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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.

That's all stoppages.

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

Melbourne v North Melbourne (Round 2, 2025) https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20250207 Pressure Team pressure Quarter For Agn Diff 1 186 170 +16 2 169 177 -8 3 171 182 -11 4 162 174 -12 Match 172 176 -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 Xavier Lindsay 26 65 54.0 Kade Chandler 23 47 45.0 Trent Rivers 18 39 29.5 Jack Viney 18 38 38.0 Clayton Oliver 18 35 47.5 Jack Henderson 12 35 33.0 Tom Sparrow 15 32 41.5 Christian Salem 15 30 27.5 Ed Langdon 16 29 36.0 Jake Bowey 14 29 32.0 Daniel Turner 12 27 27.0 Christian Petracca 13 26 27.5 Harry Sharp 9 23 22.5 Blake Howes 8 23 16.0 Tom McDonald 14 22 15.0 Charlie Spargo 9 21 21.0 Jacob van Rooyen 7 20 25.0 Max Gawn 5 14 17.0 Taj Woewodin 6 13 13.0 Jake Lever 6 12 18.5 Bayley Fritsch 6 11 20.0 Harrison Petty 3 6 11.5 Matthew Jefferson 2 2 14.5 Source: Herald Sun