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Melbourne vs Brisbane Lions Match Centre

Friday 14-Jul-2023
Final Round 18
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
105 16.9
104 16.8
Brisbane Lions Coach: Chris Fagan
Brisbane Lions logo
M.C.G. Melbourne by 1 MEL by 1
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way
Home team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

30 Alex Neal-Bullen FPL · Left forward pocket 50 Ben Brown FF · Full forward 40 Taj Woewodin FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

36 Kysaiah Pickett HFFL · Left half forward 18 Jake Melksham CHF · Centre half forward 5 Christian Petracca HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

11 Max Gawn RK · Ruck 10 Angus Brayshaw RR · Ruck rover 32 Tom Sparrow ROV · Rover

Centre

12 Lachie Hunter WL · Left wing 7 Jack Viney C · Centre 15 Ed Langdon WR · Right wing

Half backs

24 Trent Rivers HBFL · Left half back 1 Steven May CHB · Centre half back 3 Christian Salem HBFR · Right half back

Backs

41 Judd McVee BPL · Left back pocket 35 Harry Petty FB · Full back 8 Jake Lever BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 4

17 Jake Bowey INT · Interchange 23 James Jordon INT · Interchange 9 Charlie Spargo INT · Interchange 2 Jacob van Rooyen INT · Interchange

Substitutes 1

29 Joel Smith SUB · Substitute
Away team

Brisbane Lions

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

19 Jack Gunston FPL · Left forward pocket 3 Joe Daniher FF · Full forward 16 Cam Rayner FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

23 Charlie Cameron HFFL · Left half forward 30 Eric Hipwood CHF · Centre half forward 17 Jarryd Lyons HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

46 Oscar McInerney RK · Ruck 9 Lachie Neale RR · Ruck rover 7 Jarrod Berry ROV · Rover

Centre

6 Hugh McCluggage WL · Left wing 33 Zac Bailey C · Centre 28 Jaspa Fletcher WR · Right wing

Half backs

26 Conor McKenna HBFL · Left half back 35 Ryan Lester CHB · Centre half back 44 Darcy Wilmot HBFR · Right half back

Backs

37 Brandon Starcevich BPL · Left back pocket 31 Harris Andrews FB · Full back 40 Jack Payne BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 4

18 Keidean Coleman INT · Interchange 8 Will Ashcroft INT · Interchange 15 Dayne Zorko INT · Interchange 11 Lincoln McCarthy INT · Interchange

Substitutes 1

2 Deven Robertson SUB · Substitute

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Alex Neal-BullenQ1 - 2:13 - Goal - 6-0 Christian PetraccaQ1 - 3:54 - Goal - 12-0 Christian PetraccaQ1 - 6:55 - Goal - 18-0 Ben BrownQ1 - 8:48 - Goal - 24-0 Christian PetraccaQ1 - 12:38 - Behind - 25-0 Joe DaniherQ1 - 14:09 - Behind - 25-1 Zac BaileyQ1 - 15:15 - Goal - 25-7 Jake MelkshamQ1 - 19:31 - Behind - 26-7 Charlie SpargoQ1 - 20:37 - Goal - 32-7 Lincoln McCarthyQ1 - 22:18 - Behind - 32-8 Hugh McCluggageQ1 - 24:54 - Behind - 32-9 Charlie CameronQ1 - 26:41 - Goal - 32-15 Kysaiah PickettQ1 - 29:56 - Goal - 38-15 Joe DaniherQ1 - 32:24 - Goal - 38-21 Charlie SpargoQ2 - 2:14 - Behind - 39-21 Jake BoweyQ2 - 2:32 - Goal - 45-21 Oscar McInerneyQ2 - 7:11 - Goal - 45-27 Will AshcroftQ2 - 9:26 - Goal - 45-33 Joe DaniherQ2 - 14:52 - Behind - 45-34 Jaspa FletcherQ2 - 18:35 - Goal - 45-40 Jack GunstonQ2 - 22:22 - Goal - 45-46 Christian PetraccaQ2 - 25:28 - Goal - 51-46 Lincoln McCarthyQ2 - 29:27 - Goal - 51-52 Lincoln McCarthyQ3 - 2:16 - Goal - 51-58 Taj WoewodinQ3 - 3:44 - Goal - 57-58 Jack GunstonQ3 - 6:30 - Goal - 57-64 Zac BaileyQ3 - 8:22 - Behind - 57-65 Joe DaniherQ3 - 11:31 - Behind - 57-66 Charlie CameronQ3 - 12:10 - Behind - 57-67 Zac BaileyQ3 - 14:14 - Goal - 57-73 Jarryd LyonsQ3 - 16:31 - Goal - 57-79 Jack GunstonQ3 - 19:15 - Goal - 57-85 Kysaiah PickettQ3 - 21:06 - Goal - 63-85 Eric HipwoodQ3 - 24:28 - Goal - 63-91 Max GawnQ3 - 27:55 - Goal - 69-91 Charlie CameronQ3 - 29:32 - Goal - 69-97 Christian PetraccaQ3 - 31:25 - Goal - 75-97
RushedQ3 - 32:59 - Behind - 76-97
Max GawnQ4 - 0:30 - Behind - 77-97 Joe DaniherQ4 - 3:33 - Goal - 77-103 Christian PetraccaQ4 - 5:48 - Behind - 78-103 Angus BrayshawQ4 - 9:12 - Behind - 79-103 Kysaiah PickettQ4 - 16:26 - Goal - 85-103
RushedQ4 - 17:44 - Behind - 85-104
RushedQ4 - 19:17 - Behind - 86-104
Jake MelkshamQ4 - 20:57 - Goal - 92-104
RushedQ4 - 22:25 - Behind - 93-104
Jack VineyQ4 - 25:19 - Goal - 99-104 Jake MelkshamQ4 - 28:34 - Goal - 105-104

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Jake MelkshamGoal
    4Q 28:34105-104
  • Jack VineyGoal
    4Q 25:1999-104
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 22:2593-104
  • Jake MelkshamGoal
    4Q 20:5792-104
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 19:1786-104
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 17:4485-104
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    4Q 16:2685-103
  • Angus BrayshawBehind
    4Q 9:1279-103
  • Christian PetraccaBehind
    4Q 5:4878-103
  • Joe DaniherGoal
    4Q 3:3377-103
  • Max GawnBehind
    4Q 0:3077-97
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 32:5976-97
  • Christian PetraccaGoal
    3Q 31:2575-97
  • Charlie CameronGoal
    3Q 29:3269-97
  • Max GawnGoal
    3Q 27:5569-91
  • Eric HipwoodGoal
    3Q 24:2863-91
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    3Q 21:0663-85
  • Jack GunstonGoal
    3Q 19:1557-85
  • Jarryd LyonsGoal
    3Q 16:3157-79
  • Zac BaileyGoal
    3Q 14:1457-73
  • Charlie CameronBehind
    3Q 12:1057-67
  • Joe DaniherBehind
    3Q 11:3157-66
  • Zac BaileyBehind
    3Q 8:2257-65
  • Jack GunstonGoal
    3Q 6:3057-64
  • Taj WoewodinGoal
    3Q 3:4457-58
  • Lincoln McCarthyGoal
    3Q 2:1651-58
  • Lincoln McCarthyGoal
    2Q 29:2751-52
  • Christian PetraccaGoal
    2Q 25:2851-46
  • Jack GunstonGoal
    2Q 22:2245-46
  • Jaspa FletcherGoal
    2Q 18:3545-40
  • Joe DaniherBehind
    2Q 14:5245-34
  • Will AshcroftGoal
    2Q 9:2645-33
  • Oscar McInerneyGoal
    2Q 7:1145-27
  • Jake BoweyGoal
    2Q 2:3245-21
  • Charlie SpargoBehind
    2Q 2:1439-21
  • Joe DaniherGoal
    1Q 32:2438-21
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    1Q 29:5638-15
  • Charlie CameronGoal
    1Q 26:4132-15
  • Hugh McCluggageBehind
    1Q 24:5432-9
  • Lincoln McCarthyBehind
    1Q 22:1832-8
  • Charlie SpargoGoal
    1Q 20:3732-7
  • Jake MelkshamBehind
    1Q 19:3126-7
  • Zac BaileyGoal
    1Q 15:1525-7
  • Joe DaniherBehind
    1Q 14:0925-1
  • Christian PetraccaBehind
    1Q 12:3825-0
  • Ben BrownGoal
    1Q 8:4824-0
  • Christian PetraccaGoal
    1Q 6:5518-0
  • Christian PetraccaGoal
    1Q 3:5412-0
  • Alex Neal-BullenGoal
    1Q 2:136-0

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL6.22.14.14.5105
BRI3.35.17.31.1104

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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MelbourneBrisbane Lions

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Match Leaders

Goals
4
Christian PetraccaMEL
Behinds
3
Joe DaniherBRI
SuperCoach
215
Max GawnMEL
Tackles
8
Jack VineyMEL

Team Stats

MELBRI

Scoring / Attack

16Goals16
6Behinds7
26Shots At Goal28
51Inside 50s56
7Goal Assists13
78Score Involvements94
12Marks Inside 5017
4Behinds Rushed2

Possession

363Disposals335
207Kicks230
156Handballs105
146Contested Possessions125
212Uncontested Possessions202
6,095Metres Gained5,907
82Ground Ball Gets86

Clearance / Contest

45Clearances32
17Centre Clearances12
28Stoppage Clearances20
56Tackles53
47Hitouts34
22Hitouts To Advantage8
264Pressure Acts328
14Contested Marks13

Other

123Effective Kicks156
7Marks on the Lead7
14Tackles Inside 5010
233AFL Player Rating Points228
7Kick-ins Played On7
72Defensive 50 Possessions57
131Defensive Midfield Possessions111
112Attacking Midfield Possessions108
43Attacking 50 Possessions51
75Marks107
18Frees For14
14Frees Against18
39Rebound 50s33
51Clangers54
34One Percenters50
2Bounces2
1,650Supercoach Points1,651
1,507Dream Team Points1,530
72Turnovers66
38Hitout To Advantage Rate12
30Spoils38
66Intercepts72
17Intercept Marks18

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
BRI 28 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
BRI 27 pts
Lead Changes
4
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Brisbane Lions by 1 point, 105–104.

Melbourne came from 21 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Brisbane Lions 29–7 in the final term to take the win.

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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Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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