2023 AFL Round 3: Melbourne v Sydney

This is the match report for the match played on 2 April 2023 between Melbourne and Sydney during round 3 of the 2023 AFL season. Melbourne hosted Sydney at MCG. The hosts were coached by Simon Goodwin and the visitors were coached by John Longmire.

Melbourne
Back: A. Brayshaw, S. May, J. Lever
Half-back: T. Rivers, H. Petty, M. Hibberd
Centre: E. Langdon, C. Oliver, L. Hunter
Half-forward: J. Bowey, J. van Rooyen, C. Petracca
Forward: K. Chandler, B. Brown, A. Neal-Bullen
Follower: B. Grundy, J. Jordon, J. Viney
Int.: B. Fritsch, J. McVee, C. Spargo, T. Sparrow
Sub.: J. Melksham

Sydney
Back: T. McCartin, D. Rampe, B. Campbell
Half-back: O. Florent, J. Lloyd, N. Blakey
Centre: E. Gulden, L. Parker, J. McInerney
Half-forward: I. Heeney, W. Hayward, J. Amartey
Forward: T. Papley, L. Franklin, H. Cunningham
Follower: P. Ladhams, C. Warner, C. Mills
Int.: P. McCartin, L. McDonald, J. Rowbottom, D. Stephens
Sub.: M. Roberts

Melbourne (21.8.134) defeated Sydney (12.12.84).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: K. Chandler (3), B. Fritsch (3), J. van Rooyen (3), L. Hunter (2), C. Oliver (2), C. Spargo (2), B. Brown, J. Jordon, J. Melksham, A. Neal-Bullen, H. Petty, T. Sparrow
Sydney: T. Papley (3), L. Franklin (2), W. Hayward (2), N. Blakey, E. Gulden, L. McDonald, J. McInerney, J. Rowbottom

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Sydney were then 5th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2023 AFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Melbourne v Sydney
Date: Sunday 2 April 2023
Time: 3:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 42,423

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Sydney
Score: 21.8.134 - 12.12.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 6 . 1 9 . 3 14 . 4 21 . 8 21 . 8 (134)
Sydney 1 . 3 6 . 6 9 . 9 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Margin MELB by 28 MELB by 15 MELB by 25 MELB by 50 MELB by 50
Duration 30:37 30:11 31:24 31:48 2:04:00

Honour Roll

Coaches: Simon Goodwin (Melbourne), John Longmire (Sydney)
Captains: unknown (Melbourne), unknown (Sydney)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Clayton Oliver MELB 13 3
Christian Petracca MELB 5 2
Bayley Fritsch MELB 31 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Clayton Oliver MELB 13 9 1 1 0 0 0
Christian Petracca MELB 5 7 1 0 0 1 0
Brodie Grundy MELB 6 6 0 ? ? ? 0
Ed Langdon MELB 15 6 0 ? ? ? 0
Kade Chandler MELB 37 1 0 0 0 0 1
Lachie Hunter MELB 12 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
17 Bowey, Jake HFFL 84% 0 0 16 10 6 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 0
10 Brayshaw, Angus BPL 80% 0 0 19 11 8 9 0 1 1 3 0 2 3 0
50 Brown, Ben FF↓ 46% 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
37 Chandler, Kade FPL 67% 3 0 9 7 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
31 Fritsch, Bayley INT 89% 3 0 11 3 8 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0
6 Grundy, Brodie RU 77% 0 0 21 10 11 5 25 3 4 1 2 0 0 6
14 Hibberd, Michael HBFR 80% 0 0 11 8 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 1
12 Hunter, Lachie WR 92% 2 0 23 13 10 2 0 0 3 3 2 0 3 6
23 Jordon, James RR 80% 1 1 21 13 8 8 0 3 1 2 2 1 1 4
15 Langdon, Ed WL 92% 0 3 24 13 11 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 3 3
8 Lever, Jake BPR 100% 0 0 14 7 7 4 0 0 1 4 1 1 3 1
1 May, Steven FB 100% 0 0 20 17 3 6 0 1 0 2 3 1 6 1
41 McVee, Judd INT 79% 0 0 18 8 10 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 Melksham, Jake SUB↑ 34% 1 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2
30 Neal-Bullen, Alex FPR 73% 1 1 15 10 5 4 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 3
13 Oliver, Clayton C 85% 2 0 25 11 14 5 0 7 6 2 1 2 3 5
5 Petracca, Christian HFFR 90% 0 1 33 20 13 2 0 3 6 6 0 2 1 9
35 Petty, Harry CHB 82% 1 0 13 7 6 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 3
24 Rivers, Trent HBFL 86% 0 1 19 13 6 7 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 4
9 Spargo, Charlie INT 63% 2 0 6 6 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Sparrow, Tom INT 73% 1 0 10 7 3 4 0 4 2 3 1 2 0 4
2 van Rooyen, Jacob CHF 72% 3 0 9 5 4 3 3 6 1 1 2 1 0 0
7 Viney, Jack RO 77% 0 0 19 11 8 1 0 3 5 6 2 1 1 6
Rushed 1
Total (23 players) 21 8 363 214 149 92 29 47 34 49 18 16 39 60

J. Melksham replaced B. Brown.

Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
36 Amartey, Joel HFFR 65% 0 3 16 8 8 4 5 0 2 2 2 0 0 4
22 Blakey, Nick HBFR 82% 1 1 19 12 7 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1
16 Campbell, Braeden BPR 76% 0 0 12 8 4 3 0 6 0 3 1 0 3 1
7 Cunningham, Harry FPR 76% 0 0 9 2 7 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1
13 Florent, Oliver HBFL 87% 0 0 21 10 11 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 5 1
23 Franklin, Lance FF 81% 2 2 10 9 1 6 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 5
21 Gulden, Errol WL 83% 1 0 15 9 6 2 0 5 3 4 3 1 1 3
9 Hayward, Will CHF 85% 2 0 9 6 3 0 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 3
5 Heeney, Isaac HFFL 84% 0 1 10 7 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 2 1 4
19 Ladhams, Peter RU 80% 0 0 16 8 8 6 17 2 5 5 0 2 0 5
44 Lloyd, Jake CHB 83% 0 0 21 11 10 5 0 3 2 2 1 0 6 1
39 McCartin, Paddy INT 80% 0 0 11 8 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 1
30 McCartin, Tom BPL 94% 0 0 14 7 7 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1
6 McDonald, Logan INT 81% 1 2 13 8 5 8 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2
27 McInerney, Justin WR 77% 1 0 14 8 6 6 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2
14 Mills, Callum RO 87% 0 0 25 10 15 6 0 4 4 4 1 0 2 2
11 Papley, Tom FPL 84% 3 0 8 7 1 3 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 1
26 Parker, Luke C 85% 0 0 17 10 7 5 0 3 3 3 1 1 0 4
24 Rampe, Dane FB 97% 0 0 17 8 9 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 4 0
34 Roberts, Matt SUB↑ 20% 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
8 Rowbottom, James INT 73% 1 0 12 10 2 1 0 4 3 7 3 3 2 1
3 Stephens, Dylan INT↓ 59% 0 0 14 8 6 4 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 3
1 Warner, Chad RR 82% 0 0 19 12 7 4 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 5
Rushed 3
Total (23 players) 12 12 325 188 137 94 22 45 32 59 16 18 38 52

M. Roberts replaced D. Stephens.

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
30 T. McCartin 24 D. Rampe 16 B. Campbell 6 B. Grundy 31 B. Fritsch
30 A. Neal-Bullen 50 B. Brown 37 K. Chandler 23 J. Jordon 41 J. McVee
FORWARD 7 J. Viney 9 C. Spargo
HALF-BACK

32 T. Sparrow
13 O. Florent 44 J. Lloyd 22 N. Blakey

18 J. Melksham
5 C. Petracca 2 J. van Rooyen 17 J. Bowey



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



21 E. Gulden 26 L. Parker 27 J. McInerney



12 L. Hunter 13 C. Oliver 15 E. Langdon FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 19 P. Ladhams 39 P. McCartin
HALF-FORWARD 1 C. Warner 6 L. McDonald
5 I. Heeney 9 W. Hayward 36 J. Amartey 14 C. Mills 8 J. Rowbottom
14 M. Hibberd 35 H. Petty 24 T. Rivers

3 D. Stephens
HALF-BACK

34 M. Roberts
FORWARD



11 T. Papley 23 L. Franklin 7 H. Cunningham



8 J. Lever 1 S. May 10 A. Brayshaw



BACK



Sydney Coach: John Longmire

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 SYDN Joel Amartey behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 01:17
MELB Alex Neal-Bullen goal 1.0.6 - 0.1.1 03:42
MELB Jacob van Rooyen goal 2.0.12 - 0.1.1 07:26
SYDN Isaac Heeney behind 2.0.12 - 0.2.2 09:26
MELB Charlie Spargo goal 3.0.18 - 0.2.2 14:21
SYDN Lance Franklin goal 3.0.18 - 1.2.8 16:40
SYDN Logan McDonald behind 3.0.18 - 1.3.9 18:18
MELB Lachie Hunter goal 4.0.24 - 1.3.9 19:53
MELB Ben Brown goal 5.0.30 - 1.3.9 24:59
MELB Clayton Oliver goal 6.0.36 - 1.3.9 26:49
MELB Ed Langdon behind 6.1.37 - 1.3.9 28:16
Q2 SYDN Tom Papley goal 6.1.37 - 2.3.15 02:29
SYDN Will Hayward goal 6.1.37 - 3.3.21 04:31
MELB Rushed behind 6.2.38 - 3.3.21 06:49
MELB Kade Chandler goal 7.2.44 - 3.3.21 07:49
MELB James Jordon behind 7.3.45 - 3.3.21 11:20
MELB Bayley Fritsch goal 8.3.51 - 3.3.21 12:20
SYDN Lance Franklin goal 8.3.51 - 4.3.27 15:12
SYDN Joel Amartey behind 8.3.51 - 4.4.28 18:55
SYDN James Rowbottom goal 8.3.51 - 5.4.34 19:51
SYDN Rushed behind 8.3.51 - 5.5.35 21:49
MELB Lachie Hunter goal 9.3.57 - 5.5.35 24:14
SYDN Joel Amartey behind 9.3.57 - 5.6.36 26:19
SYDN Logan McDonald goal 9.3.57 - 6.6.42 28:34
Q3 MELB Clayton Oliver goal 10.3.63 - 6.6.42 01:22
SYDN Tom Papley goal 10.3.63 - 7.6.48 05:21
SYDN Lance Franklin behind 10.3.63 - 7.7.49 10:06
SYDN Errol Gulden goal 10.3.63 - 8.7.55 11:07
SYDN Lance Franklin behind 10.3.63 - 8.8.56 13:04
SYDN Nick Blakey behind 10.3.63 - 8.9.57 13:48
MELB Kade Chandler goal 11.3.69 - 8.9.57 16:40
MELB Bayley Fritsch goal 12.3.75 - 8.9.57 20:46
MELB Bayley Fritsch goal 13.3.81 - 8.9.57 23:49
SYDN Tom Papley goal 13.3.81 - 9.9.63 25:29
MELB Charlie Spargo goal 14.3.87 - 9.9.63 27:04
MELB Ed Langdon behind 14.4.88 - 9.9.63 28:26
Q4 SYDN Rushed behind 14.4.88 - 9.10.64 00:30
MELB Ed Langdon behind 14.5.89 - 9.10.64 01:56
MELB Christian Petracca behind 14.6.90 - 9.10.64 02:18
MELB Kade Chandler goal 15.6.96 - 9.10.64 05:41
MELB Trent Rivers behind 15.7.97 - 9.10.64 07:46
SYDN Nick Blakey goal 15.7.97 - 10.10.70 09:10
MELB Alex Neal-Bullen behind 15.8.98 - 10.10.70 10:39
MELB Jacob van Rooyen goal 16.8.104 - 10.10.70 13:17
MELB Jacob van Rooyen goal 17.8.110 - 10.10.70 15:16
SYDN Will Hayward goal 17.8.110 - 11.10.76 16:27
MELB James Jordon goal 18.8.116 - 11.10.76 18:09
MELB Harry Petty goal 19.8.122 - 11.10.76 20:42
MELB Tom Sparrow goal 20.8.128 - 11.10.76 22:04
SYDN Justin McInerney goal 20.8.128 - 12.10.82 24:40
SYDN Rushed behind 20.8.128 - 12.11.83 28:01
SYDN Logan McDonald behind 20.8.128 - 12.12.84 30:06
MELB Jake Melksham goal 21.8.134 - 12.12.84 31:42