2009 AFL Season Round 2: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne

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

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

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

Score Worm

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

Honour Roll

Western Bulldogs

Captain: Brad Johnson
Coach: Rodney Eade

North Melbourne

Captain: Brent Harvey
Coach: Dani Laidley

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

Player Line-Up

Western Bulldogs Coach: Rodney Eade
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
30 D. Pratt 38 J. Gibson 42 S. McMahon 15 B. Hudson 10 N. Eagleton
21 J. Akermanis 6 B. Johnson (c) 13 D. Giansiracusa 5 M. Boyd 40 J. Harbrow
FORWARD 7 S. Higgins 27 W. Minson
HALF-BACK

14 C. Ward
11 M. Firrito 16 S. Thompson 39 L. Harding



42 L. Picken 8 M. Hahn 9 L. Gilbee



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



8 D. Wells 7 A. Simpson 6 L. Hansen



20 J. Hill 17 A. Cooney 4 D. Cross FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 1 H. McIntosh 22 T. Goldstein
HALF-FORWARD 3 B. Rawlings 5 S. Power
29 B. Harvey (c) 20 D. Petrie 2 E. Lower 19 J. Ziebell 9 A. Swallow
25 R. Hargrave 38 D. Morris 16 R. Griffen

14 G. Urquhart
HALF-BACK



FORWARD



12 L. Thomas 31 D. Hale 33 M. Campbell



12 T. Williams 36 B. Lake 22 D. Addison



BACK



North Melbourne Coach: Dani Laidley

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