Player news from R18 of 2026: Western Bulldogs vs West Coast

Rory Lobb (114/126): Lead ruck in the absence of English
Lobb contributed with 17 possessions, 5 marks, 5 tackles, 30 taps and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Marcus Bontempelli (113/149): Leading the inside midfield on Duursma
Bontempelli contributed with 25 touches, 4 grabs, 7 tackles and 2.1.
Ed Richards (104/132): Starting on ball on Kelly
Richards contributed with 28 disposals, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Bailey Dale (100/110): Forward tag on him by Murdock… 29 possessions including 23 kicks… also 6 marks. In defence with kick in duties.

Rhylee West (89/99): Playing inside midfield
West contributed with 23 touches, 2 marks and 6 tackles.
Aaron Naughton (85/86): Starting deep forward on Bazzo
Naughton contributed with 14 touches, 6 marks and 5.1.
Michael Sellwood (74/67): Rotating in defence
Sellwood contributed with 14 disposals, 7 marks and 5 tackles.
Tom Liberatore (68/85): Started at half forward
Liberatore contributed with 23 possessions, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Lachlan Bramble (64/52): Starting on a HBF
Bramble contributed with 16 possessions, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Matthew Kennedy (63/88): Playing in midfield
Kennedy contributed with 14 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles, 5 hit outs and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Cody Weightman (52/69): Left leg knock in Q2… 15 possessions and 2 marks plus 4 tackles… gave away 3 FA. Playing a mid/forward role.

Joel Freijah (46/45): Starting at half forward with mid rotations
Freijah contributed with 12 possessions, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Josh Dolan (45/47): Playing small forward
Dolan contributed with 9 touches, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Jordan Croft (44/40): Playing a forward role on Young
Croft contributed with 7 touches, 2 grabs, 4 tackles, 2 taps and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Arthur Jones (44/37): Playing a forward role
Jones contributed with 9 possessions, 3 grabs and booted 1.1.
Jedd Busslinger (44/69): Playing key defender on Shanahan
Busslinger added 15 possessions and 2 grabs.
Buku Khamis (44/46): Playing key defender on Jack Williams
Khamis added 11 possessions and 5 marks.
James O’Donnell (43/74): Playing tall defender on Waterman
O’Donnell added 9 possessions and 5 marks.
Cooper Hynes (42/34): Started on a wing
Hynes contributed with 8 possessions, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Sam Davidson (42/55): Starting at half forward
Davidson contributed with 9 touches, 3 marks and managed 1.0.
Luke Cleary (41/36): Rotating in defence
Cleary added 11 touches and 3 marks.
Bailey Williams (38/55): Playing a half back role
Williams contributed with 9 possessions, 3 marks and 1.0.
Luke Kennedy (32/22): Rotating in midfield
Kennedy contributed with 3 possessions, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
Tom McCarthy (102/93): Starting at half back
McCarthy contributed with 22 disposals, 11 marks and 2 tackles.
Willem Duursma (91/108): Starting on ball on Bontempelli
Duursma contributed with 20 possessions, 3 marks, 7 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Harley Reid (86/129): Starting on ball
Reid contributed with 27 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles, 1.3 and 3 frees against.
Marcus Herbert (79/89): Rotating in defence
Herbert added 20 touches and 10 grabs.
Jack Graham (78/85): Playing mostly off half forward
Graham contributed with 18 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles and managed 1.0.
Bailey J. Williams (77/104): First ruck
Williams contributed with 6 disposals, 7 tackles and 35 taps.
Brady Hough (73/78): Starting in defence
Hough contributed with 12 disposals, 7 grabs and 6 tackles.
Tim Kelly (71/59): On ball up against Richards
Kelly added 23 disposals and 4 marks.
Liam Duggan (70/86): Coming off a HBF
Duggan contributed with 14 touches, 7 grabs and 3 tackles.
Oliver Francou (66/71): Second game… 15 possessions and 3 marks plus 5 tackles. Rotating in midfield.

Liam Baker (65/68): Starting at half back
Baker added 18 disposals and 3 marks.
Tylar Young (64/73): In defence on Croft
Young contributed with 12 possessions, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Milan Murdock (62/59): Left shoulder knock in Q4… 7 possessions and 3 marks plus 8 tackles… 1.0 as well. Playing defensive forward on Dale.

Bo Allan (62/62): Rotating on a HFF
Allan contributed with 12 touches, 3 grabs, 5 tackles and booted 0.1.
Jake Waterman (62/58): Starting forward on O’Donnell
Waterman contributed with 11 disposals, 8 grabs and kicked 1.3.
Brandon Starcevich (60/60): Cut on the temple in Q3 but patched up to return… had his left foot stood on by Lobb in Q4 but returned… 15 possessions including 13 kicks… also 4 marks. Playing back pocket.

Jack Williams (60/44): Playing key forward on Khamis with ruck support
Williams contributed with 9 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles, 10 hit outs and managed 1.2.
Elliot Yeo (56/35): Nominally in midfield but sagging behind the play a fair bit
Yeo contributed with 12 disposals, 3 grabs and 4 tackles.
Jobe Shanahan (53/62): First goal… Booted 2.1 from 5 grabs and 7 possessions. Playing CHF on Busslinger.

Tom Cole (53/72): Playing a defensive forward role again
Cole contributed with 14 disposals, 4 tackles and managed 1.1.
Rhett Bazzo (52/70): Standing Naughton
Bazzo contributed with 13 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Hamish Davis (48/42): Starting on a wing on Hynes
Davis added 14 possessions and 3 grabs.
Jack Hutchinson (37/41): Starting on a HFF
Hutchinson contributed with 9 possessions, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 0.1.