Sydney Swans v Western Bulldogs – Round 16 2025 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2025 AFLRound 16Fri, 27 June, 7:40 pm AEST

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96105

14.1216.9

Bulldogs by 9

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Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
SYD	3.5 23	6.8 44	12.9 81	14.12 96
WBD	4.2 26	8.5 53	14.6 90	16.9 105

SCG, SydneyMostly sunny, 17°Lead changes 10

Recap

The Western Bulldogs 16.9 (105) beat Sydney 14.12 (96) at SCG in Round 16, a 9-point win. The lead changed 10 times.

Bulldogs led at every change.

Joel Freijah kicked four goals for Bulldogs and Aaron Naughton three; Isaac Heeney kicked five for Sydney.

Joel Freijah led the way with 23 disposals and four goals.

A run of five straight goals across the first and second quarters turned a 1-point deficit into a 28-point lead.

Sydney won the contested ball 135–112 but couldn’t convert it.

Best on ground

More from Round 16

Sydney Swans14.1296

Western Bulldogs16.9105

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

1:06GoalS. DarcyWBD0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
3:59BehindN. BlakeySYD0.1 (1) – 1.0 (6)
4:18BehindJ. LloydSYD0.2 (2) – 1.0 (6)
4:58GoalS. DarcyWBD0.2 (2) – 2.0 (12)
7:57GoalJ. LloydSYD1.2 (8) – 2.0 (12)
12:29BehindL. McNeilWBD1.2 (8) – 2.1 (13)
15:41BehindA. NaughtonWBD1.2 (8) – 2.2 (14)
17:28BehindJ. LloydSYD1.3 (9) – 2.2 (14)
17:56GoalC. WarnerSYDLead change2.3 (15) – 2.2 (14)
19:49GoalM. KennedyWBDLead change2.3 (15) – 3.2 (20)
23:31GoalT. PapleySYDLead change3.3 (21) – 3.2 (20)
26:32GoalR. WestWBDLead change3.3 (21) – 4.2 (26)
29:03BehindB. GrundySYD3.4 (22) – 4.2 (26)
30:54BehindJ. RowbottomSYD3.5 (23) – 4.2 (26)

0:32GoalS. DarcyWBD3.5 (23) – 5.2 (32)
6:57GoalA. NaughtonWBD3.5 (23) – 6.2 (38)
8:43BehindJ. BullerSYD3.6 (24) – 6.2 (38)
9:39BehindT. PapleySYD3.7 (25) – 6.2 (38)
13:00BehindE. RichardsWBD3.7 (25) – 6.3 (39)
14:31GoalA. NaughtonWBD3.7 (25) – 7.3 (45)
15:59GoalA. NaughtonWBD3.7 (25) – 8.3 (51)
17:47BehindL. McNeilWBD3.7 (25) – 8.4 (52)
18:31RushedBulldogsWBD3.7 (25) – 8.5 (53)
19:46GoalI. HeeneySYD4.7 (31) – 8.5 (53)
23:55GoalT. PapleySYD5.7 (37) – 8.5 (53)
26:10GoalJ. JordonSYD6.7 (43) – 8.5 (53)
30:19BehindJ. RowbottomSYD6.8 (44) – 8.5 (53)

0:59BehindA. NaughtonWBD6.8 (44) – 8.6 (54)
2:20GoalI. HeeneySYD7.8 (50) – 8.6 (54)
3:32GoalJ. McInerneySYDLead change8.8 (56) – 8.6 (54)
5:31GoalJ. FreijahWBDLead change8.8 (56) – 9.6 (60)
8:23GoalI. HeeneySYDLead change9.8 (62) – 9.6 (60)
10:35GoalL. BrambleWBDLead change9.8 (62) – 10.6 (66)
14:10GoalI. HeeneySYDLead change10.8 (68) – 10.6 (66)
15:57GoalJ. RowbottomSYD11.8 (74) – 10.6 (66)
17:22GoalM. BontempelliWBD11.8 (74) – 11.6 (72)
21:06GoalJ. FreijahWBDLead change11.8 (74) – 12.6 (78)
24:01GoalJ. FreijahWBD11.8 (74) – 13.6 (84)
26:22GoalJ. HarmesWBD11.8 (74) – 14.6 (90)
30:05BehindC. WarnerSYD11.9 (75) – 14.6 (90)
35:21GoalI. HeeneySYD12.9 (81) – 14.6 (90)