Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs Match Centre

Saturday 25-Sep-2021
Final Grand Final
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
140 21.14
66 10.6
Western Bulldogs Coach: Luke Beveridge
Perth Stadium Melbourne by 74

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Ben BrownQ1 - 5:02 - Behind - 2-0 Christian PetraccaQ1 - 6:33 - Goal - 8-0 Bayley FritschQ1 - 9:39 - Goal - 14-1 Max GawnQ1 - 13:34 - Behind - 15-1 Roarke SmithQ1 - 16:07 - Goal - 15-7 Charlie SpargoQ1 - 18:55 - Goal - 21-7 Tim EnglishQ1 - 20:37 - Behind - 21-8 Bayley FritschQ1 - 21:46 - Goal - 27-8 Ben BrownQ1 - 25:58 - Behind - 28-8 Ed LangdonQ1 - 28:17 - Behind - 29-8 Adam TreloarQ2 - 0:43 - Goal - 29-14 Clayton OliverQ2 - 2:41 - Behind - 30-14 Adam TreloarQ2 - 4:04 - Goal - 30-20 Aaron NaughtonQ2 - 5:16 - Goal - 30-26 Bailey SmithQ2 - 6:34 - Behind - 30-27 Ben BrownQ2 - 8:05 - Goal - 36-27 Max GawnQ2 - 11:42 - Behind - 37-27 Marcus BontempelliQ2 - 13:26 - Goal - 37-33 Lachie HunterQ2 - 17:11 - Goal - 37-39 Charlie SpargoQ2 - 22:13 - Behind - 38-39 Alex Neal-BullenQ2 - 22:45 - Behind - 39-39 Josh SchacheQ2 - 27:52 - Behind - 39-40 Marcus BontempelliQ2 - 29:40 - Goal - 39-46 Lachie HunterQ2 - 31:11 - Behind - 39-47 Bayley FritschQ3 - 0:13 - Behind - 40-47 Jason JohannisenQ3 - 2:24 - Goal - 40-53 Marcus BontempelliQ3 - 12:11 - Goal - 40-59 Bayley FritschQ3 - 16:34 - Goal - 46-59 Bayley FritschQ3 - 17:49 - Goal - 52-59 Ben BrownQ3 - 19:36 - Goal - 58-59 Angus BrayshawQ3 - 25:00 - Goal - 64-59 Christian PetraccaQ3 - 29:51 - Goal - 71-59 Tom SparrowQ3 - 31:10 - Goal - 77-59 Clayton OliverQ3 - 32:20 - Goal - 83-59 Ben BrownQ4 - 1:04 - Goal - 89-59 Bayley FritschQ4 - 3:01 - Goal - 95-59 Christian PetraccaQ4 - 4:11 - Behind - 96-59 Alex Neal-BullenQ4 - 8:09 - Goal - 102-60 Ed LangdonQ4 - 11:40 - Goal - 108-60 Bayley FritschQ4 - 14:21 - Behind - 109-60 Tom McDonaldQ4 - 18:32 - Goal - 115-60 Adam TreloarQ4 - 20:49 - Goal - 115-66 Christian SalemQ4 - 22:16 - Goal - 121-66 Luke JacksonQ4 - 24:15 - Goal - 127-66 Bayley FritschQ4 - 29:27 - Goal - 134-66 Tom McDonaldQ4 - 33:55 - Goal - 140-66

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL4.51.47.29.3140
WBD1.26.32.01.166

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
6
Bayley FritschMEL
Behinds
2
3 tied leaders
Max GawnMEL
SuperCoach
160
Christian PetraccaMEL
Tackles
10
Clayton OliverMEL

Team Stats

MELWBD

Scoring / Attack

21Goals10
11Behinds4
35Shots At Goal17
64Inside 50s49
18Goal Assists5
121Score Involvements67
17Marks Inside 504
3Behinds Rushed2

Possession

366Disposals379
206Kicks207
160Handballs172
151Contested Possessions149
214Uncontested Possessions227
6,499Metres Gained5,659
99Ground Ball Gets109

Clearance / Contest

45Clearances32
19Centre Clearances11
26Stoppage Clearances21
54Tackles57
47Hitouts30
19Hitouts To Advantage10
317Pressure Acts309
7Contested Marks7

Other

148Effective Kicks131
5Marks on the Lead4
6Tackles Inside 5012
253AFL Player Rating Points187
5Kick-ins Played On13
68Marks76
19Frees For13
13Frees Against19
37Rebound 50s43
57Clangers71
46One Percenters53
7Bounces9
1,682Supercoach Points1,617
1,522Dream Team Points1,471
67Turnovers73
27Hitout To Advantage Rate31
33Spoils32
73Intercepts67
12Intercept Marks10

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 74 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 56 pts
Lead Changes
2
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Western Bulldogs by 74 points, 140–66.

Melbourne extended a 24-point three-quarter-time lead with a 57–7 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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