Match Recap
Elimination Final·Sat, 5-Sep-2026 7:05 PM (7:35 PM)·Adelaide Oval·51,370 att.
Adelaide
14.6 (90)
vs
Western Bulldogs
9.14 (68)
Adelaide won by 22

Adelaide defeated Western Bulldogs 90–68, by 22 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Adelaide outscored Western Bulldogs 15–2; Adelaide led disposals 404–317 while Western Bulldogs edged inside-50s 61–49.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Adelaide3.1 (19)7.2 (44)9.5 (59)14.6 (90)14.6 (90)
Western Bulldogs1.7 (13)5.8 (38)5.10 (40)9.14 (68)9.14 (68)

Best on Ground

Top six by KICK Game Score — our 0–100 rating of the game each player had.

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

1
Izak Rankine
Adelaide
34 disposals, 2 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 94
2
Marcus Bontempelli
Western Bulldogs
27 disposals, 3 tackles, 10 clearances
KICK 81
3
Josh Worrell
Adelaide
34 disposals, 1 clearances, 1 I50s
KICK 78
4
Joel Freijah
Western Bulldogs
24 disposals, 1 goals, 7 tackles
KICK 76
5
Aaron Naughton
Western Bulldogs
16 disposals, 1 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 68
6
Ed Richards
Western Bulldogs
27 disposals, 2 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 68

Adelaide — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#23 Izak Rankine231134642——57147—8594
#24 Josh Worrell20143410————11165—8578
#30 Wayne Milera1892782———4—6——7963
#12 Jordan Dawson18102855———1164—8858
#15 Brayden Cook12517732——3—61—7458
#7 Riley Thilthorpe84125211174274—8257
#48 Mark Keane1932282———2—67—8956
#29 Rory Laird1392263———2163—8253
#42 Lachlan McAndrew45923——301491—7452
#28 Alex Neal-Bullen991845———3385—8250
#14 Jake Soligo1462052—1—6283—6949
#2 Ben Keays82101621—4143—8545
#32 Darcy Fogarty10111632———151—7845
#27 Luke Nankervis991873———125——7243
#44 Isaac Cumming681453———417——7143
#8 Josh Rachele113144—32—1142—7342
#6 Daniel Curtin1051532—1—136——5737
#3 Sam Berry8122033———2385—7035
#13 Taylor Walker7411511——4—44—8134
#16 Max Michalanney1051552—————32—8733
#40 Hugo Hall-Kahan126184——————21—7527
#35 James Borlase6283—————————8621
#4 Callum Ah Chee347231———124—7518

Western Bulldogs — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#4 Marcus Bontempelli16112723—1—910162—8281
#27 Joel Freijah131124271——59158—8276
#33 Aaron Naughton88167313—3—91—8468
#20 Ed Richards225271421—10486—8268
#34 Bailey Williams1882671———4—92—9262
#6 Cooper Hynes1192064———3473—7750
#14 Rhylee West1472142—1—55107—7647
#18 James ODonnell1161762———3—52—9447
#7 Rory Lobb99184————3—71—9543
#44 Tim English551013——19—282—7538
#19 Connor Budarick551034———1—41—7532
#32 Arthur Jones5—5232——3—3——8331
#35 Luke Kennedy3912—4———1381—7831
#31 Bailey Dale12517———1—1—54—8830
#9 Ryley Sanders3710141——1142—8528
#28 Will Lewis538312——3167—6526
#24 Buku Khamis6—651—1———13—9420
#42 Sam Davidson6410—4———1—45—7020
#26 Josh Dolan36921———2152—6619
#3 Cody Weightman34711—1———5——6817
#30 Lachlan McNeil246—3———1—3——6817
#29 Lachlan Bramble42621———1142—8415
#43 Ryan Gardner3253———41——4—359