2025 AFL Round 9: Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide
This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 2025 between Western Bulldogs and Port Adelaide during round 9 of the 2025 AFL season.
Western Bulldogs hosted Port Adelaide at Mars Stadium.
Marcus Bontempelli captained the hosts with Tom Liberatore as vice-captain.
Connor Rozee captained the visitors with Zak Butters as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Luke Beveridge and the visitors were coached by Ken Hinkley.
Western Bulldogs
Back:
L. Vandermeer, J. O'Donnell, L. Bramble
Half-back:
J. Johannisen, R. Lobb, B. Dale
Centre:
B. Williams, E. Richards, J. Freijah
Half-forward:
J. Harmes, B. Khamis, M. Kennedy
Forward:
A. Treloar, A. Naughton, R. West
Follower:
T. English, M. Bontempelli (capt.), T. Liberatore (vice-capt.)
Int.:
L. Cleary, S. Davidson, L. McNeil, R. Sanders
Sub.:
J. Busslinger
Port Adelaide
Back:
E. Ratugolea, A. Aliir, L. Jones
Half-back:
M. Bergman, C. Rozee (capt.), K. Farrell
Centre:
J. Burgoyne, W. Drew, W. Lorenz
Half-forward:
D. Byrne-Jones, J. Richards, S. Powell-Pepper
Forward:
W. Rioli, M. Georgiades, O. Lord
Follower:
J. Sweet, Z. Butters (vice-capt.), J. Horne-Francis
Int.:
J. Berry, L. Evans, J. Mead, O. Wines
Sub.:
J. Finlayson
Western Bulldogs (20.11.131) defeated Port Adelaide (5.11.41).
Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: M. Bontempelli (3), T. English (3), A. Naughton (3), B. Khamis (2), E. Richards (2), R. West (2), L. Cleary, J. Freijah, L. McNeil, R. Sanders, A. Treloar
Port Adelaide: W. Rioli (2), M. Georgiades, S. Powell-Pepper, J. Sweet
As a result of this match, Western Bulldogs were then 5th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Port Adelaide were then 12th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Western Bulldogs
v
Port Adelaide
Date:
Saturday 3 May 2025
Time:
1:20 PM
Venue:
Mars Stadium
Attendance:
4,814
Match Results
Outcome:
Western Bulldogs
def.
Port Adelaide
Score:
20.11.131 - 5.11.41
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Western Bulldogs | 2 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 3 | 15 | . | 6 | 20 | . | 11 | 20 | . | 11 | (131) |
| Port Adelaide | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 11 | (41) |
| Margin | PADL by 3 | WBUL by 26 | WBUL by 58 | WBUL by 90 | WBUL by 90 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 32:07 | 33:05 | 34:01 | 31:47 | 2:11:00 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Luke Beveridge
(Western Bulldogs),
Ken Hinkley
(Port Adelaide)
Captains:
Marcus Bontempelli
(Western Bulldogs),
Connor Rozee
(Port Adelaide)
Vice-Captains:
Tom Liberatore
(Western Bulldogs),
Zak Butters
(Port Adelaide)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Bontempelli | WBUL | 4 | 3 |
| Tim English | WBUL | 44 | 2 |
| James Harmes | WBUL | 22 | 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 | 82% | 3 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 | Bramble, Lachie | BPR | 75% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Busslinger, Jedd | SUB↑ | 13% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Cleary, Luke | INT | 81% | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Dale, Bailey | HBFR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 42 | Davidson, Sam | INT↓ | 67% | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 44 | English, Tim | RU | 82% | 3 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | Freijah, Joel | WR | 85% | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 22 | Harmes, James | HFFL | 78% | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Johannisen, Jason | HBFL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Matthew | HFFR | 81% | 0 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Khamis, Buku | CHF | 77% | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Liberatore, Tom (vc) | RO | 81% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Lobb, Rory | CHB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | McNeil, Lachlan | INT | 80% | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Naughton, Aaron | FF | 84% | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | O'Donnell, James | FB | 93% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Richards, Ed | C | 82% | 2 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Sanders, Ryley | INT | 81% | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Treloar, Adam | FPL | 71% | 1 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | Vandermeer, Laitham | BPL | 73% | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | West, Rhylee | FPR | 83% | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Williams, Bailey | WL | 89% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 20 | 11 | 415 | 225 | 190 | 87 | 35 | 57 | 49 | 45 | 22 | 15 | 35 | 67 | |||
J. Busslinger replaced S. Davidson.
Port Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Aliir, Aliir | FB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Bergman, Miles | HBFL | 90% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Berry, Joe | INT↓ | 36% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Burgoyne, Jase | WL | 91% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Butters, Zak (vc) | RR | 84% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 33 | Byrne-Jones, Darcy | HFFL | 83% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Drew, Willem | C | 86% | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Evans, Logan | INT | 78% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Farrell, Kane | HBFR | 75% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Finlayson, Jeremy | SUB↑ | 46% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Georgiades, Mitch | FF | 94% | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Horne-Francis, Jason | RO | 68% | 0 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | Jones, Lachie | BPR | 69% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Lord, Ollie | FPR | 86% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Lorenz, Will | WR | 80% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Mead, Jackson | INT | 79% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Powell-Pepper, Sam | HFFR | 78% | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Ratugolea, Esava | BPL | 97% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Richards, Joe | CHF | 78% | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Rioli, Willie | FPL | 77% | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Rozee, Connor (c) | CHB | 82% | 0 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 24 | Sweet, Jordon | RU | 76% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Wines, Ollie | INT | 66% | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 5 | 11 | 305 | 162 | 143 | 57 | 55 | 65 | 35 | 61 | 15 | 22 | 47 | 41 | |||
J. Finlayson replaced J. Berry.
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 | E. Ratugolea | 21 | A. Aliir | 34 | L. Jones | 44 | T. English | 36 | L. Cleary | ||||||
| 14 | R. West | 33 | A. Naughton | 1 | A. Treloar | 4 | M. Bontempelli (c) | 42 | S. Davidson | ||||||
| FORWARD | 21 | T. Liberatore (vc) | 30 | L. McNeil | |||||||||||
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| 14 | M. Bergman | 1 | C. Rozee (c) | 6 | K. Farrell |
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| 8 | M. Kennedy | 24 | B. Khamis | 22 | J. Harmes |
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| 7 | J. Burgoyne | 28 | W. Drew | 36 | W. Lorenz |
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| 27 | J. Freijah | 20 | E. Richards | 34 | B. Williams | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 24 | J. Sweet | 5 | J. Berry | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 9 | Z. Butters (vc) | 22 | L. Evans | |||||||||||
| 33 | D. Byrne-Jones | 35 | J. Richards | 2 | S. Powell-Pepper | 18 | J. Horne-Francis | 44 | J. Mead | ||||||
| 31 | B. Dale | 7 | R. Lobb | 39 | J. Johannisen |
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| 15 | W. Rioli | 19 | M. Georgiades | 30 | O. Lord |
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| 29 | L. Bramble | 18 | J. O'Donnell | 23 | L. Vandermeer |
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| Port Adelaide | Coach: Ken Hinkley | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | PADL | Willie Rioli goal | 0.0.0 | - | 1.0.6 | 02:01 |
| PADL | Rushed behind | 0.0.0 | - | 1.1.7 | 04:20 | |
| PADL | Willem Drew behind | 0.0.0 | - | 1.2.8 | 10:59 | |
| PADL | Sam Powell-Pepper behind | 0.0.0 | - | 1.3.9 | 11:46 | |
| PADL | Joe Richards behind | 0.0.0 | - | 1.4.10 | 14:46 | |
| WBUL | Buku Khamis goal | 1.0.6 | - | 1.4.10 | 17:40 | |
| PADL | Willie Rioli goal | 1.0.6 | - | 2.4.16 | 19:20 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 2.0.12 | - | 2.4.16 | 22:18 | |
| WBUL | Sam Davidson behind | 2.1.13 | - | 2.4.16 | 24:06 | |
| Q2 | WBUL | Ed Richards goal | 3.1.19 | - | 2.4.16 | 02:32 |
| WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli behind | 3.2.20 | - | 2.4.16 | 04:38 | |
| WBUL | Buku Khamis goal | 4.2.26 | - | 2.4.16 | 06:59 | |
| WBUL | Ryley Sanders goal | 5.2.32 | - | 2.4.16 | 09:45 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton behind | 5.3.33 | - | 2.4.16 | 11:25 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 6.3.39 | - | 2.4.16 | 12:28 | |
| WBUL | Luke Cleary goal | 7.3.45 | - | 2.4.16 | 19:04 | |
| PADL | Jordon Sweet goal | 7.3.45 | - | 3.4.22 | 23:05 | |
| PADL | Mitch Georgiades behind | 7.3.45 | - | 3.5.23 | 28:06 | |
| PADL | Jason Horne-Francis behind | 7.3.45 | - | 3.6.24 | 29:35 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 8.3.51 | - | 3.6.24 | 30:36 | |
| PADL | Mitch Georgiades behind | 8.3.51 | - | 3.7.25 | 32:59 | |
| Q3 | PADL | Joe Richards behind | 8.3.51 | - | 3.8.26 | 02:23 |
| WBUL | Tim English goal | 9.3.57 | - | 3.8.26 | 03:40 | |
| WBUL | Tim English behind | 9.4.58 | - | 3.8.26 | 05:45 | |
| WBUL | Ed Richards goal | 10.4.64 | - | 3.8.26 | 07:42 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 10.5.65 | - | 3.8.26 | 09:16 | |
| PADL | Mitch Georgiades goal | 10.5.65 | - | 4.8.32 | 09:49 | |
| PADL | Sam Powell-Pepper goal | 10.5.65 | - | 5.8.38 | 14:28 | |
| WBUL | Joel Freijah goal | 11.5.71 | - | 5.8.38 | 16:04 | |
| WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli goal | 12.5.77 | - | 5.8.38 | 17:26 | |
| WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli goal | 13.5.83 | - | 5.8.38 | 21:36 | |
| WBUL | Tim English goal | 14.5.89 | - | 5.8.38 | 25:09 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 15.5.95 | - | 5.8.38 | 28:11 | |
| WBUL | James Harmes behind | 15.6.96 | - | 5.8.38 | 33:36 | |
| Q4 | WBUL | Lachlan McNeil behind | 15.7.97 | - | 5.8.38 | 00:48 |
| WBUL | Matthew Kennedy behind | 15.8.98 | - | 5.8.38 | 01:53 | |
| WBUL | Lachlan McNeil goal | 16.8.104 | - | 5.8.38 | 06:36 | |
| PADL | Ollie Wines behind | 16.8.104 | - | 5.9.39 | 08:25 | |
| WBUL | Tim English goal | 17.8.110 | - | 5.9.39 | 09:38 | |
| WBUL | Sam Davidson behind | 17.9.111 | - | 5.9.39 | 12:08 | |
| PADL | Rushed behind | 17.9.111 | - | 5.10.40 | 14:00 | |
| PADL | Jason Horne-Francis behind | 17.9.111 | - | 5.11.41 | 16:08 | |
| WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli goal | 18.9.117 | - | 5.11.41 | 17:39 | |
| WBUL | Adam Treloar goal | 19.9.123 | - | 5.11.41 | 21:22 | |
| WBUL | Ed Richards behind | 19.10.124 | - | 5.11.41 | 26:12 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 20.10.130 | - | 5.11.41 | 28:35 | |
| WBUL | Laitham Vandermeer behind | 20.11.131 | - | 5.11.41 | 31:22 | |