2024 AFL Elimination Final 2: Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 2024 between Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn in the second elimination final of the 2024 AFL season. Western Bulldogs "hosted" Hawthorn at MCG. Marcus Bontempelli captained the hosts with Tom Liberatore as vice-captain. James Sicily captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Luke Beveridge and the visitors were coached by Sam Mitchell.

Western Bulldogs
Back: T. Duryea, L. Jones, J. O'Donnell
Half-back: L. Bramble, R. Lobb, B. Dale
Centre: E. Richards, A. Treloar, B. Williams
Half-forward: C. Daniel, A. Naughton, L. McNeil
Forward: C. Weightman, S. Darcy, L. Vandermeer
Follower: T. English, M. Bontempelli (capt.), T. Liberatore (vice-capt.)
Int.: J. Freijah, H. Gallagher, J. Harmes, J. Ugle-Hagan
Sub.: J. Macrae

Hawthorn
Back: J. Sicily (capt.), S. Frost, J. Impey
Half-back: B. Hardwick, J. Weddle, H. Morrison
Centre: M. D'Ambrosio, D. Moore, C. Nash
Half-forward: K. Amon, M. Chol, J. Ginnivan
Forward: C. Dear, J. Gunston, N. Watson
Follower: L. Meek, J. Worpel, J. Newcombe
Int.: C. MacDonald, F. Maginness, J. Scrimshaw, J. Ward
Sub.: L. Breust

Western Bulldogs (9.8.62) were defeated by Hawthorn (14.15.99).

Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: A. Naughton (3), M. Bontempelli, S. Darcy, T. English, A. Treloar, L. Vandermeer, B. Williams
Hawthorn: N. Watson (4), C. Dear (3), C. MacDonald (2), J. Ginnivan, J. Gunston, F. Maginness, L. Meek, J. Newcombe

As a result of this match, Hawthorn faced Port Adelaide in the second semi final and Western Bulldogs were eliminated (finishing 7th overall).

Match Details

Season: 2024 AFL Season
Round: Elimination Final 2
Teams: Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn
Date: Friday 6 September 2024
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 97,828

Match Results

Outcome: Western Bulldogs def. by Hawthorn
Score: 9.8.62 - 14.15.99

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Western Bulldogs	4	.	1	5	.	4	6	.	5	9	.	8	9	.	8	(62)
Hawthorn	2	.	1	7	.	3	11	.	11	14	.	15	14	.	15	(99)
Margin	WBUL by 12			HWTH by 11			HWTH by 36			HWTH by 37			HWTH by 37
Duration	32:26			31:04			31:01			33:02			2:07:33

Honour Roll

Coaches: Luke Beveridge (Western Bulldogs), Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)
Captains: Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs), James Sicily (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: Tom Liberatore (Western Bulldogs), unknown (Hawthorn)

AFLCA Gary Ayres Votes

Player	Team	#	Votes	5	4	3	2	1
Jai Newcombe	HWTH	3	10	2	0	0	0	0
James Sicily	HWTH	6	6	0	?	?	?	0
Karl Amon	HWTH	10	4	0	?	?	?	?
Lloyd Meek	HWTH	17	4	0	?	?	?	?
Calsher Dear	HWTH	35	3	0	0	?	?	?
Massimo D'Ambrosio	HWTH	16	2	0	0	0	1	0
Connor MacDonald	HWTH	31	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
4	Bontempelli, Marcus (c)	RR	81%	1	0	18	9	9	5	0	3	8	6	0	2	4	3
29	Bramble, Lachie	HBFL	86%	0	0	19	17	2	5	0	1	1	2	0	1	7	1
31	Dale, Bailey	HBFR	84%	0	0	20	15	5	4	0	1	0	3	0	2	5	2
35	Daniel, Caleb	HFFL	85%	0	1	23	16	7	6	0	4	2	3	0	1	2	3
10	Darcy, Sam	FF	81%	1	1	13	8	5	4	11	1	4	3	2	1	1	0
15	Duryea, Taylor	BPL	76%	0	0	11	8	3	5	0	5	1	3	3	0	4	1
44	English, Tim	RU	76%	1	0	15	7	8	2	21	5	3	3	1	1	0	0
27	Freijah, Joel	INT	82%	0	1	19	14	5	7	0	0	1	1	1	0	3	3
12	Gallagher, Harvey	INT↓	47%	0	0	5	3	2	0	0	2	3	2	1	0	1	1
22	Harmes, James	INT	71%	0	0	8	4	4	2	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	4
19	Jones, Liam	FB	82%	0	0	6	4	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0
21	Liberatore, Tom (vc)	RO	79%	0	1	25	9	16	3	0	4	7	7	0	3	1	1
7	Lobb, Rory	CHB	100%	0	0	13	9	4	7	0	2	0	0	1	0	5	0
11	Macrae, Jack	SUB↑	30%	0	0	7	3	4	1	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
30	McNeil, Lachlan	HFFR	80%	0	1	10	5	5	3	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	1
33	Naughton, Aaron	CHF	81%	3	0	8	3	5	3	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	0
18	O'Donnell, James	BPR	90%	0	0	11	8	3	5	0	1	1	3	1	1	2	1
20	Richards, Ed	WL	88%	0	0	23	10	13	4	0	0	5	7	0	2	1	3
1	Treloar, Adam	C	84%	1	0	28	15	13	4	0	4	6	2	1	0	4	4
2	Ugle-Hagan, Jamarra	INT	82%	0	1	4	2	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
23	Vandermeer, Laitham	FPR	66%	1	0	11	7	4	4	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	4
3	Weightman, Cody	FPL	81%	0	1	7	2	5	0	0	6	1	4	1	2	0	1
34	Williams, Bailey	WR	87%	1	0	22	13	9	6	0	2	0	8	0	2	1	5
Rushed					1
Total (23 players)				9	8	326	191	135	86	35	54	46	67	13	22	43	39

J. Macrae replaced H. Gallagher.

Hawthorn

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
10	Amon, Karl	HFFL	85%	0	0	22	18	4	3	0	5	3	4	1	1	3	5
22	Breust, Luke	SUB↑	20%	0	1	3	2	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1
18	Chol, Mabior	CHF	80%	0	1	6	6	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	2
16	D'Ambrosio, Massimo	WL	84%	0	0	32	18	14	9	0	2	5	4	0	1	4	5
35	Dear, Calsher	FPL	82%	3	4	10	8	2	5	0	4	0	2	0	1	0	1
8	Frost, Sam	FB	95%	0	0	10	8	2	5	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	1
33	Ginnivan, Jack	HFFR	77%	1	0	15	10	5	1	0	4	3	1	3	0	0	3
19	Gunston, Jack	FF↓	66%	1	0	4	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Hardwick, Blake	HBFL	86%	0	0	21	16	5	12	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	1
4	Impey, Jarman	BPR	79%	0	0	19	13	6	3	0	1	1	4	2	0	2	3
31	MacDonald, Connor	INT	89%	2	1	23	13	10	7	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	3
32	Maginness, Finn	INT	79%	1	1	16	9	7	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	2
17	Meek, Lloyd	RU	87%	1	0	23	8	15	6	46	5	5	5	2	3	0	2
13	Moore, Dylan	C	84%	0	1	17	13	4	7	0	5	1	2	1	0	0	3
1	Morrison, Harry	HBFR	78%	0	0	22	15	7	7	0	2	1	4	2	0	2	2
11	Nash, Conor	WR	79%	0	0	16	7	9	2	4	6	3	2	2	1	0	2
3	Newcombe, Jai	RO	84%	1	0	35	17	18	9	0	4	3	1	0	0	1	6
14	Scrimshaw, Jack	INT	82%	0	0	26	18	8	6	0	1	1	6	0	0	5	1
6	Sicily, James (c)	BPL	95%	0	0	23	20	3	11	0	3	0	4	4	0	5	4
25	Ward, Josh	INT	64%	0	0	22	11	11	3	0	9	5	3	1	0	0	4
34	Watson, Nick	FPR	78%	4	1	11	7	4	6	0	3	0	1	3	1	0	0
23	Weddle, Josh	CHB	71%	0	0	14	7	7	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	1	1
5	Worpel, James	RR	78%	0	1	20	11	9	3	0	4	5	2	1	0	0	7
Rushed					4
Total (23 players)				14	15	410	257	153	117	51	65	39	57	22	13	30	59

L. Breust replaced J. Gunston.

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

Western Bulldogs							Coach: Luke Beveridge
BACK							FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
	6	J. Sicily (c)	8	S. Frost	4	J. Impey	44	T. English	27	J. Freijah
	23	L. Vandermeer	10	S. Darcy	3	C. Weightman	4	M. Bontempelli (c)	12	H. Gallagher
FORWARD							21	T. Liberatore (vc)	22	J. Harmes
HALF-BACK									2	J. Ugle-Hagan
	15	B. Hardwick	23	J. Weddle	1	H. Morrison			11	J. Macrae
	30	L. McNeil	33	A. Naughton	35	C. Daniel
HALF-FORWARD
CENTRE
	16	M. D'Ambrosio	13	D. Moore	11	C. Nash
	34	B. Williams	1	A. Treloar	20	E. Richards	FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
CENTRE							17	L. Meek	31	C. MacDonald
HALF-FORWARD							5	J. Worpel	32	F. Maginness
	10	K. Amon	18	M. Chol	33	J. Ginnivan	3	J. Newcombe	14	J. Scrimshaw
	31	B. Dale	7	R. Lobb	29	L. Bramble			25	J. Ward
HALF-BACK									22	L. Breust
FORWARD
	35	C. Dear	19	J. Gunston	34	N. Watson
	18	J. O'Donnell	19	L. Jones	15	T. Duryea
BACK
Hawthorn							Coach: Sam Mitchell

Score Timeline

Quarter	Team	Scoring Event	Score			Time
Q1	WBUL	Aaron Naughton goal	1.0.6	-	0.0.0	00:26
	HWTH	Calsher Dear behind	1.0.6	-	0.1.1	02:11
	HWTH	Lloyd Meek goal	1.0.6	-	1.1.7	07:00
	HWTH	Connor MacDonald goal	1.0.6	-	2.1.13	09:54
	WBUL	Sam Darcy goal	2.0.12	-	2.1.13	15:16
	WBUL	Sam Darcy behind	2.1.13	-	2.1.13	16:34
	WBUL	Adam Treloar goal	3.1.19	-	2.1.13	24:14
	WBUL	Tim English goal	4.1.25	-	2.1.13	27:13
Q2	HWTH	Calsher Dear goal	4.1.25	-	3.1.19	06:12
	WBUL	Tom Liberatore behind	4.2.26	-	3.1.19	08:52
	HWTH	Jack Gunston goal	4.2.26	-	4.1.25	12:13
	WBUL	Bailey Williams goal	5.2.32	-	4.1.25	14:17
	HWTH	Finn Maginness behind	5.2.32	-	4.2.26	16:54
	HWTH	Nick Watson goal	5.2.32	-	5.2.32	18:47
	HWTH	Jai Newcombe goal	5.2.32	-	6.2.38	23:19
	WBUL	Caleb Daniel behind	5.3.33	-	6.2.38	24:41
	WBUL	Jamarra Ugle-Hagan behind	5.4.34	-	6.2.38	25:48
	HWTH	Rushed behind	5.4.34	-	6.3.39	27:35
	HWTH	Calsher Dear goal	5.4.34	-	7.3.45	29:40
Q3	HWTH	Rushed behind	5.4.34	-	7.4.46	00:35
	HWTH	Nick Watson behind	5.4.34	-	7.5.47	02:20
	HWTH	Calsher Dear behind	5.4.34	-	7.6.48	03:25
	HWTH	Calsher Dear behind	5.4.34	-	7.7.49	05:07
	HWTH	Connor MacDonald goal	5.4.34	-	8.7.55	06:45
	WBUL	Lachlan McNeil behind	5.5.35	-	8.7.55	10:26
	HWTH	Calsher Dear goal	5.5.35	-	9.7.61	13:00
	HWTH	Nick Watson goal	5.5.35	-	10.7.67	15:34
	HWTH	Mabior Chol behind	5.5.35	-	10.8.68	16:44
	WBUL	Aaron Naughton goal	6.5.41	-	10.8.68	17:57
	HWTH	Connor MacDonald behind	6.5.41	-	10.9.69	22:31
	HWTH	Dylan Moore behind	6.5.41	-	10.10.70	25:31
	HWTH	Rushed behind	6.5.41	-	10.11.71	26:48
	HWTH	Nick Watson goal	6.5.41	-	11.11.77	29:42
Q4	WBUL	Marcus Bontempelli goal	7.5.47	-	11.11.77	01:58
	WBUL	Rushed behind	7.6.48	-	11.11.77	03:04
	WBUL	Cody Weightman behind	7.7.49	-	11.11.77	05:29
	HWTH	Luke Breust behind	7.7.49	-	11.12.78	11:58
	HWTH	Jack Ginnivan goal	7.7.49	-	12.12.84	13:15
	HWTH	Rushed behind	7.7.49	-	12.13.85	14:51
	WBUL	Joel Freijah behind	7.8.50	-	12.13.85	18:12
	WBUL	Laitham Vandermeer goal	8.8.56	-	12.13.85	19:00
	HWTH	Finn Maginness goal	8.8.56	-	13.13.91	21:29
	WBUL	Aaron Naughton goal	9.8.62	-	13.13.91	26:27
	HWTH	James Worpel behind	9.8.62	-	13.14.92	27:35
	HWTH	Calsher Dear behind	9.8.62	-	13.15.93	29:36
	HWTH	Nick Watson goal	9.8.62	-	14.15.99	31:34

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