FULL TIME: Melbourne vs Sydney – Round 8, 2021

Match Summary

Best On Ground

Melbourne

Clayton OliverC Oliver35 disposals

James HarmesJ Harmes31 disposals

Tom McDonaldT McDonald4 goals

Sydney

Callum MillsC Mills33 disposals
1 goal

Luke ParkerL Parker32 disposals

Will HaywardW Hayward2 goals

Team Stats

Melbourne

Sydney

Disposals

372

380

Contested Possessions

159

164

Kicks

193

234

Handballs

179

146

Free Kicks

15

17

Clearances

37

39

Centre Clearances

4

17

Stoppages

33

22

Inside 50

46

58

Marks

56

87

Marks in 50

9

6

Contested Marks

4

11

Tackles

76

92

Hit-Outs

52

29

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

Sydney

IN Harrison Petty, James Harmes, Kade Chandler OUT Adam Tomlinson (Injured), Nathan Jones (Omitted), Oskar Baker (Omitted)

IN Dane Rampe, Lance Franklin, Nick Blakey, Robbie Fox OUT Dylan Stephens, Isaac Heeney, Lewis Melican, Ryan Clarke

FB 29 Jayden Hunt 1 Steven May 8 Jake Lever FF 9 Will Hayward 23 Lance Franklin 45 Sam Wicks HB 3 Christian Salem 35 Harrison Petty 14 Michael Hibberd HF 21 Errol Gulden 41 Hayden McLean 11 Tom Papley C 10 Angus Brayshaw 5 Christian Petracca 15 Ed Langdon C 27 Justin McInerney 12 Josh P. Kennedy 13 Oliver Florent HF 23 James Jordon 25 Tom McDonald 9 Charlie Spargo HB 7 Harry Cunningham 42 Robbie Fox 44 Jake Lloyd FF 30 Alex Neal-Bullen 50 Ben Brown 31 Bayley Fritsch FB 24 Dane Rampe 30 Tom McCartin 34 Jordan Dawson

FOLLOWERS
11	Max Gawn
13	Clayton Oliver
36	Kysaiah Pickett

INTERCHANGE
4	James Harmes
6	Luke Jackson
18	Jake Melksham
24	Trent Rivers

EMERGENCIES
37	Kade Chandler

FOLLOWERS
31	Tom Hickey
14	Callum Mills
1	Chad Warner

INTERCHANGE
8	James Rowbottom
18	Callum Sinclair
26	Luke Parker
38	Colin O'Riordan

EMERGENCIES
22	Nick Blakey

Melbourne
IN	H. Petty, J. Harmes, K. Chandler
OUT	A. Tomlinson, N. Jones, O. Baker
B J. Hunt, S. May, J. Lever HB C. Salem, H. Petty, M. Hibberd C A. Brayshaw, C. Petracca, E. Langdon HF J. Jordon, T. McDonald, C. Spargo F A. Neal-Bullen, B. Brown, B. Fritsch FOL M. Gawn, C. Oliver, K. Pickett I/C J. Harmes, L. Jackson, J. Melksham, T. Rivers EMG K. Chandler, . , .
Sydney
IN	D. Rampe, L. Franklin, N. Blakey, R. Fox
OUT	D. Stephens (Omitted), I. Heeney (Injured), L. Melican (Injured), R. Clarke (Omitted)
B D. Rampe, T. McCartin, J. Dawson HB H. Cunningham, R. Fox, J. Lloyd C J. McInerney, J. Kennedy, O. Florent HF E. Gulden, H. McLean, T. Papley F W. Hayward, L. Franklin, S. Wicks FOL T. Hickey, C. Mills, C. Warner I/C J. Rowbottom, C. Sinclair, L. Parker, C. O'Riordan EMG N. Blakey, . , .

Preview

Previous 5 Games

Melbourne

DATE	OPP	RESULT
2/5/21	Kangaroos	W 73 - 103
24/4/21	Tigers	W 82 - 48
18/4/21	Hawks	W 54 - 104
11/4/21	Cats	W 85 - 60
4/4/21	Giants	W 68 - 102

Sydney

DATE	OPP	RESULT
1/5/21	Cats	W 90 - 88
24/4/21	Suns	L 100 - 60
17/4/21	Giants	L 69 - 71
8/4/21	Bombers	W 83 - 80
3/4/21	Tigers	W 72 - 117