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Geelong vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 21-Aug-2021
Final Round 23
Geelong logo
Geelong Coach: Chris Scott
77 12.5
81 12.9
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
Melbourne logo
Kardinia Park Melbourne by 4 MEL by 4
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way
Home team

Geelong

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

45 Brad Close FPL · Left forward pocket 26 Tom Hawkins FF · Full forward 32 Gryan Miers FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

40 Luke Dahlhaus HFFL · Left half forward 5 Jeremy Cameron CHF · Centre half forward 23 Gary Rohan HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

1 Rhys Stanley RK · Ruck 14 Joel Selwood RR · Ruck rover 35 Patrick Dangerfield ROV · Rover

Centre

27 Sam Menegola WL · Left wing 29 Cameron Guthrie C · Centre 7 Isaac Smith WR · Right wing

Half backs

42 Mark OConnor HBFL · Left half back 46 Mark Blicavs CHB · Centre half back 30 Tom Atkins HBFR · Right half back

Backs

38 Jack Henry BPL · Left back pocket 25 Lachie Henderson FB · Full back 8 Jake Kolodjashnij BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 4

3 Brandan Parfitt INT · Interchange 9 Max Holmes INT · Interchange 24 Jed Bews INT · Interchange 37 Sam Simpson INT · Interchange

Substitutes 1

4 Shaun Higgins SUB · Substitute
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 10 Angus Brayshaw HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

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

Centre

4 James Harmes WL · Left wing 5 Christian Petracca C · Centre 15 Ed Langdon WR · Right wing

Half backs

17 Jake Bowey HBFL · Left half back 8 Jake Lever CHB · Centre half back 3 Christian Salem HBFR · Right half back

Backs

44 Joel Smith BPL · Left back pocket 1 Steven May FB · Full back 35 Harry Petty BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 4

32 Tom Sparrow INT · Interchange 24 Trent Rivers INT · Interchange 9 Charlie Spargo INT · Interchange 6 Luke Jackson INT · Interchange

Substitutes 1

23 James Jordon SUB · Substitute

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Kysaiah PickettQ1 - 4:51 - Goal - 0-6 Clayton OliverQ1 - 10:05 - Behind - 0-7 Luke DahlhausQ1 - 11:28 - Goal - 6-7 Jack VineyQ1 - 13:53 - Behind - 6-8 Bayley FritschQ1 - 16:01 - Behind - 6-9 Joel SelwoodQ1 - 17:58 - Goal - 12-9 Luke DahlhausQ1 - 20:22 - Behind - 13-9 Ben BrownQ1 - 22:23 - Goal - 13-15 Jack VineyQ2 - 1:20 - Goal - 13-21
RushedQ2 - 2:39 - Behind - 13-22
Jeremy CameronQ2 - 7:15 - Goal - 19-22 Tom HawkinsQ2 - 12:18 - Goal - 25-22 Tom HawkinsQ2 - 19:59 - Goal - 31-22 Gary RohanQ2 - 22:35 - Behind - 32-22 Tom HawkinsQ2 - 23:55 - Goal - 38-22 Patrick DangerfieldQ2 - 25:15 - Goal - 44-22 Brad CloseQ2 - 26:25 - Goal - 50-22 Gary RohanQ2 - 28:12 - Goal - 56-22
RushedQ2 - 31:55 - Behind - 56-23
Jeremy CameronQ2 - 33:53 - Goal - 62-23
RushedQ3 - 2:57 - Behind - 62-24
Tom HawkinsQ3 - 8:20 - Goal - 68-24 Clayton OliverQ3 - 14:40 - Goal - 68-30 Gary RohanQ3 - 18:42 - Goal - 74-30 Kysaiah PickettQ3 - 20:18 - Goal - 74-36 Jeremy CameronQ3 - 21:58 - Behind - 75-36 Ben BrownQ3 - 26:01 - Goal - 75-42 Bayley FritschQ3 - 29:31 - Behind - 75-43 Kysaiah PickettQ4 - 0:46 - Goal - 75-49 Charlie SpargoQ4 - 3:09 - Goal - 75-55 Kysaiah PickettQ4 - 6:30 - Behind - 75-56 Clayton OliverQ4 - 7:42 - Goal - 75-62 Charlie SpargoQ4 - 9:03 - Goal - 75-68 Jeremy CameronQ4 - 14:59 - Behind - 76-68 Bayley FritschQ4 - 16:19 - Goal - 76-74 Luke DahlhausQ4 - 17:32 - Behind - 77-74
RushedQ4 - 22:37 - Behind - 77-75
Max GawnQ4 - 30:29 - Goal - 77-81

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Max GawnGoal
    4Q 30:2977-81
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 22:3777-75
  • Luke DahlhausBehind
    4Q 17:3277-74
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    4Q 16:1976-74
  • Jeremy CameronBehind
    4Q 14:5976-68
  • Charlie SpargoGoal
    4Q 9:0375-68
  • Clayton OliverGoal
    4Q 7:4275-62
  • Kysaiah PickettBehind
    4Q 6:3075-56
  • Charlie SpargoGoal
    4Q 3:0975-55
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    4Q 0:4675-49
  • Bayley FritschBehind
    3Q 29:3175-43
  • Ben BrownGoal
    3Q 26:0175-42
  • Jeremy CameronBehind
    3Q 21:5875-36
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    3Q 20:1874-36
  • Gary RohanGoal
    3Q 18:4274-30
  • Clayton OliverGoal
    3Q 14:4068-30
  • Tom HawkinsGoal
    3Q 8:2068-24
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 2:5762-24
  • Jeremy CameronGoal
    2Q 33:5362-23
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 31:5556-23
  • Gary RohanGoal
    2Q 28:1256-22
  • Brad CloseGoal
    2Q 26:2550-22
  • Patrick DangerfieldGoal
    2Q 25:1544-22
  • Tom HawkinsGoal
    2Q 23:5538-22
  • Gary RohanBehind
    2Q 22:3532-22
  • Tom HawkinsGoal
    2Q 19:5931-22
  • Tom HawkinsGoal
    2Q 12:1825-22
  • Jeremy CameronGoal
    2Q 7:1519-22
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 2:3913-22
  • Jack VineyGoal
    2Q 1:2013-21
  • Ben BrownGoal
    1Q 22:2313-15
  • Luke DahlhausBehind
    1Q 20:2213-9
  • Joel SelwoodGoal
    1Q 17:5812-9
  • Bayley FritschBehind
    1Q 16:016-9
  • Jack VineyBehind
    1Q 13:536-8
  • Luke DahlhausGoal
    1Q 11:286-7
  • Clayton OliverBehind
    1Q 10:050-7
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    1Q 4:510-6

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GEE2.18.12.10.277
MEL2.31.23.26.281

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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GeelongMelbourne

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Match Leaders

Goals
4
Tom HawkinsGEE
Behinds
2
3 tied leaders
Luke DahlhausGEE
SuperCoach
159
2 tied leaders
Clayton OliverMEL
Tackles
9
Jack VineyMEL

Team Stats

GEEMEL

Scoring / Attack

12Goals12
5Behinds5
18Shots At Goal21
49Inside 50s56
9Goal Assists8
74Score Involvements71
8Marks Inside 508
2Behinds Rushed4

Possession

377Disposals358
229Kicks207
148Handballs151
140Contested Possessions140
234Uncontested Possessions207
5,103Metres Gained5,615
97Ground Ball Gets88

Clearance / Contest

41Clearances48
13Centre Clearances14
28Stoppage Clearances34
61Tackles70
39Hitouts49
14Hitouts To Advantage15
305Pressure Acts316
2Contested Marks12

Other

162Effective Kicks136
8Marks on the Lead8
6Tackles Inside 5020
192AFL Player Rating Points197
6Kick-ins Played On5
106Marks87
23Frees For17
17Frees Against23
42Rebound 50s37
58Clangers60
58One Percenters42
1Bounces2
1,691Supercoach Points1,609
1,633Dream Team Points1,538
64Turnovers64
25Hitout To Advantage Rate25
44Spoils26
64Intercepts64
8Intercept Marks20

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
GEE 44 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
GEE 43 pts
Lead Changes
4
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Geelong by 4 points, 81–77.

Melbourne came from 32 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Geelong 38–2 in the final term to take the win.

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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