| Latest meeting | 16 September 2023 |
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| Next meeting | TBA |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 14 |
| All-time series | Melbourne 10 wins Western Bulldogs 4 wins |
| Largest victory | Melbourne – 64 points (9 October 2022) Western Bulldogs – 39 points (3 September 2016) |
Prior to the creation of theAFL Women's (AFLW), the AFL ran four years of exhibition matches between sides representingMelbourne andWestern Bulldogs: the winner received theHampson–Hardeman Cup, named in honour of women's football pioneers Barb Hampson and Lisa Hardeman, who developed the firstwomen's championships in 1992.[1]
The cup is currently held byMelbourne.
| 2013 | |||||
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| Sunday, 30 June | Melbourne 8.5 (53) | def. | Western Bulldogs 3.3 (21) | MCG (crowd: 7,518[2]) | Match report |
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| 2014 | |||||
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| Sunday, 29 June | Western Bulldogs 4.2 (26) | def. by | Melbourne 10.12 (72) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,953(D/H)) | Match report |
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| 2015 | |||||
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| Sunday, 24 May | Melbourne 4.13 (37) | def. | Western Bulldogs 4.5 (29) | MCG (crowd: 29,381(D/H)) | Match report |
| Sunday, 16 August | Western Bulldogs 5.6 (36) | def. by | Melbourne 6.4 (40) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,805(D/H)) | Match report |
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| 2016 | |||||
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| Sunday, 6 March | Melbourne 3.3 (21) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 6.5 (41) | Highgate Recreational Reserve | Match report |
| Saturday, 3 September | Western Bulldogs 14.6 (90) | def. | Melbourne 7.9 (51) | Whitten Oval (crowd: 6,365) | Match report |
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| 2017 | |||||
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| Saturday, 18 February (7:35 pm) | Western Bulldogs 4.5 (29) | def. by | Melbourne 6.7 (43) | VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 8,000) | Report |
| 2018 | |||||
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| Saturday, 17 March (7:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs 5.3 (33) | def. | Melbourne 4.7 (31) | VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 7,593) | Report |
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| 2019 | |||||
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| Saturday, 9 March (7:15 pm) | Western Bulldogs 6.2 (38) | def. by | Melbourne 5.9 (39) | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 10,612) | Report |
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| 2020 | |||||
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| Friday, 14 February (7:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs 2.0 (12) | def. by | Melbourne 4.8 (32) | VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 3,133) | Report |
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| 2021 | |||||
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| Sunday, 21 February (3:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs 6.1 (37) | def. | Melbourne 2.12 (24) | VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 3,180) | Report |
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| 2022 (S6) | |||||
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| Saturday, 8 January (7:00 pm) | Western Bulldogs 3.4 (22) | def. by | Melbourne 6.10 (46) | Victoria University Whitten Oval (crowd: 2,571) | Report |
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| 2022 (S7) | |||||
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| Sunday, 9 October (3:10 pm) | Melbourne 10.13 (73) | def. | Western Bulldogs 1.3 (9) | Casey Fields (crowd: 2,154) | |
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| 2023 | |||||
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| Saturday, 16 September (3:05 pm) | Melbourne 12.11 (83) | def. | Western Bulldogs 6.5 (41) | Casey Fields (crowd: 1,457) | |
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