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You are right! The most we'd previously conceded in a win was 68 points (again since 2017).

We have only conceded 80+ points on turnover seven times since 2017: 14.6.90: R12 2024 v Frem 14.4.88: R2 2019 v Geel 13.7.85: R19 2024 v Frem 13.7.85: R19 2019 v St K 12.9.81: PF 2018 v WC 12.8.80: R6 2026 v Bris 12.8.80: R15 2018 v St K Brisbane's xChainScore from turnovers was 47.4 points meaning they scored well above expectation based on the location and type of turnover. The disposal clangers were 32 for Brisbane and 29 for Melbourne, with the other clangers being frees against and other errors. Melbourne had 20 kick clangers and 9 handball clangers, Brisbane had 24 kick clangers and 8 handball clangers.

Here is the Stats File post:

Melbourne v Brisbane (Round 6, 2026)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20260608 Key Team StatsStats in bold were won by Melbourne. Stat For Against Diff 2026 2025 AFL Disposal Efficiency Disposal Retention 71.3 73.9 -2.6 69.1 70.5 70.8 Disposal Efficiency 77.1 73.7 +3.4 71.4 73.2 73.3 Kicking Efficiency 75.0 69.2 +5.8 66.3 67.8 67.1 Kick Into Forward 50 Retention 41.9 58.1 -16.3 45.9 46.2 47.2 Clangers 48 56 -8 55.5 56.9 57.9 Metres Gained Kick Metres Gained 5429 5846 -417 5593.5 5545.5 5674.6 Kick Metres Gained / Kick 27.3 23.9 +3.4 26.8 26.2 26.4 Handball Metres Gained 372 163 +208 268.0 169.1 213.2 Territory/Attack Time In Forward Half 49.4 50.6 -1.1 51.9 51.4 50.0 Inside 50s 54 52 +2 57.0 52.8 53.6 Shots At Goal 23 31 -8 26.8 26.4 27.2 Scores / Inside 50 44.4 51.9 -7.5 42.7 45.1 46.1 Goals / Inside 50 29.6 28.8 +0.8 24.9 22.3 24.2 Marks Inside 50 16 18 -2 14.3 10.9 12.2 Transition Chain To Score % 22.1 25.5 -3.4 21.8 21.5 21.9 Defensive 50 To Forward 50 % 28.6 33.3 -4.8 26.1 24.4 22.8 Defensive 50 To Score % 17.1 16.7 +0.5 12.6 9.7 9.6 Defensive Half To Forward 50 % 36.1 41.0 -4.9 33.7 31.1 31.8 Defensive Half To Score % 16.7 21.3 -4.6 15.2 12.6 13.3 Contest Contested Possessions 117 119 -2 124.3 135.2 128.8 Ground Ball Gets 76 84 -8 80.5 87.3 85.7 Post Clearance Contested Poss 75 75 +0 77.8 82.7 81.4 Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets 52 55 -3 56.8 56.7 57.5 Contested Marks 9 8 +1 8.8 10.5 8.7 Clearance Total Clearances 30 35 -5 34.5 36.8 35.1 Centre Clearances 13 16 -3 14.5 12.8 13.0 Stoppage Clearances 17 19 -2 20.0 24.0 22.1 First Possessions 37 33 +4 39.8 42.3 38.4 First Possession To Clearance % 70.3 81.8 -11.5 70.3 72.3 74.0 Defense Intercepts 62 65 -3 65.2 64.8 67.6 Intercept Marks 12 20 -8 14.8 16.3 14.6 Tackles 50 31 +19 57.0 57.2 56.9 Tackles Inside 50 9 5 +4 8.5 11.4 10.8 Def One On One Loss % 14.3 18.2 -3.9 34.5 27.9 25.6 Ruck Ruck Contests 78 78 +0 88.5 92.2 88.0 Hitouts 34 29 +5 43.5 41.1 34.8 Hitouts To Advantage 9 9 +0 11.8 11.5 10.0 Equity Points Pre Clearance 31.3 26.5 +4.7 35.6 33.3 32.2 Post Clearance 143.7 144.8 -1.1 131.4 115.9 124.8 Ball Winning 103.6 108.7 -5.1 109.0 112.5 111.3 Ball Use 74.1 63.7 +10.4 61.4 39.6 48.4 Quarter by Quarter Differential 1 2 3 4 Disposals -24 +8 -1 +4 Clangers -2 +2 -7 -1 Contested Possessions +1 +3 -8 +2 Uncontested Possessions -28 +5 -2 -4 Marks -22 -13 -3 -19 Total Clearances -1 -3 -5 +4 Inside 50s +2 +2 -2 - Marks Inside 50 +2 -3 +2 -3 Shots At Goal +1 -3 -2 -4 Tackles +1 +6 +8 +4 xScore +8.1 -9.8 -0.3 -10.0 xChainScore -5.2 +4.4 -5.8 -3.1 Equity Pre Clearance +3.7 -6.0 -2.4 +9.5 Equity Post Clearance -2.1 -7.2 +21.8 -13.6 Equity Possession +5.8 +0.3 -4.9 -6.3 Equity Ball Use -2.7 -14.5 +23.8 +3.8 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 Harvey Langford 6.7 2.9 5.6 6.2 21.3 80% 6.6 14.6 Kysaiah Pickett 5.0 4.0 2.8 7.4 19.1 84% 4.8 14.8 Kade Chandler 1.4 3.8 6.2 7.0 18.5 88% 2.4 15.8 Max Gawn 3.8 4.8 4.3 3.4 16.3 79% 9.7 1.8 Jack Steele 5.2 2.3 3.5 3.9 14.9 82% 5.6 5.5 Brody Mihocek 2.4 3.6 8.1 0.2 14.3 80% 3.7 10.7 Daniel Turner 3.3 5.1 1.0 2.1 11.5 95% 7.8 2.8 Jai Culley 1.7 2.3 3.3 3.6 10.9 68% 6.6 2.1 Jacob van Rooyen 4.2 −0.9 1.3 5.7 10.3 87% 8.2 3.0 Koltyn Tholstrup 0.3 4.1 4.3 1.2 9.8 86% 7.5 −0.5 Caleb Windsor 4.3 1.5 2.7 1.0 9.4 74% 6.2 1.0 Ed Langdon 2.0 2.5 1.3 2.5 8.4 88% 4.1 1.5 Blake Howes 3.8 1.7 0.8 0.9 7.2 85% 4.6 2.0 Tom Sparrow 0.8 3.5 1.3 1.0 6.7 74% 3.5 −0.4 Harry Sharp 2.7 0.0 1.6 2.3 6.6 85% 1.7 4.6 Bayley Fritsch 2.5 −0.8 4.6 0.0 6.3 85% 0.8 3.7 Latrelle Pickett 1.1 0.9 1.9 1.7 5.6 72% 2.3 4.0 Xavier Taylor 0.9 0.7 2.2 0.0 3.9 63% 0.3 0.8 Harrison Petty 0.3 5.3 −2.0 0.0 3.7 73% 3.7 −1.8 Matthew Jefferson −0.3 0.1 2.0 −0.3 1.6 88% 4.6 −2.6 Jake Lever 0.4 1.0 0.7 −0.6 1.6 88% 5.4 −3.8 Max Heath 0.8 −0.7 1.1 0.4 1.5 27% 0.9 −3.8 Bailey Laurie 0.9 −0.9 0.2 0.9 1.0 70% 2.7 −1.5 Contested Possessions For Against Diff Melbourne's Defensive 50 Hard Ball Get 2 7 -5 Loose Ball Get 10 7 +3 Contested Mark 0 2 -2 Gather From Hitout 2 2 0 Contested Knock On 0 1 -1 Free For 3 2 +1 Total 17 21 -4 Melbourne's Forward 50 Hard Ball Get 2 4 -2 Loose Ball Get 3 12 -9 Contested Mark 3 2 +1 Ruck Hard Ball Get 1 1 0 Gather From Hitout 1 1 0 Contested Knock On 0 2 -2 Free For 1 5 -4 Total 11 27 -16 Post clearance Hard Ball Get 12 14 -2 Loose Ball Get 40 41 -1 Contested Mark 9 8 +1 Contested Knock On 2 3 -1 Free For 12 9 +3 Total 75 75 0 Pre clearance Hard Ball Get 6 9 -3 Loose Ball Get 18 20 -2 Ruck Hard Ball Get 5 2 +3 Gather From Hitout 8 9 -1 Contested Knock On 0 1 -1 Free For 5 3 +2 Total 42 44 -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 88.1 104 28% +2 +12.1 Brisbane 98.2 102 72% +10.1 Shots Score Accuracy xScore +/- Overall Melbourne 23 16.4 100 69.6% 85.1 +14.9 Brisbane 31 15.10 100 48.4% 97.2 +2.8 General Play Melbourne 6 2.4 16 33.3% 21.3 −5.3 Brisbane 12 5.4 34 41.7% 33.9 +0.1 Set Position Melbourne 17 14.0 84 82.4% 63.8 +20.2 Brisbane 19 10.6 66 52.6% 63.3 +2.7 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. PressureTeam pressure Quarter For Agn Diff 1 160 180 -20 2 145 148 -3 3 157 136 +21 4 165 165 0 Match 157 156 +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 Steele 20 44 53.8 Kysaiah Pickett 16 39 45.3 Jai Culley 15 38 31.3 Caleb Windsor 13 35 44.2 Tom Sparrow 13 28 48.7 Harry Sharp 11 28 33.3 Xavier Taylor 9 24 24.0 Matthew Jefferson 10 23 23.0 Kade Chandler 10 22 40.5 Max Gawn 7 22 17.3 Bailey Laurie 10 21 19.0 Brody Mihocek 10 18 15.7 Daniel Turner 6 15 18.4 Latrelle Pickett 10 15 14.7 Jacob van Rooyen 7 14 16.2 Ed Langdon 8 13 21.2 Harvey Langford 9 13 21.0 Harrison Petty 5 12 21.2 Jake Lever 4 11 15.0 Blake Howes 3 7 21.2 Max Heath 3 7 7.0 Koltyn Tholstrup 2 5 19.8 Bayley Fritsch 1 2 13.4 Source: Herald Sun Territory (time in zones)Region Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Match Season Half Forward 59% 53% 42% 43% 49% 52% Defensive 41% 47% 58% 57% 51% 48% Region Forward 50 30% 25% 17% 22% 23% 24% Attacking Midfield 30% 28% 26% 21% 26% 28% Defensive Midfield 23% 27% 24% 29% 26% 25% Defensive 50 18% 20% 33% 29% 25% 23% Source: Calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Score SourcesSummary Score Source xChainScore Score Diff Melbourne Kick-in 4.2 0.2 2 -2.2 Centre Bounce 12.1 1.0 6 -6.1 Stoppage (Other) 13.1 6.3 39 +25.9 Turnover 39.0 9.3 57 +18.0 Opposition Kick-in 2.8 0.0 0 -2.8 Centre Bounce 14.9 1.3 9 -5.9 Stoppage (Other) 13.1 2.1 13 -0.1 Turnover 48.0 12.8 80 +32.0 Diff Kick-in +1.4 +2 Centre Bounce -2.8 -3 Stoppage (Other) +0.0 +26 Turnover -9.0 -23 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 2 5.8 0 4.5 Centre Bounce 6 9.3 9 12.2 Stoppage (Other) 39 27.0 13 29.7 Turnover 57 53.0 80 54.7 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Brisbane. Chain start region Note: region is from the scoring team's perspective. Region For Against Match Season Match Season * Defensive 50 21 19.0 26 21.2 Defensive midfield 31 21.7 32 22.8 Centre bounce 6 9.3 9 12.2 Attacking midfield 44 33.5 17 28.2 Forward 50 2 11.7 18 16.7 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Brisbane. Points from defensive half For Against Match Season Match Season * 52 40.7 58 44.0 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Brisbane. Centre Bounce Attendances CBAs CBA % 2026 % 2025 % Jack Steele 28 80% 74.4% 74.3% Tom Sparrow 28 80% 55.9% 6.6% Kysaiah Pickett 27 77% 71.8% 69.0% Max Gawn 26 74% 81.5% 85.5% Caleb Windsor 17 49% 53.8% 12.1% Max Heath 9 26% 25.7% 21.9% Jai Culley 5 14% 10.8% 0.0% Koltyn Tholstrup 0 0% 15.4% 0.0% Harrison Petty 0 0% 8.7% 0.4% Jacob van Rooyen 0 0% 4.6% 13.4% Harvey Langford 0 0% 4.1% 9.9% Kade Chandler 0 0% 3.1% 1.1% Brody Mihocek 0 0% 0.0% 0.2% Daniel Turner 0 0% 0.0% 0.2% Ed Langdon 0 0% 0.0% 3.1% Matthew Jefferson 0 0% 0.0% 1.0% Trent Rivers 28.4% 19.9% Xavier Lindsay 1.2% 0.4% Christian Salem 0.6% 1.5% Jake Melksham 0.0% 0.2% Ruck Contests and HitoutsRuck Contests Ruck Contests RC % 2026 % 2025 % Max Gawn 53 68% 75.9% 81.5% Max Heath 17 22% 21.8% 26.5% Jacob van Rooyen 6 8% 9.2% 15.0% Brody Mihocek 2 3% 2.4% 2.7% Harrison Petty 0 0% 8.1% 2.8% Jai Culley 0 0% 1.1% 0.0% Daniel Turner 0 0% 0.0% 0.2% Matthew Jefferson 0 0% 0.0% 1.1% Hitouts Ruck Contests Hitouts To Adv. To Adv. % (2026) To Adv. % (2025) Melbourne Max Gawn 53 23 6 28.9% 27.8% Max Heath 17 8 3 37.5% 28.6% Jacob van Rooyen 6 3 0 5.6% 30.3% Brody Mihocek 2 0 0 33.3% 45.4% Harrison Petty 0 0 0 22.2% 23.6% Matthew Jefferson 0 0 0 0.0% Opposition Sam Draper 61 23 9 Zane Zakostelsky 17 6 0

The chain start region includes kick-ins, stoppages and turnovers, and is limited to scores only. Here is the count of chains by location and type, with the resulting score. For example, the 23 "turnover" chains for Melbourne in D50 means that Melbourne gained possession in defensive 50 following an Essendon turnover. Melbourne scored 0 goals, 1 behind from those chains. Kick-in Stoppage Turnover Essendon Defensive 50 8 (1.1.7) 6 (0.0.0) 27 (2.0.12) Defensive midfield 7 (2.1.13) 27 (2.3.15) Centre bounce 14 (3.2.20) Attacking midfield 8 (2.0.12) 16 (4.2.26) Forward 50 5 (1.0.6) 2 (0.1.1) Melbourne Defensive 50 11 (0.0.0) 3 (1.0.6) 23 (0.1.1) Defensive midfield 7 (1.0.6) 19 (3.2.20) Centre bounce 13 (0.2.2) Attacking midfield 7 (0.1.1) 20 (4.0.24) Forward 50 2 (1.1.7) 2 (0.0.0)

Sorry, I edited my post before you saw my addition! 29 past GWS players in 2017 (excluding players who went from Fitzroy to Brisbane post merger). Team lists are only available since 2012, so prior to that I have only included players who actually played a game in the given season.

Melbourne's record is 16 past VFL players in 1908 were playing for other teams. There are currently 15 past Melbourne players on other teams' list which ranks equal fourth. I believe the overall record is 29 past GWS players in 2017 with other clubs (I have excluded Fitzroy -> Brisbane). Team Count Past Players GC 22 Adel: Izak Rankine, Callum Ah Chee, Carl: Elijah Hollands, Adam Saad, Ben Ainsworth, Ess: Peter Wright, Brayden Fiorini, Frem: Jeremy Sharp, Jaeger O'Meara, Geel: Jack Martin, Jack Bowes, Haw: Mabior Chol, Jack Scrimshaw, Melb: Steven May, Port: Jack Lukosius, Will Brodie, Rich: Dion Prestia, Tom Lynch, St K: Sam Flanders, Syd: Malcolm Rosas, WB: Connor Budarick, WC: Sandy Brock GWS 21 Adel: Isaac Cumming, James Peatling, Carl: Wade Derksen, Zac Williams, Nick Haynes, Coll: Bobby Hill, Harry Perryman, Ess: Jye Caldwell, Will Setterfield, Geel: Tanner Bruhn, Jeremy Cameron, Melb: Jack Steele, NM: Aidan Corr, Port: Jacob Wehr, Rich: Jacob Hopper, Tim Taranto, Syd: Taylor Adams, WB: Matthew Kennedy, Adam Treloar, Rory Lobb, WC: Matt Flynn Frem 17 Bris: Lachie Neale, Carl: Adam Cerra, Liam Reidy, Blake Acres, Coll: Lachie Schultz, GC: Max Knobel, Sam Collins, Lachie Weller, GWS: Jesse Hogan, Haw: Lloyd Meek, Melb: Ed Langdon, NM: Griffin Logue, Port: Will Brodie, St K: Liam Henry, Bradley Hill, Syd: Joel Hamling, WB: Rory Lobb Melb 15 Adel: Alex Neal-Bullen, Coll: Jeremy Howe, Frem: Luke Jackson, Judd McVee, Oscar McDonald, Corey Wagner, GC: Christian Petracca, GWS: Toby Bedford, Jesse Hogan, Clayton Oliver, NM: Charlie Spargo, Syd: James Jordon, Brodie Grundy, WB: Oskar Baker, James Harmes Syd 15 Adel: Lachlan McAndrew, Jordan Dawson, Carl: George Hewett, Nic Newman, Will Hayward, Oliver Florent, Coll: Jack Buller, Tim Membrey, Darcy Cameron, NM: Toby Pink, Dylan Stephens, Jacob Konstanty, Luke Parker, Port: Aliir Aliir, Rich: Toby Nankervis Carl 14 Ess: Will Setterfield, Frem: Oscar McDonald, GC: Nick Holman, Geel: Jack Martin, NM: Zac Fisher, Port: Corey Durdin, St K: Jack Silvagni, Paddy Dow, Tom De Koning, Liam Stocker, Jack Carroll, Syd: Charlie Curnow, WB: Matthew Kennedy, WC: Matthew Owies Coll 13 Adel: Mark Keane, Ess: Liam McMahon, Frem: Mason Cox, GC: John Noble, Jarrod Witts, Geel: Oliver Henry, Haw: Jack Ginnivan, Melb: Brody Mihocek, Port: Joe Richards, Syd: Taylor Adams, Brodie Grundy, WB: Adam Treloar, WC: Finlay Macrae St K 13 Bris: Darragh Joyce, Carl: Blake Acres, Coll: Tim Membrey, Ess: Jade Gresham, GC: Oscar Adams, Ben Long, Geel: Rhys Stanley, Haw: Josh Battle, Melb: Max Heath, Tom Campbell, Jack Steele, WB: Nick Coffield, WC: Jamie Cripps Adel 11 Bris: Tom Doedee, Charlie Cameron, Carl: Mitch McGovern, Coll: Billy Frampton, GC: Elliott Himmelberg, Geel: Patrick Dangerfield, Tyson Stengle, Haw: Jack Gunston, Melb: Jake Lever, Shane McAdam, WC: Harry Schoenberg Bris 11 Adel: Mitchell Hinge, Callum Ah Chee, Ben Keays, Coll: Jack Crisp, Daniel McStay, Ess: Jaxon Prior, Haw: Jack Gunston, Melb: Harry Sharp, WC: Brandon Starcevich, Deven Robertson, Elliot Yeo Rich 11 Frem: Shai Bolton, GC: Daniel Rioli, Geel: Tyson Stengle, Haw: Mabior Chol, NM: Callum Coleman-Jones, Port: Ivan Soldo, St K: Jack Higgins, Dan Butler, WC: Liam Baker, Tylar Young, Jack Graham WB 11 Bris: Josh Dunkley, Carl: Lewis Young, Coll: Patrick Lipinski, GC: Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, GWS: Jake Stringer, Geel: Bailey Smith, Melb: Tom Campbell, NM: Caleb Daniel, Port: Jordon Sweet, St K: Jack Macrae, Syd: Joel Hamling Geel 10 Bris: Lincoln McCarthy, Darcy Fort, Carl: Lachie Fogarty, Francis Evans, Frem: Jordan Clark, Port: Esava Ratugolea, Rich: Patrick Retschko, Syd: Joel Hamling, WB: Ryan Gardner, WC: Tim Kelly Ess 9 Bris: Sam Draper, Conor McKenna, Carl: Adam Saad, Frem: Patrick Voss, GWS: Jake Stringer, Jayden Laverde, Haw: Massimo D'Ambrosio, Melb: Jake Melksham, Port: Brandon Zerk-Thatcher Haw 9 Carl: Marc Pittonet, Coll: Ned Long, Frem: Jaeger O'Meara, Geel: James Worpel, Melb: Changkuoth Jiath, St K: Bradley Hill, Syd: Jai Serong, WB: Lachlan Bramble, WC: Tyler Brockman Port 8 Carl: Francis Evans, Coll: Billy Frampton, Dan Houston, Ess: Xavier Duursma, Haw: Jarman Impey, Karl Amon, St K: Dougal Howard, Syd: Peter Ladhams NM 7 Adel: Finnbar Maley, Ess: Ben McKay, Frem: Corey Wagner, Haw: Flynn Perez, Melb: Tom Campbell, Port: Jason Horne-Francis, St K: Mason Wood WC 6 Bris: Oscar Allen, Carl: Campbell Chesser, Haw: Tom Barrass, Melb: Jai Culley, NM: Jack Darling, St K: Liam Ryan

Melbourne v Essendon (Round 5, 2026)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20260504 Quarter by Quarter Differential 1 2 3 4 Disposals -18 +3 -33 -61 Contested Possessions -6 -1 -13 -7 Uncontested Possessions -18 -2 -21 -58 Marks -16 +2 -16 -31 Total Clearances +5 - -8 -5 Inside 50s - -4 +5 -3 Marks Inside 50 -1 +3 - -4 Shots At Goal -3 +3 -4 -4 Tackles -3 +4 +5 +3 xScore -6.3 +5.6 -15.9 -16.3 xChainScore -2.3 -0.9 -0.9 -7.4 Equity Pre Clearance +7.6 -5.6 -11.6 -8.9 Equity Post Clearance -11.4 +12.7 -16.7 -15.6 Equity Possession -11.5 -2.4 -11.0 -8.0 Equity Ball Use +3.6 +9.7 -13.4 -13.9 PressureTeam pressure Quarter For Agn Diff 1 159 161 -2 2 189 168 +21 3 168 163 +5 4 171 199 -28 Match 171 171 0 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 Tom Sparrow 24 62 52.8 Kysaiah Pickett 21 54 46.6 Jack Steele 21 50 55.8 Caleb Windsor 20 45 46.0 Xavier Lindsay 17 35 25.0 Jai Culley 17 34 30.0 Blake Howes 10 32 24.0 Harry Sharp 16 31 34.4 Bayley Fritsch 13 31 16.2 Harvey Langford 11 28 22.6 Kade Chandler 13 27 44.2 Harrison Petty 12 26 23.0 Tom McDonald 13 24 14.0 Daniel Turner 9 23 19.2 Ed Langdon 9 21 22.8 Christian Salem 9 21 22.6 Jake Lever 7 18 15.8 Koltyn Tholstrup 8 16 22.8 Jacob van Rooyen 9 16 16.6 Max Gawn 7 16 16.4 Latrelle Pickett 6 13 14.6 Jake Melksham 5 10 9.5 Brody Mihocek 4 8 15.2 Source: Herald Sun

Here is the Stats Files post:

Melbourne v Essendon (Round 5, 2026)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20260504 Key Team StatsStats in bold were won by Melbourne. Stat For Against Diff 2026 2025 AFL Disposal Efficiency Disposal Retention 67.7 75.5 -7.8 68.7 70.5 70.8 Disposal Efficiency 71.1 76.4 -5.3 70.2 73.2 73.5 Kicking Efficiency 65.0 71.7 -6.7 64.6 67.8 67.3 Kick Into Forward 50 Retention 38.6 52.3 -13.6 46.7 46.2 47.4 Metres Gained Kick Metres Gained 5295 6369 -1074 5626.5 5545.5 5647.9 Kick Metres Gained / Kick 26.9 23.4 +3.5 26.8 26.2 26.3 Handball Metres Gained 340 66 +274 247.3 169.1 210.7 Territory/Attack Time In Forward Half 52.0 48.0 +4.1 52.4 51.4 50.0 Inside 50s 52 54 -2 57.6 52.8 53.5 Shots At Goal 20 28 -8 27.6 26.4 27.0 Scores / Inside 50 34.6 51.9 -17.2 42.4 45.1 45.9 Goals / Inside 50 19.2 31.5 -12.3 24.0 22.3 24.1 Marks Inside 50 9 11 -2 14.0 10.9 12.1 Transition Chain To Score % 16.2 22.9 -6.7 21.8 21.5 21.8 Defensive 50 To Forward 50 % 18.9 23.1 -4.2 25.6 24.4 23.3 Defensive 50 To Score % 5.4 10.3 -4.9 11.8 9.7 9.8 Defensive Half To Forward 50 % 31.7 34.2 -2.5 33.1 31.1 31.6 Defensive Half To Score % 12.7 16.4 -3.7 14.8 12.6 13.2 Contest Contested Possessions 115 142 -27 125.8 135.2 128.7 Ground Ball Gets 72 99 -27 81.4 87.3 85.5 Post Clearance Contested Poss 69 88 -19 78.4 82.7 81.4 Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets 50 64 -14 57.8 56.7 57.6 Contested Marks 7 11 -4 8.8 10.5 8.6 Clearance Total Clearances 32 40 -8 35.4 36.8 35.2 Centre Clearances 13 14 -1 14.8 12.8 12.9 Stoppage Clearances 19 26 -7 20.6 24.0 22.2 First Possessions 40 36 +4 40.4 42.3 38.2 First Possession To Clearance % 65.0 80.6 -15.6 70.3 72.3 74.1 Defense Intercepts 66 72 -6 65.8 64.8 67.2 Intercept Marks 12 21 -9 15.4 16.3 14.1 Tackles 54 45 +9 58.4 57.2 55.8 Tackles Inside 50 6 10 -4 8.4 11.4 10.5 Def One On One Loss % 21.4 0.0 +21.4 37.3 27.9 26.4 Ruck Ruck Contests 84 84 +0 90.6 92.2 87.5 Hitouts 39 21 +18 45.4 41.1 34.6 Hitouts To Advantage 11 8 +3 12.4 11.5 10.1 Equity Points Pre Clearance 26.4 44.9 -18.5 36.5 33.3 32.4 Post Clearance 116.5 147.3 -30.9 129.0 115.9 123.7 Ball Winning 94.9 127.9 -33.0 110.0 112.5 110.8 Ball Use 53.1 67.1 -14.1 58.8 39.6 48.0 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 Max Gawn 6.3 5.3 0.9 8.8 21.3 85% 12.4 7.2 Harry Sharp 5.1 4.7 6.0 0.6 16.4 73% 4.8 10.0 Kysaiah Pickett 3.5 4.5 8.4 −3.0 13.4 81% 6.1 9.0 Harvey Langford 1.0 2.4 2.4 5.7 11.4 70% 3.1 6.8 Tom Sparrow 1.5 6.8 2.0 1.0 11.3 67% 4.5 3.3 Daniel Turner −0.2 8.6 −1.5 3.9 10.8 96% 8.0 3.9 Jack Steele 5.1 0.0 4.4 1.1 10.5 75% 8.3 −1.9 Bayley Fritsch 5.6 2.7 0.2 2.0 10.4 83% 3.9 3.9 Ed Langdon 2.4 4.0 2.6 1.0 10.0 89% 2.1 5.9 Kade Chandler 2.6 3.7 2.3 0.6 9.2 73% 4.3 4.7 Xavier Lindsay 2.4 1.7 2.8 1.1 7.9 74% 3.9 2.6 Brody Mihocek 0.1 4.0 0.0 3.9 7.9 84% 3.2 5.6 Latrelle Pickett 6.0 −1.1 −0.2 2.1 6.8 73% 3.6 3.0 Christian Salem 3.5 2.5 0.4 0.0 6.4 51% 1.9 0.1 Koltyn Tholstrup −0.2 1.1 1.8 3.3 6.0 85% 4.9 0.6 Tom McDonald 0.0 2.5 1.0 2.3 5.8 100% 2.5 1.3 Blake Howes 2.2 2.0 0.9 0.4 5.5 84% 2.1 1.2 Jake Lever 2.1 0.6 −2.2 1.2 1.8 84% 2.5 0.8 Caleb Windsor 0.1 −0.1 0.1 1.5 1.7 82% 0.9 −1.4 Jai Culley 0.6 −0.8 1.0 0.7 1.5 69% 2.8 −2.2 Harrison Petty −0.2 0.2 0.6 −0.1 0.4 76% 4.3 −4.8 Jake Melksham 0.0 0.8 −0.6 −0.6 −0.4 73% 1.0 −2.2 Jacob van Rooyen 0.4 0.1 −3.2 0.0 −2.7 73% 3.8 −4.5 Contested Possessions For Against Diff Melbourne's Defensive 50 Hard Ball Get 1 2 -1 Loose Ball Get 13 12 +1 Contested Mark 0 4 -4 Ruck Hard Ball Get 2 0 +2 Gather From Hitout 0 1 -1 Contested Knock On 1 0 +1 Free For 5 2 +3 Total 22 21 +1 Melbourne's Forward 50 Hard Ball Get 3 1 +2 Loose Ball Get 8 20 -12 Contested Mark 2 2 0 Ruck Hard Ball Get 2 0 +2 Gather From Hitout 0 1 -1 Free For 0 3 -3 Total 15 27 -12 Post clearance Hard Ball Get 14 12 +2 Loose Ball Get 36 52 -16 Contested Mark 7 11 -4 Contested Knock On 2 3 -1 Free For 10 10 0 Total 69 88 -19 Pre clearance Hard Ball Get 8 8 0 Loose Ball Get 14 27 -13 Ruck Hard Ball Get 11 2 +9 Gather From Hitout 8 8 0 Contested Knock On 2 5 -3 Free For 3 4 -1 Total 46 54 -8 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 59.6 68 2% Essendon 92.6 113 98% +32.9 +45 +12.1 Shots Score Accuracy xScore +/- Overall Melbourne 20 10.6 66 50.0% 57.6 +8.4 Essendon 28 17.8 110 60.7% 90.6 +19.4 General Play Melbourne 11 5.2 32 45.5% 28.1 +3.9 Essendon 12 6.4 40 50.0% 34.6 +5.4 Set Position Melbourne 9 5.4 34 55.6% 29.5 +4.5 Essendon 16 11.4 70 68.8% 56.0 +14.0 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 53% 49% 62% 45% 52% 52% Defensive 47% 51% 38% 55% 48% 48% Region Forward 50 18% 30% 30% 15% 23% 25% Attacking Midfield 35% 20% 32% 30% 29% 28% Defensive Midfield 28% 26% 18% 33% 26% 24% Defensive 50 19% 25% 20% 23% 22% 23% Source: Calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Score SourcesSummary Score Source xChainScore Score Diff Melbourne Kick-in 3.8 0.0 0 -3.8 Centre Bounce 12.1 0.2 2 -10.1 Stoppage (Other) 15.8 3.2 20 +4.2 Turnover 43.1 7.4 46 +2.9 Opposition Kick-in 2.8 1.1 7 +4.2 Centre Bounce 13.1 3.2 20 +6.9 Stoppage (Other) 24.0 5.2 32 +8.0 Turnover 45.3 8.6 54 +8.7 Diff Kick-in +1.0 -7 Centre Bounce -0.9 -18 Stoppage (Other) -8.2 -12 Turnover -2.2 -8 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 0 6.6 7 5.4 Centre Bounce 2 10.0 20 12.8 Stoppage (Other) 20 24.6 32 33.0 Turnover 46 52.2 54 49.6 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Essendon. Chain start region Note: region is from the scoring team's perspective. Region For Against Match Season Match Season * Defensive 50 7 18.6 19 20.2 Defensive midfield 26 19.8 28 21.0 Centre bounce 2 10.0 20 12.8 Attacking midfield 25 31.4 38 30.4 Forward 50 8 13.6 8 16.4 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Essendon. Points from defensive half For Against Match Season Match Season * 33 38.4 47 41.2 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Essendon. Centre Bounce Attendances CBAs CBA % 2026 % 2025 % Kysaiah Pickett 26 84% 70.6% 69.0% Max Gawn 25 81% 83.1% 85.5% Jack Steele 21 68% 73.1% 74.3% Tom Sparrow 19 61% 50.6% 6.6% Caleb Windsor 14 45% 55.0% 12.1% Jai Culley 10 32% 10.0% 0.0% Harrison Petty 3 10% 10.6% 0.4% Jacob van Rooyen 3 10% 5.6% 13.4% Kade Chandler 3 10% 3.8% 1.1% Koltyn Tholstrup 0 0% 18.8% 0.0% Harvey Langford 0 0% 5.0% 9.9% Xavier Lindsay 0 0% 1.2% 0.4% Christian Salem 0 0% 0.6% 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% Jake Melksham 0 0% 0.0% 0.2% Trent Rivers 28.4% 19.9% Ruck Contests and HitoutsRuck Contests Ruck Contests RC % 2026 % 2025 % Max Gawn 69 82% 77.3% 81.5% Harrison Petty 8 10% 9.5% 2.8% Jacob van Rooyen 4 5% 9.5% 15.0% Brody Mihocek 3 4% 2.4% 2.7% Jai Culley 0 0% 1.3% 0.0% Daniel Turner 0 0% 0.0% 0.2% Hitouts Ruck Contests Hitouts To Adv. To Adv. % (2026) To Adv. % (2025) Melbourne Max Gawn 69 34 10 29.3% 27.8% Harrison Petty 8 3 1 22.2% 23.6% Brody Mihocek 3 2 0 33.3% 45.4% Jacob van Rooyen 4 0 0 6.7% 30.3% Opposition Peter Wright 61 14 5 Lachlan Blakiston 19 7 3 Ben McKay 1 0 0 Sullivan Robey 1 0 0 Zach Reid 2 0 0

Re Petty, I agree that he competed well and probably played better than his rating suggests. He lost points from his ruck work as he wasn't credited any hitouts to advantage (so no +ve points) but a number of hitouts to the opposition. He also lost points from giving away a free kick, kicking a behind, and dropping a mark. And I commented on the handball metres gained here:

Gold Coast had 188 kicks but I could only calculate the distance of 187 of them (without looking into that, it could be a kick on the siren where the result of the kick wasn't recorded). The gained 5220 metres by kick (187 x 27.9) + 379 by hand = 5599m. They gained a total of 5851 metres so an additional ~252m running. Re handball metres gained, I can at least confirm that none of the stats are typos as it's all generated automatically using a consistent methodology (pressure is one exception where I transcribe the stats from the Herald Sun). By my calculations, Melbourne had 70 handballs which gained territory amounting to 295 metres gained. 22 of these gained at least 5 metres. The remaining 61 handballs lost 232 metres. For Gold Coast, 102 handballs gained a total of 637 metres, and 61 lost 258 metres. Here are the estimated total handball distances and metres gained per Melbourne player yesterday. I should reiterate that these are my calculations, not official Champion Data numbers. From what I have seen, CD's handball metres gained numbers are generally a higher than mine, but my overall calculated metres gained are very close to CD's so it may be a methodology difference or the way that handball location (origin/destination) are recorded in the data set I use. I haven't manually cross-checked individual handballs against live vision to see how they're recorded, but maybe I will investigate that further at some point. Player HB Distance Metres Gained Max Gawn 11 84.6 43.2 Tom Sparrow 10 76.5 32.1 Kade Chandler 9 57.5 26.7 Bailey Laurie 5 46.4 18.6 Jai Culley 2 19.1 17.0 Kysaiah Pickett 7 53.0 9.2 Blake Howes 7 62.3 8.3 Ed Langdon 4 23.2 7.2 Daniel Turner 3 20.2 6.8 Jacob van Rooyen 6 34.0 6.5 Harrison Petty 2 17.9 2.4 Caleb Windsor 6 29.5 0.4 Jake Lever 1 2.2 0.4 Xavier Lindsay 6 64.3 −5.6 Tom McDonald 4 19.5 −8.6 Harry Sharp 6 39.4 −8.8 Jake Melksham 4 34.9 −9.9 Latrelle Pickett 3 21.8 −10.3 Christian Salem 7 39.7 −11.4 Harvey Langford 5 29.3 −12.6 Koltyn Tholstrup 7 48.9 −14.6 Jack Steele 16 87.6 −34.3

Melbourne v Gold Coast (Round 4, 2026)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20260406 PressureTeam pressure Quarter For Agn Diff 1 169 151 +18 2 184 191 -7 3 170 182 -12 4 190 187 +3 Match 178 177 +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 Kade Chandler 23 59 48.5 Tom Sparrow 19 54 50.5 Caleb Windsor 19 51 46.2 Jack Steele 17 44 57.2 Harry Sharp 14 41 35.2 Blake Howes 16 41 22.0 Kysaiah Pickett 10 28 44.8 Brody Mihocek 12 28 17.0 Jai Culley 14 21 29.0 Jacob van Rooyen 7 20 16.8 Ed Langdon 11 19 23.2 Harrison Petty 7 19 22.2 Christian Salem 9 18 23.0 Xavier Lindsay 8 17 22.5 Harvey Langford 12 17 21.2 Bailey Laurie 7 17 17.0 Koltyn Tholstrup 7 16 24.5 Max Gawn 5 15 16.5 Latrelle Pickett 7 14 15.0 Daniel Turner 6 13 18.0 Jake Melksham 5 9 9.0 Tom McDonald 4 8 9.0 Jake Lever 4 6 15.2 Source: Herald Sun

Here is the Stats File post for the game: