Australian FootballMelbourne
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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 1
Western Bulldogs21.8134
Greater Western Sydney7.1153
Marvel Stadium · Sat, 1:15 PM · Attendance 28,318 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Bulldogs | 5.1 | 11.1 | 16.6 | 21.8 | 134 |
| GWS | 2.3 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 7.11 | 53 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs
A. Naughton 6, S. Darcy 4, M. Bontempelli 3, O. Baker 2, S. Davidson 2, T. Liberatore 1, M. Kennedy 1, L. Bramble 1, C. Hynes 1
Greater Western Sydney
F. Callaghan 2, T. Greene 1, J. Riccardi 1, S. Coniglio 1, H. Rowston 1, X. OHalloran 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
WB · GWS
Head to head
Team Statistics
| WB | Stat | GWS |
|---|---|---|
| 406 | Disposals | 387 |
| 243 | Kicks | 241 |
| 163 | Handballs | 146 |
| 118 | Marks | 127 |
| 19 | Marks Inside 50 | 9 |
| 43 | Tackles | 56 |
| 32 | Hitouts | 27 |
| 45 | Clearances | 26 |
| 55 | Inside 50s | 50 |
| 125 | Contested Possessions | 118 |
| 270 | Uncontested Possessions | 259 |
| 42 | One Percenters | 32 |
| 25 | Frees For | 16 |
| 16 | Frees Against | 25 |
| 21 | Goals | 7 |
| 8 | Behinds | 11 |
The full box score
Players
Western Bulldogs
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Bontempelli | 4 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| L. Jaques | 11 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 1 | - | - |
| T. Liberatore | 21 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | - |
| M. Kennedy | 8 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Budarick | 19 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Dale | 31 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| T. English | 44 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| R. Sanders | 9 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 1 | - | - | - |
| J. Freijah | 27 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| E. Richards | 20 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| B. Williams | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | - | 1 |
| L. Bramble | 29 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 4 | - | 1 | - |
| S. Darcy | 10 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| A. Naughton | 33 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| C. Hynes | 6 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| B. Khamis | 24 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | - | - |
| R. West | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| R. Lobb | 7 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | - | - | - |
| O. Baker | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | - | 2 | - |
| S. Davidson | 42 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - |
| M. Sellwood | 37 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | - | - | - |
| J. ODonnell | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| W. Lewis | 28 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
Greater Western Sydney
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Ash | 7 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 13 | 3 | - | - |
| F. Callaghan | 17 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - |
| T. Greene | 4 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| C. Oliver | 10 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| L. Whitfield | 6 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| C. Idun | 39 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | - | - |
| H. Thomas | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Fonti | 37 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | - | - |
| J. Laverde | 25 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Riccardi | 26 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - |
| H. Himmelberg | 27 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | - | - | - |
| J. Buckley | 44 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1 | - | - |
| R. Angwin | 9 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| S. Coniglio | 3 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - |
| H. Rowston | 24 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| X. OHalloran | 33 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| P. Gothard | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | 2 |
| J. Hogan | 23 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 |
| K. Briggs | 32 | 9 | 9 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
| C. Brown | 46 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 |
| M. Gruzewski | 35 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| J. Delana | 38 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 5 | - | - |
| J. Stringer | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - |