Melbourne vs Kangaroos Match Centre

Sunday 27-May-2007
Final Round 9
Melbourne Coach: Neale Daniher
78 11.12
79 10.19
Kangaroos Coach: Dani Laidley
M.C.G. Kangaroos by 1

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Travis JohnstoneQ1 - 6:23 - Behind - 1-0 Russell RobertsonQ1 - 8:13 - Goal - 7-0 Nathan JonesQ1 - 9:55 - Behind - 8-0 Corey JonesQ1 - 12:00 - Goal - 8-6 Corey JonesQ1 - 13:16 - Goal - 8-12 Cameron BruceQ1 - 15:09 - Behind - 9-12 Leigh BrownQ1 - 17:48 - Behind - 9-13 David NeitzQ1 - 21:54 - Goal - 15-14 Aaron EdwardsQ1 - 25:08 - Behind - 15-15 Lindsay ThomasQ1 - 26:12 - Behind - 15-16 Lindsay ThomasQ1 - 27:52 - Goal - 15-22 Lindsay ThomasQ1 - 29:01 - Behind - 15-23 Shannon GrantQ2 - 7:01 - Goal - 17-30 David NeitzQ2 - 9:20 - Behind - 18-30 Nathan JonesQ2 - 11:03 - Behind - 19-30 Shannon GrantQ2 - 18:34 - Goal - 19-36 Shannon GrantQ2 - 19:52 - Goal - 19-42 Cameron BruceQ2 - 21:19 - Goal - 25-42 Shannon GrantQ2 - 23:44 - Goal - 25-48 Brad GreenQ2 - 27:03 - Behind - 26-48 Shannon GrantQ2 - 28:07 - Behind - 26-49 Russell RobertsonQ2 - 29:08 - Goal - 32-49 Corey JonesQ3 - 4:37 - Behind - 32-50 Matt CampbellQ3 - 6:22 - Behind - 32-51 Shannon GrantQ3 - 12:15 - Goal - 32-57 Russell RobertsonQ3 - 17:29 - Behind - 33-57 Lindsay ThomasQ3 - 21:23 - Behind - 34-59 Aaron EdwardsQ3 - 22:45 - Behind - 34-60 Michael FirritoQ3 - 25:15 - Behind - 34-61 Corey JonesQ3 - 26:00 - Behind - 34-62 Shannon GrantQ4 - 3:47 - Behind - 34-63 Matt CampbellQ4 - 5:16 - Goal - 34-69 Brad GreenQ4 - 6:59 - Goal - 40-69 David NeitzQ4 - 8:56 - Goal - 46-69 David NeitzQ4 - 11:16 - Goal - 52-69 Shannon GrantQ4 - 12:32 - Behind - 52-70 Russell RobertsonQ4 - 13:31 - Goal - 58-70 Cameron BruceQ4 - 19:28 - Goal - 65-70 David NeitzQ4 - 23:14 - Goal - 71-71 Brady RawlingsQ4 - 24:24 - Behind - 71-72 Nathan JonesQ4 - 25:28 - Goal - 77-72 Corey JonesQ4 - 30:19 - Behind - 78-73 Andrew SwallowQ4 - 31:20 - Goal - 78-79

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL2.42.40.27.278
KNG3.54.21.72.579

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Shannon GrantKNG
Behinds
3
3 tied leaders
Shannon GrantKNG
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
10
James McDonaldMEL

Team Stats

MELKNG

Scoring / Attack

11Goals10
7Behinds15
42Inside 50s56
9Goal Assists5
12Marks Inside 509
5Behinds Rushed4

Possession

369Disposals313
213Kicks183
156Handballs130
114Contested Possessions135
249Uncontested Possessions175

Clearance / Contest

25Clearances36
69Tackles74
45Hitouts39
15Contested Marks10

Other

126Marks64
15Frees For26
26Frees Against15
42Rebound 50s27
58Clangers46
47One Percenters50
23Bounces25

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
KNG 35 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 18 pts
Lead Changes
5
Score Ties
2

How the match finished

Kangaroos beat Melbourne by 1 point, 79–78.

Kangaroos took a 28-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 1 by the final siren, scoring 44 points to 17 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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