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Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs Match Centre

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

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.

Understanding historical coverage

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Recorded events

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        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.

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        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.

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