Match Recap
Round 18·Sun, 6-Jul-2025 2:45 PM (3:15 PM)·Adelaide Oval·43,306 att.
Adelaide
13.12 (90)
vs
Melbourne
11.11 (77)
Adelaide won by 13

Adelaide defeated Melbourne 90–77, by 13 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the third quarter, when Adelaide outscored Melbourne 33–13; Melbourne led disposals 392–325 while Adelaide edged inside-50s 55–42.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Adelaide2.3 (15)5.8 (38)10.11 (71)13.12 (90)13.12 (90)
Melbourne1.6 (12)6.7 (43)8.8 (56)11.11 (77)11.11 (77)

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
Jack Viney
Melbourne
30 disposals, 9 tackles, 4 clearances
KICK 79
2
Izak Rankine
Adelaide
16 disposals, 5 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 77
3
Kysaiah Pickett
Melbourne
24 disposals, 2 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 66
4
James Peatling
Adelaide
25 disposals, 2 tackles, 6 clearances
KICK 66
5
Steven May
Melbourne
23 disposals
KICK 63
6
Jake Soligo
Adelaide
21 disposals, 6 tackles, 6 clearances
KICK 62

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
#23 Izak Rankine115164451—3210339077
#25 James Peatling14112552———66113—7166
#14 Jake Soligo1292166———5693—7662
#12 Jordan Dawson13122547———538518459
#2 Ben Keays1410242123—616329358
#32 Darcy Fogarty123156—22—7141—8354
#3 Sam Berry6101629———24114—7552
#43 Reilly OBrien461072——36—133—8752
#29 Rory Laird10112143———1392—8652
#48 Mark Keane1251754————184—9347
#33 Brodie Smith1462012———3163—8045
#24 Josh Worrell135185————2—64—9038
#6 Daniel Curtin729511——2—51—8637
#28 Alex Neal-Bullen1041416———5—55—7833
#20 Mitch Hinge841223———2152—7929
#13 Taylor Walker7294—21—1—55—7729
#7 Riley Thilthorpe5495——151—51—7629
#16 Max Michalanney95144—————132—8727
#44 Isaac Cumming761311———2252—8227
#41 Jordon Butts3362——————42—8717
#19 Zac Taylor3253—1————12—7015
Josh Rachele4—431—1—1——2—4011
Lachlan Murphy11211———1——3—302

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
#7 Jack Viney11193049———44131—8379
#36 Kysaiah Pickett1410243222—83116—8566
#1 Steven May2032312——————43—10063
#17 Jake Bowey1792652———2392—8059
#24 Trent Rivers149235211—2152—8456
#15 Ed Langdon1962581—1—4145—9356
#11 Max Gawn1151652——251473—8455
#10 Daniel Turner1732016————1—56—9255
#37 Kade Chandler31518210———2—81—8850
#3 Christian Salem15823101————221—8048
#5 Christian Petracca10132332—3—3—125—8644
#18 Jake Melksham6283141—2—5——7643
#2 Jacob van Rooyen7512332—35—53—7442
#19 Harvey Langford981723———236——7841
#8 Jake Lever951410—————14——8740
#13 Clayton Oliver7162314———33105—7940
#32 Tom Sparrow6612451————32—8335
#4 Judd McVee1041461————143—7829
#20 Xavier Lindsay810184—————144—6726
#31 Bayley Fritsch3710—212———52—7622
#21 Matthew Jefferson41532———2—32—7321
Koltyn Tholstrup24611———1—31—4913
Harry Sharp—22———————1——252