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
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
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 50s

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
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