Adelaide Crows v Western Bulldogs, Round 2 2026
2026 AFLRound 2
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADE | 3.0 18 | 5.2 32 | 8.7 55 | 13.10 88 |
| WBD | 3.4 22 | 7.5 47 | 11.7 73 | 14.10 94 |
Adelaide OvalMostly sunny, 27°Lead changes 4
Recap
Bulldogs hold off Adelaide by 6 points
The Western Bulldogs 14.10 (94) beat Adelaide 13.10 (88) at Adelaide Oval in Round 2, a 6-point win.
Bulldogs led at every change.
Joel Freijah kicked three goals for Bulldogs and Aaron Naughton three; Taylor Walker kicked three for Adelaide.
Joel Freijah led the way with 24 disposals and three goals.
A run of four straight goals in the second quarter turned a 3-point deficit into a 21-point lead.
Bulldogs laid 71 tackles to 46, and Adelaide took 119 marks to 61.
In context
- The Western Bulldogs’ first win over Adelaide since 2023.
- A career-high 12 marks for Jordon Butts (previous best 10).
Best on ground
Bulldogs · #27 · 92% game time
- 24
- D
- 3
- G
- 3
- M
- 3
- T
3 clearances · 5 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 106
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
Adelaide aheadBulldogs aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- 4 goals in a row to AdelaideQ1 13:44 – Q2 6:54
- 4 goals in a row to BulldogsQ2 9:59 – 25:09
- Bulldogs lead by 25Q4 7:26
- 5 goals in a row to AdelaideQ4 8:18 – 21:39
- B. Williams levels it at 87Q4 28:46
- Bulldogs in front for goodQ4 29:51
AdelaideGoals
- T. Walker 3.1
- D. Fogarty 2.1
- J. Rachele 2
- R. Thilthorpe 2
- J. Butts 1.1
- J. Dawson 1
- I. Rankine 1
- J. Soligo 1
BulldogsGoals
- J. Freijah 3.2
- A. Naughton 3.1
- O. Baker 3
- B. Williams 2
- S. Darcy 1.1
- M. Bontempelli 1
- J. Croft 1
- Field umpires
- Nick Foot, Matt Stevic, Brendan Hosking, Craig Fleer
Adelaide CrowsFinal team
Interchange
EmergenciesH. Bond, R. O'Brien, J. Borlase
In
- +Chayce Jones
- +Izak Rankine
Out
- −Toby Murray · Managed
- −Hugh Bond · Illness
Western BulldogsFinal team
How the FanCrew rating works
FanCrew rating: Champion Data rating points and AFL Fantasy points together, on a 0–10 scale against every AFL game since 2001 (Fantasy points alone before 2012). 6.5 is a typical game, 8.5 and up a standout. Players need 15% game time to be rated.
Bulldogs laid 71 tackles to 46, and Adelaide took 119 marks to 61.
ADEAttackWBD
- Inside 50s 58
- Scoring shots 14.1024
- Accuracy 58%
52
2313.10
57%
The ball
- Disposals 367
- Contested possessions 143
- Clearances 45
- Marks 61
- Tackles 71
- Free kicks 23
- Biggest lead 25
363
131
38
119
46
18
6
Disposals
- BontempelliWBD30
- RichardsWBD29
- LiberatoreWBD28
Goals
Marks
Tackles
- LiberatoreWBD9
- BerryADE8
- DawsonADE7
Adelaide Crows13.1088
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12J. Dawson | 25 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 119 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 3S. Berry | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 108 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 24J. Worrell | 25 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9N. Murray | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42L. McAndrew | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 80 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 38 | |
| 7R. Thilthorpe | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 77 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 13T. Walker | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 41J. Butts | 19 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1C. Jones | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23I. Rankine | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 29R. Laird | 18 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8J. Rachele | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 70 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14J. SoligoInt | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 30W. Milera | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 44I. Cumming | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 32D. Fogarty | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 25J. PeatlingInt | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 28A. Neal-Bullen | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2B. Keays | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15B. Cook | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 16M. MichalanneyInt | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4C. Ah CheeInt | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10L. PedlarInt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team | 363 | 13 | 5 | 119 | 46 | 38 | 1595 | 251 | 112 | 52 | 45 |
Western Bulldogs14.1094
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27J. Freijah | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 106 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | |
| 4M. Bontempelli | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 108 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 0 | |
| 34B. Williams | 23 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 124 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
| 21T. Liberatore | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 108 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 0 | |
| 44T. English | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 84 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 32 | |
| 20E. Richards | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 94 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 0 | |
| 8M. Kennedy | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 93 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19C. Budarick | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24B. Khamis | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9R. Sanders | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | |
| 11L. Jaques | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
| 13O. Baker | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 33A. Naughton | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 31B. Dale | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 29L. BrambleInt | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | |
| 37M. SellwoodInt | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10S. Darcy | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| 7R. Lobb | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18J. O'Donnell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14R. West | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 42S. DavidsonInt | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 16J. CroftInt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6C. HynesInt | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team | 367 | 14 | 7 | 61 | 71 | 45 | 1508 | 202 | 165 | 58 | 45 |
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 quarterADE 3.0 (18) · WBD 3.4 (22)
- 1:32BehindJ. FreijahWBD0.0 (0) – 0.1 (1)
- 4:07GoalO. BakerWBD0.0 (0) – 1.1 (7)
- 6:16BehindJ. FreijahWBD0.0 (0) – 1.2 (8)
- 7:39GoalJ. FreijahWBD0.0 (0) – 2.2 (14)
- 10:41GoalJ. FreijahWBD0.0 (0) – 3.2 (20)
- 13:44GoalJ. ButtsADE1.0 (6) – 3.2 (20)
- 17:40GoalT. WalkerADE2.0 (12) – 3.2 (20)
- 19:37BehindA. NaughtonWBD2.0 (12) – 3.3 (21)
- 22:43GoalJ. SoligoADE3.0 (18) – 3.3 (21)
- 26:28BehindL. BrambleWBD3.0 (18) – 3.4 (22)
Second quarterADE 2.2 (14) · WBD 4.1 (25)
- 4:15BehindD. FogartyADE3.1 (19) – 3.4 (22)
- 6:54GoalR. ThilthorpeADELead change4.1 (25) – 3.4 (22)
- 9:59GoalJ. FreijahWBDLead change4.1 (25) – 4.4 (28)
- 12:20GoalJ. CroftWBD4.1 (25) – 5.4 (34)
- 14:49RushedAdelaideADE4.2 (26) – 5.4 (34)
- 17:34BehindS. DavidsonWBD4.2 (26) – 5.5 (35)
- 18:37GoalB. WilliamsWBD4.2 (26) – 6.5 (41)
- 25:09GoalO. BakerWBD4.2 (26) – 7.5 (47)
- 29:03GoalR. ThilthorpeADE5.2 (32) – 7.5 (47)
Third quarterADE 3.5 (23) · WBD 4.2 (26)
- 1:33GoalA. NaughtonWBD5.2 (32) – 8.5 (53)
- 3:18GoalD. FogartyADE6.2 (38) – 8.5 (53)
- 4:33GoalT. WalkerADE7.2 (44) – 8.5 (53)
- 7:58BehindS. DarcyWBD7.2 (44) – 8.6 (54)
- 9:19BehindC. HynesWBD7.2 (44) – 8.7 (55)
- 9:36GoalM. BontempelliWBD7.2 (44) – 9.7 (61)
- 13:19BehindS. BerryADE7.3 (45) – 9.7 (61)
- 15:40GoalA. NaughtonWBD7.3 (45) – 10.7 (67)
- 17:23GoalD. FogartyADE8.3 (51) – 10.7 (67)
- 19:59RushedAdelaideADE8.4 (52) – 10.7 (67)
- 21:27BehindJ. ButtsADE8.5 (53) – 10.7 (67)
- 22:00RushedAdelaideADE8.6 (54) – 10.7 (67)
- 26:50GoalS. DarcyWBD8.6 (54) – 11.7 (73)
- 30:54BehindC. Ah CheeADE8.7 (55) – 11.7 (73)
Last quarterADE 5.3 (33) · WBD 3.3 (21)
- 4:16GoalA. NaughtonWBD8.7 (55) – 12.7 (79)
- 7:26RushedBulldogsWBD8.7 (55) – 12.8 (80)
- 8:18GoalJ. RacheleADE9.7 (61) – 12.8 (80)
- 9:44RushedAdelaideADE9.8 (62) – 12.8 (80)
- 11:30GoalJ. DawsonADE10.8 (68) – 12.8 (80)
- 13:30RushedBulldogsWBD10.8 (68) – 12.9 (81)
- 16:14GoalJ. RacheleADE11.8 (74) – 12.9 (81)
- 17:53GoalT. WalkerADE12.8 (80) – 12.9 (81)
- 21:15RushedAdelaideADELevel12.9 (81) – 12.9 (81)
- 21:39GoalI. RankineADELead change13.9 (87) – 12.9 (81)
- 28:46GoalB. WilliamsWBDLevel13.9 (87) – 13.9 (87)
- 29:51RushedBulldogsWBDLead change13.9 (87) – 13.10 (88)
- 30:24GoalO. BakerWBD13.9 (87) – 14.10 (94)
- 33:54BehindT. WalkerADE13.10 (88) – 14.10 (94)