2023 AFL Season Round 18: Melbourne v Brisbane Lions
This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 2023 between Melbourne and the Brisbane Lions during round eighteen of the 2023 season of the Australian Football League.
Melbourne hosted the Brisbane Lions at the MCG.
With the presence of multiple Brisbane Lions co-captains, namely Harris Andrews and Lachie Neale, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Simon Goodwin and the visitors were coached by Chris Fagan.
Melbourne (16.9.105) defeated the Brisbane Lions (16.8.104).
Match Details
Season:
2023 AFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Brisbane Lions
Date:
Friday 14 July 2023
Time:
7:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
38,030
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Brisbane Lions
Score:
16.9.105 - 16.8.104
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 6 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | (105) |
| Brisbane Lions | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 8 | (104) |
| Margin | MELB by 17 | BRIL by 1 | BRIL by 21 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 32:28 | 30:37 | 34:55 | 30:27 | 2:08:27 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Melbourne) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Brisbane Lions) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Simon Goodwin
Brisbane Lions
Captain: unknownCoach: Chris Fagan
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Petracca | MELB | 5 | 3 |
| Joe Daniher | BRIL | 3 | 2 |
| Max Gawn | MELB | 11 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Gawn | MELB | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Petracca | MELB | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Daniher | BRIL | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Melksham | MELB | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zac Bailey | BRIL | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Viney | MELB | 7 | 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 | INT | 71% | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Brayshaw, Angus | RR | 78% | 0 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 50 | Brown, Ben | FF | 70% | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Gawn, Max | RU | 92% | 1 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 39 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Hunter, Lachie | WL | 93% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | Jordon, James | INT | 75% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Langdon, Ed | WR | 92% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Lever, Jake | BPR | 100% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | May, Steven | CHB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 41 | McVee, Judd | BPL | 84% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | Melksham, Jake | CHF | 84% | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 30 | Neal-Bullen, Alex | FPL | 73% | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Petracca, Christian | HFFR | 89% | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Petty, Harry | FB↓ | 52% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Pickett, Kysaiah | HFFL | 86% | 3 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Rivers, Trent | HBFL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Salem, Christian | HBFR | 87% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Smith, Joel | SUB↑ | 32% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Spargo, Charlie | INT | 60% | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Sparrow, Tom | RO | 79% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | van Rooyen, Jacob | INT | 70% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Viney, Jack | C | 82% | 1 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 40 | Woewodin, Taj | FPR | 69% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 16 | 9 | 363 | 207 | 156 | 75 | 47 | 56 | 45 | 51 | 18 | 14 | 39 | 51 | |||
J. Smith replaced H. Petty.
Brisbane Lions
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Andrews, Harris | FB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Ashcroft, Will | INT | 76% | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | Bailey, Zac | C | 80% | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Berry, Jarrod | RO↓ | 59% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Cameron, Charlie | HFFL | 82% | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Coleman, Keidean | INT | 68% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Daniher, Joe | FF | 81% | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Fletcher, Jaspa | WR | 69% | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Gunston, Jack | FPL | 84% | 3 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Hipwood, Eric | CHF | 86% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Lester, Ryan | CHB | 85% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Lyons, Jarryd | HFFR | 69% | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | McCarthy, Lincoln | INT | 77% | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | McCluggage, Hugh | WL | 84% | 0 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 46 | McInerney, Oscar | RU | 86% | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | McKenna, Conor | HBFL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Neale, Lachie | RR | 93% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 40 | Payne, Jack | BPR | 97% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | Rayner, Cam | FPR | 85% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Robertson, Deven | SUB↑ | 19% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Starcevich, Brandon | BPL | 84% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Wilmot, Darcy | HBFR | 84% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Zorko, Dayne | INT | 72% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 16 | 8 | 335 | 230 | 105 | 107 | 34 | 53 | 32 | 54 | 14 | 18 | 33 | 56 | |||
D. Robertson replaced J. Berry.
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Melbourne | Coach: Simon Goodwin | ||||||||||||||
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| 37 | B. Starcevich | 31 | H. Andrews | 40 | J. Payne | 11 | M. Gawn | 17 | J. Bowey | ||||||
| 40 | T. Woewodin | 50 | B. Brown | 30 | A. Neal-Bullen | 10 | A. Brayshaw | 23 | J. Jordon | ||||||
| FORWARD | 32 | T. Sparrow | 9 | C. Spargo | |||||||||||
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| 26 | C. McKenna | 35 | R. Lester | 44 | D. Wilmot |
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| 6 | H. McCluggage | 33 | Z. Bailey | 28 | J. Fletcher |
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| 15 | E. Langdon | 7 | J. Viney | 12 | L. Hunter | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 46 | O. McInerney | 8 | W. Ashcroft | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 9 | L. Neale | 18 | K. Coleman | |||||||||||
| 23 | C. Cameron | 30 | E. Hipwood | 17 | J. Lyons | 7 | J. Berry | 11 | L. McCarthy | ||||||
| 3 | C. Salem | 1 | S. May | 24 | T. Rivers |
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| 19 | J. Gunston | 3 | J. Daniher | 16 | C. Rayner |
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| 8 | J. Lever | 35 | H. Petty | 41 | J. McVee |
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| Brisbane Lions | Coach: Chris Fagan | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | MELB | Alex Neal-Bullen goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.0.0 | 02:13 |
| MELB | Christian Petracca goal | 2.0.12 | - | 0.0.0 | 03:54 | |
| MELB | Christian Petracca goal | 3.0.18 | - | 0.0.0 | 06:55 | |
| MELB | Ben Brown goal | 4.0.24 | - | 0.0.0 | 08:48 | |
| MELB | Christian Petracca behind | 4.1.25 | - | 0.0.0 | 12:38 | |
| BRIL | Joe Daniher behind | 4.1.25 | - | 0.1.1 | 14:09 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey goal | 4.1.25 | - | 1.1.7 | 15:15 | |
| MELB | Jake Melksham behind | 4.2.26 | - | 1.1.7 | 19:31 | |
| MELB | Charlie Spargo goal | 5.2.32 | - | 1.1.7 | 20:37 | |
| BRIL | Lincoln McCarthy behind | 5.2.32 | - | 1.2.8 | 22:18 | |
| BRIL | Hugh McCluggage behind | 5.2.32 | - | 1.3.9 | 24:54 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron goal | 5.2.32 | - | 2.3.15 | 26:41 | |
| MELB | Kysaiah Pickett goal | 6.2.38 | - | 2.3.15 | 29:56 | |
| BRIL | Joe Daniher goal | 6.2.38 | - | 3.3.21 | 32:24 | |
| Q2 | MELB | Charlie Spargo behind | 6.3.39 | - | 3.3.21 | 02:14 |
| MELB | Jake Bowey goal | 7.3.45 | - | 3.3.21 | 02:32 | |
| BRIL | Oscar McInerney goal | 7.3.45 | - | 4.3.27 | 07:11 | |
| BRIL | Will Ashcroft goal | 7.3.45 | - | 5.3.33 | 09:26 | |
| BRIL | Joe Daniher behind | 7.3.45 | - | 5.4.34 | 14:52 | |
| BRIL | Jaspa Fletcher goal | 7.3.45 | - | 6.4.40 | 18:35 | |
| BRIL | Jack Gunston goal | 7.3.45 | - | 7.4.46 | 22:22 | |
| MELB | Christian Petracca goal | 8.3.51 | - | 7.4.46 | 25:28 | |
| BRIL | Lincoln McCarthy goal | 8.3.51 | - | 8.4.52 | 29:27 | |
| Q3 | BRIL | Lincoln McCarthy goal | 8.3.51 | - | 9.4.58 | 02:16 |
| MELB | Taj Woewodin goal | 9.3.57 | - | 9.4.58 | 03:44 | |
| BRIL | Jack Gunston goal | 9.3.57 | - | 10.4.64 | 06:30 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 9.3.57 | - | 10.5.65 | 08:22 | |
| BRIL | Joe Daniher behind | 9.3.57 | - | 10.6.66 | 11:31 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron behind | 9.3.57 | - | 10.7.67 | 12:10 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey goal | 9.3.57 | - | 11.7.73 | 14:14 | |
| BRIL | Jarryd Lyons goal | 9.3.57 | - | 12.7.79 | 16:31 | |
| BRIL | Jack Gunston goal | 9.3.57 | - | 13.7.85 | 19:15 | |
| MELB | Kysaiah Pickett goal | 10.3.63 | - | 13.7.85 | 21:06 | |
| BRIL | Eric Hipwood goal | 10.3.63 | - | 14.7.91 | 24:28 | |
| MELB | Max Gawn goal | 11.3.69 | - | 14.7.91 | 27:55 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron goal | 11.3.69 | - | 15.7.97 | 29:32 | |
| MELB | Christian Petracca goal | 12.3.75 | - | 15.7.97 | 31:25 | |
| MELB | Rushed behind | 12.4.76 | - | 15.7.97 | 32:59 | |
| Q4 | MELB | Max Gawn behind | 12.5.77 | - | 15.7.97 | 00:30 |
| BRIL | Joe Daniher goal | 12.5.77 | - | 16.7.103 | 03:33 | |
| MELB | Christian Petracca behind | 12.6.78 | - | 16.7.103 | 05:48 | |
| MELB | Angus Brayshaw behind | 12.7.79 | - | 16.7.103 | 09:12 | |
| MELB | Kysaiah Pickett goal | 13.7.85 | - | 16.7.103 | 16:26 | |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 13.7.85 | - | 16.8.104 | 17:44 | |
| MELB | Rushed behind | 13.8.86 | - | 16.8.104 | 19:17 | |
| MELB | Jake Melksham goal | 14.8.92 | - | 16.8.104 | 20:57 | |
| MELB | Rushed behind | 14.9.93 | - | 16.8.104 | 22:25 | |
| MELB | Jack Viney goal | 15.9.99 | - | 16.8.104 | 25:19 | |
| MELB | Jake Melksham goal | 16.9.105 | - | 16.8.104 | 28:34 | |