2026 AFL Season Round 24: Western Bulldogs v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 2026 between the Western Bulldogs and Carlton during round twenty-four of the 2026 season of the Australian Football League. The Western Bulldogs hosted Carlton at Marvel Stadium. In the absence of Marcus Bontempelli, vice-captain Aaron Naughton captained the hosts. Patrick Cripps captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Luke Beveridge and the visitors were coached by Josh Fraser.

The Western Bulldogs (12.10.82) drew with Carlton (12.10.82).

Match Details

Season: 2026 AFL Season
Round: Round 24
Teams: Western Bulldogs v Carlton
Date: Sunday 16 August 2026
Time: 3:15 PM
Venue: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 44,106

Match Results

Outcome: Western Bulldogs drew with Carlton
Score: 12.10.82 - 12.10.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Western Bulldogs 3 . 2 7 . 4 9 . 8 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Carlton 5 . 3 6 . 5 10 . 7 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Margin CARL by 13 WBUL by 5 CARL by 5 level drawn
Duration 29:52 30:44 31:01 30:22 2:01:59

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 (Carlton) are in the lead.

Honour Roll

Western Bulldogs

Captain: Aaron Naughton (acting)
Coach: Luke Beveridge

Carlton

Captain: Patrick Cripps
Coach: Josh Fraser (caretaker)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Ed Richards WBUL 20 3
Sam Walsh CARL 18 2
Patrick Cripps CARL 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
29 Bramble, Lachie HBFL 83% 0 1 19 15 4 4 0 0 0 5 0 1 3 2
2 Carmichael, Lachlan BPR 74% 0 0 6 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
16 Croft, Jordan INT 61% 1 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 2
42 Davidson, Sam WL 82% 1 0 19 6 13 7 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 4
26 Dolan, Josh INT 73% 1 1 9 7 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 1 3
25 Emmett, Louis INT 40% 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
27 Freijah, Joel C 77% 2 0 20 8 12 3 0 3 2 5 0 2 1 2
6 Hynes, Cooper WR 85% 0 0 22 12 10 4 0 2 1 5 0 1 0 7
11 Jaques, Lachie INT 78% 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0
32 Jones, Arthur HFFR 84% 1 3 13 8 5 3 0 6 0 3 4 1 0 1
35 Kennedy, Luke FPL 64% 1 1 8 5 3 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 1 1
8 Kennedy, Matthew CHF 83% 0 0 27 12 15 1 1 8 6 6 1 2 3 4
24 Khamis, Buku FB 100% 0 0 14 10 4 8 0 3 0 3 0 0 2 1
21 Liberatore, Tom INT 77% 0 0 33 12 21 5 0 5 12 2 1 0 3 4
7 Lobb, Rory RU 85% 0 0 10 4 6 4 21 4 1 2 1 2 1 2
33 Naughton, Aaron (ac) FF 84% 0 3 14 7 7 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2
18 O'Donnell, James CHB 100% 0 0 7 4 3 3 0 0 0 3 1 3 4 0
20 Richards, Ed RO 80% 2 0 31 20 11 2 0 2 6 2 4 1 0 8
9 Sanders, Ryley RR 87% 0 0 17 7 10 4 0 4 2 3 0 2 4 1
37 Sellwood, Michael BPL 84% 0 0 15 12 3 7 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 3
3 Weightman, Cody HFFL 71% 1 1 14 7 7 4 0 3 0 3 0 1 1 3
14 West, Rhylee FPR 62% 1 0 10 4 6 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 2
34 Williams, Bailey HBFR 85% 1 0 22 14 8 2 0 0 0 5 1 2 4 3
Rushed 0
Total (23 players) 12 10 344 191 153 76 22 55 36 64 15 23 36 58

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
13 Acres, Blake FPL 85% 1 0 32 25 7 10 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 7
12 Ainsworth, Ben HFFR 78% 0 1 19 7 12 6 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2
39 Byrne, Talor HFFL 77% 0 0 9 7 2 6 0 4 0 4 1 2 0 2
5 Cerra, Adam WR 85% 0 0 24 11 13 6 0 3 1 2 0 0 4 0
46 Cottrell, Matt INT 80% 0 0 17 10 7 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2
2 Cowan, Lachie BPL 88% 0 0 14 7 7 6 0 3 0 3 0 1 1 1
9 Cripps, Patrick (c) C 76% 0 2 34 10 24 1 0 6 12 3 3 1 2 4
35 Dean, Harry CHB 80% 0 0 17 10 7 7 0 2 0 5 3 2 3 1
47 Derksen, Wade INT 69% 0 0 9 6 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
44 Evans, Francis FPR 79% 2 0 15 10 5 4 0 2 0 3 2 0 1 4
14 Florent, Oliver HBFR 80% 0 0 28 21 7 10 0 4 0 2 2 0 6 2
26 Haynes, Nick INT 82% 0 0 26 19 7 11 0 3 0 3 0 0 5 2
19 Hayward, Will WL 51% 3 0 14 10 4 7 0 1 0 5 0 2 2 1
29 Hewett, George INT 77% 0 0 30 12 18 12 0 8 5 4 1 1 4 2
17 Kemp, Brodie FF 95% 1 0 7 4 3 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
36 Lord, Cooper INT 82% 1 0 17 13 4 8 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2
11 McGovern, Mitch HBFL 72% 1 2 11 7 4 8 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 1
10 McKay, Harry CHF 80% 2 1 17 11 6 4 5 3 4 4 4 1 1 2
27 Pittonet, Marc RU 71% 1 0 15 7 8 2 32 1 9 1 3 0 3 0
7 Smith, Jagga RR 75% 0 0 25 15 10 3 0 3 3 4 1 2 1 6
18 Walsh, Sam RO 77% 0 0 33 17 16 5 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 3
23 Weitering, Jacob FB 86% 0 0 16 12 4 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1
15 Wilson, Billy BPR 75% 0 0 27 17 10 7 0 3 1 1 0 0 4 2
Rushed 4
Total (23 players) 12 10 456 268 188 146 37 62 39 58 23 15 43 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
2 L. Cowan 23 J. Weitering 15 B. Wilson 7 R. Lobb 16 J. Croft
14 R. West 33 A. Naughton (ac) 35 L. Kennedy 9 R. Sanders 26 J. Dolan
FORWARD 20 E. Richards 25 L. Emmett
HALF-BACK

11 L. Jaques
11 M. McGovern 35 H. Dean 14 O. Florent

21 T. Liberatore
32 A. Jones 8 M. Kennedy 3 C. Weightman



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



19 W. Hayward 9 P. Cripps (c) 5 A. Cerra



6 C. Hynes 27 J. Freijah 42 S. Davidson FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 27 M. Pittonet 46 M. Cottrell
HALF-FORWARD 7 J. Smith 47 W. Derksen
39 T. Byrne 10 H. McKay 12 B. Ainsworth 18 S. Walsh 26 N. Haynes
34 B. Williams 18 J. O'Donnell 29 L. Bramble

29 G. Hewett
HALF-BACK

36 C. Lord
FORWARD



13 B. Acres 17 B. Kemp 44 F. Evans



2 L. Carmichael 24 B. Khamis 37 M. Sellwood



BACK



Carlton Coach: Josh Fraser

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 CARL Mitch McGovern behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 01:24
WBUL Joel Freijah goal 1.0.6 - 0.1.1 02:25
WBUL Sam Davidson goal 2.0.12 - 0.1.1 05:21
CARL Mitch McGovern goal 2.0.12 - 1.1.7 06:58
CARL Harry McKay behind 2.0.12 - 1.2.8 08:40
WBUL Aaron Naughton behind 2.1.13 - 1.2.8 10:44
CARL Harry McKay goal 2.1.13 - 2.2.14 13:09
WBUL Luke Kennedy behind 2.2.14 - 2.2.14 15:23
CARL Rushed behind 2.2.14 - 2.3.15 17:53
CARL Cooper Lord goal 2.2.14 - 3.3.21 19:55
CARL Marc Pittonet goal 2.2.14 - 4.3.27 22:39
CARL Will Hayward goal 2.2.14 - 5.3.33 25:48
WBUL Arthur Jones goal 3.2.20 - 5.3.33 28:08
Q2 CARL Rushed behind 3.2.20 - 5.4.34 06:23
CARL Will Hayward goal 3.2.20 - 6.4.40 07:52
WBUL Cody Weightman behind 3.3.21 - 6.4.40 10:29
WBUL Cody Weightman goal 4.3.27 - 6.4.40 12:04
WBUL Jordan Croft goal 5.3.33 - 6.4.40 17:26
WBUL Joel Freijah goal 6.3.39 - 6.4.40 20:56
WBUL Luke Kennedy goal 7.3.45 - 6.4.40 22:09
WBUL Josh Dolan behind 7.4.46 - 6.4.40 26:25
CARL Patrick Cripps behind 7.4.46 - 6.5.41 27:55
Q3 WBUL Arthur Jones behind 7.5.47 - 6.5.41 00:20
CARL Blake Acres goal 7.5.47 - 7.5.47 03:21
WBUL Ed Richards goal 8.5.53 - 7.5.47 04:46
CARL Will Hayward goal 8.5.53 - 8.5.53 08:22
CARL Rushed behind 8.5.53 - 8.6.54 13:38
CARL Harry McKay goal 8.5.53 - 9.6.60 14:47
WBUL Aaron Naughton behind 8.6.54 - 9.6.60 16:22
WBUL Josh Dolan goal 9.6.60 - 9.6.60 17:16
CARL Brodie Kemp goal 9.6.60 - 10.6.66 25:48
WBUL Arthur Jones behind 9.7.61 - 10.6.66 27:39
CARL Patrick Cripps behind 9.7.61 - 10.7.67 29:04
WBUL Arthur Jones behind 9.8.62 - 10.7.67 30:43
Q4 CARL Mitch McGovern behind 9.8.62 - 10.8.68 03:41
CARL Francis Evans goal 9.8.62 - 11.8.74 05:30
WBUL Bailey Williams goal 10.8.68 - 11.8.74 07:49
WBUL Rhylee West goal 11.8.74 - 11.8.74 09:28
CARL Rushed behind 11.8.74 - 11.9.75 14:05
WBUL Lachie Bramble behind 11.9.75 - 11.9.75 15:57
WBUL Aaron Naughton behind 11.10.76 - 11.9.75 18:24
WBUL Ed Richards goal 12.10.82 - 11.9.75 20:12
CARL Ben Ainsworth behind 12.10.82 - 11.10.76 21:43
CARL Francis Evans goal 12.10.82 - 12.10.82 24:56