2025 AFL Round 3: Western Bulldogs v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 21 March 2025 between Western Bulldogs and Collingwood during round 3 of the 2025 AFL season.
Western Bulldogs "hosted" Collingwood at 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.
Western Bulldogs
Back:
J. Freijah, B. Khamis, T. Duryea
Half-back:
L. Bramble, R. Lobb, B. Dale
Centre:
H. Gallagher, T. Liberatore (capt.), S. Davidson
Half-forward:
L. McNeil, A. Naughton (vice-capt.), M. Kennedy
Forward:
L. Vandermeer, S. Darcy, J. Harmes
Follower:
T. English, R. West, E. Richards
Int.:
J. Dolan, A. Jones, R. Sanders, B. Williams
Sub.:
O. Baker
Collingwood
Back:
D. Moore (capt.), R. McInnes, J. Howe
Half-back:
J. Daicos, D. Houston, B. Maynard
Centre:
P. Lipinski, S. Sidebottom, J. Crisp
Half-forward:
B. Hill, J. De Goey, B. McCreery
Forward:
D. McStay, J. Elliott, T. Membrey
Follower:
D. Cameron, S. Pendlebury, N. Daicos
Int.:
M. Cox, H. Perryman, I. Quaynor, L. Schultz
Sub.:
N. Long
Western Bulldogs (10.10.70) were defeated by Collingwood (10.16.76).
Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: S. Darcy (4), J. Freijah, J. Harmes, T. Liberatore, L. McNeil, L. Vandermeer, R. West
Collingwood: B. Hill (2), L. Schultz (2), S. Sidebottom (2), J. Elliott, D. Houston, B. McCreery, D. McStay
As a result of this match, Western Bulldogs remained 8th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the day.
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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Luke Beveridge
(Western Bulldogs),
Craig McRae
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Tom Liberatore
(Western Bulldogs),
Darcy Moore
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Aaron Naughton
(Western Bulldogs),
unknown
(Collingwood)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Daicos | COLL | 35 | 3 |
| Sam Darcy | WBUL | 10 | 2 |
| Tom Liberatore | WBUL | 21 | 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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| 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 |
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| 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Western Bulldogs | Coach: Luke Beveridge | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||
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| 7 | J. Daicos | 9 | D. Houston | 4 | B. Maynard |
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| 8 | M. Kennedy | 33 | A. Naughton (avc) | 30 | L. McNeil |
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| 1 | P. Lipinski | 22 | S. Sidebottom | 25 | J. Crisp |
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| 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 |
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| 11 | D. McStay | 5 | J. Elliott | 28 | T. Membrey |
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| 15 | T. Duryea | 24 | B. Khamis | 27 | J. Freijah |
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| Collingwood | Coach: Craig McRae | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| 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 | |