Player news from R21 of 2026: Fremantle vs Western Bulldogs

Karl Worner (126/122): Starting at half back
Worner contributed with 28 possessions, 13 marks, 3 tackles and booted 0.1.
Oscar McDonald (103/140): One of the finest displays of back-shoulder defending of the year… 22 possessions including 19 kicks… also 12 marks. In defence on Lobb.

Luke Jackson (100/77): First goal… 26 hit outs… also 16 possessions and 4 marks plus 4 tackles… 2.0 as well. First ruck with support from Mason Cox.

Josh Treacy (96/116): Playing key forward on O’Donnell
Treacy contributed with 13 touches, 8 marks, 3 tackles and 3.2 on the scoreboard.
Caleb Serong (95/100): In central midfield
Serong contributed with 17 touches, 6 grabs, 5 tackles and managed 2.0.
Michael Frederick (92/76): Running off a HFF
Frederick contributed with 18 touches, 5 marks, 6 tackles and booted 0.2.
Andrew Brayshaw (87/94): Playing central midfield
Brayshaw contributed with 23 touches, 6 grabs, 4 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Luke Ryan (83/97): Zoning off the resting mid which was mostly Kennedy
Ryan contributed with 20 touches, 7 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jordan Clark (78/83): Starting at half back
Clark added 23 touches and 6 grabs.
Hayden Young (78/72): Halved his matchup despite a disparity in class… 18 possessions and 6 marks plus 3 tackles… 0.1 as well. Starting in midfield on Bontempelli.

Nathan O’Driscoll (78/58): Playing a wing role on Dolan
O’Driscoll contributed with 16 disposals, 10 marks and booted 0.2.
Matthew Johnson (78/65): Rotating in midfield
Johnson contributed with 18 touches, 8 marks and 1.0.
Sam Switkowski (76/86): Starting forward
Switkowski contributed with 17 disposals, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Neil Erasmus (75/82): Starting on a wing on Hynes
Erasmus added 17 disposals and 7 marks.
Murphy Reid (72/86): Playing a high half forward role
Reid added 22 touches and 2 marks.
Shai Bolton (68/79): Rotating midfield and forward
Bolton contributed with 17 possessions, 3 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.0.
Heath Chapman (64/71): Minding West
Chapman contributed with 13 touches, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Isaiah Dudley (53/50): Playing small forward
Dudley contributed with 11 possessions, 5 marks and 1.1.
Patrick Voss (45/41): Playing key forward on Busslinger
Voss contributed with 8 possessions, 4 grabs, 4 tackles, booted 1.0 and 3 frees against.
Judd McVee (44/54): Playing deep defender
McVee added 13 disposals and 5 grabs.
Mason Cox (36/36): Playing a ruck/forward role
Cox added 7 disposals and 15 hit outs.
Alex Pearce (30/31): On the resting ruck
Pearce contributed with 7 disposals, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Jye Amiss (28/33): Starting at FF on Khamis
Amiss contributed with 6 possessions, 3 marks and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Tim English (94/131): First ruck
English contributed with 15 touches, 5 marks, 4 tackles and 27 hit outs.
Tom Liberatore (88/95): Pure midfield
Liberatore contributed with 28 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Ed Richards (86/116): Starting on ball
Richards contributed with 26 touches, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and managed 0.2.
Lachlan Bramble (85/98): Starting on a HBF
Bramble added 23 touches and 6 grabs.
Bailey Williams (85/78): Playing a half back role
Williams contributed with 19 disposals, 7 marks and 4 tackles.
Ryley Sanders (84/92): Starting on ball
Sanders contributed with 24 disposals, 3 grabs, 5 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Joel Freijah (83/90): Starting at half forward with mid rotations
Freijah contributed with 19 touches, 4 marks, 7 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Cooper Hynes (83/92): Started on a wing on Erasmus
Hynes contributed with 22 touches, 3 marks, 2 tackles and managed 2.0.
Nick Coffield (73/59): In defence
Coffield contributed with 13 disposals, 9 grabs and 2 tackles.
Marcus Bontempelli (58/60): No influence on the match… 20 possessions and 2 marks plus 2 tackles. Leading the inside midfield on Young.

Rory Lobb (57/74): Playing a forward role on McDonald
Lobb contributed with 11 touches, 5 grabs, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Michael Sellwood (56/48): Rotating in defence
Sellwood contributed with 15 possessions, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Arthur Jones (50/58): Playing a forward role
Jones contributed with 10 touches, 2 grabs, 4 tackles and 0.2.
James O’Donnell (49/73): Playing tall defender on Treacy
O’Donnell added 11 touches and 6 grabs.
Jedd Busslinger (48/61): Playing key defender on Voss
Busslinger added 15 touches and 2 marks.
Sam Davidson (48/45): Starting at half forward
Davidson contributed with 14 possessions, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Josh Dolan (47/58): Playing a wing role on O’Driscoll
Dolan added 16 disposals and 3 grabs.
Buku Khamis (46/70): Playing key defender on Amiss
Khamis added 14 possessions and 4 grabs.
Rhylee West (42/32): Playing a forward role on Chapman
West contributed with 8 disposals, 3 tackles and booted 1.0.
Laitham Vandermeer (36/18): Rotating at half forward
Vandermeer contributed with 12 possessions, 2 marks and booted 0.2.
Matthew Kennedy (35/41): Started forward in a role on Ryan which took him out of the play
Kennedy contributed with 9 touches, 2 tackles and managed 0.1.
Jordan Croft (21/25): Playing a forward role on McDonald
Croft also had 7 possessions.
Louis Emmett (8/13): Started forward on Pearce with ruck support
Emmett also had 2 disposals.