Player news from R5 of 2026: Hawthorn vs Western Bulldogs

Blake Hardwick (125/125): In defence
Hardwick contributed with 25 possessions, 10 grabs and 6 tackles.
James Sicily (115/106): In defence on Croft
Sicily contributed with 24 possessions, 13 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Ginnivan (113/124): Playing a wing role on Davidson
Ginnivan contributed with 28 disposals, 9 grabs and managed 1.1.
Mitch Lewis (104/113): Starting forward on Lobb then got O’Donnell in Q3
Lewis contributed with 18 touches, 10 grabs and 3.2.
Josh Battle (104/92): At FB on Naughton
Battle added 23 touches and 13 marks.
Lloyd Meek (102/114): Tandem ruck with Reeves
Meek contributed with 16 touches, 3 marks, 6 tackles, 24 hit outs and booted 1.0.
Massimo D’Ambrosio (102/88): Starting on a wing on Williams
D’Ambrosio contributed with 21 touches, 8 grabs and 4 tackles.
Jai Newcombe (98/111): Playing inside midfield
Newcombe contributed with 28 possessions, 3 marks, 4 tackles and booted 1.0.
Connor Macdonald (96/95): Starting at half forward with some mid rotations
Macdonald contributed with 23 possessions, 6 marks, 3 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Jarman Impey (96/64): Playing a half back role
Impey added 26 disposals and 10 marks.
Karl Amon (86/73): Carrying knee soreness and came into the game with a strapped right knee… 24 possessions including 17 kicks… also 7 marks. Coming off a HBF.

Dylan Moore (79/91): Playing a high half forward role
Moore contributed with 23 possessions, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 2.1.
Josh Weddle (72/70): Started on a wing on Williams… switched forward to play key position on O’Donnell in Q2 then wing again in Q4
Weddle contributed with 15 touches, 3 grabs, 4 tackles and booted 1.2.
Cam Mackenzie (68/58): Rotating in midfield
Mackenzie contributed with 17 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles and 0.1.
Conor Nash (65/63): Playing defensive inside midfield
Nash contributed with 18 touches, 4 grabs and 4 tackles.
Sam Butler (62/41): Playing forward
Butler contributed with 9 touches, 4 grabs and 7 tackles.
Ned Reeves (61/73): Tandem ruck with Meek
Reeves contributed with 4 touches, 2 tackles, 40 taps and managed 1.0.
Tom Barrass (61/76): Playing CHB on Darcy
Barrass contributed with 12 possessions, 9 marks, 2 tackles and 3 frees against.
Jack Gunston (59/60): First goal… 3.2 from 8 possessions and 4 marks. Starting forward on Khamis.

Nick Watson (57/80): Playing forward pocket
Watson contributed with 12 disposals, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and managed 1.2.
Josh Ward (47/46): Playing inside midfield
Ward added 14 touches and 2 grabs.
Flynn Perez (46/56): Rotating at half back
Perez added 13 disposals and 3 tackles.
Mabior Chol (7/11): Limped off after a contest with Lobb in Q1… left hamstring iced up at QT. Playing a forward/ruck role on O’Donnell.
Chol also had 1 touches.
Marcus Bontempelli (98/80): Leading the inside midfield
Bontempelli contributed with 26 possessions, 5 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Matthew Kennedy (95/86): Playing in midfield
Kennedy contributed with 22 possessions, 4 grabs and 8 tackles.
Ryley Sanders (93/94): Starting on ball
Sanders contributed with 25 possessions, 4 marks and 7 tackles.
Ed Richards (91/109): Carrying a cyst behind a knee… carried off in Q4 with right knee injury… 22 possessions and 4 marks plus 7 tackles. Starting on ball.

Bailey Dale (80/73): In defence
Dale added 20 disposals and 6 grabs.
Bailey Williams (79/89): Playing a wing role on D’Ambrosio… switched back in Q3
Williams added 22 touches and 6 marks.
Rhylee West (74/69): Playing a forward role
West contributed with 21 possessions, 4 grabs, 2 tackles, booted 0.4 and 3 frees against.
Michael Sellwood (67/73): Rotating in defence
Sellwood contributed with 17 possessions, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Connor Budarick (64/71): In his old defence role at the new club
Budarick contributed with 15 touches, 4 marks and 3 tackles.
Cooper Hynes (60/51): Rotating forward
Hynes contributed with 15 disposals, 5 tackles and 1.1.
James O’Donnell (59/74): Playing tall defender on Chol then got Weddle in Q2 and Lewis in Q3
O’Donnell added 12 possessions and 7 marks.
Sam Davidson (59/54): Starting at half forward
Davidson contributed with 11 possessions, 3 marks, 4 tackles and booted 0.2.
Sam Darcy (56/80): Playing a forward role on Barrass
Darcy contributed with 11 possessions, 5 grabs and booted 2.2.
Jordan Croft (54/67): Playing a forward role on Sicily with ruck support
Croft contributed with 10 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Joel Freijah (54/56): Starting at half forward with centre rotations
Freijah contributed with 17 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Rory Lobb (51/62): In defence on Lewis… switched to ruck in Q3
Lobb contributed with 8 touches, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 11 taps.
Lachlan Bramble (49/58): Starting on a HBF
Bramble contributed with 13 disposals, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Josh Dolan (44/36): Playing small forward
Dolan contributed with 10 touches, 4 grabs and managed 1.1.
Aaron Naughton (43/34): Starting deep forward on Battle
Naughton contributed with 7 possessions, 3 marks and kicked 1.3.
Harvey Gallagher (36/40): Started on a wing on Weddle
Gallagher added 10 possessions and booted 1.0.
Buku Khamis (35/33): Playing key defender on Gunston
Khamis added 9 possessions and 3 marks.
Louis Emmett (25/36): Playing ruck
Emmett added 8 possessions and 5 hit outs.
Oskar Baker (19/18): Playing a HFF role
Baker also had 6 possessions.