2025 AFL Round 10: Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 2025 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 10 of the 2025 AFL season. Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG. Max Gawn captained the hosts. James Sicily captained the visitors with Dylan Moore as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Simon Goodwin and the visitors were coached by Sam Mitchell.

Melbourne
Back: T. McDonald, S. May, J. McVee
Half-back: X. Lindsay, J. Bowey, C. Windsor
Centre: K. Chandler, C. Petracca, E. Langdon
Half-forward: D. Turner, B. Fritsch, T. Sparrow
Forward: C. Spargo, J. van Rooyen, K. Pickett
Follower: M. Gawn (capt.), C. Oliver, H. Langford
Int.: M. Jefferson, T. Rivers, C. Salem, H. Sharp
Sub.: K. Tholstrup

Hawthorn
Back: J. Battle, J. Weddle, J. Sicily (capt.)
Half-back: K. Amon, J. Impey, M. D'Ambrosio
Centre: J. Ginnivan, J. Ward, H. Morrison
Half-forward: B. Hardwick, N. Watson, D. Moore (vice-capt.)
Forward: J. Gunston, M. Chol, L. Breust
Follower: L. Meek, J. Newcombe, J. Worpel
Int.: H. Hustwaite, C. Jiath, C. MacDonald, F. Maginness
Sub.: B. Macdonald

Melbourne (7.14.56) were defeated by Hawthorn (13.13.91).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Langford (3), K. Pickett (2), H. Sharp, T. Sparrow
Hawthorn: J. Gunston (3), M. Chol (2), N. Watson (2), L. Breust, J. Ginnivan, L. Meek, D. Moore, J. Ward, J. Weddle

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 15th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 2025 AFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 10 May 2025
Time: 1:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 50,351

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Hawthorn
Score: 7.14.56 - 13.13.91

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 3 4 . 10 6 . 13 7 . 14 7 . 14 (56)
Hawthorn 3 . 3 5 . 5 7 . 8 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
Margin HWTH by 6 HWTH by 1 HWTH by 1 HWTH by 35 HWTH by 35
Duration 29:06 31:07 28:52 31:53 2:00:58

Honour Roll

Coaches: Simon Goodwin (Melbourne), Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)
Captains: Max Gawn (Melbourne), James Sicily (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Dylan Moore (Hawthorn)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Max Gawn MELB 11 3
Christian Petracca MELB 5 2
James Worpel HWTH 5 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
17 Bowey, Jake CHB 80% 0 0 28 22 6 9 0 1 2 2 0 0 5 1
37 Chandler, Kade WL 89% 0 1 14 9 5 3 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 3
31 Fritsch, Bayley CHF 72% 0 2 4 2 2 1 0 4 0 3 1 3 0 0
11 Gawn, Max (c) RU 86% 0 1 19 11 8 7 33 3 6 5 3 2 1 2
21 Jefferson, Matthew INT↓ 44% 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
15 Langdon, Ed WR 80% 0 1 21 10 11 4 0 4 2 3 0 2 1 3
19 Langford, Harvey RO 82% 3 0 22 16 6 6 0 1 2 4 1 2 3 2
20 Lindsay, Xavier HBFL 81% 0 0 15 5 10 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 2 2
1 May, Steven FB 100% 0 0 20 15 5 6 0 1 0 1 2 1 5 1
25 McDonald, Tom BPL 94% 0 0 16 8 8 6 0 0 0 3 1 1 4 1
4 McVee, Judd BPR 85% 0 0 20 15 5 9 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 1
13 Oliver, Clayton RR 79% 0 0 13 5 8 0 0 4 2 3 0 2 0 5
5 Petracca, Christian C 88% 0 1 26 13 13 2 0 5 3 7 3 1 0 10
36 Pickett, Kysaiah FPR 87% 2 2 17 12 5 3 0 9 4 3 2 0 0 4
24 Rivers, Trent INT 80% 0 0 23 12 11 5 0 1 5 3 0 1 2 4
3 Salem, Christian INT 83% 0 0 19 13 6 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
30 Sharp, Harry INT 72% 1 1 8 4 4 2 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 2
9 Spargo, Charlie FPL 73% 0 2 13 7 6 5 0 4 2 3 1 1 0 1
32 Sparrow, Tom HFFR 83% 1 0 11 7 4 3 0 4 2 4 1 2 0 0
12 Tholstrup, Koltyn SUB↑ 25% 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 Turner, Daniel HFFL 80% 0 0 16 13 3 11 0 0 2 2 0 1 3 0
2 van Rooyen, Jacob FF 81% 0 1 10 2 8 2 9 4 0 4 0 1 0 1
6 Windsor, Caleb HBFR 76% 0 1 23 15 8 7 0 1 0 1 4 1 2 3
Rushed 1
Total (23 players) 7 14 364 218 146 98 42 61 38 59 22 22 37 48

K. Tholstrup replaced M. Jefferson.

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
10 Amon, Karl HBFL 83% 0 0 18 13 5 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 0
24 Battle, Josh BPL 95% 0 0 15 13 2 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 4
22 Breust, Luke FPR 53% 1 0 9 6 3 2 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 1
18 Chol, Mabior FF 77% 2 0 6 3 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0
16 D'Ambrosio, Massimo HBFR 83% 0 1 26 17 9 6 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 3
33 Ginnivan, Jack WL 84% 1 0 17 10 7 4 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 6
19 Gunston, Jack FPL 89% 3 4 14 11 3 6 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
15 Hardwick, Blake HFFL 93% 0 0 16 10 6 4 0 2 0 3 2 1 2 1
44 Hustwaite, Henry INT↓ 35% 0 0 8 4 4 1 0 3 2 3 1 2 0 0
4 Impey, Jarman CHB 85% 0 0 22 11 11 7 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 2
9 Jiath, Changkuoth INT 79% 0 0 25 16 9 9 0 3 0 2 2 0 5 6
42 Macdonald, Bailey SUB↑ 33% 0 0 7 3 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
31 MacDonald, Connor INT 74% 0 1 11 7 4 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4
20 Maginness, Finn INT 97% 0 0 16 7 9 4 0 3 2 4 0 2 1 3
17 Meek, Lloyd RU 82% 1 0 6 3 3 1 24 1 2 4 1 3 0 1
13 Moore, Dylan (vc) HFFR 90% 1 3 18 10 8 5 0 1 7 4 1 2 1 4
1 Morrison, Harry WR 85% 0 0 15 7 8 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 3
3 Newcombe, Jai RR 81% 0 0 19 7 12 3 0 4 4 3 0 1 0 1
6 Sicily, James (c) BPR 95% 0 1 24 13 11 10 0 2 0 2 1 2 7 0
25 Ward, Josh C 72% 1 0 22 13 9 6 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 3
34 Watson, Nick CHF 79% 2 1 8 4 4 2 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 1
23 Weddle, Josh FB 81% 1 0 22 9 13 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 1
5 Worpel, James RO 76% 0 1 28 8 20 2 0 10 6 3 2 0 0 3
Rushed 1
Total (23 players) 13 13 372 205 167 98 27 44 27 51 22 22 39 50

B. Macdonald replaced H. Hustwaite.

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
24 J. Battle 23 J. Weddle 6 J. Sicily (c) 11 M. Gawn (c) 21 M. Jefferson
36 K. Pickett 2 J. van Rooyen 9 C. Spargo 13 C. Oliver 24 T. Rivers
FORWARD 19 H. Langford 3 C. Salem
HALF-BACK

30 H. Sharp
10 K. Amon 4 J. Impey 16 M. D'Ambrosio

12 K. Tholstrup
32 T. Sparrow 31 B. Fritsch 10 D. Turner



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



33 J. Ginnivan 25 J. Ward 1 H. Morrison



15 E. Langdon 5 C. Petracca 37 K. Chandler FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 17 L. Meek 44 H. Hustwaite
HALF-FORWARD 3 J. Newcombe 9 C. Jiath
15 B. Hardwick 34 N. Watson 13 D. Moore (vc) 5 J. Worpel 31 C. MacDonald
6 C. Windsor 17 J. Bowey 20 X. Lindsay

20 F. Maginness
HALF-BACK

42 B. Macdonald
FORWARD



19 J. Gunston 18 M. Chol 22 L. Breust



4 J. McVee 1 S. May 25 T. McDonald



BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Sam Mitchell

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 MELB Charlie Spargo behind 0.1.1 - 0.0.0 00:53
MELB Jacob van Rooyen behind 0.2.2 - 0.0.0 01:59
HWTH Lloyd Meek goal 0.2.2 - 1.0.6 03:55
HWTH Dylan Moore behind 0.2.2 - 1.1.7 05:23
HWTH Jack Gunston behind 0.2.2 - 1.2.8 06:39
MELB Harvey Langford goal 1.2.8 - 1.2.8 08:06
HWTH Luke Breust goal 1.2.8 - 2.2.14 12:11
HWTH Nick Watson goal 1.2.8 - 3.2.20 17:17
MELB Tom Sparrow goal 2.2.14 - 3.2.20 22:45
HWTH Massimo D'Ambrosio behind 2.2.14 - 3.3.21 26:02
MELB Bayley Fritsch behind 2.3.15 - 3.3.21 29:02
Q2 HWTH Dylan Moore behind 2.3.15 - 3.4.22 01:53
HWTH Connor MacDonald behind 2.3.15 - 3.5.23 03:19
MELB Harry Sharp behind 2.4.16 - 3.5.23 04:22
MELB Kysaiah Pickett behind 2.5.17 - 3.5.23 08:18
MELB Caleb Windsor behind 2.6.18 - 3.5.23 10:04
HWTH Dylan Moore goal 2.6.18 - 4.5.29 11:43
MELB Rushed behind 2.7.19 - 4.5.29 16:58
MELB Charlie Spargo behind 2.8.20 - 4.5.29 18:14
MELB Kysaiah Pickett goal 3.8.26 - 4.5.29 21:55
HWTH Nick Watson goal 3.8.26 - 5.5.35 23:49
MELB Christian Petracca behind 3.9.27 - 5.5.35 25:53
MELB Harvey Langford goal 4.9.33 - 5.5.35 28:45
MELB Ed Langdon behind 4.10.34 - 5.5.35 30:25
Q3 HWTH James Sicily behind 4.10.34 - 5.6.36 01:52
MELB Bayley Fritsch behind 4.11.35 - 5.6.36 04:37
HWTH Jack Gunston behind 4.11.35 - 5.7.37 05:30
HWTH Josh Ward goal 4.11.35 - 6.7.43 09:15
MELB Harvey Langford goal 5.11.41 - 6.7.43 13:00
HWTH Jack Gunston behind 5.11.41 - 6.8.44 16:25
MELB Harry Sharp goal 6.11.47 - 6.8.44 17:17
MELB Kade Chandler behind 6.12.48 - 6.8.44 19:05
MELB Kysaiah Pickett behind 6.13.49 - 6.8.44 22:58
HWTH Jack Ginnivan goal 6.13.49 - 7.8.50 24:19
Q4 MELB Max Gawn behind 6.14.50 - 7.8.50 02:44
HWTH Jack Gunston goal 6.14.50 - 8.8.56 04:38
HWTH Dylan Moore behind 6.14.50 - 8.9.57 07:15
HWTH Jack Gunston goal 6.14.50 - 9.9.63 10:28
HWTH Mabior Chol goal 6.14.50 - 10.9.69 12:36
MELB Kysaiah Pickett goal 7.14.56 - 10.9.69 14:10
HWTH Jack Gunston behind 7.14.56 - 10.10.70 15:55
HWTH Mabior Chol goal 7.14.56 - 11.10.76 17:46
HWTH Jack Gunston goal 7.14.56 - 12.10.82 24:43
HWTH Josh Weddle goal 7.14.56 - 13.10.88 25:58
HWTH James Worpel behind 7.14.56 - 13.11.89 27:22
HWTH Nick Watson behind 7.14.56 - 13.12.90 29:12
HWTH Rushed behind 7.14.56 - 13.13.91 31:34