Western Bulldogs v Collingwood – Second Wildcard Final 2026 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2026 AFLSecond Wildcard FinalFri, 28 Aug, 7:40 pm AEST

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14.1214.9

Bulldogs by 3

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Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
WBD	4.1 25	7.6 48	10.8 68	14.12 96
COL	4.0 24	6.2 38	8.8 56	14.9 93

MCG, MelbourneRain, 17°Lead changes 9

Recap

The Western Bulldogs 14.12 (96) beat Collingwood 14.9 (93) at MCG in the Second Wildcard Final, a 3-point win. The lead changed 9 times.

Bulldogs led at every change.

Arthur Jones kicked four goals for Bulldogs and Aaron Naughton four; Daniel McStay kicked four for Collingwood.

Marcus Bontempelli led the way with 32 disposals, a goal and 8 clearances.

Bulldogs won the inside-50 count 64–45 and won the clearances 54–35.

Best on ground

Bulldogs · #4 · 88% game time

8.6

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Western Bulldogs14.1296

Collingwood14.993

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

3:12GoalD. McStayCOL0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
6:02BehindJ. DolanWBD0.1 (1) – 1.0 (6)
9:01GoalM. KennedyWBDLead change1.1 (7) – 1.0 (6)
13:23GoalN. DaicosCOLLead change1.1 (7) – 2.0 (12)
14:51GoalA. NaughtonWBDLead change2.1 (13) – 2.0 (12)
20:05GoalC. WestCOLLead change2.1 (13) – 3.0 (18)
23:16GoalC. WeightmanWBDLead change3.1 (19) – 3.0 (18)
25:12GoalA. JonesWBD4.1 (25) – 3.0 (18)
31:22GoalD. McStayCOL4.1 (25) – 4.0 (24)

1:07BehindR. WestWBD4.2 (26) – 4.0 (24)
7:26BehindA. JonesWBD4.3 (27) – 4.0 (24)
7:56GoalM. BontempelliWBD5.3 (33) – 4.0 (24)
12:25BehindP. LipinskiCOL5.3 (33) – 4.1 (25)
13:18RushedCollingwoodCOL5.3 (33) – 4.2 (26)
15:54GoalA. JonesWBD6.3 (39) – 4.2 (26)
17:23GoalA. NaughtonWBD7.3 (45) – 4.2 (26)
19:12BehindA. JonesWBD7.4 (46) – 4.2 (26)
20:13GoalN. LongCOL7.4 (46) – 5.2 (32)
22:02BehindR. WestWBD7.5 (47) – 5.2 (32)
28:31GoalD. McStayCOL7.5 (47) – 6.2 (38)
29:52BehindM. BontempelliWBD7.6 (48) – 6.2 (38)

0:58RushedBulldogsWBD7.7 (49) – 6.2 (38)
2:40BehindB. McCreeryCOL7.7 (49) – 6.3 (39)
4:53BehindD. McStayCOL7.7 (49) – 6.4 (40)
6:45GoalD. McStayCOL7.7 (49) – 7.4 (46)
12:01GoalS. DavidsonWBD8.7 (55) – 7.4 (46)
17:39RushedCollingwoodCOL8.7 (55) – 7.5 (47)
18:47GoalA. NaughtonWBD9.7 (61) – 7.5 (47)
20:38GoalA. JonesWBD10.7 (67) – 7.5 (47)
23:00BehindM. BontempelliWBD10.8 (68) – 7.5 (47)
23:50BehindR. SteeleCOL10.8 (68) – 7.6 (48)
25:12GoalN. DaicosCOL10.8 (68) – 8.6 (54)
26:55BehindT. MembreyCOL10.8 (68) – 8.7 (55)
28:41RushedCollingwoodCOL10.8 (68) – 8.8 (56)

2:11BehindR. LobbWBD10.9 (69) – 8.8 (56)
3:43GoalD. CameronCOL10.9 (69) – 9.8 (62)
8:42GoalA. AndersonCOL10.9 (69) – 10.8 (68)
11:19GoalE. RichardsWBD11.9 (75) – 10.8 (68)
13:37GoalA. AndersonCOL11.9 (75) – 11.8 (74)
15:07BehindS. DavidsonWBD11.10 (76) – 11.8 (74)
18:48GoalC. WeightmanWBD12.10 (82) – 11.8 (74)
20:00RushedBulldogsWBD12.11 (83) – 11.8 (74)
21:36GoalJ. De GoeyCOL12.11 (83) – 12.8 (80)
22:41GoalJ. CrispCOLLead change12.11 (83) – 13.8 (86)
24:03GoalA. NaughtonWBDLead change13.11 (89) – 13.8 (86)
26:10GoalT. MembreyCOLLead change13.11 (89) – 14.8 (92)
28:27GoalA. JonesWBDLead change14.11 (95) – 14.8 (92)
32:00BehindS. DavidsonWBD14.12 (96) – 14.8 (92)
33:11BehindT. MembreyCOL14.12 (96) – 14.9 (93)