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Hawthorn vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 23-Mar-2024
Final Round 3
Hawthorn logo
Hawthorn Coach: Sam Mitchell
38 5.8
93 14.9
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
Melbourne logo
M.C.G. Melbourne by 55 MEL by 55
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way
Home team

Hawthorn

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

22 Luke Breust FPL · Left forward pocket 18 Mabior Chol FF · Full forward 32 Finn Maginness FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

33 Jack Ginnivan HFFL · Left half forward 2 Mitch Lewis CHF · Centre half forward 11 Conor Nash HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

7 Ned Reeves RK · Ruck 3 Jai Newcombe RR · Ruck rover 5 James Worpel ROV · Rover

Centre

10 Karl Amon WL · Left wing 13 Dylan Moore C · Centre 25 Josh Ward WR · Right wing

Half backs

4 Jarman Impey HBFL · Left half back 15 Blake Hardwick CHB · Centre half back 16 Massimo DAmbrosio HBFR · Right half back

Backs

23 Josh Weddle BPL · Left back pocket 8 Sam Frost FB · Full back 6 James Sicily BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 4

14 Jack Scrimshaw INT · Interchange 28 Cam Mackenzie INT · Interchange 31 Connor Macdonald INT · Interchange 34 Nick Watson INT · Interchange

Substitutes 1

19 Jack Gunston SUB · Substitute
Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

30 Alex Neal-Bullen FPL · Left forward pocket 50 Ben Brown FF · Full forward 37 Kade Chandler FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

25 Tom McDonald HFFL · Left half forward 31 Bayley Fritsch CHF · Centre half forward 36 Kysaiah Pickett HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

11 Max Gawn RK · Ruck 7 Jack Viney RR · Ruck rover 13 Clayton Oliver ROV · Rover

Centre

15 Ed Langdon WL · Left wing 5 Christian Petracca C · Centre 6 Caleb Windsor WR · Right wing

Half backs

24 Trent Rivers HBFL · Left half back 8 Jake Lever CHB · Centre half back 3 Christian Salem HBFR · Right half back

Backs

4 Judd McVee BPL · Left back pocket 1 Steven May FB · Full back 35 Harry Petty BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 4

14 Jack Billings INT · Interchange 32 Tom Sparrow INT · Interchange 22 Blake Howes INT · Interchange 2 Jacob van Rooyen INT · Interchange

Substitutes 1

27 Marty Hore SUB · Substitute

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Harry PettyQ1 - 2:33 - Behind - 0-1 Christian PetraccaQ1 - 4:02 - Behind - 0-2 Kysaiah PickettQ1 - 5:34 - Goal - 0-8 Nick WatsonQ1 - 11:14 - Behind - 1-8 Bayley FritschQ1 - 12:03 - Goal - 1-14 Kysaiah PickettQ1 - 16:53 - Goal - 1-20 Jack BillingsQ1 - 18:12 - Goal - 1-26 Bayley FritschQ1 - 21:09 - Goal - 1-32
RushedQ1 - 26:19 - Behind - 1-33
Connor MacdonaldQ2 - 4:59 - Goal - 7-33 Kysaiah PickettQ2 - 6:51 - Goal - 7-39 Jacob van RooyenQ2 - 16:24 - Behind - 7-40 Nick WatsonQ2 - 20:41 - Behind - 8-40
RushedQ2 - 25:25 - Behind - 8-41
Luke BreustQ2 - 26:29 - Goal - 14-41 Nick WatsonQ2 - 28:44 - Behind - 15-41
RushedQ3 - 3:58 - Behind - 16-41
Kade ChandlerQ3 - 7:08 - Goal - 16-47 Bayley FritschQ3 - 10:16 - Goal - 16-53 Josh WeddleQ3 - 13:05 - Behind - 17-53 Josh WeddleQ3 - 15:33 - Goal - 23-53 Ben BrownQ3 - 16:41 - Behind - 23-54 Kade ChandlerQ3 - 21:28 - Goal - 23-60 Christian PetraccaQ3 - 22:43 - Goal - 23-66 Jack BillingsQ3 - 24:07 - Behind - 23-67 Nick WatsonQ3 - 25:26 - Goal - 29-67 Jack GinnivanQ3 - 28:55 - Behind - 30-67 Mitch LewisQ4 - 2:02 - Goal - 36-67 Jacob van RooyenQ4 - 3:44 - Goal - 36-73 Bayley FritschQ4 - 7:58 - Goal - 36-79 Bayley FritschQ4 - 9:45 - Goal - 36-85 Bayley FritschQ4 - 11:40 - Behind - 36-86
RushedQ4 - 18:27 - Behind - 37-86
Kysaiah PickettQ4 - 21:11 - Behind - 37-87 Tom SparrowQ4 - 24:11 - Goal - 37-93 Connor MacdonaldQ4 - 25:44 - Behind - 38-93

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Connor MacdonaldBehind
    4Q 25:4438-93
  • Tom SparrowGoal
    4Q 24:1137-93
  • Kysaiah PickettBehind
    4Q 21:1137-87
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 18:2737-86
  • Bayley FritschBehind
    4Q 11:4036-86
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    4Q 9:4536-85
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    4Q 7:5836-79
  • Jacob van RooyenGoal
    4Q 3:4436-73
  • Mitch LewisGoal
    4Q 2:0236-67
  • Jack GinnivanBehind
    3Q 28:5530-67
  • Nick WatsonGoal
    3Q 25:2629-67
  • Jack BillingsBehind
    3Q 24:0723-67
  • Christian PetraccaGoal
    3Q 22:4323-66
  • Kade ChandlerGoal
    3Q 21:2823-60
  • Ben BrownBehind
    3Q 16:4123-54
  • Josh WeddleGoal
    3Q 15:3323-53
  • Josh WeddleBehind
    3Q 13:0517-53
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    3Q 10:1616-53
  • Kade ChandlerGoal
    3Q 7:0816-47
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 3:5816-41
  • Nick WatsonBehind
    2Q 28:4415-41
  • Luke BreustGoal
    2Q 26:2914-41
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 25:258-41
  • Nick WatsonBehind
    2Q 20:418-40
  • Jacob van RooyenBehind
    2Q 16:247-40
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    2Q 6:517-39
  • Connor MacdonaldGoal
    2Q 4:597-33
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 26:191-33
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    1Q 21:091-32
  • Jack BillingsGoal
    1Q 18:121-26
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    1Q 16:531-20
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    1Q 12:031-14
  • Nick WatsonBehind
    1Q 11:141-8
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    1Q 5:340-8
  • Christian PetraccaBehind
    1Q 4:020-2
  • Harry PettyBehind
    1Q 2:330-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
HAW0.12.22.31.238
MEL5.31.24.24.293

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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HawthornMelbourne

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Match Leaders

Goals
5
Bayley FritschMEL
Behinds
3
Nick WatsonHAW
SuperCoach
146
Christian PetraccaMEL
Tackles
7
Tom SparrowMEL

Team Stats

HAWMEL

Scoring / Attack

5Goals14
6Behinds7
16Shots At Goal24
42Inside 50s55
5Goal Assists13
73Score Involvements90
11Marks Inside 5014
2Behinds Rushed6

Possession

383Disposals360
223Kicks217
160Handballs143
116Contested Possessions128
265Uncontested Possessions235
5,140Metres Gained5,730
85Ground Ball Gets84

Clearance / Contest

23Clearances35
5Centre Clearances14
18Stoppage Clearances21
50Tackles73
30Hitouts29
3Hitouts To Advantage6
276Pressure Acts335
4Contested Marks11

Other

153Effective Kicks158
5Marks on the Lead9
14Tackles Inside 503
174AFL Player Rating Points224
9Kick-ins Played On8
79Defensive 50 Possessions79
160Defensive Midfield Possessions130
114Attacking Midfield Possessions110
28Attacking 50 Possessions44
116Marks106
20Frees For17
17Frees Against20
40Rebound 50s36
53Clangers54
42One Percenters35
7Bounces0
1,552Supercoach Points1,745
1,572Dream Team Points1,624
61Turnovers60
24Hitout To Advantage Rate20
29Spoils23
61Intercepts61
12Intercept Marks18
9Kick Ins8

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 56 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 25 pts
Lead Changes
0
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Hawthorn by 55 points, 93–38.

Melbourne extended a 37-point three-quarter-time lead with a 26–8 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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