Melbourne vs West Coast Match Centre

Saturday 16-Aug-2008
Final Round 20
Melbourne Coach: Dean Bailey
79 11.13
45 5.15
West Coast Coach: John Worsfold
M.C.G. Melbourne by 34

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Mark LeCrasQ1 - 5:40 - Behind - 0-1 Cale MortonQ1 - 12:36 - Behind - 1-1 Ben McKinleyQ1 - 16:08 - Goal - 3-7 Brad MillerQ1 - 17:54 - Goal - 9-7 Dean CoxQ1 - 19:53 - Behind - 9-8 Steven ArmstrongQ1 - 24:42 - Goal - 9-14 Mark LeCrasQ2 - 2:42 - Goal - 9-21 Quinten LynchQ2 - 4:06 - Goal - 9-27 Brad MillerQ2 - 8:59 - Behind - 11-28 Matthew BateQ2 - 10:25 - Goal - 17-28 Colin SylviaQ2 - 14:25 - Goal - 23-28 Colin SylviaQ2 - 16:22 - Behind - 24-28 Cameron BruceQ2 - 18:55 - Goal - 30-28 Michael NewtonQ2 - 20:44 - Goal - 36-28 Michael NewtonQ2 - 23:37 - Behind - 37-28 Dean CoxQ2 - 24:36 - Behind - 37-29 Clint BartramQ3 - 2:22 - Goal - 43-30 Daniel BellQ3 - 4:31 - Behind - 44-30 Matthew BateQ3 - 7:38 - Behind - 45-31 Paul WheatleyQ3 - 8:08 - Behind - 46-31 Michael NewtonQ3 - 9:23 - Goal - 52-31 Jamie McNamaraQ3 - 12:03 - Behind - 52-32 Cameron BruceQ3 - 13:52 - Goal - 58-32 Colin SylviaQ3 - 18:27 - Behind - 59-32 Ben McKinleyQ3 - 19:48 - Goal - 59-38 Ben McKinleyQ3 - 21:12 - Behind - 59-39 Michael NewtonQ3 - 23:10 - Behind - 60-39 Ben McKinleyQ3 - 24:20 - Behind - 60-40 Mark SeabyQ4 - 6:27 - Behind - 60-41 Andrew EmbleyQ4 - 11:30 - Behind - 60-42 Cameron BruceQ4 - 15:00 - Behind - 61-43 Quinten LynchQ4 - 17:29 - Behind - 61-44 Paul JohnsonQ4 - 20:51 - Goal - 67-44 Ben McKinleyQ4 - 24:53 - Behind - 67-45 Cale MortonQ4 - 25:27 - Goal - 73-45 Brad GreenQ4 - 28:07 - Goal - 79-45

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL1.34.43.53.179
WCE2.22.31.50.545

Match Leaders

Goals
2
3 tied leaders
Cameron BruceMEL
Behinds
3
Ben McKinleyWCE
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
7
Cameron BruceMEL

Team Stats

MELWCE

Scoring / Attack

11Goals5
10Behinds10
55Inside 50s44
10Goal Assists4
26Marks Inside 509
5Behinds Rushed5

Possession

422Disposals348
227Kicks188
195Handballs160
91Contested Possessions114
330Uncontested Possessions236

Clearance / Contest

26Clearances19
62Tackles35
19Hitouts26
14Contested Marks9

Other

149Marks100
8Frees For26
26Frees Against8
34Rebound 50s42
46Clangers34
49One Percenters38
19Bounces14

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 34 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 27 pts
Lead Changes
5
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Melbourne beat West Coast by 34 points, 79–45.

Melbourne extended a 20-point three-quarter-time lead with a 19–5 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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