Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs 25-Sep-2021 Lineups

Saturday 25-Sep-2021

Final Grand Final

Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin

140 21.14

66 10.6

Western Bulldogs Coach: Luke Beveridge

The team sheet

Who takes the field

Attacking this way

Home team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Away team

Western Bulldogs

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

39 Jason Johannisen FPL 44 Tim English FF 29 Mitch Hannan FPR

Half forwards

19 Cody Weightman HFFL 33 Aaron Naughton CHF 1 Adam Treloar HFFR

Followers

8 Stefan Martin RK 11 Jack Macrae RR 4 Marcus Bontempelli ROV

Centre

6 Bailey Smith WL 21 Tom Liberatore C 7 Lachie Hunter WR

Half backs

35 Caleb Daniel HBFL 12 Zaine Cordy CHB 31 Bailey Dale HBFR

Backs

10 Easton Wood BPL 42 Alex Keath FB 15 Taylor Duryea BPR

Interchange 4

5 Josh Dunkley INT 37 Roarke Smith INT 34 Bailey Williams INT 13 Josh Schache INT

Substitutes 1

23 Laitham Vandermeer SUB

2Q3Q4Q

RushedQ1 - 3:00 - Behind - 1-0

Ben BrownQ1 - 5:02 - Behind - 2-0 Christian PetraccaQ1 - 6:33 - Goal - 8-0

RushedQ1 - 7:51 - Behind - 8-1

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

RushedQ3 - 26:48 - Behind - 65-59

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

RushedQ4 - 6:45 - Behind - 96-60

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

RushedQ4 - 25:28 - Behind - 128-66

Bayley FritschQ4 - 29:27 - Goal - 134-66 Tom McDonaldQ4 - 33:55 - Goal - 140-66

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Tom McDonaldGoal
4Q 33:55140-66
Bayley FritschGoal
4Q 29:27134-66
RushedBehind
4Q 25:28128-66
Luke JacksonGoal
4Q 24:15127-66
Christian SalemGoal
4Q 22:16121-66
Adam TreloarGoal
4Q 20:49115-66
Tom McDonaldGoal
4Q 18:32115-60
Bayley FritschBehind
4Q 14:21109-60
Ed LangdonGoal
4Q 11:40108-60
Alex Neal-BullenGoal
4Q 8:09102-60
RushedBehind
4Q 6:4596-60
Christian PetraccaBehind
4Q 4:1196-59
Bayley FritschGoal
4Q 3:0195-59
Ben BrownGoal
4Q 1:0489-59
Clayton OliverGoal
3Q 32:2083-59
Tom SparrowGoal
3Q 31:1077-59
Christian PetraccaGoal
3Q 29:5171-59
RushedBehind
3Q 26:4865-59
Angus BrayshawGoal
3Q 25:0064-59
Ben BrownGoal
3Q 19:3658-59
Bayley FritschGoal
3Q 17:4952-59
Bayley FritschGoal
3Q 16:3446-59
Marcus BontempelliGoal
3Q 12:1140-59
Jason JohannisenGoal
3Q 2:2440-53
Bayley FritschBehind
3Q 0:1340-47
Lachie HunterBehind
2Q 31:1139-47
Marcus BontempelliGoal
2Q 29:4039-46
Josh SchacheBehind
2Q 27:5239-40
Alex Neal-BullenBehind
2Q 22:4539-39
Charlie SpargoBehind
2Q 22:1338-39
Lachie HunterGoal
2Q 17:1137-39
Marcus BontempelliGoal
2Q 13:2637-33
Max GawnBehind
2Q 11:4237-27
Ben BrownGoal
2Q 8:0536-27
Bailey SmithBehind
2Q 6:3430-27
Aaron NaughtonGoal
2Q 5:1630-26
Adam TreloarGoal
2Q 4:0430-20
Clayton OliverBehind
2Q 2:4130-14
Adam TreloarGoal
2Q 0:4329-14
Ed LangdonBehind
1Q 28:1729-8
Ben BrownBehind
1Q 25:5828-8
Bayley FritschGoal
1Q 21:4627-8
Tim EnglishBehind
1Q 20:3721-8
Charlie SpargoGoal
1Q 18:5521-7
Roarke SmithGoal
1Q 16:0715-7
Max GawnBehind
1Q 13:3415-1
Bayley FritschGoal
1Q 9:3914-1
RushedBehind
1Q 7:518-1
Christian PetraccaGoal
1Q 6:338-0
Ben BrownBehind
1Q 5:022-0
RushedBehind
1Q 3:001-0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
MEL	4.5	1.4	7.2	9.3	140
WBD	1.2	6.3	2.0	1.1	66

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.

Explore shots and disposals

Match Leaders

Goals

Bayley FritschMEL

Behinds

3 tied leaders

Max GawnMEL

SuperCoach

160

Christian PetraccaMEL

Tackles

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

40.4Hitout To Advantage Rate %33.3

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. Period comparisons are included only when all recorded periods add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

Understanding historical coverage