2023 AFL Round 4: Richmond v Western Bulldogs

This is the match report for the match played on 8 April 2023 between Richmond and Western Bulldogs during round 4 of the 2023 AFL season. Richmond hosted Western Bulldogs at MCG. With the presence of multiple Richmond co-captains, namely Dylan Grimes and Toby Nankervis, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Damien Hardwick and the visitors were coached by Luke Beveridge.

Richmond
Back: N. Balta, D. Grimes, T. Young
Half-back: L. Baker, N. Vlastuin, D. Rioli
Centre: K. McIntosh, D. Prestia, M. Pickett
Half-forward: S. Bolton, J. Graham, R. Mansell
Forward: S. Ryan, D. Martin, T. Lynch
Follower: T. Nankervis, T. Taranto, J. Hopper
Int.: J. Clarke, N. Cumberland, H. Ralphsmith, T. Sonsie
Sub.: T. Cotchin

Western Bulldogs
Back: J. Bruce, L. Jones, J. Johannisen
Half-back: B. Dale, A. Keath, E. Richards
Centre: B. Williams, M. Bontempelli, J. Macrae
Half-forward: B. Smith, J. Ugle-Hagan, A. Jones
Forward: A. Scott, A. Naughton, R. Lobb
Follower: T. English, T. Liberatore, A. Treloar
Int.: O. Baker, H. Crozier, C. Daniel, R. McComb
Sub.: M. Hannan

Richmond (12.12.84) were defeated by Western Bulldogs (12.17.89).

Goalkickers
Richmond: S. Bolton (3), T. Lynch (2), J. Clarke, N. Cumberland, J. Hopper, D. Martin, H. Ralphsmith, S. Ryan, T. Taranto
Western Bulldogs: A. Naughton (3), T. English (2), T. Liberatore (2), C. Daniel, M. Hannan, R. Lobb, J. Macrae, R. McComb

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 12th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Western Bulldogs were then 11th on the ladder (up from 16th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2023 AFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Richmond v Western Bulldogs
Date: Saturday 8 April 2023
Time: 4:35 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 56,449

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Western Bulldogs
Score: 12.12.84 - 12.17.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 4 10 . 7 10 . 11 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Western Bulldogs 6 . 3 8 . 5 9 . 11 12 . 17 12 . 17 (89)
Margin WBUL by 23 RICH by 14 RICH by 6 WBUL by 5 WBUL by 5
Duration 31:35 30:49 26:37 32:02 2:01:03

Honour Roll

Coaches: Damien Hardwick (Richmond), Luke Beveridge (Western Bulldogs)
Captains: unknown (Richmond), unknown (Western Bulldogs)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Tom Liberatore WBUL 21 3
Liam Baker RICH 7 2
Marcus Bontempelli WBUL 4 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Marcus Bontempelli WBUL 4 9 1 1 0 0 0
Tim English WBUL 44 8 1 0 1 0 0
Tom Liberatore WBUL 21 4 0 1 0 0 0
Caleb Daniel WBUL 35 3 0 0 1 0 0
Liam Baker RICH 7 2 0 0 0 ? ?
Bailey Dale WBUL 31 2 0 0 0 ? ?
Daniel Rioli RICH 17 2 0 0 0 ? ?

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
7 Baker, Liam HBFL 80% 0 1 25 14 11 2 0 4 0 7 1 3 4 2
21 Balta, Noah BPL 92% 0 0 16 11 5 3 0 2 0 7 1 1 6 1
29 Bolton, Shai HFFL 91% 3 1 16 12 4 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 5
42 Clarke, Judson INT 75% 1 0 20 11 9 4 0 5 1 3 1 0 1 4
9 Cotchin, Trent SUB↑ 48% 0 0 11 3 8 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
38 Cumberland, Noah INT 77% 1 2 21 13 8 7 0 6 1 9 3 3 0 3
34 Graham, Jack CHF↓ 30% 0 0 10 4 6 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1
2 Grimes, Dylan FB 72% 0 0 9 7 2 3 0 3 0 2 1 1 1 0
22 Hopper, Jacob RO 74% 1 2 24 12 12 2 0 2 4 3 0 0 2 2
19 Lynch, Tom FPR 86% 2 0 6 2 4 1 0 3 1 3 1 2 0 0
31 Mansell, Rhyan HFFR 81% 0 1 12 9 3 5 0 7 0 2 1 1 0 2
4 Martin, Dustin FF 85% 1 0 23 11 12 4 0 2 3 4 1 1 0 4
33 McIntosh, Kamdyn WL 83% 0 0 15 13 2 5 0 1 0 7 0 0 2 3
25 Nankervis, Toby RU 79% 0 0 15 8 7 1 35 7 3 1 1 0 1 0
50 Pickett, Marlion WR 82% 0 0 20 12 8 4 0 4 2 3 0 0 3 7
3 Prestia, Dion C 72% 0 0 20 8 12 4 0 2 1 4 0 0 3 3
13 Ralphsmith, Hugo INT 81% 1 1 19 10 9 6 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 3
17 Rioli, Daniel HBFR 91% 0 0 29 10 19 4 0 7 1 2 0 1 4 1
32 Ryan, Samson FPL 73% 1 0 7 4 3 1 10 1 2 3 0 3 2 1
40 Sonsie, Tyler INT 81% 0 0 15 8 7 2 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 2
14 Taranto, Tim RR 81% 1 0 27 12 15 3 0 8 5 2 1 0 2 2
1 Vlastuin, Nick CHB 87% 0 0 21 15 6 4 0 6 0 4 1 1 10 0
45 Young, Tylar BPR 100% 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 1 0 4 1 2 5 1
Rushed 4
Total (23 players) 12 12 392 218 174 72 45 80 26 77 17 20 51 47

T. Cotchin replaced J. Graham.

Western Bulldogs

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
13 Baker, Oskar INT 84% 0 0 20 14 6 7 0 0 0 5 0 1 2 3
4 Bontempelli, Marcus C 85% 0 1 25 10 15 1 0 12 11 4 2 2 0 5
17 Bruce, Josh BPL 100% 0 0 14 6 8 4 0 3 0 5 2 2 2 0
9 Crozier, Hayden INT 46% 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0
31 Dale, Bailey HBFL 83% 0 0 30 21 9 7 0 3 0 5 1 0 6 5
35 Daniel, Caleb INT 79% 1 2 19 14 5 5 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1
44 English, Tim RU 85% 2 0 20 17 3 6 23 9 3 4 2 1 4 3
29 Hannan, Mitch SUB↑ 62% 1 2 8 5 3 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2
39 Johannisen, Jason BPR 81% 0 0 21 16 5 6 0 1 0 3 1 0 3 1
32 Jones, Arthur HFFR 79% 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 3
19 Jones, Liam FB 100% 0 0 7 6 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 3 0
42 Keath, Alex CHB↓ 15% 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Liberatore, Tom RR 82% 2 1 23 14 9 0 0 10 7 1 1 0 1 4
7 Lobb, Rory FPR 94% 1 1 14 10 4 5 6 1 1 2 1 0 0 3
11 Macrae, Jack WR 74% 1 0 21 12 9 4 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 7
27 McComb, Robbie INT 65% 1 0 8 5 3 3 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 2
33 Naughton, Aaron FF 91% 3 0 10 6 4 5 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 2
20 Richards, Ed HBFR 90% 0 0 19 18 1 8 0 4 0 4 1 2 6 2
28 Scott, Anthony FPL 79% 0 0 12 9 3 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 6
6 Smith, Bailey HFFL 89% 0 1 24 15 9 6 0 1 5 4 0 1 2 6
1 Treloar, Adam RO 81% 0 0 25 12 13 0 0 4 10 5 0 0 2 4
2 Ugle-Hagan, Jamarra CHF 76% 0 2 12 9 3 5 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 3
34 Williams, Bailey WL 77% 0 0 16 9 7 7 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 2
Rushed 7
Total (23 players) 12 17 364 239 125 93 30 66 42 63 20 17 35 64

M. Hannan replaced A. Keath.

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

Richmond Coach: Damien Hardwick
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
17 J. Bruce 19 L. Jones 39 J. Johannisen 25 T. Nankervis 42 J. Clarke
19 T. Lynch 4 D. Martin 32 S. Ryan 14 T. Taranto 38 N. Cumberland
FORWARD 22 J. Hopper 13 H. Ralphsmith
HALF-BACK

40 T. Sonsie
31 B. Dale 42 A. Keath 20 E. Richards

9 T. Cotchin
31 R. Mansell 34 J. Graham 29 S. Bolton



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



34 B. Williams 4 M. Bontempelli 11 J. Macrae



50 M. Pickett 3 D. Prestia 33 K. McIntosh FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 44 T. English 13 O. Baker
HALF-FORWARD 21 T. Liberatore 9 H. Crozier
6 B. Smith 2 J. Ugle-Hagan 32 A. Jones 1 A. Treloar 35 C. Daniel
17 D. Rioli 1 N. Vlastuin 7 L. Baker

27 R. McComb
HALF-BACK

29 M. Hannan
FORWARD



28 A. Scott 33 A. Naughton 7 R. Lobb



45 T. Young 2 D. Grimes 21 N. Balta



BACK



Western Bulldogs Coach: Luke Beveridge

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 WBUL Tom Liberatore behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 01:54
RICH Tom Lynch goal 1.0.6 - 0.1.1 03:31
WBUL Rory Lobb goal 1.0.6 - 1.1.7 08:13
WBUL Tim English goal 1.0.6 - 2.1.13 10:16
RICH Rushed behind 1.1.7 - 2.1.13 11:50
WBUL Caleb Daniel goal 1.1.7 - 3.1.19 13:47
RICH Tom Lynch goal 2.1.13 - 3.1.19 17:39
WBUL Tom Liberatore goal 2.1.13 - 4.1.25 20:46
RICH Hugo Ralphsmith behind 2.2.14 - 4.1.25 22:39
WBUL Rushed behind 2.2.14 - 4.2.26 24:00
RICH Jacob Hopper behind 2.3.15 - 4.2.26 24:33
RICH Jacob Hopper behind 2.4.16 - 4.2.26 25:59
WBUL Jack Macrae goal 2.4.16 - 5.2.32 27:30
WBUL Tom Liberatore goal 2.4.16 - 6.2.38 28:47
WBUL Bailey Smith behind 2.4.16 - 6.3.39 30:48
Q2 WBUL Tim English goal 2.4.16 - 7.3.45 01:43
RICH Samson Ryan goal 3.4.22 - 7.3.45 03:41
WBUL Aaron Naughton goal 3.4.22 - 8.3.51 05:13
RICH Rushed behind 3.5.23 - 8.3.51 07:07
RICH Shai Bolton goal 4.5.29 - 8.3.51 12:36
RICH Noah Cumberland goal 5.5.35 - 8.3.51 14:27
RICH Judson Clarke goal 6.5.41 - 8.3.51 15:49
RICH Rushed behind 6.6.42 - 8.3.51 19:27
WBUL Marcus Bontempelli behind 6.6.42 - 8.4.52 20:47
RICH Jacob Hopper goal 7.6.48 - 8.4.52 22:57
RICH Shai Bolton goal 8.6.54 - 8.4.52 24:42
RICH Hugo Ralphsmith goal 9.6.60 - 8.4.52 26:21
RICH Dustin Martin goal 10.6.66 - 8.4.52 27:34
WBUL Mitch Hannan behind 10.6.66 - 8.5.53 29:53
RICH Liam Baker behind 10.7.67 - 8.5.53 30:31
Q3 WBUL Rushed behind 10.7.67 - 8.6.54 01:21
WBUL Aaron Naughton goal 10.7.67 - 9.6.60 01:54
WBUL Rory Lobb behind 10.7.67 - 9.7.61 05:38
RICH Noah Cumberland behind 10.8.68 - 9.7.61 11:02
WBUL Caleb Daniel behind 10.8.68 - 9.8.62 12:26
WBUL Caleb Daniel behind 10.8.68 - 9.9.63 16:01
RICH Noah Cumberland behind 10.9.69 - 9.9.63 18:29
RICH Shai Bolton behind 10.10.70 - 9.9.63 21:06
RICH Rhyan Mansell behind 10.11.71 - 9.9.63 22:44
WBUL Jamarra Ugle-Hagan behind 10.11.71 - 9.10.64 24:07
WBUL Mitch Hannan behind 10.11.71 - 9.11.65 25:33
Q4 WBUL Jamarra Ugle-Hagan behind 10.11.71 - 9.12.66 00:49
WBUL Rushed behind 10.11.71 - 9.13.67 03:18
RICH Rushed behind 10.12.72 - 9.13.67 04:57
WBUL Mitch Hannan goal 10.12.72 - 10.13.73 06:05
WBUL Aaron Naughton goal 10.12.72 - 11.13.79 07:51
WBUL Robbie McComb goal 10.12.72 - 12.13.85 12:33
WBUL Rushed behind 10.12.72 - 12.14.86 16:19
WBUL Rushed behind 10.12.72 - 12.15.87 17:39
RICH Tim Taranto goal 11.12.78 - 12.15.87 18:47
WBUL Rushed behind 11.12.78 - 12.16.88 23:14
WBUL Rushed behind 11.12.78 - 12.17.89 26:21
RICH Shai Bolton goal 12.12.84 - 12.17.89 30:02