2025 AFL Round 11: Western Bulldogs v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 2025 between Western Bulldogs and Essendon during round 11 of the 2025 AFL season.
Western Bulldogs hosted Essendon at Marvel Stadium.
Marcus Bontempelli captained the hosts with Tom Liberatore as vice-captain.
Zach Merrett captained the visitors with Andrew McGrath as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Luke Beveridge and the visitors were coached by Brad Scott.
Western Bulldogs
Back:
L. Cleary, J. O'Donnell, L. Vandermeer
Half-back:
J. Johannisen, R. Lobb, B. Dale
Centre:
B. Williams, E. Richards, J. Freijah
Half-forward:
J. Harmes, B. Khamis, M. Kennedy
Forward:
R. Sanders, A. Naughton, R. West
Follower:
T. English, M. Bontempelli (capt.), T. Liberatore (vice-capt.)
Int.:
S. Davidson, T. Duryea, A. Jones, L. McNeil
Sub.:
L. Bramble
Essendon
Back:
A. McGrath (vice-capt.), B. McKay, A. Roberts
Half-back:
M. Redman, Z. Reid, J. Prior
Centre:
X. Duursma, Z. Merrett (capt.), B. Hobbs
Half-forward:
W. Setterfield, N. Caddy, N. Martin
Forward:
K. Langford, P. Wright, I. Kako
Follower:
T. Goldstein, J. Laverde, S. Durham
Int.:
J. Caldwell, A. Day-Wicks, S. El-Hawli, A. Perkins
Sub.:
D. Shiel
Western Bulldogs (18.19.127) defeated Essendon (5.6.36).
Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: R. West (4), B. Khamis (3), M. Bontempelli (2), E. Richards (2), S. Davidson, M. Kennedy, T. Liberatore, L. McNeil, A. Naughton, L. Vandermeer, B. Williams
Essendon: S. Durham, X. Duursma, N. Martin, A. Perkins, P. Wright
As a result of this match, Western Bulldogs were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Western Bulldogs
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 17 May 2025
Time:
7:35 PM
Venue:
Marvel Stadium
Attendance:
47,266
Match Results
Outcome:
Western Bulldogs
def.
Essendon
Score:
18.19.127 - 5.6.36
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Western Bulldogs | 7 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 19 | 18 | . | 19 | (127) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | (36) |
| Margin | WBUL by 42 | WBUL by 59 | WBUL by 75 | WBUL by 91 | WBUL by 91 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 32:51 | 29:01 | 31:47 | 27:24 | 2:01:03 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Luke Beveridge
(Western Bulldogs),
Brad Scott
(Essendon)
Captains:
Marcus Bontempelli
(Western Bulldogs),
Zach Merrett
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Tom Liberatore
(Western Bulldogs),
Andrew McGrath
(Essendon)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Dale | WBUL | 31 | 3 |
| Tom Liberatore | WBUL | 21 | 2 |
| Matthew Kennedy | WBUL | 8 | 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 | 78% | 2 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 29 | Bramble, Lachie | SUB↑ | 62% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Cleary, Luke | BPL | 83% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Dale, Bailey | HBFR | 84% | 0 | 0 | 49 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 42 | Davidson, Sam | INT | 84% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Duryea, Taylor | INT | 83% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 44 | English, Tim | RU | 81% | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Freijah, Joel | WR | 82% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 22 | Harmes, James | HFFL | 79% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 39 | Johannisen, Jason | HBFL | 73% | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Jones, Arthur | INT↓ | 21% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Matthew | HFFR | 84% | 1 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Khamis, Buku | CHF | 85% | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Liberatore, Tom (vc) | RO | 80% | 1 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Lobb, Rory | CHB | 94% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | McNeil, Lachlan | INT | 82% | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Naughton, Aaron | FF | 81% | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | O'Donnell, James | FB | 94% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Richards, Ed | C | 79% | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Sanders, Ryley | FPL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Vandermeer, Laitham | BPR | 66% | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | West, Rhylee | FPR | 79% | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Williams, Bailey | WL | 83% | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 18 | 19 | 469 | 250 | 219 | 112 | 20 | 44 | 34 | 57 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 61 | |||
L. Bramble replaced A. Jones.
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Caddy, Nate | CHF | 81% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Caldwell, Jye | INT | 65% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Day-Wicks, Archer | INT | 60% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Durham, Sam | RO | 83% | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | Duursma, Xavier | WL | 85% | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | El-Hawli, Saad | INT↓ | 37% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Goldstein, Todd | RU | 80% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Hobbs, Ben | WR | 73% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Kako, Isaac | FPR | 84% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Langford, Kyle | FPL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Laverde, Jayden | RR | 79% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Martin, Nic | HFFR | 90% | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | McGrath, Andrew (vc) | BPL | 91% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 32 | McKay, Ben | FB | 91% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Merrett, Zach (c) | C | 88% | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Perkins, Archie | INT | 75% | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Prior, Jaxon | HBFR | 84% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Redman, Mason | HBFL | 92% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Reid, Zach | CHB | 93% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Roberts, Archie | BPR | 91% | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Setterfield, Will | HFFL | 79% | 0 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Shiel, Dylan | SUB↑ | 32% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Wright, Peter | FF | 84% | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 5 | 6 | 385 | 203 | 182 | 102 | 44 | 46 | 26 | 56 | 17 | 13 | 41 | 37 | |||
D. Shiel replaced S. El-Hawli.
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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| 1 | A. McGrath (vc) | 32 | B. McKay | 21 | A. Roberts | 44 | T. English | 42 | S. Davidson | ||||||
| 14 | R. West | 33 | A. Naughton | 9 | R. Sanders | 4 | M. Bontempelli (c) | 15 | T. Duryea | ||||||
| FORWARD | 21 | T. Liberatore (vc) | 32 | A. Jones | |||||||||||
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| 27 | M. Redman | 31 | Z. Reid | 25 | J. Prior |
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| 28 | X. Duursma | 7 | Z. Merrett (c) | 8 | B. Hobbs |
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| 27 | J. Freijah | 20 | E. Richards | 34 | B. Williams | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 17 | T. Goldstein | 6 | J. Caldwell | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 15 | J. Laverde | 44 | A. Day-Wicks | |||||||||||
| 12 | W. Setterfield | 30 | N. Caddy | 37 | N. Martin | 22 | S. Durham | 41 | S. El-Hawli | ||||||
| 31 | B. Dale | 7 | R. Lobb | 39 | J. Johannisen |
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| 4 | K. Langford | 20 | P. Wright | 10 | I. Kako |
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| 23 | L. Vandermeer | 18 | J. O'Donnell | 36 | L. Cleary |
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| Essendon | Coach: Brad Scott | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | ESSE | Nic Martin behind | 0.0.0 | - | 0.1.1 | 01:24 |
| WBUL | Ed Richards behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.1.1 | 03:34 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton behind | 0.2.2 | - | 0.1.1 | 09:05 | |
| ESSE | Zach Merrett behind | 0.2.2 | - | 0.2.2 | 09:52 | |
| WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli goal | 1.2.8 | - | 0.2.2 | 11:01 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 2.2.14 | - | 0.2.2 | 14:38 | |
| WBUL | Lachlan McNeil goal | 3.2.20 | - | 0.2.2 | 17:56 | |
| WBUL | Laitham Vandermeer goal | 4.2.26 | - | 0.2.2 | 19:05 | |
| WBUL | Laitham Vandermeer behind | 4.3.27 | - | 0.2.2 | 21:26 | |
| WBUL | Buku Khamis goal | 5.3.33 | - | 0.2.2 | 24:22 | |
| ESSE | Nic Martin behind | 5.3.33 | - | 0.3.3 | 27:52 | |
| WBUL | Ed Richards goal | 6.3.39 | - | 0.3.3 | 29:15 | |
| WBUL | Tom Liberatore goal | 7.3.45 | - | 0.3.3 | 31:29 | |
| Q2 | WBUL | Jason Johannisen behind | 7.4.46 | - | 0.3.3 | 05:42 |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 8.4.52 | - | 0.3.3 | 06:45 | |
| WBUL | Ed Richards goal | 9.4.58 | - | 0.3.3 | 09:53 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 9.5.59 | - | 0.3.3 | 11:40 | |
| WBUL | Lachlan McNeil behind | 9.6.60 | - | 0.3.3 | 12:08 | |
| ESSE | Xavier Duursma goal | 9.6.60 | - | 1.3.9 | 16:54 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 9.7.61 | - | 1.3.9 | 24:08 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 10.7.67 | - | 1.3.9 | 25:45 | |
| WBUL | Lachlan McNeil behind | 10.8.68 | - | 1.3.9 | 27:10 | |
| Q3 | WBUL | Matthew Kennedy behind | 10.9.69 | - | 1.3.9 | 00:46 |
| ESSE | Nic Martin goal | 10.9.69 | - | 2.3.15 | 02:19 | |
| WBUL | Sam Davidson goal | 11.9.75 | - | 2.3.15 | 04:35 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton behind | 11.10.76 | - | 2.3.15 | 06:15 | |
| WBUL | Matthew Kennedy goal | 12.10.82 | - | 2.3.15 | 08:44 | |
| WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli goal | 13.10.88 | - | 2.3.15 | 10:27 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West behind | 13.11.89 | - | 2.3.15 | 13:12 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 14.11.95 | - | 2.3.15 | 16:30 | |
| ESSE | Peter Wright behind | 14.11.95 | - | 2.4.16 | 24:00 | |
| ESSE | Archie Perkins goal | 14.11.95 | - | 3.4.22 | 24:50 | |
| ESSE | Sam Durham goal | 14.11.95 | - | 4.4.28 | 26:07 | |
| WBUL | Buku Khamis behind | 14.12.96 | - | 4.4.28 | 27:53 | |
| WBUL | Bailey Williams goal | 15.12.102 | - | 4.4.28 | 29:10 | |
| WBUL | Tim English behind | 15.13.103 | - | 4.4.28 | 31:42 | |
| Q4 | WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 16.13.109 | - | 4.4.28 | 03:54 |
| ESSE | Peter Wright goal | 16.13.109 | - | 5.4.34 | 06:25 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 16.14.110 | - | 5.4.34 | 09:50 | |
| WBUL | Bailey Williams behind | 16.15.111 | - | 5.4.34 | 10:29 | |
| WBUL | Buku Khamis goal | 17.15.117 | - | 5.4.34 | 11:56 | |
| WBUL | Laitham Vandermeer behind | 17.16.118 | - | 5.4.34 | 14:07 | |
| WBUL | Buku Khamis goal | 18.16.124 | - | 5.4.34 | 15:22 | |
| ESSE | Peter Wright behind | 18.16.124 | - | 5.5.35 | 21:13 | |
| WBUL | Ed Richards behind | 18.17.125 | - | 5.5.35 | 22:08 | |
| ESSE | Will Setterfield behind | 18.17.125 | - | 5.6.36 | 24:14 | |
| WBUL | Matthew Kennedy behind | 18.18.126 | - | 5.6.36 | 25:37 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton behind | 18.19.127 | - | 5.6.36 | 26:14 | |