Sydney vs Melbourne Match Centre

Sunday 27-Aug-2023
Final Round 24
Sydney Coach: John Longmire
56 7.14
77 11.11
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
S.C.G. Melbourne by 21

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Logan McDonaldQ1 - 4:56 - Behind - 1-0 Logan McDonaldQ1 - 7:57 - Goal - 7-0 Isaac HeeneyQ1 - 10:17 - Behind - 8-0 Sam WicksQ1 - 10:53 - Behind - 9-0 Bayley FritschQ1 - 13:15 - Goal - 9-6 Errol GuldenQ1 - 14:22 - Goal - 15-6 Bayley FritschQ1 - 19:14 - Goal - 15-13 Jake MelkshamQ1 - 23:14 - Behind - 15-14 Logan McDonaldQ1 - 24:00 - Behind - 16-14 Jake MelkshamQ1 - 25:35 - Goal - 16-20 Luke ParkerQ1 - 29:16 - Behind - 17-20 Joel AmarteyQ2 - 1:02 - Behind - 18-20 Trent RiversQ2 - 2:32 - Behind - 18-21 Callum MillsQ2 - 7:02 - Goal - 24-21 Jake MelkshamQ2 - 13:45 - Goal - 25-27 Steven MayQ2 - 16:59 - Behind - 25-28 Angus BrayshawQ2 - 21:42 - Goal - 25-34 Logan McDonaldQ2 - 27:43 - Behind - 26-34 Angus BrayshawQ3 - 0:41 - Behind - 26-35 Sam WicksQ3 - 2:01 - Goal - 32-35 Hayden McLeanQ3 - 3:56 - Goal - 38-35 Errol GuldenQ3 - 5:09 - Goal - 44-35 Kysaiah PickettQ3 - 7:16 - Behind - 44-36 Hayden McLeanQ3 - 8:07 - Behind - 45-36 Luke ParkerQ3 - 13:22 - Behind - 47-36 Chad WarnerQ3 - 16:02 - Goal - 53-36 Alex Neal-BullenQ3 - 18:07 - Behind - 53-37 Christian PetraccaQ3 - 26:57 - Goal - 54-43 Bailey LaurieQ3 - 28:32 - Behind - 54-44 Kysaiah PickettQ3 - 31:33 - Goal - 54-50 Christian PetraccaQ4 - 1:25 - Behind - 54-51 Bayley FritschQ4 - 4:20 - Goal - 54-57 Kysaiah PickettQ4 - 7:42 - Behind - 54-58 Jacob van RooyenQ4 - 8:37 - Goal - 54-64 Will HaywardQ4 - 13:24 - Behind - 55-64 Lachie HunterQ4 - 16:49 - Behind - 55-65 Bayley FritschQ4 - 20:25 - Goal - 55-71 Bayley FritschQ4 - 22:56 - Goal - 55-77 Isaac HeeneyQ4 - 24:34 - Behind - 56-77

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
SYD2.51.34.40.256
MEL3.22.22.44.377

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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SydneyMelbourne

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
5
Bayley FritschMEL
Behinds
3
Logan McDonaldSYD
SuperCoach
143
Callum MillsSYD
Tackles
12
3 tied leaders
Callum MillsSYD

Team Stats

SYDMEL

Scoring / Attack

7Goals11
11Behinds10
27Shots At Goal30
51Inside 50s58
5Goal Assists9
100Score Involvements66
12Marks Inside 5012
3Behinds Rushed5

Possession

361Disposals357
215Kicks214
146Handballs143
157Contested Possessions160
201Uncontested Possessions185
5,729Metres Gained6,145
121Ground Ball Gets112

Clearance / Contest

34Clearances37
10Centre Clearances10
24Stoppage Clearances27
76Tackles79
22Hitouts40
6Hitouts To Advantage8
327Pressure Acts320
13Contested Marks11

Other

144Effective Kicks126
7Marks on the Lead8
16Tackles Inside 5019
204AFL Player Rating Points216
8Kick-ins Played On13
—Defensive 50 Possessions52
—Defensive Midfield Possessions115
—Attacking Midfield Possessions108
—Attacking 50 Possessions70
84Marks64
10Frees For18
18Frees Against10
46Rebound 50s43
67Clangers46
64One Percenters52
2Bounces1
1,643Supercoach Points1,657
1,524Dream Team Points1,540
79Turnovers72
18Hitout To Advantage Rate15
47Spoils30
73Intercepts79
7Intercept Marks15

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 22 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 27 pts
Lead Changes
5
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Sydney by 21 points, 77–56.

Melbourne came from 4 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Sydney 27–2 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.

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