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Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs Match Centre

Saturday 24-Jul-2021
Final Round 19
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
65 9.11
85 13.7
Western Bulldogs Coach: Luke Beveridge
Western Bulldogs logo
M.C.G. Western Bulldogs by 20 WBD by 20
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
Clayton OliverQ1 - 3:34 - Behind - 1-0 Ben BrownQ1 - 5:14 - Behind - 2-0 Marcus BontempelliQ1 - 6:22 - Goal - 2-6 Jack VineyQ1 - 10:45 - Behind - 3-6 Christian PetraccaQ1 - 12:53 - Goal - 9-6 Kysaiah PickettQ1 - 16:49 - Behind - 10-6 Mitch HannanQ1 - 17:40 - Behind - 10-7
RushedQ1 - 18:55 - Behind - 10-8
Josh BruceQ1 - 20:05 - Goal - 10-14 Tim EnglishQ1 - 27:54 - Goal - 10-20
RushedQ2 - 0:27 - Behind - 10-21
Aaron NaughtonQ2 - 1:29 - Goal - 10-27 Bayley FritschQ2 - 3:23 - Goal - 16-27 Bayley FritschQ2 - 5:09 - Behind - 17-27
RushedQ2 - 16:06 - Behind - 18-27
Josh BruceQ2 - 18:57 - Behind - 18-28 Ben BrownQ2 - 22:46 - Behind - 19-28 Mitch HannanQ2 - 28:04 - Goal - 19-34 Bailey SmithQ2 - 31:21 - Goal - 19-40 Tom McDonaldQ3 - 0:53 - Goal - 25-40 Bayley FritschQ3 - 2:03 - Goal - 31-40 Josh BruceQ3 - 7:28 - Goal - 31-46 Caleb DanielQ3 - 11:26 - Goal - 31-52 Ben BrownQ3 - 13:54 - Goal - 37-52 Jayden HuntQ3 - 15:54 - Behind - 38-52 Kysaiah PickettQ3 - 17:41 - Behind - 39-52 Cody WeightmanQ3 - 19:55 - Goal - 39-58 Aaron NaughtonQ3 - 22:45 - Behind - 39-59 Kysaiah PickettQ3 - 24:40 - Goal - 45-59 Aaron NaughtonQ3 - 27:58 - Goal - 45-65 Jack VineyQ3 - 29:33 - Goal - 51-65 Tom LiberatoreQ4 - 2:04 - Behind - 51-66 Bailey SmithQ4 - 4:03 - Behind - 51-67 Kysaiah PickettQ4 - 10:16 - Goal - 57-67 Ben BrownQ4 - 13:47 - Goal - 63-67 Marcus BontempelliQ4 - 17:49 - Goal - 63-73 Jamarra Ugle-HaganQ4 - 19:29 - Goal - 63-79 Mitch HannanQ4 - 21:36 - Goal - 63-85 Alex Neal-BullenQ4 - 24:34 - Behind - 64-85
RushedQ4 - 26:17 - Behind - 65-85

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 26:1765-85
  • Alex Neal-BullenBehind
    4Q 24:3464-85
  • Mitch HannanGoal
    4Q 21:3663-85
  • Jamarra Ugle-HaganGoal
    4Q 19:2963-79
  • Marcus BontempelliGoal
    4Q 17:4963-73
  • Ben BrownGoal
    4Q 13:4763-67
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    4Q 10:1657-67
  • Bailey SmithBehind
    4Q 4:0351-67
  • Tom LiberatoreBehind
    4Q 2:0451-66
  • Jack VineyGoal
    3Q 29:3351-65
  • Aaron NaughtonGoal
    3Q 27:5845-65
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    3Q 24:4045-59
  • Aaron NaughtonBehind
    3Q 22:4539-59
  • Cody WeightmanGoal
    3Q 19:5539-58
  • Kysaiah PickettBehind
    3Q 17:4139-52
  • Jayden HuntBehind
    3Q 15:5438-52
  • Ben BrownGoal
    3Q 13:5437-52
  • Caleb DanielGoal
    3Q 11:2631-52
  • Josh BruceGoal
    3Q 7:2831-46
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    3Q 2:0331-40
  • Tom McDonaldGoal
    3Q 0:5325-40
  • Bailey SmithGoal
    2Q 31:2119-40
  • Mitch HannanGoal
    2Q 28:0419-34
  • Ben BrownBehind
    2Q 22:4619-28
  • Josh BruceBehind
    2Q 18:5718-28
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 16:0618-27
  • Bayley FritschBehind
    2Q 5:0917-27
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    2Q 3:2316-27
  • Aaron NaughtonGoal
    2Q 1:2910-27
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 0:2710-21
  • Tim EnglishGoal
    1Q 27:5410-20
  • Josh BruceGoal
    1Q 20:0510-14
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 18:5510-8
  • Mitch HannanBehind
    1Q 17:4010-7
  • Kysaiah PickettBehind
    1Q 16:4910-6
  • Christian PetraccaGoal
    1Q 12:539-6
  • Jack VineyBehind
    1Q 10:453-6
  • Marcus BontempelliGoal
    1Q 6:222-6
  • Ben BrownBehind
    1Q 5:142-0
  • Clayton OliverBehind
    1Q 3:341-0

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL1.41.35.22.265
WBD3.23.24.13.285

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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MelbourneWestern Bulldogs

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
2
7 tied leaders
Kysaiah PickettMEL
Behinds
2
2 tied leaders
Kysaiah PickettMEL
SuperCoach
146
Jack MacraeWBD
Tackles
9
2 tied leaders
Jack VineyMEL

Team Stats

MELWBD

Scoring / Attack

9Goals13
9Behinds5
24Shots At Goal21
51Inside 50s55
4Goal Assists9
62Score Involvements71
9Marks Inside 506
2Behinds Rushed5

Possession

370Disposals365
221Kicks221
149Handballs144
177Contested Possessions154
190Uncontested Possessions206
5,650Metres Gained5,770
125Ground Ball Gets113

Clearance / Contest

44Clearances47
13Centre Clearances10
31Stoppage Clearances37
77Tackles76
67Hitouts18
21Hitouts To Advantage3
296Pressure Acts330
6Contested Marks7

Other

103Effective Kicks135
6Marks on the Lead4
16Tackles Inside 5015
190AFL Player Rating Points209
7Kick-ins Played On9
—Defensive 50 Possessions66
—Defensive Midfield Possessions113
—Attacking Midfield Possessions135
—Attacking 50 Possessions46
60Marks71
11Frees For25
25Frees Against11
39Rebound 50s41
88Clangers61
56One Percenters68
3Bounces7
1,553Supercoach Points1,745
1,515Dream Team Points1,561
77Turnovers84
54Hitout To Advantage Rate11
39Spoils34
84Intercepts78
15Intercept Marks12

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
WBD 22 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
WBD 21 pts
Lead Changes
3
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Western Bulldogs beat Melbourne by 20 points, 85–65.

Western Bulldogs extended a 14-point three-quarter-time lead with a 20–14 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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Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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