AFL Match Statistics : Melbourne defeated by Western Bulldogs at MCG Round 2 Saturday, 8th April 1972

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Melbourne defeated by Western Bulldogs

Round 2, MCG, Attendance: 21452

Saturday, 8th April 1972, 2:10 PM AEST

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Melbourne	2.4	5.8	10.15	11.18	84
Western Bulldogs	4.2	5.7	9.11	15.15	105

Melbourne Player Stats ❘ Western Bulldogs Player Stats ❘ Match Head to Head Stats ❘ Scoring Breakdown

Melbourne Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals)

Coach: Ian Ridley

Player	K	HB	D	M	G	B	HO	FF	FA
Gary Hardeman	19	2	21	6	0	0	0	1	1
Paul Callery	19	2	21	1	1	3	0	2	2
Greg Wells	20	0	20	4	0	0	0	6	2
Stan Alves	15	4	19	4	0	1	0	0	5
Ray Biffin	16	3	19	6	0	0	0	3	0
Peter Sinclair	15	4	19	5	0	0	0	1	1
Barry Bourke	17	1	18	4	0	0	0	1	1
Greg Parke	13	4	17	10	0	2	0	2	0
John Townsend	13	3	16	0	3	2	0	2	2
John Letcher	14	1	15	3	0	0	0	7	2
Ross Brewer	11	1	12	4	0	2	0	1	5
John Clennett	9	3	12	9	1	3	6	1	1
Peter Keenan	7	4	11	3	0	1	14	1	4
Graham Molloy	8	3	11	3	0	0	0	1	9
Tony Sullivan	8	2	10	3	0	0	0	1	1
Frank Davis	7	3	10	0	0	0	0	4	0
Ray Carr	8	1	9	8	6	2	0	0	0
Graham Osborne	8	0	8	0	0	2	4	1	1
George Lakes	5	1	6	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ross Dillon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Western Bulldogs Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals)

Coach: Bob Rose

Player	K	HB	D	M	G	B	HO	FF	FA
Bernie Quinlan	22	2	24	9	3	3	0	1	0
George Bisset	17	5	22	4	3	2	0	1	3
Peter Welsh	21	0	21	6	1	0	2	7	1
Gordon Casey	18	3	21	4	0	0	0	1	1
Stuart Magee	16	4	20	1	0	0	0	5	1
David Thorpe	17	1	18	5	0	0	0	1	3
Les Bartlett	13	2	15	7	0	1	2	2	2
Gary Dempsey	11	3	14	6	0	0	12	1	3
Barry Round	12	1	13	8	3	0	3	1	4
Robert McGhie	12	1	13	9	0	0	0	2	0
Stephen Power	13	0	13	2	1	0	0	1	5
Graeme Cook	9	4	13	4	2	0	0	1	4
Laurie Rippon	12	0	12	2	0	0	2	1	1
Gary Merrington	10	1	11	2	0	0	0	4	2
Colin Dell	9	0	9	1	0	3	0	2	1
Trevor Zeltner	8	1	9	2	0	0	0	3	1
Laurie Sandilands	7	0	7	5	2	1	0	0	2
Carl Vesty	7	0	7	0	0	1	0	3	2
Bob Cockerell	6	1	7	2	0	0	0	0	0
Graeme Austin	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Head to Head
	Melbourne	Statistic	Western Bulldogs
	232	Kicks	241
	42	Handballs	29
	274	Disposals	270
	5.52	Kick to Handball Ratio	8.31
	73	Marks	79
	24	Hitouts	21
	36	Frees For	37
	37	Frees Against	36
	11	Goals Kicked	15
	18	Behinds Kicked	11
	0	Rushed Behinds	4
	29	Scoring Shots	30
	37.9%	Conversion	50.0%
	24.91	Disposals Per Goal	18.00
	9.45	Disps Per Scoring Shot	9.00

Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown


	Melbourne	First Quarter	Western Bulldogs

	2.4 16	Score	4.2 26
	6	Scoring Shots	6
	33.3%	Conversion	66.7%
	Lost quarter by 10	Result	Won quarter by 10
	Trailing by 10	End of Quarter	Leading by 10


	Melbourne	Second Quarter	Western Bulldogs

	3.4 22	Score	1.5 11
	7	Scoring Shots	6
	42.9%	Conversion	16.7%
	Won quarter by 11	Result	Lost quarter by 11
	Leading by 1	Halftime	Trailing by 1


	Melbourne	Third Quarter	Western Bulldogs

	5.7 37	Score	4.4 28
	12	Scoring Shots	8
	41.7%	Conversion	50.0%
	Won quarter by 9	Result	Lost quarter by 9
	Leading by 10	End of Quarter	Trailing by 10


	Melbourne	Final Quarter	Western Bulldogs

	1.3 9	Score	6.4 40
	4	Scoring Shots	10
	25.0%	Conversion	60.0%
	Lost quarter by 31	Result	Won quarter by 31
	Lost game by 21	End of Game	Won game by 21

Scoring Breakdown For Each Half


	Melbourne	First Half	Western Bulldogs

	5.8 38	Score	5.7 37
	13	Scoring Shots	12
	38.5%	Conversion	41.7%
	Won half by 1	Result	Lost half by 1
	Leading by 1	Halftime	Trailing by 1


	Melbourne	Second Half	Western Bulldogs

	6.10 46	Score	10.8 68
	16	Scoring Shots	18
	37.5%	Conversion	55.6%
	Lost half by 22	Result	Won half by 22
	Lost game by 21	End of Game	Won game by 21

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