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Melbourne vs Adelaide Match Centre

Sunday 15-Aug-2021
Final Round 22
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
104 16.8
63 9.9
Adelaide Coach: Matthew Nicks
Adelaide logo
M.C.G. Melbourne by 41 MEL by 41
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
Paul SeedsmanQ1 - 2:01 - Behind - 0-1
RushedQ1 - 3:01 - Behind - 0-2
Jake MelkshamQ1 - 4:19 - Goal - 6-2 Darcy FogartyQ1 - 6:25 - Behind - 6-3 Shane McAdamQ1 - 9:19 - Goal - 6-9 Elliott HimmelbergQ1 - 11:12 - Behind - 6-10 Kieran StrachanQ1 - 13:09 - Behind - 6-11 David MackayQ1 - 14:01 - Behind - 6-12 James HarmesQ1 - 16:23 - Behind - 7-12 Ben BrownQ1 - 17:33 - Goal - 13-12 Charlie SpargoQ1 - 23:17 - Behind - 14-12 Ben BrownQ1 - 27:28 - Behind - 15-12 Ben BrownQ1 - 29:38 - Goal - 21-12 Clayton OliverQ2 - 1:35 - Behind - 22-12 Bayley FritschQ2 - 3:44 - Goal - 28-12 Charlie SpargoQ2 - 6:09 - Goal - 34-12 Luke JacksonQ2 - 8:18 - Goal - 40-12 Paul SeedsmanQ2 - 15:46 - Goal - 40-18 David MackayQ2 - 19:47 - Goal - 40-24 Christian PetraccaQ2 - 26:21 - Goal - 46-24 Rory LairdQ2 - 28:41 - Behind - 46-25 Darcy FogartyQ3 - 3:34 - Goal - 46-31 Lachlan MurphyQ3 - 5:13 - Goal - 46-37 Shane McAdamQ3 - 7:09 - Goal - 46-43 Christian PetraccaQ3 - 8:37 - Goal - 52-43 Darcy FogartyQ3 - 12:32 - Goal - 52-49 Bayley FritschQ3 - 14:08 - Goal - 58-49 Kysaiah PickettQ3 - 17:27 - Behind - 59-49 Kysaiah PickettQ3 - 19:28 - Goal - 65-49 Tom LynchQ3 - 20:46 - Goal - 65-55 Lachlan ShollQ3 - 22:51 - Behind - 65-56 Luke JacksonQ3 - 25:54 - Goal - 71-56 James HarmesQ3 - 27:10 - Behind - 72-56 Bayley FritschQ3 - 28:51 - Goal - 78-56 Clayton OliverQ3 - 31:56 - Behind - 79-56 Kysaiah PickettQ4 - 8:48 - Behind - 80-56 Bayley FritschQ4 - 12:18 - Goal - 86-56
RushedQ4 - 16:00 - Behind - 86-57
Darcy FogartyQ4 - 22:49 - Goal - 86-63 Bayley FritschQ4 - 24:35 - Goal - 92-63 Bayley FritschQ4 - 26:10 - Goal - 98-63 Bayley FritschQ4 - 27:50 - Goal - 104-63

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    4Q 27:50104-63
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    4Q 26:1098-63
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    4Q 24:3592-63
  • Darcy FogartyGoal
    4Q 22:4986-63
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 16:0086-57
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    4Q 12:1886-56
  • Kysaiah PickettBehind
    4Q 8:4880-56
  • Clayton OliverBehind
    3Q 31:5679-56
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    3Q 28:5178-56
  • James HarmesBehind
    3Q 27:1072-56
  • Luke JacksonGoal
    3Q 25:5471-56
  • Lachlan ShollBehind
    3Q 22:5165-56
  • Tom LynchGoal
    3Q 20:4665-55
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    3Q 19:2865-49
  • Kysaiah PickettBehind
    3Q 17:2759-49
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    3Q 14:0858-49
  • Darcy FogartyGoal
    3Q 12:3252-49
  • Christian PetraccaGoal
    3Q 8:3752-43
  • Shane McAdamGoal
    3Q 7:0946-43
  • Lachlan MurphyGoal
    3Q 5:1346-37
  • Darcy FogartyGoal
    3Q 3:3446-31
  • Rory LairdBehind
    2Q 28:4146-25
  • Christian PetraccaGoal
    2Q 26:2146-24
  • David MackayGoal
    2Q 19:4740-24
  • Paul SeedsmanGoal
    2Q 15:4640-18
  • Luke JacksonGoal
    2Q 8:1840-12
  • Charlie SpargoGoal
    2Q 6:0934-12
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    2Q 3:4428-12
  • Clayton OliverBehind
    2Q 1:3522-12
  • Ben BrownGoal
    1Q 29:3821-12
  • Ben BrownBehind
    1Q 27:2815-12
  • Charlie SpargoBehind
    1Q 23:1714-12
  • Ben BrownGoal
    1Q 17:3313-12
  • James HarmesBehind
    1Q 16:237-12
  • David MackayBehind
    1Q 14:016-12
  • Kieran StrachanBehind
    1Q 13:096-11
  • Elliott HimmelbergBehind
    1Q 11:126-10
  • Shane McAdamGoal
    1Q 9:196-9
  • Darcy FogartyBehind
    1Q 6:256-3
  • Jake MelkshamGoal
    1Q 4:196-2
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 3:010-2
  • Paul SeedsmanBehind
    1Q 2:010-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL3.34.15.34.1104
ADE1.62.15.11.163

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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MelbourneAdelaide

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
7
Bayley FritschMEL
Behinds
2
3 tied leaders
Clayton OliverMEL
SuperCoach
132
Bayley FritschMEL
Tackles
11
Ben KeaysADE

Team Stats

MELADE

Scoring / Attack

16Goals9
8Behinds7
29Shots At Goal21
59Inside 50s47
8Goal Assists6
97Score Involvements89
12Marks Inside 5012
1Behinds Rushed5

Possession

352Disposals386
215Kicks220
137Handballs166
139Contested Possessions139
204Uncontested Possessions244
5,708Metres Gained5,332
89Ground Ball Gets102

Clearance / Contest

34Clearances36
14Centre Clearances11
20Stoppage Clearances25
77Tackles63
47Hitouts28
10Hitouts To Advantage7
326Pressure Acts276
9Contested Marks14

Other

143Effective Kicks144
15Marks on the Lead10
19Tackles Inside 5010
208AFL Player Rating Points173
9Kick-ins Played On4
—Defensive 50 Possessions81
—Defensive Midfield Possessions125
—Attacking Midfield Possessions138
—Attacking 50 Possessions39
92Marks96
26Frees For18
18Frees Against26
38Rebound 50s43
52Clangers63
42One Percenters38
2Bounces6
1,666Supercoach Points1,633
1,626Dream Team Points1,561
72Turnovers74
16Hitout To Advantage Rate14
32Spoils30
74Intercepts73
16Intercept Marks12

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 41 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 34 pts
Lead Changes
3
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Adelaide by 41 points, 104–63.

Melbourne extended a 23-point three-quarter-time lead with a 25–7 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.

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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

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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 Adelaide

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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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