Australian FootballMelbourne
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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 5
Hawthorn15.14104
Western Bulldogs8.1664
Adelaide Oval · Sat, 7:35 PM · Attendance 48,451 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn | 4.2 | 7.5 | 10.10 | 15.14 | 104 |
| Western Bulldogs | 2.3 | 2.7 | 6.13 | 8.16 | 64 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Hawthorn
M. Lewis 3, J. Gunston 3, D. Moore 2, J. Ginnivan 1, J. Newcombe 1, C. Macdonald 1, L. Meek 1, J. Weddle 1, N. Watson 1, N. Reeves 1
Western Bulldogs
S. Darcy 2, J. Freijah 1, C. Hynes 1, J. Croft 1, J. Dolan 1, H. Gallagher 1, A. Naughton 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
HAW · WB
Head to head
Team Statistics
| HAW | Stat | WB |
|---|---|---|
| 402 | Disposals | 337 |
| 250 | Kicks | 201 |
| 152 | Handballs | 136 |
| 126 | Marks | 81 |
| 12 | Marks Inside 50 | 12 |
| 61 | Tackles | 58 |
| 64 | Hitouts | 17 |
| 43 | Clearances | 31 |
| 54 | Inside 50s | 53 |
| 142 | Contested Possessions | 121 |
| 247 | Uncontested Possessions | 202 |
| 31 | One Percenters | 43 |
| 18 | Frees For | 13 |
| 13 | Frees Against | 18 |
| 15 | Goals | 8 |
| 14 | Behinds | 16 |
The full box score
Players
Hawthorn
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Ginnivan | 33 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Newcombe | 3 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - |
| J. Impey | 4 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 10 | - | - | - |
| B. Hardwick | 15 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 6 | - | - |
| K. Amon | 10 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 7 | - | - | - |
| J. Sicily | 6 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Battle | 24 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Macdonald | 9 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Moore | 8 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| M. DAmbrosio | 16 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - | - |
| M. Lewis | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| C. Nash | 11 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| C. Mackenzie | 28 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 |
| L. Meek | 17 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
| J. Weddle | 23 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Ward | 25 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| F. Perez | 39 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| T. Barrass | 37 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | - | - |
| N. Watson | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| S. Butler | 30 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | - | - |
| J. Gunston | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| N. Reeves | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| M. Chol | 18 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Western Bulldogs
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Bontempelli | 4 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| R. Sanders | 9 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 7 | - | - |
| M. Kennedy | 8 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 | - | - |
| E. Richards | 20 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | - | - |
| B. Williams | 34 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| R. West | 14 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | 4 |
| B. Dale | 31 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Freijah | 27 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| M. Sellwood | 37 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| C. Budarick | 19 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| C. Hynes | 6 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Bramble | 29 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| J. ODonnell | 18 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| S. Darcy | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 2 | 2 |
| S. Davidson | 42 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 2 |
| J. Croft | 16 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Dolan | 26 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 |
| H. Gallagher | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| B. Khamis | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| R. Lobb | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| L. Emmett | 25 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - |
| A. Naughton | 33 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| O. Baker | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |