Melbourne vs Greater Western Sydney Match Centre

Saturday 26-Mar-2016
Final Round 1
Melbourne Coach: Paul Roos
80 12.8
78 10.18
Greater Western Sydney Coach: Leon Cameron
M.C.G. Melbourne by 2

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Tom ScullyQ1 - 2:49 - Goal - 0-6 Devon SmithQ1 - 7:26 - Goal - 0-12 Bernie VinceQ1 - 11:46 - Goal - 6-13 Rory LobbQ1 - 14:14 - Behind - 6-14 Ben KennedyQ1 - 16:13 - Goal - 12-14 Rory LobbQ1 - 17:51 - Goal - 12-20 James HarmesQ1 - 19:42 - Goal - 18-20 Ryan GriffenQ1 - 22:06 - Behind - 18-21 Steve JohnsonQ1 - 23:59 - Behind - 18-22 Aaron VandenbergQ1 - 25:12 - Goal - 24-22 Jeff GarlettQ1 - 26:24 - Goal - 30-22 Nathan JonesQ2 - 1:35 - Behind - 32-22 Steve JohnsonQ2 - 2:36 - Goal - 32-28 Jack WattsQ2 - 5:10 - Behind - 33-28 Rory LobbQ2 - 9:00 - Behind - 33-29 Callan WardQ2 - 10:44 - Behind - 33-30 Steve JohnsonQ2 - 11:24 - Behind - 33-31 Rory LobbQ2 - 14:54 - Behind - 33-32 Jack SteeleQ2 - 16:51 - Goal - 33-38 Callan WardQ2 - 24:36 - Goal - 34-44 Devon SmithQ3 - 2:53 - Behind - 34-45 Callan WardQ3 - 4:45 - Behind - 34-46 Tom ScullyQ3 - 9:11 - Behind - 34-47 James StewartQ3 - 11:21 - Behind - 34-48 Dean KentQ3 - 14:42 - Goal - 40-48 Callan WardQ3 - 16:53 - Goal - 40-54 Rory LobbQ3 - 18:45 - Goal - 40-60 Devon SmithQ3 - 22:33 - Behind - 40-61 Lachie WhitfieldQ3 - 26:22 - Behind - 40-62 Max GawnQ3 - 28:27 - Behind - 41-62 Jack WattsQ4 - 0:59 - Goal - 47-62 Jesse HoganQ4 - 2:41 - Goal - 53-62 Jesse HoganQ4 - 5:01 - Goal - 59-62 Jeff GarlettQ4 - 7:20 - Goal - 65-62 Adam TomlinsonQ4 - 8:56 - Behind - 65-63 Sam FrostQ4 - 9:55 - Behind - 66-63 Steve JohnsonQ4 - 11:40 - Goal - 66-69 Jesse HoganQ4 - 16:03 - Goal - 72-70 Ben KennedyQ4 - 17:56 - Behind - 73-70 Aaron VandenbergQ4 - 20:49 - Goal - 80-70 Caleb MarchbankQ4 - 23:13 - Behind - 80-71 Toby GreeneQ4 - 26:27 - Behind - 80-72 Toby GreeneQ4 - 28:09 - Goal - 80-78

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL5.00.41.16.380
GWS3.43.42.62.478

Match Leaders

Goals
3
Jesse HoganMEL
Behinds
3
Rory LobbGWS
SuperCoach
142
Callan WardGWS
Tackles
6
Jack VineyMEL

Team Stats

MELGWS

Scoring / Attack

12Goals10
5Behinds16
21Shots At Goal30
56Inside 50s50
8Goal Assists7
105Score Involvements122
11Marks Inside 5014
5Behinds Rushed2

Possession

366Disposals371
208Kicks209
158Handballs162
133Contested Possessions137
231Uncontested Possessions229
5,772Metres Gained5,889
81Ground Ball Gets88

Clearance / Contest

25Clearances31
13Centre Clearances11
12Stoppage Clearances20
54Tackles50
27Hitouts27
10Hitouts To Advantage12
223Pressure Acts237
18Contested Marks16

Other

148Effective Kicks132
13Marks on the Lead5
13Tackles Inside 5010
201AFL Player Rating Points190
62Defensive 50 Possessions86
145Defensive Midfield Possessions127
104Attacking Midfield Possessions113
53Attacking 50 Possessions41
97Marks95
24Frees For22
22Frees Against24
32Rebound 50s42
59Clangers55
37One Percenters60
16Bounces14
1,638Supercoach Points1,660
1,509Dream Team Points1,489
67Turnovers57
19Hitout To Advantage Rate24
28Spoils46
58Intercepts67
17Intercept Marks22

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
GWS 22 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 25 pts
Lead Changes
5
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Greater Western Sydney by 2 points, 80–78.

Melbourne came from 21 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Greater Western Sydney 39–16 in the final term to take the win.

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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