Match Recap
Wild Card·Fri, 28-Aug-2026 7:40 PM·M.C.G.·81,036 att.
Western Bulldogs
14.12 (96)
vs
Collingwood
14.9 (93)
Western Bulldogs won by 3

Western Bulldogs defeated Collingwood 96–93, by 3 points after a nailbiter. Western Bulldogs led disposals 388–361 while Collingwood edged tackles 86–59.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Western Bulldogs4.1 (25)7.6 (48)10.8 (68)14.12 (96)14.12 (96)
Collingwood4.0 (24)6.2 (38)8.8 (56)14.9 (93)14.9 (93)

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
Marcus Bontempelli
Western Bulldogs
32 disposals, 1 goals, 8 clearances
KICK 87
2
Darcy Cameron
Collingwood
19 disposals, 1 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 86
3
Matthew Kennedy
Western Bulldogs
27 disposals, 1 goals, 5 tackles
KICK 81
4
Nick Daicos
Collingwood
30 disposals, 2 goals, 5 tackles
KICK 79
5
Joel Freijah
Western Bulldogs
27 disposals, 6 tackles, 8 clearances
KICK 76
6
Tim English
Western Bulldogs
20 disposals, 6 tackles, 4 clearances
KICK 70

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 Bontempelli1715327—12—78161—8887
#8 Matthew Kennedy20727851——9493—7181
#27 Joel Freijah14132736———38165—8576
#44 Tim English7132026——332483—7370
#20 Ed Richards151025251——5795—8668
#33 Aaron Naughton10616514——2—93—8261
#32 Arthur Jones116174242—3182—8361
#29 Lachlan Bramble1392234———3482—8956
#31 Bailey Dale213247————3164—8755
#14 Rhylee West10112133—2—43114—7451
#42 Sam Davidson109195312—6122—7849
#9 Ryley Sanders10152542———24104—8248
#6 Cooper Hynes1361952———3373—8347
#34 Bailey Williams1251771———2—42—9543
#3 Cody Weightman9413312——3—23—8137
#7 Rory Lobb371032—151141—8132
#35 Luke Kennedy561125———1—5——6430
#26 Josh Dolan54913—1—3231—7428
#18 James ODonnell7295——————1——9127
#24 Buku Khamis5—543———11———9025
#19 Connor Budarick45933—————21—6622
#43 Ryan Gardner21312——5—22——1617
#37 Michael Sellwood3582————1—34—828

Collingwood — 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
#14 Darcy Cameron14519641—4644127—8586
#35 Nick Daicos171330352——44126—8879
#44 Ned Long124161111——3482—7667
#7 Josh Daicos14122657————494—8165
#11 Daniel McStay6612734121—61—8363
#32 Sam Swadling1814328————3163—8262
#1 Patrick Lipinski9152462—1—4363—8352
#25 Jack Crisp12921461——2—54—7951
#31 Beau McCreery11112212—1—6594—7948
#45 Roan Steele9514—7—1—3363—8040
#8 Lachie Schultz4101426———2—4——8140
#16 Edward Allan7613—10———3157—7439
#3 Isaac Quaynor971645———1—24—8338
#17 Billy Frampton931263———1145—10038
#9 Dan Houston681433————261—8337
#2 Jordan de Goey6915131——22105—8436
#28 Tim Membrey57124112———6——7635
#38 Jeremy Howe105154————1—62—9735
#36 Harvey Harrison26825———1—3——5327
#41 Angus Anderson426122——2112—6424
#22 Steele Sidebottom7185————1—2——7319
#29 Charlie West347—11————44—5814
#39 Will Hayes3252————1—2——5613