Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs – Opening Round 2026 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2026 AFLOpening RoundSat, 7 Mar, 7:35 pm AEDT

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15.1616.15

Bulldogs by 5

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
BRI	3.1 19	6.7 43	12.9 81	15.16 106
WBD	2.7 19	5.10 40	9.14 68	16.15 111

Gabba, BrisbaneRain, 29°Lead changes 8

Recap

The Western Bulldogs 16.15 (111) beat Brisbane 15.16 (106) at Gabba in Opening Round, a 5-point win after trailing by 26. The lead changed 8 times.

Bulldogs trailed by 13 at three-quarter time, then kicked 7.1 to 3.7 in the last quarter.

Marcus Bontempelli kicked three goals for Bulldogs and Sam Darcy two; Charlie Cameron kicked four for Brisbane.

Ed Richards led the way with 30 disposals, two goals and 7 clearances.

A run of five straight goals across the third and last quarters turned a 26-point deficit into a 2-point lead.

Brisbane won the inside-50 count 63–50 but kicked 15.16.

More from Opening Round

Brisbane Lions15.16106

Western Bulldogs16.15111

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

0:50BehindM. KennedyWBD0.0 (0) – 0.1 (1)
4:27GoalC. CameronBRILead change1.0 (6) – 0.1 (1)
9:00GoalZ. BaileyBRI2.0 (12) – 0.1 (1)
11:00BehindS. DarcyWBD2.0 (12) – 0.2 (2)
11:58GoalE. RichardsWBD2.0 (12) – 1.2 (8)
15:08BehindZ. BaileyBRI2.1 (13) – 1.2 (8)
17:14BehindM. KennedyWBD2.1 (13) – 1.3 (9)
18:54BehindJ. CroftWBD2.1 (13) – 1.4 (10)
22:12RushedBulldogsWBD2.1 (13) – 1.5 (11)
25:33GoalZ. ZakostelskyBRI3.1 (19) – 1.5 (11)
29:01RushedBulldogsWBD3.1 (19) – 1.6 (12)
30:31GoalM. BontempelliWBD3.1 (19) – 2.6 (18)
32:40BehindB. WilliamsWBDLevel3.1 (19) – 2.7 (19)

2:29BehindO. AllenBRI3.2 (20) – 2.7 (19)
3:44RushedBulldogsWBDLevel3.2 (20) – 2.8 (20)
7:23BehindL. MorrisBRI3.3 (21) – 2.8 (20)
8:18GoalC. CameronBRI4.3 (27) – 2.8 (20)
9:48GoalL. BrambleWBD4.3 (27) – 3.8 (26)
12:08BehindW. AshcroftBRI4.4 (28) – 3.8 (26)
14:25GoalC. CameronBRI5.4 (34) – 3.8 (26)
16:21BehindL. MorrisBRI5.5 (35) – 3.8 (26)
17:29GoalS. DarcyWBD5.5 (35) – 4.8 (32)
18:48BehindJ. CroftWBD5.5 (35) – 4.9 (33)
21:19GoalD. ZorkoBRI6.5 (41) – 4.9 (33)
23:57RushedBulldogsWBD6.5 (41) – 4.10 (34)
27:04BehindC. RaynerBRI6.6 (42) – 4.10 (34)
28:15GoalC. BudarickWBD6.6 (42) – 5.10 (40)
30:04BehindJ. BerryBRI6.7 (43) – 5.10 (40)

7:03GoalM. BontempelliWBDLead change6.7 (43) – 6.10 (46)
8:42BehindS. DarcyWBD6.7 (43) – 6.11 (47)
10:27GoalK. LohmannBRILead change7.7 (49) – 6.11 (47)
13:51BehindT. GallopBRI7.8 (50) – 6.11 (47)
15:34GoalK. LohmannBRI8.8 (56) – 6.11 (47)
18:30GoalO. AllenBRI9.8 (62) – 6.11 (47)
20:25BehindB. WilliamsWBD9.8 (62) – 6.12 (48)
24:32GoalL. MorrisBRI10.8 (68) – 6.12 (48)
25:50GoalL. MorrisBRI11.8 (74) – 6.12 (48)
27:17GoalA. NaughtonWBD11.8 (74) – 7.12 (54)
28:29BehindO. AllenBRI11.9 (75) – 7.12 (54)
28:57BehindR. WestWBD11.9 (75) – 7.13 (55)
29:49GoalC. CameronBRI12.9 (81) – 7.13 (55)
31:00GoalS. DarcyWBD12.9 (81) – 8.13 (61)
32:29GoalB. WilliamsWBD12.9 (81) – 9.13 (67)
33:58BehindB. WilliamsWBD12.9 (81) – 9.14 (68)

0:54GoalT. EnglishWBD12.9 (81) – 10.14 (74)
4:39RushedBrisbaneBRI12.10 (82) – 10.14 (74)
5:33GoalR. WestWBD12.10 (82) – 11.14 (80)
6:40BehindZ. BaileyBRI12.11 (83) – 11.14 (80)
7:43RushedBrisbaneBRI12.12 (84) – 11.14 (80)
9:01GoalE. RichardsWBDLead change12.12 (84) – 12.14 (86)
10:23GoalL. MorrisBRILead change13.12 (90) – 12.14 (86)
14:20BehindO. AllenBRI13.13 (91) – 12.14 (86)
16:36GoalS. DavidsonWBDLead change13.13 (91) – 13.14 (92)
19:12GoalM. BontempelliWBD13.13 (91) – 14.14 (98)
22:39GoalD. FortBRI14.13 (97) – 14.14 (98)
23:53GoalC. RaynerBRILead change15.13 (103) – 14.14 (98)
26:33BehindC. RaynerBRI15.14 (104) – 14.14 (98)
27:18GoalA. NaughtonWBDLevel15.14 (104) – 15.14 (104)
28:51BehindC. CameronBRI15.15 (105) – 15.14 (104)
30:13GoalT. EnglishWBDLead change15.15 (105) – 16.14 (110)
31:43BehindB. WilliamsWBD15.15 (105) – 16.15 (111)
33:43BehindK. LohmannBRI15.16 (106) – 16.15 (111)