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Sydney vs Western Bulldogs Match Centre

Thursday 13-Jul-2023
Final Round 18
Sydney logo
Sydney Coach: John Longmire
78 11.12
76 11.10
Western Bulldogs Coach: Luke Beveridge
Western Bulldogs logo
S.C.G. Sydney by 2 SYD by 2
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Tom LiberatoreQ1 - 0:45 - Goal - 0-6 Laitham VandermeerQ1 - 4:53 - Goal - 0-12 James RowbottomQ1 - 9:16 - Goal - 6-12 Aaron NaughtonQ1 - 10:57 - Goal - 6-18 Lance FranklinQ1 - 13:14 - Behind - 7-18 Tom PapleyQ1 - 14:47 - Goal - 13-18 Will HaywardQ1 - 16:49 - Behind - 14-18 Tom PapleyQ1 - 19:13 - Behind - 15-18 Aaron NaughtonQ1 - 23:09 - Behind - 15-19 Caleb PoulterQ1 - 25:13 - Goal - 15-25 Jamarra Ugle-HaganQ1 - 27:28 - Behind - 15-26 Aaron NaughtonQ1 - 28:43 - Goal - 15-32 Sam DarcyQ1 - 30:32 - Behind - 15-33 Jack MacraeQ1 - 33:16 - Behind - 15-34 Tom PapleyQ2 - 0:53 - Goal - 21-34 Isaac HeeneyQ2 - 2:46 - Behind - 22-34 Joel AmarteyQ2 - 8:13 - Goal - 28-34 Marcus BontempelliQ2 - 10:28 - Goal - 28-40 Lance FranklinQ2 - 12:39 - Goal - 34-40
RushedQ2 - 16:30 - Behind - 35-40
Braeden CampbellQ2 - 21:44 - Behind - 36-40 Will HaywardQ2 - 28:47 - Behind - 37-40 Lance FranklinQ2 - 31:14 - Goal - 43-40 Isaac HeeneyQ3 - 2:19 - Goal - 49-40 Jamarra Ugle-HaganQ3 - 4:06 - Behind - 49-41 Oliver FlorentQ3 - 6:22 - Goal - 55-41 Tom PapleyQ3 - 7:51 - Behind - 56-41 Aaron NaughtonQ3 - 11:16 - Goal - 56-47 Marcus BontempelliQ3 - 14:13 - Behind - 56-48 Cody WeightmanQ3 - 14:37 - Goal - 56-54 Joel AmarteyQ3 - 18:27 - Behind - 57-54 Marcus BontempelliQ3 - 24:31 - Goal - 57-60 Oliver FlorentQ4 - 2:16 - Goal - 63-60 Laitham VandermeerQ4 - 5:06 - Behind - 63-61 Anthony ScottQ4 - 5:45 - Goal - 63-67 Rhylee WestQ4 - 7:05 - Behind - 63-68 Cody WeightmanQ4 - 9:56 - Behind - 63-69 Tom PapleyQ4 - 14:36 - Goal - 69-69 Lance FranklinQ4 - 17:20 - Behind - 70-69 Jamarra Ugle-HaganQ4 - 20:16 - Goal - 70-75 Tom PapleyQ4 - 21:48 - Goal - 76-75
RushedQ4 - 23:04 - Behind - 77-75
Ed RichardsQ4 - 26:20 - Behind - 77-76 Justin McInerneyQ4 - 28:05 - Behind - 78-76

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Justin McInerneyBehind
    4Q 28:0578-76
  • Ed RichardsBehind
    4Q 26:2077-76
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 23:0477-75
  • Tom PapleyGoal
    4Q 21:4876-75
  • Jamarra Ugle-HaganGoal
    4Q 20:1670-75
  • Lance FranklinBehind
    4Q 17:2070-69
  • Tom PapleyGoal
    4Q 14:3669-69
  • Cody WeightmanBehind
    4Q 9:5663-69
  • Rhylee WestBehind
    4Q 7:0563-68
  • Anthony ScottGoal
    4Q 5:4563-67
  • Laitham VandermeerBehind
    4Q 5:0663-61
  • Oliver FlorentGoal
    4Q 2:1663-60
  • Marcus BontempelliGoal
    3Q 24:3157-60
  • Joel AmarteyBehind
    3Q 18:2757-54
  • Cody WeightmanGoal
    3Q 14:3756-54
  • Marcus BontempelliBehind
    3Q 14:1356-48
  • Aaron NaughtonGoal
    3Q 11:1656-47
  • Tom PapleyBehind
    3Q 7:5156-41
  • Oliver FlorentGoal
    3Q 6:2255-41
  • Jamarra Ugle-HaganBehind
    3Q 4:0649-41
  • Isaac HeeneyGoal
    3Q 2:1949-40
  • Lance FranklinGoal
    2Q 31:1443-40
  • Will HaywardBehind
    2Q 28:4737-40
  • Braeden CampbellBehind
    2Q 21:4436-40
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 16:3035-40
  • Lance FranklinGoal
    2Q 12:3934-40
  • Marcus BontempelliGoal
    2Q 10:2828-40
  • Joel AmarteyGoal
    2Q 8:1328-34
  • Isaac HeeneyBehind
    2Q 2:4622-34
  • Tom PapleyGoal
    2Q 0:5321-34
  • Jack MacraeBehind
    1Q 33:1615-34
  • Sam DarcyBehind
    1Q 30:3215-33
  • Aaron NaughtonGoal
    1Q 28:4315-32
  • Jamarra Ugle-HaganBehind
    1Q 27:2815-26
  • Caleb PoulterGoal
    1Q 25:1315-25
  • Aaron NaughtonBehind
    1Q 23:0915-19
  • Tom PapleyBehind
    1Q 19:1315-18
  • Will HaywardBehind
    1Q 16:4914-18
  • Tom PapleyGoal
    1Q 14:4713-18
  • Lance FranklinBehind
    1Q 13:147-18
  • Aaron NaughtonGoal
    1Q 10:576-18
  • James RowbottomGoal
    1Q 9:166-12
  • Laitham VandermeerGoal
    1Q 4:530-12
  • Tom LiberatoreGoal
    1Q 0:450-6

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
SYD2.34.42.23.378
WBD5.41.03.22.476

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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SydneyWestern Bulldogs

Arrows show each team’s attacking end by quarter using the AFL feed. Ground positions are omitted when the direction is unavailable. Locations and distances are estimates.

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Match Leaders

Goals
4
Tom PapleySYD
Behinds
2
4 tied leaders
Tom PapleySYD
SuperCoach
173
Tim EnglishWBD
Tackles
10
James RowbottomSYD

Team Stats

SYDWBD

Scoring / Attack

11Goals11
10Behinds10
26Shots At Goal27
51Inside 50s57
8Goal Assists9
89Score Involvements89
13Marks Inside 5012
4Behinds Rushed2

Possession

321Disposals372
210Kicks217
111Handballs155
130Contested Possessions151
174Uncontested Possessions217
5,788Metres Gained5,620
87Ground Ball Gets101

Clearance / Contest

34Clearances52
8Centre Clearances15
26Stoppage Clearances37
90Tackles62
34Hitouts68
7Hitouts To Advantage22
364Pressure Acts276
10Contested Marks6

Other

127Effective Kicks123
5Marks on the Lead10
22Tackles Inside 509
212AFL Player Rating Points211
9Kick-ins Played On11
59Defensive 50 Possessions81
118Defensive Midfield Possessions101
83Attacking Midfield Possessions133
44Attacking 50 Possessions53
74Marks72
22Frees For13
13Frees Against22
45Rebound 50s40
44Clangers63
64One Percenters69
5Bounces2
1,638Supercoach Points1,662
1,527Dream Team Points1,516
68Turnovers71
14Hitout To Advantage Rate12
50Spoils46
71Intercepts68
18Intercept Marks17

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
WBD 19 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
SYD 21 pts
Lead Changes
7
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Sydney beat Western Bulldogs by 2 points, 78–76.

Sydney came from 3 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Western Bulldogs 21–16 in the final term to take the win.

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.

Understanding historical coverage

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