Western Bulldogs vs Sydney AFLW 2026 Round 4

Sat 05 Sep 2026 · 12:35 AEST

Final AFLW 2026 · Round 4

Western Bulldogs Coach: Tamara Hyett

60 9.6

33 5.3

Sydney Swans Coach: Colin O'Riordan

The team sheet

Who takes the field

Attacking this way

Home team

Western Bulldogs

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Away team

Sydney Swans

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

2 Holly Cooper FF 19 Maddie Quinn FPR

Half forwards

10 Cynthia Hamilton HFFL 5 Chloe Molloy CHF 25 Sofia Hurley HFFR

Followers

7 Ally Morphett RK 29 Tanya Kennedy RR 18 Montana Ham ROV

Centre

24 Julie O'Sullivan WL 31 Laura Gardiner C 28 Emma Juneja WR

Half backs

23 Zippy Fish HBFL 30 Alexia Hamilton CHB 26 Lara Hausegger HBFR

Backs

17 Ash Van Loon BPL 20 Brenna Tarrant FB

Interchange 5

1 Imogen Brown INT 4 Darcy Moloney INT 6 Molly Thomas INT 9 Lucy McEvoy INT 16 Sarah Grunden INT

Emergencies 3

3 Taylor Smith EMG 11 Jas Grierson EMG 15 Paris McCarthy EMG

2Q3Q4Q

Rylie Wilcox1Q - 3:16 - Goal - 6–0 Emma McDonald1Q - 5:44 - Behind - 7–0 Rylie Wilcox1Q - 6:40 - Goal - 13–0 Chloe Molloy1Q - 10:41 - Goal - 13–6 Isabelle Pritchard1Q - 15:51 - Goal - 19–6 Emma McDonald1Q - 17:55 - Behind - 20–6 Sofia Hurley2Q - 5:20 - Goal - 20–12 Sarah Poustie2Q - 8:57 - Behind - 21–12 Montana Ham2Q - 10:19 - Goal - 21–18 Rylie Wilcox2Q - 15:14 - Behind - 22–18 Chloe Molloy3Q - 4:58 - Goal - 22–24 Laura Gardiner3Q - 6:58 - Behind - 22–25 Chloe Molloy3Q - 9:41 - Goal - 22–31 Jasmyn Smith3Q - 14:51 - Goal - 28–31 Cynthia Hamilton3Q - 21:16 - Behind - 28–32 Emma McDonald4Q - 1:28 - Goal - 34–32 Emma McDonald4Q - 3:05 - Behind - 35–32 Rylie Wilcox4Q - 6:16 - Goal - 41–32 Emma McDonald4Q - 11:04 - Goal - 47–32 Dominique Carruthers4Q - 13:36 - Goal - 53–32 Sarah Hartwig4Q - 15:03 - Behind - 54–32 Emma McDonald4Q - 16:55 - Goal - 60–32 Cynthia Hamilton4Q - 21:47 - Behind - 60–33

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Cynthia HamiltonBehind
4Q 21:4760–33
Emma McDonaldGoal
4Q 16:5560–32
Sarah HartwigBehind
4Q 15:0354–32
Dominique CarruthersGoal
4Q 13:3653–32
Emma McDonaldGoal
4Q 11:0447–32
Rylie WilcoxGoal
4Q 6:1641–32
Emma McDonaldBehind
4Q 3:0535–32
Emma McDonaldGoal
4Q 1:2834–32
Cynthia HamiltonBehind
3Q 21:1628–32
Jasmyn SmithGoal
3Q 14:5128–31
Chloe MolloyGoal
3Q 9:4122–31
Laura GardinerBehind
3Q 6:5822–25
Chloe MolloyGoal
3Q 4:5822–24
Rylie WilcoxBehind
2Q 15:1422–18
Montana HamGoal
2Q 10:1921–18
Sarah PoustieBehind
2Q 8:5721–12
Sofia HurleyGoal
2Q 5:2020–12
Emma McDonaldBehind
1Q 17:5520–6
Isabelle PritchardGoal
1Q 15:5119–6
Chloe MolloyGoal
1Q 10:4113–6
Rylie WilcoxGoal
1Q 6:4013–0
Emma McDonaldBehind
1Q 5:447–0
Rylie WilcoxGoal
1Q 3:166–0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
WBD	20	22	28	60	60
SYD	6	18	32	33	33

Match Leaders

Goals

3 tied leaders

Behinds

Disposals

Tackles

Team Stats

WBDSYD

Scoring / Attack

9Goals5

6Behinds3

21Shots at goal14

42.9Goal accuracy %35.7

35Inside 50s28

6Goal assists5

9Marks inside 505

Possession

288Disposals228

159Kicks127

129Handballs101

147Contested possessions102

139Uncontested possessions112

Clearance / Contest

33Total clearances18

9Centre clearances6

24Stoppage clearances12

50Tackles83

33Hitouts20

6Contested marks4

Other

44Marks35

62.2Disposal efficiency %61

1Bounces1

69Turnovers73

43Clangers53

286Total possessions214

73Intercepts69

22Rebound 50s26

16Tackles inside 509

18One-percenters21

20Frees for10

10Frees against20

1,150AFL Fantasy1,023

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: WBD 28 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: WBD 32 pts
Lead Changes: 2
Score Ties: 0

How the match finished

Western Bulldogs beat Sydney by 27 points, 60–33.

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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