Western Bulldogs vs Essendon AFLW 2026 Round 9

Fri 09 Oct 2026 · 19:15 AEDT

Final AFLW 2026 · Round 9

Western Bulldogs Coach: Tamara Hyett

65 10.5

22 2.10

Essendon Coach: Natalie Wood

The team sheet

Who takes the field

Attacking this way

Home team

Western Bulldogs

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Away team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

1 Emily Gough FF 3 Daria Bannister FPR

Half forwards

25 Alexandra Morcom HFFL 8 Bonnie Toogood CHF 2 Georgia Gee HFFR

Followers

30 Stephanie Wales RK 5 Georgia Nanscawen RR 20 Stephanie Cain ROV

Centre

7 Grace Belloni WL 4 Madison Prespakis C 10 Holly Ridewood WR

Half backs

27 Sophie Van De Heuvel HBFL 6 Maddison Gay CHB 23 Amy Gaylor HBFR

Backs

16 Matilda Dyke BPL 17 Georgia Clarke FB

Interchange 5

9 Brooke Walker INT 11 Nalu Brothwell INT 14 Maggie Johnstone INT 24 Sophie Alexander INT 28 Mia Busch INT

Emergencies 3

12 Bess Keaney EMG 22 Amelia Radford EMG 34 Madison Ibrahim EMG

2Q3Q4Q

Daria Bannister1Q - 0:35 - Behind - 0–1 Emily Gough1Q - 1:24 - Goal - 0–7 Emma McDonald1Q - 4:17 - Goal - 6–7

Rushed behind1Q - 7:37 - Rushed behind - 6–8

Ellie Gavalas1Q - 9:31 - Behind - 7–8 Sophie Alexander1Q - 11:18 - Behind - 7–9 Georgia Nanscawen1Q - 12:02 - Behind - 7–10 Sarah Hartwig1Q - 16:29 - Goal - 13–10 Isabelle Pritchard2Q - 1:44 - Behind - 14–10 Sarah Hartwig2Q - 3:04 - Goal - 20–10 Heidi Woodley2Q - 4:30 - Goal - 26–10 Sarah Hartwig2Q - 7:18 - Goal - 32–10 Emma McDonald2Q - 16:39 - Goal - 38–10 Brooke Walker2Q - 18:50 - Behind - 38–11 Emma McDonald2Q - 22:57 - Behind - 39–11 Sarah Hartwig3Q - 0:18 - Goal - 45–11

Rushed behind3Q - 2:58 - Rushed behind - 45–12

Daria Bannister3Q - 6:02 - Behind - 45–13 Jess Fitzgerald3Q - 8:13 - Behind - 46–13 Emily Gough3Q - 11:24 - Behind - 46–14 Bonnie Toogood3Q - 16:58 - Behind - 46–15 Sophie Alexander3Q - 18:29 - Goal - 46–21 Mikala Cann4Q - 2:00 - Goal - 52–21 Heidi Woodley4Q - 7:11 - Goal - 58–21 Jess Fitzgerald4Q - 12:09 - Goal - 64–21

Rushed behind4Q - 13:47 - Rushed behind - 64–22

Heidi Woodley4Q - 18:52 - Behind - 65–22

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Heidi WoodleyBehind
4Q 18:5265–22
Rushed behindRushed behind
4Q 13:4764–22
Jess FitzgeraldGoal
4Q 12:0964–21
Heidi WoodleyGoal
4Q 7:1158–21
Mikala CannGoal
4Q 2:0052–21
Sophie AlexanderGoal
3Q 18:2946–21
Bonnie ToogoodBehind
3Q 16:5846–15
Emily GoughBehind
3Q 11:2446–14
Jess FitzgeraldBehind
3Q 8:1346–13
Daria BannisterBehind
3Q 6:0245–13
Rushed behindRushed behind
3Q 2:5845–12
Sarah HartwigGoal
3Q 0:1845–11
Emma McDonaldBehind
2Q 22:5739–11
Brooke WalkerBehind
2Q 18:5038–11
Emma McDonaldGoal
2Q 16:3938–10
Sarah HartwigGoal
2Q 7:1832–10
Heidi WoodleyGoal
2Q 4:3026–10
Sarah HartwigGoal
2Q 3:0420–10
Isabelle PritchardBehind
2Q 1:4414–10
Sarah HartwigGoal
1Q 16:2913–10
Georgia NanscawenBehind
1Q 12:027–10
Sophie AlexanderBehind
1Q 11:187–9
Ellie GavalasBehind
1Q 9:317–8
Rushed behindRushed behind
1Q 7:376–8
Emma McDonaldGoal
1Q 4:176–7
Emily GoughGoal
1Q 1:240–7
Daria BannisterBehind
1Q 0:350–1

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
WBD	13	39	46	65	65
ESS	10	11	21	22	22

Match Leaders

Goals

Sarah HartwigWBD

Behinds

Daria BannisterESS

Disposals

Madison PrespakisESS

Tackles

2 tied leaders

Cleo ButtifantWBD

Team Stats

WBDESS

Scoring / Attack

10Goals2

5Behinds10

18Shots at goal11

55.6Goal accuracy %18.2

37Inside 50s26

4Goal assists2

6Marks inside 506

Possession

304Disposals255

168Kicks141

136Handballs114

118Contested possessions123

183Uncontested possessions129

Clearance / Contest

29Total clearances19

7Centre clearances7

22Stoppage clearances12

72Tackles62

34Hitouts14

1Contested marks7

Other

54Marks47

65.8Disposal efficiency %58.8

5Bounces2

66Turnovers61

58Clangers57

301Total possessions252

61Intercepts66

24Rebound 50s25

18Tackles inside 507

36One-percenters25

14Frees for18

18Frees against14

1,285AFL Fantasy1,049

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: WBD 43 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: WBD 31 pts
Lead Changes: 1
Score Ties: 0

How the match finished

Western Bulldogs beat Essendon by 43 points, 65–22.

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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