Player news from 0 of 2026: Western Sydney vs Hawthorn

Jake Riccardi (98/115): First goal… 3.1 from 17 possessions and 7 marks plus 4 tackles… gave away 4 FA. Starting forward with ruck support.
Riccardi also had 7 hit outs.
Jake Stringer (97/129): Starting forward on Battle
Stringer contributed with 14 disposals, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 5.4.
Stephen Coniglio (94/122): Starting on a HFF and joining mids
Coniglio contributed with 22 touches, 6 marks, 2 tackles and 2.1.
Clayton Oliver (91/120): Club debut after moving from Melbourne… 27 possessions and 3 marks plus 4 tackles… 1.0 as well. Playing inside midfield on Newcombe.

Finn Callaghan (90/91): Running through midfield
Callaghan added 26 touches and 5 tackles.
Joe Fonti (90/119): Running off half back
Fonti added 22 disposals and 9 grabs.
Lachie Whitfield (87/103): Starting at half back
Whitfield added 27 disposals and 5 grabs.
Lachie Ash (84/68): Right hamstring problem in Q2 but returned… 20 possessions including 15 kicks… also 8 marks. Roaming from half back.

Toby Greene (75/82): Left ankle knock when tackled by Hardwick in Q2… 19 possessions including 16 kicks… also 5 tackles. Starting on a HFF with centre rotations.

Harvey Thomas (68/84): Starting on a wing on D’Ambrosio
Thomas added 20 touches and 4 marks.
Kieren Briggs (67/78): His bustling work set up the win in the first half… 28 hit outs… also 9 possessions and 5 tackles. In ruck.

Harry Himmelberg (66/70): Starting at half back
Himmelberg contributed with 19 touches, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Jayden Laverde (64/74): Following Lewis from CHB
Laverde contributed with 14 touches, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Harry Rowston (63/60): Rotating as a small forward
Rowston contributed with 15 touches, 6 marks and booted 1.0.
Connor Idun (61/71): Standing Gunston
Idun contributed with 13 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Buckley (60/66): Standing Chol
Buckley contributed with 12 disposals, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.
Ryan Angwin (52/56): Starting on a wing on Morrison
Angwin added 12 touches and 5 tackles.
Jesse Hogan (52/75): Three goals in Q1 as the Giants started like a house on fire… 3.0 from 8 possessions and 3 marks. Starting at FF on Barrass.

Phoenix Gothard (46/48): First game… 1.1 from 10 possessions and 3 tackles. Rotating as small forward.

Callum M. Brown (37/36): In attack
Brown added 10 disposals and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Xavier O’Halloran (36/30): Playing defensive half forward
O’Halloran added 9 touches and 4 grabs.
Max Gruzewski (33/54): In attack on Sicily
Gruzewski contributed with 6 possessions, 3 grabs and booted 2.0.
Josaia Delana (13/43): Rotating at half forward
Delana also had 6 possessions.
James Sicily (89/128): In defence on Gruzewski
Sicily contributed with 23 possessions, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Ginnivan (82/69): Playing a half forward role
Ginnivan contributed with 17 possessions, 6 marks and 2.0.
Connor Macdonald (79/94): Starting at half forward with some mid rotations
Macdonald contributed with 20 possessions, 3 grabs and 4 tackles.
Jai Newcombe (79/60): Playing inside midfield on Oliver
Newcombe contributed with 25 touches, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and 3 frees against.
Josh Battle (77/82): Playing CHB on Stringer
Battle contributed with 20 disposals, 7 marks and 0.1.
Josh Ward (73/66): Playing inside midfield
Ward contributed with 18 possessions, 6 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Lloyd Meek (70/69): First ruck
Meek contributed with 6 touches, 2 marks, 3 tackles, 33 hit outs and kicked 1.0.
Harry Morrison (69/38): Playing an outside game on Angwin
Morrison contributed with 17 touches, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Nick Watson (68/78): Playing forward pocket
Watson contributed with 17 disposals, 3 tackles and 2.2 on the scoreboard.
Jarman Impey (68/67): Playing a half back role… switched forward in Q3 then back again in Q4
Impey contributed with 18 possessions, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Mitch Lewis (67/56): Starting at CHF on Laverde
Lewis contributed with 10 possessions, 6 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Jack Scrimshaw (67/78): Responsible for Brown
Scrimshaw added 20 disposals and 5 marks.
Jack Gunston (62/69): Starting forward on Idun
Gunston contributed with 7 touches, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and 4.1 on the scoreboard.
Conor Nash (61/60): Playing defensive inside midfield
Nash contributed with 17 disposals, 2 grabs and 3 tackles.
Mabior Chol (55/60): Playing a forward/ruck role on Buckley
Chol contributed with 9 possessions, 3 grabs, 5 ruck taps and kicked 2.1.
Karl Amon (54/61): Coming off a HBF
Amon contributed with 15 possessions, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Sam Butler (50/53): Playing forward
Butler contributed with 10 touches, 2 marks and kicked 2.0.
Josh Weddle (49/61): Starting in defence with some forays forward and ruck work
Weddle added 14 touches and 3 grabs.
Massimo D’Ambrosio (47/50): Starting on a wing on Thomas
D’Ambrosio also had 17 touches.
Blake Hardwick (46/68): In defence
Hardwick contributed with 12 touches, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.
Dylan Moore (43/45): Did not get into the game at all… 0.1 from 13 possessions and 2 tackles. Starting on a HFF.

Finn Maginness (25/29): Playing a forward role
Maginness also had 8 touches.
Tom Barrass (22/38): At FB on Hogan
Barrass added 8 touches and 3 marks.