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

2026 Player Movements

2026 Gains

Connor Budarick (Gold Coast Suns, 2028), Lachy Carmichael (2028), Will Darcy (2027), Louis Emmett (2027)

2026 Losses

Taylor Duryea (retired), James Harmes (retired), Jason Johannisen (delisted), Liam Jones (delisted), Caleb Poulter (delisted), Anthony Scott (delisted), Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (Gold Coast Suns)

Re-Signed

Jordan Croft (2029), Joel Freijah (2029), Riley Garcia (2027), Lachie Jaques (2028), Rhylee West (2030)

Off Contract 2026

Oskar Baker, Lachie Bramble (free agent), Jedd Busslinger, Nicholas Coffield, Harvey Gallagher, Ryan Gardner (free agent), Arthur Jones, Luke Kennedy, Buku Khamis (free agent), Tom Liberatore (free agent), Lachlan McNeil (free agent), Ryley Sanders, Michael Sellwood, Lachlan Smith, Adam Treloar, Zac Walker

Fantasy Stats

2025 Fantasy Stats

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Oskar Baker	Defender	9	61.6	$333,400	76.3
Marcus Bontempelli	Midfield	18	130.6	$693,000	139.0
Lachie Bramble	Defender	23	66.2	$332,200	58.0
Jedd Busslinger	Defender	7	44.1	$199,400	49.7
Luke Cleary	Defender	16	57.7	$311,300	67.0
Nicholas Coffield	Defender	4	48.8	$224,700	0.0
Jordan Croft	Forward	2	64.5	$119,900	64.5
Bailey Dale	Defender	23	102.5	$500,500	101.0
Sam Darcy	Forward	17	95.6	$476,700	77.3
Sam Davidson	Midfield	19	63.9	$301,200	80.5
Josh Dolan	Forward	11	27.5	$143,000	0.0
Taylor Duryea	Defender	5	39.2	$257,900	0.0
Tim English	Ruck	23	111.0	$602,400	117.3
Joel Freijah	Midfield	23	79.2	$354,200	86.0
Harvey Gallagher	Defender	5	35.8	$205,100	0.0
Riley Garcia	Midfield	8	61.6	$310,500	54.7
Ryan Gardner	Defender	1	26.0	$145,800	0.0
James Harmes	Midfield	13	69.7	$333,600	0.0
Cooper Hynes	Forward	8	27.6	$163,200	0.0
Jason Johannisen	Defender	16	65.6	$340,800	70.0
Arthur Jones	Midfield	4	21.8	$132,400	33.0
Liam Jones	Defender	5	49.6	$295,100	0.0
Matthew Kennedy	Midfield	23	95.2	$457,600	91.3
Buku Khamis	Defender	14	53.2	$242,000	0.0
Tom Liberatore	Midfield	23	110.9	$535,100	98.7
Rory Lobb	Defender	23	66.3	$303,700	47.0
Lachlan McNeil	Forward	21	45.7	$221,400	29.7
Aaron Naughton	Forward	23	80.1	$478,400	74.7
James O'Donnell	Defender	22	56.1	$275,800	56.3
Caleb Poulter	Midfield	7	42.3	$227,200	46.0
Ed Richards	Midfield	23	111.3	$565,100	120.3
Ryley Sanders	Midfield	21	70.4	$312,000	23.0
Adam Treloar	Midfield	4	72.0	$516,700	0.0
Laitham Vandermeer	Forward	19	46.8	$140,600	26.0
Rhylee West	Forward	23	70.9	$359,700	84.0
Bailey Williams	Defender	23	79.8	$383,100	76.7

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Oskar Baker	Defender	9	58.0	$583,000	69.7
Marcus Bontempelli	Midfield	18	111.3	$1,181,000	130.7
Lachie Bramble	Defender	23	66.3	$690,000	63.0
Jedd Busslinger	Defender	7	36.4	$339,000	39.0
Luke Cleary	Defender	16	51.8	$524,000	54.0
Nicholas Coffield	Defender	4	55.0	$480,000	0.0
Jordan Croft	Forward	2	60.0	$304,000	60.0
Bailey Dale	Defender	23	92.0	$873,000	95.7
Sam Darcy	Forward	17	82.2	$778,000	60.3
Sam Davidson	Midfield	19	66.1	$589,000	69.0
Josh Dolan	Forward	11	27.5	$271,000	0.0
Taylor Duryea	Defender	5	44.2	$509,000	0.0
Tim English	Ruck	23	110.8	$1,124,000	120.7
Joel Freijah	Midfield	23	71.3	$629,000	76.0
Harvey Gallagher	Defender	5	41.8	$477,000	0.0
Riley Garcia	Midfield	8	53.5	$540,000	43.3
Ryan Gardner	Defender	1	26.0	$277,000	0.0
James Harmes	Midfield	13	66.8	$655,000	0.0
Cooper Hynes	Forward	8	27.1	$295,000	0.0
Jason Johannisen	Defender	16	65.6	$662,000	64.0
Arthur Jones	Midfield	4	20.0	$230,000	33.0
Liam Jones	Defender	5	42.8	$461,000	0.0
Matthew Kennedy	Midfield	23	96.5	$876,000	91.3
Buku Khamis	Defender	14	47.7	$447,000	0.0
Tom Liberatore	Midfield	23	99.5	$941,000	101.3
Rory Lobb	Defender	23	55.0	$493,000	40.0
Lachlan McNeil	Forward	21	40.4	$353,000	20.0
Aaron Naughton	Forward	23	71.8	$837,000	73.0
James O'Donnell	Defender	22	45.8	$427,000	45.3
Caleb Poulter	Midfield	7	44.7	$457,000	38.0
Ed Richards	Midfield	23	96.7	$925,000	95.7
Ryley Sanders	Midfield	21	66.1	$543,000	29.0
Adam Treloar	Midfield	4	69.8	$916,000	0.0
Laitham Vandermeer	Forward	19	43.4	$345,000	45.0
Rhylee West	Forward	23	65.6	$662,000	74.7
Bailey Williams	Defender	23	76.8	$731,000	73.7

Current Squad

2026 Squad

	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Oskar Baker	✔
Marcus Bontempelli (c)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Lachie Bramble	✔
Connor Budarick	✔	✔	✔
Jedd Busslinger	✔
Lachy Carmichael	✔	✔	✔
Luke Cleary	✔	✔
Nicholas Coffield	✔
Jordan Croft	✔	✔	✔	✔
Bailey Dale	✔	✔	✔	✔
Sam Darcy	✔	✔	✔	✔
Will Darcy	✔	✔
Sam Davidson	✔	✔	✔
Josh Dolan	✔	✔	✔
Louis Emmett	✔	✔
Tim English	✔	✔	✔	✔
Joel Freijah	✔	✔	✔	✔
Harvey Gallagher	✔
Riley Garcia	✔	✔
Ryan Gardner	✔
Cooper Hynes	?	?
Lachie Jaques	✔	✔	✔
Arthur Jones	✔
Luke Kennedy	?
Matthew Kennedy	✔	✔
Buku Khamis	✔
Tom Liberatore	✔
Rory Lobb	✔	✔
Lachlan McNeil	✔
Aaron Naughton	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
James O'Donnell	✔	✔
Ed Richards	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Ryley Sanders	?
Michael Sellwood	✔
Lachlan Smith	✔
Adam Treloar	✔
Laitham Vandermeer	✔	✔	✔
Zac Walker	?
Cody Weightman	✔	✔
Rhylee West	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Bailey Williams	✔	✔