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Sydney vs Melbourne Match Centre

Thursday 7-Mar-2024
Final Round 1
Sydney logo
Sydney Coach: John Longmire
86 12.14
64 9.10
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
Melbourne logo
S.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
Max GawnQ1 - 2:53 - Behind - 0-1 Oliver FlorentQ1 - 5:16 - Goal - 6-1 Jack VineyQ1 - 7:09 - Goal - 6-7 Charlie SpargoQ1 - 9:26 - Behind - 6-8
RushedQ1 - 11:18 - Behind - 7-8
RushedQ1 - 14:12 - Behind - 8-8
Isaac HeeneyQ1 - 17:17 - Goal - 14-8 Josh SchacheQ1 - 18:25 - Behind - 14-9
RushedQ1 - 20:33 - Behind - 15-9
Bayley FritschQ1 - 21:39 - Behind - 15-10
RushedQ1 - 23:28 - Behind - 15-11
Tom PapleyQ1 - 25:30 - Goal - 21-11 Josh SchacheQ1 - 28:15 - Behind - 21-12 Justin McInerneyQ2 - 6:47 - Goal - 27-12 Alex Neal-BullenQ2 - 14:52 - Behind - 27-13 Christian PetraccaQ2 - 20:45 - Behind - 27-14 Ed LangdonQ2 - 30:07 - Goal - 27-20 Bayley FritschQ3 - 1:17 - Goal - 27-26 Robbie FoxQ3 - 4:26 - Behind - 28-26 Tom PapleyQ3 - 5:08 - Behind - 29-26 Hayden McLeanQ3 - 10:09 - Behind - 30-26 Hayden McLeanQ3 - 13:18 - Goal - 36-26 Bayley FritschQ3 - 17:01 - Goal - 36-32 Joel AmarteyQ3 - 18:21 - Behind - 37-32 Bayley FritschQ3 - 19:16 - Goal - 37-38 Hayden McLeanQ3 - 22:53 - Goal - 43-38 James RowbottomQ3 - 24:29 - Behind - 44-38 Jack VineyQ3 - 28:03 - Goal - 44-44 James RowbottomQ3 - 29:17 - Behind - 45-44 Will HaywardQ3 - 30:50 - Goal - 51-44 Christian PetraccaQ3 - 32:02 - Goal - 51-50 Hayden McLeanQ3 - 36:14 - Behind - 52-50 Errol GuldenQ4 - 3:09 - Behind - 53-50
RushedQ4 - 4:33 - Behind - 54-50
Chad WarnerQ4 - 6:08 - Goal - 60-50 Will HaywardQ4 - 7:57 - Goal - 66-50 Sam WicksQ4 - 11:11 - Goal - 72-50 Chad WarnerQ4 - 12:35 - Behind - 73-50 Robbie FoxQ4 - 13:54 - Goal - 79-50 Jacob van RooyenQ4 - 15:49 - Goal - 79-56 Isaac HeeneyQ4 - 21:31 - Behind - 80-56 Logan McDonaldQ4 - 25:57 - Goal - 86-56
RushedQ4 - 28:27 - Behind - 86-57
Christian PetraccaQ4 - 30:06 - Behind - 86-58 Bayley FritschQ4 - 33:32 - Goal - 86-64

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    4Q 33:3286-64
  • Christian PetraccaBehind
    4Q 30:0686-58
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 28:2786-57
  • Logan McDonaldGoal
    4Q 25:5786-56
  • Isaac HeeneyBehind
    4Q 21:3180-56
  • Jacob van RooyenGoal
    4Q 15:4979-56
  • Robbie FoxGoal
    4Q 13:5479-50
  • Chad WarnerBehind
    4Q 12:3573-50
  • Sam WicksGoal
    4Q 11:1172-50
  • Will HaywardGoal
    4Q 7:5766-50
  • Chad WarnerGoal
    4Q 6:0860-50
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 4:3354-50
  • Errol GuldenBehind
    4Q 3:0953-50
  • Hayden McLeanBehind
    3Q 36:1452-50
  • Christian PetraccaGoal
    3Q 32:0251-50
  • Will HaywardGoal
    3Q 30:5051-44
  • James RowbottomBehind
    3Q 29:1745-44
  • Jack VineyGoal
    3Q 28:0344-44
  • James RowbottomBehind
    3Q 24:2944-38
  • Hayden McLeanGoal
    3Q 22:5343-38
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    3Q 19:1637-38
  • Joel AmarteyBehind
    3Q 18:2137-32
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    3Q 17:0136-32
  • Hayden McLeanGoal
    3Q 13:1836-26
  • Hayden McLeanBehind
    3Q 10:0930-26
  • Tom PapleyBehind
    3Q 5:0829-26
  • Robbie FoxBehind
    3Q 4:2628-26
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    3Q 1:1727-26
  • Ed LangdonGoal
    2Q 30:0727-20
  • Christian PetraccaBehind
    2Q 20:4527-14
  • Alex Neal-BullenBehind
    2Q 14:5227-13
  • Justin McInerneyGoal
    2Q 6:4727-12
  • Josh SchacheBehind
    1Q 28:1521-12
  • Tom PapleyGoal
    1Q 25:3021-11
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 23:2815-11
  • Bayley FritschBehind
    1Q 21:3915-10
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 20:3315-9
  • Josh SchacheBehind
    1Q 18:2514-9
  • Isaac HeeneyGoal
    1Q 17:1714-8
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 14:128-8
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 11:187-8
  • Charlie SpargoBehind
    1Q 9:266-8
  • Jack VineyGoal
    1Q 7:096-7
  • Oliver FlorentGoal
    1Q 5:166-1
  • Max GawnBehind
    1Q 2:530-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
SYD3.31.03.75.486
MEL1.61.25.02.264

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
4
Bayley FritschMEL
Behinds
2
4 tied leaders
James RowbottomSYD
SuperCoach
144
Isaac HeeneySYD
Tackles
9
Tom SparrowMEL

Team Stats

SYDMEL

Scoring / Attack

12Goals9
10Behinds8
29Shots At Goal21
65Inside 50s51
5Goal Assists5
82Score Involvements57
9Marks Inside 505
4Behinds Rushed2

Possession

357Disposals353
234Kicks205
123Handballs148
146Contested Possessions145
208Uncontested Possessions206
6,279Metres Gained5,534
98Ground Ball Gets109

Clearance / Contest

45Clearances34
9Centre Clearances12
36Stoppage Clearances22
63Tackles65
46Hitouts38
13Hitouts To Advantage9
327Pressure Acts298
8Contested Marks3

Other

151Effective Kicks130
6Marks on the Lead3
13Tackles Inside 5024
225AFL Player Rating Points204
10Kick-ins Played On12
77Defensive 50 Possessions84
116Defensive Midfield Possessions108
117Attacking Midfield Possessions104
44Attacking 50 Possessions55
99Marks63
21Frees For24
24Frees Against21
42Rebound 50s52
63Clangers67
67One Percenters50
7Bounces1
1,737Supercoach Points1,566
1,574Dream Team Points1,421
78Turnovers75
10Hitout To Advantage Rate61
47Spoils36
75Intercepts78
18Intercept Marks14
10Kick Ins13

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
SYD 30 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
SYD 28 pts
Lead Changes
5
Score Ties
2

How the match finished

Sydney beat Melbourne by 22 points, 86–64.

Sydney extended a 2-point three-quarter-time lead with a 34–14 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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AFL event locations

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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.

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    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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      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

      Sydney Melbourne

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      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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