West Coast EaglesWCE

6.7

43

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
WCE	7	9	20	7	43
WB	20	16	21	41	98

13.20

98

Western BulldogsWB

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:36		J. Cripps Goal	43 - 98
25:07		A. Naughton Goal	37 - 98
21:36		C. Weightman Behind	37 - 92
19:35		R. Garcia Goal	37 - 91
18:13		Rushed	37 - 85
17:09		T. Liberatore Behind	37 - 84
14:50		M. Bontempelli Goal	37 - 83
13:21		A. Naughton Goal	37 - 77
11:29		A. Naughton Goal	37 - 71
9:04		J. Macrae Goal	37 - 65
4:51		T. Liberatore Behind	37 - 59
3:44		O. Allen Behind	37 - 58
1:11		T. English Behind	36 - 58
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:03		J. Waterman Behind	36 - 57
27:15		J. Johannisen Behind	35 - 57
26:23		T. English Behind	35 - 56
21:24		Rushed	35 - 55
19:43		C. Weightman Goal	35 - 54
15:13		O. Allen Goal	35 - 48
13:27		O. Allen Goal	29 - 48
12:11		B. Smith Goal	23 - 48
11:06		Rushed	23 - 42
7:41		J. Petruccelle Goal	22 - 42
6:30		B. Smith Goal	16 - 42
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:37		T. McLean Goal	16 - 36
22:17		Josh J. Kennedy Behind	16 - 30
19:52		D. Sheed Behind	15 - 30
17:20		M. Bontempelli Goal	14 - 30
15:14		Josh J. Kennedy Goal	14 - 24
13:31		Josh J. Kennedy Behind	8 - 24
9:19		A. Naughton Behind	7 - 24
8:15		B. Smith Behind	7 - 23
4:32		B. Williams Behind	7 - 22
1:48		J. Bruce Behind	7 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:10		B. Smith Behind	7 - 20
24:53		M. Bontempelli Behind	7 - 19
19:58		N. Naitanui Behind	7 - 18
18:02		M. Bontempelli Goal	6 - 18
15:41		Rushed	6 - 12
10:59		A. Naughton Behind	6 - 11
9:57		J. Bruce Behind	6 - 10
7:27		A. Gaff Goal	6 - 9
5:03		A. Naughton Goal	0 - 9
4:13		J. Johannisen Behind	0 - 3
2:18		Rushed	0 - 2
1:28		Rushed	0 - 1

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