Match Recap
Melbourne
12.8 (80)
vs
Gold Coast
9.9 (63)
Melbourne won by 17
Melbourne defeated Gold Coast 80–63, by 17 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the second quarter, when Melbourne outscored Gold Coast 28–14; Melbourne led contested possessions 127–103 while Gold Coast edged tackles 56–39.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2.1 (13) | 6.5 (41) | 8.8 (56) | 12.8 (80) | 12.8 (80) |
| Gold Coast | 3.2 (20) | 5.4 (34) | 8.5 (53) | 9.9 (63) | 9.9 (63) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Max Gawn | 10 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 98 | 76 |
| #5 Christian Petracca | 11 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 89 | 66 |
| #13 Clayton Oliver | 14 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | — | 85 | 64 |
| #7 Jack Viney | 10 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 77 | 61 |
| #1 Steven May | 14 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 93 | 47 |
| #3 Christian Salem | 12 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 91 | 43 |
| #18 Jake Melksham | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | — | 91 | 41 |
| #8 Jake Lever | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | 97 | 40 |
| #15 Ed Langdon | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 91 | 38 |
| #19 Mitch Hannan | 8 | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 71 | 32 |
| #4 James Harmes | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | — | 69 | 32 |
| #31 Bayley Fritsch | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 90 | 31 |
| #28 Oscar McDonald | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 94 | 31 |
| #17 Harley Bennell | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 78 | 30 |
| #26 Sam Weideman | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 96 | 27 |
| #14 Michael Hibberd | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 83 | 27 |
| #36 Kysaiah Pickett | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 79 | 25 |
| #10 Angus Brayshaw | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 82 | 25 |
| #22 Aaron Vandenberg | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 77 | 24 |
| #41 Jay Lockhart | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 70 | 16 |
| #39 Neville Jetta | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 78 | 9 |
| #25 Tom McDonald | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 21 | 7 |
Gold Coast — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #21 Hugh Greenwood | 9 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 12 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | 86 | 65 |
| #11 Touk Miller | 10 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 77 | 59 |
| #22 Izak Rankine | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 86 | 50 |
| #24 David Swallow | 10 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | 76 | 45 |
| #10 Charlie Ballard | 13 | 2 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 6 | — | 90 | 44 |
| #25 Sam Collins | 8 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 100 | 42 |
| #4 Brandon Ellis | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | 86 | 41 |
| #3 Jack Bowes | 10 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 84 | 39 |
| #14 Lachie Weller | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | 80 | 37 |
| #13 Jack Lukosius | 14 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 80 | 37 |
| #28 Jarrod Witts | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 84 | 36 |
| #9 Ben Ainsworth | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 87 | 33 |
| #1 Pearce Hanley | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 78 | 31 |
| #34 Ben King | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 94 | 31 |
| #15 Noah Anderson | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 70 | 28 |
| #35 Connor Budarick | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 83 | 27 |
| #6 Alex Sexton | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 89 | 25 |
| #39 Nick Holman | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 76 | 24 |
| #5 Jarrod Harbrow | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 86 | 22 |
| #8 Brayden Fiorini | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 71 | 19 |
| #12 Sam Day | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 66 | 17 |
| #44 Darcy Macpherson | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 70 | 16 |