Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne Match Centre

Friday 28-May-2021
Final Round 11
Western Bulldogs Coach: Luke Beveridge
59 8.11
87 13.9
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
Docklands Melbourne by 28

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
James HarmesQ1 - 0:21 - Goal - 0-6 Bayley FritschQ1 - 5:46 - Behind - 1-7 Christian PetraccaQ1 - 6:20 - Goal - 1-13 Cody WeightmanQ1 - 7:31 - Goal - 7-13 Max GawnQ1 - 8:42 - Behind - 7-14 Bayley FritschQ1 - 9:36 - Goal - 7-20 Lachlan McNeilQ1 - 13:23 - Behind - 8-20 Charlie SpargoQ1 - 15:19 - Behind - 8-21 Aaron NaughtonQ1 - 17:49 - Goal - 14-21 Bayley FritschQ1 - 22:06 - Goal - 14-28 James JordonQ1 - 24:12 - Goal - 14-34 Charlie SpargoQ1 - 26:50 - Behind - 14-35 Max GawnQ1 - 29:05 - Goal - 14-41 Josh BruceQ2 - 0:57 - Goal - 20-41 Kysaiah PickettQ2 - 2:46 - Behind - 20-42 Tim EnglishQ2 - 5:22 - Goal - 27-42 Tom McDonaldQ2 - 7:21 - Goal - 27-48 Tom McDonaldQ2 - 10:23 - Goal - 27-54 Cody WeightmanQ2 - 13:02 - Behind - 28-54 Kysaiah PickettQ2 - 20:46 - Goal - 28-60 Caleb DanielQ2 - 24:33 - Goal - 34-60 Tim EnglishQ2 - 27:52 - Goal - 41-60 Josh BruceQ3 - 5:24 - Behind - 42-60 Bayley FritschQ3 - 10:04 - Goal - 42-66 Bayley FritschQ3 - 13:11 - Behind - 42-67 Aaron NaughtonQ3 - 16:33 - Behind - 44-67 Sam WeidemanQ3 - 20:57 - Goal - 44-73 Sam WeidemanQ3 - 22:46 - Goal - 44-79 Tom McDonaldQ4 - 4:28 - Goal - 45-86 Josh BruceQ4 - 10:05 - Goal - 51-86 Marcus BontempelliQ4 - 17:06 - Behind - 52-86 Sam WeidemanQ4 - 18:29 - Behind - 52-87 Josh BruceQ4 - 19:45 - Goal - 58-87

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
WBD2.24.30.32.359
MEL6.53.13.21.187

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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Western BulldogsMelbourne

Arrows show each team’s attacking end by quarter using the AFL feed. Ground positions are omitted when the direction is unavailable. Locations and distances are estimates.

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Match Leaders

Goals
3
3 tied leaders
Josh BruceWBD
Behinds
2
2 tied leaders
Charlie SpargoMEL
SuperCoach
145
Jack MacraeWBD
Tackles
9
Jack MacraeWBD

Team Stats

WBDMEL

Scoring / Attack

8Goals13
5Behinds7
18Shots At Goal23
52Inside 50s46
6Goal Assists10
75Score Involvements78
11Marks Inside 5016
6Behinds Rushed6

Possession

393Disposals339
235Kicks211
158Handballs128
118Contested Possessions136
267Uncontested Possessions194
5,627Metres Gained5,592
86Ground Ball Gets90

Clearance / Contest

36Clearances27
11Centre Clearances13
25Stoppage Clearances14
57Tackles46
26Hitouts38
8Hitouts To Advantage11
281Pressure Acts301
7Contested Marks16

Other

158Effective Kicks149
4Marks on the Lead9
12Tackles Inside 506
182AFL Player Rating Points196
8Kick-ins Played On11
83Defensive 50 Possessions60
146Defensive Midfield Possessions117
113Attacking Midfield Possessions113
43Attacking 50 Possessions40
105Marks96
16Frees For15
15Frees Against16
31Rebound 50s44
46Clangers57
58One Percenters45
12Bounces4
1,666Supercoach Points1,636
1,614Dream Team Points1,451
76Turnovers70
31Hitout To Advantage Rate28
39Spoils33
70Intercepts76
13Intercept Marks22

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 41 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 20 pts
Lead Changes
0
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Western Bulldogs by 28 points, 87–59.

Melbourne took a 36-point lead into the last quarter. Western Bulldogs cut that back to 28 by the final siren, scoring 15 points to 7 in the 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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