Melbourne vs Sydney Match Centre
Who takes the field
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Scoring timeline
Scoring Events
Most recent first- Amon BuchananGoal4Q 25:1378-104
- RushedBehind4Q 23:4678-98
- Barry HallGoal4Q 18:5378-97
- RushedBehind4Q 15:4878-91
- Phillip ReadBehind4Q 15:1078-90
- David NeitzGoal4Q 8:5777-90
- David NeitzGoal4Q 6:3271-90
- Aaron DaveyGoal4Q 4:1365-90
- RushedBehind4Q 1:3359-90
- Cameron BruceBehind3Q 30:2059-89
- David NeitzBehind3Q 28:3858-89
- Travis JohnstoneGoal3Q 26:5257-89
- Barry HallGoal3Q 21:3351-89
- Barry HallGoal3Q 19:5151-83
- 3Q 18:1351-77
- RushedBehind3Q 14:5951-71
- Travis JohnstoneGoal3Q 13:0350-71
- RushedBehind3Q 9:0144-71
- Brett KirkGoal3Q 7:2243-71
- Barry HallGoal3Q 5:1943-65
- Barry HallGoal3Q 2:5743-59
- RushedBehind2Q 27:1243-53
- David NeitzGoal2Q 24:0942-53
- Daniel WardBehind2Q 21:2736-53
- David NeitzGoal2Q 18:3435-53
- Aaron DaveyBehind2Q 17:1429-53
- Ben MathewsGoal2Q 14:5928-53
- Michael OLoughlinBehind2Q 11:3928-47
- Nick DavisGoal2Q 9:4028-46
- Lewis Roberts-ThomsonBehind2Q 7:3228-40
- RushedBehind2Q 5:5328-39
- Adem YzeBehind2Q 2:0328-38
- Nick DavisGoal1Q 29:2227-38
- Darren JollyBehind1Q 27:0527-32
- David NeitzGoal1Q 26:0727-31
- Barry HallGoal1Q 23:5521-31
- David NeitzGoal1Q 22:0821-25
- Colin SylviaGoal1Q 18:0115-25
- Barry HallGoal1Q 16:039-25
- Aaron DaveyBehind1Q 14:299-19
- Brent MoloneyBehind1Q 12:508-19
- Ben HollandGoal1Q 11:397-19
- Darren JollyGoal1Q 9:391-19
- Ryan OKeefeBehind1Q 7:441-13
- RushedBehind1Q 7:061-12
- Ryan OKeefeGoal1Q 2:310-12
- Adam GoodesGoal1Q 0:570-6
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Match Leaders
Team Stats
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Match Summary
How the match finished
Sydney beat Melbourne by 26 points, 104–78.
Sydney took a 30-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 26 by the final siren, scoring 19 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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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.
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