Match

Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne

Commentary / 22 Aug 2020

Pre Game

00:00
The Bulldogs recorded 73 points from stoppages last round – ranked No.1 for the round and their most in any game on record.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:57
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Sam Weideman)
02:39
Melbourne gets the first goal of the match through Sam Weideman with a Christian Petracca goal assist. Petracca started this match as a forward, 68% of his game time has been as a midfielder this season.
04:22
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Patrick Lipinski)
05:43
Marcus Bontempelli already has 110 metres gained, the most on the ground. This season Bontempelli averages 311 metres gained.
07:36
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
08:41
Brayden Preuss has all eight hitouts in this match so far, though three of these were sharked and three were to advantage. Josh Dunkley has attended six of the 10 ruck contests for the Bulldogs.
09:01
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
09:41
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Toby McLean)
14:05
All four of Jack Macrae's disposals have been handballs so far. Macrae averages 12 kicks per game - ranked No.1 at the club.
14:26
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
16:55
In the last 10 minutes, the Bulldogs lead kicking efficiency (71%-57%), contested possessions (14-9), tackles (5-2), and inside 50s (5-1).
18:01
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Patrick Lipinski)
18:16
Patrick Lipinski has two behinds early on, he has been relatively accurate with his scoring shots in the past, kicking 27 goals to 13 behinds in his career.
18:43
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
22:08
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jake Melksham)
22:12
Melbourne has generated two behinds from the defensive 50 so far. This season it averages 10.5 points launched from this zone - ranked fifth in the competition.
24:15
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
25:02
Clayton Oliver did not record any contested possessions in the first term and had just three disposals - his lowest in a first quarter this season. However, he did produce game-highs in tackles (four) and pressure points (30).

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:13
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Sam Weideman)
01:52
Melbourne gets the quick start in this term with Sam Weideman's second goal. Weideman has kicked multiple goals in every match he has played this season except when he was held goalless by Harris Andrews.
03:25
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Laitham Vandermeer)
08:00
Jack Macrae has started this quarter hot defensively leading all players in tackles (two) and pressure points (10) in this quarter.
08:32
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jake Melksham)
10:32
Lachie Hunter leads all players in disposals (12), uncontested possessions (nine), and intercept possessions (four).
11:06
Demons Interchange - Jake Lever off due to the blood rule.
11:48
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
11:54
The Demons have 18 hitouts to the Bulldogs' five, but the Demons have not been able to capitalise on this as the Bulldogs lead first possessions (16-9) and clearances (12-8).
16:01
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jake Melksham)
16:43
Jake Melksham gets his first goal of the match from his third shot at goal. Melbourne has generated 14 points from its defensive 50.
18:43
The Bulldogs lead forward half tackles 20 to eight, Ben Cavarra leads all plays in forward half tackles with four.
20:21
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tom Liberatore)
21:01
Tom Liberatore kicks his first goal since round 8 and puts the Bulldogs back in front.
22:59
Steven May has a game-high nine spoils, the next highest on the ground is three.
24:40
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Clayton Oliver)
25:03
Clayton Oliver gets himself on the scoreboard with a goal, Melbourne leads pressure factor in the forward 50 190 to 161. It has sourced all four of its goals from general play.
26:38
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
26:48
Bayley Fritsch kicks Melbourne's first goal of the match from a set shot. Melbourne has kicked the last two goals and is up to its highest margin of the match, leading by seven.
28:32
Lachie Hunter has the second-most disposals on the ground with 16, but he also leads all players in turnovers (six) and clanger disposals (five).

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:47
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
00:53
Since Round 8, the Demons have conceded 18 points per game in second halves – ranked No.1 defensively. However, the Bulldogs start the second half hot with an early goal from Marcus Bontempelli.
04:23
All four of Caleb Daniel's kicks in this match have been short kicks. Daniel has recorded 78 short kicks this season – ranked second in the competition.
04:49
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
05:28
The Bulldogs have kicked the first two goals of this quarter. They lead uncontested possessions 18 to five in this term.
07:56
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Bailey Smith)
08:24
The Bulldogs have kicked 3.0 in this quarter after scoring 4.4 in the first half. They lead pressure factor 221 to 150 in this quarter and pre-clearance pressure factor 294 to 173 during this same time.
10:07
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Tom Sparrow)
12:29
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Bailey Williams)
13:04
The Demons lead clearances four to one in this quarter but have scored just one behind from stoppages, meanwhile the Bulldogs have scored four goals from turnovers in this same period.
14:27
Demons Interchange - Tom Sparrow and is possibly out for the game.
14:30
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
15:09
Mitch Wallis has two goals for the quarter and three for the match. He has kicked three goals in three other matches this season.
16:21
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
17:09
Melbourne leads inside 50s seven to six in this term but has been outscored 30 points to two. It has allowed nine marks in its forward 50 and taken just one mark inside 50 itself.
20:24
The Bulldogs have four smothers in this quarter to the Demons' one.
20:42
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jake Melksham)
22:53
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tim English)
23:09
Since the first quarter, Patrick Lipinski has received the most pressure of any player on his disposals, receiving an average of 2.74 pressure points on his seven disposals in this time and going at 100% effectiveness. Christian Petracca has received the most pressure of Melbourne players in this time with 2.51 pressure points per disposal on his 12 disposals and going at 50% effectiveness.
26:02
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)
27:17
The Bulldogs outscored the opposition by 34 points in the third term. They entered the second half down by seven points, they have entered the second half behind on the scoreboard five times this season and lost all of these matches. They enter the fourth quarter ahead by 27 points and haven't lost a match when entering the final term ahead.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:48
Melbourne has outscored its opposition by a total of 126 points in final quarters – ranked No.1 in the AFL despite playing in one less game.
03:16
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
04:41
Jake Lever has game-highs in marks from the opposition (six) and intercept possessions (20).
05:13
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)
07:09
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
07:35
Mitch Wallis kicks his fourth goal of the match and the best return of his career. The ball coming inside 50 to Wallis comes from Marcus Bontempelli who has a goal of his own and two goal assists. Bontempelli leads all players with 744 metres gained, a new career-high for him.
09:56
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Caleb Daniel)
10:30
Six of Tom McDonald's eight disposals have been in the defensive half despite McDonald spending a significant amount of his time as a forward in this match.
12:13
There has been 62 ruck contests in this match. Josh Dunkley has attended the most for the Bulldogs with 24, Tim English follows closely behind having attended 23 ruck contests.
14:27
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
15:18
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Charlie Spargo)
17:26
Patrick Lipinski is one of nine players without a turnover in this match. He has the most disposals of these players with 16.
18:02
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Ben Cavarra)
19:00
Ben Cavarra kicks his first goal of the match and the Bulldogs are up to 58 points generated from intercept possessions. This is the equal highest amount of points they have produced from this source in 2020.
21:33
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Patrick Lipinski)
22:47
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
23:33
It was the third quarter in which the Bulldogs set themselves apart scoring 6.1 to 0.3, winning the quarter by 34 points. This is their equal best points differential in a quarter this season.