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Melbourne vs Greater Western Sydney Match Centre

Saturday 3-Jul-2021
Final Round 16
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
55 7.13
64 9.10
Greater Western Sydney Coach: Leon Cameron
Greater Western Sydney logo
M.C.G. Greater Western Sydney by 9 GWS 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
Toby GreeneQ1 - 0:30 - Goal - 0-6
RushedQ1 - 6:37 - Behind - 0-7
Max GawnQ1 - 8:51 - Behind - 1-7
RushedQ1 - 11:05 - Behind - 1-8
Kysaiah PickettQ1 - 16:55 - Goal - 7-8 Jack VineyQ1 - 19:44 - Behind - 8-8
RushedQ1 - 20:45 - Behind - 9-8
Toby GreeneQ1 - 22:54 - Goal - 9-14 Tim TarantoQ2 - 2:04 - Goal - 9-20
RushedQ2 - 3:25 - Behind - 9-21
Brent DanielsQ2 - 5:10 - Behind - 9-22 Callan WardQ2 - 8:08 - Goal - 9-28 Alex Neal-BullenQ2 - 12:10 - Behind - 10-28 Tom McDonaldQ2 - 14:12 - Behind - 11-28 Tom SparrowQ2 - 16:44 - Goal - 17-28 Jacob HopperQ2 - 19:38 - Behind - 17-29 Toby GreeneQ2 - 21:08 - Goal - 17-35 Harry HimmelbergQ2 - 22:31 - Behind - 17-36 Josh KellyQ2 - 24:24 - Goal - 17-42
RushedQ2 - 29:00 - Behind - 18-42
Alex Neal-BullenQ2 - 30:00 - Goal - 24-42 Christian PetraccaQ3 - 3:07 - Behind - 25-42 Bayley FritschQ3 - 5:41 - Goal - 31-42 Bayley FritschQ3 - 10:13 - Behind - 32-42 Sam ReidQ3 - 12:34 - Goal - 32-48 Harry HimmelbergQ3 - 15:09 - Goal - 32-54 Lachie AshQ3 - 19:34 - Behind - 32-55 Christian SalemQ3 - 21:07 - Goal - 38-55 Jeremy FinlaysonQ3 - 22:47 - Behind - 38-56
RushedQ3 - 24:20 - Behind - 39-56
Christian PetraccaQ4 - 2:59 - Behind - 40-56 Bayley FritschQ4 - 6:18 - Goal - 46-56 Lachie WhitfieldQ4 - 7:51 - Goal - 46-62 Tom McDonaldQ4 - 9:15 - Behind - 47-62 Ed LangdonQ4 - 10:20 - Behind - 48-62 Bayley FritschQ4 - 11:26 - Goal - 54-62 Josh KellyQ4 - 13:11 - Behind - 54-63 Callan WardQ4 - 20:39 - Behind - 54-64 Max GawnQ4 - 24:34 - Behind - 55-64

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Max GawnBehind
    4Q 24:3455-64
  • Callan WardBehind
    4Q 20:3954-64
  • Josh KellyBehind
    4Q 13:1154-63
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    4Q 11:2654-62
  • Ed LangdonBehind
    4Q 10:2048-62
  • Tom McDonaldBehind
    4Q 9:1547-62
  • Lachie WhitfieldGoal
    4Q 7:5146-62
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    4Q 6:1846-56
  • Christian PetraccaBehind
    4Q 2:5940-56
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 24:2039-56
  • Jeremy FinlaysonBehind
    3Q 22:4738-56
  • Christian SalemGoal
    3Q 21:0738-55
  • Lachie AshBehind
    3Q 19:3432-55
  • Harry HimmelbergGoal
    3Q 15:0932-54
  • Sam ReidGoal
    3Q 12:3432-48
  • Bayley FritschBehind
    3Q 10:1332-42
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    3Q 5:4131-42
  • Christian PetraccaBehind
    3Q 3:0725-42
  • Alex Neal-BullenGoal
    2Q 30:0024-42
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 29:0018-42
  • Josh KellyGoal
    2Q 24:2417-42
  • Harry HimmelbergBehind
    2Q 22:3117-36
  • Toby GreeneGoal
    2Q 21:0817-35
  • Jacob HopperBehind
    2Q 19:3817-29
  • Tom SparrowGoal
    2Q 16:4417-28
  • Tom McDonaldBehind
    2Q 14:1211-28
  • Alex Neal-BullenBehind
    2Q 12:1010-28
  • Callan WardGoal
    2Q 8:089-28
  • Brent DanielsBehind
    2Q 5:109-22
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 3:259-21
  • Tim TarantoGoal
    2Q 2:049-20
  • Toby GreeneGoal
    1Q 22:549-14
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 20:459-8
  • Jack VineyBehind
    1Q 19:448-8
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    1Q 16:557-8
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 11:051-8
  • Max GawnBehind
    1Q 8:511-7
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 6:370-7
  • Toby GreeneGoal
    1Q 0:300-6

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL1.32.32.32.455
GWS2.24.42.21.264

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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MelbourneGreater Western Sydney

Arrows show each team’s attacking end by quarter using the AFL feed. Ground positions are omitted when the direction is unavailable. Locations and distances are estimates.

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Match Leaders

Goals
3
2 tied leaders
Bayley FritschMEL
Behinds
2
3 tied leaders
Christian PetraccaMEL
SuperCoach
131
Steven MayMEL
Tackles
7
3 tied leaders
Clayton OliverMEL

Team Stats

MELGWS

Scoring / Attack

7Goals9
10Behinds7
23Shots At Goal22
56Inside 50s55
6Goal Assists8
67Score Involvements74
10Marks Inside 506
3Behinds Rushed4

Possession

378Disposals344
227Kicks209
151Handballs135
138Contested Possessions131
237Uncontested Possessions207
6,307Metres Gained6,096
85Ground Ball Gets88

Clearance / Contest

25Clearances39
7Centre Clearances11
18Stoppage Clearances28
63Tackles60
29Hitouts32
9Hitouts To Advantage12
271Pressure Acts280
20Contested Marks9

Other

153Effective Kicks136
18Marks on the Lead4
6Tackles Inside 507
197AFL Player Rating Points200
10Kick-ins Played On10
—Defensive 50 Possessions74
—Defensive Midfield Possessions116
—Attacking Midfield Possessions103
—Attacking 50 Possessions45
115Marks84
19Frees For21
21Frees Against19
45Rebound 50s47
60Clangers52
47One Percenters60
7Bounces4
1,692Supercoach Points1,609
1,617Dream Team Points1,446
72Turnovers77
29Hitout To Advantage Rate42
32Spoils44
77Intercepts72
22Intercept Marks17

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
GWS 25 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
GWS 20 pts
Lead Changes
2
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Greater Western Sydney beat Melbourne by 9 points, 64–55.

Greater Western Sydney took a 17-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 9 by the final siren, scoring 16 points to 8 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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Recorded events

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Recorded score
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      The red ball follows recorded disposals and touches; its flight is illustrative. Goals use the verified attacking end. Ball-ups and throw-ins follow the feed’s recorded restart type. Where the umpire’s location is missing, the restart path is estimated from the first recorded touch and labelled. Pressure and other statistical events update the action panel without moving the ball to that player. Long idle gaps are shortened; the clock always refers to recorded match time. Restarts briefly hold the clock before play continues. Same-time events remain available under “At this moment”, and the score updates when its event arrives. Passage trail pauses playback to show earlier recorded locations. Missing player locations stay unconnected.

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      Distance to goal

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      Conversion = goals ÷ attempts with a known outcome. Unknown outcomes are excluded from that percentage. Distances and angles are estimates; small samples can be misleading.

      Shot locations

      Recorded ground view

      Melbourne Greater Western Sydney

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      Attacking directions

      Attempts in match order

        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.

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