2025 AFL Round 6: Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions
This is the match report for the match played on 12 April 2025 between Western Bulldogs and Brisbane Lions during round 6 of the 2025 AFL season.
Western Bulldogs hosted Brisbane Lions at Coopers Stadium.
In the absence of Marcus Bontempelli, vice-captain Tom Liberatore captained the hosts with Aaron Naughton as vice-captain.
With the presence of multiple Brisbane Lions co-captains, namely Harris Andrews and Lachie Neale, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Luke Beveridge and the visitors were coached by Chris Fagan.
Western Bulldogs
Back:
B. Khamis, L. Jones, L. Bramble
Half-back:
J. Johannisen, R. Lobb, B. Dale
Centre:
J. Freijah, T. Liberatore (capt.), S. Davidson
Half-forward:
C. Hynes, A. Naughton (vice-capt.), R. Sanders
Forward:
R. West, S. Darcy, J. Harmes
Follower:
T. English, M. Kennedy, E. Richards
Int.:
L. Cleary, L. McNeil, J. O'Donnell, B. Williams
Sub.:
J. Dolan
Brisbane Lions
Back:
D. Zorko, J. Payne, R. Lester
Half-back:
N. Answerth, H. Andrews, C. Ah Chee
Centre:
J. Fletcher, Z. Bailey, J. Berry
Half-forward:
C. Cameron, E. Hipwood, H. McCluggage
Forward:
C. Rayner, S. Day, L. Morris
Follower:
O. McInerney, J. Dunkley, L. Neale
Int.:
L. Ashcroft, W. Ashcroft, B. Reville, D. Wilmot
Sub.:
W. McLachlan
Western Bulldogs (14.13.97) were defeated by Brisbane Lions (18.10.118).
Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: A. Naughton (3), S. Darcy (2), L. Bramble, S. Davidson, J. Dolan, J. Freijah, M. Kennedy, L. McNeil, R. Sanders, R. West, B. Williams
Brisbane Lions: E. Hipwood (5), L. Morris (4), Z. Bailey (3), C. Ah Chee (2), C. Rayner (2), L. Ashcroft, D. Wilmot
As a result of this match, Western Bulldogs remained 10th on the ladder and Brisbane Lions were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Western Bulldogs
v
Brisbane Lions
Date:
Saturday 12 April 2025
Time:
3:45 PM
Venue:
Coopers Stadium
Attendance:
9,242
Match Results
Outcome:
Western Bulldogs
def. by
Brisbane Lions
Score:
14.13.97 - 18.10.118
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Western Bulldogs | 2 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Brisbane Lions | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 6 | 18 | . | 10 | 18 | . | 10 | (118) |
| Margin | BRIL by 5 | WBUL by 33 | WBUL by 6 | BRIL by 21 | BRIL by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 28:56 | 33:54 | 32:50 | 35:46 | 2:11:26 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Luke Beveridge
(Western Bulldogs),
Chris Fagan
(Brisbane Lions)
Captains:
Tom Liberatore
(Western Bulldogs),
unknown
(Brisbane Lions)
Vice-Captains:
Aaron Naughton
(Western Bulldogs),
unknown
(Brisbane Lions)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayne Zorko | BRIL | 15 | 3 |
| Ed Richards | WBUL | 20 | 2 |
| Will Ashcroft | BRIL | 8 | 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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| 29 | Bramble, Lachie | BPR | 81% | 1 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 36 | Cleary, Luke | INT | 84% | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Dale, Bailey | HBFR | 85% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Darcy, Sam | FF | 84% | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 42 | Davidson, Sam | WR | 68% | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Dolan, Josh | SUB↑ | 68% | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 44 | English, Tim | RU | 87% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 27 | Freijah, Joel | WL | 86% | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Harmes, James | FPR↓ | 2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Hynes, Cooper | HFFL | 60% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Johannisen, Jason | HBFL | 74% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Jones, Liam | FB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Matthew | RR | 79% | 1 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 24 | Khamis, Buku | BPL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Liberatore, Tom (ac) | C | 82% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Lobb, Rory | CHB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 30 | McNeil, Lachlan | INT | 78% | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Naughton, Aaron (avc) | CHF | 85% | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | O'Donnell, James | INT | 79% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Richards, Ed | RO | 82% | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Sanders, Ryley | HFFR | 85% | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | West, Rhylee | FPL | 83% | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Williams, Bailey | INT | 86% | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 14 | 13 | 362 | 204 | 158 | 78 | 34 | 39 | 41 | 45 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 53 | |||
J. Dolan replaced J. Harmes.
Brisbane Lions
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ah Chee, Callum | HBFR | 84% | 2 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Andrews, Harris | CHB | 92% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Answerth, Noah | HBFL | 80% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Ashcroft, Levi | INT | 76% | 1 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Ashcroft, Will | INT | 80% | 0 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Bailey, Zac | C | 84% | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Berry, Jarrod | WR | 84% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 23 | Cameron, Charlie | HFFL | 78% | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Day, Sam | FF | 67% | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Dunkley, Josh | RR | 78% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Fletcher, Jaspa | WL | 84% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Hipwood, Eric | CHF | 82% | 5 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 35 | Lester, Ryan | BPR | 90% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | McCluggage, Hugh | HFFR | 80% | 0 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 46 | McInerney, Oscar | RU | 81% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | McLachlan, Will | SUB↑ | 21% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Morris, Logan | FPR | 80% | 4 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Neale, Lachie | RO | 88% | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | Payne, Jack | FB | 94% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Rayner, Cam | FPL | 90% | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Reville, Bruce | INT↓ | 47% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Wilmot, Darcy | INT | 83% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Zorko, Dayne | BPL | 76% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 18 | 10 | 396 | 246 | 150 | 102 | 53 | 64 | 44 | 49 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 54 | |||
W. McLachlan replaced B. Reville.
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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| 15 | D. Zorko | 40 | J. Payne | 35 | R. Lester | 44 | T. English | 36 | L. Cleary | ||||||
| 22 | J. Harmes | 10 | S. Darcy | 14 | R. West | 8 | M. Kennedy | 30 | L. McNeil | ||||||
| FORWARD | 20 | E. Richards | 18 | J. O'Donnell | |||||||||||
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| 43 | N. Answerth | 31 | H. Andrews | 4 | C. Ah Chee |
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| 9 | R. Sanders | 33 | A. Naughton (avc) | 6 | C. Hynes |
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| 3 | J. Fletcher | 33 | Z. Bailey | 7 | J. Berry |
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| 42 | S. Davidson | 21 | T. Liberatore (ac) | 27 | J. Freijah | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 46 | O. McInerney | 10 | L. Ashcroft | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 5 | J. Dunkley | 8 | W. Ashcroft | |||||||||||
| 23 | C. Cameron | 30 | E. Hipwood | 6 | H. McCluggage | 9 | L. Neale | 38 | B. Reville | ||||||
| 31 | B. Dale | 7 | R. Lobb | 39 | J. Johannisen |
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| 16 | C. Rayner | 14 | S. Day | 13 | L. Morris |
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| 29 | L. Bramble | 19 | L. Jones | 24 | B. Khamis |
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| Brisbane Lions | Coach: Chris Fagan | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | WBUL | Rhylee West behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.0.0 | 01:01 |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 1.1.7 | - | 0.0.0 | 02:26 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 1.1.7 | - | 0.1.1 | 06:41 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris goal | 1.1.7 | - | 1.1.7 | 07:47 | |
| WBUL | Ryley Sanders goal | 2.1.13 | - | 1.1.7 | 09:07 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris goal | 2.1.13 | - | 2.1.13 | 12:55 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton behind | 2.2.14 | - | 2.1.13 | 17:40 | |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 2.2.14 | - | 2.2.14 | 19:51 | |
| WBUL | Bailey Williams behind | 2.3.15 | - | 2.2.14 | 21:24 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West behind | 2.4.16 | - | 2.2.14 | 22:00 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron behind | 2.4.16 | - | 2.3.15 | 23:05 | |
| BRIL | Darcy Wilmot goal | 2.4.16 | - | 3.3.21 | 24:51 | |
| Q2 | WBUL | Josh Dolan goal | 3.4.22 | - | 3.3.21 | 00:32 |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 4.4.28 | - | 3.3.21 | 01:54 | |
| WBUL | Lachie Bramble goal | 5.4.34 | - | 3.3.21 | 03:49 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron behind | 5.4.34 | - | 3.4.22 | 06:45 | |
| BRIL | Levi Ashcroft goal | 5.4.34 | - | 4.4.28 | 08:17 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy behind | 5.5.35 | - | 4.4.28 | 11:23 | |
| WBUL | Joel Freijah goal | 6.5.41 | - | 4.4.28 | 14:23 | |
| WBUL | Sam Davidson goal | 7.5.47 | - | 4.4.28 | 15:51 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 8.5.53 | - | 4.4.28 | 20:34 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West behind | 8.6.54 | - | 4.4.28 | 21:50 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 9.6.60 | - | 4.4.28 | 23:23 | |
| WBUL | Josh Dolan behind | 9.7.61 | - | 4.4.28 | 24:29 | |
| BRIL | Sam Day behind | 9.7.61 | - | 4.5.29 | 28:33 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy behind | 9.8.62 | - | 4.5.29 | 30:59 | |
| Q3 | BRIL | Zac Bailey goal | 9.8.62 | - | 5.5.35 | 01:31 |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 10.8.68 | - | 5.5.35 | 03:27 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 11.8.74 | - | 5.5.35 | 05:16 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron behind | 11.8.74 | - | 5.6.36 | 08:18 | |
| BRIL | Eric Hipwood goal | 11.8.74 | - | 6.6.42 | 08:42 | |
| WBUL | Luke Cleary behind | 11.9.75 | - | 6.6.42 | 10:34 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris goal | 11.9.75 | - | 7.6.48 | 11:58 | |
| WBUL | Joel Freijah behind | 11.10.76 | - | 7.6.48 | 13:11 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey goal | 11.10.76 | - | 8.6.54 | 16:14 | |
| BRIL | Eric Hipwood goal | 11.10.76 | - | 9.6.60 | 22:02 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner goal | 11.10.76 | - | 10.6.66 | 24:03 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy behind | 11.11.77 | - | 10.6.66 | 27:44 | |
| WBUL | Joel Freijah behind | 11.12.78 | - | 10.6.66 | 30:50 | |
| BRIL | Eric Hipwood goal | 11.12.78 | - | 11.6.72 | 31:25 | |
| Q4 | BRIL | Levi Ashcroft behind | 11.12.78 | - | 11.7.73 | 01:40 |
| BRIL | Logan Morris goal | 11.12.78 | - | 12.7.79 | 03:18 | |
| BRIL | Callum Ah Chee goal | 11.12.78 | - | 13.7.85 | 06:32 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 11.12.78 | - | 13.8.86 | 09:11 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey goal | 11.12.78 | - | 14.8.92 | 12:04 | |
| WBUL | Matthew Kennedy goal | 12.12.84 | - | 14.8.92 | 13:43 | |
| WBUL | Bailey Williams goal | 13.12.90 | - | 14.8.92 | 15:03 | |
| WBUL | Joel Freijah behind | 13.13.91 | - | 14.8.92 | 16:18 | |
| BRIL | Hugh McCluggage behind | 13.13.91 | - | 14.9.93 | 23:18 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner goal | 13.13.91 | - | 15.9.99 | 23:47 | |
| BRIL | Callum Ah Chee goal | 13.13.91 | - | 16.9.105 | 25:26 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner behind | 13.13.91 | - | 16.10.106 | 28:57 | |
| BRIL | Eric Hipwood goal | 13.13.91 | - | 17.10.112 | 30:29 | |
| BRIL | Eric Hipwood goal | 13.13.91 | - | 18.10.118 | 31:52 | |
| WBUL | Lachlan McNeil goal | 14.13.97 | - | 18.10.118 | 33:28 | |