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Player news from R22 of 2025: Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs

News snippets for Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs, R22 of 2025

Max Gawn (119/138): First ruck
Gawn contributed with 22 touches, 5 grabs, 2 tackles, 42 ruck taps and booted 1.0.
Kysaiah Pickett (91/69): Rotating in midfield and attack
Pickett contributed with 22 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.2.
Christian Salem (89/87): Rotating in defence
Salem contributed with 24 touches, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Harrison Petty (88/96): Playing a key forward role
Petty contributed with 15 disposals, 7 grabs, 2 tackles, 4 hit outs and booted 2.1.
Trent Rivers (87/71): Starting at half back and pushing up the ground
Rivers added 22 possessions and 8 marks.
Clayton Oliver (79/72): Playing inside midfield
Oliver contributed with 27 touches, 2 marks, 5 tackles and 4 frees against.
Jake Bowey (76/81): Starting at half back but moved forward in Q4
Bowey contributed with 21 disposals, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Jai Culley (73/80): Starting on a wing
Culley contributed with 16 touches, 2 marks, 5 tackles and 1.0.
Jacob van Rooyen (71/73): Playing a forward/ruck role on Lobb
van Rooyen contributed with 11 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles, 6 taps and booted 1.2.
Daniel Turner (71/71): Playing loose in defence but moved forward late
Turner contributed with 16 disposals, 8 marks and managed 1.0.
Christian Petracca (71/71): Starting in midfield and rotating forward
Petracca contributed with 23 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Bayley Fritsch (67/56): Playing forward on O’Donnell
Fritsch contributed with 14 disposals, 4 marks and booted 2.3.
Caleb Windsor (67/48): Pinged his hamstring late in Q4… 21 possessions and 3 marks. Starting on a wing.

Ed Langdon (63/51): Rotating in midfield
Langdon contributed with 18 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Judd McVee (62/75): Playing back pocket
McVee contributed with 17 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Harvey Langford (62/74): Starting at half forward
Langford contributed with 14 touches, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Tom McDonald (60/78): In defence on Darcy
McDonald contributed with 15 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Kade Chandler (59/53): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 10 possessions, 3 marks, 5 tackles and 1.0.
Jake Melksham (58/62): Playing an undersized key forward role on Busslinger
Melksham contributed with 15 touches, 4 marks and 2.0.
Jack Viney (56/71): A day he would rather forget… 18 possessions and 4 marks. In central midfield.

Tom Sparrow (31/40): Subbed off at 3QT… 8 possessions and 3 tackles. Rotating at half forward.

Blake Howes (27/34): Subbed on at 3QT… 5 possessions and 1.0. Started as the sub.

Jed Adams (27/36): First game… 5 possessions and 2 marks plus 3 tackles. In defence on Naughton.

Tom Liberatore (125/122): Playing inside midfield
Liberatore contributed with 24 disposals, 6 marks, 12 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Marcus Bontempelli (120/119): Leading the inside midfield then resting forward
Bontempelli contributed with 33 touches, 5 grabs and 5 tackles.
Ed Richards (110/149): Starting on ball
Richards contributed with 31 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Tim English (106/98): Copped a knock in Q3… 23 hit outs… also 18 possessions and 8 marks plus 2 tackles… 0.2 as well. First ruck.

Matthew Kennedy (102/98): Starting forward and rotating in midfield
Kennedy contributed with 24 disposals, 5 marks, 6 tackles and 0.1.
Aaron Naughton (99/103): First goal… 5.1 from 17 possessions and 7 marks. Starting in attack on Adams.

Bailey Dale (90/104): Starting on a wing and folding back to play loose in defence
Dale added 30 disposals and 3 grabs.
Bailey Williams (89/93): Playing an outside game
Williams contributed with 20 possessions, 9 marks and 1.0.
Oskar Baker (81/82): Playing a wing role
Baker contributed with 21 touches, 6 grabs and 4 tackles.
Joel Freijah (81/90): Playing all over the ground
Freijah contributed with 22 disposals, 3 grabs, 4 tackles and 0.3 on the scoreboard.
Lachlan Bramble (78/60): Rotating in defence
Bramble contributed with 17 possessions, 8 marks and 1.0.
Sam Darcy (71/94): Playing a forward/ruck role on McDonald
Darcy contributed with 18 disposals, 5 marks, 4 hit outs and 2.0.
Rhylee West (62/67): Playing a deep forward role
West contributed with 11 disposals, 6 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Luke Cleary (56/62): Rotating in defence
Cleary contributed with 14 touches, 4 marks and kicked 1.0.
Ryley Sanders (52/38): Starting forward and joining mids
Sanders contributed with 12 touches, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Jason Johannisen (50/57): Playing a half back role
Johannisen added 16 touches and 2 grabs.
Laitham Vandermeer (45/26): Copped a knee to the chest in Q4 and came off… 0.1 from 11 possessions and 5 marks. Playing a half forward role.

Caleb Poulter (38/47): Starting in attack
Poulter contributed with 10 touches, 2 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1.
James O’Donnell (38/47): Playing tall defender on Fritsch
O’Donnell added 10 touches and 4 grabs.
Rory Lobb (38/32): In defence on van Rooyen
Lobb contributed with 7 touches, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 0.1.
Riley Garcia (31/38): Subbed on late in Q3… 1.0 from 7 possessions. Started as the sub.

Jedd Busslinger (29/28): Subbed off late in Q3… 8 possessions including 6 kicks… also 2 marks. Playing key defender on Melksham.

Lachlan McNeil (27/35): Rotating forward
McNeil added 7 disposals and 1.0 on the scoreboard.

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