Greater Western Sydney vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 18-Aug-2012
Final Round 21
Greater Western Sydney Coach: Kevin Sheedy
59 9.5
84 11.18
Melbourne Coach: Mark Neeld
Manuka Oval Melbourne by 25

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
James SellarQ1 - 2:54 - Goal - 1-6 Toby GreeneQ1 - 5:19 - Behind - 2-7 Nathan JonesQ1 - 8:06 - Behind - 2-8 Will Hoskin-ElliottQ1 - 9:02 - Goal - 8-8 Shaun EdwardsQ1 - 14:57 - Goal - 14-8 Brad GreenQ1 - 18:14 - Behind - 14-9 Jack TrengoveQ1 - 20:58 - Goal - 14-15 Brad GreenQ1 - 23:03 - Goal - 14-21 Rohan BailQ1 - 25:30 - Behind - 14-22 Jared RiversQ2 - 0:49 - Goal - 14-28 Tom ScullyQ2 - 2:52 - Goal - 20-28 Toby GreeneQ2 - 4:36 - Goal - 26-28 Andrew PhillipsQ2 - 7:57 - Behind - 27-29 Jeremy HoweQ2 - 12:32 - Goal - 27-35 Jeremy HoweQ2 - 14:05 - Behind - 27-36 Jeremy HoweQ2 - 16:17 - Behind - 27-37 Jack TrengoveQ2 - 18:26 - Goal - 27-43 Jack TrengoveQ2 - 19:51 - Behind - 27-44 Devon SmithQ2 - 21:26 - Behind - 28-44 Jared RiversQ2 - 22:57 - Behind - 28-45 Luke TapscottQ2 - 29:17 - Behind - 28-46 Jeremy HoweQ3 - 2:39 - Goal - 28-52 Jeremy HoweQ3 - 12:38 - Goal - 28-58 Brad GreenQ3 - 15:17 - Behind - 28-59 Jeremy HoweQ3 - 17:56 - Behind - 28-60 Jared RiversQ3 - 19:10 - Goal - 28-66 James SellarQ4 - 2:22 - Goal - 29-73 Sam BleaseQ4 - 4:00 - Behind - 29-74 Phil DavisQ4 - 5:55 - Goal - 35-74 Andrew PhillipsQ4 - 8:47 - Goal - 41-74 Colin SylviaQ4 - 11:43 - Behind - 41-75 Rohan BailQ4 - 15:24 - Behind - 41-76 Brad GreenQ4 - 17:36 - Behind - 41-77 Nathan JonesQ4 - 25:16 - Behind - 41-78 Jack GrimesQ4 - 26:19 - Goal - 41-84 James McDonaldQ4 - 27:54 - Goal - 47-84 Devon SmithQ4 - 29:32 - Goal - 53-84 Toby GreeneQ4 - 31:37 - Goal - 59-84

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GWS2.22.20.15.059
MEL3.43.63.32.584

Match Leaders

Goals
3
Jeremy HoweMEL
Behinds
3
2 tied leaders
Jeremy HoweMEL
SuperCoach
166
Jeremy HoweMEL
Tackles
9
2 tied leaders
Jack GrimesMEL

Team Stats

GWSMEL

Scoring / Attack

9Goals11
3Behinds15
16Shots At Goal28
35Inside 50s50
5Goal Assists7
41Score Involvements104
8Marks Inside 5016
4Behinds Rushed3

Possession

309Disposals361
179Kicks191
130Handballs170
134Contested Possessions132
171Uncontested Possessions231
4,927Metres Gained5,524
84Ground Ball Gets79

Clearance / Contest

37Clearances35
11Centre Clearances11
26Stoppage Clearances24
57Tackles73
43Hitouts33
7Hitouts To Advantage8
225Pressure Acts215
12Contested Marks18

Other

104Effective Kicks118
2Marks on the Lead5
5Tackles Inside 5019
147AFL Player Rating Points177
—Defensive 50 Possessions32
—Defensive Midfield Possessions160
—Attacking Midfield Possessions129
—Attacking 50 Possessions42
67Marks87
30Frees For27
26Frees Against29
33Rebound 50s21
49Clangers51
39One Percenters43
5Bounces12
1,472Supercoach Points1,830
1,281Dream Team Points1,520
64Turnovers58
8Hitout To Advantage Rate35
28Spoils26
59Intercepts66
13Intercept Marks17

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 45 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 22 pts
Lead Changes
3
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Greater Western Sydney by 25 points, 84–59.

Melbourne took a 38-point lead into the last quarter. Greater Western Sydney cut that back to 25 by the final siren, scoring 30 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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