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Melbourne vs Sydney Match Centre

Friday 2-Sep-2022
Final Qualifying Final
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
69 10.9
91 14.7
Sydney Coach: John Longmire
Sydney logo
M.C.G. Sydney by 22 SYD by 22
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
Kysaiah PickettQ1 - 1:48 - Behind - 1-0 Chad WarnerQ1 - 4:41 - Behind - 1-1 Will HaywardQ1 - 9:11 - Goal - 1-7 Bayley FritschQ1 - 11:26 - Goal - 7-7 Charlie SpargoQ1 - 15:23 - Goal - 13-7 James RowbottomQ1 - 17:24 - Goal - 13-13 Isaac HeeneyQ1 - 23:03 - Behind - 13-14 Ben BrownQ1 - 25:18 - Goal - 19-14 Sam ReidQ1 - 27:12 - Behind - 19-15 Bayley FritschQ1 - 30:29 - Goal - 25-15 Kysaiah PickettQ2 - 1:46 - Goal - 31-15 Will HaywardQ2 - 5:39 - Goal - 31-21 Tom PapleyQ2 - 8:05 - Goal - 31-27 Isaac HeeneyQ2 - 11:16 - Behind - 31-28 Callum MillsQ2 - 13:37 - Goal - 31-34 Alex Neal-BullenQ2 - 17:48 - Behind - 32-34 Alex Neal-BullenQ2 - 18:31 - Behind - 33-34 Dylan StephensQ2 - 26:15 - Goal - 33-40 Bayley FritschQ2 - 28:18 - Behind - 34-40 Clayton OliverQ3 - 2:40 - Goal - 40-40 Bayley FritschQ3 - 5:30 - Goal - 46-40 Tom SparrowQ3 - 6:44 - Goal - 52-40 Tom PapleyQ3 - 12:27 - Goal - 52-46 Jake LloydQ3 - 14:50 - Goal - 52-52 Clayton OliverQ3 - 17:52 - Goal - 58-52 Dylan StephensQ3 - 20:07 - Behind - 58-53 Luke ParkerQ3 - 22:03 - Goal - 58-59 Sam ReidQ3 - 24:13 - Goal - 58-65 Sam ReidQ3 - 27:08 - Goal - 58-71 Max GawnQ3 - 29:21 - Goal - 64-71 Tom HickeyQ3 - 32:07 - Goal - 64-77 Jake MelkshamQ3 - 34:05 - Behind - 65-77 Jake LloydQ4 - 2:52 - Goal - 65-83
RushedQ4 - 4:32 - Behind - 65-84
Will HaywardQ4 - 7:39 - Behind - 65-85 Jake MelkshamQ4 - 9:39 - Behind - 66-85 Christian PetraccaQ4 - 14:33 - Behind - 67-85 Isaac HeeneyQ4 - 15:31 - Goal - 67-91
RushedQ4 - 21:03 - Behind - 68-91
Tom SparrowQ4 - 27:44 - Behind - 69-91

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Tom SparrowBehind
    4Q 27:4469-91
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 21:0368-91
  • Isaac HeeneyGoal
    4Q 15:3167-91
  • Christian PetraccaBehind
    4Q 14:3367-85
  • Jake MelkshamBehind
    4Q 9:3966-85
  • Will HaywardBehind
    4Q 7:3965-85
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 4:3265-84
  • Jake LloydGoal
    4Q 2:5265-83
  • Jake MelkshamBehind
    3Q 34:0565-77
  • Tom HickeyGoal
    3Q 32:0764-77
  • Max GawnGoal
    3Q 29:2164-71
  • Sam ReidGoal
    3Q 27:0858-71
  • Sam ReidGoal
    3Q 24:1358-65
  • Luke ParkerGoal
    3Q 22:0358-59
  • Dylan StephensBehind
    3Q 20:0758-53
  • Clayton OliverGoal
    3Q 17:5258-52
  • Jake LloydGoal
    3Q 14:5052-52
  • Tom PapleyGoal
    3Q 12:2752-46
  • Tom SparrowGoal
    3Q 6:4452-40
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    3Q 5:3046-40
  • Clayton OliverGoal
    3Q 2:4040-40
  • Bayley FritschBehind
    2Q 28:1834-40
  • Dylan StephensGoal
    2Q 26:1533-40
  • Alex Neal-BullenBehind
    2Q 18:3133-34
  • Alex Neal-BullenBehind
    2Q 17:4832-34
  • Callum MillsGoal
    2Q 13:3731-34
  • Isaac HeeneyBehind
    2Q 11:1631-28
  • Tom PapleyGoal
    2Q 8:0531-27
  • Will HaywardGoal
    2Q 5:3931-21
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    2Q 1:4631-15
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    1Q 30:2925-15
  • Sam ReidBehind
    1Q 27:1219-15
  • Ben BrownGoal
    1Q 25:1819-14
  • Isaac HeeneyBehind
    1Q 23:0313-14
  • James RowbottomGoal
    1Q 17:2413-13
  • Charlie SpargoGoal
    1Q 15:2313-7
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    1Q 11:267-7
  • Will HaywardGoal
    1Q 9:111-7
  • Chad WarnerBehind
    1Q 4:411-1
  • Kysaiah PickettBehind
    1Q 1:481-0

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL4.11.35.10.469
SYD2.34.16.12.291

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
3
Bayley FritschMEL
Behinds
2
3 tied leaders
Alex Neal-BullenMEL
SuperCoach
173
Clayton OliverMEL
Tackles
11
2 tied leaders
Luke ParkerSYD

Team Stats

MELSYD

Scoring / Attack

10Goals14
8Behinds6
23Shots At Goal22
56Inside 50s49
6Goal Assists6
62Score Involvements51
11Marks Inside 507
1Behinds Rushed1

Possession

331Disposals321
201Kicks214
130Handballs107
167Contested Possessions142
168Uncontested Possessions177
5,542Metres Gained5,887
108Ground Ball Gets101

Clearance / Contest

34Clearances39
10Centre Clearances11
24Stoppage Clearances28
70Tackles84
44Hitouts28
16Hitouts To Advantage7
270Pressure Acts275
17Contested Marks6

Other

124Effective Kicks138
6Marks on the Lead2
13Tackles Inside 5025
199AFL Player Rating Points214
7Kick-ins Played On9
77Marks79
23Frees For18
18Frees Against23
36Rebound 50s46
58Clangers65
55One Percenters68
2Bounces4
1,667Supercoach Points1,635
1,455Dream Team Points1,496
75Turnovers81
21Hitout To Advantage Rate15
32Spoils47
81Intercepts76
21Intercept Marks8

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
SYD 24 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
SYD 19 pts
Lead Changes
7
Score Ties
5

How the match finished

Sydney beat Melbourne by 22 points, 91–69.

Sydney extended a 12-point three-quarter-time lead with a 14–4 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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Replay the match

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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.

Melbourne—
Recorded score
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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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