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Gold Coast vs Melbourne Match Centre

Sunday 1-Aug-2021
Final Round 20
Gold Coast logo
Gold Coast Coach: Stuart Dew
30 4.6
128 18.20
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
Melbourne logo
Docklands Melbourne by 98 MEL by 98
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
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

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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Gold CoastMelbourne

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
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

128Effective Kicks151
3Marks on the Lead14
6Tackles Inside 5029
141AFL Player Rating Points249
15Kick-ins Played On6
—Defensive 50 Possessions55
—Defensive Midfield Possessions97
—Attacking Midfield Possessions160
—Attacking 50 Possessions75
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

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Gold Coast by 98 points, 128–30.

Melbourne extended a 95-point three-quarter-time lead with a 12–9 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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AFL event locations

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Recorded events

Some scoring sequences have no unambiguous explicit result. The replay shows a partial recorded tally from that point.

Some recorded actions have no verified ground location. They remain in the replay; connecting arrows stop at these gaps.

Gold Coast—
Recorded score
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    The passage

      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

      Angle off centre

      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

      Gold Coast Melbourne

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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.

        Map definitions and coverage in the data glossary

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