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Player news from R22 of 2026: Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

News snippets for Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne, R22 of 2026

Ed Richards (108/109): Tagged by O’Sullivan until HT… 28 possessions and 4 marks plus 5 tackles… 1.0 as well. Starting on ball.

Marcus Bontempelli (99/99): Leading the inside midfield
Bontempelli contributed with 25 possessions, 4 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 1.2.
Rhylee West (77/75): Playing a forward role
West contributed with 20 touches, 4 marks and 5 tackles.
Joel Freijah (73/82): Starting at half forward with mid rotations
Freijah contributed with 17 touches, 3 marks, 6 tackles and booted 1.0.
Lachlan Bramble (71/90): Starting on a HBF
Bramble contributed with 21 touches, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.
Sam Davidson (70/79): Starting on a wing on Blamires
Davidson contributed with 16 possessions, 2 grabs, 4 tackles and managed 1.1.
Ryley Sanders (68/74): Starting forward and joining mids
Sanders contributed with 17 touches, 2 marks and 5 tackles.
Matthew Kennedy (67/70): Starting forward again
Kennedy contributed with 13 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 2.1.
Aaron Naughton (63/58): Starting deep forward on Corr then got Logue in Q3
Naughton contributed with 10 touches, 5 marks, 2 tackles and booted 2.0.
Jordan Croft (59/62): Playing a forward role on Logue
Croft contributed with 14 possessions, 3 marks, 2 tackles, 6 ruck taps and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Bailey Williams (58/89): Playing a half back role
Williams added 22 touches and 2 grabs.
James O’Donnell (57/77): Kept his man scoreless… 15 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles. Playing tall defender on Larkey.

Lachie Jaques (56/51): Rotating at half back
Jaques added 14 touches and 6 grabs.
Tim English (54/65): Left knee knock in Q4 landing after a marking contest… 13 hit outs… also 12 possessions and 2 tackles. First ruck.
English also had 2 marks.
Buku Khamis (52/42): Playing key defender on Darling… switched forward in Q3
Khamis contributed with 12 possessions, 5 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Cooper Hynes (49/60): Starting on a wing on Stephens
Hynes added 15 disposals and booted 1.0.
Josh Dolan (48/39): Playing small forward
Dolan added 14 disposals and 2 marks.
Tom Liberatore (48/55): Pure midfield
Liberatore added 15 touches and managed 1.1.
Michael Sellwood (45/62): Minding Curtis
Sellwood contributed with 10 touches, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Cody Weightman (44/54): Starting deep forward
Weightman contributed with 11 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Nick Coffield (43/55): In defence on Trembath
Coffield added 14 touches and 2 grabs.
Arthur Jones (43/34): Playing a forward role
Jones contributed with 9 disposals, 2 grabs and 3 tackles.
Rory Lobb (43/56): Playing a forward/ruck role on Comben… switched back in Q3
Lobb contributed with 7 possessions, 2 marks, 5 tackles and 6 hit outs.
Luke Davies-Uniacke (139/158): Headclash to his forehead when tackling West in Q3 but returned before 3QT… 31 possessions and 3 marks plus 10 tackles… 2.0 as well. Playing central midfield.

Harry Sheezel (114/96): Starting on ball
Sheezel contributed with 29 disposals, 7 marks, 6 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Dylan Stephens (108/121): Starting on a wing on Hynes
Stephens contributed with 28 touches, 6 grabs and 4 tackles.
Luke Parker (104/92): Right shoulder knock in Q1 in a marking contest… 26 possessions and 8 marks plus 2 tackles. Starting at half back.
Parker also had managed 1.0.
Caleb Daniel (104/103): Starting at half back
Daniel added 33 possessions and 6 marks.
Paul Curtis (103/101): First goal and was dominant in Q1 to set up an early lead… 4.0 from 19 possessions and 4 marks plus 4 tackles. Playing a small forward role on Sellwood… got some CBAs after HT.

Tristan Xerri (91/101): First ruck
Xerri contributed with 17 disposals, 4 tackles, 32 ruck taps and 1.0.
Colby McKercher (91/91): Playing midfield
McKercher added 30 touches and 3 marks.
Jack Darling (88/82): Up forward on Khamis
Darling contributed with 16 disposals, 9 marks and 2.1.
Cameron Zurhaar (76/96): Right hip knock in a clash with the fence in Q1… 19 possessions and 10 marks. Starting in defence.

Charlie Spargo (74/69): Playing a forward role
Spargo contributed with 18 possessions, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Zac Banch (74/66): Playing small forward
Banch contributed with 16 possessions, 8 marks and managed 2.1.
George Wardlaw (73/99): His pressure acts were first class… 19 possessions including 13 kicks… also 3 tackles and 2 marks… and booted 1.0. Playing inside midfield.

Finn O’Sullivan (61/34): Tagging Richards until Q3 when he moved forward
O’Sullivan contributed with 16 disposals, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Wil Dawson (61/55): His best game so far with plenty of pack work… 8 possessions and 2 marks plus 6 tackles… 0.1 as well. Ruck support with some time forward.
Dawson also had 10 hit outs.
Griffin Logue (61/68): In defence on Croft then moved to Naughton in Q3
Logue added 17 possessions and 7 marks.
Jy Simpkin (59/52): Starting in midfield
Simpkin contributed with 17 possessions, 4 marks and 1.1.
Charlie Comben (54/59): In defence on Lobb then Khamis in Q3
Comben contributed with 11 touches, 3 marks and 4 tackles.
Nick Larkey (47/45): Starting forward on O’Donnell
Larkey contributed with 10 touches, 4 grabs and 3 tackles.
Tom Blamires (47/45): Starting on a wing on Davidson
Blamires contributed with 15 touches, 2 tackles and kicked 0.2.
Riley Hardeman (44/45): Rotating in defence
Hardeman contributed with 10 possessions, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Cooper Trembath (42/31): Playing a forward/ruck role on Coffield
Trembath added 6 disposals and 6 marks.
Aidan Corr (30/32): Off in Q2 with back soreness and did not return… 4 marks and 7 possessions. Playing FB on Naughton.

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