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Melbourne vs Greater Western Sydney Match Centre

Sunday 2-Jul-2023
Final Round 16
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
45 5.15
47 7.5
Greater Western Sydney Coach: Adam Kingsley
Greater Western Sydney logo
Traeger Park Greater Western Sydney by 2 GWS by 2
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
Bayley FritschQ1 - 1:21 - Behind - 1-0 Kysaiah PickettQ1 - 3:44 - Behind - 2-0 Christian PetraccaQ1 - 5:40 - Behind - 3-0 Callum BrownQ1 - 9:45 - Goal - 3-6 Jake MelkshamQ1 - 19:40 - Goal - 9-6 Lachie HunterQ1 - 24:02 - Behind - 10-6 Christian PetraccaQ1 - 25:44 - Behind - 11-6 Toby GreeneQ2 - 3:10 - Goal - 11-12 Christian PetraccaQ2 - 4:31 - Behind - 12-12 Jake BoweyQ2 - 7:05 - Goal - 18-12
RushedQ2 - 9:08 - Behind - 18-13
Christian PetraccaQ2 - 15:48 - Behind - 19-13 Lachie HunterQ2 - 18:00 - Behind - 20-13 Tom SparrowQ2 - 20:53 - Behind - 21-13 Callum BrownQ2 - 21:35 - Behind - 21-14 Toby GreeneQ2 - 24:31 - Goal - 21-20 Toby GreeneQ2 - 29:49 - Behind - 21-21 Kysaiah PickettQ3 - 1:35 - Behind - 22-21 Finn CallaghanQ3 - 4:36 - Behind - 22-22 Xavier OHalloranQ3 - 6:33 - Goal - 22-28 Josh KellyQ3 - 8:07 - Goal - 22-34 Isaac CummingQ3 - 12:28 - Goal - 22-40 Brodie GrundyQ3 - 14:59 - Goal - 28-40 Kysaiah PickettQ3 - 16:40 - Goal - 34-40
RushedQ3 - 21:16 - Behind - 35-40
Ben BrownQ3 - 23:30 - Behind - 36-40 Ed LangdonQ4 - 3:41 - Goal - 42-40 Jake RiccardiQ4 - 7:28 - Behind - 42-41 Jack VineyQ4 - 15:49 - Behind - 43-41 Tom SparrowQ4 - 21:45 - Behind - 44-41 Josh KellyQ4 - 23:02 - Goal - 44-47 Alex Neal-BullenQ4 - 25:01 - Behind - 45-47

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Alex Neal-BullenBehind
    4Q 25:0145-47
  • Josh KellyGoal
    4Q 23:0244-47
  • Tom SparrowBehind
    4Q 21:4544-41
  • Jack VineyBehind
    4Q 15:4943-41
  • Jake RiccardiBehind
    4Q 7:2842-41
  • Ed LangdonGoal
    4Q 3:4142-40
  • Ben BrownBehind
    3Q 23:3036-40
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 21:1635-40
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    3Q 16:4034-40
  • Brodie GrundyGoal
    3Q 14:5928-40
  • Isaac CummingGoal
    3Q 12:2822-40
  • Josh KellyGoal
    3Q 8:0722-34
  • Xavier OHalloranGoal
    3Q 6:3322-28
  • Finn CallaghanBehind
    3Q 4:3622-22
  • Kysaiah PickettBehind
    3Q 1:3522-21
  • Toby GreeneBehind
    2Q 29:4921-21
  • Toby GreeneGoal
    2Q 24:3121-20
  • Callum BrownBehind
    2Q 21:3521-14
  • Tom SparrowBehind
    2Q 20:5321-13
  • Lachie HunterBehind
    2Q 18:0020-13
  • Christian PetraccaBehind
    2Q 15:4819-13
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 9:0818-13
  • Jake BoweyGoal
    2Q 7:0518-12
  • Christian PetraccaBehind
    2Q 4:3112-12
  • Toby GreeneGoal
    2Q 3:1011-12
  • Christian PetraccaBehind
    1Q 25:4411-6
  • Lachie HunterBehind
    1Q 24:0210-6
  • Jake MelkshamGoal
    1Q 19:409-6
  • Callum BrownGoal
    1Q 9:453-6
  • Christian PetraccaBehind
    1Q 5:403-0
  • Kysaiah PickettBehind
    1Q 3:442-0
  • Bayley FritschBehind
    1Q 1:211-0

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL1.51.42.31.345
GWS1.02.33.11.147

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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MelbourneGreater Western Sydney

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
2
2 tied leaders
Josh KellyGWS
Behinds
4
Christian PetraccaMEL
SuperCoach
129
Jack VineyMEL
Tackles
8
Sam TaylorGWS

Team Stats

MELGWS

Scoring / Attack

5Goals7
14Behinds4
26Shots At Goal12
73Inside 50s46
3Goal Assists3
64Score Involvements50
5Marks Inside 503
5Behinds Rushed1

Possession

439Disposals372
258Kicks220
181Handballs152
187Contested Possessions143
241Uncontested Possessions220
6,679Metres Gained6,582
133Ground Ball Gets108

Clearance / Contest

48Clearances28
14Centre Clearances2
34Stoppage Clearances26
57Tackles72
34Hitouts24
8Hitouts To Advantage9
326Pressure Acts379
6Contested Marks4

Other

129Effective Kicks125
5Marks on the Lead5
17Tackles Inside 505
207AFL Player Rating Points209
3Kick-ins Played On13
69Defensive 50 Possessions80
156Defensive Midfield Possessions140
151Attacking Midfield Possessions115
52Attacking 50 Possessions28
68Marks65
25Frees For10
10Frees Against25
37Rebound 50s67
74Clangers85
52One Percenters94
1Bounces6
1,692Supercoach Points1,583
1,641Dream Team Points1,452
108Turnovers113
16Hitout To Advantage Rate32
27Spoils70
113Intercepts108
19Intercept Marks12

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
GWS 18 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 20 pts
Lead Changes
7
Score Ties
3

How the match finished

Greater Western Sydney beat Melbourne by 2 points, 47–45.

Greater Western Sydney took a 4-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 2 by the final siren, scoring 9 points to 7 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.

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