Melbourne vs Sydney 8-May-2021 Match Centre

Saturday 8-May-2021

Final Round 8

Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin

67 10.7

58 8.10

Sydney Coach: John Longmire

2Q3Q4Q

Justin McInerneyQ1 - 0:46 - Goal - 0-6

RushedQ1 - 2:21 - Behind - 0-7

Will HaywardQ1 - 5:05 - Goal - 0-13 Tom McDonaldQ1 - 7:15 - Goal - 6-13

RushedQ1 - 9:02 - Behind - 6-14

Tom PapleyQ1 - 11:14 - Behind - 6-15 Jake MelkshamQ1 - 15:09 - Goal - 12-15 Ben BrownQ1 - 18:59 - Goal - 18-15

RushedQ1 - 21:18 - Behind - 19-15

Tom HickeyQ1 - 27:39 - Goal - 19-21

RushedQ2 - 2:47 - Behind - 20-21

Ben BrownQ2 - 4:42 - Goal - 26-21 Will HaywardQ2 - 6:38 - Behind - 26-22 Christian PetraccaQ2 - 7:42 - Goal - 32-22

RushedQ2 - 9:24 - Behind - 32-23

Max GawnQ2 - 10:38 - Behind - 33-23 Christian PetraccaQ2 - 11:11 - Behind - 34-23 Tom PapleyQ2 - 16:44 - Behind - 34-24 Kysaiah PickettQ2 - 20:21 - Behind - 35-24

RushedQ2 - 22:41 - Behind - 35-25

RushedQ2 - 23:28 - Behind - 36-25

Tom PapleyQ3 - 2:58 - Behind - 36-26 Will HaywardQ3 - 4:42 - Goal - 36-32 Ben BrownQ3 - 6:51 - Goal - 42-32 Tom McDonaldQ3 - 8:46 - Goal - 48-32 Tom McDonaldQ3 - 21:14 - Goal - 54-32 Jake LloydQ3 - 23:38 - Goal - 54-38 Tom PapleyQ3 - 28:10 - Goal - 54-44 Callum SinclairQ4 - 0:19 - Goal - 54-50

RushedQ4 - 3:32 - Behind - 54-51

Charlie SpargoQ4 - 9:57 - Goal - 60-51 Callum MillsQ4 - 14:51 - Goal - 60-57 Bayley FritschQ4 - 18:13 - Behind - 61-57 Tom McDonaldQ4 - 21:39 - Goal - 67-57 Sam WicksQ4 - 31:41 - Behind - 67-58

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Sam WicksBehind
4Q 31:4167-58
Tom McDonaldGoal
4Q 21:3967-57
Bayley FritschBehind
4Q 18:1361-57
Callum MillsGoal
4Q 14:5160-57
Charlie SpargoGoal
4Q 9:5760-51
RushedBehind
4Q 3:3254-51
Callum SinclairGoal
4Q 0:1954-50
Tom PapleyGoal
3Q 28:1054-44
Jake LloydGoal
3Q 23:3854-38
Tom McDonaldGoal
3Q 21:1454-32
Tom McDonaldGoal
3Q 8:4648-32
Ben BrownGoal
3Q 6:5142-32
Will HaywardGoal
3Q 4:4236-32
Tom PapleyBehind
3Q 2:5836-26
RushedBehind
2Q 23:2836-25
RushedBehind
2Q 22:4135-25
Kysaiah PickettBehind
2Q 20:2135-24
Tom PapleyBehind
2Q 16:4434-24
Christian PetraccaBehind
2Q 11:1134-23
Max GawnBehind
2Q 10:3833-23
RushedBehind
2Q 9:2432-23
Christian PetraccaGoal
2Q 7:4232-22
Will HaywardBehind
2Q 6:3826-22
Ben BrownGoal
2Q 4:4226-21
RushedBehind
2Q 2:4720-21
Tom HickeyGoal
1Q 27:3919-21
RushedBehind
1Q 21:1819-15
Ben BrownGoal
1Q 18:5918-15
Jake MelkshamGoal
1Q 15:0912-15
Tom PapleyBehind
1Q 11:146-15
RushedBehind
1Q 9:026-14
Tom McDonaldGoal
1Q 7:156-13
Will HaywardGoal
1Q 5:050-13
RushedBehind
1Q 2:210-7
Justin McInerneyGoal
1Q 0:460-6

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
MEL	3.1	2.5	3.0	2.1	67
SYD	3.3	0.4	3.1	2.2	58

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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MelbourneSydney

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.

Explore shots and disposals

Match Leaders

Goals

Tom McDonaldMEL

Behinds

Tom PapleySYD

SuperCoach

145

Callum MillsSYD

Tackles

James RowbottomSYD

Team Stats

MELSYD

Scoring / Attack

10Goals8

4Behinds5

18Shots At Goal21

46Inside 50s58

7Goal Assists6

53Score Involvements58

9Marks Inside 506

5Behinds Rushed5

Possession

372Disposals380

193Kicks234

179Handballs146

159Contested Possessions165

205Uncontested Possessions211

5,421Metres Gained6,016

124Ground Ball Gets112

Clearance / Contest

37Clearances39

4Centre Clearances17

33Stoppage Clearances22

76Tackles92

53Hitouts28

14Hitouts To Advantage9

316Pressure Acts339

4Contested Marks11

Other

110Effective Kicks150

4Marks on the Lead6

15Tackles Inside 5035

211AFL Player Rating Points204

9Kick-ins Played On7

56Marks87

15Frees For17

17Frees Against15

49Rebound 50s36

63Clangers60

48One Percenters56

3Bounces6

1,578Supercoach Points1,722

1,490Dream Team Points1,676

82Turnovers81

14Hitout To Advantage Rate32

36Spoils33

82Intercepts82

12Intercept Marks13

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: MEL 22 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: SYD 19 pts
Lead Changes: 3
Score Ties: 0

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Sydney by 9 points, 67–58.

Melbourne took a 10-point lead into the last quarter. Sydney cut that back to 9 by the final siren, scoring 14 points to 13 in the 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