2025 AFL Round 8: Greater Western Sydney v Western Bulldogs
This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 2025 between Greater Western Sydney and Western Bulldogs during round 8 of the 2025 AFL season.
Greater Western Sydney hosted Western Bulldogs at Corroboree Group Manuka Oval.
Toby Greene captained the hosts.
Marcus Bontempelli captained the visitors with Tom Liberatore as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Adam Kingsley and the visitors were coached by Luke Beveridge.
Greater Western Sydney
Back:
C. Idun, S. Taylor, H. Himmelberg
Half-back:
L. Whitfield, J. Buckley, L. Ash
Centre:
C. Stone, F. Callaghan, T. Bedford
Half-forward:
D. Jones, J. Riccardi, H. Thomas
Forward:
T. Greene (capt.), J. Hogan, J. Stringer
Follower:
K. Briggs, J. Kelly, T. Green
Int.:
A. Cadman, T. McMullin, X. O'Halloran, J. Wehr
Sub.:
C. Ward
Western Bulldogs
Back:
B. Khamis, J. Busslinger, L. Bramble
Half-back:
J. Johannisen, R. Lobb, B. Dale
Centre:
B. Williams, E. Richards, J. Freijah
Half-forward:
L. Vandermeer, J. O'Donnell, M. Kennedy
Forward:
R. Sanders, A. Naughton, R. West
Follower:
T. English, M. Bontempelli (capt.), T. Liberatore (vice-capt.)
Int.:
L. Cleary, S. Davidson, J. Dolan, J. Harmes
Sub.:
C. Hynes
Greater Western Sydney (12.9.81) were defeated by Western Bulldogs (17.11.113).
Goalkickers
Greater Western Sydney: J. Riccardi (3), T. Bedford (2), T. Greene (2), J. Hogan (2), A. Cadman, T. Green, H. Thomas
Western Bulldogs: J. Harmes (4), R. West (3), M. Kennedy (2), R. Lobb (2), S. Davidson, T. English, J. Johannisen, B. Khamis, A. Naughton, E. Richards
As a result of this match, Greater Western Sydney were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Western Bulldogs were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Greater Western Sydney
v
Western Bulldogs
Date:
Saturday 26 April 2025
Time:
7:35 PM
Venue:
Corroboree Group Manuka Oval
Attendance:
12,234
Match Results
Outcome:
Greater Western Sydney
def. by
Western Bulldogs
Score:
12.9.81 - 17.11.113
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Greater Western Sydney | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Western Bulldogs | 2 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 11 | (113) |
| Margin | GWSY by 6 | WBUL by 5 | WBUL by 37 | WBUL by 32 | WBUL by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 30:30 | 35:16 | 31:50 | 34:45 | 2:12:21 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Adam Kingsley
(Greater Western Sydney),
Luke Beveridge
(Western Bulldogs)
Captains:
Toby Greene
(Greater Western Sydney),
Marcus Bontempelli
(Western Bulldogs)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Greater Western Sydney),
Tom Liberatore
(Western Bulldogs)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Freijah | WBUL | 27 | 3 |
| Tim English | WBUL | 44 | 2 |
| Ed Richards | WBUL | 20 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Greater Western Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 7 | Ash, Lachie | HBFR | 75% | 0 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 14 | Bedford, Toby | WR | 78% | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Briggs, Kieren | RU | 63% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Buckley, Jack | CHB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Cadman, Aaron | INT | 74% | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Callaghan, Finn | C | 85% | 0 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Green, Tom | RO | 80% | 1 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Greene, Toby (c) | FPL | 86% | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Himmelberg, Harry | BPR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Hogan, Jesse | FF | 90% | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Idun, Connor | BPL | 86% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Jones, Darcy | HFFL | 90% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 22 | Kelly, Josh | RR | 89% | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 31 | McMullin, Toby | INT | 72% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 33 | O'Halloran, Xavier | INT↓ | 51% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Riccardi, Jake | CHF | 73% | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Stone, Conor | WL | 77% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Stringer, Jake | FPR | 84% | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Taylor, Sam | FB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Thomas, Harvey | HFFR | 84% | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Ward, Callan | SUB↑ | 28% | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Wehr, Jacob | INT | 73% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Whitfield, Lachie | HBFL | 79% | 0 | 0 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 12 | 9 | 394 | 233 | 161 | 95 | 39 | 52 | 33 | 66 | 17 | 22 | 42 | 45 | |||
C. Ward replaced X. O'Halloran.
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↓ | 62% | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | Bramble, Lachie | BPR | 86% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Busslinger, Jedd | FB | 84% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Cleary, Luke | INT | 82% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Dale, Bailey | HBFR | 82% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 42 | Davidson, Sam | INT | 84% | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | Dolan, Josh | INT | 73% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | English, Tim | RU | 86% | 1 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | Freijah, Joel | WR | 79% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | Harmes, James | INT | 78% | 4 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Hynes, Cooper | SUB↑ | 22% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Johannisen, Jason | HBFL | 74% | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Matthew | HFFR | 85% | 2 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 | Khamis, Buku | BPL | 77% | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Liberatore, Tom (vc) | RO | 75% | 0 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Lobb, Rory | CHB | 98% | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Naughton, Aaron | FF | 88% | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | O'Donnell, James | CHF | 83% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Richards, Ed | C | 82% | 1 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Sanders, Ryley | FPL | 80% | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Vandermeer, Laitham | HFFL | 65% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | West, Rhylee | FPR | 83% | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Williams, Bailey | WL | 89% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 17 | 11 | 352 | 197 | 155 | 62 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 49 | 22 | 17 | 32 | 60 | |||
C. Hynes replaced M. Bontempelli.
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
| Greater Western Sydney | Coach: Adam Kingsley | ||||||||||||||
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| 24 | B. Khamis | 5 | J. Busslinger | 29 | L. Bramble | 32 | K. Briggs | 5 | A. Cadman | ||||||
| 20 | J. Stringer | 23 | J. Hogan | 4 | T. Greene (c) | 22 | J. Kelly | 31 | T. McMullin | ||||||
| FORWARD | 12 | T. Green | 33 | X. O'Halloran | |||||||||||
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| 39 | J. Johannisen | 7 | R. Lobb | 31 | B. Dale |
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| 34 | B. Williams | 20 | E. Richards | 27 | J. Freijah |
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| 14 | T. Bedford | 17 | F. Callaghan | 18 | C. Stone | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 44 | T. English | 36 | L. Cleary | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 4 | M. Bontempelli (c) | 42 | S. Davidson | |||||||||||
| 23 | L. Vandermeer | 18 | J. O'Donnell | 8 | M. Kennedy | 21 | T. Liberatore (vc) | 26 | J. Dolan | ||||||
| 7 | L. Ash | 44 | J. Buckley | 6 | L. Whitfield |
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| 9 | R. Sanders | 33 | A. Naughton | 14 | R. West |
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| Western Bulldogs | Coach: Luke Beveridge | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | WBUL | Matthew Kennedy goal | 0.0.0 | - | 1.0.6 | 02:39 |
| WBUL | Ryley Sanders behind | 0.0.0 | - | 1.1.7 | 03:53 | |
| GWSY | Jake Riccardi goal | 1.0.6 | - | 1.1.7 | 06:36 | |
| GWSY | Harvey Thomas goal | 2.0.12 | - | 1.1.7 | 14:16 | |
| GWSY | Jake Stringer behind | 2.1.13 | - | 1.1.7 | 16:00 | |
| GWSY | Finn Callaghan behind | 2.2.14 | - | 1.1.7 | 21:32 | |
| WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli behind | 2.2.14 | - | 1.2.8 | 22:20 | |
| GWSY | Jake Riccardi goal | 3.2.20 | - | 1.2.8 | 23:26 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 3.2.20 | - | 1.3.9 | 24:50 | |
| WBUL | James Harmes goal | 3.2.20 | - | 2.3.15 | 25:19 | |
| GWSY | Jake Stringer behind | 3.3.21 | - | 2.3.15 | 29:41 | |
| Q2 | WBUL | Rory Lobb behind | 3.3.21 | - | 2.4.16 | 03:03 |
| GWSY | Toby Greene goal | 4.3.27 | - | 2.4.16 | 04:28 | |
| WBUL | Rory Lobb goal | 4.3.27 | - | 3.4.22 | 05:40 | |
| GWSY | Jake Riccardi goal | 5.3.33 | - | 3.4.22 | 07:38 | |
| WBUL | James Harmes goal | 5.3.33 | - | 4.4.28 | 08:55 | |
| WBUL | Jason Johannisen goal | 5.3.33 | - | 5.4.34 | 10:44 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 5.3.33 | - | 6.4.40 | 14:37 | |
| WBUL | Tom Liberatore behind | 5.3.33 | - | 6.5.41 | 16:59 | |
| GWSY | Jesse Hogan behind | 5.4.34 | - | 6.5.41 | 18:37 | |
| WBUL | James Harmes goal | 5.4.34 | - | 7.5.47 | 22:49 | |
| GWSY | Toby Greene behind | 5.5.35 | - | 7.5.47 | 24:01 | |
| GWSY | Jesse Hogan goal | 6.5.41 | - | 7.5.47 | 25:24 | |
| GWSY | Toby Bedford goal | 7.5.47 | - | 7.5.47 | 29:36 | |
| GWSY | Toby Greene behind | 7.6.48 | - | 7.5.47 | 31:48 | |
| WBUL | Tim English goal | 7.6.48 | - | 8.5.53 | 35:12 | |
| Q3 | WBUL | Aaron Naughton behind | 7.6.48 | - | 8.6.54 | 03:18 |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 7.6.48 | - | 9.6.60 | 06:02 | |
| WBUL | James Harmes goal | 7.6.48 | - | 10.6.66 | 08:11 | |
| WBUL | Matthew Kennedy goal | 7.6.48 | - | 11.6.72 | 10:35 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 7.6.48 | - | 11.7.73 | 12:36 | |
| WBUL | Ed Richards goal | 7.6.48 | - | 12.7.79 | 13:19 | |
| WBUL | Rory Lobb goal | 7.6.48 | - | 13.7.85 | 19:09 | |
| WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli behind | 7.6.48 | - | 13.8.86 | 27:10 | |
| GWSY | Callan Ward behind | 7.7.49 | - | 13.8.86 | 30:02 | |
| Q4 | WBUL | Buku Khamis goal | 7.7.49 | - | 14.8.92 | 04:56 |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 7.7.49 | - | 14.9.93 | 07:16 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 7.7.49 | - | 14.10.94 | 07:57 | |
| WBUL | Sam Davidson behind | 7.7.49 | - | 14.11.95 | 09:03 | |
| GWSY | Toby Greene goal | 8.7.55 | - | 14.11.95 | 12:55 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 8.7.55 | - | 15.11.101 | 14:52 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 8.7.55 | - | 16.11.107 | 17:26 | |
| GWSY | Jake Riccardi behind | 8.8.56 | - | 16.11.107 | 21:46 | |
| GWSY | Toby Bedford goal | 9.8.62 | - | 16.11.107 | 22:25 | |
| GWSY | Tom Green goal | 10.8.68 | - | 16.11.107 | 25:26 | |
| GWSY | Jesse Hogan goal | 11.8.74 | - | 16.11.107 | 27:14 | |
| WBUL | Sam Davidson goal | 11.8.74 | - | 17.11.113 | 29:34 | |
| GWSY | Aaron Cadman goal | 12.8.80 | - | 17.11.113 | 32:18 | |
| GWSY | Josh Kelly behind | 12.9.81 | - | 17.11.113 | 33:39 | |