Match Recap
Round 12·Thu, 22-May-2025 7:30 PM·Kardinia Park·32,641 att.
Geelong
20.7 (127)
vs
Western Bulldogs
16.17 (113)
Geelong won by 14

Geelong defeated Western Bulldogs 127–113, by 14 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the second quarter, when Geelong outscored Western Bulldogs 39–11; Western Bulldogs won the contested possessions count 148–135.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong5.1 (31)11.4 (70)16.5 (101)20.7 (127)20.7 (127)
Western Bulldogs5.4 (34)6.9 (45)13.13 (91)16.17 (113)16.17 (113)

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
Ed Richards
Western Bulldogs
28 disposals, 2 goals, 7 tackles
KICK 100
2
Bailey Smith
Geelong
33 disposals, 7 tackles, 6 clearances
KICK 86
3
Tom Liberatore
Western Bulldogs
31 disposals, 8 tackles, 9 clearances
KICK 84
4
Max Holmes
Geelong
33 disposals, 1 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 83
5
Marcus Bontempelli
Western Bulldogs
23 disposals, 10 tackles, 7 clearances
KICK 77
6
Matthew Kennedy
Western Bulldogs
25 disposals, 3 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 75

Geelong — 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
#3 Bailey Smith2583347———76127—8786
#9 Max Holmes181533531——4817337183
#30 Tom Atkins115162121——2582—7468
#33 Shannon Neale10616315—433104—8667
#5 Jeremy Cameron13114826——4—3328567
#7 Shaun Mannagh174213421—62104—7865
#1 Rhys Stanley761314——4316105—7964
#32 Gryan Miers1942394———1144—8761
#18 Tyson Stengle9615532——4272—8557
#39 Zach Guthrie1431765———4—42—8554
#44 Tom Stewart1832191———1131—8353
#17 Lawson Humphries1631963———2—43—9151
#28 Oliver Dempsey96152313——37——8350
#42 Mark OConnor981784———2—5——9049
#34 Oisin Mullin731057—1—2221—7239
#46 Mark Blicavs2911641—3—152—8437
#16 Sam De Koning751241—————62—9436
Oliver Henry729231——2—4——7732
#22 Mitch Duncan741151———4131—5928
#24 Jed Bews831141—————42—8027
#38 Jack Henry9—981———1————7527
#45 Brad Close53813———1—51—8724
Ted Clohesy112—1————12——88

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
#20 Ed Richards151328272——810194—82100
#21 Tom Liberatore13183118—2—39185—8684
#4 Marcus Bontempelli14923210—1—87137—8477
#8 Matthew Kennedy121325743——4511417875
#44 Tim English6410241—481243—8359
#42 Sam Davidson11314771——1362—7557
#33 Aaron Naughton64104331—2—5——9048
#14 Rhylee West85131511—3193—8544
#24 Buku Khamis94136—2141142—8244
#31 Bailey Dale1662221———3174—8342
#7 Rory Lobb771472——1——52—10042
#23 Laitham Vandermeer67135321—2164—7442
#27 Joel Freijah78153311—4264—8037
#13 Oskar Baker1051531———5—32—8136
#9 Ryley Sanders3101318———1122—7334
#39 Jason Johannisen941321—2—1251—8131
#34 Bailey Williams571232———2131—8228
#15 Taylor Duryea54924———1141—8028
#22 James Harmes97162——2—3—74—7227
#18 James ODonnell63971—————24—10027
Luke Cleary821061—1—1124—5124
#30 Lachlan McNeil4913—1—2—1—41—7421
Lachlan Bramble213—————133——2510