Western Bulldogs v West Coast Eagles – Round 18 2026 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2026 AFLRound 18Sun, 12 July, 1:10 pm AEST

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8670

13.89.16

Bulldogs by 16

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
WBD	4.2 26	5.7 37	9.8 62	13.8 86
WCE	2.5 17	6.8 44	8.11 59	9.16 70

Marvel Stadium, MelbourneLead changes 5

Recap

The Western Bulldogs 13.8 (86) beat West Coast 9.16 (70) at Marvel Stadium in Round 18, a 16-point win.

Aaron Naughton kicked five goals for Bulldogs and Marcus Bontempelli two; Jobe Shanahan kicked two for West Coast.

Marcus Bontempelli led the way with 25 disposals, two goals, 12 clearances and 8 tackles.

A run of four straight goals in the first quarter turned a 7-point deficit into a 16-point lead.

Best on ground

Bulldogs · #4 · 87% game time

9.1

More from Round 18

Western Bulldogs13.886

West Coast Eagles9.1670

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

1:30BehindH. ReidWCE0.0 (0) – 0.1 (1)
5:52GoalJ. ShanahanWCE0.0 (0) – 1.1 (7)
7:49GoalJ. CroftWBD1.0 (6) – 1.1 (7)
11:01BehindJ. WatermanWCE1.0 (6) – 1.2 (8)
13:31GoalA. NaughtonWBDLead change2.0 (12) – 1.2 (8)
14:49GoalA. NaughtonWBD3.0 (18) – 1.2 (8)
17:56GoalS. DavidsonWBD4.0 (24) – 1.2 (8)
20:07GoalT. ColeWCE4.0 (24) – 2.2 (14)
24:03RushedWest CoastWCE4.0 (24) – 2.3 (15)
24:48RushedWest CoastWCE4.0 (24) – 2.4 (16)
25:36RushedBulldogsWBD4.1 (25) – 2.4 (16)
28:21RushedBulldogsWBD4.2 (26) – 2.4 (16)
29:25BehindH. ReidWCE4.2 (26) – 2.5 (17)

2:30BehindJ. WilliamsWCE4.2 (26) – 2.6 (18)
3:25GoalJ. WilliamsWCE4.2 (26) – 3.6 (24)
5:16BehindA. JonesWBD4.3 (27) – 3.6 (24)
9:31BehindM. BontempelliWBD4.4 (28) – 3.6 (24)
10:37GoalJ. ShanahanWCELead change4.4 (28) – 4.6 (30)
12:15BehindJ. ShanahanWCE4.4 (28) – 4.7 (31)
16:55BehindA. NaughtonWBD4.5 (29) – 4.7 (31)
17:52BehindT. LiberatoreWBD4.6 (30) – 4.7 (31)
19:47GoalJ. WatermanWCE4.6 (30) – 5.7 (37)
22:40GoalA. NaughtonWBD5.6 (36) – 5.7 (37)
25:54GoalM. MurdockWCE5.6 (36) – 6.7 (43)
27:30BehindJ. CroftWBD5.7 (37) – 6.7 (43)
29:17RushedWest CoastWCE5.7 (37) – 6.8 (44)

1:34GoalE. RichardsWBD6.7 (43) – 6.8 (44)
7:08BehindB. AllanWCE6.7 (43) – 6.9 (45)
11:47GoalJ. GrahamWCE6.7 (43) – 7.9 (51)
12:52GoalW. DuursmaWCE6.7 (43) – 8.9 (57)
14:44GoalM. BontempelliWBD7.7 (49) – 8.9 (57)
17:28GoalM. BontempelliWBD8.7 (55) – 8.9 (57)
22:55BehindM. KennedyWBD8.8 (56) – 8.9 (57)
23:29BehindJ. HutchinsonWCE8.8 (56) – 8.10 (58)
25:50GoalR. LobbWBDLead change9.8 (62) – 8.10 (58)
28:52BehindJ. WatermanWCE9.8 (62) – 8.11 (59)