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Player news from R18 of 2026: Western Sydney vs Geelong

News snippets for Western Sydney vs Geelong, R18 of 2026

Kieren Briggs (134/148): Right ankle knock when rucking early in Q3… 51 hit outs… also 19 possessions and 4 marks plus 4 tackles… 1.0 as well. In ruck.

Lachie Ash (118/109): Roaming from half back
Ash contributed with 30 possessions, 9 marks and 3 tackles.
Toby Greene (112/104): Starting at half forward
Greene contributed with 33 possessions, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Clayton Oliver (103/126): Had a big Q4 after being well held to 3QT… 36 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing inside midfield on Atkins.

Harry Himmelberg (100/128): Starting at half back on Dangerfield
Himmelberg contributed with 23 disposals, 7 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Toby Bedford (94/87): Playing defensive forward… switched to mids in Q4
Bedford contributed with 23 disposals, 6 tackles and booted 2.0.
Sam Taylor (93/79): Standing Neale
Taylor contributed with 21 possessions, 9 marks and 3 tackles.
Callum M. Brown (85/124): In attack on Kolodjashnij
Brown contributed with 13 disposals, 5 grabs, 3 tackles, 8 ruck taps and booted 3.0.
Finn Callaghan (84/80): Running through midfield under a Mullin tag
Callaghan contributed with 19 touches, 2 marks, 7 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Connor Idun (74/75): In defence on Oliver Henry
Idun added 22 disposals and 5 marks.
Joe Fonti (69/51): Running off half back
Fonti contributed with 16 possessions, 6 grabs and 3 tackles.
Harry Rowston (67/64): Rotating as a small forward
Rowston contributed with 16 possessions, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
Riley Hamilton (59/58): Second game… 15 possessions and 3 marks plus 2.1. Rotating forward.

Xavier O’Halloran (58/62): Rotating on a wing
O’Halloran contributed with 15 touches, 3 tackles and managed 0.2.
Harvey Thomas (57/51): Starting on a wing on Dempsey
Thomas contributed with 12 disposals, 5 grabs and 3 tackles.
Harrison Oliver (53/49): Rotating at half back
Oliver contributed with 14 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Ough (50/58): Second game… 13 possessions and 5 tackles. Rotating in midfield.

Jayden Laverde (47/61): Starting in defence on Jack Henry
Laverde added 14 disposals and 3 tackles.
Jake Stringer (45/49): Did nothing in the first half… 1.2 from 9 possessions and 4 marks. Starting forward on Kolodjashnij.

Aaron Cadman (44/47): Playing key forward on O’Sullivan
Cadman contributed with 8 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Phoenix Gothard (40/36): Dislocated left shoulder under a Bowes tackle early in Q4… 0.1 from 8 possessions and 5 tackles. Rotating as small forward.

Stephen Coniglio (40/51): Starting on a HFF and joining mids
Coniglio added 14 touches and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Ryan Angwin (37/57): Starting on a HBF
Angwin contributed with 14 disposals, 2 tackles and 3 frees against.
Shaun Mannagh (130/145): Had a huge Q4… 33 possessions and 4 tackles plus 4.1. Starting at half forward.

Bailey Smith (120/98): Starting on ball
Smith contributed with 32 possessions, 5 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Max Holmes (118/112): Starting on ball
Holmes contributed with 34 possessions, 7 grabs and 2 tackles.
Oliver Dempsey (100/110): First goal and had three by QT… 3.0 from 22 possessions and 6 marks. Starting on a wing on Thomas.

Jeremy Cameron (96/65): Carrying a nerve-damaged right forearm… heavy clash with Clayton Oliver in Q4 hurt his left shoulder badly… off to hospital with suspected broken collarbone… 19 possessions including 16 kicks… also 11 marks and 3 tackles. Started loose in defence.

Lawson Humphries (92/80): Starting at half back
Humphries contributed with 22 touches, 2 marks and 7 tackles.
Tom Stewart (76/107): In defence
Stewart contributed with 18 possessions, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Tom Atkins (73/81): Starting in midfield on Oliver
Atkins contributed with 19 disposals, 3 marks and 5 tackles.
Oliver Henry (70/64): Starting forward on Idun
Henry contributed with 16 disposals, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Mitchell Knevitt (64/62): Late replacement for Mark O’Connor… 10 possessions and 7 tackles plus 1.1. Starting forward.

Oisin Mullin (64/63): Tagging Callaghan
Mullin contributed with 14 possessions, 3 grabs and 6 tackles.
Connor O’Sullivan (64/71): In defence on Cadman
O’Sullivan contributed with 13 touches, 7 marks and 3 tackles.
Mark Blicavs (60/62): Ruck support with some time in defence
Blicavs contributed with 13 possessions, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 13 hit outs.
Patrick Dangerfield (54/43): Right calf tightness in Q3 but trudged on… 12 possessions and 5 marks plus 2 tackles… 0.2 as well. Mostly starting forward on Himmelberg.

Jack Bowes (54/43): Rotating off a wing
Bowes contributed with 14 touches, 3 grabs, 4 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Shannon Neale (50/35): Starting at FF on Taylor with ruck support
Neale contributed with 9 possessions, 2 grabs, 4 tackles, 15 hit outs and 3 frees against.
Zach Guthrie (47/53): Starting at half back
Guthrie contributed with 8 possessions, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
Sam De Koning (40/54): Started in ruck
De Koning added 11 touches and 17 hit outs.
Tanner Bruhn (40/58): Walked into the rooms looking very sore in Q3 after a heavy tackle by Bedford… 13 possessions. Starting at half back.

Jake Kolodjashnij (36/28): Playing tween defender on Brown
Kolodjashnij added 10 possessions and 2 marks.
Oliver Wiltshire (34/56): Rotating forward
Wiltshire contributed with 6 disposals, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Jack Martin (31/25): Playing a forward role
Martin contributed with 8 possessions, 2 tackles and 0.1.
Jack Henry (12/10): Did not reappear after HT… 3 possessions and 0.1. Playing key forward on Laverde.

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