2025 AFL Round 5: Fremantle v Western Bulldogs
This is the match report for the match played on 6 April 2025 between Fremantle and Western Bulldogs during round 5 of the 2025 AFL season.
Fremantle hosted Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium.
Alex Pearce 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 Justin Longmuir and the visitors were coached by Luke Beveridge.
Fremantle
Back:
C. Wagner, A. Pearce (capt.), B. Cox
Half-back:
H. Chapman, L. Ryan, J. Clark
Centre:
J. Sharp, J. O'Meara, N. O'Driscoll
Half-forward:
M. Reid, M. Frederick, S. Bolton
Forward:
P. Voss, J. Treacy, J. Amiss
Follower:
L. Jackson, C. Serong, A. Brayshaw
Int.:
B. Banfield, J. Draper, I. Dudley, M. Johnson
Sub.:
K. Worner
Western Bulldogs
Back:
B. Khamis, L. Jones, B. Williams
Half-back:
O. Baker, R. Lobb, B. Dale
Centre:
J. Freijah, T. Liberatore (capt.), S. Davidson
Half-forward:
R. West, A. Naughton (vice-capt.), R. Sanders
Forward:
L. Vandermeer, S. Darcy, J. Harmes
Follower:
T. English, M. Kennedy, E. Richards
Int.:
L. Bramble, J. Dolan, L. McNeil, J. O'Donnell
Sub.:
H. Gallagher
Fremantle (15.7.97) defeated Western Bulldogs (12.9.81).
Goalkickers
Fremantle: M. Frederick (3), J. Treacy (3), S. Bolton (2), J. Amiss, B. Banfield, A. Brayshaw, I. Dudley, L. Jackson, M. Reid, J. Sharp
Western Bulldogs: S. Darcy (5), R. Sanders (2), J. Harmes, L. McNeil, A. Naughton, J. O'Donnell, R. West
As a result of this match, Fremantle were then 11th on the ladder (up from 13th) and Western Bulldogs remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Fremantle
v
Western Bulldogs
Date:
Sunday 6 April 2025
Time:
3:10 PM
Venue:
Optus Stadium
Attendance:
41,491
Match Results
Outcome:
Fremantle
def.
Western Bulldogs
Score:
15.7.97 - 12.9.81
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Fremantle | 4 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 7 | (97) |
| Western Bulldogs | 4 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Margin | FREM by 2 | FREM by 32 | FREM by 24 | FREM by 16 | FREM by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 32:29 | 32:54 | 32:34 | 33:44 | 2:11:41 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Justin Longmuir
(Fremantle),
Luke Beveridge
(Western Bulldogs)
Captains:
Alex Pearce
(Fremantle),
Tom Liberatore
(Western Bulldogs)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fremantle),
Aaron Naughton
(Western Bulldogs)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Brayshaw | FREM | 8 | 3 |
| Caleb Serong | FREM | 3 | 2 |
| Sam Darcy | WBUL | 10 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Fremantle
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Amiss, Jye | FPR | 87% | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Banfield, Bailey | INT | 83% | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Bolton, Shai | HFFR | 76% | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Brayshaw, Andrew | RO | 84% | 1 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Chapman, Heath | HBFL | 80% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Clark, Jordan | HBFR | 85% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 36 | Cox, Brennan | BPR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Draper, Josh | INT | 87% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Dudley, Isaiah | INT | 71% | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Frederick, Michael | CHF | 78% | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Jackson, Luke | RU | 59% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Johnson, Matthew | INT | 68% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | O'Driscoll, Nathan | WR | 55% | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | O'Meara, Jaeger | C | 76% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Pearce, Alex (c) | FB | 91% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Reid, Murphy | HFFL | 91% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Ryan, Luke | CHB | 97% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 3 | Serong, Caleb | RR | 85% | 0 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 14 | Sharp, Jeremy | WL | 97% | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Treacy, Josh | FF | 97% | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Voss, Patrick | FPL | 83% | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Wagner, Corey | BPL↓ | 54% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Worner, Karl | SUB↑ | 31% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 15 | 7 | 361 | 191 | 170 | 74 | 40 | 67 | 39 | 67 | 15 | 27 | 50 | 44 | |||
K. Worner replaced C. Wagner.
Western Bulldogs
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Baker, Oskar | HBFL | 78% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 29 | Bramble, Lachie | INT | 76% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Dale, Bailey | HBFR | 85% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Darcy, Sam | FF | 82% | 5 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 42 | Davidson, Sam | WR | 85% | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Dolan, Josh | INT | 71% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | English, Tim | RU | 80% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | Freijah, Joel | WL | 79% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Gallagher, Harvey | SUB↑ | 45% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Harmes, James | FPR | 74% | 1 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Jones, Liam | FB | 85% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Matthew | RR | 73% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 24 | Khamis, Buku | BPL | 96% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Liberatore, Tom (ac) | C | 81% | 0 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Lobb, Rory | CHB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | McNeil, Lachlan | INT | 82% | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Naughton, Aaron (avc) | CHF | 83% | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | O'Donnell, James | INT | 84% | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Richards, Ed | RO | 81% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Sanders, Ryley | HFFR | 78% | 2 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Vandermeer, Laitham | FPL↓ | 38% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | West, Rhylee | HFFL | 82% | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Williams, Bailey | BPR | 81% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 12 | 9 | 375 | 221 | 154 | 85 | 46 | 57 | 42 | 54 | 27 | 15 | 29 | 63 | |||
H. Gallagher replaced L. Vandermeer.
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
| Fremantle | Coach: Justin Longmuir | ||||||||||||||
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| 24 | B. Khamis | 19 | L. Jones | 34 | B. Williams | 9 | L. Jackson | 41 | B. Banfield | ||||||
| 24 | J. Amiss | 35 | J. Treacy | 20 | P. Voss | 3 | C. Serong | 37 | J. Draper | ||||||
| FORWARD | 8 | A. Brayshaw | 43 | I. Dudley | |||||||||||
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| 13 | O. Baker | 7 | R. Lobb | 31 | B. Dale |
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| 15 | S. Bolton | 32 | M. Frederick | 16 | M. Reid |
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| 27 | J. Freijah | 21 | T. Liberatore (ac) | 42 | S. Davidson |
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| 30 | N. O'Driscoll | 2 | J. O'Meara | 14 | J. Sharp | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 44 | T. English | 29 | L. Bramble | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 8 | M. Kennedy | 26 | J. Dolan | |||||||||||
| 14 | R. West | 33 | A. Naughton (avc) | 9 | R. Sanders | 20 | E. Richards | 30 | L. McNeil | ||||||
| 6 | J. Clark | 13 | L. Ryan | 5 | H. Chapman |
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| 23 | L. Vandermeer | 10 | S. Darcy | 22 | J. Harmes |
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| 36 | B. Cox | 25 | A. Pearce (c) | 34 | C. Wagner |
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| Western Bulldogs | Coach: Luke Beveridge | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 0.0.0 | - | 1.0.6 | 01:51 |
| FREM | Michael Frederick goal | 1.0.6 | - | 1.0.6 | 03:04 | |
| WBUL | Ryley Sanders goal | 1.0.6 | - | 2.0.12 | 04:17 | |
| FREM | Luke Jackson goal | 2.0.12 | - | 2.0.12 | 08:31 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 2.0.12 | - | 3.0.18 | 10:36 | |
| FREM | Shai Bolton goal | 3.0.18 | - | 3.0.18 | 12:01 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 3.0.18 | - | 4.0.24 | 22:08 | |
| FREM | Shai Bolton behind | 3.1.19 | - | 4.0.24 | 26:57 | |
| FREM | Michael Frederick goal | 4.1.25 | - | 4.0.24 | 29:25 | |
| FREM | Patrick Voss behind | 4.2.26 | - | 4.0.24 | 30:41 | |
| Q2 | WBUL | Rushed behind | 4.2.26 | - | 4.1.25 | 00:36 |
| FREM | Josh Treacy goal | 5.2.32 | - | 4.1.25 | 03:55 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 5.2.32 | - | 5.1.31 | 07:36 | |
| WBUL | James Harmes goal | 5.2.32 | - | 6.1.37 | 11:34 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 5.2.32 | - | 6.2.38 | 14:35 | |
| FREM | Josh Treacy behind | 5.3.33 | - | 6.2.38 | 17:35 | |
| FREM | Michael Frederick goal | 6.3.39 | - | 6.2.38 | 18:39 | |
| FREM | Isaiah Dudley goal | 7.3.45 | - | 6.2.38 | 19:58 | |
| FREM | Nathan O'Driscoll behind | 7.4.46 | - | 6.2.38 | 21:52 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 7.4.46 | - | 6.3.39 | 23:14 | |
| FREM | Josh Treacy goal | 8.4.52 | - | 6.3.39 | 23:48 | |
| FREM | Bailey Banfield goal | 9.4.58 | - | 6.3.39 | 26:19 | |
| FREM | Josh Treacy behind | 9.5.59 | - | 6.3.39 | 29:53 | |
| FREM | Andrew Brayshaw goal | 10.5.65 | - | 6.3.39 | 30:28 | |
| FREM | Jeremy Sharp goal | 11.5.71 | - | 6.3.39 | 31:43 | |
| Q3 | WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 11.5.71 | - | 7.3.45 | 00:47 |
| WBUL | Ryley Sanders goal | 11.5.71 | - | 8.3.51 | 04:43 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton behind | 11.5.71 | - | 8.4.52 | 06:17 | |
| FREM | Jye Amiss goal | 12.5.77 | - | 8.4.52 | 06:43 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 12.5.77 | - | 9.4.58 | 11:08 | |
| FREM | Josh Treacy goal | 13.5.83 | - | 9.4.58 | 12:39 | |
| FREM | Rushed behind | 13.6.84 | - | 9.4.58 | 14:40 | |
| WBUL | Sam Davidson behind | 13.6.84 | - | 9.5.59 | 15:56 | |
| WBUL | James O'Donnell goal | 13.6.84 | - | 10.5.65 | 21:08 | |
| FREM | Shai Bolton goal | 14.6.90 | - | 10.5.65 | 23:42 | |
| WBUL | James O'Donnell behind | 14.6.90 | - | 10.6.66 | 29:59 | |
| Q4 | WBUL | Rushed behind | 14.6.90 | - | 10.7.67 | 01:08 |
| WBUL | Rhylee West behind | 14.6.90 | - | 10.8.68 | 04:51 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 14.6.90 | - | 11.8.74 | 09:51 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 14.6.90 | - | 11.9.75 | 14:31 | |
| FREM | Michael Frederick behind | 14.7.91 | - | 11.9.75 | 15:34 | |
| WBUL | Lachlan McNeil goal | 14.7.91 | - | 12.9.81 | 26:12 | |
| FREM | Murphy Reid goal | 15.7.97 | - | 12.9.81 | 31:14 | |