2025 AFL Round 4: Carlton v Western Bulldogs
This is the match report for the match played on 28 March 2025 between Carlton and Western Bulldogs during round 4 of the 2025 AFL season.
Carlton hosted Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium.
Patrick Cripps captained the hosts.
In the absence of Marcus Bontempelli, vice-captain Tom Liberatore captained the visitors with Aaron Naughton as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Michael Voss and the visitors were coached by Luke Beveridge.
Carlton
Back:
L. Young, J. Weitering, N. Haynes
Half-back:
A. Saad, M. McGovern, O. Hollands
Centre:
B. Acres, P. Cripps (capt.), M. Cottrell
Half-forward:
J. Motlop, J. Silvagni, Z. Williams
Forward:
B. Kemp, C. Curnow, S. Docherty
Follower:
T. De Koning, A. Cerra, G. Hewett
Int.:
L. Cowan, F. Evans, L. Fogarty, S. Walsh
Sub.:
J. Boyd
Western Bulldogs
Back:
B. Khamis, L. Jones, H. Gallagher
Half-back:
L. Bramble, R. Lobb, B. Dale
Centre:
B. Williams, T. Liberatore (capt.), S. Davidson
Half-forward:
R. Sanders, A. Naughton (vice-capt.), M. Kennedy
Forward:
L. Vandermeer, S. Darcy, R. West
Follower:
T. English, J. Freijah, E. Richards
Int.:
O. Baker, J. Harmes, L. McNeil, J. O'Donnell
Sub.:
J. Dolan
Carlton (11.9.75) were defeated by Western Bulldogs (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Carlton: B. Kemp (5), C. Curnow (3), L. Young (2), J. Motlop
Western Bulldogs: S. Darcy (2), M. Kennedy (2), J. O'Donnell (2), T. Liberatore, L. McNeil, A. Naughton, R. Sanders, L. Vandermeer, R. West
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 15th on the ladder and Western Bulldogs were then 6th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Carlton
v
Western Bulldogs
Date:
Friday 28 March 2025
Time:
7:40 PM
Venue:
Marvel Stadium
Attendance:
44,894
Match Results
Outcome:
Carlton
def. by
Western Bulldogs
Score:
11.9.75 - 12.11.83
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Western Bulldogs | 0 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | CARL by 23 | CARL by 18 | CARL by 2 | WBUL by 8 | WBUL by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 28:46 | 32:44 | 30:04 | 34:40 | 2:06:14 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Michael Voss
(Carlton),
Luke Beveridge
(Western Bulldogs)
Captains:
Patrick Cripps
(Carlton),
Tom Liberatore
(Western Bulldogs)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Carlton),
Aaron Naughton
(Western Bulldogs)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom De Koning | CARL | 12 | 3 |
| Tom Liberatore | WBUL | 21 | 2 |
| Brodie Kemp | CARL | 17 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Acres, Blake | WL | 86% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 37 | Boyd, Jordan | SUB↑ | 55% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Cerra, Adam | RR | 75% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 46 | Cottrell, Matt | WR | 92% | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Cowan, Lachie | INT | 77% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Cripps, Patrick (c) | C | 81% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | Curnow, Charlie | FF | 85% | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | De Koning, Tom | RU | 81% | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Docherty, Sam | FPR | 89% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 44 | Evans, Francis | INT | 61% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Fogarty, Lachie | INT | 68% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | Haynes, Nick | BPR | 82% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | Hewett, George | RO | 79% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Hollands, Oliver | HBFR | 88% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Kemp, Brodie | FPL | 87% | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | McGovern, Mitch | CHB | 82% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Motlop, Jesse | HFFL | 78% | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | Saad, Adam | HBFL | 86% | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Silvagni, Jack | CHF | 88% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | Walsh, Sam | INT | 79% | 0 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | Weitering, Jacob | FB | 96% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Williams, Zac | HFFR↓ | 20% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Young, Lewis | BPL | 85% | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 11 | 9 | 346 | 214 | 132 | 100 | 36 | 77 | 43 | 60 | 21 | 24 | 39 | 56 | |||
J. Boyd replaced Z. Williams.
Western Bulldogs
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Baker, Oskar | INT↓ | 60% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | Bramble, Lachie | HBFL | 85% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Dale, Bailey | HBFR | 84% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Darcy, Sam | FF | 85% | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 42 | Davidson, Sam | WR | 80% | 0 | 1 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | Dolan, Josh | SUB↑ | 20% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 44 | English, Tim | RU | 78% | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Freijah, Joel | RR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Gallagher, Harvey | BPR | 77% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Harmes, James | INT | 76% | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | Jones, Liam | FB | 88% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Matthew | HFFR | 85% | 2 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Khamis, Buku | BPL | 89% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Liberatore, Tom (ac) | C | 86% | 1 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Lobb, Rory | CHB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 30 | McNeil, Lachlan | INT | 76% | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Naughton, Aaron (avc) | CHF | 80% | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | O'Donnell, James | INT | 82% | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Richards, Ed | RO | 84% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Sanders, Ryley | HFFL | 70% | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Vandermeer, Laitham | FPL | 76% | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | West, Rhylee | FPR | 76% | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Williams, Bailey | WL | 80% | 0 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 12 | 11 | 368 | 216 | 152 | 99 | 39 | 65 | 40 | 55 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 51 | |||
J. Dolan replaced O. Baker.
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
| Carlton | Coach: Michael Voss | ||||||||||||||
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| 24 | B. Khamis | 19 | L. Jones | 12 | H. Gallagher | 12 | T. De Koning | 2 | L. Cowan | ||||||
| 15 | S. Docherty | 30 | C. Curnow | 17 | B. Kemp | 5 | A. Cerra | 44 | F. Evans | ||||||
| FORWARD | 29 | G. Hewett | 8 | L. Fogarty | |||||||||||
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| 29 | L. Bramble | 7 | R. Lobb | 31 | B. Dale |
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| 6 | Z. Williams | 1 | J. Silvagni | 3 | J. Motlop |
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| 34 | B. Williams | 21 | T. Liberatore (ac) | 42 | S. Davidson |
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| 46 | M. Cottrell | 9 | P. Cripps (c) | 13 | B. Acres | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 44 | T. English | 13 | O. Baker | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 27 | J. Freijah | 22 | J. Harmes | |||||||||||
| 9 | R. Sanders | 33 | A. Naughton (avc) | 8 | M. Kennedy | 20 | E. Richards | 30 | L. McNeil | ||||||
| 4 | O. Hollands | 11 | M. McGovern | 42 | A. Saad |
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| 23 | L. Vandermeer | 10 | S. Darcy | 14 | R. West |
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| 26 | N. Haynes | 23 | J. Weitering | 33 | L. Young |
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| Western Bulldogs | Coach: Luke Beveridge | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | CARL | Jesse Motlop goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.0.0 | 01:34 |
| CARL | Charlie Curnow goal | 2.0.12 | - | 0.0.0 | 04:04 | |
| CARL | Lewis Young goal | 3.0.18 | - | 0.0.0 | 07:52 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 3.0.18 | - | 0.1.1 | 09:38 | |
| WBUL | Sam Davidson behind | 3.0.18 | - | 0.2.2 | 13:25 | |
| CARL | Jesse Motlop behind | 3.1.19 | - | 0.2.2 | 17:54 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton behind | 3.1.19 | - | 0.3.3 | 20:04 | |
| WBUL | Lachlan McNeil behind | 3.1.19 | - | 0.4.4 | 21:34 | |
| CARL | Brodie Kemp behind | 3.2.20 | - | 0.4.4 | 24:30 | |
| CARL | Adam Saad behind | 3.3.21 | - | 0.4.4 | 26:17 | |
| CARL | Charlie Curnow goal | 4.3.27 | - | 0.4.4 | 27:29 | |
| Q2 | CARL | Rushed behind | 4.4.28 | - | 0.4.4 | 03:46 |
| WBUL | Bailey Williams behind | 4.4.28 | - | 0.5.5 | 06:06 | |
| CARL | Lewis Young behind | 4.5.29 | - | 0.5.5 | 08:00 | |
| WBUL | James O'Donnell goal | 4.5.29 | - | 1.5.11 | 09:01 | |
| CARL | Brodie Kemp goal | 5.5.35 | - | 1.5.11 | 10:49 | |
| WBUL | Matthew Kennedy goal | 5.5.35 | - | 2.5.17 | 20:23 | |
| WBUL | Ryley Sanders goal | 5.5.35 | - | 3.5.23 | 22:41 | |
| CARL | Brodie Kemp goal | 6.5.41 | - | 3.5.23 | 24:33 | |
| CARL | Charlie Curnow goal | 7.5.47 | - | 3.5.23 | 26:40 | |
| WBUL | Tom Liberatore goal | 7.5.47 | - | 4.5.29 | 29:23 | |
| Q3 | WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 7.5.47 | - | 5.5.35 | 04:42 |
| WBUL | James Harmes behind | 7.5.47 | - | 5.6.36 | 08:14 | |
| CARL | Brodie Kemp goal | 8.5.53 | - | 5.6.36 | 11:06 | |
| WBUL | Laitham Vandermeer goal | 8.5.53 | - | 6.6.42 | 14:36 | |
| CARL | Matt Cottrell behind | 8.6.54 | - | 6.6.42 | 15:50 | |
| WBUL | Lachlan McNeil goal | 8.6.54 | - | 7.6.48 | 17:35 | |
| WBUL | James O'Donnell behind | 8.6.54 | - | 7.7.49 | 19:04 | |
| CARL | Rushed behind | 8.7.55 | - | 7.7.49 | 20:02 | |
| WBUL | Matthew Kennedy goal | 8.7.55 | - | 8.7.55 | 21:59 | |
| CARL | Sam Walsh behind | 8.8.56 | - | 8.7.55 | 23:26 | |
| CARL | Brodie Kemp goal | 9.8.62 | - | 8.7.55 | 25:04 | |
| CARL | Charlie Curnow behind | 9.9.63 | - | 8.7.55 | 26:36 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 9.9.63 | - | 9.7.61 | 30:00 | |
| Q4 | CARL | Lewis Young goal | 10.9.69 | - | 9.7.61 | 01:13 |
| WBUL | Rhylee West behind | 10.9.69 | - | 9.8.62 | 02:33 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy behind | 10.9.69 | - | 9.9.63 | 03:45 | |
| WBUL | Tim English behind | 10.9.69 | - | 9.10.64 | 09:29 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 10.9.69 | - | 10.10.70 | 12:20 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 10.9.69 | - | 10.11.71 | 18:25 | |
| CARL | Brodie Kemp goal | 11.9.75 | - | 10.11.71 | 20:15 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 11.9.75 | - | 11.11.77 | 27:32 | |
| WBUL | James O'Donnell goal | 11.9.75 | - | 12.11.83 | 29:19 | |