2022 AFL Elimination Final 1: Fremantle v Western Bulldogs

This is the match report for the match played on 3 September 2022 between Fremantle and Western Bulldogs in the first elimination final of the 2022 AFL season. Fremantle hosted Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium. Marcus Bontempelli captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Justin Longmuir and the visitors were coached by Luke Beveridge.

Fremantle
Back: J. Aish, B. Cox, G. Logue
Half-back: H. Young, A. Pearce, L. Ryan
Centre: J. Clark, A. Brayshaw, B. Acres
Half-forward: L. Schultz, S. Switkowski, H. Chapman
Forward: J. Amiss, R. Lobb, M. Walters
Follower: S. Darcy, W. Brodie, C. Serong
Int.: M. Frederick, D. Mundy, N. O'Driscoll, B. Walker
Sub.: B. Banfield

Western Bulldogs
Back: E. Richards, R. Gardner, Z. Cordy
Half-back: B. Williams, A. Keath, B. Dale
Centre: T. McLean, J. Dunkley, R. Smith
Half-forward: A. Treloar, J. Ugle-Hagan, J. Johannisen
Forward: L. Vandermeer, A. Naughton, S. Darcy
Follower: T. English, M. Bontempelli (capt.), B. Smith
Int.: C. Daniel, L. Hunter, J. Macrae, C. Weightman
Sub.: R. McComb

Fremantle (11.7.73) defeated Western Bulldogs (8.12.60).

Goalkickers
Fremantle: M. Walters (3), J. Amiss (2), R. Lobb (2), A. Brayshaw, G. Logue, N. O'Driscoll, C. Serong
Western Bulldogs: M. Bontempelli (2), J. Johannisen (2), S. Darcy, J. Dunkley, R. Smith, C. Weightman

As a result of this match, Fremantle faced Collingwood in the first semi final and Western Bulldogs were eliminated (finishing 8th overall).

Match Details

Season: 2022 AFL Season
Round: Elimination Final 1
Teams: Fremantle v Western Bulldogs
Date: Saturday 3 September 2022
Time: 6:10 PM
Venue: Optus Stadium
Attendance: 58,982

Match Results

Outcome: Fremantle def. Western Bulldogs
Score: 11.7.73 - 8.12.60

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Fremantle	0	.	1	4	.	3	7	.	5	11	.	7	11	.	7	(73)
Western Bulldogs	5	.	5	6	.	6	7	.	11	8	.	12	8	.	12	(60)
Margin	WBUL by 34			WBUL by 15			WBUL by 6			FREM by 13			FREM by 13
Duration	32:55			31:20			29:32			30:38			2:04:25

Honour Roll

Coaches: Justin Longmuir (Fremantle), Luke Beveridge (Western Bulldogs)
Captains: unknown (Fremantle), Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Donlon, J. Power, N. Williamson, E: A. Heffernan
Goal Umpire: P. Challen, S. Hunter, E: B. Rogers
Boundary Umpire: B. Dalgleish, N. Doig, J. Furman, M. Konetschka

AFLCA Gary Ayres Votes

Player	Team	#	Votes	5	4	3	2	1
Caleb Serong	FREM	3	10	2	0	0	0	0
Marcus Bontempelli	WBUL	4	7	0	1	1	0	0
Michael Walters	FREM	10	7	0	1	1	0	0
Brennan Cox	FREM	36	2	0	0	0	1	0
Luke Ryan	FREM	13	2	0	0	0	1	0
Josh Dunkley	WBUL	5	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Macrae	WBUL	11	1	0	0	0	0	1

Player Statistics

Fremantle

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
9	Acres, Blake	WR	82%	0	0	24	16	8	5	0	1	0	7	0	1	1	6
11	Aish, James	BPL	76%	0	0	16	5	11	2	0	4	4	2	0	1	2	2
24	Amiss, Jye	FPL	84%	2	1	7	7	0	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1
41	Banfield, Bailey	SUB	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Brayshaw, Andrew	C	77%	1	0	32	19	13	10	0	2	0	4	0	2	3	6
17	Brodie, Will	RR	64%	0	1	19	9	10	2	0	6	5	4	0	1	1	3
27	Chapman, Heath	HFFR	91%	0	0	27	9	18	9	0	3	1	3	2	3	4	0
6	Clark, Jordan	WL	80%	0	0	17	7	10	5	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	4
36	Cox, Brennan	FB	94%	0	0	26	16	10	8	0	0	0	4	0	1	6	0
4	Darcy, Sean	RU	82%	0	0	15	9	6	1	47	3	4	5	0	1	1	2
32	Frederick, Michael	INT	78%	0	0	13	8	5	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	4
37	Lobb, Rory	FF	100%	2	0	11	5	6	4	14	5	0	1	1	0	1	2
2	Logue, Griffin	BPR	92%	1	0	8	3	5	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	2
16	Mundy, David	INT	65%	0	0	20	10	10	4	0	2	6	2	0	1	1	5
30	O'Driscoll, Nathan	INT	69%	1	0	11	9	2	4	0	2	2	2	3	1	1	0
25	Pearce, Alex	CHB	88%	0	0	6	4	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0
13	Ryan, Luke	HBFR	88%	0	0	31	25	6	7	0	2	1	2	0	0	9	4
5	Schultz, Lachie	HFFL	86%	0	0	14	11	3	5	0	4	0	2	2	1	1	7
3	Serong, Caleb	RO	72%	1	0	33	16	17	3	0	6	10	6	1	0	1	4
39	Switkowski, Sam	CHF	82%	0	0	14	5	9	2	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	4
31	Walker, Brandon	INT	76%	0	0	9	5	4	0	0	0	1	6	0	1	2	1
10	Walters, Michael	FPR	91%	3	3	18	13	5	5	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	1
26	Young, Hayden	HBFL	83%	0	0	28	19	9	11	0	4	2	2	1	1	5	4
Rushed					2
Total (23 players)				11	7	399	230	169	100	61	57	37	61	13	16	43	62

Western Bulldogs

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
4	Bontempelli, Marcus (c)	RR	80%	2	1	30	18	12	9	0	7	3	4	2	1	6	3
12	Cordy, Zaine	BPR	80%	0	0	10	7	3	4	3	5	0	2	1	0	4	1
31	Dale, Bailey	HBFR	81%	0	0	15	10	5	7	0	2	1	1	0	1	2	0
35	Daniel, Caleb	INT	88%	0	0	29	20	9	6	0	1	2	4	0	1	7	1
10	Darcy, Sam	FPR	70%	1	1	8	6	2	3	2	2	0	2	1	0	1	0
5	Dunkley, Josh	C	78%	1	0	23	16	7	2	0	14	7	2	6	1	2	5
44	English, Tim	RU	84%	0	1	15	5	10	1	20	4	2	5	0	0	0	3
43	Gardner, Ryan	FB	100%	0	0	12	9	3	7	0	1	0	2	0	1	3	0
7	Hunter, Lachie	INT	84%	0	1	25	15	10	7	0	3	1	7	1	1	2	2
39	Johannisen, Jason	HFFR↓	72%	2	1	8	4	4	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
42	Keath, Alex	CHB	86%	0	0	17	10	7	7	0	0	0	3	0	1	3	2
11	Macrae, Jack	INT	81%	0	0	34	19	15	6	0	4	5	3	2	0	3	10
27	McComb, Robbie	SUB↑	4%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
16	McLean, Toby	WL	79%	0	2	21	12	9	2	0	9	4	1	2	0	0	3
33	Naughton, Aaron	FF	84%	0	1	11	7	4	5	0	4	1	3	0	0	0	3
20	Richards, Ed	BPL	91%	0	0	13	7	6	4	0	2	0	5	0	2	4	1
6	Smith, Bailey	RO	81%	0	0	21	16	5	1	0	6	3	1	0	0	3	7
37	Smith, Roarke	WR	75%	1	0	13	8	5	4	0	1	2	3	1	1	2	2
1	Treloar, Adam	HFFL	83%	0	0	26	17	9	2	0	4	3	6	0	1	5	6
2	Ugle-Hagan, Jamarra	CHF	78%	0	0	7	4	3	3	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0
23	Vandermeer, Laitham	FPL	79%	0	0	11	2	9	1	0	1	1	3	0	0	2	0
19	Weightman, Cody	INT	79%	1	1	8	5	3	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	1
34	Williams, Bailey	HBFL	83%	0	0	13	8	5	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	3
Rushed					3
Total (23 players)				8	12	370	225	145	88	25	72	37	66	16	13	51	53

R. McComb replaced J. Johannisen during the fourth 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 50s

Player Line-Up

Fremantle							Coach: Justin Longmuir
BACK							FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
	20	E. Richards	43	R. Gardner	12	Z. Cordy	4	S. Darcy	32	M. Frederick
	10	M. Walters	37	R. Lobb	24	J. Amiss	17	W. Brodie	16	D. Mundy
FORWARD							3	C. Serong	30	N. O'Driscoll
HALF-BACK									31	B. Walker
	34	B. Williams	42	A. Keath	31	B. Dale			41	B. Banfield
	27	H. Chapman	39	S. Switkowski	5	L. Schultz
HALF-FORWARD
CENTRE
	16	T. McLean	5	J. Dunkley	37	R. Smith
	9	B. Acres	8	A. Brayshaw	6	J. Clark	FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
CENTRE							44	T. English	35	C. Daniel
HALF-FORWARD							4	M. Bontempelli (c)	7	L. Hunter
	1	A. Treloar	2	J. Ugle-Hagan	39	J. Johannisen	6	B. Smith	11	J. Macrae
	13	L. Ryan	25	A. Pearce	26	H. Young			19	C. Weightman
HALF-BACK									27	R. McComb
FORWARD
	23	L. Vandermeer	33	A. Naughton	10	S. Darcy
	2	G. Logue	36	B. Cox	11	J. Aish
BACK
Western Bulldogs							Coach: Luke Beveridge

Score Timeline

Quarter	Team	Scoring Event	Score			Time
Q1	WBUL	Marcus Bontempelli goal	0.0.0	-	1.0.6	02:03
	WBUL	Toby McLean behind	0.0.0	-	1.1.7	04:40
	FREM	Michael Walters behind	0.1.1	-	1.1.7	08:42
	WBUL	Cody Weightman behind	0.1.1	-	1.2.8	10:28
	WBUL	Rushed behind	0.1.1	-	1.3.9	16:19
	WBUL	Jason Johannisen goal	0.1.1	-	2.3.15	17:16
	WBUL	Sam Darcy behind	0.1.1	-	2.4.16	18:39
	WBUL	Sam Darcy goal	0.1.1	-	3.4.22	20:25
	WBUL	Jason Johannisen behind	0.1.1	-	3.5.23	21:47
	WBUL	Marcus Bontempelli goal	0.1.1	-	4.5.29	25:29
	WBUL	Cody Weightman goal	0.1.1	-	5.5.35	29:46
Q2	WBUL	Marcus Bontempelli behind	0.1.1	-	5.6.36	03:27
	WBUL	Josh Dunkley goal	0.1.1	-	6.6.42	08:57
	FREM	Jye Amiss behind	0.2.2	-	6.6.42	11:54
	FREM	Michael Walters behind	0.3.3	-	6.6.42	14:17
	FREM	Michael Walters goal	1.3.9	-	6.6.42	20:37
	FREM	Andrew Brayshaw goal	2.3.15	-	6.6.42	23:00
	FREM	Caleb Serong goal	3.3.21	-	6.6.42	28:07
	FREM	Jye Amiss goal	4.3.27	-	6.6.42	31:16
Q3	WBUL	Jason Johannisen goal	4.3.27	-	7.6.48	00:41
	WBUL	Lachie Hunter behind	4.3.27	-	7.7.49	06:34
	FREM	Rory Lobb goal	5.3.33	-	7.7.49	07:43
	FREM	Michael Walters goal	6.3.39	-	7.7.49	11:54
	FREM	Rory Lobb goal	7.3.45	-	7.7.49	17:22
	WBUL	Tim English behind	7.3.45	-	7.8.50	20:16
	WBUL	Aaron Naughton behind	7.3.45	-	7.9.51	20:58
	FREM	Rushed behind	7.4.46	-	7.9.51	21:51
	FREM	Rushed behind	7.5.47	-	7.9.51	26:13
	WBUL	Rushed behind	7.5.47	-	7.10.52	27:12
	WBUL	Toby McLean behind	7.5.47	-	7.11.53	28:23
Q4	FREM	Jye Amiss goal	8.5.53	-	7.11.53	03:31
	FREM	Griffin Logue goal	9.5.59	-	7.11.53	07:59
	WBUL	Rushed behind	9.5.59	-	7.12.54	09:33
	FREM	Michael Walters goal	10.5.65	-	7.12.54	12:18
	WBUL	Roarke Smith goal	10.5.65	-	8.12.60	14:53
	FREM	Michael Walters behind	10.6.66	-	8.12.60	16:02
	FREM	Nathan O'Driscoll goal	11.6.72	-	8.12.60	19:51
	FREM	Will Brodie behind	11.7.73	-	8.12.60	27:08

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