Western Bulldogs

Bulldogs

Established	1883
Home Ground	Marvel Stadium
Captain	Marcus Bontempelli
Coach	Luke Beveridge
Premierships	2 (1954, 2016)
Wooden Spoons	4 (1959, 1967, 1982, 2003)
Brownlow Medals	Allan Hopkins (tied 1930), Norman Ware (1941), Peter Box (1956), John Schultz (1960), Gary Dempsey (1975), Kelvin Templeton (1980), Brad Hardie (1985), Tony Liberatore (1990), Scott Wynd (1992), Adam Cooney (2008)
Norm Smith Medals	Jason Johannisen (2016)
Coleman Medals	Jack Collins (1957), Kelvin Templeton (1978, 1979), Simon Beasley (1985)
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Player Movements

2025 Player Movements

2025 Gains

Sam Davidson (2026), Josh Dolan (2026), Cooper Hynes (2027), Lachie Jaques (2026), Luke Kennedy (2026), Matthew Kennedy (Carlton Blues, 2027)

2025 Losses

Dominic Bedendo (delisted), Charlie Clarke (delisted), Caleb Daniel (North Melbourne Kangaroos), Alex Keath (retired), Jack Macrae (St Kilda Saints), Aiden O'Driscoll (retired), Kelsey Rypstra (delisted), Bailey Smith (Geelong Cats)

Re-Signed

Sam Darcy (2029)

Off Contract 2025

Oskar Baker, Marcus Bontempelli, Luke Cleary, Nicholas Coffield, Taylor Duryea, Jason Johannisen, Arthur Jones, Liam Jones, Tom Liberatore, Caleb Poulter, Ed Richards, Anthony Scott, Lachlan Smith, Adam Treloar, Laitham Vandermeer

Fantasy Stats

2025 Fantasy Stats

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Oskar Baker	Midfield	3	43.3	$246,400	58.0
Lachie Bramble	Defender	5	64.6	$342,300	72.0
Luke Cleary	Defender	2	43.0	$171,600	61.0
Bailey Dale	Defender	5	105.4	$516,800	89.0
Sam Darcy	Forward	5	109.2	$526,900	114.0
Sam Davidson	Forward	5	71.0	$293,200	57.5
Josh Dolan	Forward	5	26.6	$120,600	35.0
Taylor Duryea	Defender	2	41.5	$324,300	0.0
Tim English	Ruck	5	94.2	$523,200	109.5
Joel Freijah	Defender	5	75.2	$358,600	49.5
Harvey Gallagher	Midfield	4	43.0	$234,000	31.0
James Harmes	Midfield	5	64.2	$368,400	50.0
Cooper Hynes	Midfield	1	16.0	$118,000	16.0
Jason Johannisen	Defender	1	26.0	$426,900	26.0
Arthur Jones	Forward	2	17.0	$150,900	0.0
Liam Jones	Defender	3	53.3	$349,500	52.5
Matthew Kennedy	Midfield	5	91.8	$447,700	76.0
Buku Khamis	Defender	4	67.8	$301,700	63.5
Tom Liberatore	Midfield	5	119.6	$589,800	101.5
Rory Lobb	Defender	5	73.0	$377,000	81.0
Lachlan McNeil	Forward	5	52.2	$294,000	63.0
Aaron Naughton	Forward	5	63.2	$325,100	58.5
James O'Donnell	Defender	4	47.5	$266,800	36.5
Ed Richards	Midfield	5	102.0	$500,600	105.0
Ryley Sanders	Midfield	5	74.8	$369,600	80.0
Laitham Vandermeer	Forward	4	61.5	$275,200	11.0
Rhylee West	Forward	5	68.2	$331,400	82.0
Bailey Williams	Midfield	5	76.4	$412,200	78.0

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Oskar Baker	Midfield	3	51.3	$498,000	84.0
Lachie Bramble	Defender	5	61.6	$618,000	75.5
Luke Cleary	Defender	2	40.0	$343,000	47.0
Bailey Dale	Defender	5	83.6	$869,000	77.5
Sam Darcy	Forward	5	94.8	$880,000	105.0
Sam Davidson	Forward	5	72.0	$553,000	61.0
Josh Dolan	Forward	5	27.6	$254,000	33.0
Taylor Duryea	Defender	2	38.0	$565,000	0.0
Tim English	Ruck	5	97.0	$990,000	106.0
Joel Freijah	Defender	5	69.2	$664,000	52.5
Harvey Gallagher	Midfield	4	47.0	$523,000	28.0
James Harmes	Midfield	5	59.2	$640,000	51.5
Cooper Hynes	Midfield	1	10.0	$266,000	10.0
Jason Johannisen	Defender	1	31.0	$785,000	31.0
Arthur Jones	Forward	2	18.0	$253,000	0.0
Liam Jones	Defender	3	40.3	$473,000	41.5
Matthew Kennedy	Midfield	5	88.6	$837,000	92.0
Buku Khamis	Defender	4	53.5	$489,000	49.0
Tom Liberatore	Midfield	5	108.0	$1,017,000	90.5
Rory Lobb	Defender	5	58.4	$593,000	71.5
Lachlan McNeil	Forward	5	51.4	$498,000	65.0
Aaron Naughton	Forward	5	57.6	$573,000	59.5
James O'Donnell	Defender	4	44.5	$458,000	41.0
Ed Richards	Midfield	5	90.2	$880,000	87.5
Ryley Sanders	Midfield	5	77.2	$716,000	86.0
Laitham Vandermeer	Forward	4	46.3	$481,000	13.0
Rhylee West	Forward	5	58.0	$561,000	75.0
Bailey Williams	Midfield	5	69.8	$715,000	67.0

Current Squad

2025 Squad

	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
Oskar Baker	✔
Marcus Bontempelli (c)	✔
Lachie Bramble	✔	✔	✔
Jedd Busslinger	✔	✔
Luke Cleary	✔
Nicholas Coffield	✔
Jordan Croft	?	?
Bailey Dale	✔	✔	✔
Sam Darcy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Sam Davidson	?	?
Josh Dolan	?	?
Taylor Duryea	✔
Tim English	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Joel Freijah	✔	✔
Harvey Gallagher	✔	✔
Riley Garcia	✔	✔	✔
Ryan Gardner	✔	✔
James Harmes	✔	✔
Cooper Hynes	?	?	?
Lachie Jaques	?	?
Jason Johannisen	✔
Arthur Jones	✔
Liam Jones	✔
Luke Kennedy	?	?
Matthew Kennedy	✔	✔	✔
Buku Khamis	✔	✔
Tom Liberatore	✔
Rory Lobb	✔	✔
Lachlan McNeil	✔	✔
Aaron Naughton	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
James O'Donnell	✔	✔	✔
Caleb Poulter	✔
Ed Richards	✔
Ryley Sanders	?	?
Anthony Scott	✔
Lachlan Smith	?
Adam Treloar	✔
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan	✔	✔
Laitham Vandermeer	✔
Cody Weightman	✔	✔	✔
Rhylee West	✔	✔
Bailey Williams	✔	✔	✔

Coach Contracts

Coach	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
Luke Beveridge	✔

Injuries & Suspensions

Player	Reason	Expected Return
Taylor Duryea	Managed	Test
Jason Johannisen	Hamstring	Test
Laitham Vandermeer	Knee	Test
Marcus Bontempelli	Calf	1-2 weeks
Anthony Scott	Knee	1-2 weeks
Nicholas Coffield	Hamstring	4-6 weeks
Riley Garcia	Knee	4-6 weeks
Cody Weightman	Knee	Indefinite
Adam Treloar	Calf	3-5 weeks

Western Bulldogs Latest News

		P	W	L	PTS	%
1	BL	5	5	0	20	120
2	GC	4	4	0	16	168.3
3	GWS	5	4	1	16	145.4
4	COLL	5	4	1	16	127.1
5	HAW	5	4	1	16	111.8
6	GEEL	5	3	2	12	131.3
7	ADEL	5	3	2	12	130.4
8	FRE	5	3	2	12	108.3

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Current Squad

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Coach Contracts

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Injuries & Suspensions

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