Player news from P1 of 2026: Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn

Tim English (131/138): Had a massive Q3 in particular… 28 hit outs… also 23 possessions and 6 marks plus 2 tackles… 2.0 as well. First ruck.

Tom Liberatore (115/131): Pure midfield
Liberatore contributed with 23 disposals, 3 grabs, 10 tackles and managed 2.0.
Matthew Kennedy (112/102): Playing in midfield then resting forward
Kennedy contributed with 28 touches, 8 marks and 4 tackles.
Marcus Bontempelli (102/105): Leading the inside midfield then resting forward
Bontempelli contributed with 29 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Ed Richards (96/95): Starting on ball
Richards contributed with 24 touches, 2 marks, 6 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Buku Khamis (91/139): Playing key defender on Gunston
Khamis contributed with 21 touches, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Ryley Sanders (85/102): Had a HIA in Q4… 26 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles. Mostly coming off a wing and roaming.

Joel Freijah (83/59): Starting at half forward
Freijah contributed with 20 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Connor Budarick (81/76): Returns to his old defence role on Butler
Budarick contributed with 21 disposals, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.
Bailey Williams (81/65): Playing a wing role
Williams contributed with 17 possessions, 7 marks, 3 tackles and managed 0.1.
Lachlan Bramble (75/78): Rotating in defence
Bramble added 19 disposals and 7 marks.
Lachie Jaques (63/43): Rotating at half back
Jaques added 16 disposals and 5 marks.
Rory Lobb (63/68): In defence on Lewis
Lobb added 14 disposals and 7 marks.
Oskar Baker (59/73): Playing a wing role on Morrison
Baker contributed with 10 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Jordan Croft (58/79): Playing a forward/ruck role on Battle
Croft contributed with 10 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles and managed 3.0.
Arthur Jones (58/68): Playing a forward role
Jones contributed with 12 disposals, 2 grabs and managed 3.1.
Aaron Naughton (56/79): Starting deep forward on Mraz
Naughton contributed with 11 touches, 5 marks, 2 tackles, kicked 2.1 and 3 frees against.
Michael Sellwood (55/53): Rotating in defence
Sellwood contributed with 13 touches, 4 marks, 5 tackles and 3 frees against.
Cooper Hynes (53/66): Rotating forward
Hynes contributed with 14 possessions, 2 grabs and 5 tackles.
Rhylee West (52/67): Playing a forward role
West contributed with 9 disposals, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 2.1.
Sam Davidson (33/44): First game… 9 possessions and 1.0. Starting at half forward on Sicily.

James O’Donnell (28/48): Minding smalls with the Hawks starting small up front
O’Donnell also had 10 touches.
Louis Emmett (8/6): Playing ruck
Emmett added 3 touches and 4 hit outs.
Lachlan McNeil (0/0): Did not appear before HT. Rotating at half forward.
McNeil also had 0 possessions.
Luke Cleary (0/0): Did not appear before HT. Rotating in defence.
Cleary also had 0 disposals.
Luke Kennedy (0/0): Did not appear before HT. Rotating in midfield.
Kennedy also had 0 disposals.
Jarman Impey (101/75): Playing a half back role
Impey contributed with 25 touches, 8 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jai Newcombe (98/133): Playing inside midfield
Newcombe contributed with 28 touches, 4 marks, 6 tackles, kicked 0.1 and 4 frees against.
Josh Ward (97/87): Playing inside midfield
Ward contributed with 22 touches, 7 marks, 5 tackles and managed 0.1.
Connor Macdonald (86/75): Often on ball
Macdonald contributed with 22 disposals, 4 tackles and 1.0.
Jack Scrimshaw (80/87): Not needed to play on talls this year
Scrimshaw contributed with 19 touches, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
James Sicily (76/62): In defence on Davidson
Sicily added 20 disposals and 7 marks.
Josh Battle (72/67): Playing CHB on Croft
Battle added 18 touches and 7 marks.
Lloyd Meek (70/57): First ruck
Meek contributed with 10 disposals, 2 grabs, 5 tackles and 24 ruck taps.
Nick Watson (68/72): Had about the worst Q1 imaginable with many clangers… fell after taking a speccy in Q4 and came off clutching right ribs… 13 possessions and 7 marks plus 2.0. Playing forward pocket.

Dylan Moore (65/52): Starting on a HFF
Moore contributed with 14 disposals, 7 marks and 3 tackles.
Sam Butler (63/62): Playing forward on Budarick
Butler contributed with 12 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 2.2.
Blake Hardwick (63/62): In defence
Hardwick added 15 disposals and 6 marks.
Mabior Chol (62/56): Playing a forward/ruck role
Chol contributed with 9 touches, 3 grabs, 4 tackles and 14 hit outs.
Noah Mraz (60/64): In defence on Naughton
Mraz added 14 possessions and 6 marks.
Conor Nash (58/49): Playing defensive inside midfield
Nash added 15 touches and 6 tackles.
Cam Mackenzie (55/79): Went in for a HIA in Q4… 17 possessions and 1.0. Rotating in midfield.

Josh Weddle (55/47): Starting in defence with some forays forward and ruck work
Weddle contributed with 17 touches, 2 marks and 2 ruck taps.
Jack Ginnivan (50/54): Playing a FP role
Ginnivan contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Jack Gunston (50/74): Starting forward on Khamis
Gunston contributed with 10 touches, 3 marks and 3.0 on the scoreboard.
Massimo D’Ambrosio (49/42): Starting on a wing
D’Ambrosio added 15 possessions and 2 marks.
Bailey Macdonald (48/37): Rotating in defence
Macdonald added 12 disposals and 4 marks.
Harry Morrison (43/35): Playing a wing role on Baker
Morrison added 11 touches and 5 marks.
Mitch Lewis (24/31): Starting forward on Lobb
Lewis contributed with 3 disposals, 4 tackles, 1.0 on the scoreboard and 3 free kicks given away.
Matt Hill (20/12): Did not appear until Q4… 3 possessions and 0.1. Rotating forward.
Hill also had 3 tackles.
Aidan Schubert (18/11): Did not appear until Q3… 4 possessions and 2 marks. Playing key forward.

Finn Maginness (16/8): Did not appear until Q4… 5 possessions. Playing a role in defence.