Western BulldogsWB

8.11

59

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
WB	14	27	3	15	59
MELB	41	19	20	7	87

13.9

87

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:11		Rushed	59 - 87
19:45		J. Bruce Goal	58 - 87
18:29		S. Weideman Behind	52 - 87
17:06		M. Bontempelli Behind	52 - 86
10:05		J. Bruce Goal	51 - 86
4:28		T. McDonald Goal	45 - 86
2:07		Rushed	45 - 80
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:54		Rushed	44 - 80
22:46		S. Weideman Goal	44 - 79
20:57		S. Weideman Goal	44 - 73
16:33		A. Naughton Behind	44 - 67
14:25		Rushed	43 - 67
13:11		B. Fritsch Behind	42 - 67
10:04		B. Fritsch Goal	42 - 66
5:24		J. Bruce Behind	42 - 60
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:52		T. English Goal	41 - 60
26:34		Rushed	35 - 60
24:33		C. Daniel Goal	34 - 60
20:46		K. Pickett Goal	28 - 60
13:02		C. Weightman Behind	28 - 54
10:23		T. McDonald Goal	27 - 54
7:21		T. McDonald Goal	27 - 48
5:22		T. English Goal	27 - 42
3:37		Rushed	21 - 42
2:46		K. Pickett Behind	20 - 42
0:57		J. Bruce Goal	20 - 41
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:05		M. Gawn Goal	14 - 41
26:50		C. Spargo Behind	14 - 35
24:12		J. Jordon Goal	14 - 34
22:06		B. Fritsch Goal	14 - 28
19:01		Rushed	14 - 22
17:49		A. Naughton Goal	14 - 21
15:19		C. Spargo Behind	8 - 21
13:23		L. McNeil Behind	8 - 20
9:36		B. Fritsch Goal	7 - 20
8:42		M. Gawn Behind	7 - 14
7:31		C. Weightman Goal	7 - 13
6:20		C. Petracca Goal	1 - 13
5:46		B. Fritsch Behind	1 - 7
3:12		Rushed	1 - 6
0:21		J. Harmes Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	8	182.9	WW
2	SUNS	8	181.6	WW
3	WB	8	154.1	WW
4	NMFC	4	168.7	W
5	ADEL	4	117.7	W
6	HAW	4	117.1	LW
7	MELB	4	112.1	W
8	COLL	4	98.7	WL
9	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
10	GWS	4	76.4	WL
11	CARL	4	70.9	LW
12	RICH	0	94.7	L
13	FRE	0	90.9	L
14	STK	0	87.4	LL
15	BL	0	77.2	LL
16	PORT	0	59.3	L
17	ESS	0	57.2	L
18	WCE	0	55.0	L