2017 AFL Round 21: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 2017 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 21 of the 2017 AFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Jarryn Geary captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Simon Goodwin and the visitors were coached by Alan Richardson.

Melbourne
Back: M. Hibberd, O. McDonald, N. Jetta
Half-back: B. Vince, C. Pedersen, J. Hunt
Centre: N. Jones, C. Oliver, J. Lewis
Half-forward: C. Petracca, T. McDonald, J. Melksham
Forward: J. Garlett, M. Hannan, S. Weideman
Follower: M. Gawn, A. Neal-Bullen, J. Viney
Int.: A. Brayshaw, J. Harmes, D. Tyson, J. Wagner

St Kilda
Back: J. Geary (capt.), N. Brown, D. Roberton
Half-back: J. Newnes, J. Carlisle, J. Webster
Centre: S. Savage, L. Dunstan, J. Billings
Half-forward: J. Steele, J. Bruce, M. Weller
Forward: J. Gresham, T. Membrey, J. Sinclair
Follower: B. Longer, S. Ross, J. Steven
Int.: B. Acres, S. Gilbert, K. Stevens, B. White

Melbourne (14.12.96) defeated St Kilda (10.12.72).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Harmes (3), M. Hannan (2), J. Melksham (2), C. Pedersen (2), J. Garlett, M. Gawn, A. Neal-Bullen, D. Tyson, J. Viney
St Kilda: L. Dunstan (2), T. Membrey (2), J. Sinclair (2), J. Billings, J. Bruce, J. Webster, M. Weller

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 10th) and St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2017 AFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Sunday 13 August 2017
Time: 1:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 53,115

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 14.12.96 - 10.12.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 6 . 3 9 . 6 10 . 9 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
St Kilda 1 . 1 4 . 4 8 . 11 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Margin MELB by 32 MELB by 32 MELB by 10 MELB by 24 MELB by 24
Duration 28:46 28:54 30:28 28:40 1:56:48

Honour Roll

Coaches: Simon Goodwin (Melbourne), Alan Richardson (St Kilda)
Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Jarryn Geary (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Chamberlain (#18), S. Ryan (#25), A. Stephens (#12), E: A. Heffernan (#45)
Goal Umpire: C. Lai, D. Wilson, E: D. Rodan
Boundary Umpire: G. Bergroth, B. MacDonald, J. Moore, D. Tee

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Cameron Pedersen MELB 21 3
Nathan Jones MELB 2 2
Jack Billings STKL 15 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Nathan Jones MELB 2 9 1 1 0 0 0
Cameron Pedersen MELB 21 7 ? ? ? ? 0
James Harmes MELB 43 5 ? ? ? ? ?
Billy Longer STKL 18 4 0 ? ? ? ?
Clayton Oliver MELB 13 4 0 ? ? ? ?
Jordan Lewis MELB 6 1 0 0 0 0 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
10 Brayshaw, Angus INT 71% 0 0 26 12 14 4 0 3 1 2 1 0 2 3
36 Garlett, Jeff FPL 76% 1 1 8 6 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 3
11 Gawn, Max RU 85% 1 1 16 8 8 5 19 2 2 5 1 5 1 1
19 Hannan, Mitch FF 77% 2 0 9 5 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
43 Harmes, James INT 77% 3 1 21 14 7 6 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 7
14 Hibberd, Michael BPL 91% 0 0 22 15 7 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 6 2
29 Hunt, Jayden HBFR 87% 0 1 19 12 7 3 0 3 0 2 1 1 4 6
39 Jetta, Neville BPR 90% 0 0 15 6 9 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 0
2 Jones, Nathan WL 85% 0 0 35 12 23 6 0 4 2 1 2 0 4 4
6 Lewis, Jordan WR 91% 0 0 25 14 11 7 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 5
28 McDonald, Oscar FB 89% 0 0 16 13 3 8 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 2
25 McDonald, Tom CHF 94% 0 0 21 10 11 8 0 1 0 2 0 1 6 1
18 Melksham, Jake HFFR 71% 2 0 16 8 8 8 0 3 1 3 0 1 1 5
30 Neal-Bullen, Alex RR 82% 1 1 24 14 10 9 0 4 0 4 0 0 1 4
13 Oliver, Clayton C 83% 0 0 32 6 26 2 0 6 7 2 0 2 0 3
21 Pedersen, Cameron CHB 91% 2 1 26 13 13 8 4 6 1 2 1 2 1 3
5 Petracca, Christian HFFL 85% 0 0 14 6 8 1 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 1
12 Tyson, Dom INT 71% 1 0 19 7 12 3 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 2
23 Vince, Bernie HBFL 78% 0 0 18 11 7 4 0 1 2 1 3 0 3 2
7 Viney, Jack RO 78% 1 0 21 7 14 2 0 1 5 2 4 1 0 3
42 Wagner, Josh INT 67% 0 1 14 9 5 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 4
26 Weideman, Sam FPR 80% 0 1 6 4 2 2 0 4 0 4 2 2 0 1
Rushed 4
Total (22 players) 14 12 423 212 211 100 23 58 27 45 20 20 38 62

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
8 Acres, Blake INT 84% 0 0 16 7 9 0 0 4 2 3 1 1 4 4
15 Billings, Jack WR 83% 1 3 30 14 16 9 0 6 1 1 1 0 1 3
22 Brown, Nathan FB 90% 0 0 7 1 6 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0
27 Bruce, Josh CHF 90% 1 1 10 6 4 5 0 3 0 7 0 1 0 1
2 Carlisle, Jake CHB 94% 0 0 17 16 1 7 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 5
7 Dunstan, Luke C 79% 2 0 24 14 10 6 0 4 3 3 2 0 3 5
14 Geary, Jarryn (c) BPL 87% 0 0 15 5 10 2 0 4 0 3 1 0 4 0
19 Gilbert, Sam INT 87% 0 0 21 8 13 1 0 4 1 7 1 3 1 3
4 Gresham, Jade FPL 85% 0 2 17 8 9 8 0 5 2 3 0 1 0 3
18 Longer, Billy RU 85% 0 0 15 3 12 1 34 3 6 1 6 1 1 3
28 Membrey, Tim FF 90% 2 1 12 9 3 7 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 2
16 Newnes, Jack HBFL 92% 0 1 20 10 10 5 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3
17 Roberton, Dylan BPR 92% 0 0 27 19 8 8 0 0 1 4 1 2 7 1
6 Ross, Sebastian RR 82% 0 0 27 14 13 3 0 3 3 5 1 1 3 2
5 Savage, Shane WL 86% 0 1 26 18 8 4 0 3 1 3 1 0 6 5
35 Sinclair, Jack FPR 84% 2 1 22 10 12 5 0 2 2 2 0 1 3 3
9 Steele, Jack HFFL 87% 0 0 27 13 14 0 0 7 3 6 1 2 2 4
3 Steven, Jack RO 80% 0 0 19 7 12 2 0 3 4 1 0 1 1 3
25 Stevens, Koby INT 14% 0 0 6 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
29 Webster, Jimmy HBFR 84% 1 0 9 8 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 1
44 Weller, Maverick HFFR 80% 1 0 16 7 9 6 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 2
31 White, Brandon INT 67% 0 0 10 4 6 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 10 12 393 203 190 85 34 70 31 62 20 20 43 55

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
14 J. Geary (c) 22 N. Brown 17 D. Roberton 11 M. Gawn 10 A. Brayshaw
26 S. Weideman 19 M. Hannan 36 J. Garlett 30 A. Neal-Bullen 43 J. Harmes
FORWARD 7 J. Viney 12 D. Tyson
HALF-BACK

42 J. Wagner
16 J. Newnes 2 J. Carlisle 29 J. Webster



18 J. Melksham 25 T. McDonald 5 C. Petracca



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



5 S. Savage 7 L. Dunstan 15 J. Billings



6 J. Lewis 13 C. Oliver 2 N. Jones FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 18 B. Longer 8 B. Acres
HALF-FORWARD 6 S. Ross 19 S. Gilbert
9 J. Steele 27 J. Bruce 44 M. Weller 3 J. Steven 25 K. Stevens
29 J. Hunt 21 C. Pedersen 23 B. Vince

31 B. White
HALF-BACK



FORWARD



4 J. Gresham 28 T. Membrey 35 J. Sinclair



39 N. Jetta 28 O. McDonald 14 M. Hibberd



BACK



St Kilda Coach: Alan Richardson

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 MELB Rushed behind 0.1.1 - 0.0.0 04:30
STKL Rushed behind 0.1.1 - 0.1.1 05:42
MELB Jack Viney goal 1.1.7 - 0.1.1 07:28
MELB James Harmes goal 2.1.13 - 0.1.1 09:00
MELB James Harmes goal 3.1.19 - 0.1.1 13:01
MELB Dom Tyson goal 4.1.25 - 0.1.1 14:57
MELB Jayden Hunt behind 4.2.26 - 0.1.1 16:01
STKL Josh Bruce goal 4.2.26 - 1.1.7 17:56
MELB Alex Neal-Bullen behind 4.3.27 - 1.1.7 20:20
MELB James Harmes goal 5.3.33 - 1.1.7 22:19
MELB Cameron Pedersen goal 6.3.39 - 1.1.7 27:40
Q2 STKL Jack Billings behind 6.3.39 - 1.2.8 01:44
MELB Rushed behind 6.4.40 - 1.2.8 02:43
MELB Josh Wagner behind 6.5.41 - 1.2.8 04:25
MELB Max Gawn goal 7.5.47 - 1.2.8 10:32
STKL Jack Billings goal 7.5.47 - 2.2.14 17:29
MELB Alex Neal-Bullen goal 8.5.53 - 2.2.14 19:02
MELB Rushed behind 8.6.54 - 2.2.14 21:46
STKL Maverick Weller goal 8.6.54 - 3.2.20 22:58
STKL Luke Dunstan goal 8.6.54 - 4.2.26 24:51
STKL Shane Savage behind 8.6.54 - 4.3.27 26:03
STKL Jack Newnes behind 8.6.54 - 4.4.28 27:19
MELB Cameron Pedersen goal 9.6.60 - 4.4.28 28:50
Q3 STKL Jade Gresham behind 9.6.60 - 4.5.29 06:04
STKL Tim Membrey goal 9.6.60 - 5.5.35 07:45
MELB Max Gawn behind 9.7.61 - 5.5.35 10:17
STKL Jade Gresham behind 9.7.61 - 5.6.36 11:40
MELB Jake Melksham goal 10.7.67 - 5.6.36 12:53
STKL Josh Bruce behind 10.7.67 - 5.7.37 14:15
STKL Jack Sinclair behind 10.7.67 - 5.8.38 15:55
STKL Luke Dunstan goal 10.7.67 - 6.8.44 17:29
STKL Jack Sinclair goal 10.7.67 - 7.8.50 19:51
STKL Jimmy Webster goal 10.7.67 - 8.8.56 20:59
STKL Rushed behind 10.7.67 - 8.9.57 22:00
MELB Rushed behind 10.8.68 - 8.9.57 22:44
MELB Cameron Pedersen behind 10.9.69 - 8.9.57 26:01
STKL Jack Billings behind 10.9.69 - 8.10.58 29:21
STKL Tim Membrey behind 10.9.69 - 8.11.59 30:25
Q4 STKL Tim Membrey goal 10.9.69 - 9.11.65 00:55
MELB Jeff Garlett goal 11.9.75 - 9.11.65 02:38
MELB Jeff Garlett behind 11.10.76 - 9.11.65 08:47
STKL Jack Billings behind 11.10.76 - 9.12.66 09:21
MELB Mitch Hannan goal 12.10.82 - 9.12.66 13:49
MELB Mitch Hannan goal 13.10.88 - 9.12.66 15:13
MELB Sam Weideman behind 13.11.89 - 9.12.66 20:37
MELB James Harmes behind 13.12.90 - 9.12.66 23:05
STKL Jack Sinclair goal 13.12.90 - 10.12.72 23:52
MELB Jake Melksham goal 14.12.96 - 10.12.72 26:35