Western Bulldogs

Bulldogs · 2 premierships

Senior coach Luke Beveridge · Captain Marcus Bontempelli

2027 list

DFA window 2 to 6 Nov. National draft 19 and 20 Nov. Rookie and pre-season drafts 23 Nov. SSP until early March 2027.

Movement into 2027

7 open (37 / 44)

Primary list

38 in 2026

35 contracted / 36-38. Must use 2+ draft picks

Out

Adam Treloar
retired
Harvey Gallagher
delisted
James Harmes
retired
Lachlan Smith
delisted
Nick Coffield
delisted
Oskar Baker
delisted
Ryan Gardner
delisted
Tom Liberatore
retired

Finn Maginness
traded from Hawthorn
Hudson O'Keeffe
traded from Carlton
Jordon Butts
free agent from Adelaide
Zak Butters
free agent from Port Adelaide
Lachlan Bramble
mandatory promotion
Pick 43
R2 · via BRL · FA comp
Pick 54
R3 · via MEL
Pick 56
R3
Pick 84
R5 · via PAD
Pick 90
R5 · via MEL

Cat A

6 in 2026 (1 MSD)

2 contracted / 4-6

Out

Lachlan McNeil
delisted
Zac Walker
delisted
Lachlan Bramble
mandatory promotion
Will Lewis
out of contract

Nobody

Cat B

0 in 2026

0 contracted / 2+1

Out

Nobody

Primary and Cat A share 42 spots: 36 to 38 on the primary list, the rest on Cat A, so Cat A takes 4 to 6. Cat B adds up to 3, for 45 in all, the third only when one of them is a First Nations player.


4	Marcus Bontempelli	30y 331d	192cm	85kg	96	282	284	Northern U18	2013	#4	Primary		2029	UFA
29	Lachlan Bramble	28y 185d	182cm	77kg	68	102	13	Hawthorn	2020		Primary	Mandatory promotion	2028	UFA
19	Connor Budarick	25y 198d	175cm	75kg	58	71	8	Gold Coast (NEAFL)	2019	R#16	Primary		2028	NFA
5	Jedd Busslinger	22y 224d	198cm	-	66	15	0	East Perth (WAFL)	2022	#13	Primary		2028	NFA
-	Zak Butters	26y 43d	181cm	77kg	89	156	73	Western U18	2018	#12	Primary	Free agent from Port Adelaide	2035	UFA
-	Jordon Butts	26y 294d	195cm	97kg	63	94	1	Murray U18	2018	R#39	Primary	Free agent from Adelaide	2032	NFA
2	Lachlan Carmichael	19y 55d	183cm	-	44	2	0	North Shore (NSW)	2025	#21	Primary		2027	NFA
36	Luke Cleary	24y 230d	191cm	78kg	60	25	2	Sandringham U18	2021	#61	Primary		2027	NFA
16	Jordan Croft	21y 162d	201cm	-	48	19	17	Calder Cannons U18	2023	#15	Primary		2029	NFA
31	Bailey Dale	30y 91d	188cm	85kg	88	198	89	Dandenong U18	2014	#45	Primary		2029	UFA
10	Sam Darcy	23y 94d	208cm	97kg	82	51	101	Oakleigh U18	2021	#2	Primary		2029	RFA
15	Will Darcy	19y 221d	198cm	-	44	0	0	Oakleigh U18	2025	#60	Primary		2027	NFA
42	Sam Davidson	24y 312d	191cm	-	56	37	21	Richmond VFL	2024	#51	Primary		2028	NFA
26	Josh Dolan	19y 344d	177cm	-	53	24	6	Sandringham U18	2024	#31	Primary		2028	NFA
25	Louis Emmett	19y 212d	198cm	-	40	7	0	Oakleigh U18	2025	#27	Primary		2027	NFA
44	Tim English	29y 72d	208cm	107kg	77	171	96	South Fremantle (WAFL)	2016	#19	Primary		2029	UFA
27	Joel Freijah	20y 341d	191cm	-	66	61	31	Greater Western Victoria Rebels U18	2023	#45	Primary		2029	NFA
38	Riley Garcia	25y 264d	178cm	77kg	49	39	15	Swan Districts (WAFL)	2019	#62	Primary		2027	RFA
6	Cooper Hynes	20y 235d	190cm	-	56	31	16	Dandenong U18	2024	#20	Primary		2029	NFA
11	Lachie Jaques	20y 142d	184cm	-	51	10	0	Geelong U18	2024	#29	Primary		2028	NFA
32	Arthur Jones	23y 95d	180cm	71kg	61	38	34	Claremont (WAFL)	2021	#43	Primary		2029	RFA
35	Luke Kennedy	20y 10d	180cm	-	53	8	2	Sandringham U18	2024	#62	Primary		2027	NFA
8	Matthew Kennedy	29y 198d	188cm	91kg	71	165	89	GWS	2015	#13	Primary		2027	UFA
24	Buku Khamis	26y 211d	191cm	87kg	72	66	21	Western U18	2018		Primary		2031	UFA
28	Will Lewis	27y 169d	195cm	-	53	13	15	Foostcray VFL	2025		Rookie A	Out of contract	2026	NFA
7	Rory Lobb	33y 254d	205cm	96kg	69	221	180	Swan Districts	2013	#29	Primary		2027	NFA
-	Finn Maginness	25y 240d	189cm	88kg	52	64	16	Sandringham U18	2019	#29	Primary	Traded from Hawthorn	2027	NFA
22	Caleb May	21y 161d	206cm	-	47	0	0	West Adelaide	2026	MSD#9	Rookie A		2027	NFA
33	Aaron Naughton	26y 325d	196cm	92kg	77	190	337	Peel Thunder (WAFL)	2017	#9	Primary		2032	UFA
18	James O'Donnell	24y 51d	197cm	88kg	78	69	7	Xavier College (Vic)	2022		Primary		2029	NFA
-	Hudson O'Keeffe	21y 309d	202cm	-	50	8	3	Oakleigh U18	2022		Primary	Traded from Carlton	2028	NFA
20	Ed Richards	27y 110d	188cm	89kg	92	172	80	Oakleigh U18	2017	#16	Primary		2030	UFA
9	Ryley Sanders	21y 273d	186cm	-	62	58	18	Sandringham Dragons U18	2023	#6	Primary		2028	NFA
37	Michael Sellwood	23y 19d	186cm	-	67	24	0	Peel Thunder (WAFL)	2025	MSD#5	Rookie A		2028	NFA
23	Laitham Vandermeer	27y 260d	182cm	79kg	51	89	45	Murray U18	2018	#37	Primary		2028	UFA
3	Cody Weightman	25y 279d	179cm	75kg	56	87	133	Dandenong U18	2019	#15	Primary		2027	RFA
14	Rhylee West	26y 101d	183cm	85kg	69	105	103	Calder U18	2018	#26	Primary		2030	UFA
34	Bailey Williams	29y 11d	190cm	88kg	76	193	50	Glenelg (SANFL)	2015	#48	Primary		2027	UFA