Stats file 2026 season

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18.12 - 120

15.17 - 107

4 points.

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26 minutes ago, binman said:
JVR the first Dee to kick 5 goals since Jessie Hogan

Fritsch's 6 in the 2021 Granny don't count?

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Harry Sharp; 51% time on ground, 6 score involvements.

I think this could be the start of a beautiful player-coach relationship.

Latrelle 59% I would have expected but it is interesting to see Rivers only had 58% time on.

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The Stats File posts this season will include a few new stats, including:

Retention of kicks into forward 50;
Metres gained by kick and by handball;
Equity points, including points from ball winning and points from ball use (my implementation of the AFL Player Ratings);
xChainScore - expected points scored based on the origin of a team's chains, including clearances, turnovers and kick-ins.

Melbourne v St Kilda (Round 1, 2026)

https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20260108

Key Team Stats

Stats in bold were won by Melbourne.

Stat	For	Against	Diff	AFL
Disposal Efficiency
Disposal Retention	73.4	75.4	-2.0	71.3
Disposal Efficiency	74.5	77.9	-3.4	74.1
Kicking Efficiency	67.0	71.8	-4.8	67.7
Kick Into Forward 50 Retention	67.4	56.8	+10.6	47.5
Metres Gained
Kick Metres Gained	5809	6015	-206
Kick Metres Gained / Kick	27.9	25.3	+2.7	26.3
Handball Metres Gained	231	10	+221
Territory/Attack
Time In Forward Half	54.2	45.8	+8.4
Inside 50s	57	53	+4
Shots At Goal	36	33	+3
Scores / Inside 50	52.6	60.4	-7.7	48.0
Goals / Inside 50	31.6	28.3	+3.3	25.1
Marks Inside 50	19	20	-1
Transition
Chain To Score %	29.1	29.9	-0.8	23.4
Defensive 50 To Forward 50 %	27.0	28.9	-1.9	24.5
Defensive 50 To Score %	16.2	18.4	-2.2	10.6
Defensive Half To Forward 50 %	35.5	36.9	-1.4	32.5
Defensive Half To Score %	19.4	23.1	-3.7	14.1
Contest
Contested Possessions	119	129	-10
Ground Ball Gets	79	87	-8
Post Clearance Contested Poss	75	74	+1
Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets	55	52	+3
Contested Marks	10	11	-1
Clearance
Total Clearances	36	41	-5
Centre Clearances	17	15	+2
Stoppage Clearances	19	26	-7
First Possessions	38	44	-6
First Possession To Clearance %	73.7	77.3	-3.6	75.2
Defense
Intercepts	53	55	-2
Intercept Marks	13	13	+0
Tackles	42	41	+1
Tackles Inside 50	5	2	+3
Def One On One Loss %	33.3	50.0	-16.7	27.2
Ruck
Hitouts	44	25	+19
Hitouts To Advantage	10	8	+2
Equity Points
Pre Clearance	33.5	38.0	-4.6
Post Clearance	156.0	142.5	+13.5
Ball Winning	108.6	112.8	-4.2
Ball Use	81.7	68.9	+12.8

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.

Equity is the WheeloRatings implementation of the AFL Player Ratings.

Ball Winning: Equity points from winning possession of the ball.
Ball Use: Equity points from disposal, including shots at goal, and carrying the ball.

Player Ratings

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Match	TOG	Ball Win.	Ball Use
Jacob van Rooyen	7.0	10.9	1.1	6.0	25.0	82%	6.1	15.8
Jack Steele	1.1	7.5	4.3	6.7	19.7	72%	6.2	9.6
Max Gawn	2.0	4.6	2.5	6.5	15.7	91%	12.0	2.8
Harry Sharp	1.3	2.3	−1.0	11.2	13.9	51%	5.7	5.2
Xavier Lindsay	0.8	2.7	9.2	0.7	13.4	76%	4.3	5.6
Caleb Windsor	7.2	−0.1	1.6	3.6	12.3	79%	4.5	4.4
Bayley Fritsch	1.5	3.6	3.7	2.8	11.6	81%	4.9	5.7
Kade Chandler	1.3	5.2	3.6	1.4	11.5	81%	3.8	4.0
Trent Rivers	2.9	4.2	3.5	0.9	11.4	58%	2.1	5.2
Harrison Petty	3.7	5.4	1.7	−0.3	10.6	86%	5.5	1.9
Daniel Turner	2.6	3.6	2.2	2.2	10.5	96%	4.4	2.1
Harvey Langford	2.2	4.5	3.3	0.2	10.2	72%	4.0	5.2
Blake Howes	1.6	2.9	3.3	2.4	10.1	82%	6.0	0.1
Koltyn Tholstrup	−0.2	4.2	1.7	3.0	8.8	82%	3.4	3.8
Changkuoth Jiath	4.9	2.5	0.0	0.9	8.2	70%	2.9	2.4
Kysaiah Pickett	0.1	1.0	4.0	2.0	7.0	82%	6.7	−1.2
Jai Culley	2.0	−1.8	5.6	1.2	7.0	79%	4.2	2.5
Latrelle Pickett	1.6	3.9	1.6	−0.2	7.0	59%	2.6	5.5
Brody Mihocek	−1.0	3.7	1.2	3.0	6.9	84%	6.3	−0.5
Christian Salem	1.5	1.4	2.2	1.2	6.3	80%	3.0	0.4
Jake Lever	0.3	−2.0	4.8	2.8	5.8	99%	5.0	−2.3
Tom Sparrow	0.7	2.3	2.5	−0.3	5.1	72%	2.1	2.1
Ed Langdon	1.7	−0.7	3.3	−0.2	4.2	89%	3.0	1.5

Contested Possessions

	For	Against	Diff
Melbourne's Defensive 50
Hard Ball Get	3	4	-1
Loose Ball Get	13	9	+4
Contested Mark	3	3	0
Gather From Hitout	1	2	-1
Contested Knock On	1	0	+1
Free For	0	1	-1
Total	21	19	+2
Melbourne's Forward 50
Hard Ball Get	4	4	0
Loose Ball Get	10	12	-2
Contested Mark	2	3	-1
Ruck Hard Ball Get	1	1	0
Gather From Hitout	1	1	0
Contested Knock On	0	2	-2
Free For	2	2	0
Total	20	25	-5
Post clearance
Hard Ball Get	12	8	+4
Loose Ball Get	43	44	-1
Contested Mark	10	11	-1
Contested Knock On	4	5	-1
Free For	6	6	0
Total	75	74	+1
Pre clearance
Hard Ball Get	4	10	-6
Loose Ball Get	20	25	-5
Ruck Hard Ball Get	7	3	+4
Gather From Hitout	9	7	+2
Contested Knock On	3	2	+1
Free For	1	7	-6
Total	44	54	-10

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	122.5	120	77%	+15.3	+13
St Kilda	107.2	107	23%			+2.3

	Shots	Score	Accuracy	xScore	+/-
Overall
Melbourne	36	18.11 119	50.0%	121.5	−2.5
St Kilda	33	15.13 103	45.5%	105.2	−2.2
General Play
Melbourne	19	8.7 55	42.1%	62.1	−7.1
St Kilda	15	7.6 48	46.7%	41.8	+6.2
Set Position
Melbourne	17	10.4 64	58.8%	59.4	+4.6
St Kilda	18	8.7 55	44.4%	63.5	−8.5

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	55%	60%	50%	52%	54%	54%
Defensive	45%	40%	50%	48%	46%	46%
Region
Forward 50	25%	35%	21%	23%	26%	26%
Attacking Midfield	30%	25%	29%	29%	28%	28%
Defensive Midfield	23%	21%	21%	27%	23%	23%
Defensive 50	23%	19%	29%	21%	23%	23%

Source: Calculated by Wheelo Ratings.

Score Sources

Summary

Score Source	xChainScore	Score	Diff
Melbourne
Kick-in	5.9	2.1 13	+7.1
Centre Bounce	15.9	2.3 15	-0.9
Stoppage (Other)	18.5	3.4 22	+3.5
Turnover	35.3	11.4 70	+34.7
Opposition
Kick-in	4.2	1.0 6	+1.8
Centre Bounce	14.0	2.3 15	+1.0
Stoppage (Other)	22.5	4.6 30	+7.5
Turnover	38.7	8.8 56	+17.3
Diff
Kick-in	+1.7	+7
Centre Bounce	+1.9	+0
Stoppage (Other)	-4.0	-8
Turnover	-3.4	+14

xChainScore: expected points scored based on the origin of a team’s chains, including clearances, turnovers, and kick-ins.

Score Source	For		Against
Score Source	Match	Season	Match	Season *
Kick-in	13	13.0	6	6.0
Centre Bounce	15	15.0	15	15.0
Stoppage (Other)	22	22.0	30	30.0
Turnover	70	70.0	56	56.0

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

Chain start region

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

Region	For		Against
Region	Match	Season	Match	Season *
Defensive 50	26	26.0	22	22.0
Defensive midfield	26	26.0	28	28.0
Centre bounce	15	15.0	15	15.0
Attacking midfield	39	39.0	23	23.0
Forward 50	14	14.0	19	19.0

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

Points from defensive half

For		Against
Match	Season	Match	Season *
52	52.0	50	50.0

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

Centre Bounce Attendances

	CBAs	CBA %	2026 %	2025 %
Max Gawn	32	89%	88.9%	85.5%
Kysaiah Pickett	24	67%	66.7%	69.0%
Jack Steele	22	61%	61.1%	74.3%
Caleb Windsor	20	56%	55.6%	12.1%
Trent Rivers	16	44%	44.4%	19.9%
Koltyn Tholstrup	9	25%	25.0%	0.0%
Harvey Langford	7	19%	19.4%	9.9%
Tom Sparrow	7	19%	19.4%	6.6%
Harrison Petty	4	11%	11.1%	0.4%
Xavier Lindsay	2	6%	5.6%	0.4%
Christian Salem	1	3%	2.8%	1.5%
Brody Mihocek	0	0%	0.0%	0.2%
Daniel Turner	0	0%	0.0%	0.2%
Ed Langdon	0	0%	0.0%	3.1%
Jacob van Rooyen	0	0%	0.0%	13.4%
Kade Chandler	0	0%	0.0%	1.1%

Ruck Contests and Hitouts

Ruck Contests

	Ruck Contests	RC %	2026 %	2025 %
Max Gawn	70	78%	77.8%	81.5%
Jacob van Rooyen	10	11%	11.1%	15.0%
Harrison Petty	9	10%	10.0%	2.8%
Brody Mihocek	1	1%	1.1%	2.7%
Daniel Turner	0	0%	0.0%	0.2%

Hitouts

	Ruck Contests	Hitouts	To Adv.	To Adv. % (2026)	To Adv. % (2025)
Melbourne
Max Gawn	70	36	7	19.4%	27.8%
Harrison Petty	9	5	3	60.0%	23.6%
Jacob van Rooyen	10	3	0	0.0%	30.3%
Brody Mihocek	1	0	0		45.4%
Opposition
Tom De Koning	67	20	6
Isaac Keeler	14	3	1
Mitch Owens	9	2	1

Edited 8 hours ago8 hr by WheeloRatings

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9 hours ago9 hr

Harry Sharp; 51% time on ground, 6 score involvements.

I think this could be the start of a beautiful player-coach relationship.

Latrelle 59% I would have expected but it is interesting to see Rivers only had 58% time on.

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3 minutes ago, bing181 said:
Fritsch's 6 in the 2021 Granny don't count?

And didn't Petty kick 6 vs the Tigers a few years back. I have a recollection of him, Melky and someone (maybe Fritta) combining for 14 goals?

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8 hours ago8 hr

32 minutes ago, gs77 said:
And didn't Petty kick 6 vs the Tigers a few years back. I have a recollection of him, Melky and someone (maybe Fritta) combining for 14 goals?

@bing181

...by half time.

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8 hours ago8 hr

48 minutes ago, gs77 said:
And didn't Petty kick 6 vs the Tigers a few years back. I have a recollection of him, Melky and someone (maybe Fritta) combining for 14 goals?

Yes.

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7 hours ago7 hr

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1 hour ago, bing181 said:
Fritsch's 6 in the 2021 Granny don't count?

It felt wrong when I posted it - and it wasn't evwn an Ai error, I was repeating what they said on ABC post hame (but perhaps they meant key forwards).

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6 hours ago6 hr

9 (non ruck) players had CBAs today.

Surely that's an increase on our average under Goodwin?

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18 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:
9 (non ruck) players had CBAs today.
Surely that's an increase on our average under Goodwin?

Absolutely

Was just thinking about how fluid the midfield rotations were.

Rather than the standard starting mid model there's core mids in Kozz, Steele, Rivers and Windsor and a bunch of others who roll thru the middle, like Langford (who otherwise plays on the wing), Sparrow, Kolt and Lindsay.

Interesting mix of players, many of whom are big boys, and skill sets.

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3 hours ago, WheeloRatings said:
The Stats File posts this season will include a few new stats, including:
Retention of kicks into forward 50;
Metres gained by kick and by handball;
Equity points, including points from ball winning and points from ball use (my implementation of the AFL Player Ratings);
xChainScore - expected points scored based on the origin of a team's chains, including clearances, turnovers and kick-ins.
Melbourne v St Kilda (Round 1, 2026)
https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20260108
Key Team Stats
Stats in bold were won by Melbourne.
Stat
For
Against
Diff
AFL
Disposal Efficiency
Disposal Retention
73.4
75.4
-2.0
71.3
Disposal Efficiency
74.5
77.9
-3.4
74.1
Kicking Efficiency
67.0
71.8
-4.8
67.7
Kick Into Forward 50 Retention
67.4
56.8
+10.6
47.5
Metres Gained
Kick Metres Gained
5809
6015
-206
Kick Metres Gained / Kick
27.9
25.3
+2.7
26.3
Handball Metres Gained
231
10
+221
Territory/Attack
Time In Forward Half
54.2
45.8
+8.4
Inside 50s
57
53
+4
Shots At Goal
36
33
+3
Scores / Inside 50
52.6
60.4
-7.7
48.0
Goals / Inside 50
31.6
28.3
+3.3
25.1
Marks Inside 50
19
20
-1
Transition
Chain To Score %
29.1
29.9
-0.8
23.4
Defensive 50 To Forward 50 %
27.0
28.9
-1.9
24.5
Defensive 50 To Score %
16.2
18.4
-2.2
10.6
Defensive Half To Forward 50 %
35.5
36.9
-1.4
32.5
Defensive Half To Score %
19.4
23.1
-3.7
14.1
Contest
Contested Possessions
119
129
-10
Ground Ball Gets
79
87
-8
Post Clearance Contested Poss
75
74
+1
Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets
55
52
+3
Contested Marks
10
11
-1
Clearance
Total Clearances
36
41
-5
Centre Clearances
17
15
+2
Stoppage Clearances
19
26
-7
First Possessions
38
44
-6
First Possession To Clearance %
73.7
77.3
-3.6
75.2
Defense
Intercepts
53
55
-2
Intercept Marks
13
13
+0
Tackles
42
41
+1
Tackles Inside 50
5
2
+3
Def One On One Loss %
33.3
50.0
-16.7
27.2
Ruck
Hitouts
44
25
+19
Hitouts To Advantage
10
8
+2
Equity Points
Pre Clearance
33.5
38.0
-4.6
Post Clearance
156.0
142.5
+13.5
Ball Winning
108.6
112.8
-4.2
Ball Use
81.7
68.9
+12.8
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.
Equity is the WheeloRatings implementation of the AFL Player Ratings.
Ball Winning: Equity points from winning possession of the ball.
Ball Use: Equity points from disposal, including shots at goal, and carrying the ball.
Player Ratings
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Match
TOG
Ball
Win.
Ball
Use
Jacob van Rooyen
7.0
10.9
1.1
6.0
25.0
82%
6.1
15.8
Jack Steele
1.1
7.5
4.3
6.7
19.7
72%
6.2
9.6
Max Gawn
2.0
4.6
2.5
6.5
15.7
91%
12.0
2.8
Harry Sharp
1.3
2.3
−1.0
11.2
13.9
51%
5.7
5.2
Xavier Lindsay
0.8
2.7
9.2
0.7
13.4
76%
4.3
5.6
Caleb Windsor
7.2
−0.1
1.6
3.6
12.3
79%
4.5
4.4
Bayley Fritsch
1.5
3.6
3.7
2.8
11.6
81%
4.9
5.7
Kade Chandler
1.3
5.2
3.6
1.4
11.5
81%
3.8
4.0
Trent Rivers
2.9
4.2
3.5
0.9
11.4
58%
2.1
5.2
Harrison Petty
3.7
5.4
1.7
−0.3
10.6
86%
5.5
1.9
Daniel Turner
2.6
3.6
2.2
2.2
10.5
96%
4.4
2.1
Harvey Langford
2.2
4.5
3.3
0.2
10.2
72%
4.0
5.2
Blake Howes
1.6
2.9
3.3
2.4
10.1
82%
6.0
0.1
Koltyn Tholstrup
−0.2
4.2
1.7
3.0
8.8
82%
3.4
3.8
Changkuoth Jiath
4.9
2.5
0.0
0.9
8.2
70%
2.9
2.4
Kysaiah Pickett
0.1
1.0
4.0
2.0
7.0
82%
6.7
−1.2
Jai Culley
2.0
−1.8
5.6
1.2
7.0
79%
4.2
2.5
Latrelle Pickett
1.6
3.9
1.6
−0.2
7.0
59%
2.6
5.5
Brody Mihocek
−1.0
3.7
1.2
3.0
6.9
84%
6.3
−0.5
Christian Salem
1.5
1.4
2.2
1.2
6.3
80%
3.0
0.4
Jake Lever
0.3
−2.0
4.8
2.8
5.8
99%
5.0
−2.3
Tom Sparrow
0.7
2.3
2.5
−0.3
5.1
72%
2.1
2.1
Ed Langdon
1.7
−0.7
3.3
−0.2
4.2
89%
3.0
1.5
Contested Possessions
For
Against
Diff
Melbourne's Defensive 50
Hard Ball Get
3
4
-1
Loose Ball Get
13
9
+4
Contested Mark
3
3
0
Gather From Hitout
1
2
-1
Contested Knock On
1
0
+1
Free For
0
1
-1
Total
21
19
+2
Melbourne's Forward 50
Hard Ball Get
4
4
0
Loose Ball Get
10
12
-2
Contested Mark
2
3
-1
Ruck Hard Ball Get
1
1
0
Gather From Hitout
1
1
0
Contested Knock On
0
2
-2
Free For
2
2
0
Total
20
25
-5
Post clearance
Hard Ball Get
12
8
+4
Loose Ball Get
43
44
-1
Contested Mark
10
11
-1
Contested Knock On
4
5
-1
Free For
6
6
0
Total
75
74
+1
Pre clearance
Hard Ball Get
4
10
-6
Loose Ball Get
20
25
-5
Ruck Hard Ball Get
7
3
+4
Gather From Hitout
9
7
+2
Contested Knock On
3
2
+1
Free For
1
7
-6
Total
44
54
-10
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
122.5
120
77%
+15.3
+13
St Kilda
107.2
107
23%
+2.3
Shots
Score
Accuracy
xScore
+/-
Overall
Melbourne
36
18.11 119
50.0%
121.5
−2.5
St Kilda
33
15.13 103
45.5%
105.2
−2.2
General Play
Melbourne
19
8.7 55
42.1%
62.1
−7.1
St Kilda
15
7.6 48
46.7%
41.8
+6.2
Set Position
Melbourne
17
10.4 64
58.8%
59.4
+4.6
St Kilda
18
8.7 55
44.4%
63.5
−8.5
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
55%
60%
50%
52%
54%
54%
Defensive
45%
40%
50%
48%
46%
46%
Region
Forward 50
25%
35%
21%
23%
26%
26%
Attacking Midfield
30%
25%
29%
29%
28%
28%
Defensive Midfield
23%
21%
21%
27%
23%
23%
Defensive 50
23%
19%
29%
21%
23%
23%
Source: Calculated by Wheelo Ratings.
Score Sources
Summary
Score Source
xChainScore
Score
Diff
Melbourne
Kick-in
5.9
2.1 13
+7.1
Centre Bounce
15.9
2.3 15
-0.9
Stoppage (Other)
18.5
3.4 22
+3.5
Turnover
35.3
11.4 70
+34.7
Opposition
Kick-in
4.2
1.0 6
+1.8
Centre Bounce
14.0
2.3 15
+1.0
Stoppage (Other)
22.5
4.6 30
+7.5
Turnover
38.7
8.8 56
+17.3
Diff
Kick-in
+1.7
+7
Centre Bounce
+1.9
+0
Stoppage (Other)
-4.0
-8
Turnover
-3.4
+14
xChainScore: expected points scored based on the origin of a team’s chains, including clearances, turnovers, and kick-ins.
Score Source
For
Against
Match
Season
Match
Season *
Kick-in
13
13.0
6
6.0
Centre Bounce
15
15.0
15
15.0
Stoppage (Other)
22
22.0
30
30.0
Turnover
70
70.0
56
56.0
* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by St Kilda.
Chain start region
Note: region is from the scoring team's perspective.
Region
For
Against
Match
Season
Match
Season *
Defensive 50
26
26.0
22
22.0
Defensive midfield
26
26.0
28
28.0
Centre bounce
15
15.0
15
15.0
Attacking midfield
39
39.0
23
23.0
Forward 50
14
14.0
19
19.0
* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by St Kilda.
Points from defensive half
For
Against
Match
Season
Match
Season *
52
52.0
50
50.0
* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by St Kilda.
Centre Bounce Attendances
CBAs
CBA %
2026 %
2025 %
Max Gawn
32
89%
88.9%
85.5%
Kysaiah Pickett
24
67%
66.7%
69.0%
Jack Steele
22
61%
61.1%
74.3%
Caleb Windsor
20
56%
55.6%
12.1%
Trent Rivers
16
44%
44.4%
19.9%
Koltyn Tholstrup
9
25%
25.0%
0.0%
Harvey Langford
7
19%
19.4%
9.9%
Tom Sparrow
7
19%
19.4%
6.6%
Harrison Petty
4
11%
11.1%
0.4%
Xavier Lindsay
2
6%
5.6%
0.4%
Christian Salem
1
3%
2.8%
1.5%
Brody Mihocek
0
0%
0.0%
0.2%
Daniel Turner
0
0%
0.0%
0.2%
Ed Langdon
0
0%
0.0%
3.1%
Jacob van Rooyen
0
0%
0.0%
13.4%
Kade Chandler
0
0%
0.0%
1.1%
Ruck Contests and Hitouts
Ruck Contests
Ruck
Contests
RC %
2026 %
2025 %
Max Gawn
70
78%
77.8%
81.5%
Jacob van Rooyen
10
11%
11.1%
15.0%
Harrison Petty
9
10%
10.0%
2.8%
Brody Mihocek
1
1%
1.1%
2.7%
Daniel Turner
0
0%
0.0%
0.2%
Hitouts
Ruck
Contests
Hitouts
To
Adv.
To Adv. %
(2026)
To Adv. %
(2025)
Melbourne
Max Gawn
70
36
7
19.4%
27.8%
Harrison Petty
9
5
3
60.0%
23.6%
Jacob van Rooyen
10
3
0
0.0%
30.3%
Brody Mihocek
1
0
0
45.4%
Opposition
Tom De Koning
67
20
6
Isaac Keeler
14
3
1
Mitch Owens
9
2
1

Stat	For	Against	Diff	AFL
Disposal Efficiency
Disposal Retention	73.4	75.4	-2.0	71.3
Disposal Efficiency	74.5	77.9	-3.4	74.1
Kicking Efficiency	67.0	71.8	-4.8	67.7
Kick Into Forward 50 Retention	67.4	56.8	+10.6	47.5
Metres Gained
Kick Metres Gained	5809	6015	-206
Kick Metres Gained / Kick	27.9	25.3	+2.7	26.3
Handball Metres Gained	231	10	+221
Territory/Attack
Time In Forward Half	54.2	45.8	+8.4
Inside 50s	57	53	+4
Shots At Goal	36	33	+3
Scores / Inside 50	52.6	60.4	-7.7	48.0
Goals / Inside 50	31.6	28.3	+3.3	25.1
Marks Inside 50	19	20	-1
Transition
Chain To Score %	29.1	29.9	-0.8	23.4
Defensive 50 To Forward 50 %	27.0	28.9	-1.9	24.5
Defensive 50 To Score %	16.2	18.4	-2.2	10.6
Defensive Half To Forward 50 %	35.5	36.9	-1.4	32.5
Defensive Half To Score %	19.4	23.1	-3.7	14.1
Contest
Contested Possessions	119	129	-10
Ground Ball Gets	79	87	-8
Post Clearance Contested Poss	75	74	+1
Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets	55	52	+3
Contested Marks	10	11	-1
Clearance
Total Clearances	36	41	-5
Centre Clearances	17	15	+2
Stoppage Clearances	19	26	-7
First Possessions	38	44	-6
First Possession To Clearance %	73.7	77.3	-3.6	75.2
Defense
Intercepts	53	55	-2
Intercept Marks	13	13	+0
Tackles	42	41	+1
Tackles Inside 50	5	2	+3
Def One On One Loss %	33.3	50.0	-16.7	27.2
Ruck
Hitouts	44	25	+19
Hitouts To Advantage	10	8	+2
Equity Points
Pre Clearance	33.5	38.0	-4.6
Post Clearance	156.0	142.5	+13.5
Ball Winning	108.6	112.8	-4.2
Ball Use	81.7	68.9	+12.8

	For	Against	Diff
Melbourne's Defensive 50
Hard Ball Get	3	4	-1
Loose Ball Get	13	9	+4
Contested Mark	3	3	0
Gather From Hitout	1	2	-1
Contested Knock On	1	0	+1
Free For	0	1	-1
Total	21	19	+2
Melbourne's Forward 50
Hard Ball Get	4	4	0
Loose Ball Get	10	12	-2
Contested Mark	2	3	-1
Ruck Hard Ball Get	1	1	0
Gather From Hitout	1	1	0
Contested Knock On	0	2	-2
Free For	2	2	0
Total	20	25	-5
Post clearance
Hard Ball Get	12	8	+4
Loose Ball Get	43	44	-1
Contested Mark	10	11	-1
Contested Knock On	4	5	-1
Free For	6	6	0
Total	75	74	+1
Pre clearance
Hard Ball Get	4	10	-6
Loose Ball Get	20	25	-5
Ruck Hard Ball Get	7	3	+4
Gather From Hitout	9	7	+2
Contested Knock On	3	2	+1
Free For	1	7	-6
Total	44	54	-10

	Shots	Score	Accuracy	xScore	+/-
Overall
Melbourne	36	18.11 119	50.0%	121.5	−2.5
St Kilda	33	15.13 103	45.5%	105.2	−2.2
General Play
Melbourne	19	8.7 55	42.1%	62.1	−7.1
St Kilda	15	7.6 48	46.7%	41.8	+6.2
Set Position
Melbourne	17	10.4 64	58.8%	59.4	+4.6
St Kilda	18	8.7 55	44.4%	63.5	−8.5

Region	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Match	Season
Half
Forward	55%	60%	50%	52%	54%	54%
Defensive	45%	40%	50%	48%	46%	46%
Region
Forward 50	25%	35%	21%	23%	26%	26%
Attacking Midfield	30%	25%	29%	29%	28%	28%
Defensive Midfield	23%	21%	21%	27%	23%	23%
Defensive 50	23%	19%	29%	21%	23%	23%

Score Source	xChainScore	Score	Diff
Melbourne
Kick-in	5.9	2.1 13	+7.1
Centre Bounce	15.9	2.3 15	-0.9
Stoppage (Other)	18.5	3.4 22	+3.5
Turnover	35.3	11.4 70	+34.7
Opposition
Kick-in	4.2	1.0 6	+1.8
Centre Bounce	14.0	2.3 15	+1.0
Stoppage (Other)	22.5	4.6 30	+7.5
Turnover	38.7	8.8 56	+17.3
Diff
Kick-in	+1.7	+7
Centre Bounce	+1.9	+0
Stoppage (Other)	-4.0	-8
Turnover	-3.4	+14

	Ruck Contests	Hitouts	To Adv.	To Adv. % (2026)	To Adv. % (2025)
Melbourne
Max Gawn	70	36	7	19.4%	27.8%
Harrison Petty	9	5	3	60.0%	23.6%
Jacob van Rooyen	10	3	0	0.0%	30.3%
Brody Mihocek	1	0	0		45.4%
Opposition
Tom De Koning	67	20	6
Isaac Keeler	14	3	1
Mitch Owens	9	2	1

Brilliant, many thanks @WheeloRatings. Really like the new stats.

Am I right to assume the equity points is an aggregate of player ratings to arrive at a whole of team score?

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