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As posted in the postgame thread, largest Tackles Inside 50 differential across three consecutive games (2012-2025): +46 Geelong, R14-16 2013 +45 St Kilda, R20-22 2017 +43 Melbourne, R5-7 2025 Melbourne v Richmond (Round 7, 2025)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20250701 Key Team StatsStats in bold were won by Melbourne. Stat For Against Diff AFL Disposal Efficiency Disposal Efficiency 76.1 74.5 +1.6 72.7 Kicking Efficiency 69.0 72.7 -3.7 66.5 Territory/Attack Time In Forward Half 49.8 50.2 -0.3 Inside 50s 46 43 +3 Shots At Goal 24 20 +4 Scores Per Inside 50 50.0 41.9 +8.1 45.3 Goals Per Inside 50 26.1 20.9 +5.2 24.2 Marks Inside 50 12 9 +3 Transition Chain To Score % 19.3 16.8 +2.5 21.2 Defensive 50 To Forward 50 % 28.6 12.5 +16.1 23.2 Defensive 50 To Score % 5.7 2.5 +3.2 9.9 Defensive Half To Forward 50 % 32.8 25.7 +7.1 31.5 Defensive Half To Score % 13.4 11.4 +2.0 13.3 Contest Contested Possessions 132 108 +24 Ground Ball Gets 82 70 +12 Post Clearance Contested Poss 85 59 +26 Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets 53 43 +10 Contested Marks 11 7 +4 Clearance Total Clearances 38 38 +0 Centre Clearances 9 9 +0 Stoppage Clearances 29 29 +0 First Possessions 39 38 +1 First Possession To Clearance % 82.1 81.6 +0.5 75.5 Defense Intercepts 70 62 +8 Intercept Marks 15 21 -6 Tackles 72 42 +30 Tackles Inside 50 18 8 +10 Def One On One Loss % 26.1 30.8 -4.7 25.9 Ruck Hitouts 44 36 +8 Hitouts To Advantage 14 14 +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. Player Ratings Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Match TOG Max Gawn 7.9 4.6 6.1 1.0 19.6 77% Christian Petracca 1.1 2.7 11.3 2.4 17.5 82% Clayton Oliver 0.3 0.9 9.4 6.6 17.2 76% Trent Rivers 4.5 4.1 0.8 6.0 15.4 84% Tom Sparrow 1.9 2.1 6.6 4.0 14.5 88% Kade Chandler 3.9 2.2 5.1 1.9 13.0 87% Steven May 1.3 3.9 1.8 3.8 10.8 88% Jake Bowey 0.7 4.1 5.8 −0.7 9.9 84% Tom McDonald 2.7 3.1 0.7 2.5 9.0 92% Koltyn Tholstrup 4.4 0.1 3.9 0.0 8.4 63% Charlie Spargo 0.8 −0.8 7.3 0.6 7.9 78% Judd McVee 1.7 0.8 3.1 2.2 7.8 83% Tom Fullarton 1.8 0.5 1.3 2.4 6.1 70% Kysaiah Pickett 0.2 1.0 2.4 2.2 5.8 86% Christian Salem 1.8 −0.3 1.2 2.5 5.1 87% Xavier Lindsay 3.1 −0.1 0.5 1.4 4.9 70% Harrison Petty 0.7 3.8 0.6 −0.4 4.7 78% Harvey Langford −2.6 3.3 0.8 2.3 3.8 78% Caleb Windsor 1.3 1.2 −0.4 1.5 3.7 82% Bayley Fritsch 2.1 −0.7 3.9 −1.8 3.5 75% Harry Sharp 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.5 3.5 24% Jack Viney 0.5 2.5 1.7 −1.5 3.3 87% Ed Langdon 4.4 0.6 0.7 −2.7 3.0 81% Contested Possessions For Against Diff Melbourne's Defensive 50 Hard Ball Get 4 2 +2 Loose Ball Get 8 3 +5 Contested Mark 2 3 -1 Ruck Hard Ball Get 0 1 -1 Gather From Hitout 4 1 +3 Free For 1 4 -3 Total 19 14 +5 Melbourne's Forward 50 Hard Ball Get 2 4 -2 Loose Ball Get 9 13 -4 Contested Mark 3 1 +2 Ruck Hard Ball Get 1 0 +1 Gather From Hitout 0 3 -3 Contested Knock On 0 1 -1 Free For 3 3 0 Total 18 25 -7 Post clearance Hard Ball Get 12 10 +2 Loose Ball Get 41 33 +8 Contested Mark 11 7 +4 Contested Knock On 6 1 +5 Free For 15 8 +7 Total 85 59 +26 Pre clearance Hard Ball Get 10 6 +4 Loose Ball Get 19 21 -2 Ruck Hard Ball Get 2 4 -2 Gather From Hitout 12 12 0 Contested Knock On 0 1 -1 Free For 4 5 -1 Total 47 49 -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 88.0 83 85% +16.9 +20 +3.1 Richmond 71.2 63 15% Shots Score Accuracy xScore +/- xSc. / Shot Shot Rating Overall Melbourne 24 12.8 80 50.0% 87.0 −7.0 3.63 −0.29 Richmond 20 9.7 61 45.0% 69.2 −8.2 3.46 −0.41 General Play Melbourne 9 4.2 26 44.4% 28.4 −2.4 3.15 −0.26 Richmond 6 2.3 15 33.3% 18.4 −3.4 3.07 −0.57 Set Position Melbourne 15 8.6 54 53.3% 58.7 −4.7 3.91 −0.31 Richmond 14 7.4 46 50.0% 50.7 −4.7 3.62 −0.34 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 1 187 145 +42 2 190 175 +15 3 219 164 +55 4 178 157 +21 Match 193 161 +32 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 29 80 40.1 Jack Viney 24 75 48.9 Clayton Oliver 24 55 53.7 Charlie Spargo 17 42 27.2 Kysaiah Pickett 17 39 35.0 Christian Petracca 16 37 33.7 Max Gawn 13 35 19.6 Jake Bowey 16 34 31.1 Kade Chandler 10 28 36.7 Xavier Lindsay 11 26 28.2 Koltyn Tholstrup 10 23 25.5 Caleb Windsor 11 23 24.2 Ed Langdon 8 17 29.4 Harrison Petty 8 17 21.0 Harvey Langford 6 16 19.3 Judd McVee 7 16 16.0 Trent Rivers 9 14 26.0 Tom Fullarton 5 13 13.5 Christian Salem 5 11 21.1 Harry Sharp 4 11 18.1 Bayley Fritsch 4 9 20.0 Tom McDonald 3 8 16.0 Steven May 3 7 8.2 Source: Herald Sun Territory (time in zones)Region Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Match Season Half Forward 43% 50% 59% 46% 50% 50% Defensive 57% 50% 41% 54% 50% 50% Region Forward 50 21% 22% 34% 24% 25% 23% Attacking Midfield 22% 29% 26% 23% 25% 27% Defensive Midfield 28% 28% 29% 29% 29% 26% Defensive 50 29% 21% 12% 25% 22% 24% Source: Calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Score SourcesSummary Score Source Score Against Diff Kick-in 1.0 6 0.0 0 +6 Centre Bounce 2.0 12 0.1 1 +11 Stoppage (Other) 2.3 15 5.4 34 -19 Turnover 7.8 50 4.4 28 +22 Score Source For Against Match Season Match Season * Kick-in 6 3.9 0 4.7 Centre Bounce 12 13.6 1 14.7 Stoppage (Other) 15 16.6 34 26.1 Turnover 50 36.7 28 49.1 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Richmond. Chain start region Note: region is from the scoring team's perspective. Region For Against Match Season Match Season * Defensive 50 7 11.7 6 17.9 Defensive midfield 17 12.7 32 20.9 Centre bounce 12 13.6 1 14.7 Attacking midfield 15 19.1 10 25.1 Forward 50 32 13.6 14 16.1 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Richmond. Points from defensive half For Against Match Season Match Season * 24 24.4 38 38.7 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Richmond. Centre Bounce Attendances CBAs CBA % 2025 % 2024 % Jack Viney 21 88% 69.8% 69.1% Clayton Oliver 19 79% 71.9% 70.7% Christian Petracca 19 79% 65.6% 55.8% Max Gawn 18 75% 84.4% 85.0% Kysaiah Pickett 12 50% 55.7% 33.0% Tom Fullarton 6 25% 17.2% Ed Langdon 1 4% 9.9% 0.7% Harvey Langford 0 0% 23.0% Tom Sparrow 0 0% 19.8% 37.7% Trent Rivers 0 0% 8.9% 29.9% Kade Chandler 0 0% 3.6% 0.0% Charlie Spargo 0 0% 0.0% 4.2% Christian Salem 0 0% 0.0% 12.3% Harrison Petty 0 0% 0.0% 7.5% Judd McVee 0 0% 0.0% 6.3% Koltyn Tholstrup 0 0% 0.0% 5.7% Aidan Johnson 10.9% Jacob van Rooyen 10.4% 17.8% Jake Melksham 0.9% 0.0% Daniel Turner 0.0% 0.3% Ruck Contests and HitoutsRuck Contests Ruck Contests RC % 2025 % 2024 % Max Gawn 65 72% 80.2% 81.1% Tom Fullarton 24 27% 20.5% Clayton Oliver 1 1% 0.2% 0.0% Harrison Petty 0 0% 0.0% 7.9% Aidan Johnson 19.7% Jacob van Rooyen 11.3% 17.6% Daniel Turner 0.8% 3.1% Hitouts Ruck Contests Hitouts To Adv. To Adv. % (2025) To Adv. % (2024) Melbourne Max Gawn 65 34 10 28.3% 27.9% Tom Fullarton 24 10 4 43.8% Harrison Petty 0 0 0 24.4% Jacob van Rooyen 40.0% 24.7% Aidan Johnson 30.0% Daniel Turner 50.4% Opposition Toby Nankervis 71 31 11 Kamdyn McIntosh 15 5 3 Tom Lynch 4 0 0

Largest Tackles Inside 50 differential across three consecutive games (2012-2025) +46 Geelong, R14-16 2013 +45 St Kilda, R20-22 2017 +43 Melbourne, R5-7 2025

Oliver, Gawn, Viney and Petracca are all below 70% of their first possessions have been converted to a clearance. Melbourne overall this year is 69.6%. Langford, Pickett, Bowey and Rivers are all close to 80% or higher (with their lower counts of first possessions). First Possessions Won Clearance % 2021-2025 Clayton Oliver 59 39 66.1 72.3 Max Gawn 54 34 63.0 74.5 Jack Viney 28 19 67.9 73.7 Christian Petracca 25 17 68.0 76.1 Harvey Langford 14 11 78.6 78.6 Kade Chandler 9 4 44.4 68.4 Kysaiah Pickett 8 8 100.0 79.8 Jacob van Rooyen 8 6 75.0 71.8 Jake Bowey 7 6 85.7 79.6 Tom Sparrow 7 5 71.4 80.4 Trent Rivers 6 5 83.3 82.1 Ed Langdon 6 4 66.7 69.7 Here are the numbers from yesterday where we won a much higher 82.5% of clearances following first possession. First Possessions Won Clearance % Max Gawn 14 11 78.6 Jack Viney 6 5 83.3 Christian Petracca 6 6 100.0 Clayton Oliver 6 4 66.7 Kysaiah Pickett 3 3 100.0 Charlie Spargo 1 1 100.0 Jake Bowey 1 1 100.0 Tom Fullarton 1 0 0.0 Caleb Windsor 1 1 100.0 Xavier Lindsay 1 1 100.0

And we had 11 tackles inside forward 50 in the last quarter - only once since 2020 have we had more in a quarter.

No, 134 CPs isn't actually that high. The AFL average this season is 131 and Melbourne's most (since 1999) is 187 against GWS in R16 2023.

As a player rating system, I agree that it penalises missed shots too much. But the rating system is entirely based on how much a player's actions directly impact the scoreboard or impact the two teams' chances of scoring next. While actions around the ground can increase or decrease your chances of scoring, nothing has a bigger impact than kicking a difficult goal, or missing an easy one. Let's be honest, all football supporters lament bad goalkicking and there's a thread here about Melbourne's. In some respects, the player rating system does pretty well reflecting that. Daniel Hoyne on SEN's full on footy analysis talks about "ball winning" and "ball use" and he's referring to the breakdown of player ratings into those two aspects. I suspect Max's ball winning was rated very highly yesterday. Getting access to that breakdown and separating out goalkicking from other "ball use" would greatly assist in assessing a player's impact.

Melbourne v Fremantle (Round 6, 2025)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20250604 PressureTeam pressure Quarter For Agn Diff 1 189 174 +15 2 185 159 +26 3 179 160 +19 4 195 163 +32 Match 187 164 +23 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 25 64 44.5 Clayton Oliver 23 54 53.5 Jake Bowey 15 39 30.7 Tom Sparrow 15 37 33.5 Christian Petracca 13 35 33.2 Charlie Spargo 14 33 23.5 Trent Rivers 10 31 28.0 Harvey Langford 14 31 20.0 Koltyn Tholstrup 10 28 28.0 Kysaiah Pickett 10 27 33.7 Kade Chandler 10 26 38.2 Ed Langdon 10 24 31.5 Harrison Petty 11 24 21.7 Harry Sharp 11 24 19.3 Xavier Lindsay 10 23 28.6 Christian Salem 7 17 22.8 Caleb Windsor 10 16 24.5 Jake Melksham 5 15 18.0 Tom Fullarton 7 14 14.0 Max Gawn 5 9 17.0 Blake Howes 4 9 15.2 Tom McDonald 4 7 17.3 Daniel Turner 2 3 16.3 Source: Herald Sun

The Player Rating system can penalise missed shots at goal quite heavliy. From my calculation of the expected score for Gawn's two shots in the last quarter, he would have been penalised roughly 5 points from those two missed shots. My aim (at some point) is to try to replicate CD's Player Rating system so that I can provide a more detailed breakdown of the ratings. I would like to be able to separate ball winning, ball use, and shots at goal.

I have a few new stats in the Stats Files now.

I have introduced some new stats this week, including five transition stats and two first possession stats. Melbourne is ranked 17th for converting first possession to a clearance this season, but performed much better today. The transition stats show that Melbourne were able to transition the ball well from the back half (33% of D50 chains and 40% of defensive half chains resulted in an inside 50, although didn't capitalise), but struggled to prevent Fremantle scoring when they transitioned from the defensive half (24% of defensive half chains resulted in a score, compared to the AFL average of 13%). These stats (for the season overall) are also available on the website. Melbourne v Fremantle (Round 6, 2025)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20250604 Key Team StatsStats in bold were won by Melbourne. Stat For Against Diff AFL Disposal Efficiency Disposal Efficiency 78.1 77.9 +0.1 72.7 Kicking Efficiency 74.7 75.1 -0.5 66.5 Territory/Attack Time In Forward Half 51.5 48.5 +3.0 Inside 50s 56 49 +7 Shots At Goal 30 28 +2 Scores Per Inside 50 48.2 55.1 -6.9 45.5 Goals Per Inside 50 28.6 28.6 +0.0 24.7 Marks Inside 50 7 12 -5 Transition Chain To Score % 26.7 27.0 -0.3 21.4 Defensive 50 To Forward 50 % 33.3 17.9 +15.4 22.9 Defensive 50 To Score % 15.2 15.4 -0.2 10.2 Defensive Half To Forward 50 % 40.0 32.8 +7.2 30.8 Defensive Half To Score % 14.5 23.9 -9.3 13.4 Contest Contested Possessions 134 116 +18 Ground Ball Gets 88 83 +5 Post Clearance Contested Poss 85 70 +15 Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets 63 47 +16 Contested Marks 6 5 +1 Clearance Total Clearances 38 33 +5 Centre Clearances 20 11 +9 Stoppage Clearances 18 22 -4 First Possessions 40 37 +3 First Possession To Clearance % 82.5 73.0 +9.5 75.6 Defense Intercepts 53 59 -6 Intercept Marks 8 9 -1 Tackles 59 46 +13 Tackles Inside 50 27 4 +23 Def One On One Loss % 15.4 38.9 -23.5 26.1 Ruck Hitouts 37 25 +12 Hitouts To Advantage 7 5 +2 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 Kysaiah Pickett 4.3 5.9 5.1 6.5 21.8 88% Jack Viney 6.9 5.9 5.5 1.7 19.9 87% Trent Rivers 11.7 3.7 1.8 −0.4 16.8 82% Harvey Langford −0.2 8.7 3.6 4.0 16.0 86% Jake Bowey 7.7 7.2 −0.7 1.5 15.7 85% Christian Petracca 5.7 3.7 2.4 3.6 15.3 83% Harrison Petty 6.0 4.2 3.4 0.2 13.8 83% Max Gawn 5.9 −1.2 8.1 0.5 13.4 86% Tom McDonald 0.0 3.8 0.3 7.3 11.4 100% Kade Chandler 0.4 7.8 2.8 −1.1 9.9 90% Clayton Oliver 4.9 0.2 1.9 2.1 9.0 72% Ed Langdon 4.2 −1.4 2.7 2.2 7.7 75% Daniel Turner 3.0 4.2 0.0 0.0 7.2 46% Charlie Spargo 1.7 2.7 1.7 0.7 6.9 83% Caleb Windsor 4.8 1.7 0.1 0.2 6.8 79% Tom Sparrow 0.8 1.3 2.9 1.9 6.8 89% Xavier Lindsay 1.4 3.4 −0.2 0.2 4.8 80% Blake Howes 0.2 2.0 1.2 1.3 4.7 88% Christian Salem 0.8 2.6 0.7 0.6 4.7 85% Koltyn Tholstrup −0.5 3.1 0.3 1.1 3.9 68% Jake Melksham 0.3 1.8 1.1 0.6 3.8 65% Harry Sharp 0.0 0.0 3.4 −0.6 2.9 40% Tom Fullarton −1.2 4.4 0.0 −0.4 2.8 60% Contested Possessions For Against Diff Melbourne's Defensive 50 Hard Ball Get 1 4 -3 Loose Ball Get 10 2 +8 Contested Mark 3 1 +2 Ruck Hard Ball Get 1 0 +1 Gather From Hitout 2 0 +2 Contested Knock On 1 0 +1 Free For 0 3 -3 Total 18 10 +8 Melbourne's Forward 50 Hard Ball Get 11 3 +8 Loose Ball Get 8 17 -9 Contested Mark 1 2 -1 Ruck Hard Ball Get 2 0 +2 Gather From Hitout 0 2 -2 Contested Knock On 0 1 -1 Free For 4 4 0 Total 26 29 -3 Post clearance Hard Ball Get 21 19 +2 Loose Ball Get 42 28 +14 Contested Mark 6 5 +1 Contested Knock On 3 5 -2 Free For 13 13 0 Total 85 70 +15 Pre clearance Hard Ball Get 9 9 0 Loose Ball Get 16 27 -11 Ruck Hard Ball Get 9 1 +8 Gather From Hitout 6 5 +1 Contested Knock On 1 1 0 Free For 8 3 +5 Total 49 46 +3 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 102.9 107 69% +9.2 +10 +0.8 Fremantle 93.7 97 31% Shots Score Accuracy xScore +/- xSc. / Shot Shot Rating Overall Melbourne 30 16.11 107 53.3% 102.9 +4.1 3.43 +0.14 Fremantle 28 14.11 95 50.0% 92.7 +2.3 3.31 +0.08 General Play Melbourne 18 10.6 66 55.6% 60.4 +5.6 3.35 +0.31 Fremantle 11 4.6 30 36.4% 30.8 −0.8 2.80 −0.07 Set Position Melbourne 12 6.5 41 50.0% 42.5 −1.5 3.55 −0.13 Fremantle 17 10.5 65 58.8% 61.9 +3.1 3.64 +0.18 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. PressureWill aim to post tomorrow. Territory (time in zones)Region Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Match Season Half Forward 56% 52% 50% 48% 52% 50% Defensive 44% 48% 50% 52% 48% 50% Region Forward 50 24% 24% 23% 24% 24% 23% Attacking Midfield 32% 28% 27% 24% 28% 27% Defensive Midfield 21% 27% 24% 28% 25% 25% Defensive 50 23% 21% 26% 24% 24% 25% Source: Calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Score SourcesSummary Score Source Score Against Diff Kick-in 1.0 6 1.1 7 -1 Centre Bounce 5.2 32 1.2 8 +24 Stoppage (Other) 1.5 11 4.3 27 -16 Turnover 9.4 58 8.7 55 +3 Score Source For Against Match Season Match Season * Kick-in 6 3.5 7 5.5 Centre Bounce 32 13.8 8 17.0 Stoppage (Other) 11 16.8 27 24.8 Turnover 58 34.5 55 52.7 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Fremantle. Chain start region Note: region is from the scoring team's perspective. Region For Against Match Season Match Season * Defensive 50 25 12.5 31 19.8 Defensive midfield 18 12.0 30 19.0 Centre bounce 32 13.8 8 17.0 Attacking midfield 17 19.8 21 27.7 Forward 50 15 10.5 7 16.5 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Fremantle. Points from defensive half For Against Match Season Match Season * 43 24.5 61 38.8 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Fremantle. Centre Bounce Attendances CBAs CBA % 2025 % 2024 % Max Gawn 30 88% 85.7% 85.0% Jack Viney 28 82% 67.3% 69.1% Christian Petracca 28 82% 63.7% 55.8% Kysaiah Pickett 23 68% 57.3% 33.0% Clayton Oliver 21 62% 70.8% 70.7% Tom Fullarton 4 12% 11.8% Ed Langdon 2 6% 10.7% 0.7% Harvey Langford 0 0% 27.0% Tom Sparrow 0 0% 22.6% 37.7% Trent Rivers 0 0% 10.1% 29.9% Kade Chandler 0 0% 4.2% 0.0% Jake Melksham 0 0% 0.9% 0.0% Charlie Spargo 0 0% 0.0% 4.2% Christian Salem 0 0% 0.0% 12.3% Daniel Turner 0 0% 0.0% 0.3% Harrison Petty 0 0% 0.0% 7.5% Koltyn Tholstrup 0 0% 0.0% 5.7% Aidan Johnson 10.9% Jacob van Rooyen 10.4% 17.8% Ruck Contests and HitoutsRuck Contests Ruck Contests RC % 2025 % 2024 % Max Gawn 74 86% 81.5% 81.1% Tom Fullarton 12 14% 14.0% Daniel Turner 0 0% 0.8% 3.1% Harrison Petty 0 0% 0.0% 7.9% Aidan Johnson 19.7% Jacob van Rooyen 11.3% 17.6% Hitouts Ruck Contests Hitouts To Adv. To Adv. % (2025) To Adv. % (2024) Melbourne Max Gawn 74 31 4 28.1% 27.9% Tom Fullarton 12 6 3 50.0% Daniel Turner 0 0 0 50.4% Harrison Petty 0 0 0 24.4% Jacob van Rooyen 40.0% 24.7% Aidan Johnson 30.0% Opposition Sean Darcy 61 20 5 Oscar McDonald 25 5 0

No worries. Ground ball gets are loose and hard ball gets combined, but both are considered "contested". Although there's no physical pressure with loose ball gets, they're still counted as contested. If it's a directed ball from a teammate then it's a "gather" and uncontested (and not a loose ball get).

Ground ball gets are included in contested possessions, but still very poor post-clearance numbers. Only had worse than -22 post-clearance twice since 2021 (-23 twice).

Melbourne v Essendon (Round 5, 2025)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20250506 Key Team StatsStat For Against Diff Disposal Efficiency Disposal Efficiency 70.6 77.0 -6.4 Kicking Efficiency 68.7 69.7 -1.0 Territory/Attack Inside 50s 51 43 +8 Shots At Goal 17 22 -5 Shots Per Inside 50 33.3 51.2 -17.8 Marks Inside 50 8 15 -7 Contest Contested Possessions 132 137 -5 Ground Ball Gets 84 100 -16 Post Clearance Contested Possessions 68 90 -22 Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets 51 67 -16 Centre Clearances 16 7 +9 Stoppage Clearances 29 34 -5 Contested Marks 4 13 -9 Defense Intercepts 59 62 -3 Intercept Marks 17 10 +7 Tackles 54 57 -3 Tackles Inside 50 14 4 +10 Def One On One Loss % 40.0 27.8 +12.2 Ruck Hitouts 58 34 +24 Hitouts To Advantage 15 8 +7 Player Ratings Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Match Max Gawn 5.2 8.0 5.4 0.7 19.3 Ed Langdon 8.1 5.6 −1.1 3.1 15.8 Kysaiah Pickett 4.0 0.5 8.2 1.5 14.2 Christian Salem 1.5 4.3 3.3 4.8 13.8 Jake Bowey 3.9 3.6 2.9 2.6 13.0 Clayton Oliver 1.1 3.5 0.9 6.4 11.8 Harrison Petty 2.8 3.8 5.2 −0.1 11.7 Bayley Fritsch 1.2 2.0 6.4 1.6 11.1 Christian Petracca 4.0 6.3 1.2 −0.4 11.0 Kade Chandler 1.6 4.1 2.7 2.3 10.7 Trent Rivers −0.8 2.0 3.6 5.6 10.4 Jake Melksham 2.8 0.0 7.1 0.0 9.9 Charlie Spargo 2.2 0.9 2.4 2.6 8.1 Harvey Langford 2.8 3.1 3.7 −2.2 7.4 Tom Sparrow 2.4 −0.5 0.1 4.8 6.9 Harry Sharp 0.0 0.0 5.7 0.3 6.0 Jacob van Rooyen −1.2 2.1 3.4 0.7 5.1 Xavier Lindsay −0.8 2.7 0.2 2.6 4.7 Jack Viney 2.3 1.7 0.2 0.5 4.7 Steven May 2.0 1.4 0.4 0.3 4.0 Tom McDonald 4.1 −3.5 0.7 1.3 2.6 Caleb Windsor −0.6 1.7 −0.4 1.9 2.4 Jack Henderson 0.0 1.4 −0.9 0.0 0.5 Contested Possessions For Against Diff Melbourne's Defensive 50 Hard Ball Get 2 2 0 Loose Ball Get 9 4 +5 Contested Mark 1 2 -1 Ruck Hard Ball Get 1 0 +1 Gather From Hitout 1 1 0 Contested Knock On 0 1 -1 Free For 3 2 +1 Total 17 12 +5 Melbourne's Forward 50 Hard Ball Get 4 4 0 Loose Ball Get 14 22 -8 Contested Mark 0 3 -3 Ruck Hard Ball Get 1 0 +1 Gather From Hitout 2 1 +1 Contested Knock On 2 0 +2 Free For 0 4 -4 Total 23 34 -11 Post clearance Hard Ball Get 7 13 -6 Loose Ball Get 44 54 -10 Contested Mark 4 12 -8 Contested Knock On 3 3 0 Free For 10 8 +2 Total 68 90 -22 Pre clearance Hard Ball Get 11 5 +6 Loose Ball Get 22 28 -6 Contested Mark 0 1 -1 Ruck Hard Ball Get 12 2 +10 Gather From Hitout 13 6 +7 Contested Knock On 2 1 +1 Free For 4 4 0 Total 64 47 +17 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 62.1 57 8% Essendon 83.4 96 92% +21.3 +39 +17.7 Shots Score Accuracy xScore +/- xSc. / Shot Shot Rating Overall Melbourne 17 8.7 55 47.1% 61.1 −6.1 3.59 −0.36 Essendon 22 15.3 93 68.2% 81.4 +11.6 3.70 +0.53 General Play Melbourne 9 2.6 18 22.2% 27.8 −9.8 3.09 −1.09 Essendon 8 5.1 31 62.5% 24.3 +6.7 3.04 +0.84 Set Position Melbourne 8 6.1 37 75.0% 33.2 +3.8 4.15 +0.47 Essendon 14 10.2 62 71.4% 57.1 +4.9 4.08 +0.35 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 1 150 180 -30 2 169 169 0 3 186 183 +3 4 157 181 -24 Match 164 178 -14 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 Clayton Oliver 29 70 53.4 Christian Petracca 22 53 32.8 Jack Viney 22 47 40.6 Kade Chandler 24 44 40.6 Caleb Windsor 19 38 27.3 Charlie Spargo 18 34 20.3 Jake Bowey 16 32 29.0 Trent Rivers 18 32 27.4 Ed Langdon 15 31 33.0 Harrison Petty 16 29 21.2 Bayley Fritsch 12 28 22.2 Kysaiah Pickett 14 25 37.0 Jake Melksham 11 23 19.0 Tom Sparrow 11 21 32.8 Jacob van Rooyen 10 17 21.0 Max Gawn 6 17 18.6 Christian Salem 11 16 24.0 Tom McDonald 8 16 19.4 Harvey Langford 7 14 17.2 Xavier Lindsay 8 12 30.0 Jack Henderson 8 11 25.2 Harry Sharp 4 8 18.4 Steven May 5 8 8.7 Source: Herald Sun Territory (time in zones)Region Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Match Season Half Forward 48% 50% 60% 50% 52% 50% Defensive 52% 50% 40% 50% 48% 50% Region Forward 50 19% 23% 31% 19% 23% 23% Attacking Midfield 28% 27% 29% 31% 29% 27% Defensive Midfield 30% 27% 23% 31% 28% 25% Defensive 50 22% 23% 17% 20% 20% 25% Source: Calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Score SourcesSummary Score Source Score Against Diff Kick-in 0.1 1 0.0 0 +1 Centre Bounce 0.1 1 2.0 12 -11 Stoppage (Other) 4.4 28 5.2 32 -4 Turnover 4.3 27 8.4 52 -25 Score Source For Against Match Season Match Season * Kick-in 1 3.0 0 5.2 Centre Bounce 1 10.2 12 18.8 Stoppage (Other) 28 18.0 32 24.4 Turnover 27 29.8 52 52.2 * 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. Score Source Region For Against Match Season Match Season * Centre Bounce Centre 1 10.2 12 18.8 Kick-in D50 1 3.0 0 5.2 Stoppage (Other) D50 6 3.6 6 2.8 Stoppage (Other) Centre 6 1.4 0 3.8 Stoppage (Other) Wing 8 8.2 19 9.0 Stoppage (Other) F50 8 4.8 7 8.8 Turnover D50 0 3.4 1 9.6 Turnover Centre 0 1.8 7 9.6 Turnover Wing 21 19.8 37 23.4 Turnover F50 6 4.8 7 9.6 Region For Against Match Season Match Season * D50 7 10.0 7 17.6 Centre 7 13.4 19 32.2 Wing 29 28.0 56 32.4 F50 14 9.6 14 18.4 Region For Against Match Season Match Season * Defensive 50 7 10.0 7 17.6 Defensive midfield 19 10.8 32 16.8 Centre bounce 1 10.2 12 18.8 Attacking midfield 16 20.4 31 29.0 Forward 50 14 9.6 14 18.4 * 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 * 26 20.8 39 34.4 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Essendon. Centre Bounce Attendances CBAs CBA % 2025 % 2024 % Max Gawn 22 85% 85.1% 85.0% Clayton Oliver 19 73% 73.1% 70.7% Christian Petracca 17 65% 59.0% 55.8% Jack Viney 14 54% 63.4% 69.1% Kysaiah Pickett 11 42% 50.0% 33.0% Trent Rivers 8 31% 12.7% 29.9% Harvey Langford 6 23% 35.9% Jacob van Rooyen 4 15% 10.4% 17.8% Tom Sparrow 2 8% 28.4% 37.7% Jake Melksham 1 4% 1.3% 0.0% Ed Langdon 0 0% 11.9% 0.7% Kade Chandler 0 0% 5.2% 0.0% Charlie Spargo 0 0% 0.0% 4.2% Christian Salem 0 0% 0.0% 12.3% Harrison Petty 0 0% 0.0% 7.5% Aidan Johnson 10.9% Daniel Turner 0.0% 0.3% Ruck Contests and HitoutsRuck Contests Ruck Contests RC % 2025 % 2024 % Max Gawn 99 80% 80.6% 81.1% Jacob van Rooyen 24 20% 11.3% 17.6% Harrison Petty 0 0% 0.0% 7.9% Aidan Johnson 19.7% Daniel Turner 1.2% 3.1% Hitouts Ruck Contests Hitouts To Adv. To Adv. % (2025) To Adv. % (2024) Max Gawn 99 49 11 30.6% 27.9% Jacob van Rooyen 24 9 4 40.0% 24.7% Harrison Petty 0 0 0 24.4% Aidan Johnson 30.0% Daniel Turner 50.4% Opposition hitouts Ruck Contests Hitouts To Adv. Sam Draper 82 26 5 Harrison Jones 31 4 2 Nick Bryan 7 3 1 Nate Caddy 2 1 0

Melbourne v Geelong (Round 4, 2025)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20250402 Key Team StatsStat For Against Diff Disposal Efficiency Disposal Efficiency 69.9 77.9 -8.0 Kicking Efficiency 65.8 74.4 -8.6 Territory/Attack Inside 50s 50 49 +1 Shots At Goal 16 30 -14 Shots Per Inside 50 32.0 61.2 -29.2 Marks Inside 50 5 17 -12 Contest Contested Possessions 123 135 -12 Ground Ball Gets 75 84 -9 Post Clearance Contested Possessions 70 92 -22 Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets 49 55 -6 Centre Clearances 10 6 +4 Stoppage Clearances 22 26 -4 Contested Marks 12 17 -5 Defense Intercepts 61 65 -4 Intercept Marks 22 20 +2 Tackles 46 57 -11 Tackles Inside 50 7 7 +0 Def One On One Loss % 50.0 30.0 +20.0 Ruck Hitouts 37 30 +7 Hitouts To Advantage 13 12 +1 Player Ratings Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Match Christian Petracca 4.9 10.2 2.6 2.8 20.6 Max Gawn 1.9 1.2 6.8 3.6 13.5 Steven May 4.5 2.1 4.4 2.4 13.4 Ed Langdon 4.7 −0.1 4.1 1.6 10.3 Jacob van Rooyen 3.4 4.6 0.4 1.1 9.6 Daniel Turner 1.4 −0.6 5.7 2.5 8.9 Tom McDonald 3.2 −0.2 1.9 4.1 8.9 Kysaiah Pickett 2.0 1.5 4.9 −1.2 7.3 Jake Melksham 2.2 2.3 2.4 0.3 7.2 Clayton Oliver −1.0 4.4 2.0 1.6 7.0 Harvey Langford 1.7 3.6 1.4 0.0 6.7 Kade Chandler 1.0 3.3 2.0 0.0 6.3 Christian Salem −0.9 −0.3 3.6 3.9 6.3 Bayley Fritsch 1.4 3.1 1.0 −0.2 5.3 Jake Bowey 2.4 1.1 1.5 0.0 5.0 Caleb Windsor 1.4 0.0 1.0 1.3 3.7 Jack Henderson 1.2 0.0 2.0 0.4 3.6 Trent Rivers 3.6 1.6 0.1 −2.2 3.2 Jack Viney −1.3 4.2 −0.4 0.5 3.1 Harry Sharp 1.9 0.2 0.6 0.0 2.8 Tom Sparrow 1.2 −0.4 −0.1 0.4 1.1 Harrison Petty 1.1 0.1 0.8 −1.4 0.5 Charlie Spargo 0.0 0.0 0.0 −0.5 −0.5 Contested Possessions For Against Diff Melbourne's Defensive 50 Hard Ball Get 3 7 -4 Loose Ball Get 11 8 +3 Contested Mark 1 5 -4 Ruck Hard Ball Get 1 1 0 Gather From Hitout 0 2 -2 Contested Knock On 1 0 +1 Free For 2 3 -1 Total 19 26 -7 Melbourne's Forward 50 Hard Ball Get 4 4 0 Loose Ball Get 7 16 -9 Contested Mark 1 4 -3 Gather From Hitout 0 3 -3 Free For 2 5 -3 Total 14 32 -18 Post clearance Hard Ball Get 16 15 +1 Loose Ball Get 33 40 -7 Contested Mark 12 17 -5 Contested Knock On 2 1 +1 Free For 7 19 -12 Total 70 92 -22 Pre clearance Hard Ball Get 13 13 0 Loose Ball Get 13 16 -3 Ruck Hard Ball Get 5 2 +3 Gather From Hitout 12 10 +2 Contested Knock On 1 0 +1 Free For 9 2 +7 Total 53 43 +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 46.0 46 0% +6.4 Geelong 91.4 85 100% +45.4 +39 Shots Score Accuracy xScore +/- xSc. / Shot Shot Rating Overall Melbourne 16 6.10 46 37.5% 46.0 +0.0 2.87 +0.00 Geelong 30 12.10 82 40.0% 90.4 −8.4 3.01 −0.28 General Play Melbourne 9 3.6 24 33.3% 25.4 −1.4 2.82 −0.15 Geelong 14 5.5 35 35.7% 38.7 −3.7 2.76 −0.26 Set Position Melbourne 7 3.4 22 42.9% 20.6 +1.4 2.94 +0.20 Geelong 16 7.5 47 43.8% 51.7 −4.7 3.23 −0.30 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 1 163 180 -17 2 184 195 -11 3 175 175 0 4 136 165 -29 Match 166 181 -15 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 Kysaiah Pickett 23 49 49.0 Clayton Oliver 17 39 49.2 Kade Chandler 19 38 39.8 Caleb Windsor 17 34 22.0 Jack Viney 15 33 39.0 Jake Bowey 11 27 28.2 Harrison Petty 12 27 19.2 Tom McDonald 9 26 20.2 Jack Henderson 12 25 28.8 Christian Petracca 15 24 27.8 Ed Langdon 9 22 33.5 Jake Melksham 10 22 17.0 Tom Sparrow 9 21 35.8 Max Gawn 8 21 19.0 Trent Rivers 11 20 26.2 Bayley Fritsch 9 20 20.8 Daniel Turner 8 19 23.0 Jacob van Rooyen 8 19 22.0 Harry Sharp 8 17 21.0 Steven May 6 17 9.0 Christian Salem 5 16 26.0 Harvey Langford 8 16 18.3 Charlie Spargo 4 6 13.5 Source: Herald Sun Territory (time in zones)Region Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Match Season Half Forward 39% 50% 54% 54% 49% 49% Defensive 61% 50% 46% 46% 51% 51% Region Forward 50 17% 26% 23% 23% 22% 23% Attacking Midfield 22% 24% 30% 31% 27% 26% Defensive Midfield 27% 27% 28% 24% 26% 25% Defensive 50 34% 23% 19% 23% 25% 26% Source: Calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Score SourcesSummary Score Source Score Against Diff Kick-in 0.0 0 1.2 8 -8 Centre Bounce 1.2 8 1.0 6 +2 Stoppage (Other) 3.1 19 3.6 24 -5 Turnover 2.7 19 7.5 47 -28 Score Source For Against Match Season Match Season * Kick-in 0 3.5 8 6.5 Centre Bounce 8 12.5 6 20.5 Stoppage (Other) 19 15.5 24 22.5 Turnover 19 30.5 47 52.2 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Geelong. Chain start region Note: region is from the scoring team's perspective. Score Source Region For Against Match Season Match Season * Centre Bounce Centre 8 12.5 6 20.5 Kick-in D50 0 3.5 8 6.5 Stoppage (Other) D50 6 3.0 2 2.0 Stoppage (Other) Centre 1 0.2 12 4.8 Stoppage (Other) Wing 0 8.2 1 6.5 Stoppage (Other) F50 12 4.0 9 9.2 Turnover D50 6 4.2 8 11.8 Turnover Centre 0 2.2 7 10.2 Turnover Wing 11 19.5 20 20.0 Turnover F50 2 4.5 12 10.2 Region For Against Match Season Match Season * D50 12 10.8 18 20.2 Centre 9 15.0 25 35.5 Wing 11 27.8 21 26.5 F50 14 8.5 21 19.5 Region For Against Match Season Match Season * Defensive 50 12 10.8 18 20.2 Defensive midfield 6 8.8 18 13.0 Centre bounce 8 12.5 6 20.5 Attacking midfield 6 21.5 22 28.5 Forward 50 14 8.5 21 19.5 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Geelong. Points from defensive half For Against Match Season Match Season * 18 19.5 36 33.2 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Geelong. Centre Bounce Attendances CBAs CBA % 2025 % 2024 % Max Gawn 19 86% 85.2% 85.0% Clayton Oliver 17 77% 73.1% 70.7% Kysaiah Pickett 13 59% 59.1% 33.0% Harvey Langford 13 59% 40.3% Jack Viney 12 55% 65.7% 69.1% Christian Petracca 11 50% 57.4% 55.8% Jacob van Rooyen 3 14% 9.3% 17.8% Tom Sparrow 0 0% 33.3% 37.7% Ed Langdon 0 0% 14.8% 0.7% Trent Rivers 0 0% 8.3% 29.9% Kade Chandler 0 0% 6.5% 0.0% Charlie Spargo 0 0% 0.0% 4.2% Christian Salem 0 0% 0.0% 12.3% Daniel Turner 0 0% 0.0% 0.3% Harrison Petty 0 0% 0.0% 7.5% Aidan Johnson 10.9% Ruck Contests and HitoutsRuck Contests Ruck Contests RC % 2025 % 2024 % Max Gawn 70 81% 80.7% 81.1% Jacob van Rooyen 14 16% 8.4% 17.6% Daniel Turner 2 2% 1.2% 3.1% Harrison Petty 0 0% 0.0% 7.9% Aidan Johnson 19.7% Hitouts Ruck Contests Hitouts To Adv. To Adv. % (2025) To Adv. % (2024) Max Gawn 70 34 11 33.6% 27.9% Jacob van Rooyen 14 3 2 33.3% 24.7% Daniel Turner 2 0 0 50.4% Harrison Petty 0 0 0 24.4% Aidan Johnson 30.0% Opposition hitouts Ruck Contests Hitouts To Adv. Rhys Stanley 63 23 11 Shannon Neale 16 4 0 Sam De Koning 6 2 0 Connor O'Sullivan 1 1 1

Yeah previous posts are fine, but any new tables pasted into the editor are converted to standard tables. I have tried pasting the old tables into the editor and they don't retain the original formatting.

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The AFL average for converting first possession into a clearance is 75% this season. Melbourne wins the clearance just 65% of the time (18th) they get first hands on the ball (2024: 72% - 18th) Melbourne's opponents are at 85% - also 18th (2024: 79% - 18th) Melbourne was 12th for both in 2021 so we weren't clean in this area even then.

The AFL average for converting first possession into a clearance is 75% this season. Melbourne wins the clearance just 65% of the time (18th) they get first hands on the ball (2024: 72% - 18th) Melbourne's opponents are at 85% - also 18th (2024: 79% - 18th) Melbourne was 12th for both in 2021 so we weren't clean in this area even then.

The pressure ratings are only accessible in the Herald Sun the day after a match. I will aim to do the initial stats files post on the day of the game (except for night games) and then post the pressure ratings the following day. And here they are. Also, I haven't worked out if/how you can embed tables with different formatting with the new version of the site. PressureTeam pressure Quarter For Agn Diff 1 173 154 +19 2 178 179 -1 3 164 181 -17 4 180 187 -7 Match 174 175 -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 Clayton Oliver 25 63 52.7 Jack Viney 20 47 41.0 Ed Langdon 19 40 37.3 Tom Sparrow 16 39 40.7 Harvey Langford 15 34 19.5 Christian Salem 13 33 29.3 Christian Petracca 13 32 29.0 Kade Chandler 15 31 40.3 Aidan Johnson 11 31 37.0 Harrison Petty 11 27 16.7 Trent Rivers 13 26 28.3 Tom McDonald 12 25 18.3 Jack Henderson 13 24 30.0 Bayley Fritsch 8 23 21.0 Jake Bowey 13 22 28.7 Harry Sharp 14 22 22.3 Max Gawn 8 21 18.3 Blake Howes 10 20 17.3 Jacob van Rooyen 8 19 23.0 Jack Billings 6 16 16.0 Jake Melksham 4 12 12.0 Steven May 1 1 1.0 Xavier Lindsay 0 0 36.0 Source: Herald Sun

The Stats Files post looks a bit different now with the site update.

Melbourne v Gold Coast (Round 3, 2025)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20250303 Key Team StatsStat For Against Diff Disposal Efficiency Disposal Efficiency 75.1 74.2 +0.8 Kicking Efficiency 70.9 68.9 +2.0 Territory/Attack Inside 50s 40 65 -25 Shots At Goal 24 33 -9 Shots Per Inside 50 60.0 50.8 +9.2 Marks Inside 50 9 17 -8 Contest Contested Possessions 126 144 -18 Ground Ball Gets 83 95 -12 Post Clearance Contested Possessions 83 92 -9 Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets 62 63 -1 Centre Clearances 8 16 -8 Stoppage Clearances 16 24 -8 Contested Marks 10 10 +0 Defense Intercepts 69 61 +8 Intercept Marks 15 14 +1 Tackles 52 52 +0 Tackles Inside 50 4 12 -8 Def One On One Loss % 60.0 16.7 +43.3 Ruck Hitouts 35 29 +6 Hitouts To Advantage 13 14 -1 Player Ratings Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Match Jake Bowey 7.7 2.7 2.4 5.3 18.1 Trent Rivers 3.2 2.1 5.6 3.9 14.8 Harvey Langford 2.5 3.9 6.4 1.8 14.7 Christian Petracca 4.2 2.2 4.6 3.4 14.4 Harry Sharp 1.2 0.5 6.7 3.5 11.9 Tom McDonald 1.7 9.2 −1.3 2.1 11.6 Jack Viney 3.3 0.9 2.3 3.6 10.1 Ed Langdon 4.0 3.8 2.4 0.0 10.1 Jacob van Rooyen −0.4 1.9 1.5 6.3 9.3 Kade Chandler 0.3 1.0 4.0 3.0 8.3 Jack Billings 3.4 0.7 0.7 2.1 7.0 Max Gawn 0.7 0.6 3.5 2.0 6.7 Harrison Petty 1.2 0.6 3.0 1.3 6.1 Christian Salem 1.0 2.3 2.3 0.3 5.9 Clayton Oliver −0.5 0.5 2.1 3.9 5.9 Tom Sparrow 2.0 1.4 0.9 0.6 4.9 Blake Howes 3.7 1.7 −0.6 0.0 4.8 Jake Melksham −1.1 2.3 2.7 −0.6 3.3 Jack Henderson −0.2 1.7 −1.1 2.0 2.3 Bayley Fritsch 4.3 −3.0 −1.9 1.1 0.4 Aidan Johnson 1.0 0.6 −0.6 −0.6 0.4 Xavier Lindsay 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 Steven May −1.5 0.6 −0.7 −1.0 −2.7 Contested Possessions For Against Diff Melbourne's Defensive 50 Hard Ball Get 2 4 -2 Loose Ball Get 20 16 +4 Contested Mark 2 5 -3 Ruck Hard Ball Get 1 0 +1 Gather From Hitout 2 3 -1 Contested Knock On 1 3 -2 Free For 3 6 -3 Total 31 37 -6 Melbourne's Forward 50 Hard Ball Get 1 2 -1 Loose Ball Get 4 7 -3 Contested Mark 1 1 0 Ruck Hard Ball Get 2 0 +2 Gather From Hitout 1 0 +1 Contested Knock On 0 1 -1 Free For 1 3 -2 Total 10 14 -4 Post clearance Hard Ball Get 9 15 -6 Loose Ball Get 53 48 +5 Contested Mark 10 10 0 Contested Knock On 4 3 +1 Free For 7 16 -9 Total 83 92 -9 Pre clearance Hard Ball Get 4 7 -3 Loose Ball Get 17 25 -8 Ruck Hard Ball Get 6 1 +5 Gather From Hitout 13 12 +1 Contested Knock On 0 2 -2 Free For 3 5 -2 Total 43 52 -9 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 65.3 62 0% Gold Coast 117.1 120 100% +51.8 +58 +6.2 Shots Score Accuracy xScore +/- xSc. / Shot Shot Rating Overall Melbourne 23 8.10 58 34.8% 64.3 −6.3 2.80 −0.27 Gold Coast 33 18.12 120 54.5% 117.1 +2.9 3.55 +0.09 General Play Melbourne 13 5.5 35 38.5% 37.9 −2.9 2.92 −0.23 Gold Coast 12 7.4 46 58.3% 36.2 +9.8 3.01 +0.82 Set Position Melbourne 10 3.5 23 30.0% 26.3 −3.3 2.63 −0.33 Gold Coast 21 11.8 74 52.4% 80.9 −6.9 3.85 −0.33 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. https://x.com/andrew_whelan/status/1905864006717620640 Territory (time in zones)Region Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Match Season Half Forward 48% 36% 39% 43% 42% 49% Defensive 52% 64% 61% 57% 58% 51% Region Forward 50 25% 16% 16% 15% 18% 23% Attacking Midfield 24% 19% 23% 28% 23% 26% Defensive Midfield 24% 34% 27% 25% 27% 24% Defensive 50 28% 31% 34% 31% 31% 27% Source: Calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Score SourcesSummary Score Source Score Against Diff Kick-in 1.2 8 1.0 6 +2 Centre Bounce 0.2 2 4.2 26 -24 Stoppage (Other) 3.3 21 5.0 30 -9 Turnover 4.7 31 8.10 58 -27 Score Source For Against Match Season Match Season * Kick-in 8 4.7 6 6.0 Centre Bounce 2 14.0 26 25.3 Stoppage (Other) 21 14.3 30 22.0 Turnover 31 34.3 58 54.0 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Gold Coast. Chain start region Note: region is from the scoring team's perspective. Score Source Region For Against Match Season Match Season * Centre Bounce Centre 2 14.0 26 25.3 Kick-in D50 8 4.7 6 6.0 Stoppage (Other) D50 6 2.0 0 2.0 Stoppage (Other) Centre 0 0.0 6 2.3 Stoppage (Other) Wing 13 11.0 6 8.3 Stoppage (Other) F50 2 1.3 18 9.3 Turnover D50 4 3.7 14 13.0 Turnover Centre 0 3.0 14 11.3 Turnover Wing 26 22.3 17 20.0 Turnover F50 1 5.3 13 9.7 Region For Against Match Season Match Season * D50 18 10.3 20 21.0 Centre 2 17.0 46 39.0 Wing 39 33.3 23 28.3 F50 3 6.7 31 19.0 Region For Against Match Season Match Season * Defensive 50 18 10.3 20 21.0 Defensive midfield 13 9.7 13 11.3 Centre bounce 2 14.0 26 25.3 Attacking midfield 26 26.7 30 30.7 Forward 50 3 6.7 31 19.0 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Gold Coast. Points from defensive half For Against Match Season Match Season * 31 20.0 33 32.3 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Gold Coast. Centre Bounce Attendances CBAs CBA % 2025 % 2024 % Max Gawn 22 76% 84.9% 85.0% Clayton Oliver 21 72% 72.1% 70.7% Jack Viney 21 72% 68.6% 69.1% Harvey Langford 16 55% 32.7% Christian Petracca 15 52% 59.3% 55.8% Tom Sparrow 12 41% 41.9% 37.7% Aidan Johnson 4 14% 10.9% Jacob van Rooyen 3 10% 8.1% 17.8% Ed Langdon 1 3% 18.6% 0.7% Trent Rivers 1 3% 10.5% 29.9% Kade Chandler 0 0% 8.1% 0.0% Christian Salem 0 0% 0.0% 12.3% Harrison Petty 0 0% 0.0% 7.5% Charlie Spargo 0.0% 4.2% Daniel Turner 0.0% 0.3% Ruck Contests and HitoutsRuck Contests Ruck Contests RC % 2025 % 2024 % Max Gawn 65 80% 80.5% 81.1% Aidan Johnson 11 14% 19.7% Jacob van Rooyen 5 6% 5.7% 17.6% Harrison Petty 0 0% 0.0% 7.9% Daniel Turner 0.0% 3.1% Hitouts Ruck Contests Hitouts To Adv. To Adv. % (2025) To Adv. % (2024) Max Gawn 65 30 11 34.0% 27.9% Aidan Johnson 11 5 2 30.0% Jacob van Rooyen 5 0 0 0.0% 24.7% Harrison Petty 0 0 0 24.4% Daniel Turner 50.4% Opposition hitouts Ruck Contests Hitouts To Adv. Jarrod Witts 66 25 12 Ethan Read 15 4 2