2014 AFL Season Round 23: Western Bulldogs v Greater Western Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 2014 between the Western Bulldogs and Greater Western Sydney during round twenty-three of the 2014 season of the Australian Football League.
The Western Bulldogs hosted Greater Western Sydney at Etihad Stadium.
Ryan Griffen captained the hosts.
Phil Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Brendan McCartney and the visitors were coached by Leon Cameron.
The Western Bulldogs (15.19.109) were defeated by Greater Western Sydney (18.7.115).
Match Details
Season:
2014 AFL Season
Round:
Round 23
Teams:
Western Bulldogs
v
Greater Western Sydney
Date:
Sunday 31 August 2014
Time:
4:40 PM
Venue:
Etihad Stadium
Attendance:
14,725
Match Results
Outcome:
Western Bulldogs
def. by
Greater Western Sydney
Score:
15.19.109 - 18.7.115
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Western Bulldogs | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 19 | 15 | . | 19 | (109) |
| Greater Western Sydney | 4 | . | 0 | 10 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 6 | 18 | . | 7 | 18 | . | 7 | (115) |
| Margin | GWSY by 8 | GWSY by 26 | WBUL by 2 | GWSY by 6 | GWSY by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 29:27 | 32:00 | 34:35 | 32:25 | 2:08:27 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Western Bulldogs) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Greater Western Sydney) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Western Bulldogs
Captain: Ryan GriffenCoach: Brendan McCartney
Greater Western Sydney
Captain: Phil DavisCoach: Leon Cameron
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
L. Fisher (#3)D. Harris (#24)
S. Hay (#20)
E: M. Leppard (#11)
Goal Umpires
M. PalmS. Williams
E: C. Appleton
Boundary Umpires
A. CooteD. Cusack
S. Jones
D. Kowalski
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Griffen | WBUL | 16 | 3 |
| Will Hoskin-Elliott | GWSY | 33 | 2 |
| Toby Greene | GWSY | 4 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Griffen | WBUL | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Hoskin-Elliott | GWSY | 33 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Greene | GWSY | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Stringer | WBUL | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Heath Shaw | GWSY | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan Shiel | GWSY | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Western Bulldogs
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 47 | Austin, Mark | FB↓ | 48% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bontempelli, Marcus | INT | 85% | 2 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Boyd, Matthew | C | 87% | 0 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 45 | Campbell, Tom | RU | 89% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Cooney, Adam | WR | 87% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Crameri, Stewart | CHF | 83% | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Dahlhaus, Luke | FPL | 84% | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Giansiracusa, Daniel | FPR | 82% | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | Griffen, Ryan (c) | RR | 83% | 1 | 1 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | Higgins, Shaun | BPR | 79% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Hrovat, Nathan | INT | 82% | 0 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Johannisen, Jason | INT | 80% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Liberatore, Tom | RO | 87% | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Macrae, Jack | HBFR | 87% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | Minson, Will | HFFR | 89% | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Morris, Dale | CHB | 98% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Murphy, Bob | HBFL | 90% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 42 | Picken, Liam | BPL | 85% | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 18 | Roberts, Fletcher | HFFL | 90% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Stevens, Koby | SUB↑ | 35% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Stringer, Jake | FF | 88% | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Young, Tom | WL | 79% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (22 players) | 15 | 19 | 378 | 207 | 171 | 88 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 43 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 67 | |||
K. Stevens replaced M. Austin.
Greater Western Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 13 | Boyd, Tom | CHF | 82% | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Bugg, Tomas | HFFL | 88% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Buntine, Matt | HBFR | 91% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Davis, Phil (c) | FB | 90% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Greene, Toby | RO | 88% | 1 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Hampton, Curtly | HBFL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Hoskin-Elliott, Will | WR | 83% | 5 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Hunt, Josh | FF | 77% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | Kelly, Josh | WL | 85% | 1 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | McCarthy, Cam | SUB↑ | 29% | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Mumford, Shane | RU | 94% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Palmer, Rhys | RR | 93% | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Plowman, Lachie | BPL | 91% | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Shaw, Heath | CHB | 92% | 0 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | Shiel, Dylan | HFFR | 82% | 0 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Smith, Devon | FPL | 93% | 1 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 36 | Stewart, James | INT | 76% | 3 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Sumner, Liam | FPR↓ | 59% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Tomlinson, Adam | BPR | 94% | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Treloar, Adam | C | 87% | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 29 | Williams, Zac | INT | 66% | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Wilson, Nathan | INT | 78% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (22 players) | 18 | 7 | 353 | 206 | 147 | 99 | 38 | 63 | 31 | 45 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 44 | |||
C. McCarthy replaced L. Sumner during the third quarter.
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Western Bulldogs | Coach: Brendan McCartney | ||||||||||||||
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| 30 | L. Plowman | 1 | P. Davis (c) | 20 | A. Tomlinson | 45 | T. Campbell | 4 | M. Bontempelli | ||||||
| 13 | D. Giansiracusa | 9 | J. Stringer | 6 | L. Dahlhaus | 16 | R. Griffen (c) | 24 | N. Hrovat | ||||||
| FORWARD | 21 | T. Liberatore | 39 | J. Johannisen | |||||||||||
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| 22 | J. Kelly | 17 | A. Treloar | 33 | W. Hoskin-Elliott |
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| 17 | A. Cooney | 5 | M. Boyd | 31 | T. Young | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 41 | S. Mumford | 36 | J. Stewart | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 7 | R. Palmer | 29 | Z. Williams | |||||||||||
| 14 | T. Bugg | 13 | T. Boyd | 5 | D. Shiel | 4 | T. Greene | 16 | N. Wilson | ||||||
| 11 | J. Macrae | 38 | D. Morris | 2 | B. Murphy |
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| 10 | D. Smith | 32 | J. Hunt | 28 | L. Sumner |
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| Greater Western Sydney | Coach: Leon Cameron | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | GWSY | Rhys Palmer goal | 0.0.0 | - | 1.0.6 | 00:38 |
| WBUL | Nathan Hrovat behind | 0.1.1 | - | 1.0.6 | 07:08 | |
| GWSY | Adam Treloar goal | 0.1.1 | - | 2.0.12 | 10:55 | |
| GWSY | James Stewart goal | 0.1.1 | - | 3.0.18 | 12:06 | |
| WBUL | Jake Stringer goal | 1.1.7 | - | 3.0.18 | 16:34 | |
| GWSY | Will Hoskin-Elliott goal | 1.1.7 | - | 4.0.24 | 18:18 | |
| WBUL | Matthew Boyd behind | 1.2.8 | - | 4.0.24 | 20:44 | |
| WBUL | Jake Stringer behind | 1.3.9 | - | 4.0.24 | 22:02 | |
| WBUL | Tom Liberatore behind | 1.4.10 | - | 4.0.24 | 25:55 | |
| WBUL | Will Minson goal | 2.4.16 | - | 4.0.24 | 27:11 | |
| Q2 | WBUL | Rushed behind | 2.5.17 | - | 4.0.24 | 00:16 |
| WBUL | Jake Stringer goal | 3.5.23 | - | 4.0.24 | 02:16 | |
| GWSY | Lachie Plowman behind | 3.5.23 | - | 4.1.25 | 05:39 | |
| WBUL | Nathan Hrovat behind | 3.6.24 | - | 4.1.25 | 06:57 | |
| GWSY | Zac Williams goal | 3.6.24 | - | 5.1.31 | 08:03 | |
| GWSY | James Stewart goal | 3.6.24 | - | 6.1.37 | 09:18 | |
| GWSY | Dylan Shiel behind | 3.6.24 | - | 6.2.38 | 10:37 | |
| WBUL | Daniel Giansiracusa goal | 4.6.30 | - | 6.2.38 | 12:24 | |
| GWSY | Adam Treloar goal | 4.6.30 | - | 7.2.44 | 14:59 | |
| GWSY | James Stewart goal | 4.6.30 | - | 8.2.50 | 16:02 | |
| GWSY | Will Hoskin-Elliott goal | 4.6.30 | - | 9.2.56 | 17:37 | |
| GWSY | Tom Boyd goal | 4.6.30 | - | 10.2.62 | 19:50 | |
| GWSY | Zac Williams behind | 4.6.30 | - | 10.3.63 | 22:58 | |
| WBUL | Ryan Griffen goal | 5.6.36 | - | 10.3.63 | 23:58 | |
| WBUL | Stewart Crameri behind | 5.7.37 | - | 10.3.63 | 26:18 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 5.8.38 | - | 10.3.63 | 29:14 | |
| GWSY | Dylan Shiel behind | 5.8.38 | - | 10.4.64 | 31:16 | |
| Q3 | WBUL | Jake Stringer goal | 6.8.44 | - | 10.4.64 | 02:19 |
| GWSY | Will Hoskin-Elliott goal | 6.8.44 | - | 11.4.70 | 04:45 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 6.9.45 | - | 11.4.70 | 05:46 | |
| WBUL | Liam Picken behind | 6.10.46 | - | 11.4.70 | 07:59 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 6.11.47 | - | 11.4.70 | 08:47 | |
| WBUL | Ryan Griffen behind | 6.12.48 | - | 11.4.70 | 10:12 | |
| GWSY | Adam Tomlinson behind | 6.12.48 | - | 11.5.71 | 12:29 | |
| WBUL | Daniel Giansiracusa behind | 6.13.49 | - | 11.5.71 | 14:10 | |
| WBUL | Daniel Giansiracusa goal | 7.13.55 | - | 11.5.71 | 15:01 | |
| WBUL | Stewart Crameri goal | 8.13.61 | - | 11.5.71 | 18:35 | |
| GWSY | Zac Williams behind | 8.13.61 | - | 11.6.72 | 22:20 | |
| WBUL | Stewart Crameri goal | 9.13.67 | - | 11.6.72 | 23:49 | |
| WBUL | Luke Dahlhaus behind | 9.14.68 | - | 11.6.72 | 25:18 | |
| WBUL | Tom Liberatore goal | 10.14.74 | - | 11.6.72 | 27:32 | |
| GWSY | Rhys Palmer goal | 10.14.74 | - | 12.6.78 | 29:53 | |
| WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli goal | 11.14.80 | - | 12.6.78 | 32:51 | |
| Q4 | WBUL | Rushed behind | 11.15.81 | - | 12.6.78 | 01:13 |
| WBUL | Stewart Crameri goal | 12.15.87 | - | 12.6.78 | 05:33 | |
| GWSY | Adam Treloar behind | 12.15.87 | - | 12.7.79 | 06:57 | |
| GWSY | Will Hoskin-Elliott goal | 12.15.87 | - | 13.7.85 | 07:26 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 12.16.88 | - | 13.7.85 | 09:01 | |
| GWSY | Toby Greene goal | 12.16.88 | - | 14.7.91 | 10:22 | |
| GWSY | Will Hoskin-Elliott goal | 12.16.88 | - | 15.7.97 | 12:16 | |
| WBUL | Jake Stringer goal | 13.16.94 | - | 15.7.97 | 14:28 | |
| GWSY | Cam McCarthy goal | 13.16.94 | - | 16.7.103 | 16:09 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 13.17.95 | - | 16.7.103 | 17:48 | |
| GWSY | Josh Kelly goal | 13.17.95 | - | 17.7.109 | 19:15 | |
| WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli goal | 14.17.101 | - | 17.7.109 | 22:53 | |
| WBUL | Jake Stringer behind | 14.18.102 | - | 17.7.109 | 24:15 | |
| WBUL | Daniel Giansiracusa behind | 14.19.103 | - | 17.7.109 | 26:02 | |
| WBUL | Stewart Crameri goal | 15.19.109 | - | 17.7.109 | 26:58 | |
| GWSY | Devon Smith goal | 15.19.109 | - | 18.7.115 | 31:01 | |