Essendon v Western Bulldogs – Round 20 2025 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers | FanCrew

2025 AFLRound 20Fri, 25 July, 7:20 pm AEST

EssendonEssendon

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7.822.11

Bulldogs by 93

Western BulldogsBulldogs

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Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
ESS	2.2 14	2.5 17	4.6 30	7.8 50
WBD	6.5 41	10.5 65	17.7 109	22.11 143

Marvel Stadium, MelbourneLead changes 0

Recap

Bulldogs thrash Essendon by 93

The Western Bulldogs 22.11 (143) beat Essendon 7.8 (50) at Marvel Stadium in Round 20, a 93-point win.

Bulldogs led at every change.

Aaron Naughton kicked seven goals for Bulldogs and Sam Darcy six; Peter Wright kicked two for Essendon.

Marcus Bontempelli led the way with 35 disposals, two goals, 7 clearances and 10 marks.

A run of six straight goals across the second and third quarters stretched the lead from 27 to 60.

Bulldogs won the inside-50 count 56–46 and took 126 marks to 71.

In context

Essendon’s 8th loss in a row.
Milestone: Tim English’s 150th game.
A career-high 7 goals for Aaron Naughton (previous best 6).

Best on ground

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FT

Disposals

Goals

Marks

Tackles

Essendon7.850

Essendon player stats. Column headers sort the table.
Player
7Z. Merrett	7.8	30	0	0	4	7	2	115	14	16	7	0
9D. ShielInt	7.7	29	0	0	5	4	8	98	9	20	4	0
22S. Durham	7.5	27	0	1	4	1	9	84	13	14	4	0
27M. Redman	7.4	23	0	0	6	3	0	92	19	4	4	0
21A. Roberts	7.0	26	0	0	2	3	1	83	12	14	1	0
1A. McGrath	6.9	22	0	0	1	4	3	70	6	16	3	0
20P. Wright	6.4	13	2	1	4	2	3	77	5	8	1	11
25J. Prior	6.2	17	0	0	4	1	0	55	8	9	0	0
30N. Caddy	6.2	12	1	1	4	0	0	54	9	3	1	1
41S. El-Hawli	6.1	13	0	0	4	4	0	59	7	6	3	0
10I. Kako	6.1	7	1	0	1	5	2	47	4	3	1	0
15J. Laverde	6.0	16	0	0	6	3	0	68	10	6	3	0
16A. PerkinsInt	5.8	8	1	0	3	3	0	46	5	3	1	0
34L. Lual	5.7	11	0	0	1	2	0	38	4	7	2	0
35M. Guelfi	5.6	11	0	0	2	3	0	43	6	5	3	0
17T. Goldstein	5.6	8	0	0	1	1	2	41	1	7	1	28
46L. Blakiston	5.5	10	0	0	2	1	0	24	3	7	0	0
11J. GreshamInt	5.4	12	0	0	2	3	3	43	4	8	2	0
48L. McMahon	5.4	8	2	0	4	0	0	49	7	1	3	0
36A. Clarke	5.2	9	0	1	2	3	0	42	7	2	2	0
40Z. JohnsonInt	5.2	9	0	0	3	1	0	37	5	4	0	0
14J. Ridley	4.9	9	0	0	4	0	0	33	6	3	0	0
47O. SmarttSub	4.4	6	0	2	2	1	1	28	3	3	0	0
Team		336	7	6	71	55	34	1326	167	169	46	40

Western Bulldogs22.11143

Western Bulldogs player stats. Column headers sort the table.
Player
4M. Bontempelli	9.7	35	2	2	10	3	7	146	20	15	5	0
10S. Darcy	9.1	16	6	2	8	2	0	117	12	4	0	0
33A. Naughton	8.6	15	7	1	6	1	0	111	11	4	2	0
20E. Richards	8.3	24	2	0	4	2	4	98	18	6	8	0
8M. Kennedy	7.5	23	0	0	4	9	3	101	11	12	5	0
34B. Williams	7.4	26	0	0	6	3	4	94	14	12	5	0
14R. West	7.4	16	3	3	8	4	0	99	11	5	1	0
44T. English	7.3	22	0	0	6	2	6	101	11	11	3	26
39J. Johannisen	7.1	24	0	0	7	3	1	100	19	5	2	0
31B. Dale	7.1	20	0	1	3	2	2	69	16	4	2	0
36L. Cleary	7.0	17	0	0	6	4	1	71	6	11	0	0
29L. BrambleInt	6.9	23	0	0	8	1	0	90	15	8	2	0
21T. Liberatore	6.8	22	0	0	7	0	1	78	12	10	2	0
9R. SandersInt	6.6	17	1	0	4	4	0	68	6	11	0	0
38R. GarciaInt	6.3	19	0	0	4	4	6	72	9	10	5	0
13O. Baker	6.3	13	0	0	4	1	4	50	8	5	4	0
7R. Lobb	6.3	11	0	0	4	2	0	49	7	4	1	3
25C. Poulter	6.3	11	1	0	7	1	0	63	10	1	5	0
5J. Busslinger	6.1	15	0	0	9	0	0	63	12	3	0	0
18J. O'Donnell	6.0	11	0	0	4	2	0	51	9	2	1	0
30L. McNeilInt	5.8	7	0	0	2	6	0	46	2	5	0	0
27J. Freijah	5.6	15	0	0	5	1	0	47	7	8	3	0
23L. VandermeerSub	3.5	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0
Team		402	22	9	126	58	39	1788	246	156	56	29

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

First quarterESS 2.2 (14) · WBD 6.5 (41)

0:45GoalA. NaughtonWBD0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
3:07GoalA. NaughtonWBD0.0 (0) – 2.0 (12)
5:11BehindM. BontempelliWBD0.0 (0) – 2.1 (13)
9:14RushedBulldogsWBD0.0 (0) – 2.2 (14)
9:49BehindA. ClarkeESS0.1 (1) – 2.2 (14)
10:45GoalS. DarcyWBD0.1 (1) – 3.2 (20)
13:14GoalM. BontempelliWBD0.1 (1) – 4.2 (26)
14:29GoalE. RichardsWBD0.1 (1) – 5.2 (32)
16:25RushedBulldogsWBD0.1 (1) – 5.3 (33)
17:28BehindA. NaughtonWBD0.1 (1) – 5.4 (34)
20:40GoalL. McMahonESS1.1 (7) – 5.4 (34)
23:08GoalS. DarcyWBD1.1 (7) – 6.4 (40)
25:32BehindP. WrightESS1.2 (8) – 6.4 (40)
26:12BehindR. WestWBD1.2 (8) – 6.5 (41)
30:02GoalL. McMahonESS2.2 (14) – 6.5 (41)

Second quarterESS 0.3 (3) · WBD 4.0 (24)

1:53GoalS. DarcyWBD2.2 (14) – 7.5 (47)
4:14RushedEssendonESS2.3 (15) – 7.5 (47)
11:45GoalR. SandersWBD2.3 (15) – 8.5 (53)
15:42BehindN. CaddyESS2.4 (16) – 8.5 (53)
22:51GoalA. NaughtonWBD2.4 (16) – 9.5 (59)
24:29GoalS. DarcyWBD2.4 (16) – 10.5 (65)
26:16BehindO. SmarttESS2.5 (17) – 10.5 (65)

Third quarterESS 2.1 (13) · WBD 7.2 (44)

2:40GoalA. NaughtonWBD2.5 (17) – 11.5 (71)
5:22GoalR. WestWBD2.5 (17) – 12.5 (77)
6:35GoalI. KakoESS3.5 (23) – 12.5 (77)
10:04BehindS. DarcyWBD3.5 (23) – 12.6 (78)
14:19GoalR. WestWBD3.5 (23) – 13.6 (84)
16:16RushedEssendonESS3.6 (24) – 13.6 (84)
18:02BehindS. DarcyWBD3.6 (24) – 13.7 (85)
19:39GoalA. NaughtonWBD3.6 (24) – 14.7 (91)
22:22GoalN. CaddyESS4.6 (30) – 14.7 (91)
26:33GoalS. DarcyWBD4.6 (30) – 15.7 (97)
28:55GoalC. PoulterWBD4.6 (30) – 16.7 (103)
31:06GoalA. NaughtonWBD4.6 (30) – 17.7 (109)

Last quarterESS 3.2 (20) · WBD 5.4 (34)

2:56GoalM. BontempelliWBD4.6 (30) – 18.7 (115)
4:42GoalP. WrightESS5.6 (36) – 18.7 (115)
7:04BehindO. SmarttESS5.7 (37) – 18.7 (115)
8:31GoalP. WrightESS6.7 (43) – 18.7 (115)
10:14BehindR. WestWBD6.7 (43) – 18.8 (116)
12:35GoalA. NaughtonWBD6.7 (43) – 19.8 (122)
16:13BehindS. DurhamESS6.8 (44) – 19.8 (122)
19:02BehindR. WestWBD6.8 (44) – 19.9 (123)
19:48BehindB. DaleWBD6.8 (44) – 19.10 (124)
22:02GoalS. DarcyWBD6.8 (44) – 20.10 (130)
26:36GoalA. PerkinsESS7.8 (50) – 20.10 (130)
27:45GoalE. RichardsWBD7.8 (50) – 21.10 (136)
29:39GoalR. WestWBD7.8 (50) – 22.10 (142)
32:16BehindM. BontempelliWBD7.8 (50) – 22.11 (143)