Match Recap
Melbourne
9.7 (61)
vs
Sydney
10.13 (73)
Sydney won by 12
Sydney defeated Melbourne 73–61, by 12 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the second quarter, when Sydney outscored Melbourne 34–12; Melbourne led disposals 348–305 while Sydney edged tackles 75–53.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5.1 (31) | 7.1 (43) | 8.6 (54) | 9.7 (61) | 9.7 (61) |
| Sydney | 1.5 (11) | 6.9 (45) | 6.11 (47) | 10.13 (73) | 10.13 (73) |
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 →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Max Gawn | 18 | 10 | 28 | 9 | — | 3 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 97 | 100 |
| #13 Clayton Oliver | 9 | 20 | 29 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 19 | 4 | — | 91 | 78 |
| #7 Jack Viney | 15 | 17 | 32 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 17 | 9 | — | 82 | 69 |
| #10 Angus Brayshaw | 19 | 5 | 24 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 79 | 59 |
| #5 Christian Petracca | 15 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5 | — | 91 | 57 |
| #15 Ed Langdon | 13 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 100 | 56 |
| #3 Christian Salem | 17 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 84 | 55 |
| #23 James Jordon | 14 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 72 | 53 |
| #30 Alex Neal-Bullen | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 83 | 47 |
| #6 Luke Jackson | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | 65 | 41 |
| #17 Jake Bowey | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 69 | 35 |
| #38 Mitch Brown | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 83 | 33 |
| #31 Bayley Fritsch | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 88 | 32 |
| #4 James Harmes | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 69 | 31 |
| #20 Adam Tomlinson | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | 100 | 30 |
| #35 Harry Petty | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 83 | 28 |
| #8 Jake Lever | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 100 | 26 |
| #9 Charlie Spargo | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 76 | 26 |
| #32 Tom Sparrow | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 60 | 25 |
| #36 Kysaiah Pickett | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | 76 | 24 |
| #50 Ben Brown | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 68 | 10 |
| #29 Jayden Hunt | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 85 | 6 |
| #12 Toby Bedford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sydney — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #14 Callum Mills | 15 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 88 | 81 |
| #20 Sam Reid | 8 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 79 | 79 |
| #8 James Rowbottom | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | — | 83 | 62 |
| #5 Isaac Heeney | 15 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | 83 | 61 |
| #1 Chad Warner | 16 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | 77 | 60 |
| #21 Errol Gulden | 14 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 78 | 59 |
| #26 Luke Parker | 9 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 73 | 55 |
| #22 Nick Blakey | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 80 | 53 |
| #44 Jake Lloyd | 15 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | 88 | 53 |
| #6 Logan McDonald | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 87 | 51 |
| #39 Paddy McCartin | 13 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 73 | 44 |
| #27 Justin McInerney | 11 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 91 | 43 |
| #19 Peter Ladhams | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | — | 77 | 41 |
| #24 Dane Rampe | 12 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 91 | 37 |
| #13 Oliver Florent | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 92 | 35 |
| #30 Tom McCartin | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 86 | 35 |
| #11 Tom Papley | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | — | 90 | 32 |
| #9 Will Hayward | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 87 | 29 |
| #42 Robbie Fox | 8 | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 93 | 25 |
| #15 Sam Wicks | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 87 | 18 |
| #36 Joel Amartey | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 64 | 15 |
| Ben Ronke | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 46 | 6 |
| Colin ORiordan | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 |