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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 7
Western Bulldogs9.660
Sydney18.18126
Marvel Stadium · Thu, 7:30 PM · Attendance 29,523 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Bulldogs | 4.2 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 60 |
| Sydney | 3.4 | 7.10 | 12.15 | 18.18 | 126 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs
M. Bontempelli 2, B. Williams 1, E. Richards 1, O. Baker 1, J. Dolan 1, C. Hynes 1, W. Lewis 1, A. Naughton 1
Sydney
C. Curnow 7, C. Warner 3, J. Amartey 3, B. Grundy 2, J. Lloyd 1, T. Papley 1, B. Cootee 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
WB · SYD
Head to head
Team Statistics
| WB | Stat | SYD |
|---|---|---|
| 362 | Disposals | 399 |
| 208 | Kicks | 215 |
| 154 | Handballs | 184 |
| 84 | Marks | 91 |
| 9 | Marks Inside 50 | 23 |
| 60 | Tackles | 60 |
| 22 | Hitouts | 42 |
| 34 | Clearances | 29 |
| 46 | Inside 50s | 69 |
| 126 | Contested Possessions | 145 |
| 229 | Uncontested Possessions | 244 |
| 60 | One Percenters | 50 |
| 15 | Frees For | 27 |
| 27 | Frees Against | 15 |
| 9 | Goals | 18 |
| 6 | Behinds | 18 |
The full box score
Players
Western Bulldogs
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Dale | 31 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| M. Bontempelli | 4 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - |
| R. Sanders | 9 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| A. Treloar | 1 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| B. Williams | 34 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| L. Bramble | 29 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Busslinger | 5 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| E. Richards | 20 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| L. Jaques | 11 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | - | - | - |
| M. Sellwood | 37 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| O. Baker | 13 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | 1 | - |
| J. Freijah | 27 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | - | 1 |
| M. Kennedy | 8 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| S. Davidson | 42 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Dolan | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Smith | 40 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| R. West | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| L. Emmett | 25 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 |
| C. Hynes | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| W. Lewis | 28 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| A. Naughton | 33 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | - | 1 | - |
| B. Khamis | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - |
| R. Gardner | 43 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Sydney
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Roberts | 34 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| J. McInerney | 27 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
| J. Lloyd | 44 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| T. McCartin | 30 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | - |
| T. Papley | 11 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| N. Blakey | 22 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| C. Mills | 14 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Serong | 13 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| A. Sheldrick | 12 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| C. Warner | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| S. Wicks | 15 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| R. Bice | 26 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Grundy | 4 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - |
| J. Rowbottom | 8 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| C. Curnow | 35 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 8 | - | 7 | 2 |
| D. Rampe | 24 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2 | - | - | - |
| J. Jordon | 17 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | - | - |
| W. Edwards | 28 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| M. Rosas | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 |
| H. Cunningham | 7 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Amartey | 36 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| B. Cootee | 25 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| L. McDonald | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 |