2003 AFL Season Round 3: Melbourne v Western Bulldogs

This is the match report for the match played on 13 April 2003 between Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs during round three of the 2003 season of the Australian Football League. Melbourne "hosted" the Western Bulldogs at Telstra Dome. David Neitz captained the hosts. Scott West captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Neale Daniher and the visitors were coached by Peter Rohde.

Melbourne (20.7.127) defeated the Western Bulldogs (14.11.95).

Match Details

Season: 2003 AFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Melbourne v Western Bulldogs
Date: Sunday 13 April 2003
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Telstra Dome
Attendance: 20,790

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Western Bulldogs
Score: 20.7.127 - 14.11.95

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 7 . 2 11 . 5 17 . 6 20 . 7 20 . 7 (127)
Western Bulldogs 2 . 3 6 . 6 10 . 8 14 . 11 14 . 11 (95)
Margin MELB by 29 MELB by 29 MELB by 40 MELB by 32 MELB by 32
Duration 29:28 29:34 28:51 28:27 1:56:20

Score Worm

This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Melbourne) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Western Bulldogs) are in the lead.

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: David Neitz
Coach: Neale Daniher

Western Bulldogs

Captain: Scott West
Coach: Peter Rohde

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

G. Dore (#19)
M. Nicholls (#15)
J. Schmitt

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
David Neitz MELB 9 3
Clint Bizzell MELB 3 2
Russell Robertson MELB 24 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
2 Armstrong, Steven INT 12% 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Bizzell, Clint FB 100% 1 0 22 13 9 10 0 3 0 0 2 0 6 3
25 Brown, Nathan BPL 100% 0 0 20 13 7 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 1
32 Bruce, Cameron HBFL 97% 2 0 15 14 1 8 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 5
35 Ferguson, Ryan CHB 70% 0 0 5 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
30 Godfrey, Simon RO 100% 0 0 21 8 13 3 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 3
18 Green, Brad FPL 100% 2 0 18 12 6 5 0 2 2 4 1 3 0 4
1 Heffernan, Chris WL 79% 0 0 12 8 4 2 1 3 1 3 0 1 3 2
16 Johnstone, Travis C 72% 0 0 18 15 3 5 0 0 4 2 1 1 5 5
11 Jolly, Darren INT 63% 1 0 10 7 3 5 13 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
36 Leoncelli, Andrew INT 61% 0 0 16 11 5 2 0 4 4 2 1 1 0 3
23 McDonald, James FPR 81% 0 0 16 9 7 6 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 4
9 Neitz, David (c) FF 100% 7 2 11 9 2 9 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
43 Rigoni, Guy INT 51% 0 0 13 7 6 5 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2
24 Robertson, Russell CHF 100% 3 2 18 14 4 13 0 1 0 2 3 1 1 4
15 Smith, Nick HFFR 50% 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
42 Walsh, Peter WR 100% 0 0 17 9 8 7 0 1 0 4 1 4 4 3
10 Ward, Daniel HBFR 100% 0 0 7 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2
45 Whelan, Matthew RR 100% 0 0 17 10 7 3 0 4 3 2 0 1 0 7
34 White, Jeff RU 76% 3 0 20 14 6 10 14 0 3 2 2 2 2 0
26 Williams, Luke BPR 97% 0 1 12 5 7 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 0
13 Yze, Adem HFFL 90% 1 0 17 13 4 3 0 2 5 4 1 1 1 8
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 20 7 310 201 109 110 31 38 34 39 19 19 37 57

Western Bulldogs

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
31 Alvey, Mark WL 90% 0 0 15 11 4 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 3
11 Bandy, Daniel CHF 85% 0 0 9 4 5 5 2 1 0 5 0 2 0 3
12 Bassett, Scott BPL 100% 0 0 8 3 5 2 0 4 1 3 1 2 2 0
20 Bowden, Patrick HFFL 65% 1 0 12 6 6 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4
17 Brown, Nathan FF 100% 4 5 16 14 2 8 0 0 1 4 2 2 1 0
16 Croft, Matthew CHB 92% 0 1 8 5 3 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2
14 Darcy, Luke RU 100% 0 0 19 10 9 8 12 3 6 6 3 4 2 4
28 Dimattina, Paul FPL 76% 0 0 19 9 10 5 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 6
10 Eagleton, Nathan INT 44% 0 0 7 2 5 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2
4 Garlick, Simon FPR 79% 2 0 11 6 5 5 0 4 0 2 1 1 1 1
13 Giansiracusa, Daniel HFFR 87% 4 0 12 7 5 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Hahn, Mitch RR 60% 0 0 9 2 7 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1
25 Hargrave, Ryan HBFR 100% 0 0 9 4 5 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 0 0
6 Johnson, Brad RO 100% 1 2 28 21 7 10 0 1 3 4 2 1 4 9
35 Kretiuk, Steven FB 38% 0 0 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 McMahon, Jordan INT 56% 0 2 7 4 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4
2 Murphy, Bob WR 100% 2 0 22 13 9 5 0 0 3 3 0 0 4 3
15 Power, Sam INT 99% 0 0 9 4 5 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 2 0
30 Robbins, Matthew BPR 100% 0 0 17 12 5 3 0 4 0 3 0 1 5 1
5 Smith, Rohan HBFL 100% 0 0 27 18 9 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 7
7 West, Scott (c) C 95% 0 0 23 10 13 3 0 3 6 1 3 1 5 4
21 Wiggins, Patrick INT 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (22 players) 14 11 291 166 125 86 15 33 27 47 19 19 35 54

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Melbourne Coach: Neale Daniher
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
12 S. Bassett 35 S. Kretiuk 30 M. Robbins 34 J. White 2 S. Armstrong
23 J. McDonald 9 D. Neitz (c) 18 B. Green 45 M. Whelan 11 D. Jolly
FORWARD 30 S. Godfrey 36 A. Leoncelli
HALF-BACK

43 G. Rigoni
5 R. Smith 16 M. Croft 25 R. Hargrave



15 N. Smith 24 R. Robertson 13 A. Yze



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



31 M. Alvey 7 S. West (c) 2 B. Murphy



42 P. Walsh 16 T. Johnstone 1 C. Heffernan FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 14 L. Darcy 10 N. Eagleton
HALF-FORWARD 8 M. Hahn 23 J. McMahon
20 P. Bowden 11 D. Bandy 13 D. Giansiracusa 6 B. Johnson 15 S. Power
10 D. Ward 35 R. Ferguson 32 C. Bruce

21 P. Wiggins
HALF-BACK



FORWARD



28 P. Dimattina 17 N. Brown 4 S. Garlick



26 L. Williams 3 C. Bizzell 25 N. Brown



BACK



Western Bulldogs Coach: Peter Rohde

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 MELB Russell Robertson goal 1.0.6 - 0.0.0 03:04
WBUL Brad Johnson behind 1.0.6 - 0.1.1 05:42
MELB David Neitz goal 2.0.12 - 0.1.1 06:49
WBUL Nathan Brown behind 2.0.12 - 0.2.2 08:30
MELB Rushed behind 2.1.13 - 0.2.2 09:26
MELB David Neitz goal 3.1.19 - 0.2.2 10:36
WBUL Nathan Brown goal 3.1.19 - 1.2.8 14:15
WBUL Nathan Brown behind 3.1.19 - 1.3.9 15:41
MELB Cameron Bruce goal 4.1.25 - 1.3.9 16:34
MELB David Neitz goal 5.1.31 - 1.3.9 21:15
MELB Russell Robertson goal 6.1.37 - 1.3.9 22:48
MELB David Neitz goal 7.1.43 - 1.3.9 25:34
MELB David Neitz behind 7.2.44 - 1.3.9 28:21
WBUL Patrick Bowden goal 7.2.44 - 2.3.15 29:27
Q2 WBUL Brad Johnson goal 7.2.44 - 3.3.21 00:54
WBUL Brad Johnson behind 7.2.44 - 3.4.22 07:01
WBUL Nathan Brown goal 7.2.44 - 4.4.28 09:35
MELB Russell Robertson behind 7.3.45 - 4.4.28 11:42
MELB Brad Green goal 8.3.51 - 4.4.28 12:41
MELB Russell Robertson behind 8.4.52 - 4.4.28 14:55
WBUL Matthew Croft behind 8.4.52 - 4.5.29 15:53
MELB Jeff White goal 9.4.58 - 4.5.29 17:23
MELB Jeff White goal 10.4.64 - 4.5.29 18:44
MELB Rushed behind 10.5.65 - 4.5.29 20:58
WBUL Bob Murphy goal 10.5.65 - 5.5.35 22:11
WBUL Nathan Brown goal 10.5.65 - 6.5.41 24:08
WBUL Nathan Brown behind 10.5.65 - 6.6.42 27:59
MELB Jeff White goal 11.5.71 - 6.6.42 28:27
Q3 MELB Russell Robertson goal 12.5.77 - 6.6.42 00:48
WBUL Daniel Giansiracusa goal 12.5.77 - 7.6.48 03:53
MELB David Neitz goal 13.5.83 - 7.6.48 06:11
WBUL Nathan Brown behind 13.5.83 - 7.7.49 07:35
WBUL Nathan Brown goal 13.5.83 - 8.7.55 10:54
WBUL Daniel Giansiracusa goal 13.5.83 - 9.7.61 12:50
MELB Clint Bizzell goal 14.5.89 - 9.7.61 15:09
WBUL Daniel Giansiracusa goal 14.5.89 - 10.7.67 18:59
MELB Adem Yze goal 15.5.95 - 10.7.67 20:26
MELB Cameron Bruce goal 16.5.101 - 10.7.67 24:11
MELB David Neitz behind 16.6.102 - 10.7.67 25:45
WBUL Nathan Brown behind 16.6.102 - 10.8.68 26:48
MELB Brad Green goal 17.6.108 - 10.8.68 28:03
Q4 MELB Darren Jolly goal 18.6.114 - 10.8.68 00:51
MELB David Neitz goal 19.6.120 - 10.8.68 04:55
WBUL Daniel Giansiracusa goal 19.6.120 - 11.8.74 06:28
WBUL Simon Garlick goal 19.6.120 - 12.8.80 07:49
MELB David Neitz goal 20.6.126 - 12.8.80 13:10
WBUL Simon Garlick goal 20.6.126 - 13.8.86 15:30
WBUL Jordan McMahon behind 20.6.126 - 13.9.87 16:29
WBUL Bob Murphy goal 20.6.126 - 14.9.93 17:51
WBUL Rushed behind 20.6.126 - 14.10.94 22:50
MELB Luke Williams behind 20.7.127 - 14.10.94 25:41
WBUL Jordan McMahon behind 20.7.127 - 14.11.95 26:57