Player news from R11 of 2024: Western Bulldogs vs Sydney

Bailey Dale (103/100): Tagged by Jordon in Q1 then freed up in Q2… 22 touches including 19 kicks… also 9 marks and 3 tackles… and kicked 0.1. In defence.

Marcus Bontempelli (101/139): Head to head with Heeney… 26 disposals and 4 marks with 6 tackles… 0.1 as well. Leading the inside midfield.

Adam Treloar (94/106): Copped the Jordon tag in Q3… 30 possessions and 4 tackles. Playing midfield.

Bailey Williams (94/84): Playing a half back role on Hayward
Williams contributed with 22 disposals, 10 marks and 2 tackles.
Tim English (92/101): First ruck
English contributed with 14 touches, 5 grabs, 2 tackles, 29 hit outs and managed 1.0.
James Harmes (84/81): Playing a half forward role
Harmes contributed with 22 possessions, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 1.0.
Rhylee West (81/76): Playing a forward role
West contributed with 13 possessions, 4 marks, 6 tackles and 1.2.
Riley Garcia (78/82): Rotating forward
Garcia contributed with 18 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles and booted 2.1.
Ryley Sanders (74/76): Late replacement for James O’Donnell… on early in Q1 for Scott to play wing… 20 touches and 6 tackles. Started as the sub.

Harvey Gallagher (72/47): Rotating in midfield
Gallagher contributed with 16 possessions, 4 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Caleb Daniel (72/75): Matched up on McInerney… 20 possessions and 4 marks plus 2 tackles… 0.2 as well. Starting on a wing.

Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (71/84): Up forward on Blakey then got Francis in Q2
Ugle-Hagan contributed with 13 touches, 6 grabs and kicked 3.2.
Ed Richards (66/78): Copped the Jordon tag in Q2 after a hot start… headclash with Florent in Q3 saw him off for a HIA… failed it and did not return… 18 disposals and 3 marks with 2 tackles. Starting on ball.

Lachlan Bramble (64/75): Minding Papley
Bramble contributed with 16 disposals, 4 grabs and 3 tackles.
Laitham Vandermeer (64/65): Rotating at half forward
Vandermeer contributed with 11 disposals, 6 marks, 2 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Joel Freijah (64/77): Rotating at half forward
Freijah contributed with 14 touches, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Liam Jones (64/90): At FB on McLean
Jones added 17 touches and 5 grabs.
Alex Keath (60/69): In defence on Amartey
Keath added 15 disposals and 7 marks.
Jack Macrae (59/62): Coming off a HFF to join midfield
Macrae contributed with 19 disposals, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Taylor Duryea (51/40): Playing a half back role
Duryea added 11 disposals and 6 marks.
Sam Darcy (47/42): First goal… 7 touches and 4 marks plus 3 tackles… 1.0 as well. Playing a forward/ruck role… started on Francis but got Melican in Q2 after Naughton was injured.
Darcy also had 6 hit outs.
Aaron Naughton (17/11): Went down in pain clutching right knee early in Q2 after it twisted wickedly under a Melican tackle… carried off with what very much looked like a major ligament rupture… 1.0 from 3 touches. Starting deep forward on Melican.

Anthony Scott (0/4): Headclash with Cunningham early in Q1 left him dazed… subbed off for Sanders. Playing an outside game.
Scott also had 0 touches.
Errol Gulden (119/133): Matched up on Sanders… 25 touches including 20 kicks… also 7 tackles and 5 marks… and scored 1.0. Starting on a wing.

Brodie Grundy (119/85): Lead ruck
Grundy contributed with 15 disposals, 3 marks, 7 tackles and 46 ruck taps.
Chad Warner (115/147): Starting in midfield then resting forward
Warner contributed with 25 touches, 6 marks, 4 tackles and managed 4.0.
Isaac Heeney (100/94): Head to head with Bontempelli… 1.0 from 23 touches and 3 marks plus 7 tackles. Playing pure midfield.

Justin McInerney (93/91): Matched up on Daniel… 20 touches and 9 marks plus 4 tackles. Playing a wing role.

Jake Lloyd (93/80): Starting on a wing this year
Lloyd contributed with 21 disposals, 8 grabs and 2 tackles.
Nick Blakey (79/119): In defence on Ugle-Hagan
Blakey contributed with 20 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Will Hayward (78/73): Starting at half forward on Williams
Hayward contributed with 12 disposals, 3 grabs, 6 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
James Rowbottom (74/63): Doing jobs in midfield
Rowbottom contributed with 9 possessions, 3 marks and 10 tackles.
Logan McDonald (71/60): Starting forward on Keath
McDonald contributed with 15 disposals, 9 marks and booted 1.1.
Oliver Florent (70/64): Headclash with Richards in Q3… 20 touches including 15 kicks… also 3 marks and 2 tackles. Coming off half back.

Braeden Campbell (68/60): Playing a wing role
Campbell contributed with 11 possessions, 8 marks and 3 tackles.
Lewis Melican (65/65): In defence on Naughton then moved to Darcy in Q2 after Naughton was injured
Melican contributed with 9 possessions, 5 marks and 6 tackles.
Tom Papley (64/84): Starting deep forward on Bramble
Papley contributed with 14 touches, 6 grabs and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Harry Cunningham (57/62): Headclash with Scott early in Q1… then a left ankle knock in a clash with Macrae in Q2… 14 disposals with 10 by foot… also 5 marks. Playing a half back role.

James Jordon (53/32): Forward tag role on Dale… shifted to Richards in Q2 then Treloar in Q3
Jordon contributed with 13 touches, 4 marks and 2 tackles.
Hayden McLean (51/45): Playing a forward/ruck role on Liam Jones
McLean contributed with 6 touches, 4 marks, 2 tackles, 5 ruck taps and 2.1 on the scoreboard.
Joel Amartey (51/49): Playing FF on Liam Jones
Amartey contributed with 9 touches, 4 grabs and booted 2.2.
Dane Rampe (49/78): Starting at half back
Rampe contributed with 13 disposals, 2 grabs and 2 tackles.
Taylor Adams (49/40): Coming off a HFF to join midfield
Adams contributed with 11 touches, 2 grabs, 4 tackles and booted 1.0.
Aaron Francis (38/34): Subbed off in Q4 for Roberts… 5 marks and 9 touches. Playing key defender on Darcy then got Ugle-Hagan in Q2.

Sam Wicks (36/51): Rotating forward
Wicks contributed with 9 touches, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Matt Roberts (24/26): On in Q4 for Francis… 4 touches and 4 marks. Started as the sub.