2025 AFL Round 20: Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs
This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 2025 between Brisbane Lions and Western Bulldogs during round 20 of the 2025 AFL season.
Brisbane Lions hosted Western Bulldogs at Gabba.
With the presence of multiple Brisbane Lions co-captains, namely Harris Andrews and Lachie Neale, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the hosts.
Marcus Bontempelli captained the visitors with Tom Liberatore as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Chris Fagan and the visitors were coached by Luke Beveridge.
Brisbane Lions
Back:
D. Zorko, D. Gardiner, R. Lester
Half-back:
J. Fletcher, H. Andrews, B. Starcevich
Centre:
L. Ashcroft, H. McCluggage, J. Berry
Half-forward:
C. Cameron, E. Hipwood, C. Ah Chee
Forward:
C. Rayner, L. Morris, K. Lohmann
Follower:
O. McInerney, J. Dunkley, L. Neale
Int.:
W. Ashcroft, D. Fort, B. Reville, D. Wilmot
Sub.:
S. Marshall
Western Bulldogs
Back:
L. Bramble, L. Cleary, J. O'Donnell
Half-back:
J. Johannisen, R. Lobb, B. Dale
Centre:
B. Williams, E. Richards, R. Garcia
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.:
S. Davidson, J. Freijah, L. Jones, L. McNeil
Sub.:
C. Poulter
Brisbane Lions (12.14.86) defeated Western Bulldogs (12.4.76).
Goalkickers
Brisbane Lions: W. Ashcroft (3), L. Ashcroft (2), J. Berry (2), K. Lohmann (2), C. Cameron, L. Morris, C. Rayner
Western Bulldogs: R. West (4), A. Naughton (2), M. Bontempelli, S. Darcy, T. English, J. Freijah, R. Garcia, M. Kennedy
As a result of this match, Brisbane Lions remained 2nd on the ladder and Western Bulldogs remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Brisbane Lions
v
Western Bulldogs
Date:
Friday 18 July 2025
Time:
7:40 PM
Venue:
Gabba
Attendance:
29,039
Match Results
Outcome:
Brisbane Lions
def.
Western Bulldogs
Score:
12.14.86 - 12.4.76
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Brisbane Lions | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Western Bulldogs | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 4 | (76) |
| Margin | BRIL by 1 | BRIL by 13 | BRIL by 19 | BRIL by 10 | BRIL by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 32:34 | 32:20 | 30:37 | 33:02 | 2:08:33 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Chris Fagan
(Brisbane Lions),
Luke Beveridge
(Western Bulldogs)
Captains:
unknown
(Brisbane Lions),
Marcus Bontempelli
(Western Bulldogs)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Brisbane Lions),
Tom Liberatore
(Western Bulldogs)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will Ashcroft | BRIL | 8 | 3 |
| Hugh McCluggage | BRIL | 6 | 2 |
| Marcus Bontempelli | WBUL | 4 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Brisbane Lions
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 4 | Ah Chee, Callum | HFFR | 90% | 0 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 31 | Andrews, Harris | CHB | 92% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Ashcroft, Levi | WL | 75% | 2 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Ashcroft, Will | INT | 78% | 3 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Berry, Jarrod | WR | 80% | 2 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | Cameron, Charlie | HFFL | 81% | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Dunkley, Josh | RR | 83% | 0 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Fletcher, Jaspa | HBFL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Fort, Darcy | INT | 87% | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Gardiner, Darcy | FB | 84% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 | Hipwood, Eric | CHF | 78% | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Lester, Ryan | BPR | 93% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Lohmann, Kai | FPR | 70% | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Marshall, Sam | SUB↑ | 13% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | McCluggage, Hugh | C | 86% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 46 | McInerney, Oscar | RU | 67% | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Morris, Logan | FF | 81% | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Neale, Lachie | RO | 83% | 0 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Rayner, Cam | FPL | 86% | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Reville, Bruce | INT↓ | 68% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Starcevich, Brandon | HBFR | 78% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | Wilmot, Darcy | INT | 84% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Zorko, Dayne | BPL | 78% | 0 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 12 | 14 | 364 | 226 | 138 | 86 | 55 | 73 | 36 | 62 | 16 | 20 | 30 | 64 | |||
S. Marshall replaced B. Reville.
Western Bulldogs
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bontempelli, Marcus (c) | RR | 87% | 1 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 29 | Bramble, Lachie | BPL | 78% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 36 | Cleary, Luke | FB | 72% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 | Dale, Bailey | HBFR | 90% | 0 | 1 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 10 | Darcy, Sam | FF | 81% | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 42 | Davidson, Sam | INT | 66% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | English, Tim | RU | 87% | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Freijah, Joel | INT | 82% | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Garcia, Riley | WR | 70% | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Johannisen, Jason | HBFL | 79% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 19 | Jones, Liam | INT | 91% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Matthew | HFFR | 82% | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Liberatore, Tom (vc) | RO | 82% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Lobb, Rory | CHB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | McNeil, Lachlan | INT | 61% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Naughton, Aaron | CHF | 90% | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | O'Donnell, James | BPR | 84% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Poulter, Caleb | SUB↑ | 22% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Richards, Ed | C | 85% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Sanders, Ryley | HFFL | 85% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Vandermeer, Laitham | FPL↓ | 53% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | West, Rhylee | FPR | 85% | 4 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Williams, Bailey | WL | 89% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 12 | 4 | 339 | 206 | 133 | 74 | 39 | 82 | 46 | 54 | 20 | 16 | 52 | 44 | |||
C. Poulter replaced L. Vandermeer.
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
| Brisbane Lions | Coach: Chris Fagan | ||||||||||||||
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| 29 | L. Bramble | 36 | L. Cleary | 18 | J. O'Donnell | 46 | O. McInerney | 8 | W. Ashcroft | ||||||
| 1 | K. Lohmann | 13 | L. Morris | 16 | C. Rayner | 5 | J. Dunkley | 32 | D. Fort | ||||||
| FORWARD | 9 | L. Neale | 38 | B. Reville | |||||||||||
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| 39 | J. Johannisen | 7 | R. Lobb | 31 | B. Dale |
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| 34 | B. Williams | 20 | E. Richards | 38 | R. Garcia |
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| 7 | J. Berry | 6 | H. McCluggage | 10 | L. Ashcroft | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 44 | T. English | 42 | S. Davidson | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 4 | M. Bontempelli (c) | 27 | J. Freijah | |||||||||||
| 9 | R. Sanders | 33 | A. Naughton | 8 | M. Kennedy | 21 | T. Liberatore (vc) | 19 | L. Jones | ||||||
| 37 | B. Starcevich | 31 | H. Andrews | 3 | J. Fletcher |
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| 23 | L. Vandermeer | 10 | S. Darcy | 14 | R. West |
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| 35 | R. Lester | 27 | D. Gardiner | 15 | D. Zorko |
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| Western Bulldogs | Coach: Luke Beveridge | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | BRIL | Eric Hipwood behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.0.0 | 00:56 |
| BRIL | Levi Ashcroft goal | 1.1.7 | - | 0.0.0 | 03:02 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 1.1.7 | - | 1.0.6 | 06:08 | |
| WBUL | Tim English goal | 1.1.7 | - | 2.0.12 | 08:13 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron goal | 2.1.13 | - | 2.0.12 | 09:40 | |
| BRIL | Oscar McInerney behind | 2.2.14 | - | 2.0.12 | 23:15 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 2.2.14 | - | 2.1.13 | 28:46 | |
| Q2 | BRIL | Cam Rayner goal | 3.2.20 | - | 2.1.13 | 02:04 |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 3.2.20 | - | 3.1.19 | 06:52 | |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann goal | 4.2.26 | - | 3.1.19 | 09:40 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris behind | 4.3.27 | - | 3.1.19 | 11:40 | |
| BRIL | Will Ashcroft goal | 5.3.33 | - | 3.1.19 | 13:13 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 5.3.33 | - | 4.1.25 | 18:25 | |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann behind | 5.4.34 | - | 4.1.25 | 19:39 | |
| BRIL | Jarrod Berry goal | 6.4.40 | - | 4.1.25 | 20:34 | |
| WBUL | Riley Garcia goal | 6.4.40 | - | 5.1.31 | 25:29 | |
| WBUL | Bailey Dale behind | 6.4.40 | - | 5.2.32 | 28:31 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton behind | 6.4.40 | - | 5.3.33 | 30:01 | |
| BRIL | Will Ashcroft goal | 7.4.46 | - | 5.3.33 | 31:14 | |
| Q3 | BRIL | Levi Ashcroft goal | 8.4.52 | - | 5.3.33 | 00:54 |
| BRIL | Lachie Neale behind | 8.5.53 | - | 5.3.33 | 04:03 | |
| WBUL | Matthew Kennedy goal | 8.5.53 | - | 6.3.39 | 05:12 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner behind | 8.6.54 | - | 6.3.39 | 08:11 | |
| BRIL | Callum Ah Chee behind | 8.7.55 | - | 6.3.39 | 09:05 | |
| BRIL | Dayne Zorko behind | 8.8.56 | - | 6.3.39 | 10:57 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 8.8.56 | - | 6.4.40 | 11:27 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris goal | 9.8.62 | - | 6.4.40 | 14:49 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 9.8.62 | - | 7.4.46 | 16:18 | |
| BRIL | Jarrod Berry goal | 10.8.68 | - | 7.4.46 | 19:45 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 10.8.68 | - | 8.4.52 | 24:17 | |
| BRIL | Darcy Fort behind | 10.9.69 | - | 8.4.52 | 26:05 | |
| BRIL | Eric Hipwood behind | 10.10.70 | - | 8.4.52 | 27:38 | |
| BRIL | Callum Ah Chee behind | 10.11.71 | - | 8.4.52 | 30:24 | |
| Q4 | BRIL | Cam Rayner behind | 10.12.72 | - | 8.4.52 | 07:20 |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 10.12.72 | - | 9.4.58 | 08:33 | |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann behind | 10.13.73 | - | 9.4.58 | 12:37 | |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann goal | 11.13.79 | - | 9.4.58 | 16:18 | |
| WBUL | Joel Freijah goal | 11.13.79 | - | 10.4.64 | 18:16 | |
| WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli goal | 11.13.79 | - | 11.4.70 | 21:38 | |
| BRIL | Josh Dunkley behind | 11.14.80 | - | 11.4.70 | 27:53 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 11.14.80 | - | 12.4.76 | 30:24 | |
| BRIL | Will Ashcroft goal | 12.14.86 | - | 12.4.76 | 32:45 | |