Player news from R11 of 2026: Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne

Ed Richards (124/135): Starting on ball
Richards contributed with 30 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 3.0.
Ryley Sanders (109/123): Starting forward and joining mids
Sanders contributed with 31 disposals, 6 marks, 3 tackles and managed 0.1.
Matthew Kennedy (108/83): Playing in midfield
Kennedy contributed with 23 possessions, 5 marks and 8 tackles.
Marcus Bontempelli (107/125): Leading the inside midfield then resting forward
Bontempelli contributed with 29 touches, 6 marks, 2 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Bailey Dale (106/96): In defence
Dale contributed with 31 disposals, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1.
Rory Lobb (101/106): In ruck
Lobb contributed with 13 disposals, 10 tackles and 23 hit outs.
Aaron Naughton (77/109): Starting deep forward on Turner
Naughton contributed with 18 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and booted 2.1.
Connor Budarick (75/91): In his old defence role at the new club
Budarick contributed with 20 possessions, 3 grabs and 4 tackles.
Rhylee West (71/78): First goal… 2.0 from 12 possessions and 4 marks plus 3 tackles. Playing a forward role on Tholstrup.

Joel Freijah (70/97): Starting at half forward with mid rotations
Freijah contributed with 18 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Will Lewis (65/60): Playing key forward on Lever then got Petty in Q4
Lewis contributed with 11 possessions, 3 marks, 3 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Lachlan Bramble (60/63): Starting on a HBF
Bramble added 17 possessions and 5 grabs.
Nick Coffield (57/70): In defence on Petty
Coffield added 17 possessions and 2 marks.
Arthur Jones (51/51): Playing a forward role
Jones contributed with 12 possessions, 4 marks, booted 2.2 and 3 frees against.
Michael Sellwood (48/29): Rotating in defence
Sellwood contributed with 10 disposals, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Adam Treloar (47/52): Playing midfield on Steele
Treloar contributed with 17 touches, 3 grabs and kicked 0.1.
Buku Khamis (45/62): Playing key defender on van Rooyen
Khamis contributed with 11 touches, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
James O’Donnell (43/78): Playing tall defender on Fritsch
O’Donnell added 11 disposals and 4 marks.
Jordan Croft (41/46): Playing a forward/ruck role on Lever
Croft contributed with 7 possessions, 2 grabs, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Lachie Jaques (36/30): Rotating at half back
Jaques contributed with 8 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Lachlan McNeil (35/48): Rotating at half forward
McNeil contributed with 10 possessions, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Cooper Hynes (32/33): Rotating forward
Hynes added 8 disposals and 2 tackles.
Luke Cleary (6/10): Copped an accidental Heath elbow to the face in Q2 and he was in Koosbane… did not return… 3 possessions. Rotating in defence.

Kysaiah Pickett (106/102): Rotating in midfield and attack
Pickett contributed with 25 touches, 2 marks, 9 tackles and 0.2 on the scoreboard.
Max Gawn (100/114): Lead ruck
Gawn contributed with 18 touches, 2 marks, 43 hit outs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Jake Bowey (90/91): Starting at half back
Bowey contributed with 27 disposals, 5 marks and kicked 0.1.
Ed Langdon (89/100): Starting at half back
Langdon contributed with 21 possessions, 7 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.1.
Jack Steele (88/101): Playing inside midfield on Treloar
Steele added 21 touches and 10 tackles.
Tom Sparrow (86/86): Playing defensive midfielder
Sparrow added 23 possessions and 6 tackles.
Kade Chandler (77/70): Playing a high forward role
Chandler contributed with 19 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Harrison Petty (71/94): Playing key forward on Coffield…. switched back in Q4 onto Lewis to cover injury
Petty contributed with 12 touches, 3 marks, 8 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Harvey Langford (70/88): Starting on a wing
Langford contributed with 16 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and managed 2.1.
Harry Sharp (68/69): Starting deep forward
Sharp contributed with 12 disposals, 6 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Trent Rivers (67/92): Starting in defence
Rivers contributed with 16 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Koltyn Tholstrup (64/72): Minding West
Tholstrup contributed with 12 possessions, 8 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Blake Howes (62/47): Playing half back
Howes contributed with 16 touches, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Paddy Cross (59/65): Starting forward
Cross contributed with 9 possessions, 4 grabs, 4 tackles and booted 1.0.
Changkuoth Jiath (56/55): Starting on a HBF
Jiath contributed with 13 possessions, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Daniel Turner (53/73): In defence on Naughton
Turner contributed with 13 touches, 6 marks, 1.0 and 4 frees against.
Jacob van Rooyen (52/62): Playing FF on Khamis
van Rooyen contributed with 12 disposals, 5 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Matthew Jefferson (51/44): Playing key forward
Jefferson contributed with 9 possessions, 3 marks, 4 tackles and 0.2.
Bailey Laurie (47/34): Playing an outside game
Laurie contributed with 9 possessions, 4 grabs and managed 1.1.
Bayley Fritsch (35/33): Playing target forward on O’Donnell
Fritsch contributed with 6 disposals, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Caleb Windsor (34/37): Starting in central midfield
Windsor added 13 possessions and 2 grabs.
Jake Lever (30/37): Trudged off dazed after landing heavily in Q4 and went into rooms for a SCAT test… 7 possessions including 5 kicks… also 4 marks and 2 tackles… not helped by 3 FA. In defence on Croft.

Max Heath (20/18): Playing a forward/ruck role
Heath contributed with 5 disposals, 2 grabs and 8 taps.