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Melbourne vs Sydney Match Centre

Saturday 30-Aug-2003
Final Round 22
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Neale Daniher
60 9.6
94 14.10
Sydney Coach: Paul Roos
Sydney logo
M.C.G. Sydney by 34 SYD by 34
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
RushedQ1 - 2:51 - Behind - 0-1
Brad GreenQ1 - 4:34 - Goal - 6-1 Adem YzeQ1 - 5:43 - Goal - 12-1 Adam SchneiderQ1 - 8:59 - Goal - 12-7 Nick DavisQ1 - 11:16 - Behind - 12-8 Adem YzeQ1 - 13:12 - Behind - 13-8 David NeitzQ1 - 22:05 - Goal - 19-8 Brad SeymourQ2 - 2:21 - Behind - 19-9 Scott ThompsonQ2 - 4:40 - Goal - 25-9 Michael OLoughlinQ2 - 9:04 - Behind - 25-10 Ben MathewsQ2 - 10:09 - Goal - 25-16 Nathan BrownQ2 - 12:50 - Goal - 31-16
RushedQ2 - 15:49 - Behind - 32-16
Brad SeymourQ2 - 18:40 - Behind - 32-17 Michael OLoughlinQ2 - 20:06 - Goal - 32-23 Simon GodfreyQ2 - 22:19 - Behind - 33-23 David NeitzQ2 - 26:14 - Behind - 34-23 Adam SchneiderQ3 - 3:34 - Behind - 34-24
RushedQ3 - 5:27 - Behind - 34-25
Paul WilliamsQ3 - 6:16 - Behind - 34-26 Daryn CresswellQ3 - 6:54 - Behind - 34-27 Paul WilliamsQ3 - 14:29 - Goal - 34-33 Michael OLoughlinQ3 - 18:01 - Goal - 34-39 Michael OLoughlinQ3 - 20:44 - Goal - 34-45 David NeitzQ3 - 22:17 - Behind - 35-45 Luke WilliamsQ3 - 26:23 - Goal - 41-45 Nick DavisQ4 - 0:42 - Goal - 41-51 Nick DavisQ4 - 2:05 - Goal - 41-57 Adam SchneiderQ4 - 5:10 - Behind - 41-58 David NeitzQ4 - 6:55 - Goal - 47-58 Adam SchneiderQ4 - 8:41 - Goal - 47-64 Nick DavisQ4 - 11:25 - Goal - 47-70 Michael OLoughlinQ4 - 14:46 - Goal - 47-76 James McDonaldQ4 - 16:42 - Goal - 53-76 Jared CrouchQ4 - 20:29 - Goal - 53-82 Michael OLoughlinQ4 - 23:38 - Goal - 53-88 Ryan OKeefeQ4 - 26:31 - Goal - 53-94
RushedQ4 - 27:40 - Behind - 54-94
Luke WilliamsQ4 - 29:06 - Goal - 60-94

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Luke WilliamsGoal
    4Q 29:0660-94
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 27:4054-94
  • Ryan OKeefeGoal
    4Q 26:3153-94
  • Michael OLoughlinGoal
    4Q 23:3853-88
  • Jared CrouchGoal
    4Q 20:2953-82
  • James McDonaldGoal
    4Q 16:4253-76
  • Michael OLoughlinGoal
    4Q 14:4647-76
  • Nick DavisGoal
    4Q 11:2547-70
  • Adam SchneiderGoal
    4Q 8:4147-64
  • David NeitzGoal
    4Q 6:5547-58
  • Adam SchneiderBehind
    4Q 5:1041-58
  • Nick DavisGoal
    4Q 2:0541-57
  • Nick DavisGoal
    4Q 0:4241-51
  • Luke WilliamsGoal
    3Q 26:2341-45
  • David NeitzBehind
    3Q 22:1735-45
  • Michael OLoughlinGoal
    3Q 20:4434-45
  • Michael OLoughlinGoal
    3Q 18:0134-39
  • Paul WilliamsGoal
    3Q 14:2934-33
  • Daryn CresswellBehind
    3Q 6:5434-27
  • Paul WilliamsBehind
    3Q 6:1634-26
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 5:2734-25
  • Adam SchneiderBehind
    3Q 3:3434-24
  • David NeitzBehind
    2Q 26:1434-23
  • Simon GodfreyBehind
    2Q 22:1933-23
  • Michael OLoughlinGoal
    2Q 20:0632-23
  • Brad SeymourBehind
    2Q 18:4032-17
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 15:4932-16
  • Nathan BrownGoal
    2Q 12:5031-16
  • Ben MathewsGoal
    2Q 10:0925-16
  • Michael OLoughlinBehind
    2Q 9:0425-10
  • Scott ThompsonGoal
    2Q 4:4025-9
  • Brad SeymourBehind
    2Q 2:2119-9
  • David NeitzGoal
    1Q 22:0519-8
  • Adem YzeBehind
    1Q 13:1213-8
  • Nick DavisBehind
    1Q 11:1612-8
  • Adam SchneiderGoal
    1Q 8:5912-7
  • Adem YzeGoal
    1Q 5:4312-1
  • Brad GreenGoal
    1Q 4:346-1
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 2:510-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL3.12.31.13.160
SYD1.22.33.48.194

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Michael OLoughlinSYD
Behinds
2
3 tied leaders
David NeitzMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
8
Simon GodfreyMEL

Team Stats

MELSYD

Scoring / Attack

9Goals14
4Behinds8
34Inside 50s49
7Goal Assists7
5Marks Inside 5018
2Behinds Rushed6

Possession

224Disposals279
126Kicks150
98Handballs129
100Contested Possessions119
124Uncontested Possessions161

Clearance / Contest

32Clearances43
61Tackles50
57Hitouts31
6Contested Marks12

Other

44Marks62
13Frees For15
15Frees Against13
29Rebound 50s23
34Clangers32
40One Percenters38
14Bounces15

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
SYD 41 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
SYD 22 pts
Lead Changes
2
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Sydney beat Melbourne by 34 points, 94–60.

Sydney extended a 4-point three-quarter-time lead with a 49–19 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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