Player news from R2 of 2026: Adelaide vs Western Bulldogs

Jordan Dawson (119/98): Playing central midfield
Dawson contributed with 25 disposals, 5 marks, 7 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Sam Berry (108/101): Rotating through midfield
Berry contributed with 22 possessions, 4 marks, 8 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Josh Worrell (94/120): Left calf strapped after a knock in Q2… 25 possessions including 19 kicks… also 9 marks. Playing key defender on Croft.

Lachlan McAndrew (89/86): Rotating in ruck
McAndrew contributed with 13 touches, 2 marks, 3 tackles and 39 taps.
Jordon Butts (84/97): Standing Darcy
Butts contributed with 19 possessions, 12 marks, 1.1 on the scoreboard and 4 frees against.
Nick Murray (84/109): In defence on Naughton
Murray contributed with 16 possessions, 10 grabs and 2 tackles.
Chayce Jones (77/85): Late replacement for Hugh Bond… 22 possessions and 6 marks plus 2 tackles. At half back.

Riley Thilthorpe (77/80): Playing a forward/ruck role on Khamis
Thilthorpe contributed with 13 disposals, 6 marks, 7 hit outs and managed 2.0.
Rory Laird (77/66): Limped off favouring right leg in Q1 and pointed at his calf… returned for Q2 with heavy strapping… 18 possessions and 9 marks. At half back.

Wayne Milera (74/62): Floating across half back
Milera added 19 touches and 8 grabs.
Taylor Walker (72/71): In attack on O’Donnell
Walker contributed with 11 possessions, 7 marks and 3.1.
Darcy Fogarty (71/53): Starting forward on Lobb
Fogarty contributed with 11 touches, 6 marks, 2 tackles and managed 2.1.
Isaac Cumming (70/54): Coming off a HFF
Cumming contributed with 18 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Josh Rachele (70/46): Playing a forward role with mid rotations
Rachele contributed with 18 disposals, 2 marks, 4 tackles, managed 2.0 and 5 free kicks given away.
Izak Rankine (66/75): Slow start… 1.0 from 16 possessions and 2 marks plus 3 tackles. Rotating from mids to attack.

Max Michalanney (57/64): Takes the best small forward
Michalanney added 13 possessions and 7 grabs.
Ben Keays (54/54): Mostly starting forward
Keays contributed with 15 possessions, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Alex Neal-Bullen (52/52): Playing a HFF role
Neal-Bullen added 17 disposals and 3 marks.
James Peatling (49/50): Playing defensive midfielder
Peatling contributed with 12 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Jake Soligo (49/70): Playing central midfield
Soligo contributed with 12 touches, 2 tackles and managed 1.0.
Brayden Cook (48/59): Starting on a wing on Williams
Cook contributed with 13 touches, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.
Callum Ah Chee (33/42): Serious-looking right hamstring injury in Q4… 8 possessions and 3 marks plus 2 tackles… 0.1 as well. Starting at half forward.

Luke Pedlar (30/27): Playing a half forward role
Pedlar added 7 disposals and 2 marks.
Bailey Williams (124/110): Playing a wing role on Cook
Williams contributed with 23 possessions, 10 grabs, 5 tackles and 2.0.
Tom Liberatore (108/104): Pure midfield
Liberatore added 28 disposals and 9 tackles.
Marcus Bontempelli (108/141): Leading the inside midfield then resting forward
Bontempelli contributed with 30 touches, 3 marks, 6 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Joel Freijah (106/120): Massive Q1 with a couple of goals… 24 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles… 3.2 as well… umps paid him 3FF. Starting at half forward.

Ed Richards (94/90): Starting on ball
Richards contributed with 29 possessions, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Matthew Kennedy (93/91): Playing in midfield
Kennedy contributed with 27 disposals, 2 grabs and 7 tackles.
Tim English (83/114): First ruck
English contributed with 15 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles and 31 ruck taps.
Lachie Jaques (74/70): Rotating on a wing
Jaques contributed with 16 touches, 6 grabs and 4 tackles.
Connor Budarick (68/66): In his old defence role at the new club
Budarick added 21 possessions and 4 marks.
Ryley Sanders (68/65): Starting forward and joining mids
Sanders contributed with 19 possessions, 4 grabs and 3 tackles.
Aaron Naughton (65/55): Starting deep forward on Butts
Naughton contributed with 8 possessions, 3 marks, 4 tackles and booted 3.1.
Michael Sellwood (64/64): Rotating in defence
Sellwood added 16 disposals and 6 grabs.
Sam Darcy (60/63): Playing a forward/ruck role on Murray
Darcy contributed with 12 possessions, 2 marks, 4 tackles, 10 ruck taps, managed 1.1 and 4 free kicks given away.
Bailey Dale (59/57): In defence
Dale also had 20 touches.
Buku Khamis (54/74): Playing key defender on Thilthorpe
Khamis added 20 possessions and 3 grabs.
Oskar Baker (51/72): First goal and kicked the winner deep in Q4 red time… 8 possessions including 6 kicks… also 2 marks and 2 tackles… and scored 3.0. Playing a HFF role.

Lachlan Bramble (43/50): Starting on a wing
Bramble contributed with 14 possessions, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Rory Lobb (40/53): In defence on Fogarty
Lobb added 9 possessions and 2 tackles.
Rhylee West (33/38): Playing a forward role
West added 6 possessions and 4 tackles.
James O’Donnell (33/64): Off in Q3 for a HIA after a bump by Walker then returned for Q4… 8 possessions and 2 tackles. Playing tall defender on Walker.

Sam Davidson (33/36): Starting at half forward
Davidson contributed with 7 touches, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Cooper Hynes (29/24): Rotating forward
Hynes contributed with 5 touches, 2 marks, 3 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Jordan Croft (17/32): Playing a forward/ruck role on Worrell
Croft contributed with 2 touches, 2 hit outs and managed 1.0.