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Melbourne v St Kilda (Round 12, 2025)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20251206 PressureTeam pressure Quarter For Agn Diff 1 159 160 -1 2 174 152 +22 3 180 188 -8 4 132 161 -29 Match 162 167 -5 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 Trent Rivers 17 44 30.7 Xavier Lindsay 18 36 27.6 Christian Salem 13 36 21.2 Kade Chandler 14 32 33.2 Ed Langdon 13 31 31.2 Tom Sparrow 11 30 37.4 Clayton Oliver 9 26 52.1 Max Gawn 9 26 21.5 Aidan Johnson 10 24 28.8 Jake Bowey 9 23 28.7 Harvey Langford 13 23 21.3 Daniel Turner 12 23 16.2 Bayley Fritsch 9 22 20.5 Harry Sharp 11 22 19.8 Kysaiah Pickett 9 21 36.8 Harrison Petty 9 20 18.3 Jake Melksham 11 19 20.1 Caleb Windsor 8 17 23.4 Jake Lever 10 17 19.5 Christian Petracca 7 14 34.9 Judd McVee 5 10 16.8 Steven May 4 10 9.9 Bailey Laurie 4 6 6.0 Source: Herald Sun

Melbourne v St Kilda (Round 12, 2025)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20251206 Key Team StatsStats in bold were won by Melbourne. Stat For Against Diff AFL Disposal Efficiency Disposal Efficiency 72.9 76.4 -3.5 72.6 Kicking Efficiency 71.7 73.5 -1.7 66.2 Territory/Attack Time In Forward Half 63.2 36.8 +26.4 Inside 50s 57 40 +17 Shots At Goal 27 22 +5 Scores Per Inside 50 49.1 52.5 -3.4 44.9 Goals Per Inside 50 12.3 35.0 -22.7 23.8 Marks Inside 50 14 10 +4 Transition Chain To Score % 28.4 21.0 +7.4 20.9 Defensive 50 To Forward 50 % 32.0 18.2 +13.8 22.9 Defensive 50 To Score % 20.0 14.5 +5.5 9.4 Defensive Half To Forward 50 % 42.2 29.5 +12.7 31.3 Defensive Half To Score % 17.8 21.8 -4.0 13.0 Contest Contested Possessions 117 116 +1 Ground Ball Gets 67 78 -11 Post Clearance Contested Poss 75 70 +5 Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets 44 50 -6 Contested Marks 14 12 +2 Clearance Total Clearances 32 30 +2 Centre Clearances 9 11 -2 Stoppage Clearances 23 19 +4 First Possessions 31 36 -5 First Possession To Clearance % 74.2 69.4 +4.7 75.1 Defense Intercepts 57 51 +6 Intercept Marks 16 15 +1 Tackles 56 52 +4 Tackles Inside 50 8 8 +0 Def One On One Loss % 27.3 23.5 +3.7 25.7 Ruck Hitouts 32 25 +7 Hitouts To Advantage 7 6 +1 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 Steven May 6.1 6.6 4.1 1.3 18.2 96% Kysaiah Pickett 0.5 5.1 5.0 2.9 13.5 88% Christian Petracca 0.4 6.9 3.2 2.7 13.2 87% Harvey Langford 2.8 2.3 2.8 3.1 10.9 73% Judd McVee 4.7 1.5 2.0 2.0 10.3 85% Daniel Turner 4.1 1.2 4.5 −0.2 9.6 86% Kade Chandler 1.1 6.9 0.4 0.6 9.0 80% Max Gawn 0.2 1.8 3.0 3.8 8.8 87% Jake Bowey 2.4 0.6 3.0 2.8 8.7 82% Jake Melksham 3.6 1.0 2.1 1.8 8.5 75% Bayley Fritsch 6.5 0.0 1.1 0.3 7.9 86% Trent Rivers 1.4 2.4 1.7 0.8 6.3 75% Ed Langdon 2.3 0.9 2.1 0.4 5.7 84% Caleb Windsor 1.3 0.8 1.4 1.9 5.4 75% Clayton Oliver 1.3 2.8 1.4 −0.4 5.1 78% Harry Sharp 2.4 −1.3 0.0 2.9 4.0 71% Jake Lever −1.1 2.2 0.0 2.9 4.0 90% Christian Salem 1.5 0.4 1.7 0.4 3.9 85% Xavier Lindsay 2.4 0.4 0.4 −0.2 3.0 83% Tom Sparrow −0.3 1.5 −0.6 1.8 2.4 93% Harrison Petty −1.4 2.3 0.2 0.8 2.0 75% Aidan Johnson −2.4 1.5 1.4 0.0 0.5 46% Bailey Laurie 0.0 0.0 0.0 −0.4 −0.4 20% Contested Possessions For Against Diff Melbourne's Defensive 50 Hard Ball Get 4 7 -3 Loose Ball Get 8 6 +2 Contested Mark 3 1 +2 Gather From Hitout 0 1 -1 Contested Knock On 1 0 +1 Free For 1 2 -1 Total 17 17 0 Melbourne's Forward 50 Hard Ball Get 6 2 +4 Loose Ball Get 6 10 -4 Contested Mark 3 4 -1 Ruck Hard Ball Get 1 1 0 Gather From Hitout 0 1 -1 Contested Knock On 1 0 +1 Free For 4 7 -3 Total 21 25 -4 Post clearance Hard Ball Get 14 13 +1 Loose Ball Get 30 37 -7 Contested Mark 14 12 +2 Contested Knock On 3 0 +3 Free For 14 8 +6 Total 75 70 +5 Pre clearance Hard Ball Get 7 11 -4 Loose Ball Get 16 17 -1 Ruck Hard Ball Get 6 2 +4 Gather From Hitout 7 6 +1 Free For 6 10 -4 Total 42 46 -4 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 83.8 63 53% +1.4 St Kilda 82.4 91 47% +28 +29.4 Shots Score Accuracy xScore +/- xSc. / Shot Shot Rating Overall Melbourne 27 7.16 58 25.9% 80.8 −22.8 2.99 −0.84 St Kilda 22 14.6 90 63.6% 81.4 +8.6 3.70 +0.39 General Play Melbourne 8 1.7 13 12.5% 21.5 −8.5 2.69 −1.06 St Kilda 9 6.3 39 66.7% 30.7 +8.3 3.41 +0.92 Set Position Melbourne 19 6.9 45 31.6% 59.3 −14.3 3.12 −0.75 St Kilda 13 8.3 51 61.5% 50.6 +0.4 3.89 +0.03 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% 63% 64% 72% 63% 53% Defensive 45% 37% 36% 28% 37% 47% Region Forward 50 29% 36% 35% 33% 33% 26% Attacking Midfield 26% 26% 29% 39% 30% 27% Defensive Midfield 23% 21% 21% 15% 20% 25% Defensive 50 22% 17% 15% 13% 17% 22% Source: Calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Score SourcesSummary Score Source Score Against Diff Kick-in 0.2 2 2.1 13 -11 Centre Bounce 1.1 7 2.0 12 -5 Stoppage (Other) 1.4 10 0.3 3 +7 Turnover 5.14 44 10.3 63 -19 Score Source For Against Match Season Match Season * Kick-in 2 3.5 13 5.4 Centre Bounce 7 12.7 12 13.5 Stoppage (Other) 10 17.7 3 22.5 Turnover 44 45.5 63 49.2 * 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 10 11.2 33 18.6 Defensive midfield 8 14.5 34 23.8 Centre bounce 7 12.7 12 13.5 Attacking midfield 21 23.5 6 20.7 Forward 50 17 17.5 6 14.1 * 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 * 18 25.7 67 42.3 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by St Kilda. Centre Bounce Attendances CBAs CBA % 2025 % 2024 % Max Gawn 20 87% 84.8% 85.0% Christian Petracca 20 87% 71.1% 55.8% Kysaiah Pickett 18 78% 64.8% 33.0% Clayton Oliver 16 70% 73.4% 70.7% Trent Rivers 14 61% 27.1% 29.9% Aidan Johnson 3 13% 13.9% Harvey Langford 1 4% 18.7% Tom Sparrow 0 0% 11.3% 37.7% Ed Langdon 0 0% 6.0% 0.7% Christian Salem 0 0% 2.1% 12.3% Kade Chandler 0 0% 2.1% 0.0% Judd McVee 0 0% 1.2% 6.3% Daniel Turner 0 0% 0.4% 0.3% Jake Melksham 0 0% 0.4% 0.0% Harrison Petty 0 0% 0.3% 7.5% Bailey Laurie 0 0% 0.0% 11.0% Jack Viney 71.7% 69.1% Tom Fullarton 17.2% Jacob van Rooyen 12.0% 17.8% Charlie Spargo 0.0% 4.2% Koltyn Tholstrup 0.0% 5.7% Ruck Contests and HitoutsRuck Contests Ruck Contests RC % 2025 % 2024 % Max Gawn 72 90% 82.8% 81.1% Aidan Johnson 5 6% 15.6% Harrison Petty 3 4% 0.8% 7.9% Daniel Turner 0 0% 0.6% 3.1% Clayton Oliver 0 0% 0.1% 0.0% Tom Fullarton 20.5% Jacob van Rooyen 12.5% 17.6% Hitouts Ruck Contests Hitouts To Adv. To Adv. % (2025) To Adv. % (2024) Melbourne Max Gawn 72 30 7 26.5% 27.9% Harrison Petty 3 1 0 66.7% 24.4% Aidan Johnson 5 1 0 21.1% Daniel Turner 0 0 0 50.4% Tom Fullarton 43.8% Jacob van Rooyen 37.5% 24.7% Opposition Rowan Marshall 69 22 5 Mitch Owens 11 3 1

By my calculations, across the first nine rounds Petracca had 47 kicks inside 50 with one resulting in a mark for a teammate. Through 11 rounds, he is three from 58 with two of his kicks against Brisbane being marked. Here are the Melbourne players with 15+ kicks inside 50, sorted by mark percentage and then retention percentage. Kicks inside 50 resulting in a mark, 2025, 15+ kicks Note: includes all kicks where possession was taken outside 50, the kick was taken from outside 50, and the next possession was inside 50. Rank Player Kicks Mark % 2 Charlie Spargo 18 9 50.0% 12 Christian Salem 21 8 38.1% 20 Kysaiah Pickett 28 10 35.7% 36 Jake Melksham 25 8 32.0% 70 Trent Rivers 27 7 25.9% 74 Jack Viney 28 7 25.0% 86 Caleb Windsor 25 6 24.0% 103 Kade Chandler 27 6 22.2% 129 Harvey Langford 25 5 20.0% 164 Xavier Lindsay 18 3 16.7% 233 Clayton Oliver 27 3 11.1% 236 Ed Langdon 28 3 10.7% 249 Jake Bowey 24 2 8.3% 253 Max Gawn 27 2 7.4% 267 Christian Petracca 58 3 5.2% 269 Tom Sparrow 22 1 4.5% 275 Harrison Petty 15 0 0.0% Kicks inside 50 resulting in a possession being retained by the team, 2025, 15+ kicks Note: includes all kicks where possession was taken outside 50, the kick was taken from outside 50, and the next possession was inside 50. Rank Player Kicks Retained % 28 Kysaiah Pickett 28 17 60.7% 30 Jake Melksham 25 15 60.0% 46 Kade Chandler 27 15 55.6% 46 Charlie Spargo 18 10 55.6% 78 Christian Salem 21 11 52.4% 87 Jake Bowey 24 12 50.0% 114 Max Gawn 27 13 48.1% 139 Ed Langdon 28 13 46.4% 162 Caleb Windsor 25 11 44.0% 162 Harvey Langford 25 11 44.0% 192 Tom Sparrow 22 9 40.9% 195 Trent Rivers 27 11 40.7% 206 Jack Viney 28 11 39.3% 240 Harrison Petty 15 5 33.3% 259 Christian Petracca 58 18 31.0% 261 Clayton Oliver 27 8 29.6% 275 Xavier Lindsay 18 4 22.2%

A knock on or handball counts as a score involvement and will contribute to the player ratings. A forward crashing the pack causing the ball to come to ground, or dropping a mark but still preventing the defender taking possession/mark, doesn't count as a score involvement nor does it contribute to the player ratings.

I don't have the location of all shots pre-2021, but I have the location of shots resulting in a score since 2014. 42% of Melbourne's scores in 2018 were from inside 30 metres compared to the comp average of 38%. This was Melbourne's highest season % in the data I have access to. Melbourne was only at 31% last season (AFL avg 36%) and 34% this season (AFL avg 35%).

Melbourne's best post-clearance contested possessions (2021-2025) is +36 in Round 5, 2021 against Hawthorn. We have had greater than +23 on 11 occasions during that time. https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats_team.html?id=melb Here are the pressure numbers too: Melbourne v Sydney (Round 11, 2025)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20251108 PressureTeam pressure Quarter For Agn Diff 1 204 216 -12 2 170 176 -6 3 200 182 +18 4 185 190 -5 Match 190 190 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 Clayton Oliver 22 63 54.7 Trent Rivers 20 56 29.5 Max Gawn 15 47 21.1 Ed Langdon 15 44 31.2 Christian Petracca 21 38 36.8 Christian Salem 14 36 19.8 Tom Sparrow 14 34 38.1 Xavier Lindsay 15 31 26.8 Kysaiah Pickett 14 30 38.8 Jake Bowey 15 30 29.2 Kade Chandler 13 29 33.3 Bayley Fritsch 9 26 20.3 Jake Lever 10 24 20.3 Charlie Spargo 10 22 26.7 Harvey Langford 14 22 21.1 Jake Melksham 11 22 20.3 Caleb Windsor 10 21 24.1 Judd McVee 11 21 18.2 Harrison Petty 7 15 18.1 Aidan Johnson 6 13 30.0 Daniel Turner 5 13 15.3 Harry Sharp 7 11 19.6 Steven May 5 10 9.9 Source: Herald Sun

Here's the Stats File post for the game:

I picked a great weekend to come over to Melbourne (from Tasmania) - fantastic performance. I had to leave a few minutes early though to go next door to Rod Laver Arena to see Les Misérables to cap off a brilliant day. The 42 shots today was the most for Melbourne since Round 8 2018 v Gold Coast. Also @Its Time for Another I am still hoping to get those stats for you - I just haven't been able to while on holiday. Melbourne v Sydney (Round 11, 2025)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20251108 Key Team StatsStats in bold were won by Melbourne. Stat For Against Diff AFL Disposal Efficiency Disposal Efficiency 73.1 66.0 +7.2 72.7 Kicking Efficiency 66.4 59.8 +6.6 66.1 Territory/Attack Time In Forward Half 57.2 42.8 +14.3 Inside 50s 64 44 +20 Shots At Goal 42 18 +24 Scores Per Inside 50 56.2 40.9 +15.3 45.1 Goals Per Inside 50 29.7 27.3 +2.4 23.9 Marks Inside 50 16 7 +9 Transition Chain To Score % 30.0 15.5 +14.5 21.0 Defensive 50 To Forward 50 % 25.0 21.7 +3.3 23.1 Defensive 50 To Score % 12.5 4.3 +8.2 9.6 Defensive Half To Forward 50 % 35.5 24.2 +11.2 31.3 Defensive Half To Score % 16.1 7.6 +8.6 13.0 Contest Contested Possessions 157 130 +27 Ground Ball Gets 107 89 +18 Post Clearance Contested Poss 90 67 +23 Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets 65 49 +16 Contested Marks 9 10 -1 Clearance Total Clearances 43 42 +1 Centre Clearances 13 17 -4 Stoppage Clearances 30 25 +5 First Possessions 48 50 -2 First Possession To Clearance % 60.4 66.0 -5.6 75.1 Defense Intercepts 73 54 +19 Intercept Marks 15 15 +0 Tackles 89 82 +7 Tackles Inside 50 20 9 +11 Def One On One Loss % 28.6 30.8 -2.2 25.8 Ruck Hitouts 36 51 -15 Hitouts To Advantage 9 14 -5 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 2.6 10.2 7.1 1.3 21.2 76% Christian Petracca 2.2 6.9 4.3 3.5 16.9 86% Clayton Oliver 4.4 3.6 0.1 8.1 16.3 80% Trent Rivers 5.4 1.3 3.9 5.2 15.8 77% Max Gawn 5.3 4.0 4.4 1.0 14.8 84% Jake Melksham 6.3 −1.4 1.9 7.8 14.6 80% Ed Langdon 2.3 3.8 5.6 2.7 14.4 78% Harvey Langford 2.3 4.5 3.6 3.4 13.8 85% Caleb Windsor 0.6 4.3 3.5 3.6 12.1 75% Daniel Turner 4.7 2.6 0.6 3.4 11.3 90% Tom Sparrow 1.6 4.3 −0.7 5.0 10.3 77% Jake Lever 2.6 1.9 4.7 1.0 10.2 97% Christian Salem 4.8 1.0 −0.7 4.6 9.7 87% Harry Sharp 0.0 0.0 0.5 8.3 8.7 33% Xavier Lindsay 2.3 2.3 4.2 −0.3 8.5 80% Jake Bowey 1.7 4.1 0.7 1.3 7.8 77% Bayley Fritsch −1.7 1.7 2.3 5.2 7.6 90% Judd McVee 2.9 −0.3 1.8 3.3 7.6 83% Steven May 1.6 1.9 3.0 0.9 7.4 95% Kade Chandler 5.1 −1.0 −0.4 3.2 6.9 83% Harrison Petty −0.3 1.1 1.4 1.7 3.9 74% Charlie Spargo −1.6 2.5 2.1 0.0 3.0 51% Aidan Johnson 0.5 −2.6 −0.3 −0.1 −2.5 63% Contested Possessions For Against Diff Melbourne's Defensive 50 Hard Ball Get 2 4 -2 Loose Ball Get 9 9 0 Contested Mark 0 2 -2 Ruck Hard Ball Get 1 0 +1 Gather From Hitout 1 1 0 Contested Knock On 2 1 +1 Free For 4 2 +2 Total 19 19 0 Melbourne's Forward 50 Hard Ball Get 9 6 +3 Loose Ball Get 16 8 +8 Contested Mark 4 1 +3 Ruck Hard Ball Get 2 2 0 Gather From Hitout 1 2 -1 Contested Knock On 1 0 +1 Free For 5 0 +5 Total 38 19 +19 Post clearance Hard Ball Get 15 11 +4 Loose Ball Get 50 38 +12 Contested Mark 9 10 -1 Contested Knock On 3 1 +2 Free For 13 7 +6 Total 90 67 +23 Pre clearance Hard Ball Get 12 17 -5 Loose Ball Get 30 23 +7 Ruck Hard Ball Get 8 7 +1 Gather From Hitout 8 10 -2 Contested Knock On 2 2 0 Free For 7 4 +3 Total 67 63 +4 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 120.5 131 100% +58.0 +53 Sydney 62.5 78 0% +5.0 Shots Score Accuracy xScore +/- xSc. / Shot Shot Rating Overall Melbourne 42 19.14 128 45.2% 120.5 +7.5 2.87 +0.18 Sydney 18 12.5 77 66.7% 61.5 +15.5 3.42 +0.86 General Play Melbourne 22 9.8 62 40.9% 54.1 +7.9 2.46 +0.36 Sydney 7 4.3 27 57.1% 18.6 +8.4 2.65 +1.20 Set Position Melbourne 20 10.6 66 50.0% 66.5 −0.5 3.32 −0.02 Sydney 11 8.2 50 72.7% 42.9 +7.1 3.90 +0.64 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 54% 71% 57% 46% 57% 52% Defensive 46% 29% 43% 54% 43% 48% Region Forward 50 27% 40% 32% 26% 31% 25% Attacking Midfield 27% 31% 25% 20% 26% 26% Defensive Midfield 27% 18% 23% 33% 25% 26% Defensive 50 18% 11% 21% 20% 17% 23% Source: Calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Score SourcesSummary Score Source Score Against Diff Kick-in 1.0 6 0.0 0 +6 Centre Bounce 2.3 15 1.1 7 +8 Stoppage (Other) 4.4 28 4.0 24 +4 Turnover 12.10 82 7.5 47 +35 Score Source For Against Match Season Match Season * Kick-in 6 3.6 0 4.7 Centre Bounce 15 13.2 7 13.6 Stoppage (Other) 28 18.4 24 24.3 Turnover 82 45.6 47 47.9 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Sydney. Chain start region Note: region is from the scoring team's perspective. Region For Against Match Season Match Season * Defensive 50 19 11.3 7 17.3 Defensive midfield 21 15.1 18 22.8 Centre bounce 15 13.2 7 13.6 Attacking midfield 43 23.7 33 22.0 Forward 50 33 17.5 13 14.8 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Sydney. Points from defensive half For Against Match Season Match Season * 40 26.4 25 40.1 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Sydney. Centre Bounce Attendances CBAs CBA % 2025 % 2024 % Max Gawn 29 83% 84.7% 85.0% Christian Petracca 28 80% 70.0% 55.8% Clayton Oliver 25 71% 73.8% 70.7% Trent Rivers 22 63% 24.6% 29.9% Kysaiah Pickett 21 60% 63.4% 33.0% Christian Salem 7 20% 2.2% 12.3% Aidan Johnson 6 17% 14.1% Judd McVee 2 6% 1.4% 6.3% Harvey Langford 0 0% 19.9% Tom Sparrow 0 0% 12.1% 37.7% Ed Langdon 0 0% 6.4% 0.7% Kade Chandler 0 0% 2.2% 0.0% Daniel Turner 0 0% 0.5% 0.3% Jake Melksham 0 0% 0.5% 0.0% Harrison Petty 0 0% 0.3% 7.5% Charlie Spargo 0 0% 0.0% 4.2% Jack Viney 71.7% 69.1% Tom Fullarton 17.2% Jacob van Rooyen 12.0% 17.8% Koltyn Tholstrup 0.0% 5.7% Ruck Contests and HitoutsRuck Contests Ruck Contests RC % 2025 % 2024 % Max Gawn 104 85% 82.3% 81.1% Aidan Johnson 18 15% 17.5% Daniel Turner 0 0% 0.6% 3.1% Harrison Petty 0 0% 0.5% 7.9% Clayton Oliver 0 0% 0.1% 0.0% Tom Fullarton 20.5% Jacob van Rooyen 12.5% 17.6% Hitouts Ruck Contests Hitouts To Adv. To Adv. % (2025) To Adv. % (2024) Melbourne Max Gawn 104 35 9 26.7% 27.9% Aidan Johnson 18 1 0 22.2% Harrison Petty 0 0 0 100.0% 24.4% Daniel Turner 0 0 0 50.4% Tom Fullarton 43.8% Jacob van Rooyen 37.5% 24.7% Opposition Brodie Grundy 95 41 13 Peter Ladhams 27 10 1

Melbourne v Brisbane (Round 10, 2025)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20251008 PressureTeam pressure Quarter For Agn Diff 1 165 181 -16 2 163 167 -4 3 173 176 -3 4 155 148 +7 Match 165 169 -4 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 36 74 53.8 Kysaiah Pickett 24 48 40.0 Tom Sparrow 20 46 38.5 Christian Petracca 23 45 36.7 Ed Langdon 21 38 29.9 Harvey Langford 18 37 21.0 Aidan Johnson 14 33 35.7 Trent Rivers 14 28 26.8 Charlie Spargo 11 25 27.2 Caleb Windsor 13 25 24.5 Jake Melksham 9 23 20.0 Jake Bowey 11 18 29.1 Xavier Lindsay 8 18 26.3 Harry Sharp 10 16 20.5 Tom McDonald 8 16 15.3 Daniel Turner 7 15 15.7 Max Gawn 8 14 18.5 Harrison Petty 7 14 18.4 Judd McVee 7 12 17.5 Bayley Fritsch 5 11 19.7 Kade Chandler 5 10 33.7 Christian Salem 6 10 18.2 Steven May 3 8 9.9 Source: Herald Sun

Melbourne's first five games: 60.8%, 70.0%, 65.6%, 66.7%, 72.7% Melbourne's last five games: 82.5%, 82.1%, 77.8%, 83.7%, 80.9% Season average is 74.4% (AFL average 75.5%) which puts us in 14th, but over the last five games we're averaging 81.2% and second best in the AFL! The biggest individual improvers are Petracca (58% to 83%), Viney (64% to 92%) and Gawn (58% to 85%), with Pickett getting first possession more often while maintaining a high conversion. Here are the players with 20+ first possessions this season: 1st Poss Clr % Christian Petracca Rounds 1-5 19 11 57.9% Rounds 6-10 36 30 83.3% Clayton Oliver Rounds 1-5 53 35 66.0% Rounds 6-10 28 20 71.4% Harvey Langford Rounds 1-5 14 11 78.6% Rounds 6-10 8 7 87.5% Jack Viney Rounds 1-5 22 14 63.6% Rounds 6-10 12 11 91.7% Kysaiah Pickett Rounds 1-5 5 5 100.0% Rounds 6-10 20 17 85.0% Max Gawn Rounds 1-5 40 23 57.5% Rounds 6-10 52 44 84.6% Trent Rivers Rounds 1-5 6 5 83.3% Rounds 6-10 17 13 76.5%

Here is the Stats Files post. Melbourne's expected score of 113 today is our fifth highest since the start of 2021.

Melbourne v Brisbane (Round 10, 2025)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20251008 Key Team StatsStats in bold were won by Melbourne. Stat For Against Diff AFL Disposal Efficiency Disposal Efficiency 71.4 75.2 -3.8 72.8 Kicking Efficiency 65.8 65.1 +0.7 66.2 Territory/Attack Time In Forward Half 54.0 46.0 +8.1 Inside 50s 58 53 +5 Shots At Goal 33 29 +4 Scores Per Inside 50 50.0 43.4 +6.6 45.1 Goals Per Inside 50 24.1 24.5 -0.4 23.9 Marks Inside 50 16 11 +5 Transition Chain To Score % 25.0 20.7 +4.3 21.0 Defensive 50 To Forward 50 % 27.0 31.7 -4.7 23.0 Defensive 50 To Score % 10.8 12.2 -1.4 9.5 Defensive Half To Forward 50 % 27.9 41.2 -13.4 31.4 Defensive Half To Score % 13.1 16.5 -3.3 13.0 Contest Contested Possessions 135 117 +18 Ground Ball Gets 96 97 -1 Post Clearance Contested Poss 78 66 +12 Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets 58 53 +5 Contested Marks 11 5 +6 Clearance Total Clearances 44 39 +5 Centre Clearances 18 11 +7 Stoppage Clearances 26 28 -2 First Possessions 47 41 +6 First Possession To Clearance % 80.9 80.5 +0.4 75.4 Defense Intercepts 64 60 +4 Intercept Marks 20 16 +4 Tackles 41 39 +2 Tackles Inside 50 9 4 +5 Def One On One Loss % 11.1 11.1 +0.0 26.0 Ruck Hitouts 53 17 +36 Hitouts To Advantage 9 2 +7 Transition stats measure how often chains result in a score or an inside 50. Chains include all kick-in chains, all clearances, and intercepts with at least one disposal in the chain. Chain To Score %: proportion of all chains that resulted in a score. Defensive 50 To Forward 50 %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive 50 that resulted in an inside 50. Defensive 50 To Score %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive 50 that resulted in a score. Defensive Half To Forward 50 %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive half that resulted in an inside 50. Defensive Half To Score %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive half that resulted in a score. Player Ratings Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Match TOG Trent Rivers 3.2 8.7 6.4 3.0 21.3 66% Clayton Oliver 4.3 7.2 6.6 2.4 20.5 85% Christian Petracca 6.0 5.2 4.1 1.9 17.2 87% Max Gawn 7.1 2.8 1.8 4.3 16.0 87% Jake Melksham 2.3 2.6 5.8 4.9 15.6 86% Daniel Turner 4.2 3.5 5.7 2.1 15.5 79% Jake Bowey 2.5 6.2 4.9 1.2 14.8 83% Kysaiah Pickett 6.0 2.5 7.0 −2.1 13.4 84% Christian Salem 2.9 3.4 1.7 4.1 12.1 87% Tom McDonald 3.8 2.1 3.5 0.0 9.4 100% Kade Chandler 1.4 3.6 3.7 0.0 8.6 88% Judd McVee 0.8 4.1 0.8 2.2 7.9 87% Aidan Johnson 1.8 0.7 1.7 3.6 7.8 56% Tom Sparrow −0.2 1.4 2.3 4.2 7.7 83% Ed Langdon 1.6 1.9 1.7 2.3 7.5 78% Bayley Fritsch 0.0 0.0 1.2 5.8 7.0 37% Steven May 1.1 1.6 0.9 2.9 6.5 96% Charlie Spargo 3.7 −1.5 0.7 2.9 5.8 82% Xavier Lindsay 0.4 1.4 2.4 0.1 4.3 80% Harvey Langford −0.1 0.6 1.0 0.9 2.4 79% Caleb Windsor 1.2 −1.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 68% Harry Sharp −0.6 0.9 −1.5 0.0 −1.2 52% Harrison Petty −3.4 0.0 0.9 1.0 −1.5 71% Contested Possessions For Against Diff Melbourne's Defensive 50 Hard Ball Get 5 5 0 Loose Ball Get 10 10 0 Ruck Hard Ball Get 3 0 +3 Free For 3 2 +1 Total 21 17 +4 Melbourne's Forward 50 Hard Ball Get 6 1 +5 Loose Ball Get 14 14 0 Contested Mark 3 3 0 Ruck Hard Ball Get 1 0 +1 Gather From Hitout 2 0 +2 Contested Knock On 1 1 0 Free For 0 2 -2 Total 27 21 +6 Post clearance Hard Ball Get 13 9 +4 Loose Ball Get 45 44 +1 Contested Mark 11 5 +6 Contested Knock On 1 1 0 Free For 8 7 +1 Total 78 66 +12 Pre clearance Hard Ball Get 11 8 +3 Loose Ball Get 27 36 -9 Ruck Hard Ball Get 7 0 +7 Gather From Hitout 7 2 +5 Contested Knock On 2 2 0 Free For 3 3 0 Total 57 51 +6 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 113.2 99 92% +27.3 +11 Brisbane 85.9 88 8% +16.3 Shots Score Accuracy xScore +/- xSc. / Shot Shot Rating Overall Melbourne 33 14.13 97 42.4% 112.2 −15.2 3.40 −0.46 Brisbane 29 13.9 87 44.8% 85.9 +1.1 2.96 +0.04 General Play Melbourne 16 6.6 42 37.5% 46.4 −4.4 2.90 −0.27 Brisbane 16 6.7 43 37.5% 42.2 +0.8 2.63 +0.05 Set Position Melbourne 17 8.7 55 47.1% 65.8 −10.8 3.87 −0.64 Brisbane 13 7.2 44 53.8% 43.7 +0.3 3.37 +0.02 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 51% 51% 44% 71% 54% 51% Defensive 49% 49% 56% 29% 46% 49% Region Forward 50 28% 21% 23% 42% 28% 24% Attacking Midfield 23% 29% 21% 29% 26% 27% Defensive Midfield 24% 31% 28% 14% 24% 26% Defensive 50 25% 19% 27% 16% 22% 23% Source: Calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Score SourcesSummary Score Source Score Against Diff Kick-in 0.1 1 1.0 6 -5 Centre Bounce 1.3 9 2.2 14 -5 Stoppage (Other) 4.3 27 3.2 20 +7 Turnover 9.8 62 7.6 48 +14 Score Source For Against Match Season Match Season * Kick-in 1 3.4 6 5.2 Centre Bounce 9 13.0 14 14.3 Stoppage (Other) 27 17.4 20 24.3 Turnover 62 42.0 48 48.0 * 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 9 10.5 25 18.3 Defensive midfield 19 14.5 33 23.3 Centre bounce 9 13.0 14 14.3 Attacking midfield 33 21.8 3 20.9 Forward 50 29 16.0 13 15.0 * 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 * 28 25.0 58 41.6 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Brisbane. Centre Bounce Attendances CBAs CBA % 2025 % 2024 % Christian Petracca 29 94% 68.7% 55.8% Max Gawn 26 84% 84.9% 85.0% Clayton Oliver 25 81% 74.1% 70.7% Kysaiah Pickett 22 71% 64.1% 33.0% Trent Rivers 16 52% 19.8% 29.9% Aidan Johnson 5 16% 12.8% Harvey Langford 1 3% 22.7% Tom Sparrow 0 0% 13.7% 37.7% Ed Langdon 0 0% 7.2% 0.7% Kade Chandler 0 0% 2.5% 0.0% Daniel Turner 0 0% 0.6% 0.3% Jake Melksham 0 0% 0.6% 0.0% Harrison Petty 0 0% 0.4% 7.5% Charlie Spargo 0 0% 0.0% 4.2% Christian Salem 0 0% 0.0% 12.3% Judd McVee 0 0% 0.0% 6.3% Jack Viney 71.7% 69.1% Tom Fullarton 17.2% Jacob van Rooyen 12.0% 17.8% Koltyn Tholstrup 0.0% 5.7% Ruck Contests and HitoutsRuck Contests Ruck Contests RC % 2025 % 2024 % Max Gawn 80 83% 81.9% 81.1% Aidan Johnson 16 17% 18.6% Daniel Turner 0 0% 0.8% 3.1% Harrison Petty 0 0% 0.6% 7.9% Clayton Oliver 0 0% 0.1% 0.0% Tom Fullarton 20.5% Jacob van Rooyen 12.5% 17.6% Hitouts Ruck Contests Hitouts To Adv. To Adv. % (2025) To Adv. % (2024) Melbourne Max Gawn 80 46 8 26.8% 27.9% Aidan Johnson 16 7 1 23.5% Harrison Petty 0 0 0 100.0% 24.4% Daniel Turner 0 0 0 50.4% Tom Fullarton 43.8% Jacob van Rooyen 37.5% 24.7% Opposition Darcy Fort 80 15 2 Darcy Gardiner 1 1 0 Eric Hipwood 15 1 0

Melbourne v Hawthorn (Round 9, 2025)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20250903 PressureTeam pressure Quarter For Agn Diff 1 180 164 +16 2 167 184 -17 3 170 153 +17 4 186 186 0 Match 176 172 +4 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 25 66 38.7 Harry Sharp 21 47 21.0 Christian Petracca 19 44 35.8 Xavier Lindsay 19 37 27.4 Clayton Oliver 15 34 51.2 Tom Sparrow 18 34 37.7 Trent Rivers 16 33 26.7 Caleb Windsor 15 33 24.4 Harvey Langford 16 31 19.0 Bayley Fritsch 13 29 20.8 Ed Langdon 12 28 29.0 Kade Chandler 13 27 36.3 Max Gawn 10 26 19.0 Charlie Spargo 11 24 27.6 Jacob van Rooyen 11 24 21.5 Jake Bowey 13 23 30.3 Koltyn Tholstrup 8 19 26.2 Judd McVee 9 19 19.3 Tom McDonald 10 18 15.2 Steven May 8 16 10.2 Daniel Turner 7 14 15.8 Christian Salem 6 12 19.1 Matthew Jefferson 4 7 12.0 Source: Herald Sun

Melbourne v Hawthorn (Round 9, 2025)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20250903 Key Team StatsStats in bold were won by Melbourne. Stat For Against Diff AFL Disposal Efficiency Disposal Efficiency 76.6 79.0 -2.4 72.8 Kicking Efficiency 69.3 72.2 -2.9 66.5 Territory/Attack Time In Forward Half 49.9 50.1 -0.2 Inside 50s 48 50 -2 Shots At Goal 23 27 -4 Scores Per Inside 50 43.8 52.0 -8.2 45.2 Goals Per Inside 50 14.6 26.0 -11.4 24.1 Marks Inside 50 8 14 -6 Transition Chain To Score % 18.3 23.2 -5.0 21.1 Defensive 50 To Forward 50 % 11.4 27.5 -16.1 22.8 Defensive 50 To Score % 5.7 15.0 -9.3 9.5 Defensive Half To Forward 50 % 24.2 31.5 -7.3 31.4 Defensive Half To Score % 10.6 19.2 -8.6 13.1 Contest Contested Possessions 129 117 +12 Ground Ball Gets 78 77 +1 Post Clearance Contested Poss 78 82 -4 Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets 51 54 -3 Contested Marks 7 10 -3 Clearance Total Clearances 38 27 +11 Centre Clearances 11 8 +3 Stoppage Clearances 27 19 +8 First Possessions 43 27 +16 First Possession To Clearance % 83.7 81.5 +2.2 75.3 Defense Intercepts 66 73 -7 Intercept Marks 14 19 -5 Tackles 61 44 +17 Tackles Inside 50 5 8 -3 Def One On One Loss % 0.0 8.3 -8.3 26.2 Ruck Hitouts 42 27 +15 Hitouts To Advantage 13 8 +5 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 0.9 4.7 5.0 6.2 16.8 86% Harvey Langford 5.5 7.5 2.3 0.7 16.0 82% Kysaiah Pickett 4.5 2.0 −0.8 8.4 14.0 87% Xavier Lindsay 2.2 4.1 4.4 2.1 12.8 81% Trent Rivers −0.1 2.7 5.8 4.2 12.6 80% Steven May 3.1 3.6 0.7 4.9 12.3 100% Christian Petracca 4.9 4.7 1.0 0.8 11.4 88% Clayton Oliver 4.1 3.0 1.8 2.1 11.0 79% Caleb Windsor 3.6 1.7 3.2 0.8 9.3 76% Jake Bowey 2.8 2.1 2.1 1.1 8.0 80% Christian Salem 1.9 1.2 1.7 2.4 7.1 83% Harry Sharp 1.1 1.3 4.2 0.3 6.8 72% Daniel Turner 2.4 0.8 1.5 1.7 6.3 80% Kade Chandler −0.6 7.0 −0.4 0.0 5.9 89% Ed Langdon 0.8 2.8 2.2 0.0 5.7 80% Tom McDonald 1.8 −1.0 0.9 3.8 5.5 94% Judd McVee −1.0 3.0 0.7 2.2 5.0 85% Jacob van Rooyen −1.1 −0.2 4.6 0.6 3.9 81% Charlie Spargo 0.3 0.1 2.6 0.7 3.7 73% Tom Sparrow 1.3 −0.6 0.5 0.2 1.3 83% Koltyn Tholstrup 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.9 25% Bayley Fritsch −1.2 −0.1 −1.1 −0.3 −2.6 72% Matthew Jefferson 0.0 −2.1 −1.3 0.0 −3.5 44% Contested Possessions For Against Diff Melbourne's Defensive 50 Hard Ball Get 4 5 -1 Loose Ball Get 12 9 +3 Contested Mark 0 1 -1 Ruck Hard Ball Get 1 0 +1 Gather From Hitout 2 1 +1 Contested Knock On 3 1 +2 Free For 4 3 +1 Total 26 20 +6 Melbourne's Forward 50 Hard Ball Get 3 0 +3 Loose Ball Get 7 10 -3 Contested Mark 2 3 -1 Gather From Hitout 2 0 +2 Contested Knock On 2 0 +2 Free For 3 5 -2 Total 19 18 +1 Post clearance Hard Ball Get 12 9 +3 Loose Ball Get 39 45 -6 Contested Mark 7 10 -3 Contested Knock On 6 2 +4 Free For 14 16 -2 Total 78 82 -4 Pre clearance Hard Ball Get 10 9 +1 Loose Ball Get 17 14 +3 Ruck Hard Ball Get 6 0 +6 Gather From Hitout 10 7 +3 Contested Knock On 3 2 +1 Free For 5 3 +2 Total 51 35 +16 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 70.9 56 20% Hawthorn 85.3 91 80% +14.5 +35 +20.5 Shots Score Accuracy xScore +/- xSc. / Shot Shot Rating Overall Melbourne 23 7.13 55 30.4% 69.9 −14.9 3.04 −0.65 Hawthorn 27 13.12 90 48.1% 85.3 +4.7 3.16 +0.17 General Play Melbourne 9 2.5 17 22.2% 22.9 −5.9 2.54 −0.65 Hawthorn 14 6.6 42 42.9% 42.4 −0.4 3.03 −0.03 Set Position Melbourne 14 5.8 38 35.7% 47.0 −9.0 3.36 −0.64 Hawthorn 13 7.6 48 53.8% 43.0 +5.0 3.31 +0.39 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 50% 64% 48% 37% 50% 51% Defensive 50% 36% 52% 63% 50% 49% Region Forward 50 23% 32% 23% 15% 23% 24% Attacking Midfield 26% 33% 25% 22% 27% 27% Defensive Midfield 28% 23% 27% 27% 26% 26% Defensive 50 22% 13% 24% 36% 24% 24% Source: Calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Score SourcesSummary Score Source Score Against Diff Kick-in 0.0 0 1.1 7 -7 Centre Bounce 0.1 1 2.1 13 -12 Stoppage (Other) 1.3 9 4.3 27 -18 Turnover 6.10 46 6.8 44 +2 Score Source For Against Match Season Match Season * Kick-in 0 3.7 7 5.1 Centre Bounce 1 13.4 13 14.3 Stoppage (Other) 9 16.3 27 24.8 Turnover 46 39.8 44 48.0 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Hawthorn. Chain start region Note: region is from the scoring team's perspective. Region For Against Match Season Match Season * Defensive 50 7 10.7 26 17.6 Defensive midfield 15 14.0 28 22.2 Centre bounce 1 13.4 13 14.3 Attacking midfield 17 20.6 15 22.9 Forward 50 16 14.6 9 15.2 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Hawthorn. Points from defensive half For Against Match Season Match Season * 22 24.7 54 39.8 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Hawthorn. Centre Bounce Attendances CBAs CBA % 2025 % 2024 % Clayton Oliver 20 83% 73.1% 70.7% Max Gawn 19 79% 85.0% 85.0% Christian Petracca 17 71% 65.6% 55.8% Kysaiah Pickett 17 71% 62.7% 33.0% Trent Rivers 13 54% 15.8% 29.9% Harvey Langford 5 21% 25.5% Jacob van Rooyen 5 21% 12.0% 17.8% Tom Sparrow 0 0% 15.4% 37.7% Ed Langdon 0 0% 8.1% 0.7% Kade Chandler 0 0% 2.8% 0.0% Daniel Turner 0 0% 0.7% 0.3% Charlie Spargo 0 0% 0.0% 4.2% Christian Salem 0 0% 0.0% 12.3% Judd McVee 0 0% 0.0% 6.3% Koltyn Tholstrup 0 0% 0.0% 5.7% Jack Viney 71.7% 69.1% Tom Fullarton 17.2% Aidan Johnson 10.9% Jake Melksham 0.7% 0.0% Harrison Petty 0.4% 7.5% Ruck Contests and HitoutsRuck Contests Ruck Contests RC % 2025 % 2024 % Max Gawn 67 81% 81.7% 81.1% Jacob van Rooyen 16 19% 12.5% 17.6% Daniel Turner 0 0% 0.9% 3.1% Clayton Oliver 0 0% 0.1% 0.0% Tom Fullarton 20.5% Aidan Johnson 19.7% Harrison Petty 0.7% 7.9% Hitouts Ruck Contests Hitouts To Adv. To Adv. % (2025) To Adv. % (2024) Melbourne Max Gawn 67 33 10 28.1% 27.9% Jacob van Rooyen 16 9 3 37.5% 24.7% Daniel Turner 0 0 0 50.4% Harrison Petty 100.0% 24.4% Tom Fullarton 43.8% Aidan Johnson 30.0% Opposition Lloyd Meek 65 24 7 Mabior Chol 5 2 1 Josh Weddle 10 1 0 Henry Hustwaite 2 0 0 James Worpel 1 0 0

Melbourne v West Coast (Round 8, 2025)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20250806 Key Team StatsStats in bold were won by Melbourne. Stat For Against Diff AFL Disposal Efficiency Disposal Efficiency 72.3 70.0 +2.2 72.6 Kicking Efficiency 69.5 67.2 +2.3 66.3 Territory/Attack Time In Forward Half 57.2 42.8 +14.3 Inside 50s 59 43 +16 Shots At Goal 30 22 +8 Scores Per Inside 50 47.5 48.8 -1.4 45.3 Goals Per Inside 50 27.1 25.6 +1.5 24.3 Marks Inside 50 16 11 +5 Transition Chain To Score % 23.9 19.4 +4.4 21.1 Defensive 50 To Forward 50 % 25.0 17.8 +7.2 22.8 Defensive 50 To Score % 6.2 4.4 +1.8 9.6 Defensive Half To Forward 50 % 38.5 27.0 +11.4 31.2 Defensive Half To Score % 17.3 10.8 +6.5 13.1 Contest Contested Possessions 150 133 +17 Ground Ball Gets 92 86 +6 Post Clearance Contested Poss 76 90 -14 Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets 48 58 -10 Contested Marks 10 14 -4 Clearance Total Clearances 49 26 +23 Centre Clearances 18 10 +8 Stoppage Clearances 31 16 +15 First Possessions 54 27 +27 First Possession To Clearance % 77.8 66.7 +11.1 75.2 Defense Intercepts 58 70 -12 Intercept Marks 13 13 +0 Tackles 56 58 -2 Tackles Inside 50 17 5 +12 Def One On One Loss % 20.0 46.2 -26.2 26.0 Ruck Hitouts 49 27 +22 Hitouts To Advantage 14 6 +8 Transition stats measure how often chains result in a score or an inside 50. Chains include all kick-in chains, all clearances, and intercepts with at least one disposal in the chain. Chain To Score %: proportion of all chains that resulted in a score. Defensive 50 To Forward 50 %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive 50 that resulted in an inside 50. Defensive 50 To Score %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive 50 that resulted in a score. Defensive Half To Forward 50 %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive half that resulted in an inside 50. Defensive Half To Score %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive half that resulted in a score. Player Ratings Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Match TOG Max Gawn 4.2 4.3 11.1 4.5 24.1 90% Daniel Turner 3.2 3.4 8.0 9.3 24.0 85% Caleb Windsor 3.4 −0.2 10.1 3.2 16.5 85% Christian Petracca 5.8 2.1 2.4 5.9 16.2 83% Ed Langdon 3.8 1.0 3.5 3.6 11.9 77% Jake Melksham 2.7 3.7 4.5 0.9 11.8 75% Trent Rivers 2.9 0.3 3.2 4.4 10.8 83% Jack Viney 1.4 0.8 4.8 3.7 10.8 82% Tom McDonald 5.1 0.6 2.1 2.2 10.0 100% Xavier Lindsay 5.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 9.4 78% Harvey Langford 0.7 7.9 0.9 −0.4 9.1 78% Kade Chandler 0.7 −1.7 8.2 0.8 8.0 91% Kysaiah Pickett −1.2 1.9 6.2 0.9 7.7 77% Christian Salem 1.1 1.8 1.8 1.5 6.2 76% Charlie Spargo 0.5 −0.9 0.5 6.0 6.1 81% Judd McVee −0.8 2.4 3.0 1.2 5.8 76% Harry Sharp 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.5 5.5 44% Harrison Petty 3.2 2.0 0.0 0.0 5.1 36% Steven May 3.2 0.3 0.9 0.6 5.0 97% Bayley Fritsch 2.9 0.8 1.0 0.1 4.9 71% Jake Bowey 0.1 0.8 2.1 1.0 4.1 79% Tom Sparrow 0.6 1.9 0.1 1.0 3.5 80% Koltyn Tholstrup −4.1 2.9 −0.5 0.0 −1.7 76% Contested Possessions For Against Diff Melbourne's Defensive 50 Hard Ball Get 4 4 0 Loose Ball Get 11 6 +5 Contested Mark 2 2 0 Gather From Hitout 1 0 +1 Contested Knock On 3 0 +3 Free For 1 4 -3 Total 22 16 +6 Melbourne's Forward 50 Hard Ball Get 2 5 -3 Loose Ball Get 14 16 -2 Contested Mark 6 2 +4 Gather From Hitout 1 1 0 Contested Knock On 2 0 +2 Free For 3 8 -5 Total 28 32 -4 Post clearance Hard Ball Get 6 15 -9 Loose Ball Get 42 43 -1 Contested Mark 10 14 -4 Contested Knock On 3 4 -1 Free For 15 14 +1 Total 76 90 -14 Pre clearance Hard Ball Get 9 8 +1 Loose Ball Get 35 20 +15 Ruck Hard Ball Get 9 1 +8 Gather From Hitout 12 6 +6 Contested Knock On 4 2 +2 Free For 5 6 -1 Total 74 43 +31 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 106.2 108 98% +35.6 +32 West Coast 70.5 76 2% +3.6 Shots Score Accuracy xScore +/- xSc. / Shot Shot Rating Overall Melbourne 30 16.11 107 53.3% 105.2 +1.8 3.51 +0.06 West Coast 22 11.10 76 50.0% 70.5 +5.5 3.21 +0.25 General Play Melbourne 13 7.5 47 53.8% 41.9 +5.1 3.22 +0.40 West Coast 10 4.5 29 40.0% 28.5 +0.5 2.85 +0.05 Set Position Melbourne 17 9.6 60 52.9% 63.3 −3.3 3.72 −0.19 West Coast 12 7.5 47 58.3% 42.1 +4.9 3.50 +0.41 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 1 170 173 -3 2 156 204 -48 3 179 162 +17 4 191 185 +6 Match 173 182 -9 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 19 50 49.0 Kade Chandler 16 43 37.5 Christian Petracca 16 42 34.8 Koltyn Tholstrup 12 35 28.7 Charlie Spargo 14 33 28.2 Jake Bowey 13 32 31.2 Ed Langdon 14 27 29.1 Kysaiah Pickett 11 26 33.2 Trent Rivers 15 25 25.9 Jake Melksham 11 25 19.4 Tom Sparrow 12 24 38.1 Judd McVee 8 23 19.5 Caleb Windsor 7 17 23.0 Bayley Fritsch 10 17 19.6 Daniel Turner 9 16 16.2 Harry Sharp 8 15 17.8 Xavier Lindsay 7 13 26.0 Christian Salem 6 12 20.0 Steven May 5 12 9.0 Max Gawn 5 8 18.1 Tom McDonald 3 7 14.9 Harrison Petty 2 5 19.0 Harvey Langford 3 5 17.3 Source: Herald Sun Territory (time in zones)Region Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Match Season Half Forward 59% 61% 63% 45% 57% 51% Defensive 41% 39% 37% 55% 43% 49% Region Forward 50 37% 30% 34% 22% 31% 24% Attacking Midfield 23% 31% 29% 22% 26% 27% Defensive Midfield 22% 19% 27% 29% 24% 26% Defensive 50 19% 19% 10% 26% 18% 24% Source: Calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Score SourcesSummary Score Source Score Against Diff Kick-in 1.0 6 1.0 6 +0 Centre Bounce 4.1 25 2.1 13 +12 Stoppage (Other) 3.4 22 2.1 13 +9 Turnover 8.7 55 6.8 44 +11 Score Source For Against Match Season Match Season * Kick-in 6 4.1 6 4.9 Centre Bounce 25 15.0 13 14.5 Stoppage (Other) 22 17.2 13 24.5 Turnover 55 39.0 44 48.5 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by West Coast. Chain start region Note: region is from the scoring team's perspective. Region For Against Match Season Match Season * Defensive 50 7 11.1 7 16.5 Defensive midfield 22 13.9 26 21.5 Centre bounce 25 15.0 13 14.5 Attacking midfield 34 21.0 15 23.9 Forward 50 20 14.4 15 16.0 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by West Coast. Points from defensive half For Against Match Season Match Season * 29 25.0 33 38.0 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by West Coast. Centre Bounce Attendances CBAs CBA % 2025 % 2024 % Max Gawn 29 94% 85.7% 85.0% Jack Viney 26 84% 71.7% 69.1% Kysaiah Pickett 25 81% 61.3% 33.0% Christian Petracca 19 61% 65.0% 55.8% Harvey Langford 13 42% 26.0% Trent Rivers 9 29% 11.7% 29.9% Ed Langdon 1 3% 9.0% 0.7% Daniel Turner 1 3% 0.8% 0.3% Harrison Petty 1 3% 0.4% 7.5% Tom Sparrow 0 0% 17.0% 37.7% Kade Chandler 0 0% 3.1% 0.0% Jake Melksham 0 0% 0.7% 0.0% Charlie Spargo 0 0% 0.0% 4.2% Christian Salem 0 0% 0.0% 12.3% Judd McVee 0 0% 0.0% 6.3% Koltyn Tholstrup 0 0% 0.0% 5.7% Clayton Oliver 71.9% 70.7% Tom Fullarton 17.2% Aidan Johnson 10.9% Jacob van Rooyen 10.4% 17.8% Ruck Contests and HitoutsRuck Contests Ruck Contests RC % 2025 % 2024 % Max Gawn 89 93% 81.8% 81.1% Harrison Petty 5 5% 0.7% 7.9% Daniel Turner 2 2% 1.2% 3.1% Tom Fullarton 20.5% Aidan Johnson 19.7% Jacob van Rooyen 11.3% 17.6% Clayton Oliver 0.2% 0.0% Hitouts Ruck Contests Hitouts To Adv. To Adv. % (2025) To Adv. % (2024) Melbourne Max Gawn 89 47 12 27.9% 27.9% Harrison Petty 5 2 2 100.0% 24.4% Daniel Turner 2 0 0 50.4% Tom Fullarton 43.8% Jacob van Rooyen 40.0% 24.7% Aidan Johnson 30.0% Opposition Matt Flynn 78 22 6 Archer Reid 7 3 0 Jack Williams 11 2 0

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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.