Sydney vs Melbourne Match Centre

Sunday 26-Mar-2000
Final Round 3
Sydney Coach: Rodney Eade
126 19.12
114 17.12
Melbourne Coach: Neale Daniher
S.C.G. Sydney by 12

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
SYD6.36.36.31.3126
MEL5.43.14.55.2114

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Ryan FitzgeraldSYD
Behinds
4
Adam GoodesSYD
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
6
Wayne SchwassSYD

Team Stats

SYDMEL

Scoring / Attack

19Goals17
11Behinds10
55Inside 50s72
11Marks Inside 5020
4Behinds Rushed2

Possession

303Disposals310
213Kicks202
90Handballs108
126Contested Possessions128
167Uncontested Possessions178

Clearance / Contest

35Clearances56
32Tackles24
32Hitouts40
11Contested Marks13

Other

88Marks79
15Frees For17
17Frees Against15
48Rebound 50s30
29Clangers33
26One Percenters18
14Bounces2

How the match finished

Sydney beat Melbourne by 12 points, 126–114.

Sydney took a 35-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 12 by the final siren, scoring 32 points to 9 in the final term.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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