2008 AFL Round 9: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 2008 between Western Bulldogs and North Melbourne during round 9 of the 2008 AFL season. Western Bulldogs hosted North Melbourne at Telstra Dome. Brad Johnson captained the hosts. Adam Simpson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Rodney Eade and the visitors were coached by Dean Laidley.

Western Bulldogs
Back: T. Williams, B. Lake, T. Callan
Half-back: R. Hargrave, D. Addison, D. Morris
Centre: N. Eagleton, M. Boyd, D. Cross
Half-forward: D. Giansiracusa, M. Hahn, B. Murphy
Forward: S. Welsh, W. Minson, J. Akermanis
Follower: B. Hudson, R. Griffen, A. Cooney
Int.: L. Gilbee, B. Johnson (capt.), F. Ray, C. Wight

North Melbourne
Back: J. Gibson, D. Petrie, S. Watt
Half-back: L. Harding, M. Firrito, D. Pratt
Centre: D. Wells, B. Rawlings, A. Simpson (capt.)
Half-forward: C. Jones, N. Thompson, D. Hale
Forward: L. Thomas, B. Harvey, M. Campbell
Follower: H. McIntosh, D. Harris, S. Power
Int.: S. Grant, E. Lower, S. McMahon, M. Riggio

Western Bulldogs (16.14.110) were defeated by North Melbourne (16.17.113).

Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: J. Akermanis (4), B. Johnson (3), B. Murphy (3), W. Minson (2), A. Cooney, L. Gilbee, M. Hahn, S. Welsh
North Melbourne: N. Thompson (4), D. Petrie (3), B. Harvey (2), M. Campbell, L. Harding, D. Harris, C. Jones, E. Lower, H. McIntosh, B. Rawlings

As a result of this match, Western Bulldogs remained 3rd on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2008 AFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne
Date: Sunday 25 May 2008
Time: 4:40 PM
Venue: Telstra Dome
Attendance: 34,971

Match Results

Outcome: Western Bulldogs def. by North Melbourne
Score: 16.14.110 - 16.17.113

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Western Bulldogs 5 . 3 11 . 7 14 . 10 16 . 14 16 . 14 (110)
North Melbourne 5 . 3 7 . 7 12 . 11 16 . 17 16 . 17 (113)
Margin level WBUL by 24 WBUL by 11 NMLB by 3 NMLB by 3
Duration 32:18 30:20 29:55 30:05 2:02:38

Honour Roll

Coaches: Rodney Eade (Western Bulldogs), Dean Laidley (North Melbourne)
Captains: Brad Johnson (Western Bulldogs), Adam Simpson (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Nicholls (#15), S. Ryan (#25), M. Stevic (#9)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Adam Cooney WBUL 17 3
Drew Petrie NMLB 20 2
Bob Murphy WBUL 2 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Adam Simpson NMLB 7 10 2 0 0 0 0
Jason Akermanis WBUL 21 8 0 2 0 0 0
Hamish McIntosh NMLB 1 6 0 0 2 0 0
Adam Cooney WBUL 17 4 0 0 0 2 0
Bob Murphy WBUL 2 2 0 0 0 0 2

Player Statistics

Western Bulldogs

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
22 Addison, Dylan CHB 74% 0 1 8 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
21 Akermanis, Jason FPR 91% 4 1 20 13 7 9 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4
5 Boyd, Matthew C 87% 0 0 30 13 17 10 0 2 4 2 1 1 3 3
33 Callan, Tim BPR 84% 0 0 13 5 8 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0
17 Cooney, Adam RO 87% 1 0 33 17 16 6 0 1 4 2 2 0 5 3
4 Cross, Daniel WR 84% 0 0 25 9 16 4 0 5 3 2 1 0 0 6
10 Eagleton, Nathan WL 81% 0 0 17 14 3 5 0 6 0 1 1 1 4 1
13 Giansiracusa, Daniel HFFL 61% 0 0 22 15 7 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 4
9 Gilbee, Lindsay INT 80% 1 0 13 10 3 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 0
16 Griffen, Ryan RR 79% 0 1 20 11 9 6 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 5
8 Hahn, Mitch CHF 82% 1 0 11 5 6 3 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 2
25 Hargrave, Ryan HBFL 92% 0 0 8 5 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 1
15 Hudson, Ben RU 65% 0 0 15 7 8 3 14 2 3 3 2 1 0 2
6 Johnson, Brad (c) INT 84% 3 4 19 17 2 9 0 2 3 4 2 2 2 5
36 Lake, Brian FB 98% 0 0 18 7 11 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 1
27 Minson, Will FF 82% 2 0 9 9 0 1 10 2 3 3 1 3 1 2
38 Morris, Dale HBFR 100% 0 0 12 9 3 8 0 3 1 0 2 0 3 1
2 Murphy, Bob HFFR 86% 3 0 17 13 4 10 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
1 Ray, Farren INT 68% 0 0 12 4 8 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 3 1
28 Welsh, Scott FPL 83% 1 2 13 7 6 5 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2
37 Wight, Cameron INT 65% 0 0 13 8 5 6 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 2
12 Williams, Tom BPL 87% 0 0 7 3 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0
Rushed 5
Total (22 players) 16 14 355 205 150 114 27 41 29 37 18 14 39 52

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
33 Campbell, Matt FPR 86% 1 1 14 9 5 3 0 4 1 1 1 0 1 4
11 Firrito, Michael CHB 97% 0 0 15 4 11 5 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 0
38 Gibson, Josh BPL 98% 0 0 8 4 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
6 Grant, Shannon INT 95% 0 2 19 10 9 8 0 3 1 3 0 2 0 3
31 Hale, David HFFR 75% 0 1 10 5 5 4 9 2 1 2 1 1 0 1
39 Harding, Leigh HBFL 88% 1 0 18 10 8 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 2
4 Harris, Daniel RR 62% 1 1 16 10 6 4 0 2 3 2 0 1 1 5
29 Harvey, Brent FF 79% 2 0 15 9 6 4 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 5
21 Jones, Corey HFFL 90% 1 2 13 9 4 6 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 3
2 Lower, Ed INT 78% 1 1 10 4 6 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 2
1 McIntosh, Hamish RU 83% 1 0 22 11 11 2 18 2 6 4 2 2 1 6
42 McMahon, Scott INT 94% 0 0 15 9 6 6 0 3 0 4 1 2 0 2
20 Petrie, Drew FB 100% 3 1 13 8 5 6 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 3
5 Power, Sam RO 66% 0 0 16 8 8 4 0 6 1 1 1 0 2 2
30 Pratt, Daniel HBFR 93% 0 0 16 10 6 3 0 0 0 3 3 2 7 1
3 Rawlings, Brady C 79% 1 0 28 8 20 4 0 4 4 2 0 1 2 1
28 Riggio, Matt INT 54% 0 0 10 3 7 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2
7 Simpson, Adam (c) WR 68% 0 1 27 14 13 6 0 3 6 1 1 0 1 7
12 Thomas, Lindsay FPL 74% 0 1 15 11 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
23 Thompson, Nathan CHF 97% 4 2 14 9 5 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
36 Watt, Shannon BPR 93% 0 0 15 10 5 6 0 1 2 4 0 1 4 2
8 Wells, Daniel WL 52% 0 0 18 11 7 5 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 2
Rushed 4
Total (22 players) 16 17 347 186 161 100 32 43 34 40 14 18 30 57

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

Western Bulldogs Coach: Rodney Eade
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
38 J. Gibson 20 D. Petrie 36 S. Watt 15 B. Hudson 9 L. Gilbee
21 J. Akermanis 27 W. Minson 28 S. Welsh 16 R. Griffen 6 B. Johnson (c)
FORWARD 17 A. Cooney 1 F. Ray
HALF-BACK

37 C. Wight
39 L. Harding 11 M. Firrito 30 D. Pratt



2 B. Murphy 8 M. Hahn 13 D. Giansiracusa



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



8 D. Wells 3 B. Rawlings 7 A. Simpson (c)



4 D. Cross 5 M. Boyd 10 N. Eagleton FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 1 H. McIntosh 6 S. Grant
HALF-FORWARD 4 D. Harris 2 E. Lower
21 C. Jones 23 N. Thompson 31 D. Hale 5 S. Power 42 S. McMahon
38 D. Morris 22 D. Addison 25 R. Hargrave

28 M. Riggio
HALF-BACK



FORWARD



12 L. Thomas 29 B. Harvey 33 M. Campbell



33 T. Callan 36 B. Lake 12 T. Williams



BACK



North Melbourne Coach: Dean Laidley

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 WBUL Will Minson goal 1.0.6 - 0.0.0 01:29
WBUL Jason Akermanis behind 1.1.7 - 0.0.0 02:43
WBUL Scott Welsh goal 2.1.13 - 0.0.0 06:01
NMLB Brady Rawlings goal 2.1.13 - 1.0.6 07:55
NMLB Rushed behind 2.1.13 - 1.1.7 09:10
WBUL Brad Johnson behind 2.2.14 - 1.1.7 11:00
WBUL Jason Akermanis goal 3.2.20 - 1.1.7 11:36
WBUL Jason Akermanis goal 4.2.26 - 1.1.7 12:42
WBUL Ryan Griffen behind 4.3.27 - 1.1.7 14:33
NMLB Rushed behind 4.3.27 - 1.2.8 17:18
NMLB Shannon Grant behind 4.3.27 - 1.3.9 20:42
NMLB Matt Campbell goal 4.3.27 - 2.3.15 21:22
NMLB Hamish McIntosh goal 4.3.27 - 3.3.21 24:28
NMLB Brent Harvey goal 4.3.27 - 4.3.27 26:53
NMLB Nathan Thompson goal 4.3.27 - 5.3.33 29:53
WBUL Brad Johnson goal 5.3.33 - 5.3.33 30:55
Q2 NMLB Corey Jones behind 5.3.33 - 5.4.34 02:11
NMLB Ed Lower behind 5.3.33 - 5.5.35 03:38
WBUL Adam Cooney goal 6.3.39 - 5.5.35 06:35
WBUL Jason Akermanis goal 7.3.45 - 5.5.35 07:49
NMLB David Hale behind 7.3.45 - 5.6.36 10:22
WBUL Mitch Hahn goal 8.3.51 - 5.6.36 11:51
WBUL Bob Murphy goal 9.3.57 - 5.6.36 13:00
NMLB Nathan Thompson goal 9.3.57 - 6.6.42 15:16
WBUL Scott Welsh behind 9.4.58 - 6.6.42 17:32
NMLB Adam Simpson behind 9.4.58 - 6.7.43 18:39
NMLB Drew Petrie goal 9.4.58 - 7.7.49 22:16
WBUL Brad Johnson goal 10.4.64 - 7.7.49 24:05
WBUL Rushed behind 10.5.65 - 7.7.49 25:38
WBUL Dylan Addison behind 10.6.66 - 7.7.49 27:29
WBUL Bob Murphy goal 11.6.72 - 7.7.49 28:22
WBUL Scott Welsh behind 11.7.73 - 7.7.49 30:12
Q3 NMLB Leigh Harding goal 11.7.73 - 8.7.55 01:01
NMLB Drew Petrie goal 11.7.73 - 9.7.61 02:04
WBUL Will Minson goal 12.7.79 - 9.7.61 03:39
NMLB Matt Campbell behind 12.7.79 - 9.8.62 05:15
NMLB Corey Jones behind 12.7.79 - 9.9.63 06:11
WBUL Rushed behind 12.8.80 - 9.9.63 06:42
WBUL Rushed behind 12.9.81 - 9.9.63 08:10
WBUL Lindsay Gilbee goal 13.9.87 - 9.9.63 12:54
NMLB Nathan Thompson goal 13.9.87 - 10.9.69 14:54
NMLB Lindsay Thomas behind 13.9.87 - 10.10.70 17:47
NMLB Daniel Harris goal 13.9.87 - 11.10.76 19:04
WBUL Bob Murphy goal 14.9.93 - 11.10.76 21:41
NMLB Nathan Thompson behind 14.9.93 - 11.11.77 23:53
NMLB Nathan Thompson goal 14.9.93 - 12.11.83 26:45
WBUL Rushed behind 14.10.94 - 12.11.83 28:59
Q4 NMLB Corey Jones goal 14.10.94 - 13.11.89 02:23
NMLB Rushed behind 14.10.94 - 13.12.90 03:46
NMLB Brent Harvey goal 14.10.94 - 14.12.96 05:34
WBUL Jason Akermanis goal 15.10.100 - 14.12.96 07:07
NMLB Rushed behind 15.10.100 - 14.13.97 09:24
NMLB Shannon Grant behind 15.10.100 - 14.14.98 10:27
WBUL Brad Johnson behind 15.11.101 - 14.14.98 11:19
WBUL Brad Johnson behind 15.12.102 - 14.14.98 12:34
NMLB Ed Lower goal 15.12.102 - 15.14.104 13:14
NMLB Drew Petrie behind 15.12.102 - 15.15.105 14:39
NMLB Drew Petrie goal 15.12.102 - 16.15.111 18:11
NMLB Nathan Thompson behind 15.12.102 - 16.16.112 21:16
WBUL Rushed behind 15.13.103 - 16.16.112 22:00
NMLB Daniel Harris behind 15.13.103 - 16.17.113 22:49
WBUL Brad Johnson goal 16.13.109 - 16.17.113 25:13
WBUL Brad Johnson behind 16.14.110 - 16.17.113 29:59