MATCH CENTRE

MATCH CENTRE

ROUND 1, 2024

MELBOURNE

V

BULLDOGS

MelbourneMELB WIN BY 45

16.13
109

FT

9.10
64

MCG

 #AFLDeesDogs

2024-03-17T02:00:00Z

Match Summary

Score Breakdown

	1	2	3	4
	4.4 28	8.5 53	10.8 68	16.13 109
	4.3 27	6.5 41	7.7 49	9.10 64

Best On Ground

Clayton OliverC Oliver35 disposals

Christian PetraccaC Petracca29 disposals
1 goal

Jacob van RooyenJ van Rooyen3 goals

Tom LiberatoreT Liberatore32 disposals

Adam TreloarA Treloar31 disposals

Jamarra Ugle-HaganJ Ugle-Hagan2 goals

Team Stats

Melbourne

Bulldogs

Disposals

MATCH

392

362

344

2026 AVG.

2064

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

368.6

2026 AVG.

2580

2026 TOTAL

Contested Possessions

MATCH

126

126

124.3

2026 AVG.

746

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

127

2026 AVG.

889

2026 TOTAL

Kicks

MATCH

250

214

209.2

2026 AVG.

1255

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

209.1

2026 AVG.

1464

2026 TOTAL

Handballs

MATCH

142

148

134.8

2026 AVG.

809

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

159.4

2026 AVG.

1116

2026 TOTAL

Frees For

MATCH

19

15

15.7

2026 AVG.

94

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

19.4

2026 AVG.

136

2026 TOTAL

Clearances

MATCH

36

34

34.5

2026 AVG.

207

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

38.4

2026 AVG.

269

2026 TOTAL

Centre Clearances

MATCH

13

15

14.5

2026 AVG.

87

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

15.3

2026 AVG.

107

2026 TOTAL

Stoppage Clearances

MATCH

23

19

20

2026 AVG.

120

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

23.1

2026 AVG.

162

2026 TOTAL

Inside 50

MATCH

53

53

56.8

2026 AVG.

341

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

51

2026 AVG.

357

2026 TOTAL

Marks

MATCH

141

99

87.2

2026 AVG.

523

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

86.1

2026 AVG.

603

2026 TOTAL

Marks Inside 50

MATCH

12

13

14.3

2026 AVG.

86

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

12

2026 AVG.

84

2026 TOTAL

Contested Marks

MATCH

12

9

8.8

2026 AVG.

53

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

6.1

2026 AVG.

43

2026 TOTAL

Tackles

MATCH

47

37

57

2026 AVG.

342

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

57.9

2026 AVG.

405

2026 TOTAL

Hit Outs

MATCH

38

27

43.5

2026 AVG.

261

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

31

2026 AVG.

217

2026 TOTAL

Player Stats

Melbourne

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Alex Neal-Bullen	6	7	13	2	0	0	1	0	2	0
Bayley Fritsch	4	3	7	3	0	1	0	0	0	3
Ben Brown	7	2	9	6	0	1	0	0	2	2
Blake Howes	8	8	16	7	0	1	0	1	0	0
Caleb Windsor	6	10	16	2	0	2	0	3	0	0
Christian Petracca	17	12	29	10	0	1	0	2	1	1
Christian Salem	13	7	20	5	0	0	2	5	1	0
Clayton Oliver	21	14	35	5	0	2	1	2	0	1
Ed Langdon	9	9	18	6	0	0	1	2	0	0
Jack Billings	20	3	23	15	0	2	0	5	1	1
Jack Viney	9	14	23	5	0	3	0	5	1	1
Jacob van Rooyen	5	1	6	4	3	0	0	1	3	0
Jake Lever	13	4	17	7	0	3	5	3	0	0
Judd McVee	15	5	20	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kade Chandler	9	2	11	5	0	0	2	4	3	1
Kysaiah Pickett	6	5	11	4	0	0	1	5	2	0
Marty Hore	11	3	14	6	0	0	1	2	0	0
Max Gawn	16	10	26	9	35	2	0	1	0	1
Steven May	21	4	25	13	0	0	1	3	0	0
Taj Woewodin	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Tom McDonald	15	3	18	10	0	0	0	2	0	0
Tom Sparrow	6	5	11	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trent Rivers	11	10	21	8	0	1	0	0	0	0

Bulldogs

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Aaron Naughton	5	1	6	1	0	2	0	0	1	1
Adam Treloar	9	22	31	4	0	0	0	1	0	0
Bailey Dale	15	8	23	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bailey Williams	8	10	18	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
Buku Khamis	7	1	8	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
Caleb Daniel	6	6	12	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
Cody Weightman	9	4	13	7	0	1	0	0	1	2
Ed Richards	10	5	15	8	0	0	2	1	0	0
Harvey Gallagher	8	1	9	3	0	1	2	5	1	0
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan	12	2	14	6	0	2	0	1	2	3
James Harmes	3	8	11	2	0	0	3	5	0	0
Jason Johannisen	19	7	26	8	0	0	0	1	0	0
Lachie Bramble	14	8	22	6	0	1	1	1	1	0
Lachlan McNeil	6	8	14	2	0	0	3	1	0	0
Laitham Vandermeer	6	4	10	5	0	0	0	1	0	0
Liam Jones	6	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Bontempelli	12	13	25	4	0	0	2	4	1	0
Nicholas Coffield	6	4	10	3	0	1	0	2	0	0
Rhylee West	10	2	12	6	0	1	2	3	1	1
Rory Lobb	3	4	7	2	6	0	2	0	1	0
Ryley Sanders	9	6	15	7	0	0	0	2	0	0
Tim English	14	9	23	5	21	2	1	4	0	2
Tom Liberatore	17	15	32	2	0	2	1	1	0	0

Team Line-Ups

Melbourne

Bulldogs

IN Tom McDonald, Kysaiah Pickett, Ben Brown, Taj Woewodin, Marty Hore OUT Adam Tomlinson (Omitted), Jake Bowey (Injured), Josh Schache (Omitted), Charlie Spargo (Injured), Bailey Laurie (Omitted)

IN Nil OUT Nil

FB 24 Trent Rivers 1 Steven May 8 Jake Lever FF 14 Rhylee West 33 Aaron Naughton 9 Jamarra Ugle-Hagan HB 17 Judd McVee 22 Blake Howes 3 Christian Salem HF 9 Ryley Sanders 7 Rory Lobb 23 Laitham Vandermeer C 15 Ed Langdon 3 Christian Petracca 6 Caleb Windsor C 30 Lachlan McNeil 1 Adam Treloar 12 Harvey Gallagher HF 25 Tom McDonald 2 Jacob van Rooyen 36 Kysaiah Pickett HB 20 Ed Richards 24 Buku Khamis 39 Jason Johannisen FF 50 Ben Brown 31 Bayley Fritsch 37 Kade Chandler FB 29 Lachie Bramble 19 Liam Jones 17 Nicholas Coffield

FOLLOWERS
11	Max Gawn
7	Jack Viney
32	Tom Sparrow

SUB
40	Taj Woewodin

INTERCHANGE
27	Marty Hore
28	Alex Neal-Bullen
10	Clayton Oliver
14	Jack Billings

FOLLOWERS
44	Tim English
4	Marcus Bontempelli
21	Tom Liberatore

SUB
5	Caleb Daniel

INTERCHANGE
31	Bailey Dale
3	Cody Weightman
34	Bailey Williams
22	James Harmes

Melbourne
IN	T. McDonald, K. Pickett, B. Brown, T. Woewodin, M. Hore
OUT	A. Tomlinson, J. Bowey, J. Schache, C. Spargo, B. Laurie
B T. Rivers, S. May, J. Lever HB J. McVee, B. Howes, C. Salem C E. Langdon, C. Petracca, C. Windsor HF T. McDonald, J. van Rooyen, K. Pickett F B. Brown, B. Fritsch, K. Chandler FOL M. Gawn, J. Viney, T. Sparrow SUB T. Woewodin I/C M. Hore, A. Neal-Bullen, C. Oliver, J. Billings
Bulldogs
IN	Nil
OUT	Nil
B L. Bramble, L. Jones, N. Coffield HB E. Richards, B. Khamis, J. Johannisen C L. McNeil, A. Treloar, H. Gallagher HF R. Sanders, R. Lobb, L. Vandermeer F R. West, A. Naughton, J. Ugle-Hagan FOL T. English, M. Bontempelli, T. Liberatore SUB C. Daniel I/C B. Dale, C. Weightman, B. Williams, J. Harmes

Preview

Previous 5 Games

Melbourne

DATE	OPP	RESULT
7/3/24	Sydney	L 86 - 64
15/9/23	Carlton	L 71 - 73
7/9/23	Collingwood	L 60 - 53
27/8/23	Sydney	W 56 - 77
20/8/23	Hawthorn	W 87 - 60

Bulldogs

DATE	OPP	RESULT
26/8/23	Geelong	W 79 - 104
20/8/23	West Coast	L 85 - 92
13/8/23	Hawthorn	L 67 - 64
4/8/23	Richmond	W 126 - 71
29/7/23	GWS	L 73 - 78