2025 AFL Season Round 3: Western Bulldogs v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 21 March 2025 between the Western Bulldogs and Collingwood during round three of the 2025 season of the Australian Football League. The Western Bulldogs "hosted" Collingwood at the MCG. In the absence of Marcus Bontempelli, vice-captain Tom Liberatore captained the hosts with Aaron Naughton as vice-captain. Darcy Moore captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Luke Beveridge and the visitors were coached by Craig McRae.

The Western Bulldogs (10.10.70) were defeated by Collingwood (10.16.76).

Match Details

Season: 2025 AFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Western Bulldogs v Collingwood
Date: Friday 21 March 2025
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 78,027

Match Results

Outcome: Western Bulldogs def. by Collingwood
Score: 10.10.70 - 10.16.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Western Bulldogs 3 . 4 6 . 7 7 . 9 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Collingwood 2 . 4 5 . 8 8 . 11 10 . 16 10 . 16 (76)
Margin WBUL by 6 WBUL by 5 COLL by 8 COLL by 6 COLL by 6
Duration 30:24 30:57 28:55 32:14 2:02:30

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 (Collingwood) are in the lead.

Honour Roll

Western Bulldogs

Captain: Tom Liberatore (acting)
Vice-Captain: Aaron Naughton (acting)
Coach: Luke Beveridge

Collingwood

Captain: Darcy Moore
Coach: Craig McRae

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Nick Daicos COLL 35 3
Sam Darcy WBUL 10 2
Tom Liberatore WBUL 21 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1

Player Statistics

Western Bulldogs

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
13 Baker, Oskar SUB↑ 23% 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1
29 Bramble, Lachie HBFL 87% 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
31 Dale, Bailey HBFR 81% 0 0 31 21 10 2 0 3 0 2 1 2 7 2
10 Darcy, Sam FF 86% 4 2 15 11 4 8 4 3 1 3 2 3 0 2
42 Davidson, Sam WR 77% 0 0 15 11 4 2 0 3 3 2 1 0 2 4
26 Dolan, Josh INT 65% 0 0 7 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1
15 Duryea, Taylor BPR 76% 0 0 11 7 4 4 0 1 0 3 2 2 4 0
44 English, Tim RU 82% 0 0 14 6 8 5 33 7 2 3 0 3 0 3
27 Freijah, Joel BPL 80% 1 1 23 9 14 1 0 4 4 4 0 2 3 1
12 Gallagher, Harvey WL 77% 0 0 16 11 5 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 0
22 Harmes, James FPR 87% 1 0 14 3 11 2 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 1
32 Jones, Arthur INT↓ 61% 0 0 7 2 5 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
8 Kennedy, Matthew HFFR 81% 0 1 21 8 13 3 0 4 3 1 0 1 2 2
24 Khamis, Buku FB 95% 0 0 14 8 6 5 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 1
21 Liberatore, Tom (ac) C 82% 1 0 34 16 18 2 0 3 9 3 1 0 3 7
7 Lobb, Rory CHB 100% 0 1 13 10 3 7 0 3 1 4 1 3 5 1
30 McNeil, Lachlan HFFL 83% 1 1 6 6 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
33 Naughton, Aaron (avc) CHF 83% 0 0 11 4 7 4 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1
20 Richards, Ed RO 83% 0 2 27 17 10 3 0 3 5 2 1 1 1 10
9 Sanders, Ryley INT 71% 0 0 16 3 13 2 0 7 0 3 0 0 1 1
23 Vandermeer, Laitham FPL 79% 1 0 14 5 9 4 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 3
14 West, Rhylee RR 76% 1 0 10 4 6 1 0 1 1 4 1 4 0 1
34 Williams, Bailey INT 83% 0 0 20 8 12 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 10 10 352 185 167 69 37 54 35 54 14 33 39 43

O. Baker replaced A. Jones.

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
14 Cameron, Darcy RU 84% 0 0 19 9 10 4 26 3 5 4 6 1 1 0
46 Cox, Mason INT 52% 0 1 8 7 1 3 12 3 0 2 1 1 0 1
25 Crisp, Jack WR 83% 0 0 21 12 9 5 0 3 3 4 0 2 2 3
7 Daicos, Josh HBFL 85% 0 0 25 14 11 4 0 2 1 2 1 0 2 3
35 Daicos, Nick RO 84% 0 1 39 18 21 7 0 4 9 4 2 0 1 8
2 De Goey, Jordan CHF 82% 0 3 15 11 4 4 0 3 1 2 2 0 1 5
5 Elliott, Jamie FF 93% 1 3 14 7 7 5 0 3 0 2 1 2 0 2
23 Hill, Bobby HFFL 71% 2 0 8 6 2 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3
9 Houston, Dan CHB 80% 1 0 15 10 5 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 3 2
38 Howe, Jeremy BPR 100% 0 0 17 14 3 7 0 1 1 2 2 0 10 0
1 Lipinski, Patrick WL 87% 0 1 22 7 15 1 0 2 1 3 1 1 0 3
44 Long, Ned SUB↑ 75% 0 1 13 5 8 1 0 9 0 2 1 0 2 3
4 Maynard, Brayden HBFR 78% 0 0 13 8 5 4 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 1
31 McCreery, Beau HFFR 75% 1 0 10 8 2 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 1
26 McInnes, Reef FB↓ 4% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 McStay, Daniel FPL 84% 1 3 14 10 4 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4
28 Membrey, Tim FPR 81% 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 2
30 Moore, Darcy (c) BPL 97% 0 0 15 8 7 5 0 3 0 3 2 2 4 1
10 Pendlebury, Scott RR 77% 0 0 26 5 21 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 3
12 Perryman, Harry INT 79% 0 0 12 8 4 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1
3 Quaynor, Isaac INT 83% 0 0 11 7 4 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 0
8 Schultz, Lachie INT 81% 2 1 17 11 6 6 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 1
22 Sidebottom, Steele C 83% 2 0 22 12 10 1 0 4 6 5 0 1 0 3
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 10 16 364 204 160 77 38 64 36 47 33 14 32 50

N. Long replaced R. McInnes.

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
30 D. Moore (c) 26 R. McInnes 38 J. Howe 44 T. English 26 J. Dolan
22 J. Harmes 10 S. Darcy 23 L. Vandermeer 14 R. West 32 A. Jones
FORWARD 20 E. Richards 9 R. Sanders
HALF-BACK

34 B. Williams
7 J. Daicos 9 D. Houston 4 B. Maynard

13 O. Baker
8 M. Kennedy 33 A. Naughton (avc) 30 L. McNeil



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



1 P. Lipinski 22 S. Sidebottom 25 J. Crisp



42 S. Davidson 21 T. Liberatore (ac) 12 H. Gallagher FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 14 D. Cameron 46 M. Cox
HALF-FORWARD 10 S. Pendlebury 12 H. Perryman
23 B. Hill 2 J. De Goey 31 B. McCreery 35 N. Daicos 3 I. Quaynor
31 B. Dale 7 R. Lobb 29 L. Bramble

8 L. Schultz
HALF-BACK

44 N. Long
FORWARD



11 D. McStay 5 J. Elliott 28 T. Membrey



15 T. Duryea 24 B. Khamis 27 J. Freijah



BACK



Collingwood Coach: Craig McRae

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 WBUL Sam Darcy goal 1.0.6 - 0.0.0 00:56
WBUL Matthew Kennedy behind 1.1.7 - 0.0.0 08:14
WBUL Joel Freijah behind 1.2.8 - 0.0.0 10:45
WBUL Lachlan McNeil goal 2.2.14 - 0.0.0 11:35
WBUL Laitham Vandermeer goal 3.2.20 - 0.0.0 13:46
WBUL Ed Richards behind 3.3.21 - 0.0.0 15:03
WBUL Rushed behind 3.4.22 - 0.0.0 16:16
COLL Jordan De Goey behind 3.4.22 - 0.1.1 19:53
COLL Daniel McStay goal 3.4.22 - 1.1.7 21:03
COLL Jamie Elliott behind 3.4.22 - 1.2.8 23:39
COLL Nick Daicos behind 3.4.22 - 1.3.9 25:58
COLL Lachie Schultz goal 3.4.22 - 2.3.15 27:27
COLL Rushed behind 3.4.22 - 2.4.16 28:32
Q2 COLL Jamie Elliott goal 3.4.22 - 3.4.22 00:44
COLL Bobby Hill goal 3.4.22 - 4.4.28 03:22
WBUL Sam Darcy goal 4.4.28 - 4.4.28 05:16
WBUL Ed Richards behind 4.5.29 - 4.4.28 07:29
WBUL Sam Darcy goal 5.5.35 - 4.4.28 08:48
COLL Dan Houston goal 5.5.35 - 5.4.34 13:18
WBUL Rushed behind 5.6.36 - 5.4.34 15:34
WBUL James Harmes goal 6.6.42 - 5.4.34 18:08
COLL Jamie Elliott behind 6.6.42 - 5.5.35 19:40
WBUL Lachlan McNeil behind 6.7.43 - 5.5.35 20:44
COLL Mason Cox behind 6.7.43 - 5.6.36 22:53
COLL Patrick Lipinski behind 6.7.43 - 5.7.37 26:12
COLL Daniel McStay behind 6.7.43 - 5.8.38 28:46
Q3 WBUL Sam Darcy behind 6.8.44 - 5.8.38 01:43
COLL Lachie Schultz goal 6.8.44 - 6.8.44 03:23
COLL Beau McCreery goal 6.8.44 - 7.8.50 04:44
WBUL Sam Darcy behind 6.9.45 - 7.8.50 06:31
COLL Lachie Schultz behind 6.9.45 - 7.9.51 10:25
COLL Ned Long behind 6.9.45 - 7.10.52 15:03
COLL Rushed behind 6.9.45 - 7.11.53 17:31
WBUL Rhylee West goal 7.9.51 - 7.11.53 20:59
COLL Steele Sidebottom goal 7.9.51 - 8.11.59 24:24
Q4 COLL Bobby Hill goal 7.9.51 - 9.11.65 02:27
COLL Daniel McStay behind 7.9.51 - 9.12.66 06:06
WBUL Sam Darcy goal 8.9.57 - 9.12.66 09:35
WBUL Tom Liberatore goal 9.9.63 - 9.12.66 10:56
COLL Jamie Elliott behind 9.9.63 - 9.13.67 14:24
COLL Jordan De Goey behind 9.9.63 - 9.14.68 16:50
COLL Daniel McStay behind 9.9.63 - 9.15.69 18:07
WBUL Joel Freijah goal 10.9.69 - 9.15.69 19:41
COLL Jordan De Goey behind 10.9.69 - 9.16.70 23:19
COLL Steele Sidebottom goal 10.9.69 - 10.16.76 25:54
WBUL Rory Lobb behind 10.10.70 - 10.16.76 28:13