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Dogs to field five father-sons – Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs will field five father-son draftees in the same team when they take on Carlton at Metricon Stadium.
This weekend, the Western Bulldogs will do something no other AFL club has done in more than a dozen years.
Field five father-son draftees in the same team.
With Lachie Hunters return to the side confirmed for Sunday nights clash with Carlton, the Bulldogs will field all five father-sons on their list for the first time.
Alongside Hunter (son of Mark), are Tom Liberatore (son of Tony), Mitch Wallis (son of Stephen), Zaine Cordy (son of Brian) and Rhylee West (son of Scott).
Wallis and Liberatore were both part of the 2010 draft, with Hunter joining them as part of the class of 2012.
Cordy followed in the footsteps of his older brother Ayce in the 2014 draft, before West became a Bulldog in 2018.
It will be the first time a club field five father-sons in one team since Geelong in 2007.
Coincidentally, three members of the Bulldogs football staff Steven King, Joel Corey and Brent Prismall featured for the Cats that season.
Western Bulldogs father-son drafting
Mitch Wallis 2010 NAB AFL Draft, pick 22138 AFL matches
Tom Liberatore2010 NAB AFL Draft, pick 40135 AFL matches
Lachie Hunter2012 NAB AFL Draft, pick 49129 AFL matches
Zaine Cordy2014 NAB AFL Draft, pick 6275 AFL matches
Rhylee West2018 NAB AFL Draft, pick 265 AFL matches
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