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Gold Coast vs Melbourne Match Centre

Sunday 1-Aug-2021 Final Round 20
Gold Coast logo
GCS
30 4.6
Coach: Stuart Dew
128 18.20
MEL
Melbourne logo
Coach: Simon Goodwin
Docklands Melbourne by 98 MEL by 98
Summary Lineups Player Statistics
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 34 Ben King FF · Full forward 9 Ben Ainsworth FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

26 Sam Flanders HFFL · Left half forward 40 Joel Jeffrey CHF · Centre half forward 6 Alex Sexton HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

32 Zac Smith RK · Ruck 15 Noah Anderson RR · Ruck rover 24 David Swallow ROV · Rover

Centre

13 Jack Lukosius WL · Left wing 11 Touk Miller C · Centre 37 Jeremy Sharp WR · Right wing

Half backs

50 Jy Farrar HBFL · Left half back 29 Chris Burgess CHB · Centre half back 10 Charlie Ballard HBFR · Right half back

Backs

27 Wil Powell BPL · Left back pocket 25 Sam Collins FB · Full back 23 Sean Lemmens BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 5

8 Brayden Fiorini INT · Interchange 18 Matt Rowell INT · Interchange 3 Jack Bowes INT · Interchange 19 Josh Corbett INT · Interchange 7 Will Brodie INT · Interchange
Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

30 Alex Neal-Bullen FPL · Left forward pocket 50 Ben Brown FF · Full forward 31 Bayley Fritsch FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

36 Kysaiah Pickett HFFL · Left half forward 25 Tom McDonald CHF · Centre half forward 9 Charlie Spargo HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

11 Max Gawn RK · Ruck 13 Clayton Oliver RR · Ruck rover 7 Jack Viney ROV · Rover

Centre

10 Angus Brayshaw WL · Left wing 5 Christian Petracca C · Centre 15 Ed Langdon WR · Right wing

Half backs

17 Jake Bowey HBFL · Left half back 35 Harry Petty CHB · Centre half back 3 Christian Salem HBFR · Right half back

Backs

29 Jayden Hunt BPL · Left back pocket 1 Steven May FB · Full back 8 Jake Lever BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 5

4 James Harmes INT · Interchange 24 Trent Rivers INT · Interchange 6 Luke Jackson INT · Interchange 32 Tom Sparrow INT · Interchange 23 James Jordon INT · Interchange

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
RushedQ1 - 2:18 - Behind - 0-1
Tom McDonaldQ1 - 6:50 - Goal - 0-7 Touk MillerQ1 - 8:06 - Behind - 1-7
RushedQ1 - 10:37 - Behind - 1-8
Bayley FritschQ1 - 11:34 - Goal - 1-14 Ben BrownQ1 - 13:50 - Goal - 1-20 Chris BurgessQ1 - 15:42 - Goal - 7-20 Alex SextonQ1 - 19:17 - Goal - 13-20 Bayley FritschQ1 - 20:31 - Goal - 13-26 Josh CorbettQ1 - 24:55 - Behind - 14-26 Josh CorbettQ1 - 26:22 - Goal - 20-26 Luke JacksonQ1 - 27:38 - Goal - 20-32
RushedQ1 - 28:53 - Behind - 20-33
Kysaiah PickettQ1 - 30:38 - Behind - 20-34 Luke JacksonQ1 - 31:53 - Goal - 20-40 Clayton OliverQ2 - 1:50 - Goal - 20-46 Ben BrownQ2 - 5:43 - Goal - 20-52 James HarmesQ2 - 7:51 - Behind - 20-53 Luke JacksonQ2 - 8:53 - Goal - 20-59 Charlie SpargoQ2 - 11:51 - Goal - 20-65 Max GawnQ2 - 13:54 - Goal - 20-71 David SwallowQ2 - 15:26 - Behind - 21-71 James HarmesQ2 - 16:28 - Behind - 21-72 Clayton OliverQ2 - 19:32 - Behind - 21-73 Luke JacksonQ2 - 22:58 - Goal - 21-79
RushedQ2 - 30:06 - Behind - 21-80
Tom McDonaldQ3 - 1:06 - Behind - 21-81 Kysaiah PickettQ3 - 4:14 - Goal - 21-87 Ben BrownQ3 - 5:56 - Goal - 21-93 Tom McDonaldQ3 - 9:00 - Behind - 21-94 Max GawnQ3 - 14:04 - Goal - 21-100 Tom SparrowQ3 - 15:20 - Behind - 21-101 Kysaiah PickettQ3 - 16:13 - Goal - 21-107
RushedQ3 - 18:29 - Behind - 21-108
Max GawnQ3 - 25:34 - Behind - 21-109 Ben BrownQ3 - 27:07 - Goal - 21-115
RushedQ3 - 30:45 - Behind - 21-116
Christian PetraccaQ4 - 5:05 - Goal - 21-122 Josh CorbettQ4 - 7:01 - Behind - 22-122 Steven MayQ4 - 11:55 - Behind - 22-123 Angus BrayshawQ4 - 14:43 - Behind - 22-124
RushedQ4 - 15:27 - Behind - 22-125
Ben BrownQ4 - 17:12 - Behind - 22-126 Joel JeffreyQ4 - 19:31 - Behind - 23-126 Sam FlandersQ4 - 20:46 - Goal - 29-126
RushedQ4 - 23:45 - Behind - 30-126
Jack VineyQ4 - 25:08 - Behind - 30-127 James HarmesQ4 - 26:20 - Behind - 30-128

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • James HarmesBehind
    4Q 26:2030-128
  • Jack VineyBehind
    4Q 25:0830-127
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 23:4530-126
  • Sam FlandersGoal
    4Q 20:4629-126
  • Joel JeffreyBehind
    4Q 19:3123-126
  • Ben BrownBehind
    4Q 17:1222-126
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 15:2722-125
  • Angus BrayshawBehind
    4Q 14:4322-124
  • Steven MayBehind
    4Q 11:5522-123
  • Josh CorbettBehind
    4Q 7:0122-122
  • Christian PetraccaGoal
    4Q 5:0521-122
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 30:4521-116
  • Ben BrownGoal
    3Q 27:0721-115
  • Max GawnBehind
    3Q 25:3421-109
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 18:2921-108
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    3Q 16:1321-107
  • Tom SparrowBehind
    3Q 15:2021-101
  • Max GawnGoal
    3Q 14:0421-100
  • Tom McDonaldBehind
    3Q 9:0021-94
  • Ben BrownGoal
    3Q 5:5621-93
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    3Q 4:1421-87
  • Tom McDonaldBehind
    3Q 1:0621-81
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 30:0621-80
  • Luke JacksonGoal
    2Q 22:5821-79
  • Clayton OliverBehind
    2Q 19:3221-73
  • James HarmesBehind
    2Q 16:2821-72
  • David SwallowBehind
    2Q 15:2621-71
  • Max GawnGoal
    2Q 13:5420-71
  • Charlie SpargoGoal
    2Q 11:5120-65
  • Luke JacksonGoal
    2Q 8:5320-59
  • James HarmesBehind
    2Q 7:5120-53
  • Ben BrownGoal
    2Q 5:4320-52
  • Clayton OliverGoal
    2Q 1:5020-46
  • Luke JacksonGoal
    1Q 31:5320-40
  • Kysaiah PickettBehind
    1Q 30:3820-34
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 28:5320-33
  • Luke JacksonGoal
    1Q 27:3820-32
  • Josh CorbettGoal
    1Q 26:2220-26
  • Josh CorbettBehind
    1Q 24:5514-26
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    1Q 20:3113-26
  • Alex SextonGoal
    1Q 19:1713-20
  • Chris BurgessGoal
    1Q 15:427-20
  • Ben BrownGoal
    1Q 13:501-20
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    1Q 11:341-14
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 10:371-8
  • Touk MillerBehind
    1Q 8:061-7
  • Tom McDonaldGoal
    1Q 6:500-7
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 2:180-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GCS3.20.10.01.330
MEL6.46.45.61.6128

Match Leaders

Goals
4
2 tied leaders
Luke JacksonMEL
Behinds
3
James HarmesMEL
SuperCoach
166
Clayton OliverMEL
Tackles
10
Touk MillerGCS

Team Stats

GCSMEL

Scoring / Attack

4Goals18
5Behinds13
14Shots At Goal40
27Inside 50s71
3Goal Assists11
41Score Involvements127
5Marks Inside 5019
1Behinds Rushed7

Possession

320Disposals386
198Kicks231
122Handballs155
108Contested Possessions139
202Uncontested Possessions248
4,581Metres Gained6,143
76Ground Ball Gets84

Clearance / Contest

28Clearances41
10Centre Clearances12
18Stoppage Clearances29
61Tackles63
25Hitouts49
4Hitouts To Advantage20
322Pressure Acts259
4Contested Marks12

Other

89Marks106
16Frees For16
16Frees Against16
53Rebound 50s23
62Clangers47
62One Percenters46
9Bounces9
1,358Supercoach Points1,942
1,371Dream Team Points1,711
71Turnovers61
16Hitout To Advantage Rate30
41Spoils34
61Intercepts71
13Intercept Marks25

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 104 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 51 pts
Lead Changes
0
Score Ties
0

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