Australian FootballMelbourne
THE FOOTY PAPER
Match Report
Thursday 20 August 2026
No. 1
Round 23
Western Bulldogs12.1082
Carlton12.1082
Marvel Stadium · Sun, 3:15 PM · Attendance 44,106 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Bulldogs | 3.2 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 12.10 | 82 |
| Carlton | 5.3 | 6.5 | 10.7 | 12.10 | 82 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs
E. Richards 2, J. Freijah 2, B. Williams 1, S. Davidson 1, C. Weightman 1, A. Jones 1, R. West 1, J. Dolan 1, L. Kennedy 1, J. Croft 1
Carlton
W. Hayward 3, H. McKay 2, F. Evans 2, B. Acres 1, C. Lord 1, M. Pittonet 1, M. McGovern 1, B. Kemp 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
WB · CARL
Head to head
Team Statistics
| WB | Stat | CARL |
|---|---|---|
| 344 | Disposals | 456 |
| 191 | Kicks | 268 |
| 153 | Handballs | 188 |
| 76 | Marks | 146 |
| 10 | Marks Inside 50 | 10 |
| 55 | Tackles | 62 |
| 22 | Hitouts | 37 |
| 36 | Clearances | 39 |
| 58 | Inside 50s | 48 |
| 129 | Contested Possessions | 138 |
| 206 | Uncontested Possessions | 310 |
| 54 | One Percenters | 37 |
| 15 | Frees For | 23 |
| 23 | Frees Against | 15 |
| 12 | Goals | 12 |
| 10 | Behinds | 10 |
The full box score
Players
Western Bulldogs
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Liberatore | 21 | 33 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| E. Richards | 20 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| M. Kennedy | 8 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 8 | - | - |
| C. Hynes | 6 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| B. Williams | 34 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| J. Freijah | 27 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
| L. Bramble | 29 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| S. Davidson | 42 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - |
| R. Sanders | 9 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| M. Sellwood | 37 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| B. Khamis | 24 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | - | - |
| A. Naughton | 33 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | - | - | 3 |
| C. Weightman | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| A. Jones | 32 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| R. Lobb | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| R. West | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| J. Dolan | 26 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Jaques | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| L. Kennedy | 35 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| J. ODonnell | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| L. Carmichael | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| J. Croft | 16 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| L. Emmett | 25 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Carlton
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Cripps | 9 | 34 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 6 | - | 2 |
| S. Walsh | 18 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| B. Acres | 13 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - |
| G. Hewett | 29 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 8 | - | - |
| O. Florent | 14 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | - | - |
| B. Wilson | 15 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | - |
| N. Haynes | 26 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Smith | 7 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| A. Cerra | 5 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| B. Ainsworth | 12 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 6 | - | - | 1 |
| C. Lord | 36 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - |
| H. McKay | 10 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Cottrell | 46 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| H. Dean | 35 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Weitering | 23 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 10 | - | - | - |
| M. Pittonet | 27 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| F. Evans | 44 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| W. Hayward | 19 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | - |
| L. Cowan | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| M. McGovern | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| T. Byrne | 39 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| W. Derksen | 47 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| B. Kemp | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - |