Head to Head Between Essendon and Western Bulldogs

Summary

Since 1980	All Games	Last 5 Games	Highest Score	Lowest Score	Biggest Win
Essendon	38	1	208	28	146
Western Bulldogs	30	4	151	23	104

Games

Season	Rnd	Home Team							Away Team						Ground	Date
2025	R20	Essendon						v	Western Bulldogs						Marvel Stadium	Jul 25 (Fri 7:20pm)
2025	R10	Western Bulldogs	7.3	10.8	15.13	18.19	127	dftd	Essendon	0.3	1.3	4.4	5.6	36	Marvel Stadium	May 17 (Sat 7:35pm)
2024	R5	Western Bulldogs	4.2	6.6	7.9	9.13	67	lost to	Essendon	5.0	8.2	10.5	15.6	96	Marvel Stadium	Apr 12 (Fri 7:40pm)
2023	R19	Essendon	3.2	5.3	6.5	7.7	49	lost to	Western Bulldogs	1.3	7.5	9.7	13.12	90	Marvel Stadium	Jul 21 (Fri 7:50pm)
2022	R7	Western Bulldogs	3.1	6.3	13.4	16.7	103	dftd	Essendon	2.3	3.7	6.10	10.11	71	Marvel Stadium	May 1 (Sun 3:20pm)
2021	EF	Western Bulldogs	2.1	5.4	8.5	13.7	85	dftd	Essendon	1.4	4.7	4.10	4.12	36	University of Tasmania Stadium	Aug 29 (Sun 3:20pm)
2021	R21	Western Bulldogs	3.3	6.5	8.11	12.12	84	lost to	Essendon	1.2	7.2	11.4	15.7	97	Marvel Stadium	Aug 8 (Sun 3:20pm)
2020	R7	Essendon	3.3	4.3	4.6	7.9	51	lost to	Western Bulldogs	4.1	6.4	11.7	14.9	93	Metricon Stadium	Jul 17 (Fri 7:50pm)
2019	R21	Essendon	1.1	1.3	1.7	4.9	33	lost to	Western Bulldogs	6.3	10.3	16.6	21.11	137	Marvel Stadium	Aug 10 (Sat 7:25pm)
2018	R3	Western Bulldogs	3.9	8.10	11.16	14.20	104	dftd	Essendon	3.2	6.6	9.7	12.11	83	Etihad Stadium	Apr 8 (Sun 3:20pm)
2017	R19	Western Bulldogs	5.4	8.9	15.10	19.13	127	dftd	Essendon	4.5	7.10	11.15	13.19	97	Etihad Stadium	Jul 30 (Sun 1:10pm)
2016	R22	Essendon	1.2	5.7	5.9	7.11	53	lost to	Western Bulldogs	6.2	9.5	12.8	14.9	93	Etihad Stadium	Aug 21 (Sun 4:40pm)
2015	R18	Essendon	0.4	2.5	4.7	5.10	40	lost to	Western Bulldogs	1.2	8.8	15.11	19.13	127	Etihad Stadium	Aug 2 (Sun 3:20pm)
2014	R18	Western Bulldogs	3.3	8.6	12.8	14.10	94	lost to	Essendon	4.2	7.5	10.7	15.11	101	Etihad Stadium	Jul 20 (Sun 4:40pm)
2014	R7	Essendon	3.3	3.6	9.10	10.13	73	dftd	Western Bulldogs	3.5	5.8	7.9	9.11	65	Etihad Stadium	May 3 (Sat 7:40pm)
2013	R16	Western Bulldogs	3.2	6.2	12.4	14.6	90	lost to	Essendon	6.4	9.7	13.11	18.13	121	Etihad Stadium	Jul 14 (Sun 3:15pm)
2012	R14	Essendon	7.5	12.7	15.10	21.14	140	dftd	Western Bulldogs	1.2	3.5	6.7	8.8	56	Etihad Stadium	Jun 30 (Sat 7:40pm)
2011	R21	Western Bulldogs	1.3	6.3	11.8	15.11	101	lost to	Essendon	7.0	14.3	18.6	23.12	150	Etihad Stadium	Aug 13 (Sat 7:10pm)
2011	R1	Essendon	3.4	9.12	13.15	16.17	113	dftd	Western Bulldogs	4.1	5.2	7.5	8.10	58	Etihad Stadium	Mar 27 (Sun 1:10pm)
2010	R22	Western Bulldogs	6.2	11.4	15.5	17.5	107	dftd	Essendon	2.4	6.4	9.6	11.12	78	Etihad Stadium	Aug 28 (Sat 7:10pm)
2010	R10	Essendon	3.2	7.5	12.6	15.9	99	dftd	Western Bulldogs	3.2	6.4	8.4	14.6	90	Etihad Stadium	May 28 (Fri 7:40pm)
2009	R16	Essendon	3.1	6.2	8.2	11.4	70	lost to	Western Bulldogs	3.5	4.6	10.9	15.13	103	Etihad Stadium	Jul 17 (Fri 7:40pm)
2008	R21	Western Bulldogs	3.3	10.6	19.8	23.13	151	dftd	Essendon	3.4	5.8	9.11	15.15	105	Telstra Dome	Aug 22 (Fri 7:40pm)
2008	R4	Essendon	1.2	7.7	14.12	14.14	98	lost to	Western Bulldogs	5.4	10.6	13.8	19.14	128	Telstra Dome	Apr 11 (Fri 7:40pm)
2007	R15	Essendon	4.5	5.10	9.12	14.14	98	lost to	Western Bulldogs	4.4	9.8	12.9	20.11	131	Telstra Dome	Jul 14 (Sat 7:10pm)
2006	R22	Western Bulldogs	8.2	13.5	18.9	22.15	147	dftd	Essendon	2.3	10.9	14.14	18.17	125	Telstra Dome	Sep 1 (Fri 7:40pm)
2006	R3	Essendon	5.5	8.10	10.12	13.15	93	lost to	Western Bulldogs	4.2	8.5	13.11	15.14	104	Telstra Dome	Apr 16 (Sun 2:10pm)
2005	R10	Essendon	7.1	11.3	17.8	21.11	137	dftd	Western Bulldogs	3.1	6.1	11.5	17.8	110	Telstra Dome	May 29 (Sun 2:10pm)
2004	R22	Essendon	4.3	7.6	12.7	17.11	113	dftd	Western Bulldogs	3.3	6.3	9.6	14.12	96	Telstra Dome	Aug 29 (Sun 2:10pm)
2004	R7	Western Bulldogs	3.2	7.5	11.9	14.11	95	lost to	Essendon	5.2	10.6	15.7	18.13	121	Telstra Dome	May 7 (Fri 7:40pm)
2003	R19	Essendon	9.3	14.6	17.11	22.15	147	dftd	Western Bulldogs	2.0	5.2	8.4	12.8	80	Telstra Dome	Aug 10 (Sun 2:10pm)
2003	R4	Western Bulldogs	5.4	8.8	12.12	16.14	110	lost to	Essendon	3.2	9.4	15.6	20.9	129	Telstra Dome	Apr 19 (Sat 7:10pm)
2002	R14	Western Bulldogs	3.3	9.5	14.6	18.10	118	drew	Essendon	5.4	8.9	13.13	17.16	118	Colonial Stadium	Jul 6 (Sat 7:10pm)
2001	R14	Western Bulldogs	3.2	5.3	10.5	11.10	76	lost to	Essendon	5.3	12.6	19.7	24.10	154	Colonial Stadium	Jul 6 (Fri)
2000	R21	Essendon	3.2	7.3	11.7	12.9	81	lost to	Western Bulldogs	4.1	7.3	9.4	14.8	92	Colonial Stadium	Jul 28 (Fri)
2000	R6	Western Bulldogs	1.3	4.4	7.7	12.9	81	lost to	Essendon	6.5	9.8	12.12	22.12	144	Colonial Stadium	Apr 14 (Fri)
1999	R13	Essendon	3.7	6.12	8.16	10.20	80	dftd	Western Bulldogs	3.2	7.4	9.7	11.10	76	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 25 (Fri)
1998	R21	Essendon	4.3	7.6	10.8	13.12	90	lost to	Western Bulldogs	4.5	6.10	10.17	14.17	101	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 21 (Fri)
1998	R6	Western Bulldogs	4.4	6.9	10.14	13.19	97	dftd	Essendon	4.2	9.4	11.9	13.11	89	Optus Oval	May 2 (Sat)
1997	R10	Essendon	3.3	7.7	12.9	17.12	114	lost to	Western Bulldogs	8.4	13.8	15.11	20.16	136	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 1 (Sun)
1996	R22	Essendon	2.2	6.8	8.10	11.13	79	dftd	Western Bulldogs	2.2	4.3	7.6	11.10	76	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 30 (Fri)
1996	R8	Western Bulldogs	1.1	4.3	8.5	13.6	84	lost to	Essendon	8.4	12.7	19.11	23.13	151	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 19 (Sun)
1995	R9	Essendon	3.2	8.8	9.10	15.11	101	dftd	Western Bulldogs	3.2	6.4	7.8	9.13	67	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 27 (Sat)
1994	R12	Western Bulldogs	5.4	5.9	9.12	13.14	92	dftd	Essendon	3.2	5.5	6.6	9.10	64	AFL Park	Jun 13 (Mon)
1993	R20	Essendon	3.3	9.7	12.11	14.14	98	dftd	Western Bulldogs	4.3	8.5	11.9	12.13	85	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 14 (Sat)
1993	R5	Western Bulldogs	5.1	10.2	15.4	20.7	127	dftd	Essendon	4.4	7.7	9.10	11.15	81	Western Oval	Apr 24 (Sat)
1992	R18	Essendon	3.5	6.8	10.11	13.15	93	dftd	Western Bulldogs	2.4	3.11	4.13	10.17	77	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 18 (Sat)
1992	R3	Western Bulldogs	1.4	5.6	6.10	9.15	69	lost to	Essendon	3.5	7.9	11.11	13.13	91	Western Oval	Apr 5 (Sun)
1991	R15	Western Bulldogs	0.5	1.10	8.15	11.23	89	dftd	Essendon	2.2	4.3	5.4	6.7	43	Western Oval	Jun 29 (Sat)
1990	R21	Essendon	1.4	7.9	11.12	15.14	104	dftd	Western Bulldogs	5.4	7.5	9.7	11.14	80	Windy Hill	Aug 25 (Sat)
1990	R8	Western Bulldogs	1.2	4.8	6.10	11.12	78	lost to	Essendon	3.7	8.8	13.11	14.13	97	Western Oval	May 20 (Sun)
1989	R18	Western Bulldogs	0.1	1.2	2.4	3.5	23	lost to	Essendon	1.2	2.4	2.7	7.9	51	Western Oval	Aug 6 (Sun)
1989	R13	Essendon	2.2	3.2	3.7	3.10	28	dftd	Western Bulldogs	1.2	2.2	2.2	3.5	23	Windy Hill	Jun 24 (Sat)
1988	R13	Essendon	4.2	6.4	10.10	10.15	75	lost to	Western Bulldogs	3.1	10.2	11.8	15.9	99	Windy Hill	Jun 25 (Sat)
1987	R14	Essendon	0.2	4.4	5.6	7.10	52	lost to	Western Bulldogs	2.1	5.3	7.8	9.10	64	Windy Hill	Jun 27 (Sat)
1987	R1	Essendon	2.1	7.3	13.6	19.7	121	dftd	Western Bulldogs	3.3	6.3	7.4	9.8	62	Waverley Park	Mar 28 (Sat)
1986	R14	Essendon	3.1	6.4	7.7	8.8	56	lost to	Western Bulldogs	1.5	4.7	9.8	12.13	85	Windy Hill	Jun 28 (Sat)
1986	R3	Essendon	1.3	8.5	10.7	13.11	89	dftd	Western Bulldogs	1.2	4.3	5.10	11.15	81	Waverley Park	Apr 12 (Sat)
1985	R16	Essendon	6.1	12.4	15.8	17.10	112	dftd	Western Bulldogs	2.5	4.6	6.7	13.10	88	Windy Hill	Jul 20 (Sat)
1985	R5	Western Bulldogs	3.4	7.11	14.13	18.17	125	dftd	Essendon	4.3	6.8	6.11	11.18	84	Western Oval	Apr 27 (Sat)
1984	R17	Western Bulldogs	0.3	0.7	0.8	3.14	32	lost to	Essendon	0.6	0.7	3.9	4.10	34	Western Oval	Jul 28 (Sat)
1984	R7	Essendon	2.2	6.5	9.8	12.10	82	lost to	Western Bulldogs	6.2	7.3	13.6	16.8	104	Windy Hill	May 12 (Sat)
1983	R17	Western Bulldogs	4.3	6.8	13.9	16.11	107	lost to	Essendon	6.4	9.10	14.12	18.17	125	Western Oval	Jul 23 (Sat)
1983	R6	Essendon	3.6	11.14	17.16	27.19	181	dftd	Western Bulldogs	3.2	3.3	5.5	7.7	49	Windy Hill	Apr 30 (Sat)
1982	R22	Western Bulldogs	4.2	6.4	7.6	9.8	62	lost to	Essendon	3.2	11.4	24.8	32.16	208	Western Oval	Aug 28 (Sat)
1982	R1	Essendon	8.4	14.6	20.11	29.16	190	dftd	Western Bulldogs	1.5	4.8	10.12	11.15	81	Windy Hill	Mar 27 (Sat)
1981	R16	Essendon	5.1	10.10	15.15	22.21	153	dftd	Western Bulldogs	3.8	4.9	6.12	8.12	60	Windy Hill	Jul 18 (Sat)
1981	R6	Western Bulldogs	1.5	4.9	6.11	13.13	91	dftd	Essendon	2.4	4.5	8.9	12.11	83	Western Oval	May 2 (Sat)
1980	R19	Essendon	3.4	11.4	14.6	18.8	116	dftd	Western Bulldogs	2.1	3.5	7.6	11.8	74	Windy Hill	Aug 9 (Sat)
1980	R8	Essendon	4.0	8.5	12.11	22.16	148	dftd	Western Bulldogs	6.4	6.6	8.10	10.11	71	Waverley Park	May 17 (Sat)

Top 20 Players (last 5 games Essendon vs Western Bulldogs)

Player	MT	Team	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	HO	Avg	T	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	SC	Rat	Avg
Jye Caldwell	4	Essendon	42	10.5	31	7.8	73	18.3	19	4.8	0	0	21	5.3	3	11	1	0.3	1	7	306	76.5
Ed Richards	4	Western Bulldogs	63	15.8	27	6.8	90	22.5	23	5.8	0	0	9	2.3	1	8	2	0.5	2	14	339	84.8
Zach Merrett	4	Essendon	45	11.3	62	15.5	107	26.8	14	3.5	0	0	11	2.8	1	5	1	0.3	1	7	338	84.5
Marcus Bontempelli	4	Western Bulldogs	53	13.3	36	9	89	22.3	20	5	0	0	14	3.5	2	5	5	1.3	2	32	366	91.5
Sam Durham	4	Essendon	31	7.8	46	11.5	77	19.3	15	3.8	0	0	12	3	6	4	2	0.5	0	12	284	71
Jackson Macrae	3	Western Bulldogs	32	10.7	44	14.7	76	25.3	11	3.7	0	0	8	2.7	4	4	0	0	0	0	241	80.3
Tim English	3	Western Bulldogs	25	8.3	32	10.7	57	19	18	6	66	22	4	1.3	4	4	0	0	1	1	268	89.3
Rhylee West	3	Western Bulldogs	22	7.3	16	5.3	38	12.7	8	2.7	0	0	11	3.7	5	3	7	2.3	2	44	206	68.7
Jayden Laverde	4	Essendon	49	12.3	20	5	69	17.3	28	7	0	0	12	3	6	3	0	0	0	0	316	79
Adam Treloar	3	Western Bulldogs	35	11.7	40	13.3	75	25	8	2.7	0	0	16	5.3	2	3	1	0.3	0	6	272	90.7
Darcy Parish	3	Essendon	33	11	45	15	78	26	12	4	0	0	15	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	277	92.3
Mason Redman	4	Essendon	75	18.8	30	7.5	105	26.3	25	6.3	0	0	6	1.5	4	3	0	0	1	1	380	95
Tom Liberatore	4	Western Bulldogs	56	14	62	15.5	118	29.5	17	4.3	0	0	14	3.5	6	3	1	0.3	1	7	403	100.8
Jake Kelly	3	Essendon	38	12.7	10	3.3	48	16	27	9	0	0	2	0.7	1	2	0	0	0	0	218	72.7
Peter Wright	3	Essendon	28	9.3	13	4.3	41	13.7	16	5.3	27	9	2	0.7	3	2	8	2.7	4	52	242	80.7
Nic Martin	4	Essendon	59	14.8	35	8.8	94	23.5	24	6	0	0	10	2.5	4	2	2	0.5	3	15	372	93
Kyle Langford	3	Essendon	28	9.3	9	3	37	12.3	14	4.7	0	0	6	2	7	1	5	1.7	4	34	206	68.7
Dyson Heppell	3	Essendon	44	14.7	25	8.3	69	23	21	7	0	0	3	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	259	86.3
Bailey Dale	4	Western Bulldogs	71	17.8	29	7.3	100	25	16	4	0	0	8	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	349	87.3
Andrew McGrath	4	Essendon	53	13.3	42	10.5	95	23.8	19	4.8	0	0	13	3.3	4	1	0	0	1	1	354	88.5
Totals	71		882	12.4	654	9.2	1536	21.6	355	5	93	1.3	197	2.8	70	69	35	0.5	23	233	5996	84.5

Please note: Players must have played in at least 3 of the games. If a player has played for both sides they are listed per side.

Top 20 Players (since 1993 Essendon vs Western Bulldogs)

Player	MT	Team	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	HO	Avg	T	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	SC	Rat	Avg
Luke Darcy	14	Western Bulldogs	149	10.6	75	5.4	224	16	93	6.6	176	12.6	26	1.9	23	20	19	1.4	4	118	1237	88.4
Marcus Bontempelli	14	Western Bulldogs	174	12.4	126	9	300	21.4	65	4.6	14	1	48	3.4	12	19	13	0.9	11	89	1219	87.1
Brad Johnson	22	Western Bulldogs	303	13.8	115	5.2	418	19	142	6.5	3	0.1	35	1.6	18	15	38	1.7	25	253	1934	87.9
Jason Johnson	12	Essendon	168	14	115	9.6	283	23.6	56	4.7	1	0.1	39	3.3	14	14	8	0.7	7	55	1086	90.5
Zach Merrett	14	Essendon	179	12.8	171	12.2	350	25	55	3.9	0	0	63	4.5	17	13	4	0.3	5	29	1303	93.1
Brent Stanton	17	Essendon	273	16.1	153	9	426	25.1	118	6.9	0	0	57	3.4	12	13	15	0.9	15	105	1785	105
James Hird	16	Essendon	205	12.8	126	7.9	331	20.7	103	6.4	2	0.1	31	1.9	9	12	20	1.3	22	142	1417	88.6
Tom Liberatore	14	Western Bulldogs	167	11.9	185	13.2	352	25.1	57	4.1	0	0	64	4.6	19	12	7	0.5	5	47	1328	94.9
Jackson Macrae	12	Western Bulldogs	167	13.9	189	15.8	356	29.7	43	3.6	0	0	51	4.3	17	12	3	0.3	1	19	1212	101
Blake Caracella	7	Essendon	83	11.9	54	7.7	137	19.6	50	7.1	3	0.4	9	1.3	9	9	12	1.7	6	78	606	86.6
Daniel Giansiracusa	16	Western Bulldogs	200	12.5	125	7.8	325	20.3	99	6.2	0	0	38	2.4	17	8	17	1.1	7	109	1401	87.6
Dyson Heppell	14	Essendon	178	12.7	149	10.6	327	23.4	78	5.6	7	0.5	42	3	13	7	3	0.2	1	19	1252	89.4
Tim English	8	Western Bulldogs	73	9.1	69	8.6	142	17.8	43	5.4	160	20	16	2	20	6	2	0.3	4	16	728	91
Adam Treloar	5	Western Bulldogs	58	11.6	67	13.4	125	25	18	3.6	0	0	23	4.6	3	5	2	0.4	1	13	455	91
Lachlan Hunter	11	Western Bulldogs	164	14.9	111	10.1	275	25	63	5.7	0	0	23	2.1	15	5	4	0.4	7	31	1026	93.3
Bailey Smith	6	Western Bulldogs	85	14.2	49	8.2	134	22.3	25	4.2	0	0	19	3.2	10	4	3	0.5	2	20	522	87
Josh Dunkley	6	Western Bulldogs	65	10.8	67	11.2	132	22	32	5.3	1	0.2	22	3.7	9	4	5	0.8	1	31	542	90.3
Luke Dahlhaus	9	Western Bulldogs	96	10.7	113	12.6	209	23.2	43	4.8	0	0	38	4.2	9	4	9	1	5	59	851	94.6
Nathan G. Brown	8	Western Bulldogs	123	15.4	64	8	187	23.4	48	6	0	0	10	1.3	7	4	14	1.8	12	96	772	96.5
Leroy Jetta	5	Essendon	59	11.8	40	8	99	19.8	30	6	0	0	23	4.6	5	2	3	0.6	5	23	461	92.2
Totals	230		2969	12.9	2163	9.4	5132	22.3	1261	5.5	367	1.6	677	2.9	258	188	201	0.9	146	1352	21137	91.9

Please note: Players must have played in at least 5 games. If a player has played for both sides they are listed per side.

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Summary

Games

Top 20 Players (last 5 games Essendon vs Western Bulldogs)

Top 20 Players (since 1993 Essendon vs Western Bulldogs)