FINAL TEAMS: Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs – Round 24, 2026

Melbourne and Western Bulldogs have finalised their lineups for the match at MCG.

 2026-08-22T06:15:00Z 

 

 

MCG

MELB   

 2026-08-22T06:15:00Z 

   WB

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MATCH CENTRE ▶︎   

IN Xavier Lindsay OUT Jacob van Rooyen (Suspension)

IN Connor Budarick, Bailey Dale, Marcus Bontempelli, Ryan Gardner OUT Lachie Jaques (Omitted), Louis Emmett (Omitted), Tom Liberatore (Managed), Jordan Croft (Omitted)

FB 17 Jake Bowey 8 Jake Lever 10 Daniel Turner FF 14 Rhylee West 4 Marcus Bontempelli 9 Ryley Sanders HB 24 Trent Rivers 35 Harrison Petty 14 Changkuoth Jiath HF 3 Cody Weightman 33 Aaron Naughton 32 Arthur Jones C 30 Harry Sharp 32 Tom Sparrow 4 Harvey Langford C 34 Bailey Williams 27 Joel Freijah 6 Cooper Hynes HF 36 Kysaiah Pickett 21 Matthew Jefferson 15 Ed Langdon HB 29 Lachie Bramble 18 James O'Donnell 31 Bailey Dale FF 12 Koltyn Tholstrup 31 Bayley Fritsch 37 Kade Chandler FB 37 Michael Sellwood 24 Buku Khamis 19 Connor Budarick

FOLLOWERS
11	Max Gawn
9	Jack Steele
6	Caleb Windsor

INTERCHANGE
3	Christian Salem
47	Joel Fitzgerald
5	Xavier Lindsay
16	Bailey Laurie
25	Tom McDonald

EMERGENCIES
19	Xavier Taylor
27	Max Heath
18	Jake Melksham

FOLLOWERS
7	Rory Lobb
8	Matthew Kennedy
20	Ed Richards

INTERCHANGE
2	Lachy Carmichael
42	Sam Davidson
35	Luke Kennedy
26	Josh Dolan
43	Ryan Gardner

EMERGENCIES
16	Jordan Croft
5	Jedd Busslinger
30	Lachlan McNeil

Melbourne
IN	X. Lindsay
OUT	J. van Rooyen
B J. Bowey, J. Lever, D. Turner HB T. Rivers, H. Petty, C. Jiath C H. Sharp, T. Sparrow, H. Langford HF K. Pickett, M. Jefferson, E. Langdon F K. Tholstrup, B. Fritsch, K. Chandler FOL M. Gawn, J. Steele, C. Windsor I/C C. Salem, J. Fitzgerald, X. Lindsay, B. Laurie, T. McDonald EMG X. Taylor, M. Heath, J. Melksham
Bulldogs
IN	C. Budarick, B. Dale, M. Bontempelli, R. Gardner
OUT	L. Jaques, L. Emmett, T. Liberatore, J. Croft
B M. Sellwood, B. Khamis, C. Budarick HB L. Bramble, J. O'Donnell, B. Dale C B. Williams, J. Freijah, C. Hynes HF C. Weightman, A. Naughton, A. Jones F R. West, M. Bontempelli, R. Sanders FOL R. Lobb, M. Kennedy, E. Richards I/C L. Carmichael, S. Davidson, L. Kennedy, J. Dolan, R. Gardner EMG J. Croft, J. Busslinger, L. McNeil