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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 6
Geelong19.17131
Western Bulldogs8.856
GMHBA Stadium · Fri, 7:20 PM · Attendance 33,200 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 6.4 | 12.6 | 13.11 | 19.17 | 131 |
| Western Bulldogs | 1.2 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 56 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Geelong
J. Cameron 10, P. Dangerfield 2, B. Smith 1, O. Dempsey 1, L. Humphries 1, J. Martin 1, J. Kolodjashnij 1, S. Neale 1, O. Henry 1
Western Bulldogs
A. Naughton 3, O. Baker 2, J. Croft 2, W. Lewis 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
GEEL · WB
Head to head
Team Statistics
| GEEL | Stat | WB |
|---|---|---|
| 399 | Disposals | 345 |
| 237 | Kicks | 188 |
| 162 | Handballs | 157 |
| 103 | Marks | 74 |
| 21 | Marks Inside 50 | 13 |
| 73 | Tackles | 71 |
| 59 | Hitouts | 27 |
| 35 | Clearances | 37 |
| 67 | Inside 50s | 41 |
| 132 | Contested Possessions | 128 |
| 257 | Uncontested Possessions | 211 |
| 40 | One Percenters | 47 |
| 21 | Frees For | 21 |
| 21 | Frees Against | 21 |
| 19 | Goals | 8 |
| 17 | Behinds | 8 |
The full box score
Players
Geelong
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Smith | 3 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | - |
| M. Holmes | 9 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| O. Dempsey | 28 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Z. Guthrie | 39 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | - |
| L. Humphries | 17 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - |
| J. Bowes | 12 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | - | 3 |
| S. Mannagh | 7 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| P. Dangerfield | 35 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| J. Cameron | 5 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 10 | - | 10 | 1 |
| J. Martin | 19 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| T. Atkins | 30 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| T. Bruhn | 4 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| J. Worpel | 29 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | - | - |
| T. Stewart | 44 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| S. De Koning | 16 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Kolodjashnij | 8 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| M. Blicavs | 46 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 9 | - | - |
| O. Mullin | 34 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - | 2 |
| S. Neale | 33 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| C. OSullivan | 14 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - |
| M. Edwards | 11 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| O. Henry | 36 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| O. Wiltshire | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 |
Western Bulldogs
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Richards | 20 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 13 | - | - |
| B. Dale | 31 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| M. Kennedy | 8 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| B. Williams | 34 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | - |
| R. Sanders | 9 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| S. Davidson | 42 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| R. West | 14 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Freijah | 27 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| M. Bontempelli | 4 | 14 | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| T. Liberatore | 21 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| O. Baker | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| L. Emmett | 25 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| C. Hynes | 6 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| L. Bramble | 29 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| J. Croft | 16 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - |
| M. Sellwood | 37 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| W. Lewis | 28 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| L. Jaques | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| A. Naughton | 33 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - |
| B. Khamis | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| R. Lobb | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| J. ODonnell | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| S. Darcy | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - |