Sydney vs Melbourne Match Centre

Sunday 5-May-2002
Final Round 6
Sydney Coach: Rodney Eade
99 15.9
71 10.11
Melbourne Coach: Neale Daniher
S.C.G. Sydney by 28

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Michael OLoughlinQ1 - 1:35 - Behind - 1-0 Paul WheatleyQ1 - 2:16 - Behind - 1-1 Barry HallQ1 - 7:00 - Behind - 2-1 Barry HallQ1 - 8:36 - Goal - 8-1 David NeitzQ1 - 11:22 - Behind - 8-2 Daniel McPhersonQ1 - 14:37 - Behind - 9-2 Barry HallQ1 - 18:39 - Goal - 15-2 Michael OLoughlinQ1 - 21:33 - Goal - 21-2 Barry HallQ1 - 25:39 - Goal - 28-2 Andrew SchaubleQ2 - 1:25 - Goal - 34-2 David SchwarzQ2 - 2:50 - Behind - 34-3 Ross FunckeQ2 - 3:55 - Goal - 34-9 Tadhg KennellyQ2 - 5:39 - Behind - 35-9 Nic FosdikeQ2 - 7:22 - Goal - 41-9 Barry HallQ2 - 10:10 - Goal - 47-9 Matthew NicksQ2 - 12:09 - Goal - 53-9 Peter VardyQ2 - 14:53 - Goal - 53-15 Ross FunckeQ2 - 16:15 - Goal - 53-21 Paul WheatleyQ2 - 18:49 - Goal - 53-27 Nathan BrownQ2 - 20:51 - Behind - 53-28 Luke WilliamsQ2 - 22:41 - Goal - 53-34 Adem YzeQ2 - 28:56 - Behind - 53-35 David NeitzQ3 - 1:47 - Goal - 53-41 Peter VardyQ3 - 3:41 - Behind - 53-42 Andrew SchaubleQ3 - 8:39 - Goal - 59-42 Matthew NicksQ3 - 13:24 - Goal - 65-42 Peter VardyQ3 - 15:52 - Goal - 65-48 Matthew NicksQ3 - 17:46 - Goal - 71-48 Barry HallQ3 - 19:56 - Goal - 77-48 Barry HallQ3 - 21:07 - Goal - 83-48 Andrew SchaubleQ3 - 25:02 - Behind - 84-48 Paul WheatleyQ3 - 27:52 - Goal - 84-54 Paul WheatleyQ4 - 3:49 - Behind - 84-56 Adam GoodesQ4 - 5:31 - Behind - 85-56 Travis JohnstoneQ4 - 8:59 - Goal - 85-62 Nathan BrownQ4 - 11:35 - Goal - 85-69 Andrew DunkleyQ4 - 16:09 - Behind - 86-69 Matthew NicksQ4 - 18:26 - Behind - 87-69 Brad GreenQ4 - 20:17 - Behind - 87-70 Travis JohnstoneQ4 - 26:45 - Behind - 87-71 Andrew SchaubleQ4 - 28:25 - Goal - 93-71 Jason SaddingtonQ4 - 31:12 - Goal - 99-71

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
SYD4.44.15.12.399
MEL0.25.33.22.471

Match Leaders

Goals
6
Barry HallSYD
Behinds
2
Paul WheatleyMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
6
Paul KellySYD

Team Stats

SYDMEL

Scoring / Attack

15Goals10
8Behinds9
47Inside 50s53
16Marks Inside 5010
6Behinds Rushed2

Possession

272Disposals269
165Kicks159
107Handballs110
103Contested Possessions113
167Uncontested Possessions164

Clearance / Contest

38Clearances35
42Tackles29
32Hitouts32
9Contested Marks10

Other

66Marks63
15Frees For14
14Frees Against15
40Rebound 50s27
28Clangers37
39One Percenters26
11Bounces8

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
SYD 44 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 33 pts
Lead Changes
0
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Sydney beat Melbourne by 28 points, 99–71.

Sydney took a 29-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 28 by the final siren, scoring 16 points to 15 in the final term.

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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