2020 AFL Round 14: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 2020 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 14 of the 2020 AFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at TIO Traeger Park. Max Gawn captained the hosts. Jarryn Geary captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Simon Goodwin and the visitors were coached by Brett Ratten.

Melbourne
Back: A. Tomlinson, S. May, J. Lever
Half-back: C. Salem, O. McDonald, M. Hibberd
Centre: K. Pickett, J. Viney, E. Langdon
Half-forward: T. Rivers, S. Weideman, C. Spargo
Forward: M. Hannan, M. Brown, J. Melksham
Follower: M. Gawn (capt.), C. Petracca, C. Oliver
Int.: A. Brayshaw, N. Jones, A. vandenBerg, J. Wagner

St Kilda
Back: J. Geary (capt.), C. Wilkie, N. Coffield
Half-back: B. Paton, H. Clark, D. Howard
Centre: J. Billings, Z. Jones, S. Ross
Half-forward: B. Hill, E. Phillips, D. Butler
Forward: T. Membrey, M. King, R. Marshall
Follower: P. Ryder, J. Steele, D. Kent
Int.: J. Battle, N. Hind, B. Long, J. Sinclair

Melbourne (8.4.52) defeated St Kilda (7.7.49).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: C. Petracca (4), S. Weideman (2), M. Brown, M. Gawn
St Kilda: J. Battle, M. King, R. Marshall, T. Membrey, E. Phillips, P. Ryder, J. Steele

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2020 AFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 29 August 2020
Time: 7:10 PM
Venue: TIO Traeger Park
Attendance: 1,917

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 8.4.52 - 7.7.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 0 5 . 1 7 . 3 8 . 4 8 . 4 (52)
St Kilda 1 . 3 4 . 5 6 . 6 7 . 7 7 . 7 (49)
Margin MELB by 15 MELB by 2 MELB by 3 MELB by 3 MELB by 3
Duration 25:29 23:39 25:14 23:03 1:37:25

Honour Roll

Coaches: Simon Goodwin (Melbourne), Brett Ratten (St Kilda)
Captains: Max Gawn (Melbourne), Jarryn Geary (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: N. Foot (#2), B. Hosking (#16), A. Stephens (#12)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Christian Petracca MELB 5 3
Steven May MELB 1 2
Jack Steele STKL 9 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Steven May MELB 1 10 2 0 0 0 0
Christian Petracca MELB 5 8 0 2 0 0 0
Jack Steele STKL 9 6 0 0 2 0 0
Bradley Hill STKL 8 3 0 0 0 1 1
Ed Langdon MELB 15 3 0 0 0 1 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 76% 0 0 13 7 6 4 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1
38 Brown, Mitch FF 85% 1 0 8 6 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Gawn, Max (c) RU 94% 1 0 15 8 7 2 28 2 4 5 1 2 4 0
19 Hannan, Mitch FPL 71% 0 0 7 4 3 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2
14 Hibberd, Michael HBFR 73% 0 0 16 9 7 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1
2 Jones, Nathan INT 81% 0 0 14 6 8 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0
15 Langdon, Ed WR 87% 0 0 22 16 6 8 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 2
8 Lever, Jake BPR 100% 0 0 9 7 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2
1 May, Steven FB 95% 0 0 22 14 8 9 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 0
28 McDonald, Oscar CHB 94% 0 0 11 8 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0
18 Melksham, Jake FPR 87% 0 0 8 7 1 5 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 3
13 Oliver, Clayton RO 80% 0 0 26 8 18 3 0 4 6 3 0 0 2 2
5 Petracca, Christian RR 86% 4 1 15 11 4 3 0 2 3 2 1 2 1 3
36 Pickett, Kysaiah WL 70% 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1
24 Rivers, Trent HFFL 85% 0 0 16 11 5 6 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 1
3 Salem, Christian HBFL 84% 0 0 21 11 10 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 2
9 Spargo, Charlie HFFR 72% 0 0 8 3 5 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1
20 Tomlinson, Adam BPL 75% 0 0 11 8 3 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 2
22 vandenBerg, Aaron INT 62% 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2
7 Viney, Jack C 80% 0 0 9 5 4 0 0 6 3 2 2 1 0 2
42 Wagner, Josh INT 64% 0 0 15 10 5 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
26 Weideman, Sam CHF 98% 2 1 8 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 8 4 287 171 116 81 28 35 23 39 9 11 39 30

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
26 Battle, Josh INT 67% 1 0 6 6 0 2 0 4 1 4 0 2 0 1
15 Billings, Jack WL 82% 0 1 14 11 3 5 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 2
16 Butler, Dan HFFR 79% 0 0 11 7 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
11 Clark, Hunter CHB 85% 0 0 8 4 4 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 1
1 Coffield, Nick BPR 85% 0 0 15 10 5 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
14 Geary, Jarryn (c) BPL 82% 0 0 14 10 4 5 0 4 0 1 1 0 2 2
8 Hill, Bradley HFFL 93% 0 0 27 15 12 6 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3
40 Hind, Nick INT 70% 0 0 5 1 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
20 Howard, Dougal HBFR 92% 0 0 11 8 3 4 0 4 0 3 2 1 3 1
3 Jones, Zak C 79% 0 0 20 10 10 3 0 8 5 5 0 1 0 6
25 Kent, Dean RO 79% 0 0 9 5 4 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 2
12 King, Max FF 84% 1 0 3 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
21 Long, Ben INT 80% 0 0 15 8 7 3 0 2 0 2 2 0 3 2
19 Marshall, Rowan FPR 82% 1 2 13 10 3 6 12 4 2 1 1 0 1 1
28 Membrey, Tim FPL 93% 1 2 7 5 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
33 Paton, Ben HBFL 83% 0 0 16 6 10 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
30 Phillips, Ed CHF 86% 1 0 12 8 4 4 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 2
6 Ross, Sebastian WR 84% 0 0 15 9 6 0 0 4 4 1 1 1 1 2
18 Ryder, Paddy RU 74% 1 0 6 6 0 3 17 1 1 2 2 1 0 1
35 Sinclair, Jack INT 66% 0 0 14 9 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7
9 Steele, Jack RR 82% 1 0 26 13 13 5 0 1 8 1 0 0 2 3
44 Wilkie, Callum FB 92% 0 0 15 7 8 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 7 7 282 170 112 75 32 46 29 36 11 9 21 46

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

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 STKL Tim Membrey behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 03:15
STKL Rushed behind 0.0.0 - 0.2.2 04:43
MELB Christian Petracca goal 1.0.6 - 0.2.2 08:59
STKL Rowan Marshall behind 1.0.6 - 0.3.3 11:51
STKL Max King goal 1.0.6 - 1.3.9 13:04
MELB Christian Petracca goal 2.0.12 - 1.3.9 17:51
MELB Max Gawn goal 3.0.18 - 1.3.9 19:59
MELB Sam Weideman goal 4.0.24 - 1.3.9 24:10
Q2 STKL Rushed behind 4.0.24 - 1.4.10 01:36
MELB Sam Weideman behind 4.1.25 - 1.4.10 02:58
MELB Mitch Brown goal 5.1.31 - 1.4.10 07:14
STKL Ed Phillips goal 5.1.31 - 2.4.16 14:16
STKL Tim Membrey behind 5.1.31 - 2.5.17 18:16
STKL Jack Steele goal 5.1.31 - 3.5.23 20:39
STKL Rowan Marshall goal 5.1.31 - 4.5.29 21:59
Q3 STKL Josh Battle goal 5.1.31 - 5.5.35 02:39
STKL Jack Billings behind 5.1.31 - 5.6.36 06:45
MELB Rushed behind 5.2.32 - 5.6.36 08:04
MELB Christian Petracca goal 6.2.38 - 5.6.36 08:54
STKL Paddy Ryder goal 6.2.38 - 6.6.42 10:56
MELB Sam Weideman goal 7.2.44 - 6.6.42 17:58
MELB Christian Petracca behind 7.3.45 - 6.6.42 21:58
Q4 MELB Rushed behind 7.4.46 - 6.6.42 08:32
MELB Christian Petracca goal 8.4.52 - 6.6.42 13:09
STKL Tim Membrey goal 8.4.52 - 7.6.48 16:27
STKL Rowan Marshall behind 8.4.52 - 7.7.49 19:30