2026 VFL Season Wildcard Final 2: Williamstown v Carlton Reserves

This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 2026 between Williamstown and the Carlton Reserves in the second wildcard final of the 2026 season of the Victorian Football League. Williamstown hosted the Carlton Reserves at DSV Stadium. The hosts were coached by Justin Plapp and the visitors were coached by Damian Truslove.

Williamstown (19.7.121) defeated the Carlton Reserves (12.11.83).

Match Details

Season: 2026 VFL Season
Round: Second Wildcard Final
Teams: Williamstown v Carlton Reserves
Date: Saturday 22 August 2026
Time: 11:05 AM
Venue: DSV Stadium

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. Carlton Reserves
Score: 19.7.121 - 12.11.83

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Williamstown	5	.	4	9	.	5	17	.	6	19	.	7	19	.	7	(121)
Carlton Reserves	0	.	3	3	.	4	3	.	9	12	.	11	12	.	11	(83)
Margin	WILL by 31			WILL by 37			WILL by 81			WILL by 38			WILL by 38
Duration	32:23			31:54			30:50			32:48			2:07:55

Score Worm

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

Honour Roll

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Justin Plapp

Carlton Reserves

Captain: unknown
Coach: Damian Truslove

Player Statistics

Williamstown

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
25	Bonar, Aiden	BPR	?	0	0	18	16	2	9	0	1	0	?	2	0	6	0
10	Colenso, Nathan	FF	?	0	0	13	6	7	2	0	3	5	?	2	2	0	2
2	Cuningham, David	HBFR	?	0	0	26	8	18	2	0	7	6	?	1	1	1	5
13	Dawson, Kallan	FPR	?	5	1	16	10	6	8	0	1	0	?	0	0	0	1
30	D'Intinosante, Josh	CHF	?	2	0	14	7	7	3	0	4	2	?	2	0	0	2
18	Greiser, Jake	INT	?	0	0	32	21	11	3	0	1	0	?	0	0	6	4
12	Hollow, Damon	FPL	?	0	0	23	12	11	4	0	0	1	?	4	1	1	2
37	Jacobs, Ryan	RO	?	1	0	17	15	2	7	0	2	1	?	0	2	2	6
4	Minton-Connell, Harry	WR	?	0	0	19	8	11	5	0	1	3	?	1	0	0	5
49	Mirkov, Alex	RU	?	0	0	13	4	9	5	40	3	2	?	0	0	1	0
9	Moloney, Diesel	RR	?	0	2	11	6	5	2	0	2	0	?	1	0	0	4
15	Ollington, Heath	BPL	?	1	0	13	6	7	3	0	3	0	?	0	2	0	3
22	Parks, Luke	HBFL	?	0	0	20	19	1	14	0	2	1	?	2	0	1	1
32	Pendergast, Ned	FB	?	0	0	11	10	1	5	0	1	0	?	1	1	3	0
19	Philpot, Max	WL	?	1	0	21	8	13	6	0	1	1	?	0	1	1	3
5	Polson, Cameron	INT	?	0	0	12	4	8	4	0	1	0	?	0	0	2	1
11	Preuss, Braydon	INT	?	2	0	8	5	3	3	15	1	1	?	1	1	0	2
47	Ryan, Bailey	INT	?	4	1	14	7	7	5	0	1	1	?	0	0	0	1
45	Seivers, Angus	CHB	?	2	0	14	4	10	3	0	1	0	?	0	0	0	2
14	Toner, Jack	HFFR	?	0	0	27	12	15	7	0	3	3	?	0	0	2	4
7	Triffett, Toby	HFFL	?	1	0	25	9	16	1	0	4	9	?	1	1	0	5
27	Turner, Kye	INT	?	0	0	16	10	6	6	0	0	0	?	1	0	6	0
36	Wilson, Lachlan	C	?	0	1	11	7	4	1	0	7	0	?	1	1	1	1
Rushed					2
Total (23 players)				19	7	394	214	180	108	55	50	36	0+	20	13	33	54

Carlton Reserves

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
37	Boyd, Jordan	?	?	0	0	24	17	7	5	0	3	1	?	0	2	7	4
16	Camporeale, Ben	?	?	0	1	36	11	25	1	0	4	6	?	1	0	3	6
28	Charleson, Harry	?	?	0	0	29	10	19	5	0	2	3	?	3	1	0	3
77	Cookson, Will	?	?	0	0	7	2	5	2	0	2	0	?	0	0	0	1
72	Cotter, Charlie	?	?	0	0	5	3	2	1	0	0	1	?	1	0	1	0
57	Davey, Alwyn	?	?	0	1	8	3	5	1	0	2	0	?	1	0	0	0
75	Farrar, Liam	?	?	2	1	11	7	4	6	0	0	0	?	1	0	0	2
8	Fogarty, Lachie	?	?	0	0	16	9	7	2	0	7	5	?	1	1	1	4
61	Harvey, Dane	?	?	0	0	8	5	3	5	0	3	0	?	0	1	2	2
70	Hogg, Darcy	?	?	1	1	17	4	13	1	0	1	1	?	0	0	1	1
30	Ison, Jack	?	?	0	0	20	9	11	4	0	2	2	?	0	2	3	5
68	Logan, Taj	?	?	0	0	19	13	6	3	0	3	0	?	0	0	2	6
43	Moir, Ashton	?	?	1	0	11	6	5	3	0	2	0	?	0	1	0	1
40	O'Keeffe, Hudson	?	?	0	0	11	5	6	2	22	4	4	?	0	0	2	1
66	Paea, Sam	?	?	4	2	12	8	4	5	2	1	2	?	1	4	0	1
74	Prout, Logan	?	?	0	0	15	6	9	3	0	4	1	?	1	1	1	0
60	Reinhold, Will	?	?	0	0	7	3	4	3	0	3	0	?	0	1	4	0
42	Saad, Adam	?	?	1	0	14	6	8	2	0	6	2	?	0	1	1	1
58	Sammartino, Jack	?	?	0	0	17	9	8	1	0	1	0	?	2	1	3	0
50	Tucker, Darcy	?	?	0	0	18	5	13	1	0	8	5	?	0	0	0	0
76	Walker, Cody	?	?	0	2	24	7	17	1	0	4	5	?	0	2	1	3
62	Warburton, Oliver	?	?	0	1	18	5	13	1	0	0	2	?	0	0	1	2
45	Young, Flynn	?	?	3	0	18	11	7	6	0	0	0	?	1	2	1	4
Rushed					2
Total (23 players)				12	11	365	164	201	64	24	62	40	0+	13	20	34	47

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

Williamstown

Coach: Justin Plapp

BACK

FOLLOWER

INTERCHANGE

FORWARD

HALF-BACK

HALF-FORWARD

CENTRE

H. Minton-Connell

L. Wilson

M. Philpot

FOLLOWER

INTERCHANGE

CENTRE

HALF-FORWARD

D. Cuningham

A. Seivers

L. Parks

HALF-BACK

FORWARD

A. Bonar

N. Pendergast

H. Ollington

BACK

Carlton Reserves

Coach: Damian Truslove

Score Timeline

Quarter	Team	Scoring Event	Score			Time
Q1	CARR	Liam Farrar behind	0.0.0	-	0.1.1	01:03
	WILL	Lachlan Wilson behind	0.1.1	-	0.1.1	01:39
	WILL	Toby Triffett goal	1.1.7	-	0.1.1	02:23
	WILL	Bailey Ryan behind	1.2.8	-	0.1.1	05:51
	WILL	Kallan Dawson goal	2.2.14	-	0.1.1	07:05
	WILL	Rushed behind	2.3.15	-	0.1.1	10:21
	WILL	Heath Ollington goal	3.3.21	-	0.1.1	12:50
	WILL	Braydon Preuss goal	4.3.27	-	0.1.1	15:05
	WILL	Rushed behind	4.4.28	-	0.1.1	17:37
	CARR	Oliver Warburton behind	4.4.28	-	0.2.2	18:23
	WILL	Kallan Dawson goal	5.4.34	-	0.2.2	25:01
	CARR	Darcy Hogg behind	5.4.34	-	0.3.3	30:10
Q2	CARR	Sam Paea goal	5.4.34	-	1.3.9	02:11
	WILL	Max Philpot goal	6.4.40	-	1.3.9	03:53
	CARR	Darcy Hogg goal	6.4.40	-	2.3.15	06:38
	WILL	Angus Seivers goal	7.4.46	-	2.3.15	07:51
	WILL	Braydon Preuss goal	8.4.52	-	2.3.15	10:27
	WILL	Kallan Dawson behind	8.5.53	-	2.3.15	15:30
	CARR	Ben Camporeale behind	8.5.53	-	2.4.16	15:55
	WILL	Josh D'Intinosante goal	9.5.59	-	2.4.16	20:23
	CARR	Liam Farrar goal	9.5.59	-	3.4.22	26:57
Q3	CARR	Sam Paea behind	9.5.59	-	3.5.23	00:55
	CARR	Alwyn Davey behind	9.5.59	-	3.6.24	02:56
	WILL	Bailey Ryan goal	10.5.65	-	3.6.24	04:18
	WILL	Kallan Dawson goal	11.5.71	-	3.6.24	07:20
	WILL	Bailey Ryan goal	12.5.77	-	3.6.24	09:00
	WILL	Diesel Moloney behind	12.6.78	-	3.6.24	10:50
	CARR	Rushed behind	12.6.78	-	3.7.25	12:45
	WILL	Josh D'Intinosante goal	13.6.84	-	3.7.25	13:37
	WILL	Ryan Jacobs goal	14.6.90	-	3.7.25	15:28
	WILL	Bailey Ryan goal	15.6.96	-	3.7.25	18:28
	CARR	Cody Walker behind	15.6.96	-	3.8.26	19:40
	WILL	Angus Seivers goal	16.6.102	-	3.8.26	26:56
	WILL	Kallan Dawson goal	17.6.108	-	3.8.26	29:16
	CARR	Sam Paea behind	17.6.108	-	3.9.27	30:43
Q4	CARR	Flynn Young goal	17.6.108	-	4.9.33	00:16
	CARR	Adam Saad goal	17.6.108	-	5.9.39	02:00
	CARR	Sam Paea goal	17.6.108	-	6.9.45	03:45
	WILL	Bailey Ryan goal	18.6.114	-	6.9.45	09:57
	CARR	Ashton Moir goal	18.6.114	-	7.9.51	12:00
	CARR	Flynn Young goal	18.6.114	-	8.9.57	13:06
	WILL	Diesel Moloney behind	18.7.115	-	8.9.57	14:58
	CARR	Rushed behind	18.7.115	-	8.10.58	16:32
	CARR	Liam Farrar goal	18.7.115	-	9.10.64	20:48
	WILL	Kallan Dawson goal	19.7.121	-	9.10.64	22:25
	CARR	Flynn Young goal	19.7.121	-	10.10.70	26:03
	CARR	Sam Paea goal	19.7.121	-	11.10.76	27:35
	CARR	Sam Paea goal	19.7.121	-	12.10.82	30:07
	CARR	Cody Walker behind	19.7.121	-	12.11.83	32:15

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