Match Recap
Round 15·Sun, 13-Jul-2008 2:10 PM·Docklands·27,446 att.
Western Bulldogs
14.11 (95)
vs
Melbourne
9.10 (64)
Western Bulldogs won by 31

Western Bulldogs defeated Melbourne 95–64, by 31 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Western Bulldogs outscored Melbourne 33–10; Melbourne won disposals 420–390 and contested possessions 129–109.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Western Bulldogs3.2 (20)7.4 (46)12.7 (79)14.11 (95)14.11 (95)
Melbourne1.0 (6)4.2 (26)5.6 (36)9.10 (64)9.10 (64)

Best on Ground

Top six by KICK Game Score — our 0–100 rating of the game each player had.

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

1
Cameron Bruce
Melbourne
38 disposals, 4 tackles, 1 clearances
KICK 77
2
Paul Wheatley
Melbourne
34 disposals, 1 tackles, 5 clearances
KICK 72
3
Matthew Boyd
Western Bulldogs
33 disposals, 5 tackles, 2 clearances
KICK 72
4
Daniel Cross
Western Bulldogs
25 disposals, 1 goals, 1 tackles
KICK 66
5
Jason Akermanis
Western Bulldogs
20 disposals, 3 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 65
6
Brad Miller
Melbourne
18 disposals, 3 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 64

Western Bulldogs — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#5 Matthew Boyd15183365—11—214538572
#4 Daniel Cross91625611—121131—8466
#21 Jason Akermanis146205331—3192—8265
#27 Will Minson549253—46372—9056
#20 Josh Hill1292155—2—4—71—7054
#13 Daniel Giansiracusa12921722————71—7454
#9 Lindsay Gilbee16112731————63119353
#10 Nathan Eagleton8614252——1361—8452
#25 Ryan Hargrave111122102———3—32—9650
#22 Dylan Addison991893———2421—8450
#36 Brian Lake1552091——15121—9449
#40 Jarrod Harbrow96154612—1—32—8749
#1 Farren Ray10122273—1—5526—7749
#17 Adam Cooney1161764———2—41—8047
#3 Andrejs Everitt1071753———8—74—8743
#2 Robert Murphy961562———3—12—7639
#6 Brad Johnson1282041———3—31—8836
#15 Ben Hudson3111426——10—375—6936
#38 Dale Morris751253———31———8535
#37 Cameron Wight671342——12151—7332
#8 Mitch Hahn6—6442——2216—6832
#35 Stephen Tiller72942———1—32—7422

Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#32 Cameron Bruce132538114—2—516228477
#31 Paul Wheatley17173471———65114—7972
#7 Brad Miller117189231—3—71—9264
#18 Brad Green145194622—4142—8563
#17 Chris Johnson141024621——23115—7861
#20 Colin Garland1292171————191—9152
#14 Lynden Dunn8715171—113102—8552
#44 Shane Valenti13102381———5153—5747
#29 Michael Newton91107112—3—63—8146
#39 Austin Wonaeamirri851397———3—32—8245
#33 Stefan Martin7121941——2—1101—9445
#6 Matthew Bate1282062—135—23—8844
#1 Simon Buckley1110215111—2—2——8044
#21 Daniel Bell8111936—————51—8443
#37 Matthew Warnock5111645———1—61—9042
#40 Mark Jamar191056——20—274—7742
#2 Nathan Jones617232————3373—7137
#10 Cale Morton10112171———1—43—7235
#45 Matthew Whelan1161743—————33—7835
#12 Colin Sylvia881671——11—52—8535
#3 Clint Bartram661241———1—31—8730
#11 Paul Johnson5611—1——9—13——7924