Geelong vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 3-Sep-2005
Final Elimination Final
Geelong Coach: Mark Thompson
116 18.8
61 9.7
Melbourne Coach: Neale Daniher
M.C.G. Geelong by 55

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
James KellyQ1 - 1:18 - Goal - 6-0 Steve JohnsonQ1 - 7:00 - Behind - 8-1 Russell RobertsonQ1 - 8:45 - Behind - 8-2 Cameron LingQ1 - 10:08 - Goal - 14-2 Jimmy BartelQ1 - 11:47 - Behind - 15-2 Russell RobertsonQ1 - 15:30 - Goal - 15-8 Brenton SandersonQ1 - 16:47 - Behind - 16-8 Russell RobertsonQ1 - 18:22 - Behind - 16-9 Cameron MooneyQ1 - 19:36 - Goal - 22-9 Gary AblettQ1 - 20:58 - Goal - 28-9 Russell RobertsonQ1 - 22:28 - Goal - 28-15 Kent KingsleyQ1 - 30:54 - Goal - 34-15 Kane TenaceQ2 - 4:56 - Goal - 40-15 Aaron DaveyQ2 - 6:53 - Goal - 40-21 Russell RobertsonQ2 - 9:59 - Goal - 40-27 Gary AblettQ2 - 14:50 - Goal - 46-27 Henry PlayfairQ2 - 16:03 - Goal - 52-27 Cameron LingQ2 - 19:07 - Goal - 58-27 James KellyQ2 - 20:10 - Goal - 64-27 Cameron MooneyQ2 - 22:14 - Goal - 70-27 Russell RobertsonQ2 - 25:07 - Goal - 70-33 Simon GodfreyQ2 - 26:41 - Behind - 70-34 Ben HollandQ2 - 28:15 - Goal - 70-40 Matthew ScarlettQ2 - 30:43 - Behind - 71-40 Andrew MackieQ2 - 31:28 - Goal - 77-40 Darren MilburnQ3 - 5:17 - Behind - 78-40 James KellyQ3 - 6:39 - Goal - 84-40 Matthew ScarlettQ3 - 8:30 - Behind - 85-40 Tom HarleyQ3 - 18:11 - Behind - 86-40 Nathan AblettQ3 - 19:35 - Goal - 92-40 Aaron DaveyQ3 - 22:13 - Behind - 92-42 Steve JohnsonQ3 - 24:37 - Goal - 98-42 Gary AblettQ3 - 26:07 - Goal - 104-42 Henry PlayfairQ4 - 8:31 - Goal - 110-42 Cameron BruceQ4 - 12:17 - Behind - 110-43 Andrew MackieQ4 - 14:01 - Goal - 116-43 Paul WheatleyQ4 - 15:28 - Goal - 116-49 Adem YzeQ4 - 21:54 - Goal - 116-55 Paul WheatleyQ4 - 23:56 - Goal - 116-61

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GEE5.47.14.32.0116
MEL2.34.10.23.161

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Russell RobertsonMEL
Behinds
2
2 tied leaders
Matthew ScarlettGEE
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
9
James McDonaldMEL

Team Stats

GEEMEL

Scoring / Attack

18Goals9
7Behinds5
49Inside 50s39
7Goal Assists5
11Marks Inside 507
1Behinds Rushed2

Possession

353Disposals268
242Kicks162
111Handballs106
134Contested Possessions110
222Uncontested Possessions161

Clearance / Contest

37Clearances30
41Tackles54
31Hitouts27
17Contested Marks10

Other

136Marks79
19Frees For21
21Frees Against19
30Rebound 50s31
48Clangers54
49One Percenters58
15Bounces20

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
GEE 73 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
GEE 30 pts
Lead Changes
0
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Geelong beat Melbourne by 55 points, 116–61.

Geelong took a 62-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 55 by the final siren, scoring 19 points to 12 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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