Australian FootballMelbourne
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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 2
Adelaide13.1088
Western Bulldogs14.1094
Adelaide Oval · Fri, 7:40 PM · Attendance 49,185 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 3.0 | 5.2 | 8.7 | 13.10 | 88 |
| Western Bulldogs | 3.4 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 14.10 | 94 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Adelaide
T. Walker 3, J. Rachele 2, R. Thilthorpe 2, D. Fogarty 2, J. Dawson 1, J. Butts 1, I. Rankine 1, J. Soligo 1
Western Bulldogs
J. Freijah 3, O. Baker 3, A. Naughton 3, B. Williams 2, M. Bontempelli 1, S. Darcy 1, J. Croft 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
ADEL · WB
Head to head
Team Statistics
| ADEL | Stat | WB |
|---|---|---|
| 363 | Disposals | 367 |
| 251 | Kicks | 202 |
| 112 | Handballs | 165 |
| 119 | Marks | 61 |
| 8 | Marks Inside 50 | 7 |
| 47 | Tackles | 71 |
| 45 | Hitouts | 45 |
| 38 | Clearances | 45 |
| 52 | Inside 50s | 58 |
| 131 | Contested Possessions | 143 |
| 219 | Uncontested Possessions | 211 |
| 53 | One Percenters | 58 |
| 18 | Frees For | 23 |
| 23 | Frees Against | 18 |
| 13 | Goals | 14 |
| 10 | Behinds | 10 |
The full box score
Players
Adelaide
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Dawson | 12 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | - |
| J. Worrell | 24 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 9 | - | - | - |
| S. Berry | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | - | 1 |
| C. Jones | 1 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Butts | 41 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 12 | - | 1 | 1 |
| W. Milera | 30 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 8 | - | - | - |
| I. Cumming | 44 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| R. Laird | 29 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Rachele | 8 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| A. Neal-Bullen | 28 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| N. Murray | 9 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 2 | - | - |
| I. Rankine | 23 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| B. Keays | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| B. Cook | 15 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| L. McAndrew | 42 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| M. Michalanney | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - |
| R. Thilthorpe | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - |
| J. Peatling | 25 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Soligo | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| D. Fogarty | 32 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| T. Walker | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| C. Ah Chee | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| L. Pedlar | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Western Bulldogs
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Bontempelli | 4 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - |
| E. Richards | 20 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| T. Liberatore | 21 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 9 | - | - |
| M. Kennedy | 8 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| J. Freijah | 27 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| B. Williams | 34 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | - |
| C. Budarick | 19 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Khamis | 24 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3 | - | - | - |
| B. Dale | 31 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - |
| R. Sanders | 9 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| L. Jaques | 11 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| M. Sellwood | 37 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - |
| T. English | 44 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| L. Bramble | 29 | 14 | 6 | 8 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| S. Darcy | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| R. Lobb | 7 | 9 | 9 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| O. Baker | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| A. Naughton | 33 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| J. ODonnell | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| S. Davidson | 42 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | - | 1 |
| R. West | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| C. Hynes | 6 | 5 | 5 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
| J. Croft | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |