2025 AFL Round 7: Western Bulldogs v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 2025 between Western Bulldogs and St Kilda during round 7 of the 2025 AFL season. Western Bulldogs hosted St Kilda at Marvel Stadium. Marcus Bontempelli captained the hosts with Tom Liberatore as vice-captain. Jack Steele captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Luke Beveridge and the visitors were coached by Ross Lyon.

Western Bulldogs
Back: B. Khamis, L. Jones, L. Bramble
Half-back: J. Johannisen, R. Lobb, B. Dale
Centre: B. Williams, E. Richards, J. Freijah
Half-forward: L. McNeil, A. Naughton, T. Liberatore (vice-capt.)
Forward: J. O'Donnell, S. Darcy, R. West
Follower: T. English, M. Bontempelli (capt.), M. Kennedy
Int.: L. Cleary, S. Davidson, J. Dolan, R. Sanders
Sub.: C. Hynes

St Kilda
Back: A. Schoenmaker, C. Wilkie, J. Webster
Half-back: R. Byrnes, N. Wanganeen-Milera, M. Windhager
Centre: B. Hill, J. Sinclair, M. Wood
Half-forward: M. Hall, D. Wilson, M. Owens
Forward: C. Sharman, A. Caminiti, J. Higgins
Follower: R. Marshall, J. Macrae, J. Steele (capt.)
Int.: L. Collard, H. Garcia, L. Henry, L. Stocker
Sub.: Z. Jones

Western Bulldogs (18.19.127) defeated St Kilda (8.8.56).

Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: A. Naughton (3), R. West (3), M. Bontempelli (2), J. Freijah (2), M. Kennedy (2), J. Johannisen, T. Liberatore, L. McNeil, E. Richards, R. Sanders, B. Williams
St Kilda: J. Higgins (3), M. Owens (3), J. Sinclair, D. Wilson

As a result of this match, Western Bulldogs were then 8th on the ladder (up from 14th) and St Kilda were then 12th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 2025 AFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Western Bulldogs v St Kilda
Date: Sunday 20 April 2025
Time: 7:20 PM
Venue: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 35,511

Match Results

Outcome: Western Bulldogs def. St Kilda
Score: 18.19.127 - 8.8.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Western Bulldogs 3 . 5 8 . 8 13 . 13 18 . 19 18 . 19 (127)
St Kilda 4 . 1 4 . 4 6 . 8 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Margin STKL by 2 WBUL by 28 WBUL by 47 WBUL by 71 WBUL by 71
Duration 31:48 29:16 32:17 31:30 2:04:51

Honour Roll

Coaches: Luke Beveridge (Western Bulldogs), Ross Lyon (St Kilda)
Captains: Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs), Jack Steele (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: Tom Liberatore (Western Bulldogs), unknown (St Kilda)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Marcus Bontempelli WBUL 4 3
Ryley Sanders WBUL 9 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
4 Bontempelli, Marcus (c) RR 71% 2 1 30 14 16 5 0 4 8 0 1 0 1 5
29 Bramble, Lachie BPR 83% 0 0 25 16 9 12 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 4
36 Cleary, Luke INT 85% 0 1 16 11 5 7 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0
31 Dale, Bailey HBFR 81% 0 0 32 24 8 8 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 4
10 Darcy, Sam FF↓ 20% 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
42 Davidson, Sam INT 84% 0 1 21 12 9 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4
26 Dolan, Josh INT 76% 0 0 12 5 7 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2
44 English, Tim RU 85% 0 0 17 9 8 5 29 3 5 4 3 1 0 6
27 Freijah, Joel WR 79% 2 0 24 15 9 4 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 5
6 Hynes, Cooper SUB↑ 61% 0 1 9 3 6 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
39 Johannisen, Jason HBFL 73% 1 0 25 19 6 6 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 3
19 Jones, Liam FB 94% 0 0 12 10 2 7 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1
8 Kennedy, Matthew RO 81% 2 0 22 12 10 5 0 6 10 0 2 0 2 3
24 Khamis, Buku BPL 83% 0 0 9 5 4 6 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 1
21 Liberatore, Tom (vc) HFFR 78% 1 0 29 15 14 4 0 7 3 4 1 2 1 7
7 Lobb, Rory CHB 93% 0 1 14 10 4 5 1 2 1 4 1 0 1 0
30 McNeil, Lachlan HFFL 67% 1 1 7 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
33 Naughton, Aaron CHF 81% 3 3 12 10 2 7 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 4
18 O'Donnell, James FPL 91% 0 0 13 11 2 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
20 Richards, Ed C 84% 1 1 23 15 8 4 0 5 4 0 1 0 2 6
9 Sanders, Ryley INT 86% 1 1 32 11 21 11 0 4 1 1 2 1 3 3
14 West, Rhylee FPR 81% 3 0 10 6 4 3 0 4 1 4 0 2 0 2
34 Williams, Bailey WL 82% 1 1 30 16 14 9 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 6
Rushed 7
Total (23 players) 18 19 427 257 170 131 32 56 44 35 19 13 22 69

C. Hynes replaced S. Darcy.

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
13 Byrnes, Ryan HBFL 83% 0 0 13 5 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
47 Caminiti, Anthony FF 97% 0 0 11 7 4 6 0 2 0 3 1 1 2 0
4 Collard, Lance INT 74% 0 0 8 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
34 Garcia, Hugo INT 65% 0 1 16 10 6 1 0 10 2 4 1 1 1 1
40 Hall, Max HFFL 76% 0 0 13 5 8 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1
23 Henry, Liam INT↓ 33% 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 Higgins, Jack FPR 82% 3 2 12 5 7 2 0 6 0 2 1 0 0 2
8 Hill, Bradley WL 84% 0 0 17 15 2 9 0 3 0 3 0 2 5 2
3 Jones, Zak SUB↑ 40% 0 0 11 1 10 1 0 0 0 4 0 4 1 0
6 Macrae, Jack RR 82% 0 0 19 8 11 1 0 9 7 3 1 1 3 2
19 Marshall, Rowan RU 85% 0 0 16 5 11 0 23 0 4 6 1 3 1 1
10 Owens, Mitch HFFR 86% 3 0 11 6 5 4 8 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
27 Schoenmaker, Arie BPL 82% 0 0 19 15 4 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 1
43 Sharman, Cooper FPL 86% 0 3 8 5 3 6 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
35 Sinclair, Jack C 78% 1 0 21 16 5 4 0 1 1 3 1 1 3 1
9 Steele, Jack (c) RO 68% 0 0 16 4 12 4 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 0
14 Stocker, Liam INT 82% 0 0 15 11 4 7 0 1 0 2 0 1 4 1
7 Wanganeen-Milera, Nasiah CHB 81% 0 0 25 15 10 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 6
29 Webster, Jimmy BPR 76% 0 0 16 9 7 6 0 3 0 2 1 0 6 0
44 Wilkie, Callum FB 100% 0 0 22 17 5 12 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0
22 Wilson, Darcy CHF 90% 1 1 17 8 9 2 0 1 1 4 0 2 2 5
2 Windhager, Marcus HBFR 85% 0 0 21 11 10 2 0 3 2 3 1 1 2 2
32 Wood, Mason WR 86% 0 0 16 7 9 4 0 1 1 6 0 2 0 4
Rushed 1
Total (23 players) 8 8 344 189 155 85 31 52 23 54 13 19 50 31

Z. Jones replaced L. Henry.

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

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 STKL Mitch Owens goal 0.0.0 - 1.0.6 01:32
WBUL Joel Freijah goal 1.0.6 - 1.0.6 02:53
STKL Mitch Owens goal 1.0.6 - 2.0.12 04:57
STKL Jack Sinclair goal 1.0.6 - 3.0.18 06:48
STKL Jack Higgins behind 1.0.6 - 3.1.19 08:40
WBUL Rushed behind 1.1.7 - 3.1.19 10:45
WBUL Aaron Naughton behind 1.2.8 - 3.1.19 11:53
STKL Jack Higgins goal 1.2.8 - 4.1.25 15:03
WBUL Rhylee West goal 2.2.14 - 4.1.25 17:57
WBUL Matthew Kennedy goal 3.2.20 - 4.1.25 20:29
WBUL Marcus Bontempelli behind 3.3.21 - 4.1.25 22:03
WBUL Luke Cleary behind 3.4.22 - 4.1.25 25:24
WBUL Rushed behind 3.5.23 - 4.1.25 30:15
Q2 WBUL Aaron Naughton behind 3.6.24 - 4.1.25 00:56
WBUL Aaron Naughton goal 4.6.30 - 4.1.25 02:12
WBUL Marcus Bontempelli goal 5.6.36 - 4.1.25 04:48
STKL Darcy Wilson behind 5.6.36 - 4.2.26 05:58
WBUL Rhylee West goal 6.6.42 - 4.2.26 06:51
WBUL Marcus Bontempelli goal 7.6.48 - 4.2.26 11:12
WBUL Aaron Naughton goal 8.6.54 - 4.2.26 12:47
WBUL Lachlan McNeil behind 8.7.55 - 4.2.26 17:00
WBUL Bailey Williams behind 8.8.56 - 4.2.26 20:18
STKL Cooper Sharman behind 8.8.56 - 4.3.27 21:15
STKL Cooper Sharman behind 8.8.56 - 4.4.28 22:10
Q3 STKL Jack Higgins goal 8.8.56 - 5.4.34 02:15
WBUL Ryley Sanders goal 9.8.62 - 5.4.34 04:59
STKL Cooper Sharman behind 9.8.62 - 5.5.35 06:41
WBUL Jason Johannisen goal 10.8.68 - 5.5.35 07:32
WBUL Cooper Hynes behind 10.9.69 - 5.5.35 10:51
STKL Hugo Garcia behind 10.9.69 - 5.6.36 13:08
WBUL Rushed behind 10.10.70 - 5.6.36 13:54
STKL Jack Higgins behind 10.10.70 - 5.7.37 16:00
STKL Rushed behind 10.10.70 - 5.8.38 16:35
WBUL Aaron Naughton goal 11.10.76 - 5.8.38 17:31
WBUL Rhylee West goal 12.10.82 - 5.8.38 19:34
WBUL Ed Richards goal 13.10.88 - 5.8.38 23:05
STKL Mitch Owens goal 13.10.88 - 6.8.44 24:44
WBUL Rushed behind 13.11.89 - 6.8.44 27:09
WBUL Rushed behind 13.12.90 - 6.8.44 27:39
WBUL Ryley Sanders behind 13.13.91 - 6.8.44 30:11
Q4 WBUL Ed Richards behind 13.14.92 - 6.8.44 03:21
STKL Jack Higgins goal 13.14.92 - 7.8.50 08:15
WBUL Tom Liberatore goal 14.14.98 - 7.8.50 09:44
WBUL Rushed behind 14.15.99 - 7.8.50 11:51
WBUL Joel Freijah goal 15.15.105 - 7.8.50 12:34
WBUL Rushed behind 15.16.106 - 7.8.50 15:26
WBUL Aaron Naughton behind 15.17.107 - 7.8.50 16:29
WBUL Lachlan McNeil goal 16.17.113 - 7.8.50 17:46
WBUL Matthew Kennedy goal 17.17.119 - 7.8.50 19:44
WBUL Bailey Williams goal 18.17.125 - 7.8.50 21:12
STKL Darcy Wilson goal 18.17.125 - 8.8.56 22:43
WBUL Rory Lobb behind 18.18.126 - 8.8.56 28:45
WBUL Sam Davidson behind 18.19.127 - 8.8.56 29:57