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Melbourne vs Sydney Match Centre

Saturday 14-Aug-2004
Final Round 20
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Neale Daniher
46 7.4
67 10.7
Sydney Coach: Paul Roos
Sydney logo
Docklands Sydney by 21 SYD by 21
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
Stephen DoyleQ1 - 3:18 - Behind - 0-1 Stephen DoyleQ1 - 7:48 - Goal - 0-7 David NeitzQ1 - 9:33 - Behind - 1-7 Michael OLoughlinQ1 - 14:31 - Goal - 1-13 Michael OLoughlinQ1 - 16:12 - Goal - 1-19 Jared CrouchQ1 - 18:20 - Behind - 1-20 Ryan OKeefeQ1 - 22:07 - Behind - 1-21 Jeff WhiteQ2 - 0:40 - Goal - 7-21 Adam GoodesQ2 - 2:27 - Behind - 7-22 Chris HeffernanQ2 - 3:11 - Behind - 8-22 Stephen DoyleQ2 - 6:24 - Goal - 8-28 Jared CrouchQ2 - 8:40 - Goal - 8-34 Jason BallQ2 - 11:36 - Goal - 8-40
RushedQ2 - 14:35 - Behind - 8-41
Michael OLoughlinQ2 - 16:05 - Goal - 8-47 Luke AblettQ2 - 18:57 - Behind - 8-48 Ryan OKeefeQ2 - 22:06 - Behind - 8-49 Ben HollandQ2 - 24:00 - Goal - 14-49 Chris HeffernanQ2 - 28:43 - Goal - 20-49 Ben HollandQ3 - 2:20 - Goal - 26-49 Ryan OKeefeQ3 - 4:37 - Goal - 26-55 David NeitzQ3 - 6:55 - Goal - 32-55 Ben HollandQ3 - 12:58 - Behind - 33-55 David NeitzQ3 - 14:30 - Behind - 34-55 Michael OLoughlinQ3 - 17:09 - Goal - 34-61 Michael OLoughlinQ3 - 19:26 - Goal - 34-67 Russell RobertsonQ3 - 28:03 - Goal - 40-67 Russell RobertsonQ4 - 9:27 - Goal - 46-67

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Russell RobertsonGoal
    4Q 9:2746-67
  • Russell RobertsonGoal
    3Q 28:0340-67
  • Michael OLoughlinGoal
    3Q 19:2634-67
  • Michael OLoughlinGoal
    3Q 17:0934-61
  • David NeitzBehind
    3Q 14:3034-55
  • Ben HollandBehind
    3Q 12:5833-55
  • David NeitzGoal
    3Q 6:5532-55
  • Ryan OKeefeGoal
    3Q 4:3726-55
  • Ben HollandGoal
    3Q 2:2026-49
  • Chris HeffernanGoal
    2Q 28:4320-49
  • Ben HollandGoal
    2Q 24:0014-49
  • Ryan OKeefeBehind
    2Q 22:068-49
  • Luke AblettBehind
    2Q 18:578-48
  • Michael OLoughlinGoal
    2Q 16:058-47
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 14:358-41
  • Jason BallGoal
    2Q 11:368-40
  • Jared CrouchGoal
    2Q 8:408-34
  • Stephen DoyleGoal
    2Q 6:248-28
  • Chris HeffernanBehind
    2Q 3:118-22
  • Adam GoodesBehind
    2Q 2:277-22
  • Jeff WhiteGoal
    2Q 0:407-21
  • Ryan OKeefeBehind
    1Q 22:071-21
  • Jared CrouchBehind
    1Q 18:201-20
  • Michael OLoughlinGoal
    1Q 16:121-19
  • Michael OLoughlinGoal
    1Q 14:311-13
  • David NeitzBehind
    1Q 9:331-7
  • Stephen DoyleGoal
    1Q 7:480-7
  • Stephen DoyleBehind
    1Q 3:180-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL0.13.13.21.046
SYD3.34.43.00.067

Match Leaders

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

Team Stats

MELSYD

Scoring / Attack

7Goals10
4Behinds6
50Inside 50s40
4Goal Assists7
7Marks Inside 5012
0Behinds Rushed6

Possession

269Disposals318
172Kicks165
97Handballs153
109Contested Possessions121
156Uncontested Possessions198

Clearance / Contest

32Clearances27
67Tackles69
40Hitouts39
5Contested Marks17

Other

77Marks78
13Frees For11
11Frees Against13
29Rebound 50s42
39Clangers31
46One Percenters44
8Bounces19

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
SYD 41 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
SYD 27 pts
Lead Changes
0
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Sydney beat Melbourne by 21 points, 67–46.

Sydney took a 27-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 21 by the final siren, scoring 6 points to 0 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

Follow the recorded build-up, replay a moment, or explore where players took their shots and disposals.

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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