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Sydney vs Melbourne Match Centre

Sunday 5-May-2002
Final Round 6
Sydney logo
Sydney Coach: Rodney Eade
99 15.9
71 10.11
Melbourne Coach: Neale Daniher
Melbourne logo
S.C.G. Sydney by 28 SYD by 28
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way

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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
RushedQ1 - 24:00 - Behind - 22-2
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
RushedQ3 - 29:03 - Behind - 84-55
Paul WheatleyQ4 - 3:49 - Behind - 84-56 Adam GoodesQ4 - 5:31 - Behind - 85-56 Travis JohnstoneQ4 - 8:59 - Goal - 85-62
RushedQ4 - 10:05 - Behind - 85-63
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

Most recent first
  • Jason SaddingtonGoal
    4Q 31:1299-71
  • Andrew SchaubleGoal
    4Q 28:2593-71
  • Travis JohnstoneBehind
    4Q 26:4587-71
  • Brad GreenBehind
    4Q 20:1787-70
  • Matthew NicksBehind
    4Q 18:2687-69
  • Andrew DunkleyBehind
    4Q 16:0986-69
  • Nathan BrownGoal
    4Q 11:3585-69
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 10:0585-63
  • Travis JohnstoneGoal
    4Q 8:5985-62
  • Adam GoodesBehind
    4Q 5:3185-56
  • Paul WheatleyBehind
    4Q 3:4984-56
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 29:0384-55
  • Paul WheatleyGoal
    3Q 27:5284-54
  • Andrew SchaubleBehind
    3Q 25:0284-48
  • Barry HallGoal
    3Q 21:0783-48
  • Barry HallGoal
    3Q 19:5677-48
  • Matthew NicksGoal
    3Q 17:4671-48
  • Peter VardyGoal
    3Q 15:5265-48
  • Matthew NicksGoal
    3Q 13:2465-42
  • Andrew SchaubleGoal
    3Q 8:3959-42
  • Peter VardyBehind
    3Q 3:4153-42
  • David NeitzGoal
    3Q 1:4753-41
  • Adem YzeBehind
    2Q 28:5653-35
  • Luke WilliamsGoal
    2Q 22:4153-34
  • Nathan BrownBehind
    2Q 20:5153-28
  • Paul WheatleyGoal
    2Q 18:4953-27
  • Ross FunckeGoal
    2Q 16:1553-21
  • Peter VardyGoal
    2Q 14:5353-15
  • Matthew NicksGoal
    2Q 12:0953-9
  • Barry HallGoal
    2Q 10:1047-9
  • Nic FosdikeGoal
    2Q 7:2241-9
  • Tadhg KennellyBehind
    2Q 5:3935-9
  • Ross FunckeGoal
    2Q 3:5534-9
  • David SchwarzBehind
    2Q 2:5034-3
  • Andrew SchaubleGoal
    2Q 1:2534-2
  • Barry HallGoal
    1Q 25:3928-2
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 24:0022-2
  • Michael OLoughlinGoal
    1Q 21:3321-2
  • Barry HallGoal
    1Q 18:3915-2
  • Daniel McPhersonBehind
    1Q 14:379-2
  • David NeitzBehind
    1Q 11:228-2
  • Barry HallGoal
    1Q 8:368-1
  • Barry HallBehind
    1Q 7:002-1
  • Paul WheatleyBehind
    1Q 2:161-1
  • Michael OLoughlinBehind
    1Q 1:351-0

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.

Understanding historical coverage

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Replay & maps

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AFL event locations

Locations are not available for this match

Shot and disposal maps use recorded AFL event data from 2021 onwards.

How to read these maps

Match ends follow the AFL feed’s recorded first-quarter direction and the change of ends each quarter. Left and right refer to the source ground view.

Distance is an estimate from the recorded kick location to the centre of goal. Angle is degrees off centre: 0° is straight in front. These are geometric estimates, not measured kick distances or scoring probabilities.

The dots show where an attempt or disposal was recorded, not where the ball landed. A line to goal highlights the selected shot; it does not show the ball’s actual path.

Events without a usable location remain in the list. Missing quarters and missing locations are not treated as zero activity. Recorded shot attempts can include attempts that did not score, and the feed may be revised after the match.

Only AFL feed events are shown. Disposals include classified kicks and handballs; kick-ins are excluded. Shot attempts require the feed’s shot-at-goal flag.

Times show elapsed time within each quarter, including time-on.

Map definitions and coverage in the data glossary

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