West Coast Eagles v Melbourne, Round 8 2025
2025 AFLRound 8
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCE | 0.5 5 | 4.7 31 | 6.7 43 | 11.10 76 |
| MEL | 2.2 14 | 3.7 25 | 10.12 72 | 16.12 108 |
Optus Stadium, PerthRain, 22°Lead changes 2
Recap
Melbourne too strong for West Coast
Melbourne 16.12 (108) beat West Coast 11.10 (76) at Optus Stadium in Round 8, a 32-point win.
Daniel Turner kicked three goals for Melbourne and Bayley Fritsch two; Jake Waterman kicked three for West Coast.
Max Gawn led the way with 35 disposals, a goal, 9 clearances and 47 hitouts.
A run of six straight goals across the third and last quarters stretched the lead from 2 to 41.
Melbourne won the inside-50 count 59–43 and won the clearances 49–26.
In context
- West Coast’s 10th loss in a row, going back to last season.
- Milestones: Oscar Allen’s 100th game, Tim Kelly’s 150th game.
- AFL debut for Bo Allan.
- Milestone: Judd McVee’s 50th game.
- A career-high 35 disposals for Max Gawn (previous best 34).
Best on ground
Melbourne · #11 · 90% game time
- 35
- D
- 1
- G
- 8
- M
- 0
- T
9 clearances · 5 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 158
Brownlow votes2025 count
Score worm
West Coast aheadMelbourne aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- Melbourne down by 12Q3 1:07
- 5 goals in a row to West CoastQ2 17:21 – Q3 1:07
- 6 goals in a row to MelbourneQ3 19:21 – Q4 7:53
- Melbourne lead by 41Q4 7:53
West CoastGoals
- J. Waterman 3.2
- E. Hewett 3
- J. Cripps 2
- T. Brockman 1.2
- J. Hunt 1.1
- J. Williams 1.1
MelbourneGoals
- D. Turner 3
- B. Fritsch 2.1
- E. Langdon 2
- K. Chandler 1.1
- M. Gawn 1.1
- C. Petracca 1.1
- K. Pickett 1.1
- H. Sharp 1.1
- C. Spargo 1.1
- J. Melksham 1
- J. Viney 1
- C. Windsor 1
- Venue
- Optus Stadium, Perth
- Field umpires
- Nick Jankovskis, Nathan Williamson, Eleni Tee, Andrew Adair
West Coast EaglesFinal team
Interchange
EmergenciesT. Gross, B. Williams, H. Davis
In
- +Tim Kelly
- +Bo Allan
- +Tyler Brockman
Out
- −Tyrell Dewar · Omitted
- −Noah Long · Omitted
- −Hamish Davis · Omitted
Milestones
- Oscar Allen · 100th game
- Tim Kelly · 150th game
- Bo Allan · Debut game
First game for the club
- Bo Allan · Halls Head FC/Peel Thunder (WAFL)
MelbourneFinal team
How the FanCrew rating works
FanCrew rating: Champion Data rating points and AFL Fantasy points together, on a 0–10 scale against every AFL game since 2001 (Fantasy points alone before 2012). 6.5 is a typical game, 8.5 and up a standout. Players need 15% game time to be rated.
Melbourne won the inside-50 count 59–43 and won the clearances 49–26.
WCEAttackMEL
- Inside 50s 59
- Scoring shots 16.1228
- Accuracy 57%
43
2111.10
52%
The ball
- Disposals 364
- Contested possessions 150
- Clearances 49
- Marks 87
- Tackles 56
- Free kicks 23
- Biggest lead 41
317
133
26
74
58
22
12
Disposals
Goals
Marks
Tackles
West Coast Eagles11.1076
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8E. HewettInt | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 81 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |
| 23R. MaricInt | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 109 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17J. Graham | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 84 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |
| 7R. Ginbey | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 79 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12O. Allen | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2J. Waterman | 11 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3L. Baker | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 0 | |
| 14L. Duggan | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 15J. Cripps | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10T. BrockmanInt | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 44J. Hutchinson | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 25M. Flynn | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 11T. Kelly | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 5J. Hunt | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 34J. Williams | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1L. Ryan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20J. McGovern | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16M. Owies | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19B. Hough | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9H. Reid | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| 28T. ColeSub | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22A. ReidInt | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 26B. Allan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 317 | 11 | 10 | 74 | 58 | 26 | 1327 | 183 | 134 | 43 | 27 |
Melbourne16.12108
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11M. Gawn | 35 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 158 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 47 | |
| 5C. Petracca | 29 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 121 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 0 | |
| 10D. Turner | 19 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 37K. ChandlerInt | 26 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 124 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7J. Viney | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 102 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6C. Windsor | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | |
| 24T. RiversInt | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 88 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 15E. Langdon | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19H. Langford | 25 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 78 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0 | |
| 18J. Melksham | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |
| 36K. Pickett | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 25T. McDonald | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17J. Bowey | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 9C. Spargo | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3C. SalemInt | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
| 20X. Lindsay | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1S. May | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12K. Tholstrup | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 31B. FritschInt | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4J. McVee | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30H. SharpSub | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32T. Sparrow | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 35H. Petty | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Team | 364 | 16 | 11 | 87 | 56 | 49 | 1536 | 210 | 154 | 59 | 49 |
Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.
First quarterWCE 0.5 (5) · MEL 2.2 (14)
- 1:41GoalC. PetraccaMEL0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
- 4:07BehindH. ReidWCE0.1 (1) – 1.0 (6)
- 9:26BehindJ. WatermanWCE0.2 (2) – 1.0 (6)
- 12:41GoalB. FritschMEL0.2 (2) – 2.0 (12)
- 18:43BehindJ. WilliamsWCE0.3 (3) – 2.0 (12)
- 19:27RushedMelbourneMEL0.3 (3) – 2.1 (13)
- 22:06BehindJ. WatermanWCE0.4 (4) – 2.1 (13)
- 23:12BehindK. TholstrupMEL0.4 (4) – 2.2 (14)
- 30:17BehindB. HoughWCE0.5 (5) – 2.2 (14)
Second quarterWCE 4.2 (26) · MEL 1.5 (11)
- 2:02BehindK. PickettMEL0.5 (5) – 2.3 (15)
- 2:50GoalJ. MelkshamMEL0.5 (5) – 3.3 (21)
- 4:30BehindK. ChandlerMEL0.5 (5) – 3.4 (22)
- 6:26BehindJ. HuntWCE0.6 (6) – 3.4 (22)
- 9:42BehindM. GawnMEL0.6 (6) – 3.5 (23)
- 12:09BehindC. PetraccaMEL0.6 (6) – 3.6 (24)
- 17:21GoalJ. WilliamsWCE1.6 (12) – 3.6 (24)
- 19:02BehindC. SpargoMEL1.6 (12) – 3.7 (25)
- 19:44GoalE. HewettWCE2.6 (18) – 3.7 (25)
- 26:48GoalJ. HuntWCE3.6 (24) – 3.7 (25)
- 28:52GoalT. BrockmanWCELead change4.6 (30) – 3.7 (25)
- 30:41BehindA. ReidWCE4.7 (31) – 3.7 (25)
Third quarterWCE 2.0 (12) · MEL 7.5 (47)
- 1:07GoalJ. CrippsWCE5.7 (37) – 3.7 (25)
- 3:35GoalC. WindsorMEL5.7 (37) – 4.7 (31)
- 7:15GoalE. LangdonMELLevel5.7 (37) – 5.7 (37)
- 8:57GoalB. FritschMELLead change5.7 (37) – 6.7 (43)
- 10:48GoalJ. WatermanWCELevel6.7 (43) – 6.7 (43)
- 13:00BehindK. TholstrupMEL6.7 (43) – 6.8 (44)
- 16:54BehindK. TholstrupMEL6.7 (43) – 6.9 (45)
- 19:21GoalK. ChandlerMEL6.7 (43) – 7.9 (51)
- 21:21GoalD. TurnerMEL6.7 (43) – 8.9 (57)
- 23:32BehindH. LangfordMEL6.7 (43) – 8.10 (58)
- 25:39BehindH. SharpMEL6.7 (43) – 8.11 (59)
- 26:56GoalJ. VineyMEL6.7 (43) – 9.11 (65)
- 28:44GoalK. PickettMEL6.7 (43) – 10.11 (71)
- 31:26BehindB. FritschMEL6.7 (43) – 10.12 (72)
Last quarterWCE 5.3 (33) · MEL 6.0 (36)
- 5:34GoalD. TurnerMEL6.7 (43) – 11.12 (78)
- 7:53GoalD. TurnerMEL6.7 (43) – 12.12 (84)
- 9:38GoalE. HewettWCE7.7 (49) – 12.12 (84)
- 11:40GoalH. SharpMEL7.7 (49) – 13.12 (90)
- 12:53BehindM. OwiesWCE7.8 (50) – 13.12 (90)
- 15:23GoalJ. WatermanWCE8.8 (56) – 13.12 (90)
- 17:46GoalM. GawnMEL8.8 (56) – 14.12 (96)
- 19:52GoalJ. WatermanWCE9.8 (62) – 14.12 (96)
- 21:39GoalJ. CrippsWCE10.8 (68) – 14.12 (96)
- 25:25GoalC. SpargoMEL10.8 (68) – 15.12 (102)
- 27:28GoalE. HewettWCE11.8 (74) – 15.12 (102)
- 29:08GoalE. LangdonMEL11.8 (74) – 16.12 (108)
- 32:38BehindT. BrockmanWCE11.9 (75) – 16.12 (108)
- 33:16BehindT. BrockmanWCE11.10 (76) – 16.12 (108)