Match Recap
Melbourne
15.7 (97)
vs
Western Bulldogs
15.14 (104)
Western Bulldogs won by 7
Western Bulldogs defeated Melbourne 104–97, by 7 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the third quarter, when Western Bulldogs outscored Melbourne 22–7; Melbourne led disposals 455–380 while Western Bulldogs edged inside-50s 57–47.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5.2 (32) | 10.3 (63) | 11.4 (70) | 15.7 (97) | 15.7 (97) |
| Western Bulldogs | 3.3 (21) | 9.6 (60) | 12.10 (82) | 15.14 (104) | 15.14 (104) |
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 →
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 →
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Brock McLean | 15 | 21 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | — | 78 | 75 |
| #10 Cale Morton | 23 | 14 | 37 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | 91 | 75 |
| #22 Brent Moloney | 12 | 25 | 37 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | 76 | 70 |
| #6 Matthew Bate | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 86 | 65 |
| #12 Colin Sylvia | 10 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 88 | 65 |
| #36 Aaron Davey | 20 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 78 | 62 |
| #45 Matthew Whelan | 12 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 85 | 61 |
| #11 Paul Johnson | 14 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 93 | 61 |
| #16 Jack Grimes | 14 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 79 | 56 |
| #23 James McDonald | 10 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 71 | 56 |
| #32 Cameron Bruce | 7 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 94 | 49 |
| #25 Kyle Cheney | 8 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | 71 | 48 |
| #2 Nathan Jones | 4 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 80 | 42 |
| #34 Stefan Martin | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 91 | 38 |
| #24 Russell Robertson | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 84 | 38 |
| #7 Brad Miller | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 93 | 36 |
| #19 Addam Maric | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 79 | 33 |
| #44 Shane Valenti | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 62 | 30 |
| #3 Clint Bartram | 6 | 8 | 14 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 79 | 30 |
| #37 Matthew Warnock | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 96 | 28 |
| #14 Lynden Dunn | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 67 | 28 |
| #15 Ricky Petterd | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 78 | 21 |
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 →
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Matthew Boyd | 20 | 13 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 93 | 90 |
| #21 Jason Akermanis | 14 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 91 | 74 |
| #9 Lindsay Gilbee | 19 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 95 | 69 |
| #13 Daniel Giansiracusa | 19 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 79 | 66 |
| #28 Scott Welsh | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 88 | 62 |
| #17 Adam Cooney | 7 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 84 | 57 |
| #4 Daniel Cross | 3 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 13 | 3 | — | 87 | 51 |
| #16 Ryan Griffen | 13 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 76 | 47 |
| #15 Ben Hudson | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 67 | 46 |
| #38 Dale Morris | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 100 | 45 |
| #10 Nathan Eagleton | 12 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 96 | 45 |
| #36 Brian Lake | 11 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 95 | 45 |
| #8 Mitch Hahn | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 83 | 42 |
| #40 Jarrod Harbrow | 13 | 7 | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 88 | 39 |
| #27 Will Minson | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 70 | 38 |
| #22 Dylan Addison | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 81 | 38 |
| #6 Brad Johnson | 10 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 88 | 38 |
| #20 Josh Hill | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 85 | 34 |
| #42 Liam Picken | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 81 | 33 |
| #3 Andrejs Everitt | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 70 | 23 |
| #2 Robert Murphy | 6 | — | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 16 | 21 |
| #12 Tom Williams | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 87 | 16 |