Stats File - 2025 edition - Page 17 - Melbourne Demons

Monday at 23:165 days

16 hours ago, jnrmac said:
v GC 85pts
v Crows 77
v NM 119
v Blues 70
v StK 90
v WCE 139
v Dogs 99
Your stat is padded by the smackings we gave North and West Coast.

If this is referring to me, you’re helping me out. We’ve quietly enough put 85 on GC, 90 on St Kilda (who love to stifle their opponent) and 99 on the Dogs (bad defence but a much better side than us overall). Plus everyone gets to play the bad sides (and whilst we got North twice, we got smacked by them the first time).

My point really is that I doubt many on here would think of our 2025 as being high scoring to the point of being 10th overall.

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12 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:
If this is referring to me, you’re helping me out. We’ve quietly enough put 85 on GC, 90 on St Kilda (who love to stifle their opponent) and 99 on the Dogs (bad defence but a much better side than us overall). Plus everyone gets to play the bad sides (and whilst we got North twice, we got smacked by them the first time).
My point really is that I doubt many on here would think of our 2025 as being high scoring to the point of being 10th overall.

I think jnr was responding to my post that we have averaged 92 points in our 7 games since the bye

But your point remains valid, everyone gets to play the bottom sides. And besides our high scores in the game against the roos and Eagles was a function of our method and being attacking.

Is also note that that strech of games included our game against the blues which was played in wet and windy conditions.

I5s interesting that we are 10th for total scores but are also 18th for accuracy.

That inaccuracy could well have been the final nail in Goody's coffin.

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Tuesday at 06:375 days

On 10/08/2025 at 21:10, WheeloRatings said:
Melbourne v Western Bulldogs (Round 22, 2025)
https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20252206
Key Team Stats
Stats in bold were won by Melbourne.
Stat
For
Against
Diff
AFL
Disposal Efficiency
Disposal Efficiency
73.9
75.3
-1.3
72.4
Kicking Efficiency
66.5
68.4
-1.9
65.9
Territory/Attack
Time In Forward Half
44.6
55.4
-10.8
Inside 50s
47
62
-15
Shots At Goal
25
31
-6
Scores Per Inside 50
51.1
48.4
+2.7
44.6
Goals Per Inside 50
31.9
24.2
+7.7
23.7
Marks Inside 50
10
14
-4
Transition
Chain To Score %
23.3
27.3
-4.0
20.7
Defensive 50 To Forward 50 %
26.5
36.7
-10.1
22.8
Defensive 50 To Score %
10.2
20.0
-9.8
9.6
Defensive Half To Forward 50 %
32.0
46.7
-14.7
31.0
Defensive Half To Score %
14.7
23.3
-8.7
12.8
Contest
Contested Possessions
139
137
+2
Ground Ball Gets
86
98
-12
Post Clearance Contested Poss
88
84
+4
Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets
61
58
+3
Contested Marks
12
11
+1
Clearance
Total Clearances
31
46
-15
Centre Clearances
10
19
-9
Stoppage Clearances
21
27
-6
First Possessions
44
42
+2
First Possession To Clearance %
63.6
85.7
-22.1
74.8
Defense
Intercepts
59
58
+1
Intercept Marks
16
14
+2
Tackles
50
49
+1
Tackles Inside 50
10
13
-3
Def One On One Loss %
21.4
37.5
-16.1
27.2
Ruck
Hitouts
52
30
+22
Hitouts To Advantage
15
8
+7
Transition stats measure how often chains result in a score or an inside 50. Chains include all kick-in chains, all clearances, and intercepts with at least one disposal in the chain.
Chain To Score %: proportion of all chains that resulted in a score.
Defensive 50 To Forward 50 %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive 50 that resulted in an inside 50.
Defensive 50 To Score %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive 50 that resulted in a score.
Defensive Half To Forward 50 %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive half that resulted in an inside 50.
Defensive Half To Score %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive half that resulted in a score.
Player Ratings
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Match
TOG
Max Gawn
6.8
4.5
8.3
3.7
23.2
87%
Harrison Petty
2.9
4.9
4.8
6.1
18.6
78%
Jai Culley
7.0
1.4
1.9
3.5
13.8
73%
Harvey Langford
1.8
2.1
4.3
5.2
13.4
79%
Daniel Turner
5.9
1.4
0.7
3.9
12.0
88%
Jake Bowey
2.4
3.0
2.5
3.9
11.9
81%
Jake Melksham
5.1
0.6
6.6
−0.6
11.7
77%
Tom McDonald
3.4
2.5
3.3
2.4
11.6
95%
Kysaiah Pickett
2.4
4.9
2.8
0.5
10.6
86%
Christian Salem
2.8
1.1
1.7
4.6
10.3
87%
Judd McVee
1.7
2.8
3.9
1.6
9.9
75%
Jack Viney
0.2
0.2
5.7
3.5
9.6
82%
Clayton Oliver
0.3
3.5
2.2
3.7
9.6
81%
Trent Rivers
3.4
3.6
1.3
0.7
9.0
85%
Bayley Fritsch
2.9
0.7
4.5
0.7
8.8
83%
Christian Petracca
3.2
1.1
4.2
0.1
8.6
83%
Jed Adams
0.8
1.6
3.3
0.9
6.6
86%
Kade Chandler
0.2
0.9
5.2
−0.7
5.6
90%
Blake Howes
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.2
5.2
24%
Jacob van Rooyen
2.4
1.5
0.6
0.4
4.9
66%
Caleb Windsor
1.5
0.6
3.2
−0.3
4.9
70%
Tom Sparrow
0.5
1.9
1.3
0.0
3.8
54%
Ed Langdon
−0.4
−0.8
0.0
3.4
2.2
89%
Contested Possessions
For
Against
Diff
Melbourne's Defensive 50
Hard Ball Get
2
7
-5
Loose Ball Get
19
22
-3
Contested Mark
2
1
+1
Gather From Hitout
3
1
+2
Contested Knock On
0
1
-1
Free For
3
1
+2
Total
29
33
-4
Melbourne's Forward 50
Hard Ball Get
1
1
0
Loose Ball Get
9
9
0
Contested Mark
4
1
+3
Ruck Hard Ball Get
2
0
+2
Gather From Hitout
2
2
0
Contested Knock On
3
2
+1
Free For
2
1
+1
Total
23
16
+7
Post clearance
Hard Ball Get
10
15
-5
Loose Ball Get
51
43
+8
Contested Mark
12
11
+1
Contested Knock On
6
5
+1
Free For
9
10
-1
Total
88
84
+4
Pre clearance
Hard Ball Get
9
11
-2
Loose Ball Get
16
29
-13
Ruck Hard Ball Get
7
0
+7
Gather From Hitout
14
6
+8
Contested Knock On
2
2
0
Free For
3
5
-2
Total
51
53
-2
Official data on pre- and post-clearance contested possessions are not available. These have been estimated by Wheelo Ratings and should be indicative.
Ground ball gets are inclusive of hard ball gets and loose ball gets.
'Free For' does not include free kicks to advantage or free kicks while in possession of the ball as these are not counted as contested possessions.
Expected scores
xScore
Score
xWin %
xMargin
Margin
Swing
Melbourne
93.6
99
26%
+5.7
Western Bulldogs
105.3
105
74%
+11.7
+6
Shots
Score
Accuracy
xScore
+/-
xSc. /
Shot
Shot
Rating
Overall
Melbourne
25
15.8 98
60.0%
93.6
+4.4
3.74
+0.18
Western Bulldogs
31
15.12 102
48.4%
103.3
−1.3
3.33
−0.04
General Play
Melbourne
13
6.5 41
46.2%
50.9
−9.9
3.92
−0.77
Western Bulldogs
16
7.7 49
43.8%
56.0
−7.0
3.50
−0.44
Set Position
Melbourne
12
9.3 57
75.0%
42.6
+14.4
3.55
+1.20
Western Bulldogs
15
8.5 53
53.3%
47.3
+5.7
3.15
+0.38
xWin %: win probability based on expected scores.
Swing: difference between expected margin and actual margin.
xScore: total expected score from all shots taken.
+/-: total score above or below expected score.
xSc. / Shot: average expected score per shot. This represents the average shot difficulty.
Shot Rating: average score above or below expected score per shot at goal.
Notes: Expected scores are calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Each shot at goal is assigned an expected score based on the distance from goal, shot angle, and type of shot (e.g. set shot, general play following contested possession, general play following uncontested possession, ground kick, etc) as a proxy for pressure. The model does not take into account factors like the player, whether the ball was kicked with their preferred or non-preferred foot, and pressure on the player when taking the shot. Rushed behinds are excluded from actual and expected scores.
Territory (time in zones)
Region
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Match
Season
Half
Forward
41%
42%
50%
45%
45%
52%
Defensive
59%
58%
50%
55%
55%
48%
Region
Forward 50
19%
18%
23%
13%
18%
25%
Attacking Midfield
22%
24%
27%
32%
26%
27%
Defensive Midfield
24%
29%
25%
29%
27%
25%
Defensive 50
35%
28%
24%
26%
28%
23%
Source: Calculated by Wheelo Ratings.
Score Sources
Summary
Score Source
Score
Against
Diff
Kick-in
2.1 13
1.1 7
+6
Centre Bounce
1.2 8
3.1 19
-11
Stoppage (Other)
3.1 19
1.6 12
+7
Turnover
9.5 59
10.7 67
-8
Score Source
For
Against
Match
Season
Match
Season *
Kick-in
13
4.7
7
5.1
Centre Bounce
8
12.5
19
14.4
Stoppage (Other)
19
20.7
12
20.7
Turnover
59
46.4
67
48.5
* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Western Bulldogs.
Chain start region
Note: region is from the scoring team's perspective.
Region
For
Against
Match
Season
Match
Season *
Defensive 50
25
13.2
26
17.8
Defensive midfield
26
16.3
23
20.2
Centre bounce
8
12.5
19
14.4
Attacking midfield
27
25.4
20
24.8
Forward 50
13
17.0
17
11.5
* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Western Bulldogs.
Points from defensive half
For
Against
Match
Season
Match
Season *
51
29.5
49
38.0
* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Western Bulldogs.
Centre Bounce Attendances
CBAs
CBA %
2025 %
2024 %
Clayton Oliver
30
88%
72.1%
70.7%
Max Gawn
28
82%
85.5%
85.0%
Jack Viney
24
71%
67.2%
69.1%
Caleb Windsor
22
65%
12.1%
0.0%
Kysaiah Pickett
14
41%
71.9%
33.0%
Christian Petracca
10
29%
67.7%
55.8%
Jacob van Rooyen
6
18%
13.4%
17.8%
Christian Salem
2
6%
1.7%
12.3%
Trent Rivers
0
0%
17.6%
29.9%
Harvey Langford
0
0%
10.4%
Tom Sparrow
0
0%
6.6%
37.7%
Ed Langdon
0
0%
3.3%
0.7%
Kade Chandler
0
0%
1.2%
0.0%
Judd McVee
0
0%
0.5%
6.3%
Harrison Petty
0
0%
0.4%
7.5%
Daniel Turner
0
0%
0.2%
0.3%
Jake Melksham
0
0%
0.2%
0.0%
Jai Culley
0
0%
0.0%
30.9%
Tom Fullarton
17.2%
Aidan Johnson
13.9%
Matthew Jefferson
1.0%
Xavier Lindsay
0.4%
Bailey Laurie
0.0%
11.0%
Charlie Spargo
0.0%
4.2%
Koltyn Tholstrup
0.0%
5.7%
Ruck Contests and Hitouts
Ruck Contests
Ruck
Contests
RC %
2025 %
2024 %
Max Gawn
75
75%
82.1%
81.1%
Jacob van Rooyen
16
16%
14.7%
17.6%
Harrison Petty
9
9%
2.4%
7.9%
Daniel Turner
0
0%
0.3%
3.1%
Clayton Oliver
0
0%
0.1%
0.0%
Tom Fullarton
20.5%
Aidan Johnson
15.6%
Matthew Jefferson
1.1%
Hitouts
Ruck
Contests
Hitouts
To
Adv.
To Adv. %
(2025)
To Adv. %
(2024)
Melbourne
Max Gawn
75
42
12
27.3%
27.9%
Jacob van Rooyen
16
6
2
32.8%
24.7%
Harrison Petty
9
4
1
26.6%
24.4%
Daniel Turner
0
0
0
50.4%
Tom Fullarton
43.8%
Aidan Johnson
21.1%
Matthew Jefferson
0.0%
Opposition
Tim English
73
23
6
Sam Darcy
11
4
2
Aaron Naughton
1
1
0
James O'Donnell
1
1
0
Rory Lobb
13
1
0

Stat	For	Against	Diff	AFL
Disposal Efficiency
Disposal Efficiency	73.9	75.3	-1.3	72.4
Kicking Efficiency	66.5	68.4	-1.9	65.9
Territory/Attack
Time In Forward Half	44.6	55.4	-10.8
Inside 50s	47	62	-15
Shots At Goal	25	31	-6
Scores Per Inside 50	51.1	48.4	+2.7	44.6
Goals Per Inside 50	31.9	24.2	+7.7	23.7
Marks Inside 50	10	14	-4
Transition
Chain To Score %	23.3	27.3	-4.0	20.7
Defensive 50 To Forward 50 %	26.5	36.7	-10.1	22.8
Defensive 50 To Score %	10.2	20.0	-9.8	9.6
Defensive Half To Forward 50 %	32.0	46.7	-14.7	31.0
Defensive Half To Score %	14.7	23.3	-8.7	12.8
Contest
Contested Possessions	139	137	+2
Ground Ball Gets	86	98	-12
Post Clearance Contested Poss	88	84	+4
Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets	61	58	+3
Contested Marks	12	11	+1
Clearance
Total Clearances	31	46	-15
Centre Clearances	10	19	-9
Stoppage Clearances	21	27	-6
First Possessions	44	42	+2
First Possession To Clearance %	63.6	85.7	-22.1	74.8
Defense
Intercepts	59	58	+1
Intercept Marks	16	14	+2
Tackles	50	49	+1
Tackles Inside 50	10	13	-3
Def One On One Loss %	21.4	37.5	-16.1	27.2
Ruck
Hitouts	52	30	+22
Hitouts To Advantage	15	8	+7

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Match	TOG
Max Gawn	6.8	4.5	8.3	3.7	23.2	87%
Harrison Petty	2.9	4.9	4.8	6.1	18.6	78%
Jai Culley	7.0	1.4	1.9	3.5	13.8	73%
Harvey Langford	1.8	2.1	4.3	5.2	13.4	79%
Daniel Turner	5.9	1.4	0.7	3.9	12.0	88%
Jake Bowey	2.4	3.0	2.5	3.9	11.9	81%
Jake Melksham	5.1	0.6	6.6	−0.6	11.7	77%
Tom McDonald	3.4	2.5	3.3	2.4	11.6	95%
Kysaiah Pickett	2.4	4.9	2.8	0.5	10.6	86%
Christian Salem	2.8	1.1	1.7	4.6	10.3	87%
Judd McVee	1.7	2.8	3.9	1.6	9.9	75%
Jack Viney	0.2	0.2	5.7	3.5	9.6	82%
Clayton Oliver	0.3	3.5	2.2	3.7	9.6	81%
Trent Rivers	3.4	3.6	1.3	0.7	9.0	85%
Bayley Fritsch	2.9	0.7	4.5	0.7	8.8	83%
Christian Petracca	3.2	1.1	4.2	0.1	8.6	83%
Jed Adams	0.8	1.6	3.3	0.9	6.6	86%
Kade Chandler	0.2	0.9	5.2	−0.7	5.6	90%
Blake Howes	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.2	5.2	24%
Jacob van Rooyen	2.4	1.5	0.6	0.4	4.9	66%
Caleb Windsor	1.5	0.6	3.2	−0.3	4.9	70%
Tom Sparrow	0.5	1.9	1.3	0.0	3.8	54%
Ed Langdon	−0.4	−0.8	0.0	3.4	2.2	89%

	For	Against	Diff
Melbourne's Defensive 50
Hard Ball Get	2	7	-5
Loose Ball Get	19	22	-3
Contested Mark	2	1	+1
Gather From Hitout	3	1	+2
Contested Knock On	0	1	-1
Free For	3	1	+2
Total	29	33	-4
Melbourne's Forward 50
Hard Ball Get	1	1	0
Loose Ball Get	9	9	0
Contested Mark	4	1	+3
Ruck Hard Ball Get	2	0	+2
Gather From Hitout	2	2	0
Contested Knock On	3	2	+1
Free For	2	1	+1
Total	23	16	+7
Post clearance
Hard Ball Get	10	15	-5
Loose Ball Get	51	43	+8
Contested Mark	12	11	+1
Contested Knock On	6	5	+1
Free For	9	10	-1
Total	88	84	+4
Pre clearance
Hard Ball Get	9	11	-2
Loose Ball Get	16	29	-13
Ruck Hard Ball Get	7	0	+7
Gather From Hitout	14	6	+8
Contested Knock On	2	2	0
Free For	3	5	-2
Total	51	53	-2

	xScore	Score	xWin %	xMargin	Margin	Swing
Melbourne	93.6	99	26%			+5.7
Western Bulldogs	105.3	105	74%	+11.7	+6

	Shots	Score	Accuracy	xScore	+/-	xSc. / Shot	Shot Rating
Overall
Melbourne	25	15.8 98	60.0%	93.6	+4.4	3.74	+0.18
Western Bulldogs	31	15.12 102	48.4%	103.3	−1.3	3.33	−0.04
General Play
Melbourne	13	6.5 41	46.2%	50.9	−9.9	3.92	−0.77
Western Bulldogs	16	7.7 49	43.8%	56.0	−7.0	3.50	−0.44
Set Position
Melbourne	12	9.3 57	75.0%	42.6	+14.4	3.55	+1.20
Western Bulldogs	15	8.5 53	53.3%	47.3	+5.7	3.15	+0.38

Region	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Match	Season
Half
Forward	41%	42%	50%	45%	45%	52%
Defensive	59%	58%	50%	55%	55%	48%
Region
Forward 50	19%	18%	23%	13%	18%	25%
Attacking Midfield	22%	24%	27%	32%	26%	27%
Defensive Midfield	24%	29%	25%	29%	27%	25%
Defensive 50	35%	28%	24%	26%	28%	23%

Score Source	Score	Against	Diff
Kick-in	2.1 13	1.1 7	+6
Centre Bounce	1.2 8	3.1 19	-11
Stoppage (Other)	3.1 19	1.6 12	+7
Turnover	9.5 59	10.7 67	-8

	CBAs	CBA %	2025 %	2024 %
Clayton Oliver	30	88%	72.1%	70.7%
Max Gawn	28	82%	85.5%	85.0%
Jack Viney	24	71%	67.2%	69.1%
Caleb Windsor	22	65%	12.1%	0.0%
Kysaiah Pickett	14	41%	71.9%	33.0%
Christian Petracca	10	29%	67.7%	55.8%
Jacob van Rooyen	6	18%	13.4%	17.8%
Christian Salem	2	6%	1.7%	12.3%
Trent Rivers	0	0%	17.6%	29.9%
Harvey Langford	0	0%	10.4%
Tom Sparrow	0	0%	6.6%	37.7%
Ed Langdon	0	0%	3.3%	0.7%
Kade Chandler	0	0%	1.2%	0.0%
Judd McVee	0	0%	0.5%	6.3%
Harrison Petty	0	0%	0.4%	7.5%
Daniel Turner	0	0%	0.2%	0.3%
Jake Melksham	0	0%	0.2%	0.0%
Jai Culley	0	0%	0.0%	30.9%
Tom Fullarton			17.2%
Aidan Johnson			13.9%
Matthew Jefferson			1.0%
Xavier Lindsay			0.4%
Bailey Laurie			0.0%	11.0%
Charlie Spargo			0.0%	4.2%
Koltyn Tholstrup			0.0%	5.7%

	Ruck Contests	RC %	2025 %	2024 %
Max Gawn	75	75%	82.1%	81.1%
Jacob van Rooyen	16	16%	14.7%	17.6%
Harrison Petty	9	9%	2.4%	7.9%
Daniel Turner	0	0%	0.3%	3.1%
Clayton Oliver	0	0%	0.1%	0.0%
Tom Fullarton			20.5%
Aidan Johnson			15.6%
Matthew Jefferson			1.1%

	Ruck Contests	Hitouts	To Adv.	To Adv. % (2025)	To Adv. % (2024)
Melbourne
Max Gawn	75	42	12	27.3%	27.9%
Jacob van Rooyen	16	6	2	32.8%	24.7%
Harrison Petty	9	4	1	26.6%	24.4%
Daniel Turner	0	0	0		50.4%
Tom Fullarton				43.8%
Aidan Johnson				21.1%
Matthew Jefferson				0.0%
Opposition
Tim English	73	23	6
Sam Darcy	11	4	2
Aaron Naughton	1	1	0
James O'Donnell	1	1	0
Rory Lobb	13	1	0

There it is, in all its glory.

59 points from turnover, 51 points from chains starting in defensive half.

These would have to be season highs Wheelo?

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Tuesday at 09:055 days

2 hours ago, layzie said:
There it is, in all its glory.
59 points from turnover, 51 points from chains starting in defensive half.
These would have to be season highs Wheelo?

It's our equal highest points from defensive half after we also had 51 points against West Coast last week. It's our fifth highest points from turnover:

12.10.82 v Syd, R11
11.5.71 v WC, R21
10.4.64 v NM, R18
9.8.62 v Bris, R10
9.5.59 v WB, R22

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Tuesday at 09:505 days

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40 minutes ago, WheeloRatings said:
It's our equal highest points from defensive half after we also had 51 points against West Coast last week. It's our fifth highest points from turnover:
12.10.82 v Syd, R11
11.5.71 v WC, R21
10.4.64 v NM, R18
9.8.62 v Bris, R10
9.5.59 v WB, R22

The problem for us, as always is we gave up 67 points on turnover.

That's the game right there

(Funnily enough they scored 49 point from their defensive half, 2 points less than us. Taken together- ie scores from turnover and scores from defensive half - you get 6 points, which was the margin).

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Tuesday at 11:235 days

Geez the Dogs are good at clearance. I know we were terrible, but 85% of their first possessions resulting in a clearance is crazy good.

Edited Tuesday at 11:255 days by At the break of Gawn

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Tuesday at 13:405 days

Team & Player Ratings to Rnd 22, 2025 vs H&A Season 2024

Season	Team Rating	% Change vs 2025
2021	67.23	-3.34
2022	69.48	-0.10
2023	69.86	0.45

Player	2025 Rating	2025 Rank	2024 Rating	% Change vs 2024	2024 Rank	Change in Rank vs 2024
Max Gawn	4.523	1	4.132	9.5	2	1
C Oliver	4.134	2	3.364	22.9	6	4
C Petracca	3.850	3	4.476	-14.0	1	-2
C Salem	3.746	4	3.421	9.5	4	0
J Bowey	3.721	5	2.755	35.1	13	8
S May	3.588	6	3.741	-4.1	3	-3
J Culley	3.500	7	-	-	-	-
K Pickett	3.476	8	2.433	42.9	16	8
T Rivers <	3.369	9	3.391	-0.6	5	-4
Ed Langdon	3.236	10	3.089	4.8	9	-1
Jack Viney	3.156	11	3.178	-0.7	7	-4
T McDonald	3.077	12	2.967	3.7	11	-1
K Chandler	2.961	13	2.223	33.2	22	9
H Langford >	2.837	14	-	-	-	-
D Turner <	2.784	15	1.393	99.9	32	17
J McVee	2.675	16	2.816	-5.0	12	-4
J Lever	2.672	17	3.103	-13.9	8	-9
B Howes <	2.613	18	2.341	11.6	20	2
X Lindsay < >	2.591	19	-	-	-	-
B Fritsch >	2.525	20	1.746	44.6	29	9
C Windsor > <	2.280	21	2.275	0.2	21	0
T Sparrow	2.236	22	2.517	-11.2	15	-7
J Melksham >	2.130	23	1.850	15.1	27	4
J Billings*	2.100	24	2.430	-13.6	17	-7
C Spargo (vs 2023 Rating) >	1.978	25	1.886	4.9	29	4
H Petty	1.906	26	1.701	12.1	30	4
J Adams*	1.900	27	-	-	-	-
J V Rooyen	1.889	28	2.026	-6.8	24	-4
H Sharp > <	1.848	29	-	-	-	-
J Henderson <	1.726	30	-	-	-	-
K Tholstrup < >	1.681	31	1.898	-11.4	26	-5
T Woewodin* >	1.600	32	2.052	-22.0	23	-9
A Johnson	1.416	33	-	-	-	-
M Jefferson <	1.056	34	-	-	-	-
T Fullarton	0.925	35	-		-	-
B Laurie* >	-0.200	36	2.425	-108.2	18	-18
Team Rating	69.55		65.17	6.7
Top 6	23.56		22.53	4.6
Bottom 6	14.92		14.04	6.2

* Played less than two full matches

< Subbed out at least once or more

> Subbed in at least once or more

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Edited Tuesday at 13:455 days by Demon Dynasty

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Wednesday at 08:004 days

17 hours ago, Demon Dynasty said:
Team & Player Ratings to Rnd 22, 2025 vs H&A Season 2024
Season
Team Rating
% Change vs 2025
2021
67.23
-3.34
2022
69.48
-0.10
2023
69.86
0.45
Player
2025 Rating
2025 Rank
2024 Rating
% Change vs 2024
2024 Rank
Change in Rank vs 2024
Max Gawn
4.523
1
4.132
9.5
2
1
C Oliver
4.134
2
3.364
22.9
6
4
C Petracca
3.850
3
4.476
-14.0
1
-2
C Salem
3.746
4
3.421
9.5
4
0
J Bowey
3.721
5
2.755
35.1
13
8
S May
3.588
6
3.741
-4.1
3
-3
J Culley
3.500
7
-
-
-
-
K Pickett
3.476
8
2.433
42.9
16
8
T Rivers <
3.369
9
3.391
-0.6
5
-4
Ed Langdon
3.236
10
3.089
4.8
9
-1
Jack Viney
3.156
11
3.178
-0.7
7
-4
T McDonald
3.077
12
2.967
3.7
11
-1
K Chandler
2.961
13
2.223
33.2
22
9
H Langford >
2.837
14
-
-
-
-
D Turner <
2.784
15
1.393
99.9
32
17
J McVee
2.675
16
2.816
-5.0
12
-4
J Lever
2.672
17
3.103
-13.9
8
-9
B Howes <
2.613
18
2.341
11.6
20
2
X Lindsay < >
2.591
19
-
-
-
-
B Fritsch >
2.525
20
1.746
44.6
29
9
C Windsor > <
2.280
21
2.275
0.2
21
0
T Sparrow
2.236
22
2.517
-11.2
15
-7
J Melksham >
2.130
23
1.850
15.1
27
4
J Billings*
2.100
24
2.430
-13.6
17
-7
C Spargo (vs 2023 Rating) >
1.978
25
1.886
4.9
29
4
H Petty
1.906
26
1.701
12.1
30
4
J Adams*
1.900
27
-
-
-
-
J V Rooyen
1.889
28
2.026
-6.8
24
-4
H Sharp > <
1.848
29
-
-
-
-
J Henderson <
1.726
30
-
-
-
-
K Tholstrup < >
1.681
31
1.898
-11.4
26
-5
T Woewodin* >
1.600
32
2.052
-22.0
23
-9
A Johnson
1.416
33
-
-
-
-
M Jefferson <
1.056
34
-
-
-
-
T Fullarton
0.925
35
-
-
-
B Laurie* >
-0.200
36
2.425
-108.2
18
-18
Team Rating
69.55

65.17
6.7

Top 6
23.56

22.53
4.6

Bottom 6
14.92

14.04
6.2

* Played less than two full matches
< Subbed out at least once or more
> Subbed in at least once or more
Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Thanks DD some really good signs starting to emerge up from 2024 numbers, Max is still improving, Claz and Salo having better years, Tracc still below his best but better than I expected. Bowey Pickett, Chandler, Rivers, Disco, Langford, Lindsay all on the rise and what about Culley’s first two games.!!!

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Wednesday at 09:124 days

1 hour ago, DeeZone said:
Thanks DD some really good signs starting to emerge up from 2024 numbers, Max is still improving, Claz and Salo having better years, Tracc still below his best but better than I expected. Bowey Pickett, Chandler, Rivers, Disco, Langford, Lindsay all on the rise and what about Culley’s first two games.!!!

It's too early to go the crow DZ but yeh those first two matches from JC are a beauty.

We might have found one here but keeping a lid on it ... for now 😁

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Yesterday at 12:431 day

There is an issue with the AFL website with player ratings and a bunch of other stats not currently available for games this round. If it gets resolved, I will update the website and re-post here.

Melbourne v Hawthorn (Round 23, 2025)

https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20252306

Key Team Stats

Stats in bold were won by Melbourne.

Stat	For	Against	Diff	AFL
Disposal Efficiency
Disposal Efficiency	68.9	68.5	+0.4	72.4
Kicking Efficiency
Territory/Attack
Time In Forward Half	50.1	49.9	+0.2
Inside 50s	56	49	+7
Shots At Goal	19	27	-8
Scores Per Inside 50	28.6	55.1	-26.5	44.6
Goals Per Inside 50	14.3	26.5	-12.2	23.7
Marks Inside 50	8	20	-12
Transition
Chain To Score %	12.8	20.6	-7.8	20.7
Defensive 50 To Forward 50 %	7.1	27.3	-20.1	22.9
Defensive 50 To Score %	0.0	9.1	-9.1	9.6
Defensive Half To Forward 50 %	17.9	32.1	-14.1	31.1
Defensive Half To Score %	4.5	14.1	-9.6	12.8
Contest
Contested Possessions	144	143	+1
Ground Ball Gets
Post Clearance Contested Poss	89	89	+0
Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets	71	64	+7
Contested Marks	4	8	-4
Clearance
Total Clearances	40	35	+5
Centre Clearances	15	7	+8
Stoppage Clearances	25	28	-3
First Possessions	45	38	+7
First Possession To Clearance %	71.1	68.4	+2.7	74.8
Defense
Intercepts	75	83	-8
Intercept Marks
Tackles	68	55	+13
Tackles Inside 50	9	16	-7
Def One On One Loss %
Ruck
Hitouts	43	31	+12
Hitouts To Advantage

Transition stats measure how often chains result in a score or an inside 50. Chains include all kick-in chains, all clearances, and intercepts with at least one disposal in the chain.

Chain To Score %: proportion of all chains that resulted in a score.
Defensive 50 To Forward 50 %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive 50 that resulted in an inside 50.
Defensive 50 To Score %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive 50 that resulted in a score.
Defensive Half To Forward 50 %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive half that resulted in an inside 50.
Defensive Half To Score %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive half that resulted in a score.

Contested Possessions

	For	Against	Diff
Melbourne's Defensive 50
Hard Ball Get	4	4	0
Loose Ball Get	21	18	+3
Contested Mark	1	4	-3
Ruck Hard Ball Get	0	1	-1
Gather From Hitout	1	1	0
Contested Knock On	0	1	-1
Free For	3	1	+2
Total	30	30	0
Melbourne's Forward 50
Hard Ball Get	5	4	+1
Loose Ball Get	10	19	-9
Contested Mark	0	1	-1
Ruck Hard Ball Get	0	1	-1
Gather From Hitout	0	1	-1
Contested Knock On	1	2	-1
Free For	1	2	-1
Total	17	30	-13
Post clearance
Hard Ball Get	18	13	+5
Loose Ball Get	53	51	+2
Contested Mark	4	8	-4
Contested Knock On	3	8	-5
Free For	11	9	+2
Total	89	89	0
Pre clearance
Hard Ball Get	4	12	-8
Loose Ball Get	28	29	-1
Ruck Hard Ball Get	3	3	0
Gather From Hitout	13	5	+8
Contested Knock On	3	1	+2
Free For	4	4	0
Total	55	54	+1

Official data on pre- and post-clearance contested possessions are not available. These have been estimated by Wheelo Ratings and should be indicative.
Ground ball gets are inclusive of hard ball gets and loose ball gets.
'Free For' does not include free kicks to advantage or free kicks while in possession of the ball as these are not counted as contested possessions.

Expected scores

	xScore	Score	xWin %	xMargin	Margin	Swing
Melbourne	65.2	56	5%
Hawthorn	93.5	92	95%	+28.2	+36	+7.8

	Shots	Score	Accuracy	xScore	+/-	xSc. / Shot	Shot Rating
Overall
Melbourne	19	8.7 55	42.1%	64.2	−9.2	3.38	−0.49
Hawthorn	27	13.13 91	48.1%	92.5	−1.5	3.43	−0.05
General Play
Melbourne	10	3.4 22	30.0%	35.0	−13.0	3.50	−1.30
Hawthorn	6	3.3 21	50.0%	20.0	+1.0	3.34	+0.16
Set Position
Melbourne	9	5.3 33	55.6%	29.2	+3.8	3.25	+0.42
Hawthorn	21	10.10 70	47.6%	72.4	−2.4	3.45	−0.12

xWin %: win probability based on expected scores.
Swing: difference between expected margin and actual margin.
xScore: total expected score from all shots taken.
+/-: total score above or below expected score.
xSc. / Shot: average expected score per shot. This represents the average shot difficulty.
Shot Rating: average score above or below expected score per shot at goal.

Notes: Expected scores are calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Each shot at goal is assigned an expected score based on the distance from goal, shot angle, and type of shot (e.g. set shot, general play following contested possession, general play following uncontested possession, ground kick, etc) as a proxy for pressure. The model does not take into account factors like the player, whether the ball was kicked with their preferred or non-preferred foot, and pressure on the player when taking the shot. Rushed behinds are excluded from actual and expected scores.

Territory (time in zones)

Region	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Match	Season
Half
Forward	44%	37%	64%	55%	50%	52%
Defensive	56%	63%	36%	45%	50%	48%
Region
Forward 50	12%	14%	28%	27%	21%	25%
Attacking Midfield	32%	23%	35%	28%	30%	27%
Defensive Midfield	26%	29%	18%	15%	22%	25%
Defensive 50	29%	34%	19%	30%	28%	23%

Source: Calculated by Wheelo Ratings.

Score Sources

Summary

Score Source	Score	Against	Diff
Kick-in	0.0 0	0.0 0	+0
Centre Bounce	1.0 6	0.2 2	+4
Stoppage (Other)	1.1 7	7.6 48	-41
Turnover	6.7 43	6.6 42	+1

Score Source	For		Against
Score Source	Match	Season	Match	Season *
Kick-in	0	4.5	0	4.9
Centre Bounce	6	12.2	2	13.9
Stoppage (Other)	7	20.0	48	22.0
Turnover	43	46.3	42	48.2

* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Hawthorn.

Chain start region

Note: region is from the scoring team's perspective.

Region	For		Against
Region	Match	Season	Match	Season *
Defensive 50	0	12.6	19	17.9
Defensive midfield	18	16.4	27	20.5
Centre bounce	6	12.2	2	13.9
Attacking midfield	24	25.3	33	25.1
Forward 50	8	16.5	11	11.5

* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Hawthorn.

Points from defensive half

For		Against
Match	Season	Match	Season *
18	29.0	46	38.4

* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Hawthorn.

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Yesterday at 12:471 day

2 minutes ago, WheeloRatings said:
There is an issue with the AFL website with player ratings and a bunch of other stats not currently available for games this round. If it gets resolved, I will update the website and re-post here.
Melbourne v Hawthorn (Round 23, 2025)
https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20252306
Key Team Stats
Stats in bold were won by Melbourne.
Stat
For
Against
Diff
AFL
Disposal Efficiency
Disposal Efficiency
68.9
68.5
+0.4
72.4
Kicking Efficiency
Territory/Attack
Time In Forward Half
50.1
49.9
+0.2
Inside 50s
56
49
+7
Shots At Goal
19
27
-8
Scores Per Inside 50
28.6
55.1
-26.5
44.6
Goals Per Inside 50
14.3
26.5
-12.2
23.7
Marks Inside 50
8
20
-12
Transition
Chain To Score %
12.8
20.6
-7.8
20.7
Defensive 50 To Forward 50 %
7.1
27.3
-20.1
22.9
Defensive 50 To Score %
0.0
9.1
-9.1
9.6
Defensive Half To Forward 50 %
17.9
32.1
-14.1
31.1
Defensive Half To Score %
4.5
14.1
-9.6
12.8
Contest
Contested Possessions
144
143
+1
Ground Ball Gets
Post Clearance Contested Poss
89
89
+0
Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets
71
64
+7
Contested Marks
4
8
-4
Clearance
Total Clearances
40
35
+5
Centre Clearances
15
7
+8
Stoppage Clearances
25
28
-3
First Possessions
45
38
+7
First Possession To Clearance %
71.1
68.4
+2.7
74.8
Defense
Intercepts
75
83
-8
Intercept Marks
Tackles
68
55
+13
Tackles Inside 50
9
16
-7
Def One On One Loss %
Ruck
Hitouts
43
31
+12
Hitouts To Advantage
Transition stats measure how often chains result in a score or an inside 50. Chains include all kick-in chains, all clearances, and intercepts with at least one disposal in the chain.
Chain To Score %: proportion of all chains that resulted in a score.
Defensive 50 To Forward 50 %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive 50 that resulted in an inside 50.
Defensive 50 To Score %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive 50 that resulted in a score.
Defensive Half To Forward 50 %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive half that resulted in an inside 50.
Defensive Half To Score %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive half that resulted in a score.
Contested Possessions
For
Against
Diff
Melbourne's Defensive 50
Hard Ball Get
4
4
0
Loose Ball Get
21
18
+3
Contested Mark
1
4
-3
Ruck Hard Ball Get
0
1
-1
Gather From Hitout
1
1
0
Contested Knock On
0
1
-1
Free For
3
1
+2
Total
30
30
0
Melbourne's Forward 50
Hard Ball Get
5
4
+1
Loose Ball Get
10
19
-9
Contested Mark
0
1
-1
Ruck Hard Ball Get
0
1
-1
Gather From Hitout
0
1
-1
Contested Knock On
1
2
-1
Free For
1
2
-1
Total
17
30
-13
Post clearance
Hard Ball Get
18
13
+5
Loose Ball Get
53
51
+2
Contested Mark
4
8
-4
Contested Knock On
3
8
-5
Free For
11
9
+2
Total
89
89
0
Pre clearance
Hard Ball Get
4
12
-8
Loose Ball Get
28
29
-1
Ruck Hard Ball Get
3
3
0
Gather From Hitout
13
5
+8
Contested Knock On
3
1
+2
Free For
4
4
0
Total
55
54
+1
Official data on pre- and post-clearance contested possessions are not available. These have been estimated by Wheelo Ratings and should be indicative.
Ground ball gets are inclusive of hard ball gets and loose ball gets.
'Free For' does not include free kicks to advantage or free kicks while in possession of the ball as these are not counted as contested possessions.
Expected scores
xScore
Score
xWin %
xMargin
Margin
Swing
Melbourne
65.2
56
5%
Hawthorn
93.5
92
95%
+28.2
+36
+7.8
Shots
Score
Accuracy
xScore
+/-
xSc. /
Shot
Shot
Rating
Overall
Melbourne
19
8.7 55
42.1%
64.2
−9.2
3.38
−0.49
Hawthorn
27
13.13 91
48.1%
92.5
−1.5
3.43
−0.05
General Play
Melbourne
10
3.4 22
30.0%
35.0
−13.0
3.50
−1.30
Hawthorn
6
3.3 21
50.0%
20.0
+1.0
3.34
+0.16
Set Position
Melbourne
9
5.3 33
55.6%
29.2
+3.8
3.25
+0.42
Hawthorn
21
10.10 70
47.6%
72.4
−2.4
3.45
−0.12
xWin %: win probability based on expected scores.
Swing: difference between expected margin and actual margin.
xScore: total expected score from all shots taken.
+/-: total score above or below expected score.
xSc. / Shot: average expected score per shot. This represents the average shot difficulty.
Shot Rating: average score above or below expected score per shot at goal.
Notes: Expected scores are calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Each shot at goal is assigned an expected score based on the distance from goal, shot angle, and type of shot (e.g. set shot, general play following contested possession, general play following uncontested possession, ground kick, etc) as a proxy for pressure. The model does not take into account factors like the player, whether the ball was kicked with their preferred or non-preferred foot, and pressure on the player when taking the shot. Rushed behinds are excluded from actual and expected scores.
Territory (time in zones)
Region
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Match
Season
Half
Forward
44%
37%
64%
55%
50%
52%
Defensive
56%
63%
36%
45%
50%
48%
Region
Forward 50
12%
14%
28%
27%
21%
25%
Attacking Midfield
32%
23%
35%
28%
30%
27%
Defensive Midfield
26%
29%
18%
15%
22%
25%
Defensive 50
29%
34%
19%
30%
28%
23%
Source: Calculated by Wheelo Ratings.
Score Sources
Summary
Score Source
Score
Against
Diff
Kick-in
0.0 0
0.0 0
+0
Centre Bounce
1.0 6
0.2 2
+4
Stoppage (Other)
1.1 7
7.6 48
-41
Turnover
6.7 43
6.6 42
+1
Score Source
For
Against
Match
Season
Match
Season *
Kick-in
0
4.5
0
4.9
Centre Bounce
6
12.2
2
13.9
Stoppage (Other)
7
20.0
48
22.0
Turnover
43
46.3
42
48.2
* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Hawthorn.
Chain start region
Note: region is from the scoring team's perspective.
Region
For
Against
Match
Season
Match
Season *
Defensive 50
0
12.6
19
17.9
Defensive midfield
18
16.4
27
20.5
Centre bounce
6
12.2
2
13.9
Attacking midfield
24
25.3
33
25.1
Forward 50
8
16.5
11
11.5
* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Hawthorn.
Points from defensive half
For
Against
Match
Season
Match
Season *
18
29.0
46
38.4
* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Hawthorn.

Stat	For	Against	Diff	AFL
Disposal Efficiency
Disposal Efficiency	68.9	68.5	+0.4	72.4
Kicking Efficiency
Territory/Attack
Time In Forward Half	50.1	49.9	+0.2
Inside 50s	56	49	+7
Shots At Goal	19	27	-8
Scores Per Inside 50	28.6	55.1	-26.5	44.6
Goals Per Inside 50	14.3	26.5	-12.2	23.7
Marks Inside 50	8	20	-12
Transition
Chain To Score %	12.8	20.6	-7.8	20.7
Defensive 50 To Forward 50 %	7.1	27.3	-20.1	22.9
Defensive 50 To Score %	0.0	9.1	-9.1	9.6
Defensive Half To Forward 50 %	17.9	32.1	-14.1	31.1
Defensive Half To Score %	4.5	14.1	-9.6	12.8
Contest
Contested Possessions	144	143	+1
Ground Ball Gets
Post Clearance Contested Poss	89	89	+0
Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets	71	64	+7
Contested Marks	4	8	-4
Clearance
Total Clearances	40	35	+5
Centre Clearances	15	7	+8
Stoppage Clearances	25	28	-3
First Possessions	45	38	+7
First Possession To Clearance %	71.1	68.4	+2.7	74.8
Defense
Intercepts	75	83	-8
Intercept Marks
Tackles	68	55	+13
Tackles Inside 50	9	16	-7
Def One On One Loss %
Ruck
Hitouts	43	31	+12
Hitouts To Advantage

	For	Against	Diff
Melbourne's Defensive 50
Hard Ball Get	4	4	0
Loose Ball Get	21	18	+3
Contested Mark	1	4	-3
Ruck Hard Ball Get	0	1	-1
Gather From Hitout	1	1	0
Contested Knock On	0	1	-1
Free For	3	1	+2
Total	30	30	0
Melbourne's Forward 50
Hard Ball Get	5	4	+1
Loose Ball Get	10	19	-9
Contested Mark	0	1	-1
Ruck Hard Ball Get	0	1	-1
Gather From Hitout	0	1	-1
Contested Knock On	1	2	-1
Free For	1	2	-1
Total	17	30	-13
Post clearance
Hard Ball Get	18	13	+5
Loose Ball Get	53	51	+2
Contested Mark	4	8	-4
Contested Knock On	3	8	-5
Free For	11	9	+2
Total	89	89	0
Pre clearance
Hard Ball Get	4	12	-8
Loose Ball Get	28	29	-1
Ruck Hard Ball Get	3	3	0
Gather From Hitout	13	5	+8
Contested Knock On	3	1	+2
Free For	4	4	0
Total	55	54	+1

	Shots	Score	Accuracy	xScore	+/-	xSc. / Shot	Shot Rating
Overall
Melbourne	19	8.7 55	42.1%	64.2	−9.2	3.38	−0.49
Hawthorn	27	13.13 91	48.1%	92.5	−1.5	3.43	−0.05
General Play
Melbourne	10	3.4 22	30.0%	35.0	−13.0	3.50	−1.30
Hawthorn	6	3.3 21	50.0%	20.0	+1.0	3.34	+0.16
Set Position
Melbourne	9	5.3 33	55.6%	29.2	+3.8	3.25	+0.42
Hawthorn	21	10.10 70	47.6%	72.4	−2.4	3.45	−0.12

Region	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Match	Season
Half
Forward	44%	37%	64%	55%	50%	52%
Defensive	56%	63%	36%	45%	50%	48%
Region
Forward 50	12%	14%	28%	27%	21%	25%
Attacking Midfield	32%	23%	35%	28%	30%	27%
Defensive Midfield	26%	29%	18%	15%	22%	25%
Defensive 50	29%	34%	19%	30%	28%	23%

Wow. Killed from stoppage. Very rare that's the difference in the game. -41 points.

Didnt feel like it, but does speak to how bad we set up today.

Edited yesterday at 12:481 day by Jjrogan

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Can't recall the last time we lost as badly as we did today and it wasn't almost entirely due to scores from turnover.

Also how about that third quarter. 64% in forward half, 20 inside 50s to 7, yet outscored 3.3 to 2.0. Classic.

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20 hours ago20 hr

The issue with the AFL website has been resolved so here is the full stats file post.

Melbourne v Hawthorn (Round 23, 2025)

https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20252306

Key Team Stats

Stats in bold were won by Melbourne.

Stat	For	Against	Diff	AFL
Disposal Efficiency
Disposal Efficiency	68.9	68.5	+0.4	72.4
Kicking Efficiency	61.6	61.8	-0.2	65.9
Territory/Attack
Time In Forward Half	50.1	49.9	+0.2
Inside 50s	56	49	+7
Shots At Goal	19	27	-8
Scores Per Inside 50	28.6	55.1	-26.5	44.5
Goals Per Inside 50	14.3	26.5	-12.2	23.7
Marks Inside 50	8	20	-12
Transition
Chain To Score %	12.8	20.6	-7.8	20.6
Defensive 50 To Forward 50 %	7.1	27.3	-20.1	22.8
Defensive 50 To Score %	0.0	9.1	-9.1	9.6
Defensive Half To Forward 50 %	17.9	32.1	-14.1	31.0
Defensive Half To Score %	4.5	14.1	-9.6	12.7
Contest
Contested Possessions	144	143	+1
Ground Ball Gets	103	105	-2
Post Clearance Contested Poss	89	89	+0
Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets	71	64	+7
Contested Marks	4	8	-4
Clearance
Total Clearances	40	35	+5
Centre Clearances	15	7	+8
Stoppage Clearances	25	28	-3
First Possessions	45	38	+7
First Possession To Clearance %	71.1	68.4	+2.7	74.8
Defense
Intercepts	75	83	-8
Intercept Marks	13	21	-8
Tackles	68	55	+13
Tackles Inside 50	9	16	-7
Def One On One Loss %	41.7	25.0	+16.7	27.3
Ruck
Hitouts	43	31	+12
Hitouts To Advantage	13	5	+8

Transition stats measure how often chains result in a score or an inside 50. Chains include all kick-in chains, all clearances, and intercepts with at least one disposal in the chain.

Chain To Score %: proportion of all chains that resulted in a score.
Defensive 50 To Forward 50 %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive 50 that resulted in an inside 50.
Defensive 50 To Score %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive 50 that resulted in a score.
Defensive Half To Forward 50 %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive half that resulted in an inside 50.
Defensive Half To Score %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive half that resulted in a score.

Player Ratings

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Match	TOG
Max Gawn	4.8	5.1	3.9	3.7	17.5	86%
Clayton Oliver	1.9	4.5	2.3	7.7	16.4	79%
Christian Salem	3.2	6.5	1.8	4.6	16.1	86%
Christian Petracca	3.1	2.5	6.4	2.7	14.8	84%
Jacob van Rooyen	0.8	−1.6	0.4	14.5	14.1	78%
Jack Viney	4.2	2.9	5.3	1.1	13.6	77%
Tom Sparrow	7.1	2.8	1.0	2.6	13.5	84%
Jai Culley	1.9	4.6	1.1	4.9	12.5	78%
Trent Rivers	2.4	1.8	2.3	5.6	12.2	77%
Harrison Petty	3.0	2.1	4.4	0.0	9.6	79%
Jake Bowey	−1.4	−0.2	6.6	4.0	8.9	80%
Kysaiah Pickett	1.1	2.1	4.1	1.2	8.6	76%
Kade Chandler	0.2	4.0	3.1	1.1	8.4	79%
Harvey Langford	0.9	−0.3	−0.5	7.5	7.6	84%
Judd McVee	1.2	1.4	0.7	0.6	3.9	74%
Steven May	0.4	1.3	3.8	−1.9	3.7	77%
Bayley Fritsch	2.7	−0.5	0.9	0.2	3.4	87%
Blake Howes	0.3	1.0	−0.9	2.5	2.9	92%
Daniel Turner	−2.4	1.4	0.2	2.7	1.9	93%
Jake Melksham	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.9	1.6	41%
Ed Langdon	1.8	1.8	0.8	−4.5	0.0	92%
Tom McDonald	−0.6	−1.8	0.0	0.0	−2.4	46%
Harry Sharp	−1.3	2.3	−0.8	−4.2	−4.1	71%

Contested Possessions

	For	Against	Diff
Melbourne's Defensive 50
Hard Ball Get	4	4	0
Loose Ball Get	21	18	+3
Contested Mark	1	4	-3
Ruck Hard Ball Get	0	1	-1
Gather From Hitout	1	1	0
Contested Knock On	0	1	-1
Free For	3	1	+2
Total	30	30	0
Melbourne's Forward 50
Hard Ball Get	5	4	+1
Loose Ball Get	10	19	-9
Contested Mark	0	1	-1
Ruck Hard Ball Get	0	1	-1
Gather From Hitout	0	1	-1
Contested Knock On	1	2	-1
Free For	1	2	-1
Total	17	30	-13
Post clearance
Hard Ball Get	18	13	+5
Loose Ball Get	53	51	+2
Contested Mark	4	8	-4
Contested Knock On	3	8	-5
Free For	11	9	+2
Total	89	89	0
Pre clearance
Hard Ball Get	4	12	-8
Loose Ball Get	28	29	-1
Ruck Hard Ball Get	3	3	0
Gather From Hitout	13	5	+8
Contested Knock On	3	1	+2
Free For	4	4	0
Total	55	54	+1

Official data on pre- and post-clearance contested possessions are not available. These have been estimated by Wheelo Ratings and should be indicative.
Ground ball gets are inclusive of hard ball gets and loose ball gets.
'Free For' does not include free kicks to advantage or free kicks while in possession of the ball as these are not counted as contested possessions.

Expected scores

	xScore	Score	xWin %	xMargin	Margin	Swing
Melbourne	65.2	56	5%
Hawthorn	93.5	92	95%	+28.2	+36	+7.8

	Shots	Score	Accuracy	xScore	+/-	xSc. / Shot	Shot Rating
Overall
Melbourne	19	8.7 55	42.1%	64.2	−9.2	3.38	−0.49
Hawthorn	27	13.13 91	48.1%	92.5	−1.5	3.43	−0.05
General Play
Melbourne	10	3.4 22	30.0%	35.0	−13.0	3.50	−1.30
Hawthorn	6	3.3 21	50.0%	20.0	+1.0	3.34	+0.16
Set Position
Melbourne	9	5.3 33	55.6%	29.2	+3.8	3.25	+0.42
Hawthorn	21	10.10 70	47.6%	72.4	−2.4	3.45	−0.12

xWin %: win probability based on expected scores.
Swing: difference between expected margin and actual margin.
xScore: total expected score from all shots taken.
+/-: total score above or below expected score.
xSc. / Shot: average expected score per shot. This represents the average shot difficulty.
Shot Rating: average score above or below expected score per shot at goal.

Notes: Expected scores are calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Each shot at goal is assigned an expected score based on the distance from goal, shot angle, and type of shot (e.g. set shot, general play following contested possession, general play following uncontested possession, ground kick, etc) as a proxy for pressure. The model does not take into account factors like the player, whether the ball was kicked with their preferred or non-preferred foot, and pressure on the player when taking the shot. Rushed behinds are excluded from actual and expected scores.

Pressure

Team pressure

Quarter	For	Agn	Diff
1	173	203	-30
2	182	165	+17
3	187	179	+8
4	190	191	-1
Match	183	184	-1

Source: Herald Sun

Most Pressure Points

Note: pressure points are the weighed sum of pressure acts. Physical pressure acts are worth 3.75 points, closing acts are worth 2.25 points, chasing acts are 1.5 points and corralling are 1.2. ( https://www.championdata.com/glossary/afl/ )

Player	Pressure Acts	Pressure Points	Season Average
Jack Viney	26	70	52.5
Kysaiah Pickett	29	65	37.4
Tom Sparrow	25	52	37.1
Clayton Oliver	18	44	50.8
Harrison Petty	22	44	20.8
Harry Sharp	21	44	20.6
Jake Bowey	17	42	28.5
Ed Langdon	20	40	30.3
Kade Chandler	17	36	35.0
Trent Rivers	12	33	26.8
Harvey Langford	15	32	21.2
Christian Petracca	13	31	36.3
Jacob van Rooyen	10	30	20.5
Christian Salem	12	29	21.1
Jai Culley	16	27	29.7
Bayley Fritsch	9	27	18.8
Blake Howes	9	25	14.3
Max Gawn	10	21	19.1
Daniel Turner	7	16	13.9
Judd McVee	6	10	15.3
Tom McDonald	5	9	13.7
Jake Melksham	0	0	16.3
Steven May	0	0	9.4

Source: Herald Sun

Territory (time in zones)

Region	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Match	Season
Half
Forward	44%	37%	64%	55%	50%	52%
Defensive	56%	63%	36%	45%	50%	48%
Region
Forward 50	12%	14%	28%	27%	21%	25%
Attacking Midfield	32%	23%	35%	28%	30%	27%
Defensive Midfield	26%	29%	18%	15%	22%	25%
Defensive 50	29%	34%	19%	30%	28%	23%

Source: Calculated by Wheelo Ratings.

Score Sources

Summary

Score Source	Score	Against	Diff
Kick-in	0.0 0	0.0 0	+0
Centre Bounce	1.0 6	0.2 2	+4
Stoppage (Other)	1.1 7	7.6 48	-41
Turnover	6.7 43	6.6 42	+1

Score Source	For		Against
Score Source	Match	Season	Match	Season *
Kick-in	0	4.5	0	4.9
Centre Bounce	6	12.2	2	13.9
Stoppage (Other)	7	20.0	48	22.0
Turnover	43	46.3	42	48.2

* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Hawthorn.

Chain start region

Note: region is from the scoring team's perspective.

Region	For		Against
Region	Match	Season	Match	Season *
Defensive 50	0	12.6	19	17.9
Defensive midfield	18	16.4	27	20.5
Centre bounce	6	12.2	2	13.9
Attacking midfield	24	25.3	33	25.1
Forward 50	8	16.5	11	11.5

* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Hawthorn.

Points from defensive half

For		Against
Match	Season	Match	Season *
18	29.0	46	38.4

* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Hawthorn.

Centre Bounce Attendances

	CBAs	CBA %	2025 %	2024 %
Max Gawn	21	88%	85.5%	85.0%
Jack Viney	19	79%	67.8%	69.1%
Clayton Oliver	16	67%	71.9%	70.7%
Christian Petracca	15	62%	67.5%	55.8%
Kysaiah Pickett	13	54%	71.1%	33.0%
Trent Rivers	4	17%	17.5%	29.9%
Jacob van Rooyen	3	12%	13.3%	17.8%
Tom Sparrow	3	12%	6.9%	37.7%
Harvey Langford	2	8%	10.3%
Ed Langdon	0	0%	3.2%	0.7%
Christian Salem	0	0%	1.6%	12.3%
Kade Chandler	0	0%	1.1%	0.0%
Judd McVee	0	0%	0.4%	6.3%
Harrison Petty	0	0%	0.4%	7.5%
Daniel Turner	0	0%	0.2%	0.3%
Jake Melksham	0	0%	0.2%	0.0%
Jai Culley	0	0%	0.0%	30.9%
Tom Fullarton			17.2%
Aidan Johnson			13.9%
Caleb Windsor			12.1%	0.0%
Matthew Jefferson			1.0%
Xavier Lindsay			0.4%
Bailey Laurie			0.0%	11.0%
Charlie Spargo			0.0%	4.2%
Koltyn Tholstrup			0.0%	5.7%

Ruck Contests and Hitouts

Ruck Contests

	Ruck Contests	RC %	2025 %	2024 %
Max Gawn	76	78%	81.9%	81.1%
Jacob van Rooyen	16	16%	14.8%	17.6%
Harrison Petty	5	5%	2.5%	7.9%
Daniel Turner	0	0%	0.2%	3.1%
Clayton Oliver	0	0%	0.1%	0.0%
Tom Fullarton			20.5%
Aidan Johnson			15.6%
Matthew Jefferson			1.1%

Hitouts

	Ruck Contests	Hitouts	To Adv.	To Adv. % (2025)	To Adv. % (2024)
Melbourne
Max Gawn	76	35	12	27.6%	27.9%
Jacob van Rooyen	16	7	1	30.8%	24.7%
Harrison Petty	5	1	0	25.0%	24.4%
Daniel Turner	0	0	0		50.4%
Tom Fullarton				43.8%
Aidan Johnson				21.1%
Matthew Jefferson				0.0%
Opposition
Lloyd Meek	85	31	5
Mabior Chol	12	0	0

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19 hours ago19 hr

In response to this post from @Little Goffy on the gameday thread:

Max Gawn has a curious pattern of gathering a large number of hitouts in the first quarter, particularly in the first 20 minutes or so, and then it tapers to a more reasonable pace for the rest of the game.
I suspect that if his first quarters were his overall rate, he'd be averaging close to 60 hitouts per game.
What strikes me about that is that it is clearly not a matter of fatigue as his other stats tend to pick up the pace later in the game - the around the ground intercepts, marks, and general involvement all push hard.
So here's a challenge for the detailed stats experts - is this a genuine pattern or just a coincidence of a few games I noticed it in? And how does it play out on things like his @WheeloRatings figures? Does Gawn in hitout-mode outrank Gawn in around-the-ground mode?

Here is Max Gawn's quarter-by-quarter breakdown for a few key stats this season:

Metric	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Time On Ground	85.5	84.1	87.4	85.0	85.6
Rating Points	3.7	3.8	4.6	3.2	15.3
Disposals	4.7	5.1	5.8	5.0	20.6
Contested Possessions	3.1	3.1	3.5	3.8	13.5
Marks	1.2	1.2	1.5	1.7	5.6
Intercept Marks	0.6	0.6	0.4	1.1	2.7
Hitouts	9.5	9.4	8.5	9.0	36.4
Hitouts To Advantage	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.3	10.0

His hitouts only drop off marginally but his intercept marks are clearly highest in the fourth quarter and his contested possessions are higher in the second half.

In terms of comparing "hitout-mode" to "around-the-ground" mode, I have looked at his disposal and hitout numbers in each quarter of games this season. From this rudimentary analysis, his best quarters are when he wins a lot of the ball.

Disposals	Hitouts	Quarters	Rating
1-4	1-8	28	2.04
1-4	9+	14	3.21
5+	1-8	15	4.71
5+	9+	31	5.27

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