2025 AFL Round 15: St Kilda v Western Bulldogs
This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 2025 between St Kilda and Western Bulldogs during round 15 of the 2025 AFL season.
St Kilda hosted Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium.
Jack Steele captained the hosts.
Marcus Bontempelli captained the visitors with Tom Liberatore as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ross Lyon and the visitors were coached by Luke Beveridge.
St Kilda
Back:
I. Keeler, C. Wilkie, J. Webster
Half-back:
L. Stocker, N. Wanganeen-Milera, J. Sinclair
Centre:
M. Wood, J. Macrae, M. Windhager
Half-forward:
J. Higgins, R. Byrnes, B. Hill
Forward:
C. Sharman, A. Caminiti, M. Owens
Follower:
R. Marshall, H. Clark, J. Steele (capt.)
Int.:
D. Butler, M. Hall, Z. Jones, T. Travaglia
Sub.:
J. Carroll
Western Bulldogs
Back:
L. Cleary, J. O'Donnell, B. Williams
Half-back:
A. Treloar, R. Lobb, B. Dale
Centre:
S. Davidson, E. Richards, J. Freijah
Half-forward:
R. Sanders, A. Naughton, M. Kennedy
Forward:
L. Vandermeer, S. Darcy, R. West
Follower:
T. English, M. Bontempelli (capt.), T. Liberatore (vice-capt.)
Int.:
L. Bramble, J. Dolan, B. Khamis, L. McNeil
Sub.:
C. Hynes
St Kilda (8.12.60) were defeated by Western Bulldogs (20.12.132).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: R. Byrnes, J. Higgins, B. Hill, I. Keeler, C. Sharman, N. Wanganeen-Milera, M. Windhager, M. Wood
Western Bulldogs: S. Darcy (3), A. Naughton (3), M. Kennedy (2), B. Khamis (2), R. Sanders (2), S. Davidson, T. English, J. Freijah, C. Hynes, L. McNeil, E. Richards, A. Treloar, R. West
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 14th on the ladder (down from 12th) 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 15
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Western Bulldogs
Date:
Thursday 12 June 2025
Time:
7:30 PM
Venue:
Marvel Stadium
Attendance:
20,508
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def. by
Western Bulldogs
Score:
8.12.60 - 20.12.132
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| St Kilda | 1 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Western Bulldogs | 4 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 9 | 20 | . | 12 | 20 | . | 12 | (132) |
| Margin | WBUL by 16 | WBUL by 28 | WBUL by 54 | WBUL by 72 | WBUL by 72 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 31:40 | 32:24 | 33:26 | 31:56 | 2:09:26 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ross Lyon
(St Kilda),
Luke Beveridge
(Western Bulldogs)
Captains:
Jack Steele
(St Kilda),
Marcus Bontempelli
(Western Bulldogs)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Tom Liberatore
(Western Bulldogs)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Kennedy | WBUL | 8 | 3 |
| Ed Richards | WBUL | 20 | 2 |
| Bailey Dale | WBUL | 31 | 1 |
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Butler, Dan | INT↓ | 49% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Byrnes, Ryan | CHF | 82% | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 47 | Caminiti, Anthony | FF | 95% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Carroll, Jack | SUB↑ | 29% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Clark, Hunter | RR | 68% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Hall, Max | INT | 72% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | Higgins, Jack | HFFL | 84% | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Hill, Bradley | HFFR | 91% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Jones, Zak | INT | 66% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Keeler, Isaac | BPL | 94% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Macrae, Jack | C | 72% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Marshall, Rowan | RU | 87% | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Owens, Mitch | FPR | 86% | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Sharman, Cooper | FPL | 81% | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Sinclair, Jack | HBFR | 89% | 0 | 2 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Steele, Jack (c) | RO | 76% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Stocker, Liam | HBFL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Travaglia, Tobie | INT | 64% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Wanganeen-Milera, Nasiah | CHB | 87% | 1 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 29 | Webster, Jimmy | BPR | 74% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Wilkie, Callum | FB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Windhager, Marcus | WR | 81% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Wood, Mason | WL | 90% | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 8 | 12 | 341 | 208 | 133 | 94 | 37 | 61 | 39 | 57 | 16 | 22 | 47 | 41 | |||
J. Carroll replaced D. Butler.
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 | 80% | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | Bramble, Lachie | INT | 80% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Cleary, Luke | BPL | 83% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Dale, Bailey | HBFR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Darcy, Sam | FF | 75% | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 42 | Davidson, Sam | WL | 84% | 1 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 | Dolan, Josh | INT | 79% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | English, Tim | RU | 84% | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Freijah, Joel | WR | 80% | 1 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Hynes, Cooper | SUB↑ | 21% | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Matthew | HFFR | 84% | 2 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 | Khamis, Buku | INT↓ | 53% | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Liberatore, Tom (vc) | RO | 82% | 0 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Lobb, Rory | CHB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 30 | McNeil, Lachlan | INT | 81% | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 33 | Naughton, Aaron | CHF | 76% | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | O'Donnell, James | FB | 95% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Richards, Ed | C | 79% | 1 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Sanders, Ryley | HFFL | 80% | 2 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Treloar, Adam | HBFL | 69% | 1 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Vandermeer, Laitham | FPL | 84% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | West, Rhylee | FPR | 87% | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Williams, Bailey | BPR | 81% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 20 | 12 | 408 | 245 | 163 | 121 | 43 | 58 | 40 | 54 | 22 | 16 | 32 | 68 | |||
C. Hynes replaced B. Khamis.
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
| St Kilda | Coach: Ross Lyon | ||||||||||||||
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| 36 | L. Cleary | 18 | J. O'Donnell | 34 | B. Williams | 19 | R. Marshall | 16 | D. Butler | ||||||
| 10 | M. Owens | 47 | A. Caminiti | 43 | C. Sharman | 11 | H. Clark | 40 | M. Hall | ||||||
| FORWARD | 9 | J. Steele (c) | 3 | Z. Jones | |||||||||||
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| 1 | A. Treloar | 7 | R. Lobb | 31 | B. Dale |
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| 8 | B. Hill | 13 | R. Byrnes | 1 | J. Higgins |
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| 42 | S. Davidson | 20 | E. Richards | 27 | J. Freijah |
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| 2 | M. Windhager | 6 | J. Macrae | 32 | M. Wood | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 44 | T. English | 29 | L. Bramble | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 4 | M. Bontempelli (c) | 26 | J. Dolan | |||||||||||
| 9 | R. Sanders | 33 | A. Naughton | 8 | M. Kennedy | 21 | T. Liberatore (vc) | 24 | B. Khamis | ||||||
| 35 | J. Sinclair | 7 | N. Wanganeen-Milera | 14 | L. Stocker |
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| 23 | L. Vandermeer | 10 | S. Darcy | 14 | R. West |
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| 29 | J. Webster | 44 | C. Wilkie | 17 | I. Keeler |
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| Western Bulldogs | Coach: Luke Beveridge | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | STKL | Jack Sinclair behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.0.0 | 01:04 |
| STKL | Rushed behind | 0.2.2 | - | 0.0.0 | 02:17 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy behind | 0.2.2 | - | 0.1.1 | 08:54 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 0.2.2 | - | 0.2.2 | 10:02 | |
| WBUL | Buku Khamis goal | 0.2.2 | - | 1.2.8 | 11:20 | |
| STKL | Mason Wood behind | 0.3.3 | - | 1.2.8 | 13:00 | |
| WBUL | Ryley Sanders goal | 0.3.3 | - | 2.2.14 | 16:28 | |
| STKL | Jack Higgins behind | 0.4.4 | - | 2.2.14 | 19:03 | |
| WBUL | Joel Freijah goal | 0.4.4 | - | 3.2.20 | 22:39 | |
| STKL | Jack Higgins goal | 1.4.10 | - | 3.2.20 | 26:41 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 1.4.10 | - | 4.2.26 | 28:40 | |
| Q2 | STKL | Rushed behind | 1.5.11 | - | 4.2.26 | 00:55 |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 1.5.11 | - | 5.2.32 | 03:01 | |
| WBUL | Ed Richards goal | 1.5.11 | - | 6.2.38 | 05:11 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 1.5.11 | - | 7.2.44 | 07:03 | |
| STKL | Isaac Keeler goal | 2.5.17 | - | 7.2.44 | 08:45 | |
| WBUL | Buku Khamis goal | 2.5.17 | - | 8.2.50 | 11:26 | |
| WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli behind | 2.5.17 | - | 8.3.51 | 12:47 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy behind | 2.5.17 | - | 8.4.52 | 14:18 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 2.5.17 | - | 9.4.58 | 15:38 | |
| STKL | Cooper Sharman goal | 3.5.23 | - | 9.4.58 | 18:22 | |
| STKL | Rushed behind | 3.6.24 | - | 9.4.58 | 22:29 | |
| STKL | Marcus Windhager goal | 4.6.30 | - | 9.4.58 | 23:32 | |
| WBUL | Sam Davidson goal | 4.6.30 | - | 10.4.64 | 29:27 | |
| STKL | Mason Wood goal | 5.6.36 | - | 10.4.64 | 30:45 | |
| Q3 | STKL | Rushed behind | 5.7.37 | - | 10.4.64 | 02:55 |
| WBUL | Tim English goal | 5.7.37 | - | 11.4.70 | 05:17 | |
| STKL | Mitch Owens behind | 5.8.38 | - | 11.4.70 | 06:49 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 5.8.38 | - | 11.5.71 | 07:40 | |
| STKL | Mitch Owens behind | 5.9.39 | - | 11.5.71 | 08:45 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 5.9.39 | - | 12.5.77 | 10:18 | |
| WBUL | Ryley Sanders goal | 5.9.39 | - | 13.5.83 | 12:37 | |
| WBUL | Sam Davidson behind | 5.9.39 | - | 13.6.84 | 13:55 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 5.9.39 | - | 14.6.90 | 14:58 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West behind | 5.9.39 | - | 14.7.91 | 22:19 | |
| STKL | Ryan Byrnes goal | 6.9.45 | - | 14.7.91 | 25:08 | |
| WBUL | Lachlan McNeil goal | 6.9.45 | - | 15.7.97 | 26:46 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 6.9.45 | - | 16.7.103 | 28:16 | |
| STKL | Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera goal | 7.9.51 | - | 16.7.103 | 29:36 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West behind | 7.9.51 | - | 16.8.104 | 32:05 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 7.9.51 | - | 16.9.105 | 33:16 | |
| Q4 | STKL | Jack Sinclair behind | 7.10.52 | - | 16.9.105 | 00:50 |
| STKL | Bradley Hill goal | 8.10.58 | - | 16.9.105 | 02:29 | |
| WBUL | Tom Liberatore behind | 8.10.58 | - | 16.10.106 | 03:49 | |
| STKL | Rowan Marshall behind | 8.11.59 | - | 16.10.106 | 04:50 | |
| WBUL | Cooper Hynes goal | 8.11.59 | - | 17.10.112 | 05:56 | |
| WBUL | Matthew Kennedy goal | 8.11.59 | - | 18.10.118 | 10:50 | |
| WBUL | Adam Treloar goal | 8.11.59 | - | 19.10.124 | 15:31 | |
| STKL | Mason Wood behind | 8.12.60 | - | 19.10.124 | 17:17 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 8.12.60 | - | 19.11.125 | 21:31 | |
| WBUL | Tim English behind | 8.12.60 | - | 19.12.126 | 24:56 | |
| WBUL | Matthew Kennedy goal | 8.12.60 | - | 20.12.132 | 28:12 | |