Australian FootballMelbourne
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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 9
Port Adelaide10.1272
Western Bulldogs10.1474
Adelaide Oval · Fri, 8:10 PM · Attendance 33,883 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | 4.1 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 10.12 | 72 |
| Western Bulldogs | 6.2 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 10.14 | 74 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Port Adelaide
M. Georgiades 4, L. Evans 1, E. Mackinlay 1, J. Watkins 1, C. Durdin 1, J. Sweet 1, J. Whitlock 1
Western Bulldogs
A. Naughton 2, W. Lewis 2, R. West 2, M. Bontempelli 1, E. Richards 1, J. Freijah 1, A. Jones 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
PORT · WB
Head to head
Team Statistics
| PORT | Stat | WB |
|---|---|---|
| 361 | Disposals | 378 |
| 225 | Kicks | 218 |
| 136 | Handballs | 160 |
| 119 | Marks | 102 |
| 11 | Marks Inside 50 | 14 |
| 59 | Tackles | 64 |
| 43 | Hitouts | 31 |
| 30 | Clearances | 41 |
| 35 | Inside 50s | 59 |
| 109 | Contested Possessions | 112 |
| 243 | Uncontested Possessions | 250 |
| 29 | One Percenters | 41 |
| 28 | Frees For | 22 |
| 22 | Frees Against | 28 |
| 10 | Goals | 10 |
| 12 | Behinds | 14 |
The full box score
Players
Port Adelaide
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Butters | 9 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 5 | - | - |
| K. Farrell | 6 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 3 | - | 1 |
| L. Evans | 22 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | - |
| A. Aliir | 21 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Burgoyne | 7 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| C. Moraes | 11 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Horne-Francis | 18 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| D. Byrne-Jones | 33 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 5 | - | - | - |
| L. Jones | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Berry | 5 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| W. Drew | 28 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | - | - |
| J. Wehr | 15 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| O. Wines | 16 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| E. Mackinlay | 31 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Lai | 43 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Richards | 35 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Watkins | 37 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
| C. Durdin | 44 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| M. Georgiades | 19 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | - | 4 | 4 |
| J. Sweet | 24 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| D. Visentini | 38 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Whitlock | 17 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - |
| M. Bergman | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Western Bulldogs
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Sanders | 9 | 31 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Bontempelli | 4 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 1 | - |
| E. Richards | 20 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| J. Freijah | 27 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - |
| B. Dale | 31 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| M. Kennedy | 8 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| C. Budarick | 19 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 5 | - | 1 |
| B. Williams | 34 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 |
| T. English | 44 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 1 |
| M. Sellwood | 37 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 10 | - | - | - |
| A. Jones | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Busslinger | 5 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| N. Coffield | 17 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| L. McNeil | 30 | 12 | 3 | 9 | - | 4 | - | - |
| H. Gallagher | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| A. Naughton | 33 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| O. Baker | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - |
| B. Khamis | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Hynes | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| W. Lewis | 28 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| L. Bramble | 29 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| R. West | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| L. Smith | 40 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - |