2018 AFL Round 4: Western Bulldogs v Sydney

This is the match report for the match played on 14 April 2018 between Western Bulldogs and Sydney during round 4 of the 2018 AFL season. Western Bulldogs hosted Sydney at Etihad Stadium. Easton Wood captained the hosts. Josh Kennedy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Luke Beveridge and the visitors were coached by John Longmire.

Western Bulldogs
Back: E. Richards, A. Naughton, B. Williams
Half-back: M. Suckling, E. Wood (capt.), J. Johannisen
Centre: L. Hunter, L. Dahlhaus, B. Dale
Half-forward: J. Dunkley, M. Bontempelli, M. Wallis
Forward: T. Dickson, J. Redpath, B. Gowers
Follower: T. English, T. McLean, J. Macrae
Int.: S. Biggs, C. Daniel, M. Honeychurch, L. Jong

Sydney
Back: N. Smith, H. Grundy, D. Rampe
Half-back: C. Mills, Z. Jones, J. McVeigh
Centre: J. Lloyd, L. Parker, I. Heeney
Half-forward: W. Hayward, H. Cunningham, G. Hewett
Forward: T. Papley, L. Franklin, K. Jack
Follower: C. Sinclair, J. Kennedy (capt.), D. Hannebery
Int.: A. Aliir, O. Florent, N. Newman, D. Towers

Western Bulldogs (11.13.79) were defeated by Sydney (13.8.86).

Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: M. Bontempelli (2), T. Dickson (2), L. Dahlhaus, B. Dale, C. Daniel, B. Gowers, L. Jong, J. Redpath, M. Wallis
Sydney: L. Franklin (3), L. Parker (3), I. Heeney (2), T. Papley (2), H. Cunningham, O. Florent, D. Towers

As a result of this match, Western Bulldogs were then 15th on the ladder (up from 16th) and Sydney were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2018 AFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Western Bulldogs v Sydney
Date: Saturday 14 April 2018
Time: 4:35 PM
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 28,058

Match Results

Outcome: Western Bulldogs def. by Sydney
Score: 11.13.79 - 13.8.86

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Western Bulldogs 5 . 3 7 . 7 9 . 10 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Sydney 4 . 0 6 . 3 10 . 4 13 . 8 13 . 8 (86)
Margin WBUL by 9 WBUL by 10 level SYDN by 7 SYDN by 7
Duration 30:40 24:55 30:15 29:40 1:55:30

Honour Roll

Coaches: Luke Beveridge (Western Bulldogs), John Longmire (Sydney)
Captains: Easton Wood (Western Bulldogs), Josh Kennedy (Sydney)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Deboy (#11), H. Gavine (#14), M. Stevic (#9)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Luke Parker SYDN 26 3
Lance Franklin SYDN 23 2
Jack Macrae WBUL 11 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Isaac Heeney SYDN 5 8 1 0 1 0 0
Jack Macrae WBUL 11 5 1 0 0 0 0
Aaron Naughton WBUL 33 4 0 1 0 0 0
Luke Parker SYDN 26 4 0 1 0 0 0
Dane Rampe SYDN 24 3 0 0 1 0 0
Lance Franklin SYDN 23 2 0 0 0 1 0
Toby McLean WBUL 16 2 0 0 0 1 0
Matt Suckling WBUL 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Bailey Williams WBUL 34 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
24 Biggs, Shane INT 90% 0 0 14 12 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1
4 Bontempelli, Marcus CHF 87% 2 0 21 13 8 4 1 2 7 3 3 0 0 6
6 Dahlhaus, Luke C 78% 1 0 20 14 6 5 0 5 1 3 3 2 2 4
31 Dale, Bailey WR 85% 1 0 18 12 6 4 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 2
35 Daniel, Caleb INT 74% 1 1 18 11 7 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 4
29 Dickson, Tory FPL 80% 2 0 13 7 6 5 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 0
5 Dunkley, Josh HFFL 81% 0 4 22 11 11 9 3 7 2 1 0 0 0 1
44 English, Tim RU 79% 0 0 16 9 7 7 24 1 1 2 0 0 1 2
26 Gowers, Billy FPR 77% 1 0 8 6 2 2 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 1
22 Honeychurch, Mitch INT 69% 0 0 14 8 6 6 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 5
7 Hunter, Lachie WL 91% 0 0 17 6 11 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 4
39 Johannisen, Jason HBFR 80% 0 0 15 10 5 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 4
46 Jong, Lin INT 79% 1 1 17 7 10 4 0 5 2 1 2 1 2 2
11 Macrae, Jack RO 84% 0 0 34 20 14 7 0 4 7 3 3 0 0 4
16 McLean, Toby RR 78% 0 1 24 8 16 3 0 5 4 1 5 0 0 2
33 Naughton, Aaron FB 90% 0 0 15 10 5 7 0 1 0 2 0 1 5 1
43 Redpath, Jack FF 82% 1 0 9 8 1 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3
20 Richards, Ed BPL 75% 0 0 13 9 4 3 0 5 0 4 1 4 1 2
1 Suckling, Matt HBFL 83% 0 3 28 21 7 11 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 3
3 Wallis, Mitch HFFR 76% 1 0 23 9 14 7 0 2 3 4 2 2 1 5
34 Williams, Bailey BPR 85% 0 0 20 12 8 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 3
10 Wood, Easton (c) CHB 96% 0 0 18 12 6 7 0 3 0 2 1 1 3 1
Rushed 3
Total (22 players) 11 13 397 235 162 113 28 56 35 46 29 16 26 60

Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
36 Aliir, Aliir INT 67% 0 1 5 4 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2
7 Cunningham, Harry CHF 92% 1 0 13 6 7 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1
13 Florent, Oliver INT 79% 1 0 12 7 5 2 0 4 1 1 1 0 1 4
23 Franklin, Lance FF 95% 3 4 16 13 3 10 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 4
39 Grundy, Heath FB 94% 0 0 17 8 9 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 0
4 Hannebery, Dan RO 80% 0 0 21 9 12 5 0 1 4 3 1 1 1 1
9 Hayward, Will HFFL 73% 0 1 5 2 3 2 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 0
5 Heeney, Isaac WR 79% 2 0 20 11 9 4 0 3 1 3 1 0 2 4
29 Hewett, George HFFR 82% 0 0 10 3 7 0 0 2 1 4 0 3 1 1
15 Jack, Kieren FPR 73% 0 0 12 6 6 2 0 7 1 1 1 1 0 3
10 Jones, Zak CHB 74% 0 1 17 7 10 3 0 1 2 4 0 3 1 1
12 Kennedy, Josh (c) RR 82% 0 0 16 4 12 2 0 2 1 4 1 2 0 1
44 Lloyd, Jake WL 85% 0 0 23 15 8 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 8 1
3 McVeigh, Jarrad HBFR 86% 0 0 21 12 9 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 3
14 Mills, Callum HBFL 87% 0 0 19 13 6 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 0
28 Newman, Nic INT 69% 0 0 16 10 6 4 0 1 0 5 1 3 5 3
11 Papley, Tom FPL 85% 2 0 15 10 5 3 0 1 2 4 1 3 1 5
26 Parker, Luke C 87% 3 0 21 9 12 2 0 10 6 6 2 1 3 1
24 Rampe, Dane BPR 92% 0 1 23 9 14 8 0 1 0 4 0 3 4 2
18 Sinclair, Callum RU 83% 0 0 15 11 4 7 36 1 2 4 2 2 2 4
40 Smith, Nick BPL 86% 0 0 13 6 7 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0
22 Towers, Dean INT 71% 1 0 15 7 8 5 6 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (22 players) 13 8 345 182 163 85 43 47 27 60 16 29 48 42

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 50s

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 WBUL Rushed behind 0.1.1 - 0.0.0 00:35
SYDN Tom Papley goal 0.1.1 - 1.0.6 02:51
WBUL Jack Redpath goal 1.1.7 - 1.0.6 04:56
SYDN Luke Parker goal 1.1.7 - 2.0.12 09:19
WBUL Rushed behind 1.2.8 - 2.0.12 11:27
WBUL Billy Gowers goal 2.2.14 - 2.0.12 13:20
WBUL Lin Jong goal 3.2.20 - 2.0.12 16:42
SYDN Tom Papley goal 3.2.20 - 3.0.18 19:19
WBUL Tory Dickson goal 4.2.26 - 3.0.18 20:37
WBUL Caleb Daniel behind 4.3.27 - 3.0.18 25:03
WBUL Bailey Dale goal 5.3.33 - 3.0.18 26:56
SYDN Luke Parker goal 5.3.33 - 4.0.24 28:55
Q2 WBUL Lin Jong behind 5.4.34 - 4.0.24 02:14
WBUL Tory Dickson goal 6.4.40 - 4.0.24 03:16
WBUL Marcus Bontempelli goal 7.4.46 - 4.0.24 04:38
SYDN Luke Parker goal 7.4.46 - 5.0.30 09:38
SYDN Will Hayward behind 7.4.46 - 5.1.31 12:08
SYDN Lance Franklin behind 7.4.46 - 5.2.32 15:08
SYDN Lance Franklin behind 7.4.46 - 5.3.33 17:18
WBUL Josh Dunkley behind 7.5.47 - 5.3.33 19:01
WBUL Matt Suckling behind 7.6.48 - 5.3.33 20:44
WBUL Matt Suckling behind 7.7.49 - 5.3.33 21:38
SYDN Isaac Heeney goal 7.7.49 - 6.3.39 24:51
Q3 SYDN Harry Cunningham goal 7.7.49 - 7.3.45 02:34
SYDN Lance Franklin goal 7.7.49 - 8.3.51 07:42
SYDN Lance Franklin goal 7.7.49 - 9.3.57 09:39
SYDN Isaac Heeney goal 7.7.49 - 10.3.63 12:07
WBUL Toby McLean behind 7.8.50 - 10.3.63 17:11
WBUL Mitch Wallis goal 8.8.56 - 10.3.63 19:51
WBUL Marcus Bontempelli goal 9.8.62 - 10.3.63 20:57
WBUL Matt Suckling behind 9.9.63 - 10.3.63 24:22
WBUL Josh Dunkley behind 9.10.64 - 10.3.63 26:51
SYDN Lance Franklin behind 9.10.64 - 10.4.64 28:39
Q4 SYDN Lance Franklin goal 9.10.64 - 11.4.70 01:12
SYDN Lance Franklin behind 9.10.64 - 11.5.71 04:12
SYDN Zak Jones behind 9.10.64 - 11.6.72 05:06
SYDN Dean Towers goal 9.10.64 - 12.6.78 10:25
WBUL Rushed behind 9.11.65 - 12.6.78 12:04
WBUL Josh Dunkley behind 9.12.66 - 12.6.78 12:56
WBUL Caleb Daniel goal 10.12.72 - 12.6.78 18:44
SYDN Aliir Aliir behind 10.12.72 - 12.7.79 19:46
WBUL Josh Dunkley behind 10.13.73 - 12.7.79 21:16
SYDN Dane Rampe behind 10.13.73 - 12.8.80 24:46
WBUL Luke Dahlhaus goal 11.13.79 - 12.8.80 25:59
SYDN Oliver Florent goal 11.13.79 - 13.8.86 27:51