Australian FootballMelbourne
THE FOOTY PAPER
Match Report
Thursday 20 August 2026
No. 1
Round 23
Greater Western Sydney16.15111
West Coast7.1557
ENGIE Stadium · Sun, 1:40 PM · Attendance 7,345 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWS | 5.2 | 11.4 | 13.9 | 16.15 | 111 |
| West Coast | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.10 | 7.15 | 57 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Greater Western Sydney
C. Brown 4, A. Cadman 3, H. Thomas 2, T. Greene 2, R. Hamilton 2, M. Gruzewski 1, C. Angove 1, J. Stringer 1
West Coast
J. Waterman 2, L. Baker 2, T. Cole 1, M. Murdock 1, B. Hough 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
GWS · WCE
Head to head
Team Statistics
| GWS | Stat | WCE |
|---|---|---|
| 379 | Disposals | 321 |
| 229 | Kicks | 197 |
| 150 | Handballs | 124 |
| 111 | Marks | 82 |
| 19 | Marks Inside 50 | 13 |
| 60 | Tackles | 55 |
| 41 | Hitouts | 44 |
| 35 | Clearances | 38 |
| 53 | Inside 50s | 53 |
| 124 | Contested Possessions | 120 |
| 249 | Uncontested Possessions | 189 |
| 46 | One Percenters | 33 |
| 14 | Frees For | 21 |
| 21 | Frees Against | 14 |
| 16 | Goals | 7 |
| 15 | Behinds | 15 |
The full box score
Players
Greater Western Sydney
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Ash | 7 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 11 | - | - | - |
| L. Whitfield | 6 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 9 | - | - | - |
| C. Oliver | 10 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 |
| C. Idun | 39 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 4 | - | - |
| S. Coniglio | 3 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | 1 |
| H. Thomas | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - |
| H. Himmelberg | 27 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 7 | - | - | - |
| J. Fonti | 37 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2 | - | - |
| T. Greene | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| H. Rowston | 24 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| C. Stone | 18 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | 2 |
| T. McMullin | 31 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| R. Angwin | 9 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Delana | 38 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| C. Brown | 46 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - |
| M. Gruzewski | 35 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | - | 1 | 2 |
| S. Taylor | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | - | - |
| C. Angove | 29 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| A. Cadman | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| K. Briggs | 32 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| N. Madden | 41 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | - | 1 |
| R. Hamilton | 43 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| J. Stringer | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
West Coast
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Kelly | 11 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 |
| J. Graham | 17 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 8 | - | - |
| H. Reid | 9 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| T. McCarthy | 18 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| E. Yeo | 6 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 |
| T. Young | 20 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - |
| T. Cole | 28 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| M. Herbert | 51 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| R. Bazzo | 33 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| L. Duggan | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 |
| M. Murdock | 47 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| B. Starcevich | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Waterman | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | - | 2 | 3 |
| L. Baker | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Lindsay | 5 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| B. Williams | 34 | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - |
| J. Williams | 34 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 2 |
| T. Gross | 27 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| C. Duff-Tytler | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 |
| B. Hough | 19 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Shanahan | 35 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| H. Davis | 38 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| W. Duursma | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 2 | - | - |