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Melbourne defeats Western Bulldogs
Round 1, MCG, Attendance: 24133
Saturday, 7th April 1979, 2:10 PM AEST
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 7.3 12.7 13.10 18.17 125
Western Bulldogs 4.5 7.11 13.13 16.17 113
Melbourne Player StatsWestern Bulldogs Player StatsMatch Head to Head StatsScoring Breakdown
  Melbourne Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Carl Ditterich  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Robert Flower 18 9 27 4 2 1 0 4 2
Greg Wells 20 6 26 9 2 1 0 2 4
Graham Gaunt 16 4 20 3 2 0 0 1 2
Carl Ditterich 13 7 20 8 1 0 17 2 3
Gerard Healy 13 6 19 5 0 1 0 1 3
Henry Coles 14 5 19 6 1 1 0 4 1
Phil Carman 14 4 18 7 1 1 0 2 2
Shane Fitzsimmons 9 9 18 6 3 0 0 2 3
Gary Baker 10 6 16 10 3 2 11 2 1
Tony Sullivan 11 4 15 3 0 0 0 1 0
Peter Hamilton 9 4 13 5 0 0 0 2 0
Glenn Elliott 10 3 13 2 1 1 0 1 2
Ray Biffin 7 4 11 2 0 4 1 1 3
Ken Roberts 7 3 10 0 0 0 0 3 1
Tony Martyn 7 2 9 1 0 0 0 1 1
Andrew Moir 7 2 9 3 2 2 0 1 0
Maurice Wingate 7 2 9 1 0 0 0 4 1
Steven Smith 5 3 8 2 0 0 0 3 2
Laurie Fowler 6 2 8 1 0 0 0 2 1
Shane Grambeau 4 2 6 2 0 0 0 1 2
  Western Bulldogs Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Don McKenzie  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Ian Dunstan 24 7 31 2 1 3 2 1 1
Mick Egan 17 7 24 3 0 0 0 6 3
Geoff Jennings 15 6 21 1 0 0 0 1 4
Ted Whitten 16 4 20 0 1 3 0 2 2
Steve Hoffman 13 6 19 2 0 2 0 1 1
Doug Hawkins 13 3 16 4 0 0 0 2 1
Alan Stoneham 13 3 16 4 3 0 0 1 3
Ian Morrison 14 2 16 7 3 1 0 0 2
Norm Tivendale 14 2 16 3 0 0 0 4 3
Ian Hampshire 6 8 14 7 1 0 11 0 3
Brian Wilson 8 5 13 0 1 0 0 1 3
Alby Smedts 9 3 12 2 0 0 0 2 3
Neil Bristow 7 5 12 6 0 0 12 2 3
John Reid 10 1 11 3 0 0 0 1 1
Kelvin Templeton 10 0 10 4 5 4 0 1 1
Gary Cowton 3 7 10 1 0 0 0 0 1
Wayne Foreman 7 3 10 0 1 0 0 1 1
Richard Murrie 8 1 9 3 0 0 0 4 1
Ian Low 5 1 6 1 0 0 0 2 2
Shane Loveless 5 0 5 3 0 0 0 2 1
Head to Head
Melbourne Statistic Western Bulldogs
207 Kicks 217
87 Handballs 74
294 Disposals 291
2.38 Kick to Handball Ratio 2.93
80 Marks 56
29 Hitouts 25
40 Frees For 34
34 Frees Against 40
18 Goals Kicked 16
14 Behinds Kicked 13
3 Rushed Behinds 4
35 Scoring Shots 33
51.4% Conversion 48.5%
16.33 Disposals Per Goal 18.19
8.40 Disps Per Scoring Shot 8.82
Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown
Melbourne First Quarter Western Bulldogs
7.3 45 Score 4.5 29
10 Scoring Shots 9
70.0% Conversion 44.4%
Won quarter by 16 Result Lost quarter by 16
Leading by 16 End of Quarter Trailing by 16
Melbourne Second Quarter Western Bulldogs
5.4 34 Score 3.6 24
9 Scoring Shots 9
55.6% Conversion 33.3%
Won quarter by 10 Result Lost quarter by 10
Leading by 26 Halftime Trailing by 26
Melbourne Third Quarter Western Bulldogs
1.3 9 Score 6.2 38
4 Scoring Shots 8
25.0% Conversion 75.0%
Lost quarter by 29 Result Won quarter by 29
Trailing by 3 End of Quarter Leading by 3
Melbourne Final Quarter Western Bulldogs
5.7 37 Score 3.4 22
12 Scoring Shots 7
41.7% Conversion 42.9%
Won quarter by 15 Result Lost quarter by 15
Won game by 12 End of Game Lost game by 12
Scoring Breakdown For Each Half
Melbourne First Half Western Bulldogs
12.7 79 Score 7.11 53
19 Scoring Shots 18
63.2% Conversion 38.9%
Won half by 26 Result Lost half by 26
Leading by 26 Halftime Trailing by 26
Melbourne Second Half Western Bulldogs
6.10 46 Score 9.6 60
16 Scoring Shots 15
37.5% Conversion 60.0%
Lost half by 14 Result Won half by 14
Won game by 12 End of Game Lost game by 12
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