2026 AFL Season Round 11: Carlton v Western Bulldogs

This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 2026 between Carlton and the Western Bulldogs during round eleven of the 2026 season of the Australian Football League. Carlton hosted the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium. Patrick Cripps captained the hosts. Marcus Bontempelli captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Josh Fraser and the visitors were coached by Luke Beveridge.

Carlton (10.14.74) defeated the Western Bulldogs (9.8.62).

Match Details

Season: 2026 AFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Carlton v Western Bulldogs
Date: Saturday 16 May 2026
Time: 7:35 PM
Venue: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 39,217

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Western Bulldogs
Score: 10.14.74 - 9.8.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 2 . 5 3 . 6 5 . 11 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Western Bulldogs 4 . 1 5 . 4 7 . 7 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Margin WBUL by 8 WBUL by 10 WBUL by 8 CARL by 12 CARL by 12
Duration 28:53 27:11 28:23 33:33 1:58:00

Score Worm

This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Carlton) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Western Bulldogs) are in the lead.

Honour Roll

Carlton

Captain: Patrick Cripps
Coach: Josh Fraser (caretaker)

Western Bulldogs

Captain: Marcus Bontempelli
Coach: Luke Beveridge

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Patrick Cripps CARL 9 3
Oliver Florent CARL 14 2
Jagga Smith CARL 7 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
12 Ainsworth, Ben FPR 80% 1 0 16 11 5 4 0 3 3 2 2 2 0 5
32 Carroll, Matt INT 75% 3 0 16 11 5 10 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 6
5 Cerra, Adam RR 71% 0 0 17 12 5 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 5
2 Cowan, Lachie HFFL 85% 0 0 20 18 2 7 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 2
9 Cripps, Patrick (c) C 78% 2 0 29 12 17 4 0 5 8 6 3 2 0 5
35 Dean, Harry CHB 71% 0 0 12 8 4 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
44 Evans, Francis BPR 77% 0 0 15 6 9 2 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 4
14 Florent, Oliver BPL 95% 0 0 28 19 9 11 0 4 1 2 3 0 5 1
26 Haynes, Nick INT 70% 0 0 17 11 6 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1
19 Hayward, Will INT 81% 0 2 19 15 4 10 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 4
29 Hewett, George INT 66% 0 1 14 5 9 1 0 5 2 2 0 0 1 1
4 Hollands, Oliver WL 80% 0 0 17 14 3 6 0 5 0 5 2 3 1 2
30 Ison, Jack INT 79% 1 2 15 12 3 6 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 4
17 Kemp, Brodie FPL 85% 1 1 13 7 6 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1
11 McGovern, Mitch CHF 72% 0 1 6 4 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1
10 McKay, Harry FF 82% 2 2 14 11 3 4 2 2 2 5 4 3 0 4
24 Newman, Nic HBFL 89% 0 0 21 16 5 6 0 2 1 5 2 3 3 1
27 Pittonet, Marc RU 68% 0 0 10 4 6 0 20 5 6 4 2 2 0 1
7 Smith, Jagga HFFR 81% 0 0 25 14 11 6 0 3 5 5 0 1 1 1
18 Walsh, Sam RO 82% 0 1 25 8 17 4 0 2 4 5 0 1 1 3
23 Weitering, Jacob FB 86% 0 0 12 7 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Williams, Zac WR 75% 0 0 19 11 8 6 0 2 1 2 0 1 2 1
15 Wilson, Billy HBFR 72% 0 0 19 11 8 8 0 2 1 4 0 1 2 2
Rushed 4
Total (23 players) 10 14 399 247 152 124 22 56 36 61 25 23 28 55

Western Bulldogs

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
13 Baker, Oskar INT 64% 1 0 14 9 5 7 0 0 0 4 1 3 1 1
4 Bontempelli, Marcus (c) C 87% 1 0 24 11 13 2 0 5 1 7 1 0 2 3
29 Bramble, Lachie INT 75% 0 0 17 11 6 7 0 3 0 4 0 0 2 2
19 Budarick, Connor HBFL 75% 0 0 16 12 4 5 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 1
5 Busslinger, Jedd BPL 91% 0 0 13 9 4 4 0 0 0 4 1 2 4 0
17 Coffield, Nick WL 79% 0 0 14 7 7 4 0 4 0 2 1 2 3 0
31 Dale, Bailey HBFR 88% 0 0 31 23 8 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 7 3
42 Davidson, Sam HFFL 85% 0 0 14 8 6 7 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0
25 Emmett, Louis INT 42% 0 1 4 2 2 3 4 4 1 3 1 2 0 0
27 Freijah, Joel FPL 88% 0 0 19 10 9 7 0 5 4 2 1 0 5 2
6 Hynes, Cooper INT 75% 1 0 8 2 6 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0
32 Jones, Arthur HFFR 79% 0 1 15 6 9 3 0 2 2 5 2 2 0 4
8 Kennedy, Matthew INT 60% 0 0 11 6 5 3 0 5 4 2 2 2 1 4
24 Khamis, Buku FB 100% 0 0 13 11 2 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 5 0
28 Lewis, Will RU 87% 0 1 10 5 5 3 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 3
7 Lobb, Rory CHB 75% 0 0 9 5 4 2 23 4 5 1 2 1 1 0
30 McNeil, Lachlan CHF 80% 0 0 11 0 11 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 2
33 Naughton, Aaron FF 90% 3 3 12 9 3 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1
20 Richards, Ed RO 81% 0 0 19 11 8 6 0 3 4 7 1 4 3 1
9 Sanders, Ryley RR 90% 1 0 26 13 13 4 0 5 3 3 2 1 3 4
37 Sellwood, Michael BPR 90% 0 0 13 7 6 3 0 3 1 5 2 1 2 2
14 West, Rhylee FPR 89% 2 0 10 6 4 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 2
34 Williams, Bailey WR 32% 0 0 7 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 9 8 330 189 141 90 27 58 27 64 23 25 43 38

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

Player Line-Up

Carlton Coach: Josh Fraser
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
5 J. Busslinger 24 B. Khamis 37 M. Sellwood 27 M. Pittonet 32 M. Carroll
12 B. Ainsworth 10 H. McKay 17 B. Kemp 5 A. Cerra 26 N. Haynes
FORWARD 18 S. Walsh 19 W. Hayward
HALF-BACK

29 G. Hewett
19 C. Budarick 7 R. Lobb 31 B. Dale

30 J. Ison
7 J. Smith 11 M. McGovern 2 L. Cowan



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



17 N. Coffield 4 M. Bontempelli (c) 34 B. Williams



6 Z. Williams 9 P. Cripps (c) 4 O. Hollands FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 28 W. Lewis 13 O. Baker
HALF-FORWARD 9 R. Sanders 29 L. Bramble
42 S. Davidson 30 L. McNeil 32 A. Jones 20 E. Richards 25 L. Emmett
15 B. Wilson 35 H. Dean 24 N. Newman

6 C. Hynes
HALF-BACK

8 M. Kennedy
FORWARD



27 J. Freijah 33 A. Naughton 14 R. West



44 F. Evans 23 J. Weitering 14 O. Florent



BACK



Western Bulldogs Coach: Luke Beveridge

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 WBUL Ryley Sanders goal 0.0.0 - 1.0.6 02:52
CARL Harry McKay goal 1.0.6 - 1.0.6 04:26
CARL Mitch McGovern behind 1.1.7 - 1.0.6 06:12
WBUL Marcus Bontempelli goal 1.1.7 - 2.0.12 09:23
CARL Rushed behind 1.2.8 - 2.0.12 12:55
CARL Will Hayward behind 1.3.9 - 2.0.12 14:57
WBUL Arthur Jones behind 1.3.9 - 2.1.13 15:50
CARL Harry McKay behind 1.4.10 - 2.1.13 17:36
CARL Brodie Kemp behind 1.5.11 - 2.1.13 20:23
CARL Matt Carroll goal 2.5.17 - 2.1.13 21:35
WBUL Oskar Baker goal 2.5.17 - 3.1.19 23:47
WBUL Aaron Naughton goal 2.5.17 - 4.1.25 26:12
Q2 WBUL Aaron Naughton behind 2.5.17 - 4.2.26 00:32
WBUL Rushed behind 2.5.17 - 4.3.27 06:28
CARL Patrick Cripps goal 3.5.23 - 4.3.27 13:01
WBUL Rhylee West goal 3.5.23 - 5.3.33 20:51
WBUL Will Lewis behind 3.5.23 - 5.4.34 23:01
CARL George Hewett behind 3.6.24 - 5.4.34 26:03
Q3 CARL Matt Carroll goal 4.6.30 - 5.4.34 06:30
WBUL Aaron Naughton behind 4.6.30 - 5.5.35 08:18
CARL Rushed behind 4.7.31 - 5.5.35 09:14
WBUL Louis Emmett behind 4.7.31 - 5.6.36 10:20
WBUL Rushed behind 4.7.31 - 5.7.37 12:04
CARL Rushed behind 4.8.32 - 5.7.37 12:47
CARL Harry McKay behind 4.9.33 - 5.7.37 14:55
WBUL Aaron Naughton goal 4.9.33 - 6.7.43 16:41
CARL Patrick Cripps goal 5.9.39 - 6.7.43 19:27
CARL Will Hayward behind 5.10.40 - 6.7.43 21:27
WBUL Cooper Hynes goal 5.10.40 - 7.7.49 22:27
CARL Rushed behind 5.11.41 - 7.7.49 23:58
Q4 CARL Matt Carroll goal 6.11.47 - 7.7.49 04:42
CARL Harry McKay goal 7.11.53 - 7.7.49 06:07
CARL Brodie Kemp goal 8.11.59 - 7.7.49 10:54
CARL Jack Ison behind 8.12.60 - 7.7.49 13:05
WBUL Aaron Naughton behind 8.12.60 - 7.8.50 16:05
CARL Sam Walsh behind 8.13.61 - 7.8.50 19:21
CARL Ben Ainsworth goal 9.13.67 - 7.8.50 21:03
CARL Jack Ison goal 10.13.73 - 7.8.50 23:09
WBUL Rhylee West goal 10.13.73 - 8.8.56 30:28
WBUL Aaron Naughton goal 10.13.73 - 9.8.62 31:55
CARL Jack Ison behind 10.14.74 - 9.8.62 33:03