Match Recap
North Melbourne
12.14 (86)
vs
Western Bulldogs
12.17 (89)
Western Bulldogs won by 3
Western Bulldogs defeated North Melbourne 89–86, by 3 points after a nailbiter. North Melbourne led by 11 at half-time before Western Bulldogs took over in the second half; North Melbourne led contested possessions 149–131 while Western Bulldogs edged inside-50s 61–45.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2.4 (16) | 4.7 (31) | 8.11 (59) | 12.14 (86) | 12.14 (86) |
| Western Bulldogs | 2.2 (14) | 2.8 (20) | 7.15 (57) | 12.17 (89) | 12.17 (89) |
Best on Ground
Top six by KICK Game Score — our 0–100 rating of the game each player had.
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North 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 Ben Cunnington | 10 | 23 | 33 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 83 |
| #7 Jack Ziebell | 17 | 10 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 17 | 6 | — | 78 | 69 |
| #22 Todd Goldstein | 8 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 29 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 86 | 66 |
| #9 Andrew Swallow | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 73 | 63 |
| #50 Ben Brown | 8 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 83 | 60 |
| #4 Shaun Higgins | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 82 | 59 |
| #25 Robbie Tarrant | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 94 | 55 |
| #14 Trent Dumont | 12 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 83 | 50 |
| #43 Sam Gibson | 11 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 91 | 49 |
| #27 Taylor Garner | 11 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 9 | 5 | — | 77 | 48 |
| #8 Nathan Hrovat | 12 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | 73 | 48 |
| #17 Aaron Mullett | 10 | 14 | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 85 | 43 |
| #11 Luke McDonald | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 77 | 42 |
| #34 Jamie Macmillan | 11 | 12 | 23 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 4 | — | 91 | 42 |
| #12 Lindsay Thomas | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | 73 | 41 |
| #21 Jy Simpkin | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 74 | 39 |
| #31 Braydon Preuss | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 79 | 37 |
| #18 Shaun Atley | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 88 | 37 |
| #28 Kayne Turner | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 82 | 36 |
| #2 Marley Williams | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 90 | 34 |
| #16 Scott Thompson | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 87 | 32 |
| #6 Lachlan Hansen | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 82 | 25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Marcus Bontempelli | 15 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 78 |
| #42 Liam Picken | 13 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 85 | 70 |
| #6 Luke Dahlhaus | 8 | 24 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 70 |
| #1 Matt Suckling | 17 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | 9 | 7 | — | 83 | 66 |
| #11 Jack Macrae | 10 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 88 | 64 |
| #9 Jake Stringer | 12 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 88 | 57 |
| #21 Tom Liberatore | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | 82 | 56 |
| #25 Marcus Adams | 9 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 92 | 51 |
| #14 Clay Smith | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 78 | 51 |
| #39 Jason Johannisen | 9 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 80 | 46 |
| #13 Travis Cloke | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 78 | 46 |
| #15 Tom Campbell | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | 6 | — | — | 37 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 85 | 44 |
| #2 Robert Murphy | 14 | 10 | 24 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 85 | 44 |
| #46 Lin Jong | 6 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 86 | 42 |
| #16 Toby McLean | 10 | 17 | 27 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 82 | 42 |
| #20 Josh Dunkley | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 78 | 42 |
| #5 Matthew Boyd | 11 | 7 | 18 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 84 | 40 |
| #7 Lachie Hunter | 13 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 92 | 39 |
| #12 Zaine Cordy | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 88 | 27 |
| #18 Fletcher Roberts | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 96 | 21 |
| #10 Easton Wood | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 87 | 19 |
| #17 Tom Boyd | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 17 | 2 |