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Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs Match Centre

Saturday 16-May-2009
Final Round 8
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Dean Bailey
97 15.7
104 15.14
Western Bulldogs Coach: Rodney Eade
Western Bulldogs logo
M.C.G. Western Bulldogs by 7 WBD by 7
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Lindsay GilbeeQ1 - 0:15 - Behind - 0-1 Liam PickenQ1 - 3:29 - Behind - 0-2 Brad MillerQ1 - 4:25 - Behind - 1-2 Matthew BateQ1 - 5:30 - Goal - 7-2 Brad JohnsonQ1 - 7:52 - Behind - 7-3 Robert MurphyQ1 - 9:21 - Goal - 7-9 Shane ValentiQ1 - 10:42 - Behind - 8-9 Addam MaricQ1 - 12:50 - Goal - 14-9 Russell RobertsonQ1 - 14:26 - Goal - 20-9 Brock McLeanQ1 - 18:07 - Goal - 26-9 Scott WelshQ1 - 20:06 - Goal - 26-15 Colin SylviaQ1 - 22:56 - Goal - 32-15 Mitch HahnQ1 - 24:29 - Goal - 32-21 Scott WelshQ2 - 0:44 - Behind - 32-22 Matthew BateQ2 - 2:34 - Goal - 38-22 Nathan JonesQ2 - 4:03 - Goal - 44-22 Brad JohnsonQ2 - 5:25 - Goal - 44-28 Jason AkermanisQ2 - 7:56 - Goal - 44-34 Ricky PetterdQ2 - 12:43 - Goal - 50-34 Jason AkermanisQ2 - 14:45 - Goal - 50-40 Russell RobertsonQ2 - 19:25 - Goal - 56-40 Josh HillQ2 - 21:09 - Behind - 56-41 Jason AkermanisQ2 - 23:45 - Goal - 56-47 Adam CooneyQ2 - 25:08 - Goal - 56-53
RushedQ2 - 27:10 - Behind - 57-53
Dylan AddisonQ2 - 28:38 - Goal - 57-59 Matthew BateQ2 - 30:46 - Goal - 63-59 Scott WelshQ2 - 32:40 - Behind - 63-60
RushedQ3 - 2:08 - Behind - 64-60
Jason AkermanisQ3 - 5:48 - Behind - 64-61 Russell RobertsonQ3 - 7:12 - Goal - 70-61 Jason AkermanisQ3 - 8:22 - Goal - 70-67 Daniel GiansiracusaQ3 - 10:52 - Behind - 70-68 Daniel GiansiracusaQ3 - 12:33 - Behind - 70-69 Josh HillQ3 - 17:19 - Behind - 70-70 Scott WelshQ3 - 18:12 - Goal - 70-76 Lindsay GilbeeQ3 - 19:18 - Goal - 70-82 Lindsay GilbeeQ4 - 2:33 - Goal - 70-88 Nathan EagletonQ4 - 5:35 - Behind - 70-89 Jason AkermanisQ4 - 6:14 - Behind - 70-90 Will MinsonQ4 - 7:15 - Behind - 70-91 Addam MaricQ4 - 8:15 - Goal - 76-91 Colin SylviaQ4 - 11:49 - Behind - 77-91 Aaron DaveyQ4 - 13:01 - Goal - 83-91 Matthew BoydQ4 - 14:51 - Goal - 83-97
RushedQ4 - 16:36 - Behind - 84-97
Brad MillerQ4 - 18:51 - Behind - 85-97 Scott WelshQ4 - 21:30 - Goal - 85-103 Lindsay GilbeeQ4 - 22:58 - Behind - 85-104 Shane ValentiQ4 - 23:43 - Goal - 91-104 Matthew BateQ4 - 26:19 - Goal - 97-104

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Matthew BateGoal
    4Q 26:1997-104
  • Shane ValentiGoal
    4Q 23:4391-104
  • Lindsay GilbeeBehind
    4Q 22:5885-104
  • Scott WelshGoal
    4Q 21:3085-103
  • Brad MillerBehind
    4Q 18:5185-97
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 16:3684-97
  • Matthew BoydGoal
    4Q 14:5183-97
  • Aaron DaveyGoal
    4Q 13:0183-91
  • Colin SylviaBehind
    4Q 11:4977-91
  • Addam MaricGoal
    4Q 8:1576-91
  • Will MinsonBehind
    4Q 7:1570-91
  • Jason AkermanisBehind
    4Q 6:1470-90
  • Nathan EagletonBehind
    4Q 5:3570-89
  • Lindsay GilbeeGoal
    4Q 2:3370-88
  • Lindsay GilbeeGoal
    3Q 19:1870-82
  • Scott WelshGoal
    3Q 18:1270-76
  • Josh HillBehind
    3Q 17:1970-70
  • Daniel GiansiracusaBehind
    3Q 12:3370-69
  • Daniel GiansiracusaBehind
    3Q 10:5270-68
  • Jason AkermanisGoal
    3Q 8:2270-67
  • Russell RobertsonGoal
    3Q 7:1270-61
  • Jason AkermanisBehind
    3Q 5:4864-61
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 2:0864-60
  • Scott WelshBehind
    2Q 32:4063-60
  • Matthew BateGoal
    2Q 30:4663-59
  • Dylan AddisonGoal
    2Q 28:3857-59
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 27:1057-53
  • Adam CooneyGoal
    2Q 25:0856-53
  • Jason AkermanisGoal
    2Q 23:4556-47
  • Josh HillBehind
    2Q 21:0956-41
  • Russell RobertsonGoal
    2Q 19:2556-40
  • Jason AkermanisGoal
    2Q 14:4550-40
  • Ricky PetterdGoal
    2Q 12:4350-34
  • Jason AkermanisGoal
    2Q 7:5644-34
  • Brad JohnsonGoal
    2Q 5:2544-28
  • Nathan JonesGoal
    2Q 4:0344-22
  • Matthew BateGoal
    2Q 2:3438-22
  • Scott WelshBehind
    2Q 0:4432-22
  • Mitch HahnGoal
    1Q 24:2932-21
  • Colin SylviaGoal
    1Q 22:5632-15
  • Scott WelshGoal
    1Q 20:0626-15
  • Brock McLeanGoal
    1Q 18:0726-9
  • Russell RobertsonGoal
    1Q 14:2620-9
  • Addam MaricGoal
    1Q 12:5014-9
  • Shane ValentiBehind
    1Q 10:428-9
  • Robert MurphyGoal
    1Q 9:217-9
  • Brad JohnsonBehind
    1Q 7:527-3
  • Matthew BateGoal
    1Q 5:307-2
  • Brad MillerBehind
    1Q 4:251-2
  • Liam PickenBehind
    1Q 3:290-2
  • Lindsay GilbeeBehind
    1Q 0:150-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL5.25.11.14.397
WBD3.36.33.43.4104

Match Leaders

Goals
4
2 tied leaders
Matthew BateMEL
Behinds
2
6 tied leaders
Brad MillerMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
6
4 tied leaders
Brent MoloneyMEL

Team Stats

MELWBD

Scoring / Attack

15Goals15
4Behinds14
47Inside 50s57
9Goal Assists10
7Marks Inside 5018
3Behinds Rushed4

Possession

455Disposals380
202Kicks206
253Handballs174
129Contested Possessions122
322Uncontested Possessions260

Clearance / Contest

26Clearances38
60Tackles60
25Hitouts38
13Contested Marks5

Other

102Marks83
14Frees For14
14Frees Against14
39Rebound 50s31
50Clangers40
57One Percenters47
28Bounces18

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 22 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
WBD 30 pts
Lead Changes
6
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Western Bulldogs beat Melbourne by 7 points, 104–97.

Western Bulldogs took a 12-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 7 by the final siren, scoring 27 points to 22 in the final term.

Match records and coverage

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

Understanding historical coverage

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Replay & maps

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Shot and disposal maps use recorded AFL event data from 2021 onwards.

How to read these maps

Match ends follow the AFL feed’s recorded first-quarter direction and the change of ends each quarter. Left and right refer to the source ground view.

Distance is an estimate from the recorded kick location to the centre of goal. Angle is degrees off centre: 0° is straight in front. These are geometric estimates, not measured kick distances or scoring probabilities.

The dots show where an attempt or disposal was recorded, not where the ball landed. A line to goal highlights the selected shot; it does not show the ball’s actual path.

Events without a usable location remain in the list. Missing quarters and missing locations are not treated as zero activity. Recorded shot attempts can include attempts that did not score, and the feed may be revised after the match.

Only AFL feed events are shown. Disposals include classified kicks and handballs; kick-ins are excluded. Shot attempts require the feed’s shot-at-goal flag.

Times show elapsed time within each quarter, including time-on.

Map definitions and coverage in the data glossary

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