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Adelaide vs Sydney Match Centre

Saturday 8-Sep-2012
Final Qualifying Final
Adelaide logo
Adelaide Coach: Brenton Sanderson
42 5.12
71 11.5
Sydney Coach: John Longmire
Sydney logo
Football Park Sydney by 29 SYD by 29
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way
Home team

Adelaide

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

26 Richard Douglas FPL · Left forward pocket 4 Kurt Tippett FF · Full forward 40 Jason Porplyzia FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

47 Matthew Wright HFFL · Left half forward 13 Taylor Walker CHF · Centre half forward 23 Jared Petrenko HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

24 Sam Jacobs RK · Ruck 5 Scott Thompson RR · Ruck rover 9 Rory Sloane ROV · Rover

Centre

14 David Mackay WL · Left wing 32 Patrick Dangerfield C · Centre 17 Bernie Vince WR · Right wing

Half backs

7 Nathan van Berlo HBFL · Left half back 12 Daniel Talia CHB · Centre half back 3 Brent Reilly HBFR · Right half back

Backs

34 Sam Shaw BPL · Left back pocket 25 Ben Rutten FB · Full back 11 Michael Doughty BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 3

33 Brodie Smith INT · Interchange 18 Graham Johncock INT · Interchange 37 Ian Callinan INT · Interchange

Substitutes 1

43 Aidan Riley SUB · Substitute
Away team

Sydney

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

10 Mitch Morton FPL · Left forward pocket 37 Adam Goodes FF · Full forward 38 Mike Pyke FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

21 Ben McGlynn HFFL · Left half forward 20 Sam Reid CHF · Centre half forward 5 Ryan OKeefe HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

41 Shane Mumford RK · Ruck 12 Josh Kennedy RR · Ruck rover 24 Jude Bolton ROV · Rover

Centre

3 Jarrad McVeigh WL · Left wing 15 Kieren Jack C · Centre 4 Dan Hannebery WR · Right wing

Half backs

2 Rhyce Shaw HBFL · Left half back 34 Alex Johnson CHB · Centre half back 29 Martin Mattner HBFR · Right half back

Backs

40 Nick Smith BPL · Left back pocket 25 Ted Richards FB · Full back 30 Lewis Roberts-Thomson BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 3

9 Nick Malceski INT · Interchange 14 Craig Bird INT · Interchange 32 Lewis Jetta INT · Interchange

Substitutes 1

26 Luke Parker SUB · Substitute

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Ben McGlynnQ1 - 5:31 - Behind - 0-1 Taylor WalkerQ1 - 7:21 - Behind - 1-1 Adam GoodesQ1 - 8:19 - Goal - 1-7 Taylor WalkerQ1 - 11:50 - Goal - 7-7 Adam GoodesQ1 - 13:13 - Goal - 7-13 Lewis JettaQ1 - 15:40 - Behind - 7-14 Jared PetrenkoQ1 - 18:48 - Behind - 8-14 David MackayQ1 - 24:00 - Behind - 9-14 Ben McGlynnQ2 - 2:34 - Goal - 9-20 Bernie VinceQ2 - 4:22 - Behind - 10-20 Sam ReidQ2 - 6:37 - Goal - 10-26 Mitch MortonQ2 - 10:28 - Goal - 10-32
RushedQ2 - 12:45 - Behind - 11-32
Scott ThompsonQ2 - 17:02 - Behind - 12-32 Lewis JettaQ2 - 19:25 - Goal - 12-38 Nathan van BerloQ2 - 21:25 - Goal - 18-38 Scott ThompsonQ2 - 23:47 - Behind - 19-38 Adam GoodesQ2 - 29:07 - Goal - 19-44 Mitch MortonQ3 - 0:54 - Behind - 19-45 Taylor WalkerQ3 - 9:42 - Behind - 20-45 David MackayQ3 - 10:05 - Behind - 21-45 Taylor WalkerQ3 - 17:31 - Behind - 22-45 Josh KennedyQ3 - 21:24 - Behind - 22-46 Rory SloaneQ3 - 22:06 - Goal - 28-46 Mitch MortonQ3 - 24:12 - Goal - 28-52 Graham JohncockQ4 - 1:04 - Goal - 34-52 Luke ParkerQ4 - 4:30 - Goal - 34-58 Ian CallinanQ4 - 6:07 - Goal - 40-58 Ryan OKeefeQ4 - 10:26 - Behind - 40-59 Lewis JettaQ4 - 12:09 - Goal - 40-65 Graham JohncockQ4 - 19:50 - Behind - 41-65 Josh KennedyQ4 - 22:57 - Goal - 41-71
RushedQ4 - 25:56 - Behind - 42-71

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 25:5642-71
  • Josh KennedyGoal
    4Q 22:5741-71
  • Graham JohncockBehind
    4Q 19:5041-65
  • Lewis JettaGoal
    4Q 12:0940-65
  • Ryan OKeefeBehind
    4Q 10:2640-59
  • Ian CallinanGoal
    4Q 6:0740-58
  • Luke ParkerGoal
    4Q 4:3034-58
  • Graham JohncockGoal
    4Q 1:0434-52
  • Mitch MortonGoal
    3Q 24:1228-52
  • Rory SloaneGoal
    3Q 22:0628-46
  • Josh KennedyBehind
    3Q 21:2422-46
  • Taylor WalkerBehind
    3Q 17:3122-45
  • David MackayBehind
    3Q 10:0521-45
  • Taylor WalkerBehind
    3Q 9:4220-45
  • Mitch MortonBehind
    3Q 0:5419-45
  • Adam GoodesGoal
    2Q 29:0719-44
  • Scott ThompsonBehind
    2Q 23:4719-38
  • Nathan van BerloGoal
    2Q 21:2518-38
  • Lewis JettaGoal
    2Q 19:2512-38
  • Scott ThompsonBehind
    2Q 17:0212-32
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 12:4511-32
  • Mitch MortonGoal
    2Q 10:2810-32
  • Sam ReidGoal
    2Q 6:3710-26
  • Bernie VinceBehind
    2Q 4:2210-20
  • Ben McGlynnGoal
    2Q 2:349-20
  • David MackayBehind
    1Q 24:009-14
  • Jared PetrenkoBehind
    1Q 18:488-14
  • Lewis JettaBehind
    1Q 15:407-14
  • Adam GoodesGoal
    1Q 13:137-13
  • Taylor WalkerGoal
    1Q 11:507-7
  • Adam GoodesGoal
    1Q 8:191-7
  • Taylor WalkerBehind
    1Q 7:211-1
  • Ben McGlynnBehind
    1Q 5:310-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ADE1.31.41.32.242
SYD2.25.01.23.171

Match Leaders

Goals
3
Adam GoodesSYD
Behinds
3
Taylor WalkerADE
SuperCoach
163
Ryan OKeefeSYD
Tackles
8
2 tied leaders
Scott ThompsonADE

Team Stats

ADESYD

Scoring / Attack

5Goals11
10Behinds5
22Shots At Goal18
59Inside 50s37
2Goal Assists10
66Score Involvements60
6Marks Inside 507
2Behinds Rushed0

Possession

334Disposals390
201Kicks215
133Handballs175
146Contested Possessions149
185Uncontested Possessions243
5,666Metres Gained5,915
97Ground Ball Gets102

Clearance / Contest

33Clearances42
7Centre Clearances11
27Stoppage Clearances30
50Tackles75
42Hitouts35
13Hitouts To Advantage12
260Pressure Acts254
11Contested Marks13

Other

118Effective Kicks135
6Marks on the Lead6
10Tackles Inside 507
181AFL Player Rating Points202
52Defensive 50 Possessions92
151Defensive Midfield Possessions163
93Attacking Midfield Possessions91
35Attacking 50 Possessions46
79Marks82
23Frees For17
17Frees Against22
26Rebound 50s51
50Clangers51
55One Percenters64
17Bounces18
1,467Supercoach Points1,833
1,372Dream Team Points1,601
78Turnovers82
18Hitout To Advantage Rate50
34Spoils36
82Intercepts78
19Intercept Marks14

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
SYD 30 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
SYD 12 pts
Lead Changes
0
Score Ties
2

How the match finished

Sydney beat Adelaide by 29 points, 71–42.

Sydney extended a 24-point three-quarter-time lead with a 19–14 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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