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Melbourne
7.8.50
Sydney
11.19.85
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Melbourne
Sydney
Q1
4.0.24
1.8.14

    Melbourne Events

  • 13 mins - Goal, T.McDonald
  • 24 mins - Goal, M.Hannan
  • 26 mins - Goal, J.Hunt
  • 28 mins - Goal, C.Petracca

    Melbourne and Sydney Events

  • 3 mins - Behind, G.Rohan
  • 4 mins - Behind, G.Rohan
  • 7 mins - Behind, L.Franklin
  • 8 mins - Behind, L.Parker
  • 9 mins - Behind, N.Newman
  • 10 mins - Behind, G.Rohan
  • 20 mins - Behind, S.Reid
  • 29 mins - Behind, O.Florent
  • 30 mins - Goal, L.Parker
Q2
4.1.25
5.15.45

    Melbourne Events

  • 24 mins - Behind, A.Neal-Bullen

    Melbourne and Sydney Events

  • 4 mins - Behind, J.Kennedy
  • 6 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 7 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 10 mins - Goal, L.Franklin
  • 14 mins - Behind, I.Heeney
  • 17 mins - Behind, L.Parker
  • 18 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 19 mins - Goal, I.Heeney
  • 23 mins - Goal, K.Jack
  • 26 mins - Goal, T.Papley
  • 29 mins - Behind, S.Naismith
Q3
5.4.34
8.16.64

    Melbourne Events

  • 4 mins - Behind, A.Neal-Bullen
  • 5 mins - Goal, T.McDonald
  • 7 mins - Behind, T.Bugg
  • 8 mins - Behind, J.Harmes

    Melbourne and Sydney Events

  • 12 mins - Goal, S.Reid
  • 16 mins - Behind, L.Franklin
  • 18 mins - Goal, J.Lloyd
  • 21 mins - Goal, L.Franklin
Q4
7.8.50
11.19.85

    Melbourne Events

  • 1 mins - Goal, J.Melksham
  • 4 mins - Behind, M.Hannan
  • 6 mins - Behind, B.Vince
  • 10 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 21 mins - Goal, C.Petracca
  • 28 mins - Rushed Behind

    Melbourne and Sydney Events

  • 7 mins - Goal, L.Franklin
  • 9 mins - Behind, L.Franklin
  • 15 mins - Behind, T.Papley
  • 18 mins - Goal, L.Franklin
  • 19 mins - Behind, D.Towers
  • 23 mins - Goal, T.Papley

Scorers

Melbourne
Sydney
Goal Scorers Melbourne Sydney
Goals and Behinds McDonald (2.0), Petracca (2.0), Hannan (1.1), Hunt (1.0), Melksham (1.0), Neal-Bullen (0.2), Bugg (0.1), Harmes (0.1), Vince (0.1) Franklin (4.3), Papley (2.1), Parker (1.2), Heeney (1.1), Reid (1.1), Jack (1.0), Lloyd (1.0), Rohan (0.3), Florent (0.1), Kennedy (0.1), Naismith (0.1), Newman (0.1), Towers (0.1)

Team Statistics

Melbourne
Sydney

Statistics

Melbourne Sydney
Goals 7 11
Behinds 8 19
Scoring shots 16 33
Goals/scoring shots 44 33
Disposals 347 439
MelbourneGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
T.Bugg 6 3 2 3 2 4 0 1 0 0
S.Frost 12 9 5 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
M.Gawn 12 7 5 5 7 2 1 1 29 1
M.Hannan 11 6 0 5 7 5 4 2 0 3
J.Harmes 12 6 2 6 4 1 0 0 0 0
M.Hibberd 33 21 4 12 2 2 0 0 0 1
J.Hunt 7 3 4 4 0 3 0 1 0 0
N.Jetta 16 5 3 11 8 8 1 1 0 0
J.Lewis 16 11 3 5 5 1 2 2 0 3
O.McDonald 18 12 8 6 4 2 1 0 0 1
T.McDonald 19 8 6 11 9 2 3 4 2 1
J.Melksham 17 8 3 9 8 3 1 4 0 4
A.Neal-Bullen 12 5 1 7 5 2 0 0 0 1
C.Oliver 24 7 4 17 12 6 0 0 0 3
C.Pedersen 15 5 3 10 8 4 2 1 6 1
C.Petracca 19 5 1 14 10 4 0 0 0 3
B.Stretch 9 2 1 7 4 4 1 0 0 0
D.Tyson 21 10 1 11 9 8 2 1 0 3
B.Vince 20 14 1 6 4 3 2 1 0 1
J.Viney 17 9 4 8 2 3 0 1 0 1
J.Wagner 20 10 3 10 8 2 0 1 0 0
M.White 11 5 4 6 1 1 0 0 0 0
SydneyGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
O.Florent 9 5 3 4 2 2 0 1 0 1
L.Franklin 19 15 11 4 5 1 1 3 0 0
H.Grundy 20 10 7 10 4 1 2 0 0 0
D.Hannebery 16 5 3 11 8 2 0 1 0 1
I.Heeney 24 16 3 8 12 2 1 1 0 5
G.Hewett 29 15 10 14 11 4 3 3 0 3
K.Jack 23 16 5 7 7 10 2 0 0 2
Z.Jones 26 17 6 9 6 5 2 1 0 1
J.Kennedy 28 12 3 16 14 6 1 1 0 10
J.Lloyd 27 19 5 8 4 1 1 1 0 1
J.McVeigh 24 14 10 10 6 1 0 0 0 0
L.Melican 14 9 5 5 5 3 1 2 0 0
C.Mills 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
S.Naismith 12 5 4 7 8 2 0 1 27 1
N.Newman 25 19 8 6 7 5 2 0 0 1
T.Papley 25 12 5 13 7 4 0 3 0 2
L.Parker 38 20 6 18 19 6 2 0 0 9
D.Rampe 21 11 6 10 7 1 0 0 0 0
S.Reid 14 9 8 5 6 1 2 0 2 1
G.Rohan 16 11 8 5 6 3 0 1 0 0
N.Smith 13 4 5 9 5 1 0 1 0 0
D.Towers 16 10 5 6 8 4 0 0 0 0

Match Details

Melbourne
Sydney
START TIME
7:50PM
WEATHER
Mostly clear
VENUE
MCG
Umpires
Matt Stevic, Shane McInerney, Leigh Fisher
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Sydney Swans too good for Melbourne Demons in spiteful match

SYDNEY 1.8 5.15 8.16 11.19 (85)
MELBOURNE  4.0 4.1 5.4 7.8 (50)
GOALS Sydney:
Franklin 4, Papley 2, Heeney, Lloyd, Jack, Parkr S Reid. Melbourne: Petracca 2, McDonald 2, Hunt, Melksham, Hannan. 
BEST Sydney: Parker, Kennedy, Hewett, Franklin, Heeney, Jack. Melbourne: Hibberd, Petracca, Oliver, Viney.
REPORT Melbourne: Bugg (striking).
UMPIRES Stevic, McInerney, Fisher.
CROWD 47,464 at MCG.

At stages this season it seemed as if the competition had not only caught up to Sydney but sped right past. Melbourne had appeared to be one such side but on Friday night they became the latest side to fall victim to the red hot Swans.

Sydney are back in the eight and though they are likely to drop out by the end of the weekend, in the form they're in it's only a matter of time before they return.

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Swans make it four in a row against Dees

Sydney are knocking on the door of the top eight with yet another solid victory over a disappointing Demons side.

The quality of Sydney's scalps is growing, as is the manner in which they are winning. Their 35-point victory over the in-form Demons was not pretty - due mainly to inaccurate kicking - but full of merit nevertheless.

The win was marred by an ugly hit off the ball by Melbourne's Tomas Bugg, which floored Callum Mills and ended the young Swan's night prematurely. Bugg had his number taken and is staring at a lengthy suspension.

The Demons started the week in premiership discussions but finished it crashing back to earth with a thud. Capping off a horror night, skipper Jack Viney finished the night on crutches after missing the second half with a foot injury.

So badly were the Demons travelling, Viney's absence would not have changed the result.

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This was a smashing everywhere but the scoreboard, though the margin was still considerable. The Demons have won respect this year after finding a harder edge but were hustled and bustled out of the way by the masters of pressure football.

Early on, it seemed the Swans were going to pay a heavy price after frittering numerous opportunities in front of goal. At one point they had kicked an ugly 1.11.

The Swans began like they had finished seven days earlier but received sweet little for their industry. The match-winner last week, Gary Rohan was crippled with the yips with three behinds and one out on the full from his first four attempts.

From seven entries inside 50 the Swans managed six behinds. They also blew what would have been a gimme when Tom Papley floored Bugg in the heated aftermath of the fiery Demon's hit on Mills.

Melbourne, as if on cue, goaled with their first incursion. Well beaten early, the Dees started winning the ball in congestion across half-back and in midfield from which they were able to use their extra pace to good effect.

Unlike their opponent, they got bang for their buck with four straight, including a gem from 55 out on the run by Christian Petracca. It took until after the quarter time siren for Sydney to belatedly break through via Luke Parker.

The Dees were sternly tested in the second quarter - and failed. Sydney, through their old firm of Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker, Dan Hannebery and Kieren Jack, had Melbourne hemmed in their defensive half.

Again, the Dees were let off the hook by wastefulness in front of the big sticks but the weight of numbers - they were minus 14 for inside 50s and 19 in contested possessions - was showing.

The Demons, despite the absence of Viney, controlled the opening few minutes of the second half but it was now their turn to burn goals, most notably James Harmes' miss from close range.

Whereas the Swans were able to generate enough shots not to rue their misses, the Demons needed to make the most from their limited chances.

After stemming the Dees' opening flurry, the Swans regained ascendancy in general play and edged further ahead. First, Reid marked and converted - no mean feat on such a night, then Jake Lloyd kicked truly after getting on the end of a quick chain of handballs. The margin was out to five goals after Franklin bombed one from long range.