Melbourne v Western Bulldogs – Round 1 2023 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2023 AFLRound 1Sat, 18 Mar, 7:25 pm AEDT

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11565

17.139.11

Melbourne by 50

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
MEL	3.3 21	9.4 58	13.8 86	17.13 115
WBD	2.4 16	5.9 39	8.10 58	9.11 65

MCG, MelbourneWindy, 37°Lead changes 4

Recap

Melbourne 17.13 (115) beat the Western Bulldogs 9.11 (65) at MCG in Round 1, a 50-point win.

Melbourne led at every change.

Ben Brown kicked four goals for Melbourne and Kysaiah Pickett four.

Max Gawn led the way with 21 disposals and two goals.

A run of six straight goals across the second and third quarters turned a 11-point deficit into a 26-point lead.

Melbourne won the inside-50 count 60–50 and took 117 marks to 77.

Milestones: Judd McVee’s 1st game, Bailey Laurie’s 1st game.
First game for Melbourne: Brodie Grundy, Judd McVee, Bailey Laurie, Lachie Hunter.
First game for the Western Bulldogs: Oskar Baker, Rory Lobb.

Best on ground

More from Round 1

Melbourne17.13115

Western Bulldogs9.1165

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

2:19BehindC. PetraccaMEL0.1 (1) – 0.0 (0)
6:01GoalK. PickettMEL1.1 (7) – 0.0 (0)
8:27BehindT. LiberatoreWBD1.1 (7) – 0.1 (1)
10:00GoalM. GawnMEL2.1 (13) – 0.1 (1)
12:40BehindK. PickettMEL2.2 (14) – 0.1 (1)
14:26BehindS. DarcyWBD2.2 (14) – 0.2 (2)
19:35GoalM. BontempelliWBD2.2 (14) – 1.2 (8)
23:04BehindJ. Ugle-HaganWBD2.2 (14) – 1.3 (9)
24:19GoalJ. Ugle-HaganWBDLead change2.2 (14) – 2.3 (15)
25:37BehindC. PetraccaMELLevel2.3 (15) – 2.3 (15)
26:35GoalT. SparrowMELLead change3.3 (21) – 2.3 (15)
28:08BehindA. NaughtonWBD3.3 (21) – 2.4 (16)

1:14GoalB. WilliamsWBDLead change3.3 (21) – 3.4 (22)
4:12GoalA. NaughtonWBD3.3 (21) – 4.4 (28)
5:33BehindJ. Ugle-HaganWBD3.3 (21) – 4.5 (29)
8:29GoalB. BrownMEL4.3 (27) – 4.5 (29)
10:31RushedMelbourneMEL4.4 (28) – 4.5 (29)
11:15GoalJ. JohannisenWBD4.4 (28) – 5.5 (35)
13:33BehindM. BontempelliWBD4.4 (28) – 5.6 (36)
16:58BehindJ. Ugle-HaganWBD4.4 (28) – 5.7 (37)
19:40BehindB. SmithWBD4.4 (28) – 5.8 (38)
20:14RushedBulldogsWBD4.4 (28) – 5.9 (39)
20:54GoalC. SpargoMEL5.4 (34) – 5.9 (39)
23:02GoalK. PickettMELLead change6.4 (40) – 5.9 (39)
25:40GoalC. SpargoMEL7.4 (46) – 5.9 (39)
28:01GoalB. BrownMEL8.4 (52) – 5.9 (39)
29:43GoalM. GawnMEL9.4 (58) – 5.9 (39)

1:55BehindB. GrundyMEL9.5 (59) – 5.9 (39)
6:35GoalK. PickettMEL10.5 (65) – 5.9 (39)
8:25GoalO. BakerWBD10.5 (65) – 6.9 (45)
10:58BehindK. ChandlerMEL10.6 (66) – 6.9 (45)
14:06BehindA. NaughtonWBD10.6 (66) – 6.10 (46)
18:13GoalA. TreloarWBD10.6 (66) – 7.10 (52)
19:20GoalB. BrownMEL11.6 (72) – 7.10 (52)
22:20BehindE. LangdonMEL11.7 (73) – 7.10 (52)
25:09GoalJ. MacraeWBD11.7 (73) – 8.10 (58)
27:30GoalK. ChandlerMEL12.7 (79) – 8.10 (58)
29:43GoalK. PickettMEL13.7 (85) – 8.10 (58)
31:36BehindK. ChandlerMEL13.8 (86) – 8.10 (58)