Geelong vs Western Bulldogs Match Centre

Friday 19-Sep-2008
Final Preliminary Final
Geelong Coach: Mark Thompson
83 12.11
54 7.12
Western Bulldogs Coach: Rodney Eade
M.C.G. Geelong by 29

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Cameron LingQ1 - 2:03 - Behind - 1-0 Mathew StokesQ1 - 4:10 - Goal - 7-0 Shaun HigginsQ1 - 5:17 - Behind - 7-1 Shaun HigginsQ1 - 6:43 - Behind - 7-2 Shaun HigginsQ1 - 8:05 - Goal - 7-8 Jimmy BartelQ1 - 9:55 - Goal - 13-8 Brad JohnsonQ1 - 12:21 - Goal - 13-14 Shaun HigginsQ1 - 15:12 - Goal - 13-20 Jason AkermanisQ1 - 21:01 - Goal - 15-26 David WojcinskiQ1 - 24:35 - Goal - 21-26 Max RookeQ1 - 26:33 - Goal - 27-26 Nathan EagletonQ1 - 28:25 - Behind - 27-27 Tom LonerganQ1 - 29:24 - Goal - 33-27 Mitch HahnQ2 - 0:48 - Behind - 33-28 David WojcinskiQ2 - 5:28 - Behind - 34-29 Cameron MooneyQ2 - 11:15 - Behind - 36-29 Steve JohnsonQ2 - 12:41 - Goal - 42-29 Tom HarleyQ2 - 15:58 - Goal - 48-29 Brad OttensQ2 - 20:29 - Goal - 55-29 Nathan EagletonQ2 - 22:41 - Goal - 56-35 Travis VarcoeQ3 - 1:19 - Goal - 62-35 Joel SelwoodQ3 - 9:53 - Behind - 63-36 Jarrod HarbrowQ3 - 12:40 - Goal - 63-42 Jarrod HarbrowQ3 - 15:22 - Goal - 63-48 Will MinsonQ3 - 21:22 - Behind - 63-50 Mitch HahnQ3 - 23:07 - Behind - 63-51 Cameron MooneyQ3 - 24:03 - Goal - 69-51 Will MinsonQ4 - 6:22 - Behind - 69-52 Max RookeQ4 - 10:55 - Goal - 75-52 Joel CoreyQ4 - 17:26 - Behind - 76-53 Steve JohnsonQ4 - 21:42 - Goal - 82-54

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GEE5.33.52.12.283
WBD4.31.22.40.354

Match Leaders

Goals
2
4 tied leaders
Steve JohnsonGEE
Behinds
2
3 tied leaders
Shaun HigginsWBD
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
6
5 tied leaders
Steve JohnsonGEE

Team Stats

GEEWBD

Scoring / Attack

12Goals7
5Behinds7
56Inside 50s43
9Goal Assists4
16Marks Inside 505
6Behinds Rushed5

Possession

398Disposals359
201Kicks217
197Handballs142
118Contested Possessions98
281Uncontested Possessions261

Clearance / Contest

36Clearances23
48Tackles63
35Hitouts20
9Contested Marks9

Other

116Marks124
20Frees For22
22Frees Against20
30Rebound 50s41
53Clangers60
56One Percenters45
13Bounces18

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
GEE 29 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
GEE 23 pts
Lead Changes
4
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Geelong beat Western Bulldogs by 29 points, 83–54.

Geelong extended a 18-point three-quarter-time lead with a 14–3 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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