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Melbourne vs Port Adelaide Match Centre

Saturday 10-Aug-2024
Final Round 23
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
51 7.9
53 7.11
Port Adelaide Coach: Ken Hinkley
Port Adelaide logo
M.C.G. Port Adelaide by 2 PTA by 2
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

36 Kysaiah Pickett FPL · Left forward pocket 31 Bayley Fritsch FF · Full forward 2 Jacob van Rooyen FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

14 Jack Billings HFFL · Left half forward 35 Harry Petty CHF · Centre half forward 37 Kade Chandler HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

11 Max Gawn RK · Ruck 7 Jack Viney RR · Ruck rover 24 Trent Rivers ROV · Rover

Centre

15 Ed Langdon WL · Left wing 13 Clayton Oliver C · Centre 30 Alex Neal-Bullen WR · Right wing

Half backs

22 Blake Howes HBFL · Left half back 25 Tom McDonald CHB · Centre half back 3 Christian Salem HBFR · Right half back

Backs

20 Adam Tomlinson BPL · Left back pocket 8 Jake Lever FB · Full back 4 Judd McVee BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 4

32 Tom Sparrow INT · Interchange 39 Koltyn Tholstrup INT · Interchange 42 Daniel Turner INT · Interchange 27 Marty Hore INT · Interchange

Substitutes 1

18 Jake Melksham SUB · Substitute
Away team

Port Adelaide

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

15 Willie Rioli FPL · Left forward pocket 27 Esava Ratugolea FF · Full forward 22 Charlie Dixon FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

4 Todd Marshall HFFL · Left half forward 33 Darcy Byrne-Jones CHF · Centre half forward 1 Connor Rozee HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

24 Jordon Sweet RK · Ruck 9 Zak Butters RR · Ruck rover 28 Willem Drew ROV · Rover

Centre

7 Jase Burgoyne WL · Left wing 16 Ollie Wines C · Centre 10 Travis Boak WR · Right wing

Half backs

5 Dan Houston HBFL · Left half back 14 Miles Bergman CHB · Centre half back 6 Kane Farrell HBFR · Right half back

Backs

25 Brandon Zerk-Thatcher BPL · Left back pocket 21 Aliir Aliir FB · Full back 34 Lachie Jones BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 4

18 Jason Horne-Francis INT · Interchange 43 Logan Evans INT · Interchange 44 Jackson Mead INT · Interchange 31 Francis Evans INT · Interchange

Substitutes 1

42 Quinton Narkle SUB · Substitute

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Todd MarshallQ1 - 2:30 - Behind - 0-1 Connor RozeeQ1 - 3:45 - Behind - 0-2 Bayley FritschQ1 - 8:16 - Behind - 1-2 Kysaiah PickettQ1 - 8:46 - Behind - 2-2 Bayley FritschQ1 - 12:20 - Goal - 8-2
RushedQ1 - 14:11 - Behind - 8-3
Ed LangdonQ1 - 16:35 - Goal - 14-3 Alex Neal-BullenQ1 - 17:58 - Behind - 15-3 Jason Horne-FrancisQ1 - 21:12 - Goal - 15-9 Darcy Byrne-JonesQ1 - 23:41 - Goal - 15-15 Charlie DixonQ1 - 28:19 - Behind - 15-16
RushedQ2 - 1:16 - Behind - 15-17
Jason Horne-FrancisQ2 - 2:37 - Goal - 15-23 Darcy Byrne-JonesQ2 - 3:46 - Behind - 15-24 Kysaiah PickettQ2 - 5:07 - Goal - 21-24 Kysaiah PickettQ2 - 12:40 - Goal - 27-24 Christian SalemQ2 - 15:54 - Behind - 28-24 Jack VineyQ2 - 17:34 - Behind - 29-24 Zak ButtersQ2 - 20:37 - Behind - 29-25 Willie RioliQ2 - 23:37 - Behind - 29-26 Kysaiah PickettQ3 - 2:59 - Goal - 35-26 Charlie DixonQ3 - 8:07 - Goal - 35-32 Alex Neal-BullenQ3 - 16:03 - Goal - 41-32 Zak ButtersQ3 - 20:57 - Goal - 41-38 Charlie DixonQ4 - 0:47 - Goal - 41-44
RushedQ4 - 3:52 - Behind - 42-44
RushedQ4 - 6:51 - Behind - 42-45
Kysaiah PickettQ4 - 11:23 - Goal - 48-45 Jack BillingsQ4 - 15:23 - Behind - 49-45 Koltyn TholstrupQ4 - 18:38 - Behind - 50-45
RushedQ4 - 19:48 - Behind - 51-45
Quinton NarkleQ4 - 21:47 - Goal - 51-51
RushedQ4 - 24:16 - Behind - 51-52
RushedQ4 - 28:55 - Behind - 51-53

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 28:5551-53
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 24:1651-52
  • Quinton NarkleGoal
    4Q 21:4751-51
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 19:4851-45
  • Koltyn TholstrupBehind
    4Q 18:3850-45
  • Jack BillingsBehind
    4Q 15:2349-45
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    4Q 11:2348-45
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 6:5142-45
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 3:5242-44
  • Charlie DixonGoal
    4Q 0:4741-44
  • Zak ButtersGoal
    3Q 20:5741-38
  • Alex Neal-BullenGoal
    3Q 16:0341-32
  • Charlie DixonGoal
    3Q 8:0735-32
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    3Q 2:5935-26
  • Willie RioliBehind
    2Q 23:3729-26
  • Zak ButtersBehind
    2Q 20:3729-25
  • Jack VineyBehind
    2Q 17:3429-24
  • Christian SalemBehind
    2Q 15:5428-24
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    2Q 12:4027-24
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    2Q 5:0721-24
  • Darcy Byrne-JonesBehind
    2Q 3:4615-24
  • Jason Horne-FrancisGoal
    2Q 2:3715-23
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 1:1615-17
  • Charlie DixonBehind
    1Q 28:1915-16
  • Darcy Byrne-JonesGoal
    1Q 23:4115-15
  • Jason Horne-FrancisGoal
    1Q 21:1215-9
  • Alex Neal-BullenBehind
    1Q 17:5815-3
  • Ed LangdonGoal
    1Q 16:3514-3
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 14:118-3
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    1Q 12:208-2
  • Kysaiah PickettBehind
    1Q 8:462-2
  • Bayley FritschBehind
    1Q 8:161-2
  • Connor RozeeBehind
    1Q 3:450-2
  • Todd MarshallBehind
    1Q 2:300-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL2.32.22.01.451
PTA2.41.42.02.353

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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MelbournePort Adelaide

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Match Leaders

Goals
4
Kysaiah PickettMEL
Behinds
1
13 tied leaders
Christian SalemMEL
SuperCoach
177
Max GawnMEL
Tackles
8
2 tied leaders
Jack VineyMEL

Team Stats

MELPTA

Scoring / Attack

7Goals7
7Behinds6
19Shots At Goal26
48Inside 50s56
5Goal Assists6
61Score Involvements62
7Marks Inside 5013
3Behinds Rushed5

Possession

358Disposals370
213Kicks246
145Handballs124
160Contested Possessions130
189Uncontested Possessions225
6,033Metres Gained6,176
102Ground Ball Gets92

Clearance / Contest

31Clearances35
8Centre Clearances9
23Stoppage Clearances26
60Tackles62
32Hitouts29
15Hitouts To Advantage9
286Pressure Acts285
13Contested Marks6

Other

131Effective Kicks171
6Marks on the Lead8
18Tackles Inside 506
199AFL Player Rating Points196
9Kick-ins Played On9
68Defensive 50 Possessions72
135Defensive Midfield Possessions137
97Attacking Midfield Possessions107
49Attacking 50 Possessions39
86Marks108
24Frees For15
15Frees Against24
47Rebound 50s41
60Clangers56
54One Percenters69
3Bounces5
1,606Supercoach Points1,695
1,487Dream Team Points1,578
78Turnovers80
25Hitout To Advantage Rate40
39Spoils50
80Intercepts78
14Intercept Marks17
10Kick Ins9

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 12 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
PTA 21 pts
Lead Changes
6
Score Ties
3

How the match finished

Port Adelaide beat Melbourne by 2 points, 53–51.

Port Adelaide came from 3 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Melbourne 15–10 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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