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Melbourne vs Sydney Match Centre

Saturday 8-May-2021
Final Round 8
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
67 10.7
58 8.10
Sydney Coach: John Longmire
Sydney logo
M.C.G. Melbourne by 9 MEL by 9
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
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

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL3.12.53.02.167
SYD3.30.43.12.258

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.

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Match Leaders

Goals
4
Tom McDonaldMEL
Behinds
3
Tom PapleySYD
SuperCoach
145
Callum MillsSYD
Tackles
12
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

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See where it happened

Replay & maps

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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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At this moment

    At 1×, long waits are shortened to about five seconds while ball flights keep their pace. Restarts briefly hold the recorded clock, then flow into play.

    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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      Shot profile Distance, angle & conversion

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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

      Melbourne Sydney

      Select a dot or event. Arrow keys move between points.

      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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