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Melbourne vs Richmond Match Centre

Saturday 24-Apr-2021
Final Round 6
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
82 12.10
48 6.12
Richmond Coach: Damien Hardwick
Richmond logo
M.C.G. Melbourne by 34 MEL by 34
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way
Home team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

30 Alex Neal-Bullen FPL · Left forward pocket 6 Luke Jackson FF · Full forward 31 Bayley Fritsch FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

7 Jack Viney 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 36 Kysaiah Pickett ROV · Rover

Centre

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

Half backs

3 Christian Salem HBFL · Left half back 20 Adam Tomlinson CHB · Centre half back 14 Michael Hibberd 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 4

23 James Jordon INT · Interchange 24 Trent Rivers INT · Interchange 2 Nathan Jones INT · Interchange 18 Jake Melksham INT · Interchange

Substitutes 1

37 Kade Chandler SUB · Substitute
Away team

Richmond

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

19 Tom Lynch FPL · Left forward pocket 4 Dustin Martin FF · Full forward 8 Jack Riewoldt FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

17 Daniel Rioli HFFL · Left half forward 23 Kane Lambert CHF · Centre half forward 11 Jason Castagna HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

25 Toby Nankervis RK · Ruck 10 Shane Edwards RR · Ruck rover 34 Jack Graham ROV · Rover

Centre

33 Kamdyn McIntosh WL · Left wing 9 Trent Cotchin C · Centre 50 Marlion Pickett WR · Right wing

Half backs

14 Bachar Houli HBFL · Left half back 35 Nathan Broad CHB · Centre half back 15 Jayden Short HBFR · Right half back

Backs

12 David Astbury BPL · Left back pocket 21 Noah Balta FB · Full back 2 Dylan Grimes BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 4

29 Shai Bolton INT · Interchange 7 Liam Baker INT · Interchange 31 Rhyan Mansell INT · Interchange 16 Jake Aarts INT · Interchange

Substitutes 1

5 Jack Ross SUB · Substitute

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Shane EdwardsQ1 - 1:38 - Behind - 0-1
RushedQ1 - 5:42 - Behind - 0-2
Jack RiewoldtQ1 - 6:31 - Goal - 0-8 Toby NankervisQ1 - 9:39 - Behind - 0-9 Jack RiewoldtQ1 - 11:07 - Goal - 0-15 Bayley FritschQ1 - 19:38 - Behind - 1-15
RushedQ1 - 20:46 - Behind - 2-15
Christian SalemQ1 - 22:18 - Goal - 8-15 Shane EdwardsQ1 - 26:34 - Goal - 8-21 Bayley FritschQ1 - 28:27 - Goal - 14-21
RushedQ2 - 1:39 - Behind - 14-22
Christian PetraccaQ2 - 3:39 - Behind - 15-22 Marlion PickettQ2 - 7:30 - Behind - 15-23 Alex Neal-BullenQ2 - 12:19 - Goal - 21-23 James JordonQ2 - 13:32 - Behind - 22-23 Jake MelkshamQ2 - 14:52 - Behind - 23-23 Tom McDonaldQ2 - 17:03 - Goal - 29-23 Jack RiewoldtQ2 - 18:46 - Behind - 29-24 Tom McDonaldQ2 - 20:35 - Goal - 35-24 Luke JacksonQ2 - 22:53 - Goal - 41-24 Kysaiah PickettQ2 - 25:42 - Behind - 42-24
RushedQ2 - 26:44 - Behind - 42-25
Luke JacksonQ3 - 1:06 - Goal - 48-25 Ed LangdonQ3 - 3:29 - Behind - 49-25 Bayley FritschQ3 - 8:32 - Goal - 55-25 Shane EdwardsQ3 - 14:05 - Goal - 55-31 Alex Neal-BullenQ3 - 16:17 - Goal - 61-31 Jake AartsQ3 - 17:29 - Goal - 61-37 Tom McDonaldQ3 - 19:21 - Goal - 67-37 Alex Neal-BullenQ3 - 23:05 - Behind - 68-37 Shai BoltonQ3 - 26:29 - Behind - 68-38 Christian PetraccaQ4 - 1:37 - Goal - 74-38 Jake AartsQ4 - 3:17 - Behind - 74-39 Kysaiah PickettQ4 - 9:49 - Behind - 75-39 Jack RiewoldtQ4 - 11:12 - Behind - 75-40 Shai BoltonQ4 - 13:17 - Goal - 75-46 Liam BakerQ4 - 17:20 - Behind - 75-47 Shai BoltonQ4 - 18:38 - Behind - 75-48 Kysaiah PickettQ4 - 23:01 - Goal - 81-48 Clayton OliverQ4 - 24:34 - Behind - 82-48

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Clayton OliverBehind
    4Q 24:3482-48
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    4Q 23:0181-48
  • Shai BoltonBehind
    4Q 18:3875-48
  • Liam BakerBehind
    4Q 17:2075-47
  • Shai BoltonGoal
    4Q 13:1775-46
  • Jack RiewoldtBehind
    4Q 11:1275-40
  • Kysaiah PickettBehind
    4Q 9:4975-39
  • Jake AartsBehind
    4Q 3:1774-39
  • Christian PetraccaGoal
    4Q 1:3774-38
  • Shai BoltonBehind
    3Q 26:2968-38
  • Alex Neal-BullenBehind
    3Q 23:0568-37
  • Tom McDonaldGoal
    3Q 19:2167-37
  • Jake AartsGoal
    3Q 17:2961-37
  • Alex Neal-BullenGoal
    3Q 16:1761-31
  • Shane EdwardsGoal
    3Q 14:0555-31
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    3Q 8:3255-25
  • Ed LangdonBehind
    3Q 3:2949-25
  • Luke JacksonGoal
    3Q 1:0648-25
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 26:4442-25
  • Kysaiah PickettBehind
    2Q 25:4242-24
  • Luke JacksonGoal
    2Q 22:5341-24
  • Tom McDonaldGoal
    2Q 20:3535-24
  • Jack RiewoldtBehind
    2Q 18:4629-24
  • Tom McDonaldGoal
    2Q 17:0329-23
  • Jake MelkshamBehind
    2Q 14:5223-23
  • James JordonBehind
    2Q 13:3222-23
  • Alex Neal-BullenGoal
    2Q 12:1921-23
  • Marlion PickettBehind
    2Q 7:3015-23
  • Christian PetraccaBehind
    2Q 3:3915-22
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 1:3914-22
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    1Q 28:2714-21
  • Shane EdwardsGoal
    1Q 26:348-21
  • Christian SalemGoal
    1Q 22:188-15
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 20:462-15
  • Bayley FritschBehind
    1Q 19:381-15
  • Jack RiewoldtGoal
    1Q 11:070-15
  • Toby NankervisBehind
    1Q 9:390-9
  • Jack RiewoldtGoal
    1Q 6:310-8
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 5:420-2
  • Shane EdwardsBehind
    1Q 1:380-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL2.24.44.22.282
RIC3.30.42.11.448

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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MelbourneRichmond

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Match Leaders

Goals
3
Tom McDonaldMEL
Behinds
2
3 tied leaders
Kysaiah PickettMEL
SuperCoach
167
Christian SalemMEL
Tackles
11
Jack GrahamRIC

Team Stats

MELRIC

Scoring / Attack

12Goals6
9Behinds9
26Shots At Goal25
56Inside 50s60
7Goal Assists4
95Score Involvements63
8Marks Inside 5011
6Behinds Rushed3

Possession

449Disposals354
223Kicks196
226Handballs158
164Contested Possessions156
267Uncontested Possessions187
6,483Metres Gained6,070
106Ground Ball Gets122

Clearance / Contest

37Clearances32
10Centre Clearances9
27Stoppage Clearances23
71Tackles80
42Hitouts20
21Hitouts To Advantage5
323Pressure Acts410
14Contested Marks7

Other

125Effective Kicks97
2Marks on the Lead2
10Tackles Inside 5016
228AFL Player Rating Points195
11Kick-ins Played On9
—Defensive 50 Possessions49
—Defensive Midfield Possessions115
—Attacking Midfield Possessions127
—Attacking 50 Possessions52
80Marks55
24Frees For17
17Frees Against24
53Rebound 50s42
72Clangers64
51One Percenters52
1Bounces10
1,870Supercoach Points1,430
1,741Dream Team Points1,399
86Turnovers90
45Hitout To Advantage Rate41
37Spoils36
91Intercepts87
20Intercept Marks15

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 36 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
RIC 15 pts
Lead Changes
1
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Richmond by 34 points, 82–48.

Melbourne extended a 30-point three-quarter-time lead with a 14–10 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.

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