Match Recap
Geelong
15.9 (99)
vs
Melbourne
14.16 (100)
Melbourne won by 1
Melbourne defeated Geelong 100–99, by 1 point after a nailbiter. The match turned in the third quarter, when Melbourne outscored Geelong 43–13; Geelong led disposals 303–273 while Melbourne edged inside-50s 49–41.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4.3 (27) | 9.4 (58) | 11.5 (71) | 15.9 (99) | 15.9 (99) |
| Melbourne | 2.4 (16) | 4.7 (31) | 10.14 (74) | 14.16 (100) | 14.16 (100) |
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 →
Geelong — 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 →
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3 Jimmy Bartel | 15 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 95 | 74 |
| #45 Cameron Ling | 14 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 93 | 69 |
| #20 Steve Johnson | 13 | 4 | 17 | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 95 | 62 |
| #15 Peter Riccardi | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 88 | 58 |
| #18 Kent Kingsley | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 100 | 55 |
| #29 Gary Ablett | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 94 | 51 |
| #17 Shannon Byrnes | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 71 | 48 |
| #41 Josh Hunt | 14 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 81 | 46 |
| #39 Darren Milburn | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | 97 | 43 |
| #11 Joel Corey | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 81 | 42 |
| #19 Matthew Egan | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 11 | 2 | — | 78 | 42 |
| #21 Cameron Mooney | 8 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | 87 | 41 |
| #30 Matthew Scarlett | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 100 | 38 |
| #9 James Kelly | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | 85 | 36 |
| #10 Kane Tenace | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 61 | 29 |
| #22 Henry Playfair | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 86 | 29 |
| #6 Brad Ottens | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 38 | 29 |
| #27 Brenton Sanderson | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 64 | 29 |
| #33 Max Rooke | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 100 | 28 |
| #23 Nathan Ablett | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 91 | 21 |
| #36 Paul Koulouriotis | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 79 | 18 |
| #24 Mark Blake | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 12 |
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 →
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #24 Russell Robertson | 13 | 1 | 14 | 11 | — | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 88 |
| #34 Jeff White | 13 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | — | 100 | 76 |
| #16 Travis Johnstone | 20 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 96 | 71 |
| #22 Brent Moloney | 15 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 | — | 92 | 63 |
| #31 Paul Wheatley | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 100 | 52 |
| #30 Simon Godfrey | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 86 | 49 |
| #4 Ben Holland | 8 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 100 | 47 |
| #36 Aaron Davey | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | 96 | 46 |
| #5 Brock McLean | 11 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 80 | 45 |
| #44 Shannon Motlop | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 87 | 38 |
| #45 Matthew Whelan | 13 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | — | 80 | 36 |
| #2 Steven Armstrong | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 93 | 36 |
| #43 Guy Rigoni | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 71 | 35 |
| #7 Brad Miller | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 88 | 30 |
| #28 Phillip Read | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 69 | 29 |
| #35 Ryan Ferguson | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 84 | 20 |
| #3 Clint Bizzell | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 61 | 20 |
| #13 Adem Yze | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 68 | 19 |
| #25 Nathan Brown | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 17 |
| #21 Daniel Bell | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 67 | 16 |
| #8 Alistair Nicholson | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 100 | 8 |
| #9 David Neitz | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 56 | 4 |