Match Recap
Melbourne
10.9 (69)
vs
Sydney
14.7 (91)
Sydney won by 22
Sydney defeated Melbourne 91–69, by 22 points. The match turned in the second quarter, when Sydney outscored Melbourne 25–9; Melbourne led contested possessions 167–142 while Sydney edged tackles 84–70.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4.1 (25) | 5.4 (34) | 10.5 (65) | 10.9 (69) | 10.9 (69) |
| Sydney | 2.3 (15) | 6.4 (40) | 12.5 (77) | 14.7 (91) | 14.7 (91) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #13 Clayton Oliver | 14 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 19 | 6 | — | 86 | 97 |
| #11 Max Gawn | 14 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 30 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 91 | 80 |
| #1 Steven May | 21 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 12 | 4 | — | 96 | 75 |
| #5 Christian Petracca | 15 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | 14 | 2 | — | 89 | 60 |
| #7 Jack Viney | 7 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 15 | 3 | — | 76 | 59 |
| #4 James Harmes | 15 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 74 | 58 |
| #31 Bayley Fritsch | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 86 | 54 |
| #15 Ed Langdon | 14 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | 100 | 51 |
| #32 Tom Sparrow | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 71 | 44 |
| #35 Harry Petty | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 95 | 44 |
| #9 Charlie Spargo | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 70 | 43 |
| #10 Angus Brayshaw | 12 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | 84 | 42 |
| #30 Alex Neal-Bullen | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 77 | 42 |
| #6 Luke Jackson | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 65 | 38 |
| #29 Jayden Hunt | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 79 | 34 |
| #3 Christian Salem | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 84 | 33 |
| #24 Trent Rivers | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 69 | 31 |
| #14 Michael Hibberd | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 87 | 26 |
| #50 Ben Brown | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 73 | 21 |
| #18 Jake Melksham | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 85 | 20 |
| #8 Jake Lever | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 90 | 19 |
| #36 Kysaiah Pickett | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 74 | 16 |
| #44 Joel Smith | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #26 Luke Parker | 13 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 17 | 5 | — | 84 | 85 |
| #14 Callum Mills | 16 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | 85 | 85 |
| #8 James Rowbottom | 19 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | — | 76 | 78 |
| #44 Jake Lloyd | 21 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 81 | 69 |
| #31 Tom Hickey | 10 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 3 | — | 81 | 68 |
| #13 Oliver Florent | 11 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 77 | 53 |
| #20 Sam Reid | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 78 | 51 |
| #21 Errol Gulden | 14 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 80 | 51 |
| #5 Isaac Heeney | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 81 | 44 |
| #11 Tom Papley | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 82 | 41 |
| #9 Will Hayward | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | 82 | 40 |
| #42 Robbie Fox | 10 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 95 | 38 |
| #3 Dylan Stephens | 12 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 76 | 36 |
| #1 Chad Warner | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 82 | 36 |
| #4 Ryan Clarke | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 85 | 34 |
| #24 Dane Rampe | 10 | 5 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 94 | 33 |
| #39 Paddy McCartin | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 84 | 33 |
| #22 Nick Blakey | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 73 | 32 |
| #27 Justin McInerney | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 78 | 32 |
| #30 Tom McCartin | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 96 | 23 |
| #6 Logan McDonald | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 59 | 15 |
| #23 Lance Franklin | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 90 | 11 |
| #16 Braeden Campbell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |