MATCH CENTRE

MATCH CENTRE

ROUND 12, 2026

WEST COAST

V

ESSENDON

FIRST BOUNCE

Optus Stadium

2026-05-31T09:20:00Z

Preview

West Coast vs Essendon – Round 12, 2026

The West Coast Eagles face the Essendon Bombers in Round 12 of the 2026 AFL season. Follow the live scores, team lists, match statistics and key moments from the game at Optus Stadium.

Ladder Position

Injury Report

West Coast

NAME	REASON	EXPECTED RETURN
Sam Allen	Knee/hamstring	10-12 weeks
Jack Graham	Shoulder	2-3 weeks
Jack Hutchinson	Hamstring	3-5 weeks
Noah Long	Knee	Next Season
Jacob Newton	Foot	Next Season
Deven Robertson	Knee	Next Season
Jamie Cripps	Knee	TBC
Harry Edwards	Concussion	TBC
Tyler Brockman	Knee	Test
Archer Reid	Knee	Test

Essendon

NAME	REASON	EXPECTED RETURN
Sam Durham	Concussion	1 week
Jordan Ridley	Calf	1 week
Angus Clarke	Foot	2 weeks
Dyson Sharp	Shoulder	2-3 weeks
Matt Guelfi	Hamstring	3-4 weeks
Isaac Kako	Back	3-4 weeks
Liam McMahon	Ankle	3-4 weeks
Rhys Unwin	Hamstring	3-4 weeks
Vigo Visentini	Hamstring	4 weeks
Peter Wright	Knee	6-7 weeks
Zak Johnson	Foot	7-8 weeks
Brayden Fiorini	Back	Next Season
Nic Martin	Knee	Next Season
Andrew McGrath	Jaw	TBC
Jye Caldwell	Ankle	Test
Archer May	Abdominal	Test

Previous 5 Games

West Coast

DATE	OPP	RESULT
23/5/26	Collingwood	L 92 - 82
17/5/26	GWS	W 88 - 71
10/5/26	Melbourne	L 99 - 67
2/5/26	Richmond	L 88 - 99
26/4/26	St Kilda	L 143 - 42

Essendon

DATE	OPP	RESULT
22/5/26	Richmond	L 74 - 56
17/5/26	Fremantle	L 61 - 104
9/5/26	GWS	L 103 - 89
2/5/26	Brisbane	L 79 - 143
25/4/26	Collingwood	L 60 - 137

Match Summary

Team Stats

West Coast

Essendon

Player Stats

West Coast

Essendon

Team Lists

West Coast

Essendon

IN	Nil
OUT	Nil

IN	Max Kondogiannis, Nikolas Cox, Elijah Tsatas, Will Setterfield, Saad El-Hawli
OUT	Andrew McGrath (Injured), Mason Redman (Injured), Sam Durham (Injured), Jye Caldwell (Injured), Matt Guelfi (Injured)

	FB	14	Liam Duggan	7	Reuben Ginbey	19	Brady Hough
	FF	26	Archer May	4	Kyle Langford	24	Nick Bryan
	HB	18	Tom McCarthy	20	Tylar Young	3	Liam Baker
	HF	13	Nikolas Cox	30	Nate Caddy	9	Sullivan Robey
	C	38	Hamish Davis	6	Elliot Yeo	26	Bo Allan
	C	28	Xavier Duursma	3	Darcy Parish	44	Archer Day-Wicks
	HF	1	Willem Duursma	35	Jobe Shanahan	24	Harvey Johnston
	HB	21	Archie Roberts	32	Ben McKay	2	Jacob Farrow
	FF	37	Malakai Champion	2	Jake Waterman	0	Milan Murdock
	FB	29	Max Kondogiannis	31	Zach Reid	25	Jaxon Prior

FOLLOWERS
32	Bailey J. Williams
9	Harley Reid
11	Tim Kelly

INTERCHANGE
5	Josh Lindsay
23	Ryan Maric
28	Thomas Cole
33	Rhett Bazzo
34	Jack Williams

EMERGENCIES
21	Cooper Duff-Tytler
27	Tom Gross
29	Clay Hall

FOLLOWERS
46	Lachie Blakiston
7	Zach Merrett
16	Archie Perkins

INTERCHANGE
5	Elijah Tsatas
11	Jade Gresham
12	Will Setterfield
41	Saad El-Hawli
45	Tom Edwards

EMERGENCIES
23	Harrison Jones
33	Hussien El Achkar
42	Jayden Nguyen

West Coast

IN

Nil

OUT

Nil

B	L. Duggan, R. Ginbey, B. Hough
HB	T. McCarthy, T. Young, L. Baker
C	H. Davis, E. Yeo, B. Allan
HF	W. Duursma, J. Shanahan, H. Johnston
F	M. Champion, J. Waterman, M. Murdock
FOL	B. Williams, H. Reid, T. Kelly
I/C	J. Lindsay, R. Maric, T. Cole, R. Bazzo, J. Williams
EMG	C. Duff-Tytler, T. Gross, C. Hall

Essendon

IN

M. Kondogiannis, N. Cox, E. Tsatas, W. Setterfield, S. El-Hawli

OUT

A. McGrath, M. Redman, S. Durham, J. Caldwell, M. Guelfi

B	M. Kondogiannis, Z. Reid, J. Prior
HB	A. Roberts, B. McKay, J. Farrow
C	X. Duursma, D. Parish, A. Day-Wicks
HF	N. Cox, N. Caddy, S. Robey
F	A. May, K. Langford, N. Bryan
FOL	L. Blakiston, Z. Merrett, A. Perkins
I/C	E. Tsatas, J. Gresham, W. Setterfield, S. El-Hawli, T. Edwards
EMG	H. Jones, H. El Achkar, J. Nguyen

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