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Gold Coast vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 11-May-2019
Final Round 8
Gold Coast logo
Gold Coast Coach: Stuart Dew
60 9.6
61 8.13
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
Melbourne logo
Carrara Melbourne by 1 MEL by 1
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way
Home team

Gold Coast

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

44 Darcy Macpherson FPL · Left forward pocket 19 Josh Corbett FF · Full forward 3 Jack Bowes FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

6 Alex Sexton HFFL · Left half forward 30 Peter Wright CHF · Centre half forward 23 Sean Lemmens HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

28 Jarrod Witts RK · Ruck 4 Jack Martin RR · Ruck rover 24 David Swallow ROV · Rover

Centre

11 Touk Miller WL · Left wing 39 Nick Holman C · Centre 27 Wil Powell WR · Right wing

Half backs

1 Pearce Hanley HBFL · Left half back 20 Jack Hombsch CHB · Centre half back 14 Lachie Weller HBFR · Right half back

Backs

5 Jarrod Harbrow BPL · Left back pocket 25 Sam Collins FB · Full back 10 Charlie Ballard BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 4

9 Ben Ainsworth INT · Interchange 2 Anthony Miles INT · Interchange 41 Jack Lukosius INT · Interchange 31 Jordan Murdoch INT · Interchange
Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

36 Jeff Garlett FPL · Left forward pocket 45 Declan Keilty FF · Full forward 18 Jake Melksham FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

42 Josh Wagner HFFL · Left half forward 25 Tom McDonald CHF · Centre half forward 5 Christian Petracca HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

11 Max Gawn RK · Ruck 10 Angus Brayshaw RR · Ruck rover 13 Clayton Oliver ROV · Rover

Centre

31 Bayley Fritsch WL · Left wing 7 Jack Viney C · Centre 29 Jayden Hunt WR · Right wing

Half backs

2 Nathan Jones HBFL · Left half back 28 Oscar McDonald CHB · Centre half back 3 Christian Salem HBFR · Right half back

Backs

34 Marty Hore BPL · Left back pocket 17 Sam Frost FB · Full back 14 Michael Hibberd BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 4

4 James Harmes INT · Interchange 15 Billy Stretch INT · Interchange 41 Jay Lockhart INT · Interchange 6 Jordan Lewis INT · Interchange

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Jake MelkshamQ1 - 1:00 - Behind - 0-1 Christian PetraccaQ1 - 2:25 - Behind - 0-2 Peter WrightQ1 - 3:58 - Goal - 6-2 Jake MelkshamQ1 - 15:09 - Goal - 6-8 James HarmesQ1 - 20:20 - Goal - 6-14 Anthony MilesQ1 - 22:35 - Behind - 7-14 Tom McDonaldQ1 - 22:57 - Goal - 7-20 Sean LemmensQ1 - 24:36 - Goal - 13-20 Alex SextonQ2 - 2:16 - Behind - 14-20 Ben AinsworthQ2 - 3:24 - Goal - 20-20 Ben AinsworthQ2 - 6:43 - Behind - 21-20 Jay LockhartQ2 - 10:20 - Behind - 21-21
RushedQ2 - 11:06 - Behind - 21-22
Jake MelkshamQ2 - 22:02 - Behind - 21-23 Tom McDonaldQ3 - 2:20 - Goal - 21-29 Christian PetraccaQ3 - 3:34 - Behind - 21-30
RushedQ3 - 5:33 - Behind - 21-31
Darcy MacphersonQ3 - 8:26 - Goal - 27-31 Ben AinsworthQ3 - 9:57 - Goal - 33-31 Jack VineyQ3 - 14:08 - Behind - 33-32 Jayden HuntQ3 - 19:42 - Goal - 33-38 David SwallowQ3 - 22:27 - Behind - 34-38
RushedQ3 - 24:24 - Behind - 34-39
RushedQ3 - 29:02 - Behind - 35-39
Alex SextonQ3 - 29:25 - Behind - 36-39 Christian PetraccaQ4 - 0:50 - Goal - 36-45 Jayden HuntQ4 - 5:58 - Behind - 36-46 Sam FrostQ4 - 8:21 - Behind - 36-47 Nick HolmanQ4 - 8:57 - Goal - 42-47 Tom McDonaldQ4 - 10:54 - Goal - 42-53 Wil PowellQ4 - 13:01 - Goal - 48-53 Josh CorbettQ4 - 21:56 - Goal - 54-53 James HarmesQ4 - 24:50 - Behind - 54-54 Nick HolmanQ4 - 29:40 - Goal - 60-54 Marty HoreQ4 - 31:03 - Goal - 60-60 Tom McDonaldQ4 - 32:20 - Behind - 60-61

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Tom McDonaldBehind
    4Q 32:2060-61
  • Marty HoreGoal
    4Q 31:0360-60
  • Nick HolmanGoal
    4Q 29:4060-54
  • James HarmesBehind
    4Q 24:5054-54
  • Josh CorbettGoal
    4Q 21:5654-53
  • Wil PowellGoal
    4Q 13:0148-53
  • Tom McDonaldGoal
    4Q 10:5442-53
  • Nick HolmanGoal
    4Q 8:5742-47
  • Sam FrostBehind
    4Q 8:2136-47
  • Jayden HuntBehind
    4Q 5:5836-46
  • Christian PetraccaGoal
    4Q 0:5036-45
  • Alex SextonBehind
    3Q 29:2536-39
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 29:0235-39
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 24:2434-39
  • David SwallowBehind
    3Q 22:2734-38
  • Jayden HuntGoal
    3Q 19:4233-38
  • Jack VineyBehind
    3Q 14:0833-32
  • Ben AinsworthGoal
    3Q 9:5733-31
  • Darcy MacphersonGoal
    3Q 8:2627-31
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 5:3321-31
  • Christian PetraccaBehind
    3Q 3:3421-30
  • Tom McDonaldGoal
    3Q 2:2021-29
  • Jake MelkshamBehind
    2Q 22:0221-23
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 11:0621-22
  • Jay LockhartBehind
    2Q 10:2021-21
  • Ben AinsworthBehind
    2Q 6:4321-20
  • Ben AinsworthGoal
    2Q 3:2420-20
  • Alex SextonBehind
    2Q 2:1614-20
  • Sean LemmensGoal
    1Q 24:3613-20
  • Tom McDonaldGoal
    1Q 22:577-20
  • Anthony MilesBehind
    1Q 22:357-14
  • James HarmesGoal
    1Q 20:206-14
  • Jake MelkshamGoal
    1Q 15:096-8
  • Peter WrightGoal
    1Q 3:586-2
  • Christian PetraccaBehind
    1Q 2:250-2
  • Jake MelkshamBehind
    1Q 1:000-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GCS2.11.22.34.060
MEL3.20.32.43.461

Match Leaders

Goals
3
Tom McDonaldMEL
Behinds
2
3 tied leaders
Alex SextonGCS
SuperCoach
175
Clayton OliverMEL
Tackles
15
Clayton OliverMEL

Team Stats

GCSMEL

Scoring / Attack

9Goals8
5Behinds10
16Shots At Goal26
42Inside 50s66
9Goal Assists7
52Score Involvements75
8Marks Inside 5011
2Behinds Rushed4

Possession

347Disposals397
220Kicks214
127Handballs183
147Contested Possessions161
185Uncontested Possessions236
5,771Metres Gained5,832
102Ground Ball Gets118

Clearance / Contest

38Clearances50
7Centre Clearances8
31Stoppage Clearances42
60Tackles99
55Hitouts52
13Hitouts To Advantage18
278Pressure Acts253
15Contested Marks5

Other

139Effective Kicks133
15Marks on the Lead16
7Tackles Inside 5027
191AFL Player Rating Points216
87Defensive 50 Possessions70
119Defensive Midfield Possessions119
95Attacking Midfield Possessions138
31Attacking 50 Possessions70
95Marks84
16Frees For16
16Frees Against16
58Rebound 50s31
52Clangers53
28One Percenters61
6Bounces8
1,487Supercoach Points1,812
1,521Dream Team Points1,734
69Turnovers74
25Hitout To Advantage Rate21
20Spoils55
74Intercepts69
19Intercept Marks11

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 13 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
GCS 14 pts
Lead Changes
8
Score Ties
4

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Gold Coast by 1 point, 61–60.

Melbourne took a 3-point lead into the last quarter. Gold Coast cut that back to 1 by the final siren, scoring 24 points to 22 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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