Match Recap
Round 2·Sun, 16-Mar-2025 3:20 PM (2:20 PM)·M.C.G.·23,278 att.
Melbourne
11.8 (74)
vs
Greater Western Sydney
11.11 (77)
Greater Western Sydney won by 3

Greater Western Sydney defeated Melbourne 77–74, by 3 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the third quarter, when Melbourne outscored Greater Western Sydney 32–14; Melbourne won disposals 391–363 and contested possessions 150–133.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne2.2 (14)5.4 (34)10.6 (66)11.8 (74)11.8 (74)
Greater Western Sydney3.1 (19)6.5 (41)8.7 (55)11.11 (77)11.11 (77)

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
24 disposals, 2 tackles, 7 clearances
KICK 91
2
Toby Greene
Greater Western Sydney
23 disposals, 3 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 88
3
Tom Green
Greater Western Sydney
35 disposals, 1 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 76
4
Christian Salem
Melbourne
30 disposals, 3 tackles, 1 clearances
KICK 76
5
Lachie Whitfield
Greater Western Sydney
34 disposals, 4 tackles, 3 clearances
KICK 69
6
Christian Petracca
Melbourne
27 disposals, 2 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 66

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 Gawn12122432—14657145—8391
#3 Christian Salem2733083———4162—9076
#5 Christian Petracca1314272321—5412418866
#32 Tom Sparrow147214511—8362—8465
#20 Xavier Lindsay12102236———4262—7459
#13 Clayton Oliver10152555———35166—8357
#35 Harry Petty1241683———4—83—9551
#8 Jake Lever1392293—————31—8951
#24 Trent Rivers14112571———1194—7250
#15 Ed Langdon1361982———3231—10049
#17 Jake Bowey16319341——2—4——7349
#7 Jack Viney15122741———359737749
#25 Tom McDonald1081851—————61—10049
#37 Kade Chandler741144———3282—8139
#6 Caleb Windsor88163—1——4—32—8334
#42 Aidan Johnson527151251244—7131
#31 Bayley Fritsch751223———2—73—8930
#43 Jack Henderson6713131——1295—7829
#30 Harry Sharp7291211—1—31—6425
#2 Jacob van Rooyen246—21————4——8322
#21 Matthew Jefferson325122————32—7519
Blake Howes48121————1—52—4818
Harvey Langford3251————1—2——219

Greater Western 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 →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#4 Toby Greene167235433—55134—9888
#12 Tom Green1421351411—99114—7676
#6 Lachie Whitfield19153454———53106—8269
#27 Harry Himmelberg1572292—————42—9362
#22 Josh Kelly111223—10—1—5363—8460
#17 Finn Callaghan12193113—1—536227853
#46 Callum Brown6814—5——1235103—8249
#25 Lachlan Keeffe10313161—141477—7949
#3 Stephen Coniglio8513233——1241—8747
#14 Toby Bedford44819———3251—8940
#10 Jacob Wehr97161411—1354—8140
#7 Lachie Ash109196————1261—8239
#44 Jack Buckley641043————273—9238
#39 Connor Idun751241———2151—8136
#5 Aaron Cadman549412——1—43—8333
#8 Callan Ward6101621———3161—8132
#15 Sam Taylor87154——————42—9731
#2 Darcy Jones661214———4166—8329
#33 Xavier OHalloran1151622—1—1—56—7827
#18 Conor Stone471122———1—43—7222
Brent Daniels35811———1231—3319
#30 James Leake3—3—1—————2——608
Max Gruzewski————1——————1—270