Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs 10-Aug-2025 Lineups

Sunday 10-Aug-2025 Final Round 23

MEL

99 15.9

Coach: Troy Chaplin

105 15.15

WBD

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

23 Laitham Vandermeer FPL 10 Sam Darcy FF 14 Rhylee West FPR

Half forwards

33 Aaron Naughton CHF 8 Matthew Kennedy HFF 34 Bailey Williams HFF

Followers

21 Tom Liberatore RK 44 Tim English RK 4 Marcus Bontempelli RR

Centre

13 Oskar Baker WL 20 Ed Richards C 31 Bailey Dale WR

Half backs

7 Rory Lobb CHB 39 Jason Johannisen HBF 36 Luke Cleary HBF

Backs

29 Lachlan Bramble BPL 27 Joel Freijah FB 18 James ODonnell BPR

Interchange 4

9 Ryley Sanders INT 25 Caleb Poulter INT 5 Jedd Busslinger INT 30 Lachlan McNeil INT

Substitutes 1

38 Riley Garcia SUB

2Q3Q4Q

Ed RichardsQ1 - 2:16 - Behind - 0-1 Jacob van RooyenQ1 - 3:20 - Behind - 1-1 Aaron NaughtonQ1 - 5:22 - Goal - 1-7 Tom LiberatoreQ1 - 7:00 - Behind - 1-8 Aaron NaughtonQ1 - 8:42 - Behind - 1-9 Bayley FritschQ1 - 10:38 - Behind - 2-9 Tim EnglishQ1 - 11:49 - Behind - 2-10 Sam DarcyQ1 - 14:13 - Goal - 2-16 Matthew KennedyQ1 - 15:56 - Behind - 2-17 Jake MelkshamQ1 - 17:51 - Goal - 8-17 Kysaiah PickettQ1 - 19:13 - Behind - 9-17 Kysaiah PickettQ1 - 19:58 - Behind - 10-17 Jacob van RooyenQ1 - 21:53 - Goal - 16-17 Lachlan BrambleQ1 - 26:01 - Goal - 16-23 Joel FreijahQ1 - 27:39 - Behind - 16-24 Jai CulleyQ1 - 28:47 - Goal - 22-24 Aaron NaughtonQ2 - 3:37 - Goal - 22-30 Bayley FritschQ2 - 4:46 - Behind - 23-30 Laitham VandermeerQ2 - 7:47 - Behind - 23-31 Joel FreijahQ2 - 9:27 - Behind - 23-32 Bayley FritschQ2 - 10:28 - Goal - 29-32 Lachlan McNeilQ2 - 12:32 - Goal - 29-38 Caleb PoulterQ2 - 14:42 - Behind - 29-39 Rory LobbQ2 - 18:51 - Behind - 29-40 Harry PettyQ2 - 28:36 - Behind - 30-40 Aaron NaughtonQ3 - 0:49 - Goal - 30-46 Jacob van RooyenQ3 - 3:04 - Behind - 31-46 Aaron NaughtonQ3 - 4:31 - Goal - 31-52 Kade ChandlerQ3 - 7:53 - Goal - 37-52 Tim EnglishQ3 - 10:01 - Behind - 37-53 Bayley FritschQ3 - 10:42 - Goal - 43-53

RushedQ3 - 12:47 - Behind - 44-53

Bayley FritschQ3 - 13:30 - Behind - 45-53 Bailey WilliamsQ3 - 14:10 - Goal - 45-59 Kysaiah PickettQ3 - 18:05 - Goal - 51-59 Harry PettyQ3 - 20:19 - Goal - 57-59 Jake MelkshamQ3 - 22:46 - Goal - 63-59 Sam DarcyQ3 - 25:01 - Goal - 63-65 Max GawnQ3 - 30:53 - Goal - 69-65 Christian PetraccaQ3 - 32:52 - Goal - 75-65

RushedQ4 - 1:57 - Behind - 75-66

Luke ClearyQ4 - 3:06 - Goal - 75-72 Ed RichardsQ4 - 5:27 - Goal - 75-78

RushedQ4 - 6:52 - Behind - 75-79

Harry PettyQ4 - 8:22 - Goal - 81-79 Ed RichardsQ4 - 11:51 - Goal - 81-85 Riley GarciaQ4 - 13:27 - Goal - 81-91 Harvey LangfordQ4 - 14:59 - Goal - 87-91 Blake HowesQ4 - 19:20 - Goal - 93-91 Rhylee WestQ4 - 21:16 - Goal - 93-97 Aaron NaughtonQ4 - 22:39 - Goal - 93-103

RushedQ4 - 24:38 - Behind - 93-104

Joel FreijahQ4 - 30:55 - Behind - 93-105 Daniel TurnerQ4 - 32:06 - Goal - 99-105

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Daniel TurnerGoal
4Q 32:0699-105
Joel FreijahBehind
4Q 30:5593-105
RushedBehind
4Q 24:3893-104
Aaron NaughtonGoal
4Q 22:3993-103
Rhylee WestGoal
4Q 21:1693-97
Blake HowesGoal
4Q 19:2093-91
Harvey LangfordGoal
4Q 14:5987-91
Riley GarciaGoal
4Q 13:2781-91
Ed RichardsGoal
4Q 11:5181-85
Harry PettyGoal
4Q 8:2281-79
RushedBehind
4Q 6:5275-79
Ed RichardsGoal
4Q 5:2775-78
Luke ClearyGoal
4Q 3:0675-72
RushedBehind
4Q 1:5775-66
Christian PetraccaGoal
3Q 32:5275-65
Max GawnGoal
3Q 30:5369-65
Sam DarcyGoal
3Q 25:0163-65
Jake MelkshamGoal
3Q 22:4663-59
Harry PettyGoal
3Q 20:1957-59
Kysaiah PickettGoal
3Q 18:0551-59
Bailey WilliamsGoal
3Q 14:1045-59
Bayley FritschBehind
3Q 13:3045-53
RushedBehind
3Q 12:4744-53
Bayley FritschGoal
3Q 10:4243-53
Tim EnglishBehind
3Q 10:0137-53
Kade ChandlerGoal
3Q 7:5337-52
Aaron NaughtonGoal
3Q 4:3131-52
Jacob van RooyenBehind
3Q 3:0431-46
Aaron NaughtonGoal
3Q 0:4930-46
Harry PettyBehind
2Q 28:3630-40
Rory LobbBehind
2Q 18:5129-40
Caleb PoulterBehind
2Q 14:4229-39
Lachlan McNeilGoal
2Q 12:3229-38
Bayley FritschGoal
2Q 10:2829-32
Joel FreijahBehind
2Q 9:2723-32
Laitham VandermeerBehind
2Q 7:4723-31
Bayley FritschBehind
2Q 4:4623-30
Aaron NaughtonGoal
2Q 3:3722-30
Jai CulleyGoal
1Q 28:4722-24
Joel FreijahBehind
1Q 27:3916-24
Lachlan BrambleGoal
1Q 26:0116-23
Jacob van RooyenGoal
1Q 21:5316-17
Kysaiah PickettBehind
1Q 19:5810-17
Kysaiah PickettBehind
1Q 19:139-17
Jake MelkshamGoal
1Q 17:518-17
Matthew KennedyBehind
1Q 15:562-17
Sam DarcyGoal
1Q 14:132-16
Tim EnglishBehind
1Q 11:492-10
Bayley FritschBehind
1Q 10:382-9
Aaron NaughtonBehind
1Q 8:421-9
Tom LiberatoreBehind
1Q 7:001-8
Aaron NaughtonGoal
1Q 5:221-7
Jacob van RooyenBehind
1Q 3:201-1
Ed RichardsBehind
1Q 2:160-1

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
MEL	3.4	1.2	7.3	4.0	99
WBD	3.6	2.4	4.1	6.4	105

Match Leaders

Goals

Aaron NaughtonWBD

Behinds

2 tied leaders

Bayley FritschMEL

SuperCoach

148

Ed RichardsWBD

Tackles

Tom LiberatoreWBD

Team Stats

MELWBD

Scoring / Attack

15Goals15

8Behinds12

25Shots At Goal31

47Inside 50s62

11Goal Assists12

107Score Involvements135

10Marks Inside 5014

1Behinds Rushed3

Possession

380Disposals388

215Kicks225

165Handballs163

139Contested Possessions137

235Uncontested Possessions248

6,079Metres Gained6,322

86Ground Ball Gets98

Clearance / Contest

31Clearances46

10Centre Clearances19

21Stoppage Clearances27

50Tackles49

52Hitouts30

15Hitouts To Advantage8

302Pressure Acts312

12Contested Marks11

Other

86Marks104

13Frees For16

16Frees Against13

47Rebound 50s32

53Clangers46

48One Percenters52

5Bounces5

1,599Supercoach Points1,699

1,548Dream Team Points1,618

58Turnovers59

29Hitout To Advantage Rate15

34Spoils27

59Intercepts58

16Intercept Marks14

15Kick Ins9

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: WBD 21 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: MEL 18 pts
Lead Changes: 8
Score Ties: 1

Preliminary Finals

Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs Match Centre

Forwards

Half forwards

Followers

Centre

Half backs

Backs

Interchange 4

Substitutes 1

Forwards

Half forwards

Followers

Centre

Half backs

Backs

Interchange 4

Substitutes 1