Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs Match Centre

Sunday 13-Apr-2003
Final Round 3
Melbourne Coach: Neale Daniher
127 20.7
95 14.11
Western Bulldogs Coach: Peter Rohde
Docklands Melbourne by 32

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Russell RobertsonQ1 - 3:04 - Goal - 6-0 Brad JohnsonQ1 - 5:42 - Behind - 6-1 David NeitzQ1 - 6:49 - Goal - 12-1 Nathan BrownQ1 - 8:30 - Behind - 12-2 David NeitzQ1 - 10:36 - Goal - 19-2 Nathan BrownQ1 - 14:15 - Goal - 19-8 Nathan BrownQ1 - 15:41 - Behind - 19-9 Cameron BruceQ1 - 16:34 - Goal - 25-9 David NeitzQ1 - 21:15 - Goal - 31-9 Russell RobertsonQ1 - 22:48 - Goal - 37-9 David NeitzQ1 - 25:34 - Goal - 43-9 David NeitzQ1 - 28:21 - Behind - 44-9 Patrick BowdenQ1 - 29:27 - Goal - 44-15 Brad JohnsonQ2 - 0:54 - Goal - 44-21 Brad JohnsonQ2 - 7:01 - Behind - 44-22 Nathan BrownQ2 - 9:35 - Goal - 44-28 Russell RobertsonQ2 - 11:42 - Behind - 45-28 Brad GreenQ2 - 12:41 - Goal - 51-28 Russell RobertsonQ2 - 14:55 - Behind - 52-28 Matthew CroftQ2 - 15:53 - Behind - 52-29 Jeff WhiteQ2 - 17:23 - Goal - 58-29 Jeff WhiteQ2 - 18:44 - Goal - 64-29 Robert MurphyQ2 - 22:11 - Goal - 65-35 Nathan BrownQ2 - 24:08 - Goal - 65-41 Nathan BrownQ2 - 27:59 - Behind - 65-42 Jeff WhiteQ2 - 28:27 - Goal - 71-42 Russell RobertsonQ3 - 0:48 - Goal - 77-42 Daniel GiansiracusaQ3 - 3:53 - Goal - 77-48 David NeitzQ3 - 6:11 - Goal - 83-48 Nathan BrownQ3 - 7:35 - Behind - 83-49 Nathan BrownQ3 - 10:54 - Goal - 83-55 Daniel GiansiracusaQ3 - 12:50 - Goal - 83-61 Clint BizzellQ3 - 15:09 - Goal - 89-61 Daniel GiansiracusaQ3 - 18:59 - Goal - 89-67 Adem YzeQ3 - 20:26 - Goal - 95-67 Cameron BruceQ3 - 24:11 - Goal - 101-67 David NeitzQ3 - 25:45 - Behind - 102-67 Nathan BrownQ3 - 26:48 - Behind - 102-68 Brad GreenQ3 - 28:03 - Goal - 108-68 Darren JollyQ4 - 0:51 - Goal - 114-68 David NeitzQ4 - 4:55 - Goal - 120-68 Daniel GiansiracusaQ4 - 6:28 - Goal - 120-74 Simon GarlickQ4 - 7:49 - Goal - 120-80 David NeitzQ4 - 13:10 - Goal - 126-80 Simon GarlickQ4 - 15:30 - Goal - 126-86 Jordan McMahonQ4 - 16:29 - Behind - 126-87 Robert MurphyQ4 - 17:51 - Goal - 126-93 Luke WilliamsQ4 - 25:41 - Behind - 127-94 Jordan McMahonQ4 - 26:57 - Behind - 127-95

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL7.24.36.13.1127
WBD2.34.34.24.395

Match Leaders

Goals
7
David NeitzMEL
Behinds
5
Nathan BrownWBD
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
6
Simon GodfreyMEL

Team Stats

MELWBD

Scoring / Attack

20Goals14
5Behinds10
57Inside 50s54
8Goal Assists10
19Marks Inside 5019
6Behinds Rushed1

Possession

310Disposals291
201Kicks166
109Handballs125
114Contested Possessions97
199Uncontested Possessions192

Clearance / Contest

34Clearances27
38Tackles33
31Hitouts15
18Contested Marks9

Other

110Marks86
19Frees For19
19Frees Against19
37Rebound 50s35
42Clangers48
19One Percenters41
12Bounces21

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 52 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 25 pts
Lead Changes
0
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Western Bulldogs by 32 points, 127–95.

Melbourne took a 40-point lead into the last quarter. Western Bulldogs cut that back to 32 by the final siren, scoring 27 points to 19 in the final term.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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