Match Recap
Round 22·Sun, 15-Aug-2021 2:10 PM·M.C.G.
Melbourne
16.8 (104)
vs
Adelaide
9.9 (63)
Melbourne won by 41

Melbourne defeated Adelaide 104–63, by 41 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the last quarter, when Melbourne outscored Adelaide 25–7; Adelaide led disposals 386–352 while Melbourne edged tackles 77–63.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne3.3 (21)7.4 (46)12.7 (79)16.8 (104)16.8 (104)
Adelaide1.6 (12)3.7 (25)8.8 (56)9.9 (63)9.9 (63)

Best on Ground

Top six by KICK Game Score — our 0–100 rating of the game each player had.

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

1
Rory Sloane
Adelaide
25 disposals, 9 tackles, 9 clearances
KICK 87
2
Ben Keays
Adelaide
29 disposals, 11 tackles, 8 clearances
KICK 82
3
Christian Petracca
Melbourne
23 disposals, 2 goals, 5 tackles
KICK 79
4
Ed Langdon
Melbourne
27 disposals, 7 tackles, 2 clearances
KICK 79
5
Bayley Fritsch
Melbourne
16 disposals, 7 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 77
6
Max Gawn
Melbourne
19 disposals, 4 tackles, 10 clearances
KICK 74

Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#5 Christian Petracca15823852——5691—8479
#15 Ed Langdon2162777———6282—9579
#31 Bayley Fritsch12416537——3—8318677
#11 Max Gawn1361914——26310144—7874
#13 Clayton Oliver15132827—2—35155—8869
#3 Christian Salem2092983———3—63—8664
#9 Charlie Spargo126187111—4151—8357
#6 Luke Jackson51116232—193374—6956
#24 Trent Rivers15116102———4—21—7952
#36 Kysaiah Pickett102124512—4—74—8644
#50 Ben Brown516542121—1——8543
#8 Jake Lever1041463—————43—10040
#4 James Harmes5131816—2—3241—7539
#17 Jake Bowey99186————117——7739
#14 Michael Hibberd861414———3—72—8739
#23 James Jordon4111545———1161—7338
#30 Alex Neal-Bullen971632———4—51—7436
#32 Tom Sparrow861437———4255—6936
#35 Harry Petty831151—————5——9333
#44 Joel Smith54931—————65—7922
#18 Jake Melksham347121——2—55—7817
#10 Angus Brayshaw336—2———2131—7616
#22 Aaron Vandenberg———————————————

Adelaide — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#9 Rory Sloane1692579———49154—8587
#2 Ben Keays141529311———3816628182
#11 Paul Seedsman2016363111—1028138671
#29 Rory Laird12162817—1—4381—7663
#27 Tom Lynch1613297—1——2295—8460
#32 Darcy Fogarty93127431—2—83—8959
#8 Jake Kelly1472171———2—74—9248
#45 Kieran Strachan831152—1252253—8847
#25 Ned McHenry8142281———2274—8944
#36 Andrew McPherson981724———1151—8542
#7 Riley Thilthorpe651136——33153—8139
Lachlan Sholl1181961—1—2122—6437
#14 David Mackay76133311—1—33—8736
#39 Tom Doedee771454———1—84—8635
#40 Ben Davis113145————1—6——7533
#26 Harry Schoenberg6101632———2372—6233
#28 Nick Murray1031321———2—43—8933
#41 Jordon Butts951471—————54—9031
#23 Shane McAdam5510412————34—7229
#4 Lachlan Murphy7411—21——3232—7428
#1 Chayce Jones104146——————13—8727
#15 Brayden Cook42612—————3——6615
Elliott Himmelberg1—11——1———11—124