Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs 11-Aug-2007 Match Centre

Saturday 11-Aug-2007

Final Round 19

Melbourne Coach: Mark Riley

129 19.15

87 12.15

Western Bulldogs Coach: Rodney Eade

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
MEL	5.2	5.5	6.4	3.4	129
WBD	4.4	1.5	2.4	5.2	87

Match Leaders

Goals

Shaun HigginsWBD

Behinds

Adam CooneyWBD

SuperCoach

Not available yet

Tackles

3 tied leaders

James McDonaldMEL

Team Stats

MELWBD

Scoring / Attack

19Goals12

9Behinds14

56Inside 50s54

8Goal Assists7

20Marks Inside 5017

6Behinds Rushed0

Possession

316Disposals370

201Kicks180

115Handballs190

128Contested Possessions122

189Uncontested Possessions255

Clearance / Contest

38Clearances33

64Tackles51

42Hitouts28

14Contested Marks6

Other

97Marks84

25Frees For15

15Frees Against25

37Rebound 50s35

43Clangers49

53One Percenters54

20Bounces21

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Western Bulldogs by 42 points, 129–87.

Melbourne took a 52-point lead into the last quarter. Western Bulldogs cut that back to 42 by the final siren, scoring 32 points to 22 in the final term.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

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.

Understanding historical coverage