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Blog log from R15 of 2026: Western Sydney vs Carlton

Blog log for Western Sydney vs Carlton, R15 of 2026

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Florent is pinged for deliberate on members wing, Greene passes inboard to Daniels 40m out on a slight angle who bangs through the first goal. (Q1 2:01)
Cottrell volleys wide right from next to the behind post under Whitfield pressure. (Q1 3:27)
Angwin taps a crumb near the Blues behind post to the outside but straight to Ainsworth who curls in a quality snap off the right from 15m. (Q1 4:58)
Smith hits the lead of McGovern to mark again in front of Idun 45m out on the flank. His set shot is wide, short and rushed. (Q1 8:39)
Kemp marks a Hayward pass 40m out on the boundary and misses narrow right. (Q1 9:31)
Classic tsunami play by the Giants, Stringer’s long ball over the back misses Hogan but sits up for him to grubber the goal anyway from 20m. (Q1 11:17)
Stringer just shoots to the right from 40m on the flank. (Q1 14:12)
Coniglio hits the post from near CHF. (Q1 15:10)
Hogan tugs a set shot narrow left from 45m on a slight angle. (Q1 16:26)
Callaghan slips at half back and shanks OOTF on the HBF, Kemp marks Evans’ pass in the pocket 20m out and misses narrow right off his left. (Q1 18:11)
Newman intercepts Himmelberg’s dump rebound kick on members wing and passes back inside 50 for Ison 45m out near the boundary. He misses near side right. (Q1 21:28)
50m penalty against Stone under the stand rule brings Ainsworth from outer wing to 35m on a slight angle. Can the ex-Sun kick straight? No, just to the left. (Q1 23:03)
Hogan gets a contact free deep in the pocket 25m out just before the QT siren, his drop punt hits the near right post. (Q1 27:17)
Fonti tries to fend Hewett after roving a ball up at defensive hotspot but gets caught HTB. George converts. (Q2 1:13)
Acres touches through a Cadman grubber from 20m for a point. (Q2 2:31)
Cripps coughs up a handball trying to run through the centre, Callaghan roves and kicks long and quick for Greene to mark in the pocket 15m out and curl in the turnover goal. (Q2 5:13)
Credit to Bedford for the chase and tackle on Cripps. (Q2 5:22)
Evans marks over Himmelberg 45m out on a slight angle after Pittonet volleys a loose ball from the next centre contest, he roosts a lovely goal! (Q2 7:12)
Laverde kicks high and ugly across half back and turns it over, Evans roves the kick to the pocket, his left-foot snap survives a review as it fell inside the left post. (Q2 9:42)
Downfield free as Carlton attacks on members wing to Byrne on Idun for a high block. Byrne lines up from 45m on a slight angle, he misses near side left. (Q2 13:18)
Stone snaps a goal from a ball up at the hotspot. (Q2 14:19)
Goal assist to Aleer on that play, roving his own tap and giving behind the contest. (Q2 14:47)
Kemp roves and is caught over the shoulder by Angwin 40m out on a slight angle, he kicks straight. (Q2 18:42)
Pittonet taps from ruck straight down the throat of Stone who curls in his second stoppage goal from 25m in the pocket. (Q2 25:23)
Hayward takes a pack mark 15m out on a slight angle and goals. (Q2 28:58)
Ainsworth rolls a grubber across the face to the left from the pocket 20m out. (Q2 30:15)
Kemp leaps in front of Himmelberg to mark a Cripps pass from the HFF to 30m on a slight angle, but his rushed J-curve goes to the left. (Q2 32:40)
Cripps roves Himmelberg’s spoil 30m out but his snap across the body falls on the goal line for Fonti to rush. (Q2 34:19)
Evans roves at half forward, spins out of a Himmelberg tackle and snaps a nice goal from 35m. (Q3 2:04)
Acres smothers Fonti deep in the pocket then roves to feed Cottrell who snaps high from the pocket 15m out for another one for the Blues! (Q3 4:04)
Newman misses from the HFF. (Q3 6:45)
Greene earns a high contact free on Cripps after roving a stoppage 20m out in the pocket, he converts. (Q3 11:55)
Cadman gives behind to Stone for a snap off a step from 40m in front… that one flies right. (Q3 15:07)
After some hardfought contested footy, Kemp misses a set shot from 45m to the left. (Q3 19:16)
Fonti blazes near side right and OOTF from the pocket 35m out. (Q3 20:31)
Cadman marks a high inside 50 kick by Hogan from members wing to 35m on a slight angle and kicks straight. (Q3 22:47)
After an umpire error allows GWS to play on after everyone stopped, another tsunami play with Greene on the end of it with the Joe the Goose special from Whitfield. (Q3 26:01)
Gothard marks on the boundary 20m out on the end of a rebound around members wing, with Stringer providing the crucial contest. He goals to level the scores, somewhat amazingly! (Q3 27:41)
Walsh restores Carlton’s lead with a set shot from 40m in front after the 3QT siren. (Q3 30:09)
Oliver roves Haynes’ cough up handball but tries a checkside off a step from 40m on the flank that skews OOTF to the right. (Q4 1:17)
Ainsworth drops a mark at half forward but has a moment to mop up, he feeds to the outer wing for Hayward who slams through a big goal from 55m on a slight angle! (Q4 1:40)
Greene roves a toepoke to the pocket and checksides off a step from 25m, that one curls too early to the right. (Q4 4:48)
Hewett kicks long to the square, McGovern wrestles with Idun and the ball skids past them for a point to the right. (Q4 5:55)
Stone misses a target by foot in midfield, Cottrell roves and passes quickly to Kemp 45m out on a slight angle. Kemp has one goal from five shots to this moment… misses again. (Q4 8:15)
Brown marks a Bedford pass near true CHF but tugs it to the left. (Q4 12:12)
Wilson’s kick in goes all the way coast to coast around members wing, Ison scrubs a centring kick towards Ainsworth who sets up Cottrell to snap the goal from 35m! (Q4 13:34)
Hewett sends a speculator from members wing to the hotspot where McKay draws a holding free on Aleer and kicks the sealer! (Q4 15:30)
Kemp passes to McKay 35m out on the flank on the back of a rebound started by Derksen’s intercept. His set shot hooks into the right post. (Q4 17:59)
Hogan wins a contest with Derksen to mark a Callaghan kick from outer wing to the hotspot. He rushes the set shot, and tugs it left. (Q4 19:59)
Gothard, who has been very passive, hooks a behind from 45m on a slight angle. (Q4 25:28)

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