2025 AFL Season: Western Bulldogs
These are the details of the premiership results of Western Bulldogs for the 2025 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
2025 AFL Season
Team:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Marvel Stadium
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 14-0-9, P%: 137.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Marcus Bontempelli
Vice-Captain:
Tom Liberatore
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Aaron Naughton
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Oskar | #13 | 9 | 1 | R03-05, R12, R21-25 |
| Bontempelli, Marcus | #4 | 18 | 21 | R07-12, R14-25 |
| Bramble, Lachie | #29 | 23 | 5 | R02-12, R14-25 |
| Busslinger, Jedd | #5 | 7 | 0 | R08-09, R21-25 |
| Cleary, Luke | #36 | 16 | 2 | R02, R06-12, R14-15, R20-25 |
| Coffield, Nick | #17 | 4 | 0 | R16-19 |
| Croft, Jordan | #16 | 2 | 4 | R24-25 |
| Dale, Bailey | #31 | 23 | 4 | R02-12, R14-25 |
| Darcy, Sam | #10 | 17 | 48 | R02-07, R15-25 |
| Davidson, Sam | #42 | 19 | 13 | R02-12, R14-17, R19-20, R24-25 |
| Dolan, Josh | #26 | 11 | 1 | R02-08, R14-16, R19 |
| Duryea, Taylor | #15 | 5 | 0 | R02-03, R11-12, R18 |
| English, Tim | #44 | 23 | 13 | R02-12, R14-25 |
| Freijah, Joel | #27 | 23 | 18 | R02-12, R14-25 |
| Gallagher, Harvey | #12 | 5 | 0 | R02-05, R10 |
| Garcia, Riley | #38 | 8 | 2 | R18-25 |
| Gardner, Ryan | #43 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Harmes, James | #22 | 13 | 9 | R02-06, R08-12, R14, R16-17 |
| Hynes, Cooper | #6 | 8 | 4 | R06-08, R15-19 |
| Johannisen, Jason | #39 | 16 | 2 | R06-12, R17-25 |
| Jones, Arthur | #32 | 4 | 2 | R02-03, R11, R25 |
| Jones, Liam | #19 | 5 | 0 | R04-07, R20 |
| Kennedy, Matthew | #8 | 23 | 21 | R02-12, R14-25 |
| Khamis, Buku | #24 | 14 | 13 | R03-12, R14-17 |
| Liberatore, Tom | #21 | 23 | 6 | R02-12, R14-25 |
| Lobb, Rory | #7 | 23 | 3 | R02-12, R14-25 |
| McNeil, Lachlan | #30 | 21 | 17 | R02-07, R09-12, R14-18, R20-25 |
| Naughton, Aaron | #33 | 23 | 60 | R02-12, R14-25 |
| O'Donnell, James | #18 | 22 | 4 | R02, R04-12, R14-25 |
| Poulter, Caleb | #25 | 7 | 2 | R10, R18-23 |
| Richards, Ed | #20 | 23 | 22 | R02-12, R14-25 |
| Sanders, Ryley | #9 | 21 | 13 | R02-12, R14-15, R17-24 |
| Treloar, Adam | #1 | 4 | 2 | R09, R14-16 |
| Vandermeer, Laitham | #23 | 19 | 13 | R02-05, R08-12, R14-23 |
| West, Rhylee | #14 | 23 | 39 | R02-12, R14-25 |
| Williams, Bailey | #34 | 23 | 5 | R02-12, R14-25 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beveridge, Luke | 23 | 14 | -0- | 9 | R02-12, R14-25 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Lachie Bramble | James O'Donnell | Luke Cleary |
| Half-Back: | Jason Johannisen | Rory Lobb | Bailey Dale |
| Centre: | Bailey Williams | Ed Richards | Joel Freijah |
| Half-Forward: | Ryley Sanders | Aaron Naughton | Matthew Kennedy |
| Forward: | Laitham Vandermeer | Sam Darcy | Rhylee West |
| Follower: | Tim English | Marcus Bontempelli | Tom Liberatore |
| Interchange: | Sam Davidson | James Harmes | Buku Khamis |
| Lachlan McNeil |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 23 out of 23 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | BYE | ||||||
| 15/03/2025 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | WBUL by 16 | Luke Beveridge | Tom Liberatore |
| 21/03/2025 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 6 | Luke Beveridge | Tom Liberatore |
| 28/03/2025 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | WBUL by 8 | Luke Beveridge | Tom Liberatore |
| 06/04/2025 | Round 5 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 16 | Luke Beveridge | Tom Liberatore |
| 12/04/2025 | Round 6 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | LOSS | BRIL by 21 | Luke Beveridge | Tom Liberatore |
| 20/04/2025 | Round 7 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | WBUL by 71 | Luke Beveridge | Marcus Bontempelli |
| 26/04/2025 | Round 8 | Greater Western Sydney | AWAY | WIN | WBUL by 32 | Luke Beveridge | Marcus Bontempelli |
| 03/05/2025 | Round 9 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WBUL by 90 | Luke Beveridge | Marcus Bontempelli |
| 10/05/2025 | Round 10 | Gold Coast | AWAY | LOSS | GCST by 10 | Luke Beveridge | Marcus Bontempelli |
| 17/05/2025 | Round 11 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | WBUL by 91 | Luke Beveridge | Marcus Bontempelli |
| 22/05/2025 | Round 12 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 14 | Luke Beveridge | Marcus Bontempelli |
| Round 13 | BYE | ||||||
| 05/06/2025 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 22 | Luke Beveridge | Marcus Bontempelli |
| 12/06/2025 | Round 15 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | WBUL by 72 | Luke Beveridge | Marcus Bontempelli |
| 22/06/2025 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | WBUL by 79 | Luke Beveridge | Marcus Bontempelli |
| 27/06/2025 | Round 17 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | WBUL by 9 | Luke Beveridge | Marcus Bontempelli |
| 03/07/2025 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | WBUL by 49 | Luke Beveridge | Marcus Bontempelli |
| 12/07/2025 | Round 19 | Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | ADEL by 11 | Luke Beveridge | Marcus Bontempelli |
| 18/07/2025 | Round 20 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | LOSS | BRIL by 10 | Luke Beveridge | Marcus Bontempelli |
| 25/07/2025 | Round 21 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | WBUL by 93 | Luke Beveridge | Marcus Bontempelli |
| 31/07/2025 | Round 22 | Greater Western Sydney | HOME | WIN | WBUL by 88 | Luke Beveridge | Marcus Bontempelli |
| 10/08/2025 | Round 23 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | WBUL by 6 | Luke Beveridge | Marcus Bontempelli |
| 17/08/2025 | Round 24 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | WBUL by 94 | Luke Beveridge | Marcus Bontempelli |
| 24/08/2025 | Round 25 | Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | FREM by 15 | Luke Beveridge | Marcus Bontempelli |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.