Sydney vs Melbourne 03-May-2026 Match Centre

Sun 03-May-2026

Final Round 8

Sydney Coach: Dean Cox

131 19.17

114 17.12

Melbourne Coach: Steven King

2Q3Q4Q

Nick BlakeyQ1 - 1:08 - Behind - 1-0 Brody MihocekQ1 - 2:34 - Behind - 1-1 Latrelle PickettQ1 - 3:50 - Behind - 1-2 Malcolm RosasQ1 - 8:03 - Goal - 7-2 Harry SharpQ1 - 10:50 - Behind - 7-3 Jacob van RooyenQ1 - 12:20 - Goal - 7-9 Joel AmarteyQ1 - 15:59 - Goal - 13-9 Caleb WindsorQ1 - 17:15 - Goal - 13-15 Logan McDonaldQ1 - 18:52 - Goal - 19-15 Max GawnQ1 - 20:06 - Goal - 19-21 Harry SharpQ1 - 23:31 - Goal - 19-27 Harry SharpQ1 - 24:56 - Goal - 19-33 Malcolm RosasQ1 - 28:23 - Goal - 25-33

RushedQ1 - 29:41 - Behind - 26-33

Joel AmarteyQ1 - 32:02 - Goal - 32-33 Kysaiah PickettQ1 - 33:28 - Behind - 32-34 Brodie GrundyQ2 - 3:03 - Behind - 33-34 Malcolm RosasQ2 - 4:08 - Goal - 39-34 Malcolm RosasQ2 - 7:24 - Goal - 45-34 Matthew JeffersonQ2 - 8:42 - Goal - 45-40 Malcolm RosasQ2 - 10:05 - Goal - 51-40 Chad WarnerQ2 - 15:01 - Behind - 52-40 Tom PapleyQ2 - 16:50 - Goal - 58-40 Max HeathQ2 - 19:28 - Goal - 58-46 Charlie CurnowQ2 - 20:40 - Behind - 59-46 Joel AmarteyQ2 - 22:52 - Goal - 65-46 Charlie CurnowQ2 - 26:19 - Behind - 66-46

RushedQ2 - 27:13 - Behind - 67-46

Tom PapleyQ2 - 28:04 - Behind - 68-46 Joel AmarteyQ3 - 2:11 - Behind - 69-46 Justin McInerneyQ3 - 2:44 - Goal - 75-46 Charlie CurnowQ3 - 4:49 - Behind - 76-46 Tom SparrowQ3 - 5:34 - Behind - 76-47 Bayley FritschQ3 - 6:29 - Behind - 76-48 Charlie CurnowQ3 - 10:20 - Goal - 82-48 Nick BlakeyQ3 - 11:51 - Behind - 83-48 Bailey LaurieQ3 - 13:09 - Goal - 83-54 Caleb WindsorQ3 - 14:17 - Behind - 83-55 Jake LloydQ3 - 17:22 - Goal - 89-55 Max GawnQ3 - 20:30 - Goal - 89-61 Tom SparrowQ3 - 23:03 - Goal - 89-67

RushedQ3 - 24:41 - Behind - 90-67

Justin McInerneyQ3 - 25:35 - Behind - 91-67 Angus SheldrickQ3 - 27:33 - Behind - 92-67 Latrelle PickettQ3 - 28:39 - Behind - 92-68 Matt RobertsQ3 - 30:30 - Behind - 93-68 Kysaiah PickettQ4 - 0:21 - Goal - 93-74 Brodie GrundyQ4 - 3:24 - Goal - 99-74 Kade ChandlerQ4 - 5:07 - Goal - 99-80 Logan McDonaldQ4 - 7:14 - Goal - 105-80 Harry SharpQ4 - 8:35 - Behind - 105-81 Malcolm RosasQ4 - 9:10 - Goal - 111-81 Logan McDonaldQ4 - 10:30 - Goal - 117-81 Bailey LaurieQ4 - 12:39 - Behind - 117-82 Latrelle PickettQ4 - 14:58 - Goal - 117-88 Malcolm RosasQ4 - 16:20 - Goal - 123-88 Kysaiah PickettQ4 - 18:26 - Goal - 123-94 Angus SheldrickQ4 - 22:17 - Behind - 124-94 Daniel TurnerQ4 - 25:01 - Goal - 124-100 Charlie CurnowQ4 - 27:46 - Behind - 125-100 Jacob van RooyenQ4 - 28:21 - Goal - 125-106 Tom SparrowQ4 - 29:40 - Behind - 125-107 Harvey LangfordQ4 - 30:55 - Goal - 125-113

RushedQ4 - 34:32 - Behind - 125-114

Joel AmarteyQ4 - 36:24 - Goal - 131-114

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Joel AmarteyGoal
4Q 36:24131-114
RushedBehind
4Q 34:32125-114
Harvey LangfordGoal
4Q 30:55125-113
Tom SparrowBehind
4Q 29:40125-107
Jacob van RooyenGoal
4Q 28:21125-106
Charlie CurnowBehind
4Q 27:46125-100
Daniel TurnerGoal
4Q 25:01124-100
Angus SheldrickBehind
4Q 22:17124-94
Kysaiah PickettGoal
4Q 18:26123-94
Malcolm RosasGoal
4Q 16:20123-88
Latrelle PickettGoal
4Q 14:58117-88
Bailey LaurieBehind
4Q 12:39117-82
Logan McDonaldGoal
4Q 10:30117-81
Malcolm RosasGoal
4Q 9:10111-81
Harry SharpBehind
4Q 8:35105-81
Logan McDonaldGoal
4Q 7:14105-80
Kade ChandlerGoal
4Q 5:0799-80
Brodie GrundyGoal
4Q 3:2499-74
Kysaiah PickettGoal
4Q 0:2193-74
Matt RobertsBehind
3Q 30:3093-68
Latrelle PickettBehind
3Q 28:3992-68
Angus SheldrickBehind
3Q 27:3392-67
Justin McInerneyBehind
3Q 25:3591-67
RushedBehind
3Q 24:4190-67
Tom SparrowGoal
3Q 23:0389-67
Max GawnGoal
3Q 20:3089-61
Jake LloydGoal
3Q 17:2289-55
Caleb WindsorBehind
3Q 14:1783-55
Bailey LaurieGoal
3Q 13:0983-54
Nick BlakeyBehind
3Q 11:5183-48
Charlie CurnowGoal
3Q 10:2082-48
Bayley FritschBehind
3Q 6:2976-48
Tom SparrowBehind
3Q 5:3476-47
Charlie CurnowBehind
3Q 4:4976-46
Justin McInerneyGoal
3Q 2:4475-46
Joel AmarteyBehind
3Q 2:1169-46
Tom PapleyBehind
2Q 28:0468-46
RushedBehind
2Q 27:1367-46
Charlie CurnowBehind
2Q 26:1966-46
Joel AmarteyGoal
2Q 22:5265-46
Charlie CurnowBehind
2Q 20:4059-46
Max HeathGoal
2Q 19:2858-46
Tom PapleyGoal
2Q 16:5058-40
Chad WarnerBehind
2Q 15:0152-40
Malcolm RosasGoal
2Q 10:0551-40
Matthew JeffersonGoal
2Q 8:4245-40
Malcolm RosasGoal
2Q 7:2445-34
Malcolm RosasGoal
2Q 4:0839-34
Brodie GrundyBehind
2Q 3:0333-34
Kysaiah PickettBehind
1Q 33:2832-34
Joel AmarteyGoal
1Q 32:0232-33
RushedBehind
1Q 29:4126-33
Malcolm RosasGoal
1Q 28:2325-33
Harry SharpGoal
1Q 24:5619-33
Harry SharpGoal
1Q 23:3119-27
Max GawnGoal
1Q 20:0619-21
Logan McDonaldGoal
1Q 18:5219-15
Caleb WindsorGoal
1Q 17:1513-15
Joel AmarteyGoal
1Q 15:5913-9
Jacob van RooyenGoal
1Q 12:207-9
Harry SharpBehind
1Q 10:507-3
Malcolm RosasGoal
1Q 8:037-2
Latrelle PickettBehind
1Q 3:501-2
Brody MihocekBehind
1Q 2:341-1
Nick BlakeyBehind
1Q 1:081-0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
SYD	5.2	5.6	3.7	6.2	131
MEL	5.4	2.0	3.4	7.4	114

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.

Explore shots and disposals

Match Leaders

Goals

Malcolm RosasSYD

Behinds

Charlie CurnowSYD

SuperCoach

130

Brodie GrundySYD

Tackles

Tom SparrowMEL

Team Stats

SYDMEL

Scoring / Attack

19Goals17

17Behinds12

38Shots At Goal31

63Inside 50s59

12Goal Assists10

135Score Involvements90

16Marks Inside 507

3Behinds Rushed1

Possession

425Disposals338

220Kicks185

205Handballs153

139Contested Possessions145

269Uncontested Possessions185

6,576Metres Gained6,206

93Ground Ball Gets90

Clearance / Contest

44Clearances45

16Centre Clearances21

28Stoppage Clearances24

61Tackles62

46Hitouts38

13Hitouts To Advantage16

287Pressure Acts325

6Contested Marks7

Other

151Effective Kicks119

7Marks on the Lead7

12Tackles Inside 5010

260AFL Player Rating Points230

12Kick-ins Played On16

83Defensive 50 Possessions62

148Defensive Midfield Possessions114

107Attacking Midfield Possessions99

70Attacking 50 Possessions55

95Marks56

20Frees For20

20Frees Against20

41Rebound 50s43

54Clangers58

47One Percenters39

13Bounces9

1,823Supercoach Points1,477

1,733Dream Team Points1,388

66Turnovers73

28Hitout To Advantage Rate42

27Spoils24

73Intercepts66

12Intercept Marks7

12Kick Ins17

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: SYD 36 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: MEL 18 pts
Lead Changes: 8
Score Ties: 1

How the match finished

Sydney beat Melbourne by 17 points, 131–114.

Sydney took a 25-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 17 by the final siren, scoring 46 points to 38 in the 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