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 50s

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
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