Melbourne v Western Bulldogs – Round 8 2015 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2015 AFLRound 8Sun, 24 May, 3:20 pm AEST

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10364

15.139.10

Melbourne by 39

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
MEL	3.3 21	7.5 47	10.10 70	15.13 103
WBD	2.3 15	3.9 27	8.9 57	9.10 64

MCG, MelbourneOvercast, 17°Lead changes 4

Recap

Melbourne 15.13 (103) beat the Western Bulldogs 9.10 (64) at MCG in Round 8, a 39-point win.

Melbourne led at every change.

Cameron Pedersen kicked three goals for Melbourne and Jesse Hogan three; Jake Stringer kicked two for Bulldogs.

Aaron vandenBerg led the way with 29 disposals, 7 clearances and 11 tackles.

A run of six straight goals across the second and third quarters turned a 3-point deficit into a 33-point lead.

Melbourne won the contested ball 152–135 and took 103 marks to 63.

Best on ground

More from Round 8

Melbourne15.13103

Western Bulldogs9.1064

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

0:57GoalJ. HoganMEL1.0 (6) – 0.0 (0)
2:42BehindS. CrameriWBD1.0 (6) – 0.1 (1)
6:20BehindJ. StringerWBD1.0 (6) – 0.2 (2)
13:51GoalL. DahlhausWBDLead change1.0 (6) – 1.2 (8)
14:52GoalL. JongWBD1.0 (6) – 2.2 (14)
16:55BehindS. CrameriWBD1.0 (6) – 2.3 (15)
19:55BehindN. JonesMEL1.1 (7) – 2.3 (15)
20:24BehindC. PedersenMEL1.2 (8) – 2.3 (15)
22:10GoalJ. ToumpasMEL2.2 (14) – 2.3 (15)
23:47GoalC. PedersenMELLead change3.2 (20) – 2.3 (15)
24:46RushedMelbourneMEL3.3 (21) – 2.3 (15)

1:21BehindJ. StringerWBD3.3 (21) – 2.4 (16)
4:27GoalM. WallisWBDLead change3.3 (21) – 3.4 (22)
6:49BehindT. DicksonWBD3.3 (21) – 3.5 (23)
8:24BehindL. DahlhausWBD3.3 (21) – 3.6 (24)
11:58GoalB. NewtonMELLead change4.3 (27) – 3.6 (24)
14:17BehindC. GarlandMEL4.4 (28) – 3.6 (24)
15:42BehindJ. GarlettMEL4.5 (29) – 3.6 (24)
19:00GoalJ. HoganMEL5.5 (35) – 3.6 (24)
20:02BehindL. HunterWBD5.5 (35) – 3.7 (25)
23:26GoalJ. HoweMEL6.5 (41) – 3.7 (25)
25:24BehindJ. StringerWBD6.5 (41) – 3.8 (26)
26:44BehindK. StevensWBD6.5 (41) – 3.9 (27)
28:44GoalN. JonesMEL7.5 (47) – 3.9 (27)

1:17GoalC. PedersenMEL8.5 (53) – 3.9 (27)
3:46BehindJ. HoweMEL8.6 (54) – 3.9 (27)
6:22GoalJ. HoganMEL9.6 (60) – 3.9 (27)
11:53GoalE. WoodWBD9.6 (60) – 4.9 (33)
14:29GoalJ. StringerWBD9.6 (60) – 5.9 (39)
19:57GoalM. JonesMEL10.6 (66) – 5.9 (39)
22:14GoalJ. StringerWBD10.6 (66) – 6.9 (45)
24:28RushedMelbourneMEL10.7 (67) – 6.9 (45)
26:29RushedMelbourneMEL10.8 (68) – 6.9 (45)
27:41BehindJ. GarlettMEL10.9 (69) – 6.9 (45)
28:48GoalL. HunterWBD10.9 (69) – 7.9 (51)
32:34GoalB. DaleWBD10.9 (69) – 8.9 (57)
34:23BehindR. BailMEL10.10 (70) – 8.9 (57)