Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs Match Centre

Wednesday 16-Mar-2022
Final Round 1
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
97 14.13
71 11.5
Western Bulldogs Coach: Luke Beveridge
M.C.G. Melbourne by 26

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Ed LangdonQ1 - 2:35 - Goal - 6-0 Ben BrownQ1 - 4:51 - Goal - 12-0 Jack VineyQ1 - 8:41 - Goal - 18-0 Bayley FritschQ1 - 9:43 - Behind - 19-0 Ben BrownQ1 - 11:05 - Behind - 20-0 Charlie SpargoQ1 - 16:13 - Behind - 21-1 Bailey SmithQ1 - 17:24 - Behind - 21-2 Ben BrownQ1 - 18:27 - Behind - 22-2 Tom McDonaldQ1 - 20:16 - Behind - 23-2 Jake BoweyQ1 - 21:39 - Goal - 29-2 Hayden CrozierQ1 - 26:53 - Goal - 29-8 Cody WeightmanQ1 - 29:37 - Goal - 29-14 Aaron NaughtonQ2 - 0:28 - Goal - 29-20 Aaron NaughtonQ2 - 1:38 - Behind - 29-21 Bailey DaleQ2 - 5:04 - Goal - 29-27 Aaron NaughtonQ2 - 6:59 - Goal - 29-33 Adam TreloarQ2 - 8:22 - Goal - 29-39 Aaron NaughtonQ2 - 10:01 - Goal - 29-45 Mitch HannanQ2 - 12:24 - Goal - 29-51 Ben BrownQ2 - 15:46 - Goal - 35-51 Christian PetraccaQ2 - 25:51 - Goal - 42-51 Ben BrownQ3 - 2:13 - Goal - 48-51 Bayley FritschQ3 - 6:24 - Goal - 54-51 Tim EnglishQ3 - 9:14 - Behind - 54-52 Josh DunkleyQ3 - 12:20 - Behind - 54-53 Bayley FritschQ3 - 14:58 - Goal - 60-53 Luke JacksonQ3 - 16:52 - Goal - 66-53 Ben BrownQ3 - 25:34 - Behind - 67-53 Bayley FritschQ3 - 26:38 - Behind - 68-53 Luke JacksonQ4 - 1:18 - Behind - 69-53 Marcus BontempelliQ4 - 2:47 - Goal - 69-59 Aaron NaughtonQ4 - 6:25 - Goal - 69-65 Max GawnQ4 - 11:09 - Goal - 75-65 Christian PetraccaQ4 - 13:02 - Behind - 76-65 James HarmesQ4 - 17:42 - Goal - 83-65 Alex Neal-BullenQ4 - 23:06 - Behind - 84-65 Toby BedfordQ4 - 24:53 - Behind - 85-65 Christian PetraccaQ4 - 26:25 - Goal - 91-65 Adam TreloarQ4 - 27:56 - Goal - 91-71 Kysaiah PickettQ4 - 29:54 - Goal - 97-71

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL4.52.14.24.597
WBD2.26.10.23.071

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
4
Aaron NaughtonWBD
Behinds
3
Ben BrownMEL
SuperCoach
163
Christian PetraccaMEL
Tackles
11
Bailey SmithWBD

Team Stats

MELWBD

Scoring / Attack

14Goals11
11Behinds4
34Shots At Goal18
56Inside 50s51
8Goal Assists8
98Score Involvements72
17Marks Inside 506
4Behinds Rushed2

Possession

350Disposals376
213Kicks224
137Handballs152
146Contested Possessions126
204Uncontested Possessions243
6,236Metres Gained5,988
97Ground Ball Gets82

Clearance / Contest

30Clearances40
9Centre Clearances18
21Stoppage Clearances22
46Tackles53
44Hitouts20
11Hitouts To Advantage8
304Pressure Acts287
16Contested Marks6

Other

147Effective Kicks152
6Marks on the Lead6
7Tackles Inside 506
206AFL Player Rating Points199
5Kick-ins Played On10
57Defensive 50 Possessions—
148Defensive Midfield Possessions—
108Attacking Midfield Possessions—
37Attacking 50 Possessions—
96Marks92
17Frees For30
30Frees Against17
40Rebound 50s43
72Clangers59
54One Percenters43
8Bounces4
1,650Supercoach Points1,647
1,451Dream Team Points1,533
66Turnovers83
27Hitout To Advantage Rate78
43Spoils24
83Intercepts66
21Intercept Marks17

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 27 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
WBD 49 pts
Lead Changes
2
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Western Bulldogs by 26 points, 97–71.

Melbourne extended a 15-point three-quarter-time lead with a 29–18 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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