Match Recap
Melbourne
8.4 (52)
vs
St Kilda
7.7 (49)
Melbourne won by 3
Melbourne defeated St Kilda 52–49, by 3 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the first quarter, when Melbourne outscored St Kilda 24–9; St Kilda led inside-50s 46–30 while Melbourne edged contested possessions 116–105.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4.0 (24) | 5.1 (31) | 7.3 (45) | 8.4 (52) | 8.4 (52) |
| St Kilda | 1.3 (9) | 4.5 (29) | 6.6 (42) | 7.7 (49) | 7.7 (49) |
Best on Ground
Top six by KICK Game Score — our 0–100 rating of the game each player had.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Christian Petracca | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 86 | 62 |
| #13 Clayton Oliver | 8 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 16 | 3 | — | 80 | 61 |
| #11 Max Gawn | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 28 | — | 4 | 11 | 5 | — | 94 | 60 |
| #1 Steven May | 14 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | 95 | 58 |
| #15 Ed Langdon | 16 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 87 | 54 |
| #3 Christian Salem | 11 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 84 | 44 |
| #14 Michael Hibberd | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 73 | 36 |
| #7 Jack Viney | 5 | 4 | 9 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 80 | 35 |
| #24 Trent Rivers | 11 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 85 | 34 |
| #8 Jake Lever | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 100 | 34 |
| #42 Josh Wagner | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 64 | 32 |
| #10 Angus Brayshaw | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 76 | 30 |
| #26 Sam Weideman | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 98 | 29 |
| #38 Mitch Brown | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 85 | 29 |
| #20 Adam Tomlinson | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 75 | 27 |
| #18 Jake Melksham | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 87 | 27 |
| #28 Oscar McDonald | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 94 | 25 |
| #2 Nathan Jones | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 81 | 25 |
| #9 Charlie Spargo | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 72 | 18 |
| #22 Aaron Vandenberg | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 62 | 18 |
| #19 Mitch Hannan | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 71 | 15 |
| #36 Kysaiah Pickett | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 70 | 10 |
St Kilda — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Jack Steele | 13 | 13 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 73 |
| #19 Rowan Marshall | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 82 | 63 |
| #3 Zak Jones | 10 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | 79 | 53 |
| #8 Bradley Hill | 15 | 12 | 27 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 93 | 49 |
| #15 Jack Billings | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 82 | 39 |
| #30 Ed Phillips | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 86 | 38 |
| #14 Jarryn Geary | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 82 | 37 |
| #44 Callum Wilkie | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | 92 | 37 |
| #20 Dougal Howard | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 92 | 37 |
| #21 Ben Long | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 80 | 37 |
| #6 Sebastian Ross | 9 | 6 | 15 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 84 | 36 |
| #1 Nick Coffield | 10 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 85 | 36 |
| #18 Paddy Ryder | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 74 | 34 |
| #35 Jack Sinclair | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 66 | 32 |
| #16 Dan Butler | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 79 | 27 |
| #33 Ben Paton | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 83 | 26 |
| #28 Tim Membrey | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 93 | 26 |
| #26 Josh Battle | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 67 | 22 |
| #11 Hunter Clark | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 85 | 18 |
| #12 Max King | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 84 | 17 |
| #25 Dean Kent | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 79 | 15 |
| #40 Nick Hind | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 70 | 13 |