2025 AFL Round 25: West Coast v Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 2025 between West Coast and Sydney during round 25 of the 2025 AFL season.
West Coast hosted Sydney at Optus Stadium.
Callum Mills captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Andrew McQualter and the visitors were coached by Dean Cox.
West Coast
Back:
R. Bazzo, S. Brock, B. Hough
Half-back:
L. Grego, R. Ginbey, L. Baker
Centre:
C. Chesser, T. Kelly, T. McCarthy
Half-forward:
L. Ryan, B. Williams, H. Davis
Forward:
N. Long, J. Shanahan, J. Cripps
Follower:
M. Flynn, J. Graham, E. Hewett
Int.:
T. Brockman, T. Cole, C. Hall, J. Newton
Sub.:
T. Dewar
Sydney
Back:
C. Mills (capt.), L. Melican, T. McCartin
Half-back:
D. Rampe, N. Blakey, S. Wicks
Centre:
O. Florent, Chad Warner, E. Gulden
Half-forward:
J. Lloyd, H. McLean, B. Campbell
Forward:
W. Hayward, J. Buller, T. Papley
Follower:
B. Grundy, I. Heeney, J. Jordon
Int.:
H. Cunningham, J. Rowbottom, A. Sheldrick, Corey Warner
Sub.:
R. Bice
West Coast (7.9.51) were defeated by Sydney (18.10.118).
Goalkickers
West Coast: J. Shanahan (3), J. Cripps, M. Flynn, J. Newton, B. Williams
Sydney: J. Buller (3), T. Papley (3), N. Blakey (2), E. Gulden (2), W. Hayward (2), H. McLean (2), J. Rowbottom (2), I. Heeney, C. Warner
As a result of this match, West Coast remained 18th on the ladder and Sydney remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 25
Teams:
West Coast
v
Sydney
Date:
Saturday 23 August 2025
Time:
5:35 PM
Venue:
Optus Stadium
Attendance:
36,029
Match Results
Outcome:
West Coast
def. by
Sydney
Score:
7.9.51 - 18.10.118
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| West Coast | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Sydney | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 7 | 18 | . | 10 | 18 | . | 10 | (118) |
| Margin | WCST by 13 | WCST by 7 | SYDN by 30 | SYDN by 67 | SYDN by 67 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 27:51 | 33:39 | 31:04 | 31:23 | 2:03:57 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Andrew McQualter
(West Coast),
Dean Cox
(Sydney)
Captains:
unknown
(West Coast),
Callum Mills
(Sydney)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Errol Gulden | SYDN | 21 | 3 |
| Chad Warner | SYDN | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Blakey | SYDN | 22 | 1 |
Player Statistics
West Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Baker, Liam | HBFR | 91% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Bazzo, Rhett | BPL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Brock, Sandy | FB | 87% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Brockman, Tyler | INT | 76% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Chesser, Campbell | WL | 80% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Cole, Tom | INT | 84% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Cripps, Jamie | FPR | 92% | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Davis, Hamish | HFFR | 75% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Dewar, Tyrell | SUB↑ | 50% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Flynn, Matt | RU | 81% | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Ginbey, Reuben | CHB↓ | 36% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Graham, Jack | RR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Grego, Lucca | HBFL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | Hall, Clay | INT | 75% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Hewett, Elijah | RO | 81% | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Hough, Brady | BPR | 88% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Kelly, Tim | C | 84% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Long, Noah | FPL | 77% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 45 | McCarthy, Tom | WR | 77% | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 46 | Newton, Jacob | INT | 69% | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Ryan, Liam | HFFL | 84% | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Shanahan, Jobe | FF | 88% | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Williams, Bailey | CHF | 78% | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 7 | 9 | 323 | 180 | 143 | 87 | 31 | 57 | 35 | 52 | 25 | 14 | 36 | 38 | |||
T. Dewar replaced R. Ginbey.
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Bice, Riley | SUB↑ | 33% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Blakey, Nick | CHB | 89% | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Buller, Jack | FF | 82% | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Campbell, Braeden | HFFR | 74% | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Cunningham, Harry | INT | 74% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Florent, Oliver | WL | 77% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Grundy, Brodie | RU | 82% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Gulden, Errol | WR | 83% | 2 | 0 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Hayward, Will | FPL | 80% | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Heeney, Isaac | RR | 88% | 1 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 17 | Jordon, James | RO | 81% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Lloyd, Jake | HFFL | 88% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | McCartin, Tom | BPR | 98% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | McLean, Hayden | CHF | 78% | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | Melican, Lewis | FB | 83% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Mills, Callum (c) | BPL | 77% | 0 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Papley, Tom | FPR | 85% | 3 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 24 | Rampe, Dane | HBFL | 84% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Rowbottom, James | INT | 74% | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Sheldrick, Angus | INT↓ | 43% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Warner, Chad | C | 83% | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 | Warner, Corey | INT | 75% | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | Wicks, Sam | HBFR | 90% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 18 | 10 | 387 | 217 | 170 | 111 | 54 | 56 | 39 | 65 | 14 | 25 | 29 | 54 | |||
R. Bice replaced A. Sheldrick.
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
| West Coast | Coach: Andrew McQualter | ||||||||||||||
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| 14 | C. Mills (c) | 43 | L. Melican | 30 | T. McCartin | 25 | M. Flynn | 10 | T. Brockman | ||||||
| 15 | J. Cripps | 35 | J. Shanahan | 13 | N. Long | 17 | J. Graham | 28 | T. Cole | ||||||
| FORWARD | 8 | E. Hewett | 29 | C. Hall | |||||||||||
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| 24 | D. Rampe | 22 | N. Blakey | 15 | S. Wicks |
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| 38 | H. Davis | 32 | B. Williams | 1 | L. Ryan |
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| 13 | O. Florent | 1 | C. Warner | 21 | E. Gulden |
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| 45 | T. McCarthy | 11 | T. Kelly | 18 | C. Chesser | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 4 | B. Grundy | 7 | H. Cunningham | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 5 | I. Heeney | 8 | J. Rowbottom | |||||||||||
| 44 | J. Lloyd | 2 | H. McLean | 16 | B. Campbell | 17 | J. Jordon | 12 | A. Sheldrick | ||||||
| 3 | L. Baker | 7 | R. Ginbey | 31 | L. Grego |
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| 9 | W. Hayward | 39 | J. Buller | 11 | T. Papley |
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| 19 | B. Hough | 41 | S. Brock | 33 | R. Bazzo |
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| Sydney | Coach: Dean Cox | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | WCST | Bailey Williams goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.0.0 | 00:51 |
| WCST | Jamie Cripps goal | 2.0.12 | - | 0.0.0 | 03:31 | |
| WCST | Jobe Shanahan goal | 3.0.18 | - | 0.0.0 | 10:13 | |
| SYDN | Braeden Campbell behind | 3.0.18 | - | 0.1.1 | 16:01 | |
| WCST | Jobe Shanahan behind | 3.1.19 | - | 0.1.1 | 19:14 | |
| WCST | Elijah Hewett behind | 3.2.20 | - | 0.1.1 | 22:00 | |
| SYDN | Hayden McLean goal | 3.2.20 | - | 1.1.7 | 27:48 | |
| Q2 | WCST | Liam Ryan behind | 3.3.21 | - | 1.1.7 | 00:32 |
| SYDN | Isaac Heeney behind | 3.3.21 | - | 1.2.8 | 02:08 | |
| SYDN | Nick Blakey behind | 3.3.21 | - | 1.3.9 | 04:09 | |
| SYDN | Rushed behind | 3.3.21 | - | 1.4.10 | 05:41 | |
| SYDN | Errol Gulden goal | 3.3.21 | - | 2.4.16 | 06:14 | |
| SYDN | Tom Papley goal | 3.3.21 | - | 3.4.22 | 08:15 | |
| WCST | Rushed behind | 3.4.22 | - | 3.4.22 | 09:38 | |
| WCST | Jacob Newton goal | 4.4.28 | - | 3.4.22 | 12:48 | |
| WCST | Rushed behind | 4.5.29 | - | 3.4.22 | 17:10 | |
| WCST | Jobe Shanahan goal | 5.5.35 | - | 3.4.22 | 19:13 | |
| WCST | Rushed behind | 5.6.36 | - | 3.4.22 | 21:15 | |
| SYDN | Chad Warner goal | 5.6.36 | - | 4.4.28 | 22:10 | |
| SYDN | Tom Papley behind | 5.6.36 | - | 4.5.29 | 24:30 | |
| SYDN | Jack Buller goal | 5.6.36 | - | 5.5.35 | 26:19 | |
| WCST | Matt Flynn goal | 6.6.42 | - | 5.5.35 | 29:49 | |
| Q3 | SYDN | Jack Buller goal | 6.6.42 | - | 6.5.41 | 02:38 |
| SYDN | Nick Blakey goal | 6.6.42 | - | 7.5.47 | 10:38 | |
| SYDN | Corey Warner behind | 6.6.42 | - | 7.6.48 | 12:12 | |
| SYDN | Will Hayward goal | 6.6.42 | - | 8.6.54 | 14:41 | |
| SYDN | James Rowbottom goal | 6.6.42 | - | 9.6.60 | 18:57 | |
| SYDN | Jack Buller behind | 6.6.42 | - | 9.7.61 | 20:51 | |
| SYDN | Tom Papley goal | 6.6.42 | - | 10.7.67 | 24:31 | |
| WCST | Jobe Shanahan behind | 6.7.43 | - | 10.7.67 | 26:59 | |
| SYDN | Will Hayward goal | 6.7.43 | - | 11.7.73 | 28:14 | |
| Q4 | SYDN | Nick Blakey behind | 6.7.43 | - | 11.8.74 | 00:57 |
| SYDN | Tom Papley goal | 6.7.43 | - | 12.8.80 | 01:57 | |
| WCST | Jobe Shanahan goal | 7.7.49 | - | 12.8.80 | 06:52 | |
| WCST | Tom McCarthy behind | 7.8.50 | - | 12.8.80 | 09:50 | |
| WCST | Jacob Newton behind | 7.9.51 | - | 12.8.80 | 10:13 | |
| SYDN | Nick Blakey behind | 7.9.51 | - | 12.9.81 | 14:31 | |
| SYDN | Isaac Heeney behind | 7.9.51 | - | 12.10.82 | 16:27 | |
| SYDN | Isaac Heeney goal | 7.9.51 | - | 13.10.88 | 17:47 | |
| SYDN | Jack Buller goal | 7.9.51 | - | 14.10.94 | 20:00 | |
| SYDN | James Rowbottom goal | 7.9.51 | - | 15.10.100 | 21:43 | |
| SYDN | Errol Gulden goal | 7.9.51 | - | 16.10.106 | 22:52 | |
| SYDN | Hayden McLean goal | 7.9.51 | - | 17.10.112 | 24:45 | |
| SYDN | Nick Blakey goal | 7.9.51 | - | 18.10.118 | 27:06 | |