Connect with us

Game snippets

Player news from R4 of 2026: Western Bulldogs vs Essendon

News snippets for Western Bulldogs vs Essendon, R4 of 2026

Marcus Bontempelli (130/152): First goal… 35 possessions and 8 marks plus 3 tackles… 1.0 as well. Leading the inside midfield then resting forward.

Matthew Kennedy (109/115): Playing in midfield
Kennedy contributed with 36 touches, 5 grabs and managed 1.0.
Ryley Sanders (109/122): Starting forward and joining mids
Sanders contributed with 34 touches, 6 marks, 5 tackles and 3 frees against.
Joel Freijah (96/103): Starting at half forward with centre rotations
Freijah contributed with 26 touches, 3 marks and 6 tackles.
Oskar Baker (94/95): Playing a HFF role
Baker contributed with 24 touches, 9 marks and 2 tackles.
Sam Darcy (94/111): Playing a forward role on Reid then got McKay in Q2
Darcy contributed with 15 possessions, 5 marks, 3 tackles, 2 ruck taps and kicked 3.3.
Bailey Williams (87/101): Playing a wing role on Langford
Williams contributed with 20 disposals, 8 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Connor Budarick (83/71): In his old defence role at the new club
Budarick contributed with 21 possessions, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Rory Lobb (76/89): Following Wright then got Edwards in Q3
Lobb contributed with 15 touches, 10 marks and 3 hit outs.
Bailey Dale (71/102): In defence
Dale added 22 touches and 3 marks.
Lachlan Bramble (68/78): Starting on a HBF
Bramble contributed with 17 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Aaron Naughton (67/70): Starting deep forward on McKay the got Reid in Q2
Naughton contributed with 10 possessions, 6 marks and 3.3 on the scoreboard.
Lachie Jaques (67/67): Rotating at half back
Jaques contributed with 17 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Arthur Jones (62/82): Off into the rooms in Q3 with hamstring tightness and did not return… 3.1 from 10 possessions and 4 marks. Playing a forward role.

Josh Dolan (59/71): Playing small forward
Dolan contributed with 16 possessions, 3 marks and 1.1.
Rhylee West (57/68): Playing a forward role
West contributed with 19 disposals, 3 grabs and booted 0.2.
Buku Khamis (52/66): Playing key defender on Edwards then got Guelfi in Q3
Khamis contributed with 12 possessions, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Tim English (51/78): Hobbled around in Q3 favouring his right leg after a knee knock… did not return for Q4… 16 hit outs… also 8 possessions and 3 marks. First ruck.

Sam Davidson (46/52): Starting at half forward
Davidson added 11 touches and 5 marks.
James O’Donnell (41/76): Playing tall defender on May
O’Donnell contributed with 11 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Jordan Croft (28/41): Playing a forward/ruck role on Prior… switched to lead ruck in Q4 after English got injured
Croft contributed with 8 touches, 2 tackles and 6 taps.
Michael Sellwood (26/28): Rotating in defence
Sellwood added 7 disposals and 4 grabs.
Lachlan McNeil (20/18): Late replacement for Ed Richards… 8 possessions including 6 handballs… and scored 0.1. Rotating at half forward.

Archie Roberts (136/136): Starting at half back
Roberts added 37 possessions and 12 grabs.
Zach Merrett (122/116): Playing inside midfield
Merrett contributed with 30 disposals, 5 marks and 7 tackles.
Jacob Farrow (101/89): Second game… 21 possessions including 15 kicks… also 12 marks and 2 tackles. Rotating at half back.

Zach Reid (99/91): In defence on Darcy… shifted off him to Naughton in Q3
Reid contributed with 19 possessions, 11 marks and 4 tackles.
Zak Johnson (88/63): Rotating at half back
Johnson added 23 disposals and 9 grabs.
Jaxon Prior (82/87): Playing a half back role on Croft
Prior added 22 disposals and 7 marks.
Andrew McGrath (80/88): Playing half back
McGrath contributed with 23 touches, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Jye Caldwell (71/69): Playing inside midfield
Caldwell contributed with 19 possessions, 3 grabs, 5 tackles, booted 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Peter Wright (71/67): Up forward on Lobb… switched to ruck in Q3
Wright contributed with 10 disposals, 5 marks, 21 hit outs and kicked 1.2.
Archer Day-Wicks (58/37): Rotating forward
Day-Wicks contributed with 10 touches, 3 marks, 6 tackles and booted 0.1.
Jade Gresham (56/62): Playing high half forward
Gresham contributed with 11 disposals, 2 tackles and managed 3.0.
Darcy Parish (56/73): Playing in central midfield
Parish added 19 disposals and 2 grabs.
Thomas Edwards (52/58): Starting forward on Khamis then got Lobb in Q3
Edwards contributed with 10 touches, 3 marks and 2.2.
Saad El-Hawli (51/43): Running through midfield
El-Hawli contributed with 13 possessions, 4 marks and booted 0.1.
Xavier Duursma (50/46): Starting on a wing
Duursma contributed with 15 disposals, 3 marks and booted 0.1.
Sam Durham (48/55): Playing central midfield
Durham contributed with 12 possessions, 2 marks, 5 tackles and 3 frees against.
Archer May (47/57): Playing a forward/ruck role on O’Donnell
May contributed with 6 disposals, 4 grabs, 4 taps and managed 2.1.
Kyle Langford (45/68): Playing wing on Williams
Langford contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Archie Perkins (38/29): Starting forward
Perkins contributed with 8 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Lachie Blakiston (33/33): Starting in ruck… switched back in Q3
Blakiston contributed with 6 touches, 2 tackles and 13 ruck taps.
Ben McKay (21/17): At FB on Naughton then shifted onto Darcy in Q3
McKay contributed with 4 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Isaac Kako (18/14): Playing small forward… switched on ball in Q3
Kako added 7 possessions and 2 grabs.
Matt Guelfi (18/22): Playing a forward role… switched to a key forward role on Khamis in Q3
Guelfi added 5 possessions and booted 0.1.

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

More in Game snippets