Australian FootballMelbourne
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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 14
Western Bulldogs9.1064
Adelaide19.7121
Marvel Stadium · Thu, 7:30 PM · Attendance 22,761 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Bulldogs | 2.3 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 9.10 | 64 |
| Adelaide | 9.2 | 12.3 | 16.4 | 19.7 | 121 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs
A. Naughton 2, A. Jones 2, E. Richards 1, J. Freijah 1, C. Hynes 1, R. West 1, C. Weightman 1
Adelaide
J. Rachele 4, J. Dawson 3, R. Thilthorpe 3, Z. Taylor 2, L. Pedlar 2, W. Milera 1, B. Keays 1, B. Cook 1, D. Fogarty 1, T. Murray 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
WB · ADEL
Head to head
Team Statistics
| WB | Stat | ADEL |
|---|---|---|
| 344 | Disposals | 431 |
| 205 | Kicks | 256 |
| 139 | Handballs | 175 |
| 72 | Marks | 114 |
| 3 | Marks Inside 50 | 13 |
| 61 | Tackles | 75 |
| 30 | Hitouts | 54 |
| 40 | Clearances | 33 |
| 53 | Inside 50s | 50 |
| 135 | Contested Possessions | 155 |
| 196 | Uncontested Possessions | 264 |
| 58 | One Percenters | 41 |
| 19 | Frees For | 26 |
| 26 | Frees Against | 19 |
| 9 | Goals | 19 |
| 10 | Behinds | 7 |
The full box score
Players
Western Bulldogs
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Bontempelli | 4 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| M. Kennedy | 8 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 7 | - | 1 |
| E. Richards | 20 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | - |
| L. Bramble | 29 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | - | 1 |
| B. Dale | 31 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Budarick | 19 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 8 | - | - | - |
| N. Coffield | 17 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| R. Sanders | 9 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 |
| J. Freijah | 27 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Hynes | 6 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| R. West | 14 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
| J. ODonnell | 18 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - |
| T. English | 44 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| B. Khamis | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| A. Naughton | 33 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| J. Croft | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| L. Kennedy | 35 | 10 | 2 | 8 | - | 3 | - | - |
| A. Treloar | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| R. Lobb | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Weightman | 3 | 8 | 8 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| A. Jones | 32 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - |
| M. Sellwood | 37 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| W. Lewis | 28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
Adelaide
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Laird | 29 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Dawson | 12 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | - |
| S. Berry | 3 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| W. Milera | 30 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Peatling | 25 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| H. Hall-Kahan | 40 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Keays | 2 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Soligo | 14 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 8 | - | - |
| J. Worrell | 24 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7 | - | - | - |
| B. Cook | 15 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - |
| M. Michalanney | 16 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| N. Murray | 9 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| L. Nankervis | 27 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| Z. Taylor | 19 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - |
| J. Rachele | 8 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| J. Borlase | 35 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| L. McAndrew | 42 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 5 | - | - | - |
| D. Curtin | 6 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - | - |
| A. Neal-Bullen | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 7 | - | 1 |
| R. Thilthorpe | 7 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| D. Fogarty | 32 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - |
| T. Murray | 39 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| L. Pedlar | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |