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Melbourne vs Sydney Match Centre

Sunday 26-Jul-2009
Final Round 17
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Dean Bailey
50 6.14
68 10.8
Sydney Coach: Paul Roos
Sydney logo
Manuka Oval Sydney by 18 SYD by 18
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
Darren JollyQ1 - 1:58 - Goal - 0-6 Jesse WhiteQ1 - 8:35 - Behind - 0-7 Jarred MooreQ1 - 9:47 - Goal - 0-13 Jarrad McVeighQ1 - 15:16 - Goal - 0-19 Liam JurrahQ1 - 18:01 - Behind - 1-19 Jarrad McVeighQ1 - 19:07 - Behind - 1-20
RushedQ1 - 20:41 - Behind - 1-21
Aaron DaveyQ1 - 21:50 - Behind - 2-21 Brent MoloneyQ1 - 24:45 - Goal - 8-21
RushedQ1 - 26:28 - Behind - 8-22
Ryan OKeefeQ2 - 0:35 - Goal - 8-28 Brad MillerQ2 - 3:23 - Behind - 9-28 Michael NewtonQ2 - 4:53 - Behind - 10-28 Liam JurrahQ2 - 8:23 - Goal - 16-28
RushedQ2 - 11:16 - Behind - 16-29
Jude BoltonQ2 - 12:02 - Behind - 16-30 Nathan JonesQ2 - 14:28 - Behind - 17-30 Martin MattnerQ2 - 16:00 - Goal - 17-36 Liam JurrahQ2 - 20:45 - Behind - 18-36 Darren JollyQ2 - 25:17 - Goal - 18-42
RushedQ3 - 0:45 - Behind - 19-42
Brad MillerQ3 - 1:52 - Behind - 20-42 Jesse WhiteQ3 - 4:53 - Goal - 20-48 Brad MillerQ3 - 11:11 - Goal - 26-48 Aaron DaveyQ3 - 20:28 - Goal - 32-48
RushedQ3 - 23:56 - Behind - 33-48
Brad MillerQ3 - 26:59 - Behind - 34-48 Matthew BateQ3 - 28:44 - Behind - 35-48 Darren JollyQ4 - 1:17 - Goal - 35-54 Michael OLoughlinQ4 - 7:26 - Behind - 35-55 Jarrad McVeighQ4 - 9:03 - Goal - 35-61 Paul JohnsonQ4 - 11:25 - Behind - 36-61 Cameron BruceQ4 - 11:52 - Behind - 37-61 Michael NewtonQ4 - 14:05 - Goal - 43-61 Michael NewtonQ4 - 17:37 - Behind - 44-61 Matthew WhelanQ4 - 20:14 - Goal - 50-61 Jarred MooreQ4 - 22:24 - Behind - 50-62 Jude BoltonQ4 - 24:07 - Goal - 50-68

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Jude BoltonGoal
    4Q 24:0750-68
  • Jarred MooreBehind
    4Q 22:2450-62
  • Matthew WhelanGoal
    4Q 20:1450-61
  • Michael NewtonBehind
    4Q 17:3744-61
  • Michael NewtonGoal
    4Q 14:0543-61
  • Cameron BruceBehind
    4Q 11:5237-61
  • Paul JohnsonBehind
    4Q 11:2536-61
  • Jarrad McVeighGoal
    4Q 9:0335-61
  • Michael OLoughlinBehind
    4Q 7:2635-55
  • Darren JollyGoal
    4Q 1:1735-54
  • Matthew BateBehind
    3Q 28:4435-48
  • Brad MillerBehind
    3Q 26:5934-48
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 23:5633-48
  • Aaron DaveyGoal
    3Q 20:2832-48
  • Brad MillerGoal
    3Q 11:1126-48
  • Jesse WhiteGoal
    3Q 4:5320-48
  • Brad MillerBehind
    3Q 1:5220-42
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 0:4519-42
  • Darren JollyGoal
    2Q 25:1718-42
  • Liam JurrahBehind
    2Q 20:4518-36
  • Martin MattnerGoal
    2Q 16:0017-36
  • Nathan JonesBehind
    2Q 14:2817-30
  • Jude BoltonBehind
    2Q 12:0216-30
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 11:1616-29
  • Liam JurrahGoal
    2Q 8:2316-28
  • Michael NewtonBehind
    2Q 4:5310-28
  • Brad MillerBehind
    2Q 3:239-28
  • Ryan OKeefeGoal
    2Q 0:358-28
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 26:288-22
  • Brent MoloneyGoal
    1Q 24:458-21
  • Aaron DaveyBehind
    1Q 21:502-21
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 20:411-21
  • Jarrad McVeighBehind
    1Q 19:071-20
  • Liam JurrahBehind
    1Q 18:011-19
  • Jarrad McVeighGoal
    1Q 15:160-19
  • Jarred MooreGoal
    1Q 9:470-13
  • Jesse WhiteBehind
    1Q 8:350-7
  • Darren JollyGoal
    1Q 1:580-6

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL1.21.42.52.350
SYD3.43.21.03.268

Match Leaders

Goals
3
Darren JollySYD
Behinds
3
Brad MillerMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
9
Brett KirkSYD

Team Stats

MELSYD

Scoring / Attack

6Goals10
12Behinds5
44Inside 50s41
3Goal Assists7
14Marks Inside 508
2Behinds Rushed6

Possession

320Disposals389
195Kicks187
125Handballs202
111Contested Possessions122
199Uncontested Possessions262

Clearance / Contest

29Clearances34
64Tackles52
32Hitouts32
7Contested Marks11

Other

88Marks93
22Frees For14
14Frees Against22
29Rebound 50s37
33Clangers42
39One Percenters44
13Bounces24

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
SYD 28 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
SYD 19 pts
Lead Changes
0
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Sydney beat Melbourne by 18 points, 68–50.

Sydney extended a 13-point three-quarter-time lead with a 20–15 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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