Match Recap
Elimination Final·Sat, 3-Sep-2005 2:30 PM·M.C.G.·65,018 att.
Geelong
18.8 (116)
vs
Melbourne
9.7 (61)
Geelong won by 55

Geelong defeated Melbourne 116–61, by 55 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the third quarter, when Geelong outscored Melbourne 27–2; Geelong won disposals 353–268 and contested possessions 134–110.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong5.4 (34)12.5 (77)16.8 (104)18.8 (116)18.8 (116)
Melbourne2.3 (15)6.4 (40)6.6 (42)9.7 (61)9.7 (61)

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
Cameron Mooney
Geelong
26 disposals, 2 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 81
2
Jimmy Bartel
Geelong
30 disposals, 3 tackles, 1 clearances
KICK 75
3
Gary Ablett
Geelong
19 disposals, 3 goals, 7 tackles
KICK 74
4
James Kelly
Geelong
17 disposals, 3 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 68
5
Nathan Brown
Melbourne
27 disposals, 2 clearances, 3 I50s
KICK 67
6
Cameron Ling
Geelong
23 disposals, 2 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 62

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 →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#21 Cameron Mooney224261122—23393—8181
#3 Jimmy Bartel191130113—1—1192—9175
#29 Gary Ablett16319373——82101—8274
#9 James Kelly14317933——2483—8068
#45 Cameron Ling15823922——1242—9762
#11 Joel Corey11102173———149——9260
#39 Darren Milburn15621121—1—2151—8457
#1 Steven King1341762——253566—6454
#10 Kane Tenace14115731——326——7351
#33 Max Rooke891783———1282—8849
#22 Henry Playfair6511342—32194—7549
#27 Brenton Sanderson1171861—1—6462—8147
#20 Steve Johnson56112411—1275—8536
#41 Josh Hunt89177————2153—8836
#18 Kent Kingsley8412411——3—31—9034
#4 Andrew Mackie9211312——3—53—6733
#15 Peter Riccardi961521———127——5931
#2 Tom Harley102127——1———21—8031
#19 Matthew Egan83115———1—143—9430
#30 Matthew Scarlett83116——2—1—32—10029
#16 Charlie Gardiner102126————3—54—7828
#23 Nathan Ablett3362—1——2—4——7321

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
#25 Nathan Brown1892713————3274—10067
#45 Matthew Whelan10818106———2351—10061
#4 Ben Holland11415241—326114—9459
#23 James McDonald8715—9———1610——7858
#41 Nathan Carroll9112061——1—183—10051
#22 Brent Moloney1010202————64124—10047
#24 Russell Robertson8—84142—1—21—10046
#35 Ryan Ferguson851363——41—63—10043
#7 Brad Miller671393———2—54—10039
#30 Simon Godfrey941317—1—1168—6733
#32 Cameron Bruce88164——114174—9233
#36 Aaron Davey91101211—5124—9232
#44 Shannon Motlop741124———2252—7831
#1 Chris Heffernan45934———1—3——6631
#31 Paul Wheatley426222————3——7329
#18 Brad Green861441——11—33—9027
#13 Adem Yze94132—1———132—7926
#34 Jeff White31422——171—32—6222
#8 Alistair Nicholson45921———1163—10021
#16 Travis Johnstone41512———1—1——4414
#43 Guy Rigoni32521———3—11—4012
#5 Brock McLean22411———1111—4510