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North Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs Match Centre

Friday 14-Apr-2017
Final Round 4
North Melbourne logo
North Melbourne Coach: Brad Scott
86 12.14
89 12.17
Western Bulldogs Coach: Luke Beveridge
Western Bulldogs logo
Docklands Western Bulldogs by 3 WBD by 3
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Jamie MacmillanQ1 - 0:47 - Behind - 1-0 Jake StringerQ1 - 6:04 - Goal - 1-6 Marcus BontempelliQ1 - 7:42 - Behind - 1-7 Ben BrownQ1 - 13:21 - Goal - 7-7 Marcus BontempelliQ1 - 15:08 - Goal - 7-13 Shaun HigginsQ1 - 16:17 - Behind - 8-13
RushedQ1 - 19:00 - Behind - 8-14
Todd GoldsteinQ1 - 21:52 - Goal - 14-14
RushedQ1 - 25:56 - Behind - 15-14
Braydon PreussQ1 - 28:36 - Behind - 16-14 Travis ClokeQ2 - 3:48 - Behind - 16-15 Travis ClokeQ2 - 5:53 - Behind - 16-16 Ben BrownQ2 - 7:48 - Goal - 22-16 Kayne TurnerQ2 - 9:42 - Goal - 28-16 Lindsay ThomasQ2 - 14:02 - Behind - 29-16 Lachie HunterQ2 - 15:22 - Behind - 29-17 Sam GibsonQ2 - 16:28 - Behind - 30-17 Jake StringerQ2 - 17:38 - Behind - 30-18 Ben BrownQ2 - 22:49 - Behind - 31-18
RushedQ2 - 23:57 - Behind - 31-19
Josh DunkleyQ2 - 24:37 - Behind - 31-20
RushedQ3 - 0:34 - Behind - 32-20
Ben BrownQ3 - 1:32 - Goal - 38-20 Matt SucklingQ3 - 2:37 - Behind - 38-21 Ben BrownQ3 - 4:56 - Goal - 44-21 Jy SimpkinQ3 - 6:12 - Goal - 50-21 Matt SucklingQ3 - 7:18 - Goal - 50-27 Shaun HigginsQ3 - 8:35 - Behind - 51-27 Lindsay ThomasQ3 - 10:01 - Behind - 52-27 Josh DunkleyQ3 - 13:12 - Goal - 52-33 Robert MurphyQ3 - 20:24 - Goal - 52-39 Travis ClokeQ3 - 22:02 - Goal - 52-45 Taylor GarnerQ3 - 23:39 - Behind - 53-45 Lin JongQ3 - 24:38 - Behind - 53-46 Jake StringerQ3 - 25:15 - Behind - 53-47 Jake StringerQ3 - 26:40 - Behind - 53-48 Luke DahlhausQ3 - 27:17 - Goal - 53-54
RushedQ3 - 28:27 - Behind - 53-55
RushedQ3 - 30:00 - Behind - 53-56
Kayne TurnerQ3 - 31:20 - Goal - 59-56 Josh DunkleyQ3 - 33:25 - Behind - 59-57 Matt SucklingQ4 - 1:16 - Behind - 59-58 Luke DahlhausQ4 - 3:58 - Goal - 59-64 Shaun HigginsQ4 - 5:54 - Goal - 65-64 Jack MacraeQ4 - 7:58 - Goal - 65-70 Shaun HigginsQ4 - 13:00 - Behind - 66-70 Jy SimpkinQ4 - 13:57 - Goal - 72-70 Taylor GarnerQ4 - 15:34 - Goal - 78-70
RushedQ4 - 16:40 - Behind - 79-70
Liam PickenQ4 - 17:45 - Behind - 79-71 Tom LiberatoreQ4 - 20:50 - Goal - 79-77 Jake StringerQ4 - 22:11 - Goal - 79-83 Matt SucklingQ4 - 24:43 - Goal - 79-89 Jack ZiebellQ4 - 25:58 - Goal - 85-89 Lindsay ThomasQ4 - 31:32 - Behind - 86-89

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Lindsay ThomasBehind
    4Q 31:3286-89
  • Jack ZiebellGoal
    4Q 25:5885-89
  • Matt SucklingGoal
    4Q 24:4379-89
  • Jake StringerGoal
    4Q 22:1179-83
  • Tom LiberatoreGoal
    4Q 20:5079-77
  • Liam PickenBehind
    4Q 17:4579-71
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 16:4079-70
  • Taylor GarnerGoal
    4Q 15:3478-70
  • Jy SimpkinGoal
    4Q 13:5772-70
  • Shaun HigginsBehind
    4Q 13:0066-70
  • Jack MacraeGoal
    4Q 7:5865-70
  • Shaun HigginsGoal
    4Q 5:5465-64
  • Luke DahlhausGoal
    4Q 3:5859-64
  • Matt SucklingBehind
    4Q 1:1659-58
  • Josh DunkleyBehind
    3Q 33:2559-57
  • Kayne TurnerGoal
    3Q 31:2059-56
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 30:0053-56
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 28:2753-55
  • Luke DahlhausGoal
    3Q 27:1753-54
  • Jake StringerBehind
    3Q 26:4053-48
  • Jake StringerBehind
    3Q 25:1553-47
  • Lin JongBehind
    3Q 24:3853-46
  • Taylor GarnerBehind
    3Q 23:3953-45
  • Travis ClokeGoal
    3Q 22:0252-45
  • Robert MurphyGoal
    3Q 20:2452-39
  • Josh DunkleyGoal
    3Q 13:1252-33
  • Lindsay ThomasBehind
    3Q 10:0152-27
  • Shaun HigginsBehind
    3Q 8:3551-27
  • Matt SucklingGoal
    3Q 7:1850-27
  • Jy SimpkinGoal
    3Q 6:1250-21
  • Ben BrownGoal
    3Q 4:5644-21
  • Matt SucklingBehind
    3Q 2:3738-21
  • Ben BrownGoal
    3Q 1:3238-20
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 0:3432-20
  • Josh DunkleyBehind
    2Q 24:3731-20
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 23:5731-19
  • Ben BrownBehind
    2Q 22:4931-18
  • Jake StringerBehind
    2Q 17:3830-18
  • Sam GibsonBehind
    2Q 16:2830-17
  • Lachie HunterBehind
    2Q 15:2229-17
  • Lindsay ThomasBehind
    2Q 14:0229-16
  • Kayne TurnerGoal
    2Q 9:4228-16
  • Ben BrownGoal
    2Q 7:4822-16
  • Travis ClokeBehind
    2Q 5:5316-16
  • Travis ClokeBehind
    2Q 3:4816-15
  • Braydon PreussBehind
    1Q 28:3616-14
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 25:5615-14
  • Todd GoldsteinGoal
    1Q 21:5214-14
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 19:008-14
  • Shaun HigginsBehind
    1Q 16:178-13
  • Marcus BontempelliGoal
    1Q 15:087-13
  • Ben BrownGoal
    1Q 13:217-7
  • Marcus BontempelliBehind
    1Q 7:421-7
  • Jake StringerGoal
    1Q 6:041-6
  • Jamie MacmillanBehind
    1Q 0:471-0

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
NTH2.42.34.44.386
WBD2.20.65.75.289

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Ben BrownNTH
Behinds
3
3 tied leaders
Shaun HigginsNTH
SuperCoach
145
Luke DahlhausWBD
Tackles
15
Clay SmithWBD

Team Stats

NTHWBD

Scoring / Attack

12Goals12
11Behinds13
28Shots At Goal27
45Inside 50s61
7Goal Assists9
103Score Involvements121
14Marks Inside 509
3Behinds Rushed4

Possession

395Disposals377
193Kicks188
202Handballs189
149Contested Possessions131
238Uncontested Possessions244
5,585Metres Gained5,830
107Ground Ball Gets98

Clearance / Contest

41Clearances34
16Centre Clearances11
25Stoppage Clearances23
75Tackles81
46Hitouts39
14Hitouts To Advantage6
274Pressure Acts307
10Contested Marks10

Other

128Effective Kicks142
5Marks on the Lead3
7Tackles Inside 5012
194AFL Player Rating Points208
100Defensive 50 Possessions61
128Defensive Midfield Possessions142
110Attacking Midfield Possessions115
49Attacking 50 Possessions57
86Marks83
21Frees For16
16Frees Against21
46Rebound 50s29
47Clangers41
40One Percenters32
3Bounces4
1,638Supercoach Points1,659
1,643Dream Team Points1,592
67Turnovers61
31Hitout To Advantage Rate8
32Spoils24
61Intercepts68
13Intercept Marks12

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
NTH 29 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
WBD 19 pts
Lead Changes
9
Score Ties
3

How the match finished

Western Bulldogs beat North Melbourne by 3 points, 89–86.

Western Bulldogs came from 2 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring North Melbourne 32–27 in the final term to take the win.

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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—–—
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—–—
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