Geelong Cats v Western Bulldogs – Round 24 2023 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2023 AFLRound 24Sat, 26 Aug, 7:25 pm AEST

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79104

11.1316.8

Bulldogs by 25

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
GEE	2.5 17	7.11 53	10.13 73	11.13 79
WBD	3.1 19	6.2 38	10.5 65	16.8 104

GMHBA Stadium, GeelongOvercast, 14°Lead changes 7

Recap

The Western Bulldogs 16.8 (104) beat Geelong 11.13 (79) at GMHBA Stadium in Round 24, a 25-point win after trailing by 21. The lead changed 7 times.

Bulldogs trailed by 8 at three-quarter time, then kicked 6.3 to 1.0 in the last quarter.

Aaron Naughton kicked three goals for Bulldogs and Rory Lobb three; Oliver Henry kicked three for Geelong.

Tom Liberatore led the way with 32 disposals, a goal, 8 clearances and 9 tackles.

A run of six straight goals in the last quarter turned a 8-point deficit into a 31-point lead.

The Western Bulldogs’ first win over Geelong since 2019.
Milestones: Toby Conway’s 1st game, Ted Clohesy’s 1st game, Jack Bowes’s 100th game.
First game for Geelong: Toby Conway, Ted Clohesy.
A career-high 160 AFL Fantasy points for Isaac Smith (previous best 151).

More from Round 24

Geelong Cats11.1379

Western Bulldogs16.8104

Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.

1:41GoalI. SmithGEE1.0 (6) – 0.0 (0)
6:46BehindM. KnevittGEE1.1 (7) – 0.0 (0)
11:09BehindO. BakerWBD1.1 (7) – 0.1 (1)
13:10GoalT. StengleGEE2.1 (13) – 0.1 (1)
14:44GoalA. NaughtonWBD2.1 (13) – 1.1 (7)
16:14BehindS. MenegolaGEE2.2 (14) – 1.1 (7)
19:43BehindO. HenryGEE2.3 (15) – 1.1 (7)
20:25GoalR. LobbWBD2.3 (15) – 2.1 (13)
22:17BehindM. HolmesGEE2.4 (16) – 2.1 (13)
27:09GoalA. NaughtonWBDLead change2.4 (16) – 3.1 (19)
29:42BehindO. HenryGEE2.5 (17) – 3.1 (19)

1:51BehindB. ParfittGEE2.6 (18) – 3.1 (19)
2:41BehindJ. KolodjashnijGEELevel2.7 (19) – 3.1 (19)
3:03GoalO. HenryGEELead change3.7 (25) – 3.1 (19)
5:34RushedGeelongGEE3.8 (26) – 3.1 (19)
7:05BehindI. SmithGEE3.9 (27) – 3.1 (19)
8:13BehindA. NaughtonWBD3.9 (27) – 3.2 (20)
15:15GoalT. EnglishWBD3.9 (27) – 4.2 (26)
18:37GoalS. NealeGEE4.9 (33) – 4.2 (26)
20:15GoalT. AtkinsGEE5.9 (39) – 4.2 (26)
22:06BehindT. StengleGEE5.10 (40) – 4.2 (26)
22:58GoalR. LobbWBD5.10 (40) – 5.2 (32)
24:45BehindR. StanleyGEE5.11 (41) – 5.2 (32)
25:45GoalO. DempseyGEE6.11 (47) – 5.2 (32)
27:27GoalO. HenryGEE7.11 (53) – 5.2 (32)
29:04GoalC. PoulterWBD7.11 (53) – 6.2 (38)

0:39GoalA. TreloarWBD7.11 (53) – 7.2 (44)
1:56GoalL. VandermeerWBD7.11 (53) – 8.2 (50)
3:17GoalT. LiberatoreWBDLead change7.11 (53) – 9.2 (56)
9:33BehindO. BakerWBD7.11 (53) – 9.3 (57)
11:00BehindO. BakerWBD7.11 (53) – 9.4 (58)
15:20GoalG. MiersGEELead change8.11 (59) – 9.4 (58)
18:40RushedBulldogsWBDLevel8.11 (59) – 9.5 (59)
19:31GoalC. WeightmanWBDLead change8.11 (59) – 10.5 (65)
21:55GoalO. HenryGEELevel9.11 (65) – 10.5 (65)
23:38BehindP. DangerfieldGEELead change9.12 (66) – 10.5 (65)
24:41RushedGeelongGEE9.13 (67) – 10.5 (65)
32:32GoalP. DangerfieldGEE10.13 (73) – 10.5 (65)