2024 AFL Season Elimination Final 2: Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 2024 between the Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn in the second elimination final of the 2024 season of the Australian Football League.
The Western Bulldogs "hosted" Hawthorn at the 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.
The Western Bulldogs (9.8.62) were defeated by Hawthorn (14.15.99).
Match Details
Season:
2024 AFL Season
Round:
Second Elimination Final
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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||
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 (Hawthorn) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Western Bulldogs
Captain: Marcus BontempelliVice-Captain: Tom Liberatore
Coach: Luke Beveridge
Hawthorn
Captain: James SicilyCoach: Sam Mitchell
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 |
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| 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Western Bulldogs | Coach: Luke Beveridge | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||
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| 15 | B. Hardwick | 23 | J. Weddle | 1 | H. Morrison |
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| 30 | L. McNeil | 33 | A. Naughton | 35 | C. Daniel |
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| 16 | M. D'Ambrosio | 13 | D. Moore | 11 | C. Nash |
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| 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 |
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| 35 | C. Dear | 19 | J. Gunston | 34 | N. Watson |
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| 18 | J. O'Donnell | 19 | L. Jones | 15 | T. Duryea |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Sam Mitchell | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| 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 | |