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Melbourne vs Adelaide Match Centre

Sunday 26-Apr-2009
Final Round 5
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Dean Bailey
34 4.10
51 7.9
Adelaide Coach: Neil Craig
Adelaide logo
M.C.G. Adelaide by 17 ADE by 17
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
Bernie VinceQ1 - 5:57 - Behind - 0-1 Graham JohncockQ1 - 6:48 - Goal - 0-7 Jason PorplyziaQ1 - 10:02 - Goal - 0-13 Brock McLeanQ1 - 12:04 - Behind - 1-13
RushedQ1 - 12:58 - Behind - 1-14
Graham JohncockQ1 - 16:45 - Behind - 1-15 Taylor WalkerQ1 - 19:34 - Behind - 1-16 Michael NewtonQ2 - 10:11 - Behind - 2-16 Scott StevensQ2 - 13:13 - Goal - 2-22 Nathan van BerloQ2 - 19:42 - Behind - 2-23 Taylor WalkerQ2 - 23:22 - Behind - 2-24 Taylor WalkerQ2 - 24:45 - Goal - 2-30 Brad MillerQ2 - 26:58 - Behind - 3-30 James FrawleyQ3 - 6:15 - Behind - 4-30 Andrew McLeodQ3 - 6:58 - Goal - 4-36 Lynden DunnQ3 - 15:50 - Goal - 10-36 Brent ReillyQ3 - 21:37 - Behind - 10-37 Michael NewtonQ3 - 23:22 - Behind - 11-37 Matthew BateQ3 - 26:47 - Behind - 12-37 Kurt TippettQ4 - 1:46 - Goal - 12-43 Kurt TippettQ4 - 4:39 - Goal - 12-49 Clint BartramQ4 - 6:48 - Behind - 13-49 Brad MillerQ4 - 8:28 - Behind - 14-49 Lynden DunnQ4 - 9:49 - Goal - 20-49 Brock McLeanQ4 - 11:19 - Goal - 26-49 Michael NewtonQ4 - 12:53 - Behind - 27-49 Neville JettaQ4 - 13:57 - Behind - 28-49 James McDonaldQ4 - 15:25 - Goal - 34-49
RushedQ4 - 19:54 - Behind - 34-50
Scott ThompsonQ4 - 20:50 - Behind - 34-51

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Scott ThompsonBehind
    4Q 20:5034-51
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 19:5434-50
  • James McDonaldGoal
    4Q 15:2534-49
  • Neville JettaBehind
    4Q 13:5728-49
  • Michael NewtonBehind
    4Q 12:5327-49
  • Brock McLeanGoal
    4Q 11:1926-49
  • Lynden DunnGoal
    4Q 9:4920-49
  • Brad MillerBehind
    4Q 8:2814-49
  • Clint BartramBehind
    4Q 6:4813-49
  • Kurt TippettGoal
    4Q 4:3912-49
  • Kurt TippettGoal
    4Q 1:4612-43
  • Matthew BateBehind
    3Q 26:4712-37
  • Michael NewtonBehind
    3Q 23:2211-37
  • Brent ReillyBehind
    3Q 21:3710-37
  • Lynden DunnGoal
    3Q 15:5010-36
  • Andrew McLeodGoal
    3Q 6:584-36
  • James FrawleyBehind
    3Q 6:154-30
  • Brad MillerBehind
    2Q 26:583-30
  • Taylor WalkerGoal
    2Q 24:452-30
  • Taylor WalkerBehind
    2Q 23:222-24
  • Nathan van BerloBehind
    2Q 19:422-23
  • Scott StevensGoal
    2Q 13:132-22
  • Michael NewtonBehind
    2Q 10:112-16
  • Taylor WalkerBehind
    1Q 19:341-16
  • Graham JohncockBehind
    1Q 16:451-15
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 12:581-14
  • Brock McLeanBehind
    1Q 12:041-13
  • Jason PorplyziaGoal
    1Q 10:020-13
  • Graham JohncockGoal
    1Q 6:480-7
  • Bernie VinceBehind
    1Q 5:570-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL0.10.21.33.434
ADE2.42.21.12.251

Match Leaders

Goals
2
2 tied leaders
Lynden DunnMEL
Behinds
3
Michael NewtonMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
8
4 tied leaders
Brock McLeanMEL

Team Stats

MELADE

Scoring / Attack

4Goals7
10Behinds7
44Inside 50s44
3Goal Assists3
16Marks Inside 505
0Behinds Rushed6

Possession

357Disposals411
162Kicks198
195Handballs213
125Contested Possessions118
228Uncontested Possessions295

Clearance / Contest

28Clearances28
61Tackles84
29Hitouts46
4Contested Marks4

Other

77Marks105
22Frees For20
20Frees Against22
34Rebound 50s36
59Clangers48
69One Percenters48
11Bounces53

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
ADE 37 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 22 pts
Lead Changes
0
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Adelaide beat Melbourne by 17 points, 51–34.

Adelaide took a 25-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 17 by the final siren, scoring 22 points to 14 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

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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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