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Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne Match Centre

Friday 28-May-2021
Final Round 11
Western Bulldogs logo
Western Bulldogs Coach: Luke Beveridge
59 8.11
87 13.9
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
Melbourne logo
Docklands Melbourne by 28 MEL by 28
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
James HarmesQ1 - 0:21 - Goal - 0-6
RushedQ1 - 3:12 - Behind - 1-6
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
RushedQ1 - 19:01 - Behind - 14-22
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
RushedQ2 - 3:37 - Behind - 21-42
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
RushedQ2 - 26:34 - Behind - 35-60
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
RushedQ3 - 14:25 - Behind - 43-67
Aaron NaughtonQ3 - 16:33 - Behind - 44-67 Sam WeidemanQ3 - 20:57 - Goal - 44-73 Sam WeidemanQ3 - 22:46 - Goal - 44-79
RushedQ3 - 23:54 - Behind - 44-80
RushedQ4 - 2:07 - Behind - 45-80
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
RushedQ4 - 23:11 - Behind - 59-87

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 23:1159-87
  • Josh BruceGoal
    4Q 19:4558-87
  • Sam WeidemanBehind
    4Q 18:2952-87
  • Marcus BontempelliBehind
    4Q 17:0652-86
  • Josh BruceGoal
    4Q 10:0551-86
  • Tom McDonaldGoal
    4Q 4:2845-86
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 2:0745-80
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 23:5444-80
  • Sam WeidemanGoal
    3Q 22:4644-79
  • Sam WeidemanGoal
    3Q 20:5744-73
  • Aaron NaughtonBehind
    3Q 16:3344-67
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 14:2543-67
  • Bayley FritschBehind
    3Q 13:1142-67
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    3Q 10:0442-66
  • Josh BruceBehind
    3Q 5:2442-60
  • Tim EnglishGoal
    2Q 27:5241-60
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 26:3435-60
  • Caleb DanielGoal
    2Q 24:3334-60
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    2Q 20:4628-60
  • Cody WeightmanBehind
    2Q 13:0228-54
  • Tom McDonaldGoal
    2Q 10:2327-54
  • Tom McDonaldGoal
    2Q 7:2127-48
  • Tim EnglishGoal
    2Q 5:2227-42
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 3:3721-42
  • Kysaiah PickettBehind
    2Q 2:4620-42
  • Josh BruceGoal
    2Q 0:5720-41
  • Max GawnGoal
    1Q 29:0514-41
  • Charlie SpargoBehind
    1Q 26:5014-35
  • James JordonGoal
    1Q 24:1214-34
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    1Q 22:0614-28
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 19:0114-22
  • Aaron NaughtonGoal
    1Q 17:4914-21
  • Charlie SpargoBehind
    1Q 15:198-21
  • Lachlan McNeilBehind
    1Q 13:238-20
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    1Q 9:367-20
  • Max GawnBehind
    1Q 8:427-14
  • Cody WeightmanGoal
    1Q 7:317-13
  • Christian PetraccaGoal
    1Q 6:201-13
  • Bayley FritschBehind
    1Q 5:461-7
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 3:121-6
  • James HarmesGoal
    1Q 0:210-6

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.

Understanding historical coverage

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Recorded events

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Some recorded actions have no verified ground location. They remain in the replay; connecting arrows stop at these gaps.

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      The red ball follows recorded disposals and touches; its flight is illustrative. Goals use the verified attacking end. Ball-ups and throw-ins follow the feed’s recorded restart type. Where the umpire’s location is missing, the restart path is estimated from the first recorded touch and labelled. Pressure and other statistical events update the action panel without moving the ball to that player. Long idle gaps are shortened; the clock always refers to recorded match time. Restarts briefly hold the clock before play continues. Same-time events remain available under “At this moment”, and the score updates when its event arrives. Passage trail pauses playback to show earlier recorded locations. Missing player locations stay unconnected.

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      Conversion = goals ÷ attempts with a known outcome. Unknown outcomes are excluded from that percentage. Distances and angles are estimates; small samples can be misleading.

      Shot locations

      Recorded ground view

      Western Bulldogs Melbourne

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      Attacking directions

      Attempts in match order

        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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