2025 AFL Season Round 7: Western Bulldogs v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 2025 between the Western Bulldogs and St Kilda during round seven of the 2025 season of the Australian Football League.
The 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.
The Western Bulldogs (18.19.127) defeated St Kilda (8.8.56).
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 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Western Bulldogs) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (St Kilda) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Western Bulldogs
Captain: Marcus BontempelliVice-Captain: Tom Liberatore
Coach: Luke Beveridge
St Kilda
Captain: Jack SteeleCoach: Ross Lyon
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Bontempelli | WBUL | 4 | 3 |
| Ryley Sanders | WBUL | 9 | 2 |
| Tom Liberatore | WBUL | 21 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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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 | |