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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Western Bulldogs | Coach: Luke Beveridge | ||||||||||||||
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| 27 | A. Schoenmaker | 44 | C. Wilkie | 29 | J. Webster | 44 | T. English | 36 | L. Cleary | ||||||
| 14 | R. West | 10 | S. Darcy | 18 | J. O'Donnell | 4 | M. Bontempelli (c) | 42 | S. Davidson | ||||||
| FORWARD | 8 | M. Kennedy | 26 | J. Dolan | |||||||||||
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| 13 | R. Byrnes | 7 | N. Wanganeen-Milera | 2 | M. Windhager |
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| 21 | T. Liberatore (vc) | 33 | A. Naughton | 30 | L. McNeil |
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| 8 | B. Hill | 35 | J. Sinclair | 32 | M. Wood |
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| 27 | J. Freijah | 20 | E. Richards | 34 | B. Williams | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 19 | R. Marshall | 4 | L. Collard | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 6 | J. Macrae | 34 | H. Garcia | |||||||||||
| 40 | M. Hall | 22 | D. Wilson | 10 | M. Owens | 9 | J. Steele (c) | 23 | L. Henry | ||||||
| 31 | B. Dale | 7 | R. Lobb | 39 | J. Johannisen |
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| 43 | C. Sharman | 47 | A. Caminiti | 1 | J. Higgins |
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| 29 | L. Bramble | 19 | L. Jones | 24 | B. Khamis |
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| St Kilda | Coach: Ross Lyon | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| 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 | |