Western Bulldogs vs St Kilda AFLW 2026 Round 8

Sat 03 Oct 2026 · 15:05 AEST

Final AFLW 2026 · Round 8

Western Bulldogs Coach: Tamara Hyett

31 3.13

1 0.1

St Kilda Coach: Nick Dal Santo

The team sheet

Who takes the field

Attacking this way

Home team

Western Bulldogs

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Away team

St Kilda

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

30 Jesse Tawhiao-Wardlaw FF 27 Nicola Xenos FPR

Half forwards

22 Ashleigh Richards HFFL 11 Zoe Besanko CHF 5 Darcy Guttridge HFFR

Followers

19 Rene Caris RK 9 Jaimee Lambert RR 6 Tyanna Smith ROV

Centre

17 Nicola Barr WL 1 Molly McDonald C 26 Charlotte Baskaran WR

Half backs

12 Serene Watson HBFL 35 Bianca Jakobsson CHB 13 Maya Louvel-Finn HBFR

Backs

15 Kyla Forbes BPL 10 Paige Trudgeon FB

Interchange 5

21 Georgia Patrikios INT 24 Alana Gee INT 36 Chelsea Sutton INT 45 Zoe Barbakos INT 50 Emmelie Fiedler INT

Emergencies 3

16 Ella Friend EMG 42 Amelia Peck EMG 43 Lily Skinner EMG

2Q3Q4Q

Mikala Cann1Q - 0:39 - Behind - 1–0 Alice Edmonds1Q - 3:24 - Behind - 2–0 Cleo Buttifant1Q - 11:05 - Goal - 8–0 Rylie Wilcox1Q - 14:11 - Behind - 9–0 Mikala Cann1Q - 15:30 - Behind - 10–0 Analea McKee1Q - 15:45 - Behind - 11–0

Rushed behind2Q - 2:27 - Rushed behind - 12–0

Sarah Hartwig2Q - 6:31 - Goal - 18–0 Rylie Wilcox2Q - 8:39 - Goal - 24–0 Jasmyn Smith2Q - 11:30 - Behind - 25–0 Heidi Woodley2Q - 14:39 - Behind - 26–0 Emma McDonald2Q - 17:34 - Behind - 27–0

Rushed behind3Q - 5:23 - Rushed behind - 28–0

Emma McDonald3Q - 9:47 - Behind - 29–0 Analea McKee4Q - 1:19 - Behind - 30–0 Jess Fitzgerald4Q - 10:32 - Behind - 31–0 Ashleigh Richards4Q - 17:17 - Behind - 31–1

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Ashleigh RichardsBehind
4Q 17:1731–1
Jess FitzgeraldBehind
4Q 10:3231–0
Analea McKeeBehind
4Q 1:1930–0
Emma McDonaldBehind
3Q 9:4729–0
Rushed behindRushed behind
3Q 5:2328–0
Emma McDonaldBehind
2Q 17:3427–0
Heidi WoodleyBehind
2Q 14:3926–0
Jasmyn SmithBehind
2Q 11:3025–0
Rylie WilcoxGoal
2Q 8:3924–0
Sarah HartwigGoal
2Q 6:3118–0
Rushed behindRushed behind
2Q 2:2712–0
Analea McKeeBehind
1Q 15:4511–0
Mikala CannBehind
1Q 15:3010–0
Rylie WilcoxBehind
1Q 14:119–0
Cleo ButtifantGoal
1Q 11:058–0
Alice EdmondsBehind
1Q 3:242–0
Mikala CannBehind
1Q 0:391–0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
WBD	11	27	29	31	31
STK	0	0	0	1	1

Match Leaders

Goals

3 tied leaders

Cleo ButtifantWBD

Behinds

3 tied leaders

Analea McKeeWBD

Disposals

Isabelle PritchardWBD

Tackles

Charlotte BaskaranSTK

Team Stats

WBDSTK

Scoring / Attack

3Goals0

13Behinds1

23Shots at goal3

13Goal accuracy %0

40Inside 50s21

1Goal assists0

3Marks inside 503

Possession

272Disposals192

160Kicks127

112Handballs65

129Contested possessions86

128Uncontested possessions84

Clearance / Contest

28Total clearances15

4Centre clearances3

24Stoppage clearances12

68Tackles69

33Hitouts20

2Contested marks2

Other

21Marks34

54.4Disposal efficiency %59.4

0Bounces2

62Turnovers70

62Clangers70

257Total possessions170

70Intercepts62

20Rebound 50s35

27Tackles inside 507

27One-percenters26

20Frees for18

18Frees against20

1,067AFL Fantasy868

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: WBD 31 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: WBD 31 pts
Lead Changes: 0
Score Ties: 0

How the match finished

Western Bulldogs beat St Kilda by 30 points, 31–1.

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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