Match Recap
Round 14·Fri, 5-Jun-2026 7:40 PM·M.C.G.·59,556 att.
Hawthorn
9.17 (71)
vs
Western Bulldogs
12.5 (77)
Western Bulldogs won by 6

Western Bulldogs defeated Hawthorn 77–71, by 6 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the second quarter, when Hawthorn outscored Western Bulldogs 40–15; Hawthorn won disposals 420–343 and inside-50s 63–45.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Hawthorn2.2 (14)8.6 (54)9.12 (66)9.17 (71)9.17 (71)
Western Bulldogs2.0 (12)4.3 (27)9.4 (58)12.5 (77)12.5 (77)

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
Jai Newcombe
Hawthorn
36 disposals, 3 tackles, 9 clearances
KICK 89
2
Will Day
Hawthorn
25 disposals, 1 goals, 8 tackles
KICK 78
3
Marcus Bontempelli
Western Bulldogs
24 disposals, 2 goals, 7 tackles
KICK 77
4
Ed Richards
Western Bulldogs
28 disposals, 2 tackles, 7 clearances
KICK 75
5
Bailey Dale
Western Bulldogs
36 disposals, 1 goals, 1 tackles
KICK 70
6
Jarman Impey
Hawthorn
29 disposals, 1 tackles, 2 clearances
KICK 66

Hawthorn — 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 Jai Newcombe17193643———89187—8089
#12 Will Day111425581——37112—6778
#4 Jarman Impey171229111———1292—7966
#6 James Sicily1482275———1—71—8964
#16 Massimo DAmbrosio18102864———9—62—7563
#25 Josh Ward13162963———6493—8262
#17 Lloyd Meek1061633—12125134—5660
#23 Josh Weddle13417103—1—3—62—8959
#33 Jack Ginnivan14122662—3—7152—8855
#9 Connor Macdonald137204311—5283—8451
#10 Karl Amon1862481———2—21—8247
#5 Nick Watson83112232—2371—7946
#18 Mabior Chol102127132—3124—8244
#8 Dylan Moore5121753—1—2151—8444
#7 Ned Reeves639241—212232—4440
#28 Cam Mackenzie10112131———2—41—7435
#24 Josh Battle871581—————13—10029
#42 Bailey Macdonald2111343—————41—7726
#2 Mitch Lewis45912—2—1—33—8123
#39 Flynn Perez491325———1—65—7623
#26 Bodie Ryan9—941———2—11—6922
#22 Cameron Nairn57122——————53—6618
#15 Blake Hardwick61732—2—1—13—9517

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 Bontempelli141024372——56105—8177
#20 Ed Richards2082832—1—9711——8375
#31 Bailey Dale241236611————84—7870
#9 Ryley Sanders10132325———37101—8057
#6 Cooper Hynes1472132———6261—8051
#44 Tim English8614431—223—33—7646
#29 Lachlan Bramble1261844———1—41—7843
#7 Rory Lobb741144——41171—8441
#16 Jordan Croft8210423——1—64—8241
#17 Nick Coffield1231561———1—5——7739
#32 Arthur Jones10818311——3—76—8436
#33 Aaron Naughton4610421——1—71—8936
#8 Matthew Kennedy9132243———3388—7335
#37 Michael Sellwood741143—————31—8135
#27 Joel Freijah841213—1—2465—8632
#1 Adam Treloar75123211—3—11—5832
#14 Rhylee West73103212——232—8431
#24 Buku Khamis641032—————34—10028
#18 James ODonnell83114————1—23—10027
#3 Cody Weightman651112———115——6925
#19 Connor Budarick72922—————23—8220
#28 Will Lewis314—21——1—42—8116
#30 Lachlan McNeil—3313—————1——1510