2009 AFL Round 2: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 5 April 2009 between Western Bulldogs and North Melbourne during round 2 of the 2009 AFL season. Western Bulldogs hosted North Melbourne at MCG. Brad Johnson captained the hosts. Brent Harvey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Rodney Eade and the visitors were coached by Dean Laidley.

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

North Melbourne
Back: D. Pratt, J. Gibson, S. McMahon
Half-back: M. Firrito, S. Thompson, L. Harding
Centre: D. Wells, A. Simpson, L. Hansen
Half-forward: B. Harvey (capt.), D. Petrie, E. Lower
Forward: L. Thomas, D. Hale, M. Campbell
Follower: H. McIntosh, B. Rawlings, J. Ziebell
Int.: T. Goldstein, S. Power, A. Swallow, G. Urquhart

Western Bulldogs (11.14.80) defeated North Melbourne (9.11.65).

Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: J. Hill (3), B. Johnson (3), D. Addison, D. Giansiracusa, L. Gilbee, R. Griffen, W. Minson
North Melbourne: M. Campbell (2), D. Hale, E. Lower, H. McIntosh, A. Simpson, A. Swallow, L. Thomas, D. Wells

As a result of this match, Western Bulldogs remained 2nd on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2009 AFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne
Date: Sunday 5 April 2009
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 34,459

Match Results

Outcome: Western Bulldogs def. North Melbourne
Score: 11.14.80 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Western Bulldogs 3 . 6 4 . 10 8 . 13 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
North Melbourne 1 . 5 3 . 6 7 . 8 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin WBUL by 13 WBUL by 10 WBUL by 11 WBUL by 15 WBUL by 15
Duration 28:13 27:41 30:49 28:07 1:54:50

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Grun (#13), S. McInerney (#30), S. Meredith (#21)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Brian Lake WBUL 36 3
Adam Simpson NMLB 7 2
Ryan Griffen WBUL 16 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Ryan Griffen WBUL 16 9 1 1 0 0 0
Brian Lake WBUL 36 6 ? ? ? ? ?
Adam Simpson NMLB 7 6 ? ? ? ? ?
Matthew Boyd WBUL 5 3 0 0 ? ? ?
Ryan Hargrave WBUL 25 3 0 0 ? ? ?
Brad Johnson WBUL 6 3 0 0 ? ? ?

Player Statistics

Western Bulldogs

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
22 Addison, Dylan BPL 72% 1 0 15 10 5 5 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
21 Akermanis, Jason FPR 82% 0 0 19 11 8 6 0 5 1 5 1 4 0 4
5 Boyd, Matthew RR 88% 0 0 28 12 16 7 1 4 5 2 2 0 4 3
17 Cooney, Adam C 55% 0 1 15 5 10 2 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 2
4 Cross, Daniel WL 88% 0 0 28 11 17 6 2 4 0 1 3 1 2 1
10 Eagleton, Nathan INT 75% 0 0 17 11 6 5 0 4 2 2 0 0 3 4
13 Giansiracusa, Daniel FPL 76% 1 2 19 13 6 4 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 2
9 Gilbee, Lindsay HFFL 89% 1 0 22 13 9 3 0 1 3 2 2 0 5 2
16 Griffen, Ryan HBFL 76% 1 1 28 18 10 4 0 2 5 4 1 2 0 7
8 Hahn, Mitch CHF 82% 0 0 13 6 7 2 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 4
40 Harbrow, Jarrod INT 86% 0 0 19 10 9 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 6 1
25 Hargrave, Ryan HBFR 93% 0 0 25 14 11 7 0 1 2 4 2 0 3 1
7 Higgins, Shaun RO 81% 0 2 19 8 11 3 0 5 1 3 0 1 0 4
20 Hill, Josh WR 88% 3 1 16 10 6 7 0 3 0 3 0 2 1 3
15 Hudson, Ben RU 61% 0 0 12 3 9 3 14 5 1 4 0 2 0 0
6 Johnson, Brad (c) FF 85% 3 2 22 18 4 9 0 3 1 3 0 1 0 6
36 Lake, Brian FB 100% 0 0 25 19 6 18 4 3 1 2 0 1 3 1
27 Minson, Will INT 66% 1 1 9 7 2 3 9 2 2 1 2 1 2 1
38 Morris, Dale CHB 100% 0 0 10 7 3 7 0 4 0 1 1 1 2 1
42 Picken, Liam HFFR 92% 0 0 9 3 6 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 2
14 Ward, Callan INT 77% 0 0 15 8 7 1 0 2 4 6 1 1 0 3
12 Williams, Tom BPR 87% 0 0 12 9 3 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0
Rushed 4
Total (22 players) 11 14 397 226 171 113 31 60 37 56 21 20 38 52

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
33 Campbell, Matt FPR 90% 2 1 12 9 3 3 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 4
11 Firrito, Michael HBFL 83% 0 1 17 9 8 5 1 4 3 1 2 0 2 5
38 Gibson, Josh FB 80% 0 0 7 3 4 3 0 5 1 2 0 2 0 0
22 Goldstein, Todd INT 61% 0 0 4 3 1 1 6 1 2 3 2 2 0 0
31 Hale, David FF 91% 1 1 8 3 5 5 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0
6 Hansen, Lachlan WR 91% 0 0 17 11 6 8 1 3 0 2 0 1 4 0
39 Harding, Leigh HBFR 81% 0 1 22 15 7 8 0 6 1 2 3 1 2 4
29 Harvey, Brent (c) HFFL 95% 0 0 18 9 9 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1
2 Lower, Ed HFFR 74% 1 1 13 6 7 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0
1 McIntosh, Hamish RU 82% 1 0 17 7 10 3 13 1 2 2 2 2 1 2
42 McMahon, Scott BPR 91% 0 0 21 17 4 9 0 5 0 3 0 0 5 1
20 Petrie, Drew CHF 97% 0 1 17 10 7 9 7 4 1 2 1 2 1 3
5 Power, Sam INT 69% 0 0 20 11 9 4 0 2 2 4 0 2 1 3
30 Pratt, Daniel BPL 86% 0 0 20 16 4 8 0 3 1 2 0 0 7 3
3 Rawlings, Brady RR 79% 0 0 19 14 5 7 0 4 1 2 1 0 3 3
7 Simpson, Adam C 77% 1 1 27 16 11 3 1 6 4 5 2 3 3 7
9 Swallow, Andrew INT 69% 1 0 19 8 11 1 0 3 5 2 0 2 0 2
12 Thomas, Lindsay FPL 90% 1 1 8 6 2 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1
16 Thompson, Scott CHB 96% 0 0 15 9 6 3 0 4 0 4 5 0 2 0
14 Urquhart, Gavin INT 69% 0 0 15 10 5 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
8 Wells, Daniel WL 95% 1 0 18 13 5 7 0 3 0 4 0 1 1 5
19 Ziebell, Jack RO 56% 0 0 15 11 4 7 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1
Rushed 3
Total (22 players) 9 11 349 216 133 104 30 70 30 48 20 21 34 49

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

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 NMLB Lindsay Thomas behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 01:01
WBUL Daniel Giansiracusa behind 0.1.1 - 0.1.1 02:03
NMLB Matt Campbell behind 0.1.1 - 0.2.2 02:58
NMLB Leigh Harding behind 0.1.1 - 0.3.3 04:08
WBUL Shaun Higgins behind 0.2.2 - 0.3.3 05:48
WBUL Brad Johnson goal 1.2.8 - 0.3.3 07:00
NMLB Rushed behind 1.2.8 - 0.4.4 10:05
WBUL Daniel Giansiracusa goal 2.2.14 - 0.4.4 11:31
WBUL Rushed behind 2.3.15 - 0.4.4 12:29
WBUL Brad Johnson goal 3.3.21 - 0.4.4 13:25
WBUL Will Minson behind 3.4.22 - 0.4.4 16:17
WBUL Brad Johnson behind 3.5.23 - 0.4.4 16:51
NMLB David Hale behind 3.5.23 - 0.5.5 18:30
WBUL Adam Cooney behind 3.6.24 - 0.5.5 21:51
NMLB Adam Simpson goal 3.6.24 - 1.5.11 26:46
Q2 WBUL Shaun Higgins behind 3.7.25 - 1.5.11 00:28
WBUL Rushed behind 3.8.26 - 1.5.11 02:57
NMLB Matt Campbell goal 3.8.26 - 2.5.17 03:46
NMLB Rushed behind 3.8.26 - 2.6.18 08:03
WBUL Rushed behind 3.9.27 - 2.6.18 09:16
WBUL Brad Johnson goal 4.9.33 - 2.6.18 18:08
NMLB Daniel Wells goal 4.9.33 - 3.6.24 24:39
WBUL Daniel Giansiracusa behind 4.10.34 - 3.6.24 26:05
Q3 WBUL Josh Hill behind 4.11.35 - 3.6.24 03:33
WBUL Will Minson goal 5.11.41 - 3.6.24 04:44
WBUL Dylan Addison goal 6.11.47 - 3.6.24 06:45
NMLB Andrew Swallow goal 6.11.47 - 4.6.30 08:15
WBUL Brad Johnson behind 6.12.48 - 4.6.30 10:08
NMLB Ed Lower behind 6.12.48 - 4.7.31 10:57
WBUL Josh Hill goal 7.12.54 - 4.7.31 11:47
NMLB Michael Firrito behind 7.12.54 - 4.8.32 15:00
WBUL Ryan Griffen goal 8.12.60 - 4.8.32 17:32
NMLB David Hale goal 8.12.60 - 5.8.38 19:39
WBUL Ryan Griffen behind 8.13.61 - 5.8.38 21:11
NMLB Lindsay Thomas goal 8.13.61 - 6.8.44 24:05
NMLB Matt Campbell goal 8.13.61 - 7.8.50 26:25
Q4 NMLB Drew Petrie behind 8.13.61 - 7.9.51 03:15
WBUL Josh Hill goal 9.13.67 - 7.9.51 06:09
NMLB Ed Lower goal 9.13.67 - 8.9.57 08:07
NMLB Rushed behind 9.13.67 - 8.10.58 09:31
NMLB Hamish McIntosh goal 9.13.67 - 9.10.64 14:37
NMLB Adam Simpson behind 9.13.67 - 9.11.65 17:58
WBUL Josh Hill goal 10.13.73 - 9.11.65 22:46
WBUL Lindsay Gilbee goal 11.13.79 - 9.11.65 24:18
WBUL Rushed behind 11.14.80 - 9.11.65 25:29