MATCH CENTRE
ROUND 22, 2021
MELBOURNE
V
ADELAIDE
MELB WIN BY 41
16.8
104
104
FT
9.9
63
63
MCG
2021-08-15T04:10:00Z
Match Summary
Score Breakdown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3.3 21 |
7.4 46 |
12.7 79 |
16.8 104 |
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1.6 12 |
3.7 25 |
8.8 56 |
9.9 63 |
Best On Ground
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Team Stats
Melbourne
Adelaide
Player Stats
Melbourne
| Player | K | H | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Vandenberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Neal-Bullen | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Angus Brayshaw | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bayley Fritsch | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Ben Brown | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Charlie Spargo | 12 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Christian Petracca | 15 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Christian Salem | 20 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Clayton Oliver | 15 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Langdon | 21 | 6 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Petty | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Bowey | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Lever | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Melksham | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| James Harmes | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| James Jordon | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Smith | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kysaiah Pickett | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Luke Jackson | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Max Gawn | 13 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hibberd | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Sparrow | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Rivers | 15 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Adelaide
| Player | K | H | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew McPherson | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Davis | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Keays | 14 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Cook | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chayce Jones | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Fogarty | 9 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| David Mackay | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Elliott Himmelberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harry Schoenberg | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Kelly | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordon Butts | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kieran Strachan | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lachlan Murphy | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lachlan Sholl | 11 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ned McHenry | 8 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Murray | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Seedsman | 20 | 16 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Riley Thilthorpe | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Rory Laird | 12 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Rory Sloane | 16 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane McAdam | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Doedee | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lynch | 16 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Team Line-Ups
Melbourne
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| IN | J. Smith, M. Hibberd | ||||||||||||||
| OUT | J. Hunt, S. May | ||||||||||||||
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Adelaide
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| IN | K. Strachan, L. Sholl, S. McAdam | ||||||||||||||
| OUT | B. Smith, R. O'Brien, W. Hamill | ||||||||||||||
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Preview
Ladder Position
Previous 5 Games
Melbourne
| DATE | OPP | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| 9/8/21 | West Coast | W 63 - 72 |
| 1/8/21 | Gold Coast | W 30 - 128 |
| 24/7/21 | Bulldogs | L 65 - 85 |
| 17/7/21 | Hawthorn | D 79 - 79 |
| 8/7/21 | Port Adelaide | W 55 - 86 |
Adelaide
| DATE | OPP | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| 7/8/21 | Port Adelaide | L 51 - 55 |
| 31/7/21 | Bulldogs | L 105 - 56 |
| 24/7/21 | Hawthorn | W 102 - 83 |
| 18/7/21 | West Coast | L 56 - 98 |
| 9/7/21 | Essendon | L 84 - 21 |
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