Match Recap
Preliminary Final·Fri, 10-Sep-2021 5:50 PM (7:50 PM)·Perth Stadium·58,599 att.
Melbourne
19.11 (125)
vs
Geelong
6.6 (42)
Melbourne won by 83

Melbourne defeated Geelong 125–42, by 83 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the third quarter, when Melbourne outscored Geelong 50–1; Melbourne won disposals 374–341 and contested possessions 160–130.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne5.3 (33)9.6 (60)17.8 (110)19.11 (125)19.11 (125)
Geelong1.0 (6)5.1 (31)5.2 (32)6.6 (42)6.6 (42)

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
Max Gawn
Melbourne
19 disposals, 5 goals, 6 tackles
KICK 99
2
Christian Petracca
Melbourne
32 disposals, 1 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 84
3
Jack Viney
Melbourne
34 disposals, 5 tackles, 9 clearances
KICK 81
4
Patrick Dangerfield
Geelong
30 disposals, 4 tackles, 10 clearances
KICK 77
5
Clayton Oliver
Melbourne
27 disposals, 7 tackles, 7 clearances
KICK 76
6
Christian Salem
Melbourne
29 disposals, 3 tackles, 1 clearances
KICK 71

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
#11 Max Gawn13619565—3315124—7499
#5 Christian Petracca1616324312—48144—7984
#7 Jack Viney17173445———49164—7581
#13 Clayton Oliver14132747———47155—8276
#3 Christian Salem2362963———7174—8571
#31 Bayley Fritsch13—138221—5—21—8952
#4 James Harmes78152611—1392—8150
#50 Ben Brown7187122—4—6——8049
#15 Ed Langdon8132153———3—7——9848
#9 Charlie Spargo135188—2——1—4——8048
#10 Angus Brayshaw1171825———1291—8848
#25 Tom McDonald9514521—13—113—7847
#30 Alex Neal-Bullen9615241——3110——7845
#36 Kysaiah Pickett9413313——4—72—7541
#17 Jake Bowey1271932———3262—7940
#32 Tom Sparrow83112311—3132—7535
#6 Luke Jackson391221——12—281—7834
#8 Jake Lever931251———1—32—9133
#14 Michael Hibberd54923—————31—8025
#24 Trent Rivers661241———2—24—8024
#35 Harry Petty45922—————51—9824
James Jordon72932————————2819
Steven May415—————1—11—508

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
#35 Patrick Dangerfield19113034———610167—8177
#14 Joel Selwood8162458———3892—8569
#22 Mitch Duncan1492353———3485—8253
#29 Cameron Guthrie13132644———1552—7051
#7 Isaac Smith1313265—1——3241—8351
#39 Zach Guthrie1521734———1—83—8050
#1 Rhys Stanley4711331—263—52—7350
#27 Sam Menegola1282025———43103—7349
#26 Tom Hawkins9615241241162—9846
#2 Zach Tuohy165214————1—33—8837
#45 Brad Close3121524———12112—7337
#46 Mark Blicavs881621——91166—9336
#30 Tom Atkins961513———5252—7733
#38 Jack Henry571231———1262—9830
#24 Jed Bews53816———1—3——7930
Shaun Higgins681421———3122—2225
#8 Jake Kolodjashnij44821———1—5——8424
#25 Lachie Henderson44821————131—10024
#32 Gryan Miers57121—1————2——8321
#9 Max Holmes371023———1263—5720
#5 Jeremy Cameron3141—2——1—31—9320
#17 Esava Ratugolea14513——4—142—6818
Gary Rohan1—111———1————607