Match Recap
Elimination Final·Sat, 28-Aug-2021 3:20 PM·York Park·8,635 att.
Sydney
10.13 (73)
vs
Greater Western Sydney
11.8 (74)
Greater Western Sydney won by 1

Greater Western Sydney defeated Sydney 74–73, by 1 point after a nailbiter. The match turned in the second quarter, when Greater Western Sydney outscored Sydney 37–14; Sydney led inside-50s 65–46 while Greater Western Sydney edged contested possessions 146–133.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Sydney3.2 (20)5.4 (34)8.6 (54)10.13 (73)10.13 (73)
Greater Western Sydney3.2 (20)9.3 (57)11.7 (73)11.8 (74)11.8 (74)

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
Luke Parker
Sydney
34 disposals, 5 tackles, 8 clearances
KICK 82
2
Harry Perryman
Greater Western Sydney
29 disposals, 1 tackles, 6 clearances
KICK 76
3
Josh Kelly
Greater Western Sydney
28 disposals, 6 tackles, 9 clearances
KICK 74
4
Tim Taranto
Greater Western Sydney
25 disposals, 1 goals, 5 tackles
KICK 74
5
George Hewett
Sydney
19 disposals, 13 tackles, 6 clearances
KICK 70
6
Isaac Heeney
Sydney
21 disposals, 4 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 68

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
#26 Luke Parker17173455—1—28165—8782
#29 George Hewett61319413———26122—7970
#5 Isaac Heeney1110215241—3—106—9368
#34 Jordan Dawson1261886———7164—9259
#31 Tom Hickey114155——1333573—8656
#43 Lewis Melican1251781———5—71—9653
#8 James Rowbottom961519—1—428——6552
#24 Dane Rampe11102136———4—64—9249
#23 Lance Franklin95145—31—2184—9646
#11 Tom Papley12416412——4155—8946
Hayden McLean54924—1111371—7145
#44 Jake Lloyd174214————1—2——8841
#45 Sam Wicks741135—1—3161—7940
#21 Errol Gulden1311452———6253—7838
#13 Oliver Florent9716—3—1—1293—7337
#9 Will Hayward841261—2—5—21—7934
#30 Tom McCartin6287————1131—9233
#7 Harry Cunningham841242———3—21—8531
#32 James Bell5163411—2—13—5625
#1 Chad Warner471121———2242—6223
#27 Justin McInerney68141———12—53—7323
#38 Colin ORiordan42611———2—21—7316
Robbie Fox—22—2——————1—186

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
#36 Harry Perryman2272951———26132—8876
#22 Josh Kelly15132816—1—69133—8274
#14 Tim Taranto16925551——7594—8674
#41 Shane Mumford681423——3625103—8565
#2 Jacob Hopper11122329—1—2392—7759
#23 Jesse Hogan91108222—2—61—8158
#15 Sam Taylor1021264———1—61—9655
#19 Nick Haynes14317112———1—31—8750
#6 Lachie Whitfield1472144———1—43—9148
#28 Zach Sproule6511742—3——43—7846
#8 Callan Ward1181951———25101—7946
#42 Jake Stein941363—————52—8843
#4 Toby Greene91101331—5185—8942
#7 Lachie Ash117184————3372—7739
#38 Daniel Lloyd103136111—4—41—8137
#3 Stephen Coniglio921126———2264—7336
#27 Harry Himmelberg5510312——2151—8934
Isaac Cumming1151622———2163—6034
#39 Connor Idun921181—————11—8229
#12 Tom Green2101221————162—5624
#24 Matt de Boer369—1—1—1—62—7718
#50 Sam Reid459—2———1—44—7616
Tanner Bruhn1—1—2————11——237