Gold Coast vs Western Bulldogs AFLW 2026 Round 1

Sat 15 Aug 2026 · 19:15 AEST

Final AFLW 2026 · Round 1

Gold Coast SUNS Coach: Rhyce Shaw

14 1.8

40 6.4

Western Bulldogs Coach: Tamara Hyett

The team sheet

Who takes the field

Attacking this way

Home team

Gold Coast SUNS

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Away team

Western Bulldogs

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

9 Emma McDonald FF 7 Deanna Berry FPR

Half forwards

5 Elaine Grigg HFFL 15 Sarah Hartwig CHF 19 Heidi Woodley HFFR

Followers

33 Alice Edmonds RK 4 Isabelle Pritchard RR 2 Ellie Blackburn ROV

Centre

10 Jasmyn Smith WL 21 Mikala Cann C 37 Rylie Wilcox WR

Half backs

23 Jess Fitzgerald HBFL 18 Britney Gutknecht CHB 3 Isabella Grant HBFR

Backs

32 Vaomua Laloifi BPL 28 Kaylee Kimber FB

Interchange 5

1 Sarah Poustie INT 8 Dominique Carruthers INT 11 Elle Bennetts INT 16 Amaia Wain INT 20 Cleo Buttifant INT

Emergencies 3

25 Ellie Gavalas EMG 26 Analea McKee EMG 27 Lauren Ahrens EMG

2Q3Q4Q

Sarah Hartwig1Q - 4:17 - Goal - 0–6 Heidi Woodley1Q - 10:18 - Goal - 0–12 Deanna Berry1Q - 14:32 - Behind - 0–13 Sarah Hartwig1Q - 17:34 - Goal - 0–19 Jasmyn Smith1Q - 19:26 - Goal - 0–25 Darcie Davies2Q - 0:57 - Behind - 1–25 Sarah Hartwig2Q - 2:16 - Behind - 1–26

Rushed behind2Q - 4:07 - Rushed behind - 1–27

Rushed behind2Q - 5:38 - Rushed behind - 2–27

Havana Harris2Q - 8:56 - Goal - 8–27 Isabelle Pritchard2Q - 16:25 - Goal - 8–33 Alannah Welsh2Q - 18:13 - Behind - 9–33 Ava Usher3Q - 1:24 - Behind - 10–33 Sarah Hartwig3Q - 9:52 - Goal - 10–39 Havana Harris3Q - 11:21 - Behind - 11–39 Ava Usher3Q - 15:33 - Behind - 12–39

Rushed behind3Q - 18:29 - Rushed behind - 12–40

Ava Usher4Q - 2:35 - Behind - 13–40

Rushed behind4Q - 5:03 - Rushed behind - 14–40

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Rushed behindRushed behind
4Q 5:0314–40
Ava UsherBehind
4Q 2:3513–40
Rushed behindRushed behind
3Q 18:2912–40
Ava UsherBehind
3Q 15:3312–39
Havana HarrisBehind
3Q 11:2111–39
Sarah HartwigGoal
3Q 9:5210–39
Ava UsherBehind
3Q 1:2410–33
Alannah WelshBehind
2Q 18:139–33
Isabelle PritchardGoal
2Q 16:258–33
Havana HarrisGoal
2Q 8:568–27
Rushed behindRushed behind
2Q 5:382–27
Rushed behindRushed behind
2Q 4:071–27
Sarah HartwigBehind
2Q 2:161–26
Darcie DaviesBehind
2Q 0:571–25
Jasmyn SmithGoal
1Q 19:260–25
Sarah HartwigGoal
1Q 17:340–19
Deanna BerryBehind
1Q 14:320–13
Heidi WoodleyGoal
1Q 10:180–12
Sarah HartwigGoal
1Q 4:170–6

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
GCS	0	9	12	14	14
WBD	25	33	40	40	40

Match Leaders

Goals

Sarah HartwigWBD

Behinds

Ava UsherGCS

Disposals

Jess FitzgeraldWBD

Tackles

2 tied leaders

Charlie RowbottomGCS

Team Stats

GCSWBD

Scoring / Attack

1Goals6

8Behinds4

12Shots at goal10

8.3Goal accuracy %60

30Inside 50s32

1Goal assists3

11Marks inside 504

Possession

240Disposals250

141Kicks129

99Handballs121

120Contested possessions115

116Uncontested possessions124

Clearance / Contest

19Total clearances27

5Centre clearances5

14Stoppage clearances22

57Tackles56

17Hitouts25

8Contested marks4

Other

39Marks31

62.1Disposal efficiency %63.2

0Bounces0

60Turnovers66

67Clangers58

236Total possessions239

66Intercepts60

24Rebound 50s29

10Tackles inside 5017

22One-percenters20

32Frees for18

18Frees against32

973AFL Fantasy931

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: WBD 29 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: WBD 25 pts
Lead Changes: 0
Score Ties: 0

How the match finished

Western Bulldogs beat Gold Coast by 26 points, 40–14.

This match record does not include quarter scores.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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