Melbourne vs Carlton Match Centre

Sunday 16-May-2021
Final Round 9
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
94 13.16
68 10.8
Carlton Coach: David Teague
M.C.G. Melbourne by 26

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Bayley FritschQ1 - 2:24 - Goal - 6-0 Matthew OwiesQ1 - 4:02 - Goal - 6-6 Eddie BettsQ1 - 5:50 - Goal - 6-12 Eddie BettsQ1 - 9:13 - Behind - 6-13 Charlie SpargoQ1 - 10:17 - Behind - 7-13 Kysaiah PickettQ1 - 12:54 - Behind - 8-13 Marc PittonetQ1 - 21:45 - Goal - 9-19 Alex Neal-BullenQ1 - 23:59 - Goal - 15-19 Clayton OliverQ1 - 26:02 - Goal - 21-19 Zac WilliamsQ1 - 27:38 - Behind - 21-20 Tom McDonaldQ1 - 30:29 - Goal - 27-20 Matthew OwiesQ2 - 1:13 - Behind - 27-21 Bayley FritschQ2 - 4:34 - Goal - 33-21 Eddie BettsQ2 - 8:03 - Behind - 33-22 Levi CasboultQ2 - 9:09 - Goal - 33-28 Tom McDonaldQ2 - 13:30 - Goal - 39-28 Tom McDonaldQ2 - 16:00 - Goal - 45-28 James JordonQ2 - 21:17 - Behind - 47-28 Liam StockerQ2 - 22:50 - Goal - 47-34 Clayton OliverQ2 - 24:25 - Behind - 48-34 Eddie BettsQ2 - 25:44 - Behind - 48-35 Harry McKayQ2 - 26:38 - Goal - 48-41 Jayden HuntQ2 - 29:19 - Goal - 54-41 Ed LangdonQ3 - 4:43 - Goal - 60-41 Alex Neal-BullenQ3 - 9:27 - Goal - 66-41 Matthew OwiesQ3 - 14:56 - Behind - 66-42 Charlie SpargoQ3 - 16:05 - Behind - 67-42 Bayley FritschQ3 - 18:38 - Goal - 73-42 Harry McKayQ3 - 22:39 - Goal - 73-48 Harry McKayQ3 - 24:34 - Goal - 73-54 Kysaiah PickettQ3 - 27:46 - Goal - 80-54 Sam WeidemanQ3 - 31:51 - Behind - 81-55 Will SetterfieldQ4 - 1:01 - Behind - 81-56 Charlie SpargoQ4 - 3:34 - Goal - 87-56 Alex Neal-BullenQ4 - 5:14 - Behind - 88-56 Clayton OliverQ4 - 10:18 - Behind - 91-56 Michael GibbonsQ4 - 13:33 - Goal - 91-62 Kysaiah PickettQ4 - 15:40 - Behind - 92-62 Marc MurphyQ4 - 18:59 - Goal - 92-68 Ben BrownQ4 - 20:37 - Behind - 93-68 Tom McDonaldQ4 - 21:23 - Behind - 94-68

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL4.34.34.31.794
CAR3.23.32.22.168

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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MelbourneCarlton

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
3
3 tied leaders
Tom McDonaldMEL
Behinds
3
Eddie BettsCAR
SuperCoach
140
Clayton OliverMEL
Tackles
13
James JordonMEL

Team Stats

MELCAR

Scoring / Attack

13Goals10
11Behinds7
28Shots At Goal19
52Inside 50s53
8Goal Assists5
116Score Involvements54
14Marks Inside 506
5Behinds Rushed1

Possession

360Disposals340
218Kicks210
142Handballs130
152Contested Possessions133
204Uncontested Possessions190
6,167Metres Gained5,770
97Ground Ball Gets80

Clearance / Contest

33Clearances48
12Centre Clearances11
21Stoppage Clearances37
75Tackles77
47Hitouts26
16Hitouts To Advantage11
306Pressure Acts314
10Contested Marks9

Other

132Effective Kicks111
8Marks on the Lead1
7Tackles Inside 5021
212AFL Player Rating Points190
7Kick-ins Played On14
—Defensive 50 Possessions38
—Defensive Midfield Possessions142
—Attacking Midfield Possessions93
—Attacking 50 Possessions50
78Marks69
23Frees For27
27Frees Against23
43Rebound 50s37
82Clangers70
52One Percenters57
5Bounces8
1,764Supercoach Points1,535
1,550Dream Team Points1,456
64Turnovers83
9Hitout To Advantage Rate38
37Spoils39
83Intercepts64
22Intercept Marks9

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 35 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 18 pts
Lead Changes
2
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Carlton by 26 points, 94–68.

The 26-point gap at three-quarter time held through the final term, when both sides added 13 points.

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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