Player news from R23 of 2026: Western Bulldogs vs Carlton

Tom Liberatore (114/131): Rotating between midfield and forward
Liberatore contributed with 33 disposals, 5 marks and 5 tackles.
Ed Richards (109/136): Starting on ball
Richards contributed with 31 possessions, 2 marks, 2 tackles and managed 2.0.
Matthew Kennedy (97/112): Playing in midfield
Kennedy added 27 touches and 8 tackles.
Sam Davidson (79/76): Starting on a wing
Davidson contributed with 19 possessions, 7 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Arthur Jones (77/67): Playing a half forward role
Jones contributed with 13 possessions, 3 grabs, 6 tackles and 1.3 on the scoreboard.
Joel Freijah (75/72): First goal… 20 possessions and 3 marks plus 3 tackles… 2.0 as well. Starting in the midfield and rotating forward.

Buku Khamis (74/72): Playing key defender on Kemp
Khamis contributed with 14 possessions, 8 marks and 3 tackles.
Cooper Hynes (73/71): Starting on a wing
Hynes contributed with 22 disposals, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Michael Sellwood (71/88): In defence but mvoed to take McGovern in the second half
Sellwood contributed with 15 possessions, 7 grabs and 2 tackles.
Rory Lobb (69/83): First ruck
Lobb contributed with 10 touches, 4 marks, 4 tackles and 22 hit outs.
Bailey Williams (65/68): Playing a half back role on McGovern but moved off him in the second half
Williams contributed with 22 possessions, 2 marks and kicked 1.0.
Lachlan Bramble (63/51): Starting on a HBF
Bramble contributed with 19 possessions, 4 marks and 0.1.
Cody Weightman (63/55): Starting deep forward
Weightman contributed with 14 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 1.1.
Ryley Sanders (63/58): Rotating between midfield and forward
Sanders contributed with 17 disposals, 4 marks and 4 tackles.
Aaron Naughton (53/54): Starting deep forward on Weitering
Naughton contributed with 14 possessions, 6 marks and booted 0.3.
Josh Dolan (48/48): Playing small forward
Dolan contributed with 9 touches, 4 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Rhylee West (38/58): Playing a forward role
West contributed with 10 possessions, 2 marks and booted 1.0.
Luke Kennedy (37/43): Rotating in midfield
Kennedy contributed with 8 touches, 3 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Lachie Jaques (35/32): Rotating at half back
Jaques added 9 touches and 2 marks.
Lachlan Carmichael (26/12): First game… 6 possessions including 5 kicks… also 3 marks. Rotating at half back.

Jordan Croft (23/11): Playing a forward role on Dean
Croft added 4 touches and 1.0.
James O’Donnell (19/37): Playing tall defender on McKay
O’Donnell contributed with 7 disposals, 3 marks and 3 free kicks given away.
Louis Emmett (7/11): Second ruck
Emmett also had 1 touches.
George Hewett (138/116): Copped some studs to the thigh in Q2 and came off… 30 possessions and 12 marks plus 8 tackles. Doing jobs in midfield.

Blake Acres (126/123): Starting on a wing
Acres contributed with 32 touches, 10 marks and kicked 1.0.
Oliver Florent (125/127): Coming off half back
Florent contributed with 28 possessions, 10 grabs and 4 tackles.
Nick Haynes (116/117): Playing a half back role
Haynes contributed with 26 touches, 11 marks and 3 tackles.
Sam Walsh (114/112): In central midfield
Walsh contributed with 33 possessions, 5 grabs and 4 tackles.
Patrick Cripps (105/113): Playing inside midfield
Cripps contributed with 33 possessions, 6 tackles and managed 0.2.
Billy Wilson (104/93): Coming off a HBF
Wilson contributed with 27 possessions, 7 grabs and 3 tackles.
Adam Cerra (89/73): Starting at half back
Cerra contributed with 24 touches, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Harry McKay (88/86): Starting forward on O’Donnell
McKay contributed with 17 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles, 5 hit outs and managed 2.1.
Marc Pittonet (87/90): First ruck
Pittonet contributed with 15 touches, 2 marks, 31 hit outs and kicked 1.0.
Cooper Lord (82/68): Rotating in midfield
Lord contributed with 17 touches, 8 marks and kicked 1.0.
Jagga Smith (81/74): Rotating in midfield
Smith contributed with 25 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Will Hayward (75/51): Rolled his ankle taking MOTY and limped off… 3.0 from 14 possessions and 7 marks. Starting at half forward.

Jacob Weitering (74/80): At FB on Naughton
Weitering added 16 touches and 10 marks.
Harry Dean (70/62): In defence on Croft
Dean contributed with 17 touches, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Matthew Cottrell (69/71): Rotating in attack
Cottrell added 17 possessions and 7 marks.
Francis Evans (68/70): Playing a half forward role
Evans contributed with 15 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and booted 1.0.
Mitch McGovern (67/54): In attack on Williams and then Sellwood
McGovern contributed with 11 disposals, 8 marks, 2 tackles and 1.2.
Lachlan Cowan (62/43): Playing back pocket
Cowan contributed with 14 possessions, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Ben Ainsworth (62/42): Starting at half forward with center rotations
Ainsworth contributed with 19 touches, 6 marks and managed 0.1.
Talor Byrne (58/50): Playing a pressure forward role
Byrne contributed with 9 possessions, 6 marks and 5 tackles.
Wade Derksen (57/71): Drifting at either end of the ground
Derksen contributed with 10 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Brodie Kemp (45/47): Playing key forward on Khamis
Kemp contributed with 7 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.