Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs 18-Mar-2023 Match Centre

Saturday 18-Mar-2023

Final Round 1

Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin

115 17.13

65 9.11

Western Bulldogs Coach: Luke Beveridge

2Q3Q4Q

Christian PetraccaQ1 - 2:19 - Behind - 1-0 Kysaiah PickettQ1 - 6:01 - Goal - 7-0 Tom LiberatoreQ1 - 8:27 - Behind - 7-1 Max GawnQ1 - 10:00 - Goal - 13-1 Kysaiah PickettQ1 - 12:40 - Behind - 14-1 Sam DarcyQ1 - 14:26 - Behind - 14-2 Marcus BontempelliQ1 - 19:35 - Goal - 14-8 Jamarra Ugle-HaganQ1 - 23:04 - Behind - 14-9 Jamarra Ugle-HaganQ1 - 24:19 - Goal - 14-15 Christian PetraccaQ1 - 25:37 - Behind - 15-15 Tom SparrowQ1 - 26:35 - Goal - 21-15 Aaron NaughtonQ1 - 28:08 - Behind - 21-16 Bailey WilliamsQ2 - 1:14 - Goal - 21-22 Aaron NaughtonQ2 - 4:12 - Goal - 21-28 Jamarra Ugle-HaganQ2 - 5:33 - Behind - 21-29 Ben BrownQ2 - 8:29 - Goal - 27-29

RushedQ2 - 10:31 - Behind - 28-29

Jason JohannisenQ2 - 11:15 - Goal - 28-35 Marcus BontempelliQ2 - 13:33 - Behind - 28-36 Jamarra Ugle-HaganQ2 - 16:58 - Behind - 28-37 Bailey SmithQ2 - 19:40 - Behind - 28-38

RushedQ2 - 20:14 - Behind - 28-39

Charlie SpargoQ2 - 20:54 - Goal - 34-39 Kysaiah PickettQ2 - 23:02 - Goal - 40-39 Charlie SpargoQ2 - 25:40 - Goal - 46-39 Ben BrownQ2 - 28:01 - Goal - 52-39 Max GawnQ2 - 29:43 - Goal - 58-39 Brodie GrundyQ3 - 1:55 - Behind - 59-39 Kysaiah PickettQ3 - 6:35 - Goal - 65-39 Oskar BakerQ3 - 8:25 - Goal - 65-45 Kade ChandlerQ3 - 10:58 - Behind - 66-45 Aaron NaughtonQ3 - 14:06 - Behind - 66-46 Adam TreloarQ3 - 18:13 - Goal - 66-52 Ben BrownQ3 - 19:20 - Goal - 72-52 Ed LangdonQ3 - 22:20 - Behind - 73-52 Jack MacraeQ3 - 25:09 - Goal - 73-58 Kade ChandlerQ3 - 27:30 - Goal - 79-58 Kysaiah PickettQ3 - 29:43 - Goal - 85-58 Kade ChandlerQ3 - 31:36 - Behind - 86-58 Jake MelkshamQ4 - 1:58 - Goal - 92-58 Ben BrownQ4 - 4:29 - Behind - 93-58

RushedQ4 - 8:34 - Behind - 94-58

Tom LiberatoreQ4 - 10:22 - Goal - 94-64 Jake MelkshamQ4 - 12:51 - Behind - 95-64 Brodie GrundyQ4 - 15:16 - Goal - 101-64 Ben BrownQ4 - 18:56 - Goal - 107-64

RushedQ4 - 22:22 - Behind - 107-65

RushedQ4 - 23:33 - Behind - 108-65

Alex Neal-BullenQ4 - 25:11 - Goal - 114-65 Tom McDonaldQ4 - 28:06 - Behind - 115-65

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Tom McDonaldBehind
4Q 28:06115-65
Alex Neal-BullenGoal
4Q 25:11114-65
RushedBehind
4Q 23:33108-65
RushedBehind
4Q 22:22107-65
Ben BrownGoal
4Q 18:56107-64
Brodie GrundyGoal
4Q 15:16101-64
Jake MelkshamBehind
4Q 12:5195-64
Tom LiberatoreGoal
4Q 10:2294-64
RushedBehind
4Q 8:3494-58
Ben BrownBehind
4Q 4:2993-58
Jake MelkshamGoal
4Q 1:5892-58
Kade ChandlerBehind
3Q 31:3686-58
Kysaiah PickettGoal
3Q 29:4385-58
Kade ChandlerGoal
3Q 27:3079-58
Jack MacraeGoal
3Q 25:0973-58
Ed LangdonBehind
3Q 22:2073-52
Ben BrownGoal
3Q 19:2072-52
Adam TreloarGoal
3Q 18:1366-52
Aaron NaughtonBehind
3Q 14:0666-46
Kade ChandlerBehind
3Q 10:5866-45
Oskar BakerGoal
3Q 8:2565-45
Kysaiah PickettGoal
3Q 6:3565-39
Brodie GrundyBehind
3Q 1:5559-39
Max GawnGoal
2Q 29:4358-39
Ben BrownGoal
2Q 28:0152-39
Charlie SpargoGoal
2Q 25:4046-39
Kysaiah PickettGoal
2Q 23:0240-39
Charlie SpargoGoal
2Q 20:5434-39
RushedBehind
2Q 20:1428-39
Bailey SmithBehind
2Q 19:4028-38
Jamarra Ugle-HaganBehind
2Q 16:5828-37
Marcus BontempelliBehind
2Q 13:3328-36
Jason JohannisenGoal
2Q 11:1528-35
RushedBehind
2Q 10:3128-29
Ben BrownGoal
2Q 8:2927-29
Jamarra Ugle-HaganBehind
2Q 5:3321-29
Aaron NaughtonGoal
2Q 4:1221-28
Bailey WilliamsGoal
2Q 1:1421-22
Aaron NaughtonBehind
1Q 28:0821-16
Tom SparrowGoal
1Q 26:3521-15
Christian PetraccaBehind
1Q 25:3715-15
Jamarra Ugle-HaganGoal
1Q 24:1914-15
Jamarra Ugle-HaganBehind
1Q 23:0414-9
Marcus BontempelliGoal
1Q 19:3514-8
Sam DarcyBehind
1Q 14:2614-2
Kysaiah PickettBehind
1Q 12:4014-1
Max GawnGoal
1Q 10:0013-1
Tom LiberatoreBehind
1Q 8:277-1
Kysaiah PickettGoal
1Q 6:017-0
Christian PetraccaBehind
1Q 2:191-0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
MEL	3.3	6.1	4.4	4.5	115
WBD	2.4	3.5	3.1	1.1	65

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

2 tied leaders

Kysaiah PickettMEL

Behinds

Jamarra Ugle-HaganWBD

SuperCoach

144

Kysaiah PickettMEL

Tackles

Kysaiah PickettMEL

Team Stats

MELWBD

Scoring / Attack

17Goals9

10Behinds9

30Shots At Goal21

60Inside 50s50

12Goal Assists6

125Score Involvements74

17Marks Inside 507

6Behinds Rushed2

Possession

386Disposals374

251Kicks208

135Handballs166

126Contested Possessions140

255Uncontested Possessions233

6,956Metres Gained5,972

84Ground Ball Gets98

Clearance / Contest

30Clearances37

15Centre Clearances8

15Stoppage Clearances29

65Tackles53

36Hitouts27

12Hitouts To Advantage7

344Pressure Acts303

2Contested Marks9

Other

177Effective Kicks115

7Marks on the Lead3

21Tackles Inside 509

238AFL Player Rating Points188

9Kick-ins Played On11

—Defensive 50 Possessions69

—Defensive Midfield Possessions142

—Attacking Midfield Possessions120

—Attacking 50 Possessions42

117Marks77

23Frees For13

13Frees Against23

41Rebound 50s41

55Clangers76

45One Percenters53

1Bounces2

1,797Supercoach Points1,505

1,766Dream Team Points1,433

75Turnovers81

29Hitout To Advantage Rate15

31Spoils34

82Intercepts76

21Intercept Marks21

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: MEL 50 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: MEL 37 pts
Lead Changes: 4
Score Ties: 1

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Western Bulldogs by 50 points, 115–65.

Melbourne extended a 28-point three-quarter-time lead with a 29–7 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