Player news from R20 of 2026: Western Bulldogs vs Richmond

Ed Richards (128/149): Starting on ball
Richards contributed with 32 touches, 4 grabs, 5 tackles and kicked 2.0.
Marcus Bontempelli (114/99): Leading the inside midfield then resting forward
Bontempelli contributed with 29 touches, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 2.0.
Lachlan Bramble (104/102): Starting on a HBF
Bramble added 27 possessions and 8 marks.
Tim English (95/95): First ruck
English contributed with 13 touches, 6 grabs, 2 tackles, 27 hit outs and kicked 1.1.
James O’Donnell (90/92): Playing tall defender on Lynch
O’Donnell added 16 disposals and 14 marks.
Joel Freijah (88/92): Starting at half forward with mid rotations
Freijah contributed with 23 disposals, 9 marks and 0.1.
Nick Coffield (85/82): Rotating in defence
Coffield added 18 touches and 10 grabs.
Michael Sellwood (85/94): Rotating in defence
Sellwood contributed with 18 touches, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Matthew Kennedy (79/55): Playing in midfield
Kennedy contributed with 18 touches, 4 marks, 5 tackles and managed 0.1.
Josh Dolan (79/85): Playing small forward
Dolan contributed with 14 disposals, 5 grabs, 5 tackles and managed 1.0.
Bailey Williams (79/87): Playing a half back role
Williams contributed with 26 touches, 7 marks and 3 frees against.
Rory Lobb (78/63): Playing a ruck/forward role on Trainor
Lobb contributed with 13 disposals, 9 grabs, 2 tackles, 8 taps and kicked 0.3.
Tom Liberatore (73/86): Pure midfield
Liberatore contributed with 23 possessions, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Jedd Busslinger (72/72): Playing key defender
Busslinger added 22 disposals and 5 marks.
Buku Khamis (69/76): Playing key defender on Lefau
Khamis added 17 touches and 8 marks.
Cody Weightman (68/61): Starting deep forward on Broad
Weightman contributed with 14 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and managed 2.1.
Ryley Sanders (64/78): Starting forward and joining mids
Sanders contributed with 15 possessions, 2 marks and 6 tackles.
Rhylee West (63/85): Playing a forward role
West contributed with 12 touches, 4 marks, 4 tackles and booted 2.0.
Aaron Naughton (59/81): Starting deep forward on Annand
Naughton contributed with 11 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.3.
Sam Davidson (58/58): Starting at half forward
Davidson contributed with 12 touches, 2 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.1.
Jordan Croft (50/46): Playing a forward role
Croft contributed with 11 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.1.
Cooper Hynes (44/33): Rotating forward
Hynes contributed with 10 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Arthur Jones (43/42): Playing a forward role
Jones contributed with 10 possessions, 2 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.1.
Jayden Short (124/92): Starting on a HBF
Short contributed with 26 disposals, 15 grabs and 2 tackles.
Nick Vlastuin (114/122): Starting in defence
Vlastuin contributed with 27 disposals, 11 grabs and 3 tackles.
Tom Brown (96/99): Off half back
Brown contributed with 23 possessions, 6 grabs and 3 tackles.
Jack Ross (94/95): Starting on ball
Ross contributed with 26 disposals, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Tim Taranto (91/74): Starting in midfield
Taranto contributed with 25 possessions, 3 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Sam Banks (90/83): Starting on a HBF
Banks contributed with 19 touches, 7 grabs and 4 tackles.
Dion Prestia (88/87): Playing inside midfield
Prestia contributed with 24 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and managed 0.1.
Nathan Broad (88/83): In defence on Weightman
Broad added 20 possessions and 12 marks.
Toby Nankervis (74/97): First ruck
Nankervis contributed with 17 possessions, 2 marks and 34 hit outs.
Patrick Retschko (73/49): Starting on a wing
Retschko added 17 touches and 7 marks.
Sam Cumming (72/82): Rotating in midfield
Cumming contributed with 19 disposals, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Tyler Sonsie (68/57): Starting on a HFF
Sonsie contributed with 20 touches, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Luke Trainor (63/55): Playing key defender on Lobb
Trainor contributed with 11 touches, 8 marks and 4 tackles.
Taj Hotton (63/43): Rotating in midfield
Hotton contributed with 13 possessions, 5 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Mykelti Lefau (57/52): First goal… kicked 2.0. Playing key forward on Khamis.
Lefau contributed with 9 touches, 2 marks, 3 tackles and 3 hit outs.
Rhyan Mansell (55/46): Playing a pressure forward role
Mansell contributed with 8 disposals, 2 grabs, 5 tackles and managed 1.0.
Sam Grlj (52/40): Rotating at half back
Grlj contributed with 11 touches, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Sam Lalor (50/37): Starting forward with stints in midfield
Lalor contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks, 2 tackles and managed 1.2.
Tom J. Lynch (47/55): Starting forward on O’Donnell
Lynch contributed with 8 possessions, 4 marks, 2 hit outs and 2.0.
Zane Peucker (46/32): Rotating forward
Peucker added 10 disposals and 6 marks.
Kye Annand (43/55): In defence on Naughton
Annand added 10 possessions and 4 grabs.
Seth Campbell (29/34): Playing a mid/forward role
Campbell added 10 touches and 3 grabs.
Hugo Ralphsmith (27/18): Playing a wing role
Ralphsmith added 7 touches and 2 tackles.