Melbourne v Western Bulldogs – Round 8 2009 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2009 AFLRound 8Sat, 16 May, 2:10 pm AEST

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97104

15.715.14

Bulldogs by 7

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
MEL	5.2 32	10.3 63	11.4 70	15.7 97
WBD	3.3 21	9.6 60	12.10 82	15.14 104

MCG, MelbourneMostly sunny, 18°Lead changes 6

Recap

The Western Bulldogs 15.14 (104) beat Melbourne 15.7 (97) at MCG in Round 8, a 7-point win after trailing by 22. The lead changed 6 times.

Jason Akermanis kicked four goals for Bulldogs and Scott Welsh three; Matthew Bate kicked four for Melbourne.

Matthew Boyd led the way with 33 disposals, a goal and 11 clearances.

A run of four straight goals across the third and last quarters turned a 9-point deficit into a 21-point lead.

Bulldogs won the inside-50 count 57–47 and won the clearances 38–26.

Best on ground

More from Round 8

Melbourne15.797

Western Bulldogs15.14104

Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.

0:15BehindL. GilbeeWBD0.0 (0) – 0.1 (1)
3:29BehindL. PickenWBD0.0 (0) – 0.2 (2)
4:25BehindB. MillerMEL0.1 (1) – 0.2 (2)
5:30GoalM. BateMELLead change1.1 (7) – 0.2 (2)
7:52BehindB. JohnsonWBD1.1 (7) – 0.3 (3)
9:21GoalR. MurphyWBDLead change1.1 (7) – 1.3 (9)
10:42BehindS. ValentiMEL1.2 (8) – 1.3 (9)
12:50GoalA. MaricMELLead change2.2 (14) – 1.3 (9)
14:26GoalR. RobertsonMEL3.2 (20) – 1.3 (9)
18:07GoalB. McLeanMEL4.2 (26) – 1.3 (9)
20:06GoalS. WelshWBD4.2 (26) – 2.3 (15)
22:56GoalC. SylviaMEL5.2 (32) – 2.3 (15)
24:29GoalM. HahnWBD5.2 (32) – 3.3 (21)

0:44BehindS. WelshWBD5.2 (32) – 3.4 (22)
2:34GoalM. BateMEL6.2 (38) – 3.4 (22)
4:03GoalN. JonesMEL7.2 (44) – 3.4 (22)
5:25GoalB. JohnsonWBD7.2 (44) – 4.4 (28)
7:56GoalJ. AkermanisWBD7.2 (44) – 5.4 (34)
12:43GoalR. PetterdMEL8.2 (50) – 5.4 (34)
14:45GoalJ. AkermanisWBD8.2 (50) – 6.4 (40)
19:25GoalR. RobertsonMEL9.2 (56) – 6.4 (40)
21:09BehindJ. HillWBD9.2 (56) – 6.5 (41)
23:45GoalJ. AkermanisWBD9.2 (56) – 7.5 (47)
25:08GoalA. CooneyWBD9.2 (56) – 8.5 (53)
27:10RushedMelbourneMEL9.3 (57) – 8.5 (53)
28:38GoalD. AddisonWBDLead change9.3 (57) – 9.5 (59)
30:46GoalM. BateMELLead change10.3 (63) – 9.5 (59)
32:40BehindS. WelshWBD10.3 (63) – 9.6 (60)

2:08RushedMelbourneMEL10.4 (64) – 9.6 (60)
5:48BehindJ. AkermanisWBD10.4 (64) – 9.7 (61)
7:12GoalR. RobertsonMEL11.4 (70) – 9.7 (61)
8:22GoalJ. AkermanisWBD11.4 (70) – 10.7 (67)
10:52BehindD. GiansiracusaWBD11.4 (70) – 10.8 (68)
12:33BehindD. GiansiracusaWBD11.4 (70) – 10.9 (69)
17:19BehindJ. HillWBDLevel11.4 (70) – 10.10 (70)
18:12GoalS. WelshWBDLead change11.4 (70) – 11.10 (76)
19:18GoalL. GilbeeWBD11.4 (70) – 12.10 (82)