Last 5 Games Head to Head
Western Bulldogs lead 3-2
Round 19, 2021
Melbourne 9.11.65 def by Western Bulldogs 13.7.85, MCG, 0
Best:
Melb – Oliver, Petracca, Neal-Bullen, Lever, Gawn, Hunt
WB – Bontempelli, Daniel, Macrae, B Smith, Hunter, Liberatore, Schache
Goals:
Melb – B Brown 2, Fritsch 2, Pickett 2, Petracca, McDonald, Viney
WB – Naughton 2, Hannan 2, Bontempelli 2, Bruce 2, Weightman, Daniel, B Smith, Ugle-Hagan, English
Round 11, 2021
Western Bulldogs 8.11.59 def by Melbourne 13.9.87, Marvel Stadium, 0
Best:
WB – Macrae, Dale, B Smith, Daniel, Bontempelli
Melb – Oliver, Petracca, May, Gawn, McDonald, Lever
Goals:
WB – Bruce 3, English 2, Naughton, Weightman, Daniel
Melb – Fritsch 3, McDonald 3, Weideman 2, Gawn, Jordon, Petracca, Harmes, Pickett
Round 13, 2020
Western Bulldogs, 12.8.80 def Melbourne 7.10.52, Metricon Stadium, 1,765
Best:
WB – Bontempelli, Liberatore, B Smith, Wallis, Macrae, Hunter
Melb – May, Viney, Petracca, Weideman, Oliver
Goals:
WB – Wallis 4, vanderMeer, B Smith, Bontempelli, McLean, Williams, English, Liberatore, Cavarra
Melb – Weideman 2, Fritsch, Spargo, T McDonald, Oliver, Melksham
Round 17, 2019
Western Bulldogs 10.14.74 def Melbourne 9.12.66, Marvel Stadium, 26,781
Best:
WB – Dunkley, Hunter, Duryea, Macrae, Lloyd, Bontempelli
Melb – Gawn, Viney, Salem, May, Petty, Harmes
Goals:
WB – R Smith 2, Dunkley 2, Lloyd 2, Richards, B Smith, Schache, Hunter
Melb – Petty 3, Fritsch 2, Petracca, Dunkley, Hunt, Lewis
Round 17, 2018
Melbourne 18.11.119 def Western Bulldogs 10.9.69, MCG, 30,305
Best:
Melb – Gawn, Brayshaw, Oliver, Hogan, Melksham, Salem
WB – Macrae, Wallis, Hunter, Dunkley, Gowers
Goals:
Melb – Hogan 4, T McDonald 3, Neal-Bullen 2, Spargo 2, Garlett 2, Petracca, Hannan, Lewis, Oliver, Melksham
WB – Wallis 3, Schache 2, Johannisen 2, Lipinski, McLean, Hunter
Finals Head to Head Record
Tied 2-2
1994 First Semi-Final
Footscray 9.11.65 def by Melbourne 21.18.144, MCG, 65,577
Best:
Foot – Standfield, Johnson, S West, Hunter, Southern
Melb – Lyon, Schwarz, G Lovett, Tingay, Neitz, B Lovett, Lovell, Stynes
Goals:
Foot – Grant 2, Johnson 2, Kellett, Koster, S West, Southern, Standfield
Melb – Lyon 10, B Lovett 3, Lovell 2, Schwarz 2, Dyson 2, Tingay, Irving
1961 Preliminary Final
Melbourne 8.10.58 def by Footscray 13.7.85, MCG, 86,118
Best:
Melb – Kenneally, Tr Johnson, Dixon, Lord, Adams, Mithen, Barassi, Thorogood
Foot – Schultz, Hoiles, Gardiner, Spargo, Whitten, Evans, Hobbs, B Ion
Goals:
Melb – Mithen 2, Barassi 2, B Johnson, Tunbridge, Dawson, Lord
Foot – Slattery 4, Hobbs 3, McKellar 2, Whitten 2, Beamish, Spargo
1954 Grand Final
Footscray 15.12.102 def Melbourne 7.9.51, MCG, 80,897
Best:
Foot – Kerr, J Collins, Bryden, Ross, Whitten, Reynolds, Sutton
Melb – Cordner, Collins, Barassi, Mithen, McLean, Albiston
Goals:
Foot – J Collins 7, Sutton 3, Stevens, Duffy, Stockman, Kerr, Reynolds
Melb – Clarke, Spencer, Mithen, Albiston, Johnson, Barassi, McLean
1946 First Semi-Final
Footscray 15.12.102 def by Melbourne 17.18.120, MCG, 61,277
Best:
Foot – Olliver, Rees, Miller, McLaren, Sutton, Moncrieff, Wearmouth, Laffey
Melb – McGrath, Mueller, McLean, T Cordner, Lock, Rodda, Dockett, Smith, Mitchell
Goals:
Foot – Ware 4, Olliver 3, Thoms 2, Hickey 2, Laffey 2, Fountain, Wood
Melb – Mueller 4, O’Rourke 3, Rodda 3, Smith 3, Mitchell 3, Dockett