Preliminary Finals

Western Bulldogs vs Essendon Match Centre

Sun 05-Apr-2026 Final Round 4
WBD
99 14.15
Coach: Luke Beveridge
65 9.11
ESS
Coach: Brad Scott
Docklands Western Bulldogs by 34

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Aaron NaughtonQ1 - 5:15 - Behind - 1-0 Xavier DuursmaQ1 - 6:41 - Behind - 1-1 Marcus BontempelliQ1 - 7:22 - Goal - 7-1 Lachlan BrambleQ1 - 9:58 - Goal - 13-1 Bailey WilliamsQ1 - 11:09 - Goal - 19-1 Sam DarcyQ1 - 12:47 - Goal - 25-1 Sam DarcyQ1 - 15:49 - Goal - 31-1 Archer MayQ1 - 19:11 - Goal - 31-7 Matt GuelfiQ1 - 24:04 - Behind - 31-8 Arthur JonesQ1 - 24:30 - Goal - 37-8 Arthur JonesQ1 - 26:30 - Goal - 43-8 Sam DarcyQ2 - 4:44 - Behind - 45-9 Aaron NaughtonQ2 - 6:29 - Goal - 51-9 Matthew KennedyQ2 - 8:25 - Goal - 57-9 Aaron NaughtonQ2 - 9:42 - Behind - 58-9 Archer MayQ2 - 12:24 - Behind - 58-10 Archer Day-WicksQ2 - 15:44 - Behind - 58-11 Arthur JonesQ2 - 16:58 - Goal - 64-11 Josh DolanQ2 - 19:38 - Behind - 65-12 Sam DarcyQ2 - 20:51 - Behind - 66-12 Saad El-HawliQ2 - 22:41 - Behind - 66-13 Lachlan BrambleQ2 - 24:51 - Behind - 67-13 Thomas EdwardsQ3 - 0:52 - Goal - 67-19 Jade GreshamQ3 - 2:20 - Goal - 67-25 Lachie JaquesQ3 - 4:29 - Behind - 68-25 Thomas EdwardsQ3 - 6:19 - Goal - 68-31 Arthur JonesQ3 - 8:02 - Behind - 69-31 Rhylee WestQ3 - 9:26 - Behind - 70-31 Peter WrightQ3 - 12:49 - Goal - 70-37 Rhylee WestQ3 - 14:44 - Behind - 71-37 Lachlan McNeilQ3 - 16:45 - Behind - 72-37 Thomas EdwardsQ3 - 18:44 - Behind - 72-38 Peter WrightQ3 - 23:23 - Behind - 73-39 Sam DarcyQ3 - 27:35 - Behind - 74-39 Peter WrightQ4 - 1:48 - Behind - 74-40 Aaron NaughtonQ4 - 3:10 - Goal - 80-40 Josh DolanQ4 - 7:06 - Goal - 86-40 Jade GreshamQ4 - 8:15 - Goal - 86-46 Thomas EdwardsQ4 - 12:01 - Behind - 86-47 Aaron NaughtonQ4 - 13:06 - Goal - 92-47 Jade GreshamQ4 - 14:42 - Goal - 92-53 Aaron NaughtonQ4 - 16:49 - Behind - 93-53 Archer MayQ4 - 19:04 - Goal - 93-59 Sam DarcyQ4 - 20:31 - Goal - 99-59 Jye CaldwellQ4 - 23:26 - Goal - 99-65

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
WBD7.23.50.74.199
ESS1.30.44.24.265

Match Leaders

Goals
3
4 tied leaders
Sam DarcyWBD
Behinds
3
2 tied leaders
Sam DarcyWBD
SuperCoach
153
Marcus BontempelliWBD
Tackles
7
Zach MerrettESS

Team Stats

WBDESS

Scoring / Attack

14Goals9
15Behinds11
34Shots At Goal18
54Inside 50s36
11Goal Assists5
130Score Involvements86
14Marks Inside 509
2Behinds Rushed2

Possession

402Disposals342
211Kicks203
191Handballs139
129Contested Possessions110
273Uncontested Possessions224
5,375Metres Gained4,998
88Ground Ball Gets69

Clearance / Contest

38Clearances24
15Centre Clearances8
23Stoppage Clearances16
42Tackles48
28Hitouts38
6Hitouts To Advantage8
196Pressure Acts285
7Contested Marks10

Other

107Marks103
21Frees For19
19Frees Against21
26Rebound 50s39
59Clangers59
54One Percenters31
10Bounces8
1,864Supercoach Points1,434
1,593Dream Team Points1,445
56Turnovers53
21Hitout To Advantage Rate21
36Spoils20
53Intercepts56
9Intercept Marks10
11Kick Ins14

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
WBD 54 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
WBD 30 pts
Lead Changes
0
Score Ties
1