2026 AFL Season Round 14: Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs

This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 2026 between Hawthorn and the Western Bulldogs during round fourteen of the 2026 season of the Australian Football League. Hawthorn hosted the Western Bulldogs at the MCG. With the presence of multiple Hawthorn co-captains, namely Jai Newcombe and James Sicily, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the hosts. Marcus Bontempelli captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Sam Mitchell and the visitors were coached by Luke Beveridge.

Hawthorn (9.17.71) were defeated by the Western Bulldogs (12.5.77).

Match Details

Season: 2026 AFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs
Date: Friday 5 June 2026
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 59,556

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Western Bulldogs
Score: 9.17.71 - 12.5.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 2 . 2 8 . 6 9 . 12 9 . 17 9 . 17 (71)
Western Bulldogs 2 . 0 4 . 3 9 . 4 12 . 5 12 . 5 (77)
Margin HWTH by 2 HWTH by 27 HWTH by 8 WBUL by 6 WBUL by 6
Duration 28:51 30:06 30:51 30:33 2:00:21

Score Worm

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

Honour Roll

Hawthorn

Captain: unknown
Coach: Sam Mitchell

Western Bulldogs

Captain: Marcus Bontempelli
Coach: Luke Beveridge

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Jai Newcombe HWTH 3 3
Marcus Bontempelli WBUL 4 2
Ed Richards WBUL 20 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
10 Amon, Karl HBFL 82% 0 0 24 18 6 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2
24 Battle, Josh FB 100% 0 0 15 8 7 8 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0
18 Chol, Mabior CHF 82% 3 2 12 10 2 7 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 3
16 D'Ambrosio, Massimo WL 75% 0 0 28 18 10 6 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 9
12 Day, Will INT 67% 1 0 25 11 14 5 0 8 7 2 1 0 3 3
33 Ginnivan, Jack HFFR 88% 0 3 26 14 12 6 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 7
15 Hardwick, Blake FPL 95% 0 2 7 6 1 3 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1
4 Impey, Jarman BPR 79% 0 0 29 17 12 11 0 1 2 2 2 0 7 1
2 Lewis, Mitch FF 81% 0 2 9 4 5 1 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 1
42 Macdonald, Bailey HBFR 77% 0 0 13 2 11 4 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0
9 MacDonald, Connor INT 84% 1 1 20 13 7 4 0 3 2 3 1 2 0 5
28 Mackenzie, Cam C 74% 0 0 21 10 11 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2
17 Meek, Lloyd INT 56% 0 1 16 10 6 3 21 3 5 4 2 0 0 2
8 Moore, Dylan HFFL 84% 0 1 17 5 12 5 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 2
22 Nairn, Cam INT 66% 0 0 12 5 7 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0
3 Newcombe, Jai RR 80% 0 0 36 17 19 4 0 3 9 7 4 1 4 8
39 Perez, Flynn WR 76% 0 0 13 4 9 2 0 5 0 5 1 4 0 1
7 Reeves, Ned RU 44% 1 0 9 6 3 2 21 4 2 2 1 0 0 2
26 Ryan, Bodie INT 69% 0 0 9 9 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2
6 Sicily, James BPL 89% 0 0 22 14 8 7 0 5 0 1 1 0 7 1
25 Ward, Josh RO 82% 0 0 29 13 16 6 0 3 4 3 1 1 0 6
5 Watson, Nick FPR 79% 3 2 11 8 3 2 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 2
23 Weddle, Josh CHB 89% 0 1 17 13 4 10 0 3 0 2 0 1 6 3
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 9 17 420 235 185 113 42 61 37 57 19 17 33 63

Western Bulldogs

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
4 Bontempelli, Marcus (c) C 81% 2 0 24 14 10 3 0 7 6 5 1 1 3 5
29 Bramble, Lachie WR 78% 0 0 18 12 6 4 0 4 0 1 2 0 3 1
19 Budarick, Connor HBFL 82% 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 3 0
17 Coffield, Nick INT 77% 0 0 15 12 3 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 1
16 Croft, Jordan CHF 82% 3 0 10 8 2 4 0 2 0 4 3 1 0 1
31 Dale, Bailey HBFR 78% 1 0 36 24 12 6 0 1 0 4 1 0 11 0
44 English, Tim RU 76% 1 0 14 8 6 4 22 3 0 3 1 3 2 3
27 Freijah, Joel INT 86% 0 1 12 8 4 1 0 3 4 5 0 2 0 2
6 Hynes, Cooper INT 80% 0 0 21 14 7 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 6
32 Jones, Arthur WL 84% 1 0 18 10 8 3 0 1 0 6 1 0 1 3
8 Kennedy, Matthew RR 73% 0 0 22 9 13 4 0 3 3 8 0 6 0 3
24 Khamis, Buku FB 100% 0 0 10 6 4 3 0 2 0 4 1 1 4 0
28 Lewis, Will FPL 81% 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1
7 Lobb, Rory BPL 84% 0 0 11 7 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 0 3 1
30 McNeil, Lachlan INT 15% 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Naughton, Aaron FF 89% 1 0 10 4 6 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1
18 O'Donnell, James CHB 100% 0 0 11 8 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 1
20 Richards, Ed RO 83% 0 1 28 20 8 3 0 2 7 0 1 0 3 9
9 Sanders, Ryley HFFL 80% 0 0 23 10 13 2 0 5 7 1 0 0 0 3
37 Sellwood, Michael BPR 81% 0 0 11 7 4 4 0 3 0 1 0 1 6 0
1 Treloar, Adam HFFR 58% 1 1 12 7 5 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 3
3 Weightman, Cody FPR 69% 0 0 11 6 5 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1
14 West, Rhylee INT 84% 1 2 10 7 3 3 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (23 players) 12 5 343 211 132 72 26 58 33 56 17 19 53 45

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

Hawthorn Coach: Sam Mitchell
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
7 R. Lobb 24 B. Khamis 37 M. Sellwood 7 N. Reeves 12 W. Day
5 N. Watson 2 M. Lewis 15 B. Hardwick 3 J. Newcombe 9 C. MacDonald
FORWARD 25 J. Ward 17 L. Meek
HALF-BACK

22 C. Nairn
19 C. Budarick 18 J. O'Donnell 31 B. Dale

26 B. Ryan
33 J. Ginnivan 18 M. Chol 8 D. Moore



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



32 A. Jones 4 M. Bontempelli (c) 29 L. Bramble



39 F. Perez 28 C. Mackenzie 16 M. D'Ambrosio FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 44 T. English 17 N. Coffield
HALF-FORWARD 8 M. Kennedy 27 J. Freijah
9 R. Sanders 16 J. Croft 1 A. Treloar 20 E. Richards 6 C. Hynes
42 B. Macdonald 23 J. Weddle 10 K. Amon

30 L. McNeil
HALF-BACK

14 R. West
FORWARD



28 W. Lewis 33 A. Naughton 3 C. Weightman



4 J. Impey 24 J. Battle 6 J. Sicily



BACK



Western Bulldogs Coach: Luke Beveridge

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 HWTH Mabior Chol behind 0.1.1 - 0.0.0 03:15
WBUL Bailey Dale goal 0.1.1 - 1.0.6 06:48
HWTH Nick Watson goal 1.1.7 - 1.0.6 08:05
HWTH Blake Hardwick behind 1.2.8 - 1.0.6 10:40
HWTH Connor MacDonald goal 2.2.14 - 1.0.6 11:28
WBUL Jordan Croft goal 2.2.14 - 2.0.12 19:34
Q2 HWTH Nick Watson behind 2.3.15 - 2.0.12 00:54
HWTH Blake Hardwick behind 2.4.16 - 2.0.12 02:53
HWTH Ned Reeves goal 3.4.22 - 2.0.12 06:15
WBUL Arthur Jones goal 3.4.22 - 3.0.18 07:30
WBUL Rhylee West goal 3.4.22 - 4.0.24 08:38
HWTH Nick Watson goal 4.4.28 - 4.0.24 12:13
WBUL Joel Freijah behind 4.4.28 - 4.1.25 13:50
HWTH Jack Ginnivan behind 4.5.29 - 4.1.25 14:47
HWTH Will Day goal 5.5.35 - 4.1.25 16:17
WBUL Rhylee West behind 5.5.35 - 4.2.26 18:02
WBUL Ed Richards behind 5.5.35 - 4.3.27 19:27
HWTH Mitch Lewis behind 5.6.36 - 4.3.27 20:50
HWTH Mabior Chol goal 6.6.42 - 4.3.27 21:57
HWTH Nick Watson goal 7.6.48 - 4.3.27 23:36
HWTH Mabior Chol goal 8.6.54 - 4.3.27 25:03
Q3 HWTH Jack Ginnivan behind 8.7.55 - 4.3.27 01:18
HWTH Mabior Chol behind 8.8.56 - 4.3.27 03:39
WBUL Jordan Croft goal 8.8.56 - 5.3.33 06:21
WBUL Marcus Bontempelli goal 8.8.56 - 6.3.39 08:28
WBUL Rhylee West behind 8.8.56 - 6.4.40 10:21
WBUL Adam Treloar goal 8.8.56 - 7.4.46 12:01
HWTH Rushed behind 8.9.57 - 7.4.46 14:45
HWTH Jack Ginnivan behind 8.10.58 - 7.4.46 15:46
HWTH Mabior Chol goal 9.10.64 - 7.4.46 17:34
WBUL Jordan Croft goal 9.10.64 - 8.4.52 20:03
WBUL Will Lewis goal 9.10.64 - 9.4.58 23:07
HWTH Mitch Lewis behind 9.11.65 - 9.4.58 26:55
HWTH Nick Watson behind 9.12.66 - 9.4.58 29:54
Q4 HWTH Lloyd Meek behind 9.13.67 - 9.4.58 03:12
HWTH Connor MacDonald behind 9.14.68 - 9.4.58 03:50
WBUL Tim English goal 9.14.68 - 10.4.64 04:46
WBUL Marcus Bontempelli goal 9.14.68 - 11.4.70 07:13
WBUL Aaron Naughton goal 9.14.68 - 12.4.76 14:15
HWTH Dylan Moore behind 9.15.69 - 12.4.76 17:47
WBUL Adam Treloar behind 9.15.69 - 12.5.77 21:14
HWTH Rushed behind 9.16.70 - 12.5.77 25:26
HWTH Josh Weddle behind 9.17.71 - 12.5.77 27:01