2026 AFL Season Round 19: Western Bulldogs v West Coast

This is the match report for the match played on 12 July 2026 between the Western Bulldogs and West Coast during round nineteen of the 2026 season of the Australian Football League. The Western Bulldogs hosted West Coast at Marvel Stadium. Marcus Bontempelli captained the hosts. With the presence of multiple West Coast co-captains, namely Liam Baker and Liam Duggan, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Luke Beveridge and the visitors were coached by Andrew McQualter.

The Western Bulldogs (13.8.86) defeated West Coast (9.16.70).

Match Details

Season: 2026 AFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Western Bulldogs v West Coast
Date: Sunday 12 July 2026
Time: 1:10 PM
Venue: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 25,909

Match Results

Outcome: Western Bulldogs def. West Coast
Score: 13.8.86 - 9.16.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Western Bulldogs 4 . 2 5 . 7 9 . 8 13 . 8 13 . 8 (86)
West Coast 2 . 5 6 . 8 8 . 11 9 . 16 9 . 16 (70)
Margin WBUL by 9 WCST by 7 WBUL by 3 WBUL by 16 WBUL by 16
Duration 34:48 29:41 31:04 30:15 2:05:48

Score Worm

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

Honour Roll

Western Bulldogs

Captain: Marcus Bontempelli
Coach: Luke Beveridge

West Coast

Captain: unknown
Coach: Andrew McQualter

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Marcus Bontempelli WBUL 4 3
Aaron Naughton WBUL 33 2
Harley Reid WCST 9 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1

Player Statistics

Western Bulldogs

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
4 Bontempelli, Marcus (c) C 87% 2 1 25 14 11 4 0 8 12 3 2 2 2 5
29 Bramble, Lachie WL 81% 0 0 16 10 6 3 0 3 1 2 1 0 3 1
5 Busslinger, Jedd CHB 100% 0 0 16 11 5 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 1
36 Cleary, Luke INT 72% 0 0 11 9 2 3 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 3
16 Croft, Jordan INT 85% 1 1 7 5 2 2 2 4 0 3 0 2 0 2
31 Dale, Bailey HBFR 73% 0 0 29 23 6 6 0 0 0 4 1 0 6 3
42 Davidson, Sam INT 75% 1 0 9 5 4 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1
26 Dolan, Josh HFFL 59% 0 0 10 5 5 3 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0
27 Freijah, Joel INT 79% 0 0 12 6 6 2 0 4 2 6 0 2 0 2
6 Hynes, Cooper WR 76% 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 4 0 3 1 1 0 0
32 Jones, Arthur HFFR 80% 1 1 9 7 2 3 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 0
35 Kennedy, Luke INT 63% 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 1
8 Kennedy, Matthew CHF 64% 0 1 14 8 6 4 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 3
24 Khamis, Buku BPR 94% 0 0 11 7 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1
21 Liberatore, Tom RR 73% 0 1 23 6 17 1 0 3 8 2 0 0 2 0
7 Lobb, Rory RU 78% 1 0 17 10 7 5 29 5 2 4 2 1 3 2
33 Naughton, Aaron FF 87% 5 1 14 10 4 6 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 2
18 O'Donnell, James FB 100% 0 0 9 6 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 Richards, Ed RO 81% 1 0 28 21 7 4 0 2 6 3 2 0 2 8
37 Sellwood, Michael BPL 80% 0 0 13 10 3 7 0 5 0 3 0 2 3 3
3 Weightman, Cody FPR 75% 0 0 15 8 7 2 0 4 2 4 1 3 2 4
14 West, Rhylee FPL 74% 0 0 23 11 12 2 0 6 2 1 2 0 2 3
34 Williams, Bailey HBFL 64% 1 0 9 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 13 8 331 206 125 79 36 62 39 55 19 18 38 45

West Coast

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
26 Allan, Bo WR 79% 0 1 12 7 5 3 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 1
3 Baker, Liam HBFR 81% 0 0 18 17 1 3 0 1 3 3 2 1 4 3
33 Bazzo, Rhett FB 80% 0 0 13 5 8 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1
28 Cole, Tom INT 74% 1 1 14 4 10 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 1
38 Davis, Hamish WL 73% 0 0 14 10 4 3 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 0
14 Duggan, Liam BPL 78% 0 0 14 9 5 7 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 3
1 Duursma, Willem RO 79% 1 0 20 10 10 3 0 7 2 3 1 1 1 5
50 Francou, Oliver INT 68% 0 0 15 9 6 3 0 5 2 5 1 1 0 3
17 Graham, Jack HFFR 77% 1 0 18 11 7 4 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 5
51 Herbert, Marcus INT 79% 0 0 20 15 5 10 0 0 0 5 0 3 2 0
19 Hough, Brady INT 81% 0 0 12 9 3 7 0 6 0 3 1 2 3 1
44 Hutchinson, Jack FPR 73% 0 1 9 5 4 2 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 2
11 Kelly, Tim HFFL 76% 0 0 22 9 13 4 0 1 6 5 0 0 3 3
18 McCarthy, Tom HBFL 83% 0 0 22 20 2 11 0 2 1 4 0 1 4 1
47 Murdock, Milan FPL 75% 1 0 7 4 3 3 0 8 0 3 0 1 0 2
9 Reid, Harley RR 77% 1 3 27 12 15 3 0 2 9 6 3 3 2 3
35 Shanahan, Jobe CHF 97% 2 1 7 6 1 5 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1
4 Starcevich, Brandon BPR 75% 0 0 15 13 2 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 0
2 Waterman, Jake FF 90% 1 3 11 10 1 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
32 Williams, Bailey RU 77% 0 0 6 2 4 1 35 6 3 2 0 1 0 1
34 Williams, Jack INT 74% 1 2 9 7 2 3 10 2 0 1 0 0 1 1
6 Yeo, Elliot C 66% 0 0 12 7 5 3 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 4
20 Young, Tylar CHB 88% 0 0 13 13 0 7 0 2 0 1 2 1 3 3
Rushed 4
Total (23 players) 9 16 330 214 116 101 45 68 33 57 18 19 32 48

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

Western Bulldogs Coach: Luke Beveridge
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
14 L. Duggan 33 R. Bazzo 4 B. Starcevich 7 R. Lobb 36 L. Cleary
3 C. Weightman 33 A. Naughton 14 R. West 21 T. Liberatore 16 J. Croft
FORWARD 20 E. Richards 42 S. Davidson
HALF-BACK

27 J. Freijah
18 T. McCarthy 20 T. Young 3 L. Baker

35 L. Kennedy
32 A. Jones 8 M. Kennedy 26 J. Dolan



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



38 H. Davis 6 E. Yeo 26 B. Allan



6 C. Hynes 4 M. Bontempelli (c) 29 L. Bramble FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 32 B. Williams 28 T. Cole
HALF-FORWARD 9 H. Reid 50 O. Francou
11 T. Kelly 35 J. Shanahan 17 J. Graham 1 W. Duursma 51 M. Herbert
31 B. Dale 5 J. Busslinger 34 B. Williams

19 B. Hough
HALF-BACK

34 J. Williams
FORWARD



47 M. Murdock 2 J. Waterman 44 J. Hutchinson



24 B. Khamis 18 J. O'Donnell 37 M. Sellwood



BACK



West Coast Coach: Andrew McQualter

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 WCST Harley Reid behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 01:30
WCST Jobe Shanahan goal 0.0.0 - 1.1.7 05:52
WBUL Jordan Croft goal 1.0.6 - 1.1.7 07:49
WCST Jake Waterman behind 1.0.6 - 1.2.8 11:01
WBUL Aaron Naughton goal 2.0.12 - 1.2.8 13:31
WBUL Aaron Naughton goal 3.0.18 - 1.2.8 14:49
WBUL Sam Davidson goal 4.0.24 - 1.2.8 17:56
WCST Tom Cole goal 4.0.24 - 2.2.14 20:07
WCST Rushed behind 4.0.24 - 2.3.15 24:03
WCST Rushed behind 4.0.24 - 2.4.16 24:48
WBUL Rushed behind 4.1.25 - 2.4.16 25:36
WBUL Rushed behind 4.2.26 - 2.4.16 28:21
WCST Harley Reid behind 4.2.26 - 2.5.17 29:25
Q2 WCST Jack Williams behind 4.2.26 - 2.6.18 02:30
WCST Jack Williams goal 4.2.26 - 3.6.24 03:25
WBUL Arthur Jones behind 4.3.27 - 3.6.24 05:16
WBUL Marcus Bontempelli behind 4.4.28 - 3.6.24 09:31
WCST Jobe Shanahan goal 4.4.28 - 4.6.30 10:37
WCST Jobe Shanahan behind 4.4.28 - 4.7.31 12:15
WBUL Aaron Naughton behind 4.5.29 - 4.7.31 16:55
WBUL Tom Liberatore behind 4.6.30 - 4.7.31 17:52
WCST Jake Waterman goal 4.6.30 - 5.7.37 19:47
WBUL Aaron Naughton goal 5.6.36 - 5.7.37 22:40
WCST Milan Murdock goal 5.6.36 - 6.7.43 25:54
WBUL Jordan Croft behind 5.7.37 - 6.7.43 27:30
WCST Rushed behind 5.7.37 - 6.8.44 29:17
Q3 WBUL Ed Richards goal 6.7.43 - 6.8.44 01:34
WCST Bo Allan behind 6.7.43 - 6.9.45 07:08
WCST Jack Graham goal 6.7.43 - 7.9.51 11:47
WCST Willem Duursma goal 6.7.43 - 8.9.57 12:52
WBUL Marcus Bontempelli goal 7.7.49 - 8.9.57 14:44
WBUL Marcus Bontempelli goal 8.7.55 - 8.9.57 17:28
WBUL Matthew Kennedy behind 8.8.56 - 8.9.57 22:55
WCST Jack Hutchinson behind 8.8.56 - 8.10.58 23:29
WBUL Rory Lobb goal 9.8.62 - 8.10.58 25:50
WCST Jake Waterman behind 9.8.62 - 8.11.59 28:52
Q4 WCST Harley Reid goal 9.8.62 - 9.11.65 00:36
WCST Rushed behind 9.8.62 - 9.12.66 02:30
WBUL Bailey Williams goal 10.8.68 - 9.12.66 06:37
WBUL Aaron Naughton goal 11.8.74 - 9.12.66 12:53
WBUL Arthur Jones goal 12.8.80 - 9.12.66 14:43
WCST Jake Waterman behind 12.8.80 - 9.13.67 18:02
WCST Jack Williams behind 12.8.80 - 9.14.68 19:03
WBUL Aaron Naughton goal 13.8.86 - 9.14.68 23:36
WCST Tom Cole behind 13.8.86 - 9.15.69 27:32
WCST Harley Reid behind 13.8.86 - 9.16.70 28:46