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Melbourne vs Sydney Match Centre

Sunday 12-Aug-2018
Final Round 21
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
78 10.18
87 13.9
Sydney Coach: John Longmire
Sydney logo
M.C.G. Sydney by 9 SYD by 9
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
Christian PetraccaQ1 - 6:31 - Behind - 1-0 Charlie SpargoQ1 - 9:02 - Behind - 2-0 Clayton OliverQ1 - 9:57 - Behind - 3-0 Lance FranklinQ1 - 13:19 - Behind - 3-1 Tom PapleyQ1 - 17:20 - Goal - 3-7 Tom McDonaldQ1 - 19:33 - Behind - 4-7 Jesse HoganQ1 - 21:02 - Behind - 5-7 Dom TysonQ1 - 25:08 - Behind - 6-7 Christian PetraccaQ1 - 26:03 - Goal - 12-7 Aaron VandenbergQ1 - 28:06 - Goal - 18-7 Jesse HoganQ2 - 1:31 - Behind - 19-7 Jesse HoganQ2 - 2:58 - Goal - 25-7 Tom PapleyQ2 - 4:32 - Behind - 25-8 Dom TysonQ2 - 5:24 - Behind - 26-8 Harry CunninghamQ2 - 6:34 - Goal - 26-14 Will HaywardQ2 - 9:37 - Goal - 26-20 Isaac HeeneyQ2 - 11:46 - Goal - 26-26 Dan HanneberyQ2 - 12:55 - Goal - 26-32
RushedQ2 - 14:28 - Behind - 27-32
Jordan DawsonQ2 - 18:02 - Goal - 27-38 Josh KennedyQ2 - 21:45 - Goal - 27-44 Charlie SpargoQ2 - 23:20 - Behind - 28-44 Clayton OliverQ2 - 25:14 - Behind - 29-44 Tom McDonaldQ2 - 28:20 - Behind - 30-44 Lance FranklinQ3 - 0:41 - Behind - 30-45 Lance FranklinQ3 - 2:09 - Goal - 30-51 Aaron VandenbergQ3 - 4:06 - Goal - 36-51
RushedQ3 - 5:54 - Behind - 37-51
RushedQ3 - 6:31 - Behind - 38-51
Isaac HeeneyQ3 - 10:47 - Goal - 38-57 Tom McCartinQ3 - 12:27 - Goal - 38-63 Aaron VandenbergQ3 - 14:06 - Goal - 44-63 Lance FranklinQ3 - 15:28 - Behind - 44-64 Tom McDonaldQ3 - 17:06 - Goal - 50-64 Lance FranklinQ3 - 18:37 - Behind - 50-65 Lance FranklinQ3 - 21:58 - Behind - 50-66 Tom PapleyQ3 - 23:06 - Goal - 50-72 Lance FranklinQ3 - 25:20 - Goal - 50-78 Cameron PedersenQ3 - 26:23 - Goal - 56-78 Tom PapleyQ3 - 29:53 - Goal - 56-84
RushedQ4 - 2:51 - Behind - 57-84
Will HaywardQ4 - 5:36 - Behind - 57-85 Jeff GarlettQ4 - 6:13 - Goal - 63-85 Jeff GarlettQ4 - 7:14 - Behind - 64-85 Angus BrayshawQ4 - 12:40 - Behind - 65-85 Tom McDonaldQ4 - 18:09 - Goal - 71-85 Jesse HoganQ4 - 19:12 - Behind - 72-85 Nathan JonesQ4 - 19:53 - Goal - 78-85 Jordan DawsonQ4 - 22:10 - Behind - 78-86 Tom PapleyQ4 - 25:55 - Behind - 78-87

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Tom PapleyBehind
    4Q 25:5578-87
  • Jordan DawsonBehind
    4Q 22:1078-86
  • Nathan JonesGoal
    4Q 19:5378-85
  • Jesse HoganBehind
    4Q 19:1272-85
  • Tom McDonaldGoal
    4Q 18:0971-85
  • Angus BrayshawBehind
    4Q 12:4065-85
  • Jeff GarlettBehind
    4Q 7:1464-85
  • Jeff GarlettGoal
    4Q 6:1363-85
  • Will HaywardBehind
    4Q 5:3657-85
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 2:5157-84
  • Tom PapleyGoal
    3Q 29:5356-84
  • Cameron PedersenGoal
    3Q 26:2356-78
  • Lance FranklinGoal
    3Q 25:2050-78
  • Tom PapleyGoal
    3Q 23:0650-72
  • Lance FranklinBehind
    3Q 21:5850-66
  • Lance FranklinBehind
    3Q 18:3750-65
  • Tom McDonaldGoal
    3Q 17:0650-64
  • Lance FranklinBehind
    3Q 15:2844-64
  • Aaron VandenbergGoal
    3Q 14:0644-63
  • Tom McCartinGoal
    3Q 12:2738-63
  • Isaac HeeneyGoal
    3Q 10:4738-57
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 6:3138-51
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 5:5437-51
  • Aaron VandenbergGoal
    3Q 4:0636-51
  • Lance FranklinGoal
    3Q 2:0930-51
  • Lance FranklinBehind
    3Q 0:4130-45
  • Tom McDonaldBehind
    2Q 28:2030-44
  • Clayton OliverBehind
    2Q 25:1429-44
  • Charlie SpargoBehind
    2Q 23:2028-44
  • Josh KennedyGoal
    2Q 21:4527-44
  • Jordan DawsonGoal
    2Q 18:0227-38
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 14:2827-32
  • Dan HanneberyGoal
    2Q 12:5526-32
  • Isaac HeeneyGoal
    2Q 11:4626-26
  • Will HaywardGoal
    2Q 9:3726-20
  • Harry CunninghamGoal
    2Q 6:3426-14
  • Dom TysonBehind
    2Q 5:2426-8
  • Tom PapleyBehind
    2Q 4:3225-8
  • Jesse HoganGoal
    2Q 2:5825-7
  • Jesse HoganBehind
    2Q 1:3119-7
  • Aaron VandenbergGoal
    1Q 28:0618-7
  • Christian PetraccaGoal
    1Q 26:0312-7
  • Dom TysonBehind
    1Q 25:086-7
  • Jesse HoganBehind
    1Q 21:025-7
  • Tom McDonaldBehind
    1Q 19:334-7
  • Tom PapleyGoal
    1Q 17:203-7
  • Lance FranklinBehind
    1Q 13:193-1
  • Clayton OliverBehind
    1Q 9:573-0
  • Charlie SpargoBehind
    1Q 9:022-0
  • Christian PetraccaBehind
    1Q 6:311-0

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL2.61.64.23.478
SYD1.16.16.40.387

Match Leaders

Goals
3
2 tied leaders
Aaron VandenbergMEL
Behinds
5
Lance FranklinSYD
SuperCoach
121
Clayton OliverMEL
Tackles
12
Clayton OliverMEL

Team Stats

MELSYD

Scoring / Attack

10Goals13
14Behinds9
30Shots At Goal25
60Inside 50s43
5Goal Assists10
105Score Involvements103
16Marks Inside 5011
4Behinds Rushed4

Possession

358Disposals371
193Kicks224
165Handballs147
158Contested Possessions150
205Uncontested Possessions225
5,792Metres Gained5,707
107Ground Ball Gets99

Clearance / Contest

33Clearances33
9Centre Clearances8
24Stoppage Clearances25
69Tackles77
57Hitouts19
13Hitouts To Advantage7
273Pressure Acts291
21Contested Marks21

Other

121Effective Kicks162
8Marks on the Lead9
10Tackles Inside 506
220AFL Player Rating Points219
37Defensive 50 Possessions89
148Defensive Midfield Possessions139
119Attacking Midfield Possessions111
59Attacking 50 Possessions36
82Marks120
18Frees For20
19Frees Against18
28Rebound 50s45
53Clangers41
51One Percenters46
9Bounces4
1,553Supercoach Points1,746
1,523Dream Team Points1,706
70Turnovers72
9Hitout To Advantage Rate26
36Spoils33
73Intercepts70
14Intercept Marks18

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
SYD 28 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
SYD 24 pts
Lead Changes
3
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Sydney beat Melbourne by 9 points, 87–78.

Sydney took a 28-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 9 by the final siren, scoring 22 points to 3 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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