Hawthorn vs Western Bulldogs AFLW 2026 Round 5

Sat 12 Sep 2026 · 13:05 AEST

Final AFLW 2026 · Round 5

Hawthorn Coach: Daniel Webster

41 6.5

30 4.6

Western Bulldogs Coach: Tamara Hyett

The team sheet

Who takes the field

Attacking this way

Home team

Hawthorn

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Away team

Western Bulldogs

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

26 Analea McKee FF 9 Emma McDonald FPR

Half forwards

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

Followers

33 Alice Edmonds RK 21 Mikala Cann RR 17 Elisabeth Georgostathis ROV

Centre

10 Jasmyn Smith WL 4 Isabelle Pritchard C 37 Rylie Wilcox WR

Half backs

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

Backs

28 Kaylee Kimber BPL 32 Vaomua Laloifi FB

Interchange 5

1 Sarah Poustie INT 8 Dominique Carruthers INT 11 Elle Bennetts INT 20 Cleo Buttifant INT 25 Ellie Gavalas INT

Emergencies 3

12 Brooke Barwick EMG 14 Louise Stephenson EMG 22 Mizuki Brothwell EMG

2Q3Q4Q

Jacqueline Dupuy1Q - 1:22 - Behind - 1–0 Analea McKee1Q - 5:08 - Goal - 1–6 Jess Fitzgerald1Q - 11:05 - Goal - 1–12 Aine McDonagh1Q - 15:07 - Goal - 7–12 Poppy Stockwell2Q - 1:03 - Behind - 8–12 Mikala Cann2Q - 3:45 - Behind - 8–13 Sarah Hartwig2Q - 11:57 - Behind - 8–14 Elaine Grigg2Q - 15:35 - Goal - 8–20

Rushed behind2Q - 19:23 - Rushed behind - 9–20

Rushed behind3Q - 0:14 - Rushed behind - 10–20

Aine McDonagh3Q - 1:02 - Goal - 16–20 Aine McDonagh3Q - 3:28 - Goal - 22–20 Jacqueline Dupuy3Q - 10:45 - Goal - 28–20 Niamh Martin3Q - 12:28 - Goal - 34–20 Aine McDonagh3Q - 26:13 - Goal - 40–20

Rushed behind4Q - 6:01 - Rushed behind - 40–21

Rushed behind4Q - 7:17 - Rushed behind - 40–22

Rylie Wilcox4Q - 11:43 - Behind - 40–23 Kaitlyn Ashmore4Q - 15:23 - Behind - 41–23

Rushed behind4Q - 16:28 - Rushed behind - 41–24

Sarah Hartwig4Q - 17:38 - Goal - 41–30

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Sarah HartwigGoal
4Q 17:3841–30
Rushed behindRushed behind
4Q 16:2841–24
Kaitlyn AshmoreBehind
4Q 15:2341–23
Rylie WilcoxBehind
4Q 11:4340–23
Rushed behindRushed behind
4Q 7:1740–22
Rushed behindRushed behind
4Q 6:0140–21
Aine McDonaghGoal
3Q 26:1340–20
Niamh MartinGoal
3Q 12:2834–20
Jacqueline DupuyGoal
3Q 10:4528–20
Aine McDonaghGoal
3Q 3:2822–20
Aine McDonaghGoal
3Q 1:0216–20
Rushed behindRushed behind
3Q 0:1410–20
Rushed behindRushed behind
2Q 19:239–20
Elaine GriggGoal
2Q 15:358–20
Sarah HartwigBehind
2Q 11:578–14
Mikala CannBehind
2Q 3:458–13
Poppy StockwellBehind
2Q 1:038–12
Aine McDonaghGoal
1Q 15:077–12
Jess FitzgeraldGoal
1Q 11:051–12
Analea McKeeGoal
1Q 5:081–6
Jacqueline DupuyBehind
1Q 1:221–0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
HAW	7	9	40	41	41
WBD	12	20	20	30	30

Match Leaders

Goals

Aine McDonaghHAW

Behinds

6 tied leaders

Jacqueline DupuyHAW

Disposals

Isabelle PritchardWBD

Tackles

Eliza WestHAW

Team Stats

HAWWBD

Scoring / Attack

6Goals4

5Behinds6

14Shots at goal10

42.9Goal accuracy %40

45Inside 50s33

5Goal assists1

9Marks inside 505

Possession

278Disposals252

185Kicks149

93Handballs103

117Contested possessions101

161Uncontested possessions145

Clearance / Contest

21Total clearances14

5Centre clearances5

16Stoppage clearances9

52Tackles48

15Hitouts25

12Contested marks3

Other

89Marks48

66.5Disposal efficiency %69

3Bounces2

66Turnovers62

56Clangers62

278Total possessions246

62Intercepts66

28Rebound 50s37

13Tackles inside 5011

25One-percenters22

20Frees for20

20Frees against20

1,230AFL Fantasy1,001

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: HAW 20 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: HAW 32 pts
Lead Changes: 2
Score Ties: 0

How the match finished

Hawthorn beat Western Bulldogs by 11 points, 41–30.

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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