Melbourne vs Kangaroos Match Centre

Saturday 25-May-2002
Final Round 9
Melbourne Coach: Neale Daniher
111 17.9
107 15.17
Kangaroos Coach: Denis Pagan
M.C.G. Melbourne by 4

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Andrew LeoncelliQ1 - 1:32 - Goal - 6-0 Shane ClaytonQ1 - 3:35 - Goal - 6-6 David KingQ1 - 5:18 - Behind - 6-7 David KingQ1 - 6:12 - Behind - 6-8 David SchwarzQ1 - 8:04 - Goal - 12-8 Daniel WardQ1 - 10:58 - Goal - 18-8 Saverio RoccaQ1 - 13:46 - Goal - 18-14 Byron PickettQ1 - 15:11 - Behind - 18-15 Peter VardyQ1 - 16:25 - Goal - 24-15 Adem YzeQ1 - 18:49 - Goal - 30-15 Leigh ColbertQ1 - 19:56 - Behind - 30-16 Shane ClaytonQ1 - 22:03 - Behind - 30-17 Travis JohnstoneQ1 - 22:52 - Goal - 36-17 Shane ClaytonQ1 - 24:50 - Goal - 36-23 David TeagueQ1 - 26:36 - Goal - 36-29 Leigh ColbertQ1 - 29:23 - Behind - 36-30 Andrew LeoncelliQ1 - 31:09 - Goal - 42-30 Andrew LeoncelliQ1 - 32:19 - Behind - 43-30 Cameron BruceQ2 - 0:55 - Goal - 49-30 Shane ClaytonQ2 - 5:10 - Behind - 49-31 Nathan BrownQ2 - 7:07 - Behind - 50-31 Saverio RoccaQ2 - 7:52 - Goal - 50-37 David SchwarzQ2 - 8:59 - Goal - 56-37 Byron PickettQ2 - 12:27 - Goal - 56-43 Anthony StevensQ2 - 14:21 - Goal - 56-49 Leigh HardingQ2 - 15:12 - Behind - 56-50 James McDonaldQ2 - 17:18 - Behind - 57-50 Jeff WhiteQ2 - 18:34 - Goal - 63-50 Byron PickettQ2 - 20:17 - Goal - 63-56 Adam SimpsonQ2 - 22:29 - Behind - 63-57 Adam SimpsonQ2 - 24:03 - Goal - 63-63 David SchwarzQ2 - 25:42 - Behind - 64-63 Matthew BurtonQ2 - 26:25 - Goal - 64-69 Saverio RoccaQ2 - 30:25 - Goal - 64-75 Russell RobertsonQ3 - 1:15 - Goal - 70-75 Stephen PowellQ3 - 3:15 - Behind - 71-75 Shannon GrantQ3 - 3:51 - Goal - 71-81 Adem YzeQ3 - 6:40 - Behind - 72-81 Daniel WardQ3 - 9:59 - Goal - 78-81 Leigh HardingQ3 - 13:55 - Behind - 79-82 Brad GreenQ3 - 16:07 - Goal - 85-82 Nathan BrownQ3 - 19:34 - Goal - 91-82 Travis JohnstoneQ3 - 22:40 - Behind - 92-82 Scott ThompsonQ3 - 28:35 - Goal - 98-82 Nathan BrownQ4 - 1:40 - Goal - 104-82 Saverio RoccaQ4 - 4:16 - Behind - 104-83 Stephen PowellQ4 - 6:43 - Behind - 105-83 Leigh HardingQ4 - 7:55 - Goal - 105-89 Shane ClaytonQ4 - 9:50 - Goal - 105-95 Saverio RoccaQ4 - 10:52 - Behind - 105-96 Leigh HardingQ4 - 11:40 - Behind - 105-97 Anthony StevensQ4 - 12:21 - Behind - 105-98 Leigh HardingQ4 - 18:36 - Behind - 105-99 Brent HarveyQ4 - 19:46 - Behind - 105-100 Leigh HardingQ4 - 20:58 - Behind - 105-101 Saverio RoccaQ4 - 24:41 - Goal - 105-107 Adem YzeQ4 - 26:57 - Goal - 111-107

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL7.13.35.42.1111
KNG4.67.31.13.7107

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Saverio RoccaKNG
Behinds
5
Leigh HardingKNG
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
6
3 tied leaders
Andrew LeoncelliMEL

Team Stats

MELKNG

Scoring / Attack

17Goals15
8Behinds17
52Inside 50s56
19Marks Inside 5012
4Behinds Rushed2

Possession

285Disposals262
192Kicks185
93Handballs77
128Contested Possessions134
162Uncontested Possessions127

Clearance / Contest

34Clearances40
46Tackles45
34Hitouts39
17Contested Marks15

Other

85Marks59
15Frees For7
7Frees Against15
34Rebound 50s33
30Clangers41
49One Percenters54
5Bounces14

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 22 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 25 pts
Lead Changes
6
Score Ties
2

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Kangaroos by 4 points, 111–107.

Melbourne took a 16-point lead into the last quarter. Kangaroos cut that back to 4 by the final siren, scoring 25 points to 13 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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