on Melican
Cadman contributed with 12 possessions, 6 marks and managed 2.0.
Toby McMullin (63/66): Starting forward with centre rotations
McMullin contributed with 19 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Harry Himmelberg (61/64): In defence on McLean… switched forward late in Q2 then returned to defence after HT
Himmelberg added 17 touches and 4 marks.
Xavier O’Halloran (59/72): Playing defensive half forward
O’Halloran added 17 possessions and 4 grabs.
Darcy Jones (53/58): Right knee knock in Q2… 10 possessions and 2 marks plus 3 tackles… 1.3 as well. Starting forward.

Jesse Hogan (46/52): Starting at FF on McCartin
Hogan contributed with 7 possessions, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 1.3.
Toby Greene (45/51): Had very little influence… 0.2 from 13 possessions and 2 marks… helped out by 3FF. Mostly in midfield covering injury then resting forward on Rampe.

Sam Taylor (42/61): Barely any intercepts… 11 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. On Hamling.

Jake Stringer (40/30): On after QT for Bedford to play forward on Blakey… three big goals in Q4 as the Giants surged… 3.0 from 5 possessions. Started as the sub.

Toby Bedford (36/52): Clothesline to the face by Melican in Q2 left him bloodied and bruised… subbed off at HT with right eye injury… 9 possessions including 7 handballs… also 3 tackles. Tagging Heeney but looking tired already.

Harvey Thomas (36/29): Rotating forward
Thomas added 11 touches and 2 tackles.
Jack Buckley (33/59): At FB on Francis
Buckley contributed with 6 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Josaia Delana (26/26): First game… 3 possessions and 5 tackles. Rotating at half back.

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