MATCH CENTRE
ROUND 8, 2021
MELBOURNE
V
SYDNEY
MELB WIN BY 9
10.7
67
67
FT
8.10
58
58
MCG
2021-05-08T09:25:00Z
Match Summary
Score Breakdown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3.1 19 |
5.6 36 |
8.6 54 |
10.7 67 |
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3.3 21 |
3.7 25 |
6.8 44 |
8.10 58 |
Best On Ground
Team Stats

Melbourne

Sydney
Player Stats

Melbourne
| Player | K | H | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Neal-Bullen | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Angus Brayshaw | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bayley Fritsch | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Brown | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Charlie Spargo | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Petracca | 16 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Christian Salem | 19 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Clayton Oliver | 15 | 20 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Langdon | 15 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Petty | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Lever | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Melksham | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| James Harmes | 7 | 24 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| James Jordon | 10 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Hunt | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kade Chandler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kysaiah Pickett | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Jackson | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Gawn | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Hibberd | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven May | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom McDonald | 13 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Trent Rivers | 8 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |

Sydney
| Player | K | H | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Mills | 14 | 19 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Callum Sinclair | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Chad Warner | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin O'Riordan | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Rampe | 12 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Errol Gulden | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Cunningham | 15 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden McLean | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Lloyd | 20 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| James Rowbottom | 12 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Dawson | 19 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh P. Kennedy | 13 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin McInerney | 10 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lance Franklin | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Parker | 16 | 16 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Blakey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Florent | 10 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Fox | 10 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Wicks | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Hickey | 9 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom McCartin | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Papley | 14 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Will Hayward | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Team Line-Ups
Melbourne
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| IN | H. Petty, J. Harmes, K. Chandler | ||||||||||||||
| OUT | A. Tomlinson, N. Jones, O. Baker | ||||||||||||||
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Sydney
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| IN | D. Rampe, L. Franklin, N. Blakey, R. Fox | ||||||||||||||
| OUT | D. Stephens, I. Heeney, L. Melican, R. Clarke | ||||||||||||||
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Preview
Ladder Position
Previous 5 Games

Melbourne
| DATE | OPP | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| 2/5/21 | North Melbourne | W 73 - 103 |
| 24/4/21 | Richmond | W 82 - 48 |
| 18/4/21 | Hawthorn | W 54 - 104 |
| 11/4/21 | Geelong | W 85 - 60 |
| 4/4/21 | GWS | W 68 - 102 |

Sydney
| DATE | OPP | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| 1/5/21 | Geelong | W 90 - 88 |
| 24/4/21 | Gold Coast | L 100 - 60 |
| 17/4/21 | GWS | L 69 - 71 |
| 8/4/21 | Essendon | W 83 - 80 |
| 3/4/21 | Richmond | W 72 - 117 |







