Western Bulldogs v GWS Giants – Round 1 2026 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2026 AFLRound 1Sat, 14 Mar, 1:15 pm AEDT

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21.87.11

Bulldogs by 81

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
WBD	5.1 31	11.1 67	16.6 102	21.8 134
GWS	2.3 15	4.5 29	6.8 44	7.11 53

Marvel Stadium, MelbourneLead changes 2

Recap

The Western Bulldogs 21.8 (134) beat GWS 7.11 (53) at Marvel Stadium in Round 1, a 81-point win.

Bulldogs led at every change.

Aaron Naughton kicked six goals for Bulldogs and Sam Darcy four; Finn Callaghan kicked two for GWS.

Marcus Bontempelli led the way with 33 disposals, three goals and 6 clearances.

A run of six straight goals in the second quarter stretched the lead from 10 to 44.

Bulldogs won the clearances 45–26.

The Western Bulldogs have now beaten GWS 5 times in a row.
Milestones: James O'Donnell’s 50th game, Ed Richards’s 150th game, Oskar Baker’s 50th game.
AFL debut for Will Lewis.

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More from Round 1

Western Bulldogs21.8134

GWS Giants7.1153

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

3:16GoalS. DarcyWBD1.0 (6) – 0.0 (0)
4:39GoalM. BontempelliWBD2.0 (12) – 0.0 (0)
8:11GoalX. O'HalloranGWS2.0 (12) – 1.0 (6)
11:11GoalJ. RiccardiGWSLevel2.0 (12) – 2.0 (12)
14:25RushedBulldogsWBD2.1 (13) – 2.0 (12)
17:02BehindJ. HoganGWSLevel2.1 (13) – 2.1 (13)
17:59BehindC. BrownGWSLead change2.1 (13) – 2.2 (14)
21:44GoalO. BakerWBDLead change3.1 (19) – 2.2 (14)
23:57GoalM. BontempelliWBD4.1 (25) – 2.2 (14)
25:26GoalC. HynesWBD5.1 (31) – 2.2 (14)
28:22BehindP. GothardGWS5.1 (31) – 2.3 (15)

1:53GoalF. CallaghanGWS5.1 (31) – 3.3 (21)
6:05GoalA. NaughtonWBD6.1 (37) – 3.3 (21)
10:35RushedGWSGWS6.1 (37) – 3.4 (22)
11:37GoalS. DarcyWBD7.1 (43) – 3.4 (22)
13:42GoalS. DavidsonWBD8.1 (49) – 3.4 (22)
18:34BehindM. GruzewskiGWS8.1 (49) – 3.5 (23)
19:13GoalS. DavidsonWBD9.1 (55) – 3.5 (23)
21:44GoalM. BontempelliWBD10.1 (61) – 3.5 (23)
23:24GoalA. NaughtonWBD11.1 (67) – 3.5 (23)
26:39GoalF. CallaghanGWS11.1 (67) – 4.5 (29)

0:43BehindB. WilliamsWBD11.2 (68) – 4.5 (29)
1:55GoalT. LiberatoreWBD12.2 (74) – 4.5 (29)
3:27GoalA. NaughtonWBD13.2 (80) – 4.5 (29)
5:06GoalA. NaughtonWBD14.2 (86) – 4.5 (29)
6:19GoalS. DarcyWBD15.2 (92) – 4.5 (29)
7:48RushedBulldogsWBD15.3 (93) – 4.5 (29)
11:31GoalT. GreeneGWS15.3 (93) – 5.5 (35)
13:45BehindM. BontempelliWBD15.4 (94) – 5.5 (35)
15:41BehindC. BrownGWS15.4 (94) – 5.6 (36)
16:59BehindT. GreeneGWS15.4 (94) – 5.7 (37)
19:34GoalO. BakerWBD16.4 (100) – 5.7 (37)
21:23BehindA. NaughtonWBD16.5 (101) – 5.7 (37)
22:24GoalH. RowstonGWS16.5 (101) – 6.7 (43)
29:38BehindP. GothardGWS16.5 (101) – 6.8 (44)
31:56BehindM. KennedyWBD16.6 (102) – 6.8 (44)