2025 AFL Round 22: Western Bulldogs v Greater Western Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 2025 between Western Bulldogs and Greater Western Sydney during round 22 of the 2025 AFL season.
Western Bulldogs hosted Greater Western Sydney at Marvel Stadium.
Marcus Bontempelli captained the hosts with Tom Liberatore as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Luke Beveridge and the visitors were coached by Adam Kingsley.
Western Bulldogs
Back:
L. Bramble, O. Baker, J. O'Donnell
Half-back:
L. Cleary, R. Lobb, J. Johannisen
Centre:
B. Williams, E. Richards, B. Dale
Half-forward:
R. Sanders, A. Naughton, M. Kennedy
Forward:
C. Poulter, S. Darcy, R. West
Follower:
T. English, M. Bontempelli (capt.), T. Liberatore (vice-capt.)
Int.:
J. Busslinger, J. Freijah, R. Garcia, L. McNeil
Sub.:
L. Vandermeer
Greater Western Sydney
Back:
C. Idun, S. Taylor, H. Himmelberg
Half-back:
L. Whitfield, L. Aleer, L. Ash
Centre:
T. McMullin, X. O'Halloran, R. Angwin
Half-forward:
T. Bedford, A. Cadman, D. Jones
Forward:
J. Stringer, J. Hogan, C. Brown
Follower:
K. Briggs, F. Callaghan, T. Green
Int.:
S. Coniglio, J. Fonti, J. Riccardi, H. Thomas
Sub.:
H. Rowston
Western Bulldogs (19.18.132) defeated Greater Western Sydney (6.8.44).
Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: S. Darcy (5), A. Naughton (5), L. McNeil (3), T. English (2), M. Kennedy, C. Poulter, E. Richards, R. West
Greater Western Sydney: A. Cadman (2), J. Riccardi (2), T. Bedford, J. Stringer
As a result of this match, Western Bulldogs were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Greater Western Sydney were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 22
Teams:
Western Bulldogs
v
Greater Western Sydney
Date:
Thursday 31 July 2025
Time:
7:30 PM
Venue:
Marvel Stadium
Attendance:
23,898
Match Results
Outcome:
Western Bulldogs
def.
Greater Western Sydney
Score:
19.18.132 - 6.8.44
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Bulldogs | 6 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 13 | 19 | . | 18 | 19 | . | 18 | (132) |
| Greater Western Sydney | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| Margin | WBUL by 33 | WBUL by 61 | WBUL by 67 | WBUL by 88 | WBUL by 88 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 32:00 | 33:49 | 30:13 | 27:25 | 2:03:27 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Luke Beveridge
(Western Bulldogs),
Adam Kingsley
(Greater Western Sydney)
Captains:
Marcus Bontempelli
(Western Bulldogs),
unknown
(Greater Western Sydney)
Vice-Captains:
Tom Liberatore
(Western Bulldogs),
unknown
(Greater Western Sydney)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim English | WBUL | 44 | 3 |
| Marcus Bontempelli | WBUL | 4 | 2 |
| Aaron Naughton | WBUL | 33 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Western Bulldogs
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Baker, Oskar | FB | 72% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Bontempelli, Marcus (c) | RR | 81% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 29 | Bramble, Lachie | BPL | 87% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Busslinger, Jedd | INT | 79% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Cleary, Luke | HBFL | 87% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Dale, Bailey | WR | 82% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Darcy, Sam | FF | 94% | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 44 | English, Tim | RU | 79% | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Freijah, Joel | INT | 81% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Garcia, Riley | INT | 69% | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 39 | Johannisen, Jason | HBFR | 85% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Matthew | HFFR | 70% | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Liberatore, Tom (vc) | RO | 77% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Lobb, Rory | CHB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | McNeil, Lachlan | INT | 63% | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Naughton, Aaron | CHF | 82% | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | O'Donnell, James | BPR | 100% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Poulter, Caleb | FPL↓ | 62% | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Richards, Ed | C | 81% | 1 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Sanders, Ryley | HFFL | 80% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Vandermeer, Laitham | SUB↑ | 16% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | West, Rhylee | FPR | 86% | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Williams, Bailey | WL | 87% | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 19 | 18 | 347 | 214 | 133 | 99 | 26 | 34 | 41 | 44 | 32 | 19 | 28 | 58 | |||
L. Vandermeer replaced C. Poulter.
Greater Western Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Aleer, Leek | CHB | 89% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Angwin, Ryan | WR | 77% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Ash, Lachie | HBFR | 96% | 0 | 0 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| 14 | Bedford, Toby | HFFL | 85% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Briggs, Kieren | RU | 65% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 46 | Brown, Callum | FPR | 76% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Cadman, Aaron | CHF | 86% | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Callaghan, Finn | RR | 82% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | Coniglio, Stephen | INT | 74% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Fonti, Joe | INT | 79% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Green, Tom | RO | 84% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | Himmelberg, Harry | BPR | 82% | 0 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Hogan, Jesse | FF | 77% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Idun, Connor | BPL | 91% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Jones, Darcy | HFFR | 88% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | McMullin, Toby | WL↓ | 30% | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | O'Halloran, Xavier | C | 83% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Riccardi, Jake | INT | 79% | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Rowston, Harry | SUB↑ | 45% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Stringer, Jake | FPL | 81% | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Taylor, Sam | FB | 83% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Thomas, Harvey | INT | 88% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Whitfield, Lachie | HBFL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 6 | 8 | 305 | 194 | 111 | 102 | 40 | 44 | 24 | 65 | 19 | 32 | 38 | 36 | |||
H. Rowston replaced T. McMullin.
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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| 39 | C. Idun | 15 | S. Taylor | 27 | H. Himmelberg | 44 | T. English | 5 | J. Busslinger | ||||||
| 14 | R. West | 10 | S. Darcy | 25 | C. Poulter | 4 | M. Bontempelli (c) | 27 | J. Freijah | ||||||
| FORWARD | 21 | T. Liberatore (vc) | 38 | R. Garcia | |||||||||||
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| 6 | L. Whitfield | 21 | L. Aleer | 7 | L. Ash |
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| 8 | M. Kennedy | 33 | A. Naughton | 9 | R. Sanders |
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| 31 | T. McMullin | 33 | X. O'Halloran | 9 | R. Angwin |
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| 31 | B. Dale | 20 | E. Richards | 34 | B. Williams | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 32 | K. Briggs | 3 | S. Coniglio | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 17 | F. Callaghan | 37 | J. Fonti | |||||||||||
| 14 | T. Bedford | 5 | A. Cadman | 2 | D. Jones | 12 | T. Green | 26 | J. Riccardi | ||||||
| 39 | J. Johannisen | 7 | R. Lobb | 36 | L. Cleary |
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| 20 | J. Stringer | 23 | J. Hogan | 46 | C. Brown |
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| 18 | J. O'Donnell | 13 | O. Baker | 29 | L. Bramble |
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| Greater Western Sydney | Coach: Adam Kingsley | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.0.0 | 00:34 |
| WBUL | Tim English goal | 2.0.12 | - | 0.0.0 | 04:38 | |
| WBUL | Riley Garcia behind | 2.1.13 | - | 0.0.0 | 06:40 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 3.1.19 | - | 0.0.0 | 08:23 | |
| GWSY | Jake Stringer behind | 3.1.19 | - | 0.1.1 | 09:51 | |
| WBUL | Tim English behind | 3.2.20 | - | 0.1.1 | 11:26 | |
| GWSY | Toby McMullin behind | 3.2.20 | - | 0.2.2 | 14:37 | |
| GWSY | Jake Riccardi goal | 3.2.20 | - | 1.2.8 | 15:14 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy behind | 3.3.21 | - | 1.2.8 | 17:26 | |
| WBUL | Caleb Poulter goal | 4.3.27 | - | 1.2.8 | 20:21 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 5.3.33 | - | 1.2.8 | 23:29 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 5.4.34 | - | 1.2.8 | 26:42 | |
| WBUL | Tim English goal | 6.4.40 | - | 1.2.8 | 28:47 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton behind | 6.5.41 | - | 1.2.8 | 30:38 | |
| Q2 | WBUL | Lachlan McNeil goal | 7.5.47 | - | 1.2.8 | 01:38 |
| WBUL | Lachlan McNeil behind | 7.6.48 | - | 1.2.8 | 04:33 | |
| WBUL | Lachlan McNeil goal | 8.6.54 | - | 1.2.8 | 07:29 | |
| WBUL | Matthew Kennedy goal | 9.6.60 | - | 1.2.8 | 10:51 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 10.6.66 | - | 1.2.8 | 13:33 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 11.6.72 | - | 1.2.8 | 15:21 | |
| WBUL | Caleb Poulter behind | 11.7.73 | - | 1.2.8 | 18:16 | |
| GWSY | Aaron Cadman goal | 11.7.73 | - | 2.2.14 | 22:21 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 11.8.74 | - | 2.2.14 | 24:30 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 12.8.80 | - | 2.2.14 | 26:27 | |
| WBUL | Bailey Williams behind | 12.9.81 | - | 2.2.14 | 29:20 | |
| GWSY | Toby Bedford goal | 12.9.81 | - | 3.2.20 | 32:23 | |
| Q3 | WBUL | Tim English behind | 12.10.82 | - | 3.2.20 | 02:19 |
| GWSY | Rushed behind | 12.10.82 | - | 3.3.21 | 05:48 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy behind | 12.11.83 | - | 3.3.21 | 07:38 | |
| GWSY | Jake Stringer goal | 12.11.83 | - | 4.3.27 | 09:12 | |
| WBUL | Matthew Kennedy behind | 12.12.84 | - | 4.3.27 | 10:24 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 13.12.90 | - | 4.3.27 | 12:45 | |
| GWSY | Jake Riccardi goal | 13.12.90 | - | 5.3.33 | 14:32 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 14.12.96 | - | 5.3.33 | 16:13 | |
| GWSY | Rushed behind | 14.12.96 | - | 5.4.34 | 19:17 | |
| GWSY | Aaron Cadman goal | 14.12.96 | - | 6.4.40 | 21:26 | |
| WBUL | Lachlan McNeil goal | 15.12.102 | - | 6.4.40 | 23:51 | |
| GWSY | Rushed behind | 15.12.102 | - | 6.5.41 | 25:38 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy behind | 15.13.103 | - | 6.5.41 | 26:48 | |
| GWSY | Harry Himmelberg behind | 15.13.103 | - | 6.6.42 | 28:48 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 16.13.109 | - | 6.6.42 | 30:07 | |
| Q4 | WBUL | Tim English behind | 16.14.110 | - | 6.6.42 | 02:16 |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 16.15.111 | - | 6.6.42 | 03:57 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton behind | 16.16.112 | - | 6.6.42 | 04:24 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 17.16.118 | - | 6.6.42 | 07:46 | |
| WBUL | Ed Richards goal | 18.16.124 | - | 6.6.42 | 13:10 | |
| GWSY | Aaron Cadman behind | 18.16.124 | - | 6.7.43 | 16:11 | |
| GWSY | Jake Riccardi behind | 18.16.124 | - | 6.8.44 | 20:56 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 19.16.130 | - | 6.8.44 | 22:09 | |
| WBUL | Lachlan McNeil behind | 19.17.131 | - | 6.8.44 | 23:47 | |
| WBUL | Bailey Williams behind | 19.18.132 | - | 6.8.44 | 26:14 | |