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

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

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

Melbourne v Essendon (Round 5, 2026)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20260504 Quarter by Quarter Differential 1 2 3 4 Disposals -18 +3 -33 -61 Contested Possessions -6 -1 -13 -7 Uncontested Possessions -18 -2 -21 -58 Marks -16 +2 -16 -31 Total Clearances +5 - -8 -5 Inside 50s - -4 +5 -3 Marks Inside 50 -1 +3 - -4 Shots At Goal -3 +3 -4 -4 Tackles -3 +4 +5 +3 xScore -6.3 +5.6 -15.9 -16.3 xChainScore -2.3 -0.9 -0.9 -7.4 Equity Pre Clearance +7.6 -5.6 -11.6 -8.9 Equity Post Clearance -11.4 +12.7 -16.7 -15.6 Equity Possession -11.5 -2.4 -11.0 -8.0 Equity Ball Use +3.6 +9.7 -13.4 -13.9 PressureTeam pressure Quarter For Agn Diff 1 159 161 -2 2 189 168 +21 3 168 163 +5 4 171 199 -28 Match 171 171 0 Source: Herald Sun Most Pressure Points Note: pressure points are the weighed sum of pressure acts. Physical pressure acts are worth 3.75 points, closing acts are worth 2.25 points, chasing acts are 1.5 points and corralling are 1.2. ( https://www.championdata.com/glossary/afl/ ) Player Pressure Acts Pressure Points Season Average Tom Sparrow 24 62 52.8 Kysaiah Pickett 21 54 46.6 Jack Steele 21 50 55.8 Caleb Windsor 20 45 46.0 Xavier Lindsay 17 35 25.0 Jai Culley 17 34 30.0 Blake Howes 10 32 24.0 Harry Sharp 16 31 34.4 Bayley Fritsch 13 31 16.2 Harvey Langford 11 28 22.6 Kade Chandler 13 27 44.2 Harrison Petty 12 26 23.0 Tom McDonald 13 24 14.0 Daniel Turner 9 23 19.2 Ed Langdon 9 21 22.8 Christian Salem 9 21 22.6 Jake Lever 7 18 15.8 Koltyn Tholstrup 8 16 22.8 Jacob van Rooyen 9 16 16.6 Max Gawn 7 16 16.4 Latrelle Pickett 6 13 14.6 Jake Melksham 5 10 9.5 Brody Mihocek 4 8 15.2 Source: Herald Sun

Here is the Stats Files post:

Melbourne v Essendon (Round 5, 2026)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20260504 Key Team StatsStats in bold were won by Melbourne. Stat For Against Diff 2026 2025 AFL Disposal Efficiency Disposal Retention 67.7 75.5 -7.8 68.7 70.5 70.8 Disposal Efficiency 71.1 76.4 -5.3 70.2 73.2 73.5 Kicking Efficiency 65.0 71.7 -6.7 64.6 67.8 67.3 Kick Into Forward 50 Retention 38.6 52.3 -13.6 46.7 46.2 47.4 Metres Gained Kick Metres Gained 5295 6369 -1074 5626.5 5545.5 5647.9 Kick Metres Gained / Kick 26.9 23.4 +3.5 26.8 26.2 26.3 Handball Metres Gained 340 66 +274 247.3 169.1 210.7 Territory/Attack Time In Forward Half 52.0 48.0 +4.1 52.4 51.4 50.0 Inside 50s 52 54 -2 57.6 52.8 53.5 Shots At Goal 20 28 -8 27.6 26.4 27.0 Scores / Inside 50 34.6 51.9 -17.2 42.4 45.1 45.9 Goals / Inside 50 19.2 31.5 -12.3 24.0 22.3 24.1 Marks Inside 50 9 11 -2 14.0 10.9 12.1 Transition Chain To Score % 16.2 22.9 -6.7 21.8 21.5 21.8 Defensive 50 To Forward 50 % 18.9 23.1 -4.2 25.6 24.4 23.3 Defensive 50 To Score % 5.4 10.3 -4.9 11.8 9.7 9.8 Defensive Half To Forward 50 % 31.7 34.2 -2.5 33.1 31.1 31.6 Defensive Half To Score % 12.7 16.4 -3.7 14.8 12.6 13.2 Contest Contested Possessions 115 142 -27 125.8 135.2 128.7 Ground Ball Gets 72 99 -27 81.4 87.3 85.5 Post Clearance Contested Poss 69 88 -19 78.4 82.7 81.4 Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets 50 64 -14 57.8 56.7 57.6 Contested Marks 7 11 -4 8.8 10.5 8.6 Clearance Total Clearances 32 40 -8 35.4 36.8 35.2 Centre Clearances 13 14 -1 14.8 12.8 12.9 Stoppage Clearances 19 26 -7 20.6 24.0 22.2 First Possessions 40 36 +4 40.4 42.3 38.2 First Possession To Clearance % 65.0 80.6 -15.6 70.3 72.3 74.1 Defense Intercepts 66 72 -6 65.8 64.8 67.2 Intercept Marks 12 21 -9 15.4 16.3 14.1 Tackles 54 45 +9 58.4 57.2 55.8 Tackles Inside 50 6 10 -4 8.4 11.4 10.5 Def One On One Loss % 21.4 0.0 +21.4 37.3 27.9 26.4 Ruck Ruck Contests 84 84 +0 90.6 92.2 87.5 Hitouts 39 21 +18 45.4 41.1 34.6 Hitouts To Advantage 11 8 +3 12.4 11.5 10.1 Equity Points Pre Clearance 26.4 44.9 -18.5 36.5 33.3 32.4 Post Clearance 116.5 147.3 -30.9 129.0 115.9 123.7 Ball Winning 94.9 127.9 -33.0 110.0 112.5 110.8 Ball Use 53.1 67.1 -14.1 58.8 39.6 48.0 Transition stats measure how often chains result in a score or an inside 50. Chains include all kick-in chains, all clearances, and intercepts with at least one disposal in the chain. Chain To Score %: proportion of all chains that resulted in a score. Defensive 50 To Forward 50 %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive 50 that resulted in an inside 50. Defensive 50 To Score %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive 50 that resulted in a score. Defensive Half To Forward 50 %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive half that resulted in an inside 50. Defensive Half To Score %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive half that resulted in a score. Equity is the WheeloRatings implementation of the AFL Player Ratings. Ball Winning: Equity points from winning possession of the ball. Ball Use: Equity points from disposal, including shots at goal, and carrying the ball. Player Ratings Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Match TOG Ball Win. Ball Use Max Gawn 6.3 5.3 0.9 8.8 21.3 85% 12.4 7.2 Harry Sharp 5.1 4.7 6.0 0.6 16.4 73% 4.8 10.0 Kysaiah Pickett 3.5 4.5 8.4 −3.0 13.4 81% 6.1 9.0 Harvey Langford 1.0 2.4 2.4 5.7 11.4 70% 3.1 6.8 Tom Sparrow 1.5 6.8 2.0 1.0 11.3 67% 4.5 3.3 Daniel Turner −0.2 8.6 −1.5 3.9 10.8 96% 8.0 3.9 Jack Steele 5.1 0.0 4.4 1.1 10.5 75% 8.3 −1.9 Bayley Fritsch 5.6 2.7 0.2 2.0 10.4 83% 3.9 3.9 Ed Langdon 2.4 4.0 2.6 1.0 10.0 89% 2.1 5.9 Kade Chandler 2.6 3.7 2.3 0.6 9.2 73% 4.3 4.7 Xavier Lindsay 2.4 1.7 2.8 1.1 7.9 74% 3.9 2.6 Brody Mihocek 0.1 4.0 0.0 3.9 7.9 84% 3.2 5.6 Latrelle Pickett 6.0 −1.1 −0.2 2.1 6.8 73% 3.6 3.0 Christian Salem 3.5 2.5 0.4 0.0 6.4 51% 1.9 0.1 Koltyn Tholstrup −0.2 1.1 1.8 3.3 6.0 85% 4.9 0.6 Tom McDonald 0.0 2.5 1.0 2.3 5.8 100% 2.5 1.3 Blake Howes 2.2 2.0 0.9 0.4 5.5 84% 2.1 1.2 Jake Lever 2.1 0.6 −2.2 1.2 1.8 84% 2.5 0.8 Caleb Windsor 0.1 −0.1 0.1 1.5 1.7 82% 0.9 −1.4 Jai Culley 0.6 −0.8 1.0 0.7 1.5 69% 2.8 −2.2 Harrison Petty −0.2 0.2 0.6 −0.1 0.4 76% 4.3 −4.8 Jake Melksham 0.0 0.8 −0.6 −0.6 −0.4 73% 1.0 −2.2 Jacob van Rooyen 0.4 0.1 −3.2 0.0 −2.7 73% 3.8 −4.5 Contested Possessions For Against Diff Melbourne's Defensive 50 Hard Ball Get 1 2 -1 Loose Ball Get 13 12 +1 Contested Mark 0 4 -4 Ruck Hard Ball Get 2 0 +2 Gather From Hitout 0 1 -1 Contested Knock On 1 0 +1 Free For 5 2 +3 Total 22 21 +1 Melbourne's Forward 50 Hard Ball Get 3 1 +2 Loose Ball Get 8 20 -12 Contested Mark 2 2 0 Ruck Hard Ball Get 2 0 +2 Gather From Hitout 0 1 -1 Free For 0 3 -3 Total 15 27 -12 Post clearance Hard Ball Get 14 12 +2 Loose Ball Get 36 52 -16 Contested Mark 7 11 -4 Contested Knock On 2 3 -1 Free For 10 10 0 Total 69 88 -19 Pre clearance Hard Ball Get 8 8 0 Loose Ball Get 14 27 -13 Ruck Hard Ball Get 11 2 +9 Gather From Hitout 8 8 0 Contested Knock On 2 5 -3 Free For 3 4 -1 Total 46 54 -8 Official data on pre- and post-clearance contested possessions are not available. These have been estimated by Wheelo Ratings and should be indicative. Ground ball gets are inclusive of hard ball gets and loose ball gets. 'Free For' does not include free kicks to advantage or free kicks while in possession of the ball as these are not counted as contested possessions. Expected scores xScore Score xWin % xMargin Margin Swing Melbourne 59.6 68 2% Essendon 92.6 113 98% +32.9 +45 +12.1 Shots Score Accuracy xScore +/- Overall Melbourne 20 10.6 66 50.0% 57.6 +8.4 Essendon 28 17.8 110 60.7% 90.6 +19.4 General Play Melbourne 11 5.2 32 45.5% 28.1 +3.9 Essendon 12 6.4 40 50.0% 34.6 +5.4 Set Position Melbourne 9 5.4 34 55.6% 29.5 +4.5 Essendon 16 11.4 70 68.8% 56.0 +14.0 xWin %: win probability based on expected scores. Swing: difference between expected margin and actual margin. xScore: total expected score from all shots taken. +/-: total score above or below expected score. xSc. / Shot: average expected score per shot. This represents the average shot difficulty. Shot Rating: average score above or below expected score per shot at goal. Notes: Expected scores are calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Each shot at goal is assigned an expected score based on the distance from goal, shot angle, and type of shot (e.g. set shot, general play following contested possession, general play following uncontested possession, ground kick, etc) as a proxy for pressure. The model does not take into account factors like the player, whether the ball was kicked with their preferred or non-preferred foot, and pressure on the player when taking the shot. Rushed behinds are excluded from actual and expected scores. Territory (time in zones)Region Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Match Season Half Forward 53% 49% 62% 45% 52% 52% Defensive 47% 51% 38% 55% 48% 48% Region Forward 50 18% 30% 30% 15% 23% 25% Attacking Midfield 35% 20% 32% 30% 29% 28% Defensive Midfield 28% 26% 18% 33% 26% 24% Defensive 50 19% 25% 20% 23% 22% 23% Source: Calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Score SourcesSummary Score Source xChainScore Score Diff Melbourne Kick-in 3.8 0.0 0 -3.8 Centre Bounce 12.1 0.2 2 -10.1 Stoppage (Other) 15.8 3.2 20 +4.2 Turnover 43.1 7.4 46 +2.9 Opposition Kick-in 2.8 1.1 7 +4.2 Centre Bounce 13.1 3.2 20 +6.9 Stoppage (Other) 24.0 5.2 32 +8.0 Turnover 45.3 8.6 54 +8.7 Diff Kick-in +1.0 -7 Centre Bounce -0.9 -18 Stoppage (Other) -8.2 -12 Turnover -2.2 -8 xChainScore: expected points scored based on the origin of a team’s chains, including clearances, turnovers, and kick-ins. Score Source For Against Match Season Match Season * Kick-in 0 6.6 7 5.4 Centre Bounce 2 10.0 20 12.8 Stoppage (Other) 20 24.6 32 33.0 Turnover 46 52.2 54 49.6 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Essendon. Chain start region Note: region is from the scoring team's perspective. Region For Against Match Season Match Season * Defensive 50 7 18.6 19 20.2 Defensive midfield 26 19.8 28 21.0 Centre bounce 2 10.0 20 12.8 Attacking midfield 25 31.4 38 30.4 Forward 50 8 13.6 8 16.4 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Essendon. Points from defensive half For Against Match Season Match Season * 33 38.4 47 41.2 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Essendon. Centre Bounce Attendances CBAs CBA % 2026 % 2025 % Kysaiah Pickett 26 84% 70.6% 69.0% Max Gawn 25 81% 83.1% 85.5% Jack Steele 21 68% 73.1% 74.3% Tom Sparrow 19 61% 50.6% 6.6% Caleb Windsor 14 45% 55.0% 12.1% Jai Culley 10 32% 10.0% 0.0% Harrison Petty 3 10% 10.6% 0.4% Jacob van Rooyen 3 10% 5.6% 13.4% Kade Chandler 3 10% 3.8% 1.1% Koltyn Tholstrup 0 0% 18.8% 0.0% Harvey Langford 0 0% 5.0% 9.9% Xavier Lindsay 0 0% 1.2% 0.4% Christian Salem 0 0% 0.6% 1.5% Brody Mihocek 0 0% 0.0% 0.2% Daniel Turner 0 0% 0.0% 0.2% Ed Langdon 0 0% 0.0% 3.1% Jake Melksham 0 0% 0.0% 0.2% Trent Rivers 28.4% 19.9% Ruck Contests and HitoutsRuck Contests Ruck Contests RC % 2026 % 2025 % Max Gawn 69 82% 77.3% 81.5% Harrison Petty 8 10% 9.5% 2.8% Jacob van Rooyen 4 5% 9.5% 15.0% Brody Mihocek 3 4% 2.4% 2.7% Jai Culley 0 0% 1.3% 0.0% Daniel Turner 0 0% 0.0% 0.2% Hitouts Ruck Contests Hitouts To Adv. To Adv. % (2026) To Adv. % (2025) Melbourne Max Gawn 69 34 10 29.3% 27.8% Harrison Petty 8 3 1 22.2% 23.6% Brody Mihocek 3 2 0 33.3% 45.4% Jacob van Rooyen 4 0 0 6.7% 30.3% Opposition Peter Wright 61 14 5 Lachlan Blakiston 19 7 3 Ben McKay 1 0 0 Sullivan Robey 1 0 0 Zach Reid 2 0 0

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

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

Melbourne v Gold Coast (Round 4, 2026)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20260406 PressureTeam pressure Quarter For Agn Diff 1 169 151 +18 2 184 191 -7 3 170 182 -12 4 190 187 +3 Match 178 177 +1 Source: Herald Sun Most Pressure Points Note: pressure points are the weighed sum of pressure acts. Physical pressure acts are worth 3.75 points, closing acts are worth 2.25 points, chasing acts are 1.5 points and corralling are 1.2. ( https://www.championdata.com/glossary/afl/ ) Player Pressure Acts Pressure Points Season Average Kade Chandler 23 59 48.5 Tom Sparrow 19 54 50.5 Caleb Windsor 19 51 46.2 Jack Steele 17 44 57.2 Harry Sharp 14 41 35.2 Blake Howes 16 41 22.0 Kysaiah Pickett 10 28 44.8 Brody Mihocek 12 28 17.0 Jai Culley 14 21 29.0 Jacob van Rooyen 7 20 16.8 Ed Langdon 11 19 23.2 Harrison Petty 7 19 22.2 Christian Salem 9 18 23.0 Xavier Lindsay 8 17 22.5 Harvey Langford 12 17 21.2 Bailey Laurie 7 17 17.0 Koltyn Tholstrup 7 16 24.5 Max Gawn 5 15 16.5 Latrelle Pickett 7 14 15.0 Daniel Turner 6 13 18.0 Jake Melksham 5 9 9.0 Tom McDonald 4 8 9.0 Jake Lever 4 6 15.2 Source: Herald Sun

Here is the Stats File post for the game:

Melbourne v Gold Coast (Round 4, 2026)https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20260406 Key Team StatsStats in bold were won by Melbourne. Stat For Against Diff 2026 2025 AFL Disposal Efficiency Disposal Retention 68.9 75.7 -6.8 68.9 70.5 71.0 Disposal Efficiency 68.6 78.6 -10.0 70.0 73.2 73.7 Kicking Efficiency 65.2 75.0 -9.8 64.6 67.8 67.4 Kick Into Forward 50 Retention 48.0 46.2 +1.8 48.5 46.2 47.4 Metres Gained Kick Metres Gained 5488 5220 +268 5709.4 5545.5 5651.3 Kick Metres Gained / Kick 26.1 27.9 -1.8 26.7 26.2 26.3 Handball Metres Gained 63 379 -316 224.0 169.1 216.3 Territory/Attack Time In Forward Half 52.6 47.4 +5.2 52.5 51.4 50.0 Inside 50s 59 45 +14 59.0 52.8 53.7 Shots At Goal 30 22 +8 29.5 26.4 27.5 Scores / Inside 50 49.2 42.2 +6.9 44.1 45.1 46.4 Goals / Inside 50 27.1 31.1 -4.0 25.0 22.3 24.4 Marks Inside 50 19 14 +5 15.2 10.9 12.3 Transition Chain To Score % 26.9 19.6 +7.3 23.1 21.5 22.2 Defensive 50 To Forward 50 % 31.2 33.3 -2.1 27.2 24.4 23.2 Defensive 50 To Score % 18.8 13.3 +5.4 13.3 9.7 9.9 Defensive Half To Forward 50 % 33.3 40.0 -6.7 33.5 31.1 31.7 Defensive Half To Score % 19.3 15.4 +3.9 15.4 12.6 13.3 Contest Contested Possessions 138 116 +22 128.5 135.2 127.5 Ground Ball Gets 87 86 +1 83.8 87.3 84.4 Post Clearance Contested Poss 84 83 +1 80.8 82.7 80.9 Post Clearance Ground Ball Gets 60 62 -2 59.8 56.7 57.2 Contested Marks 11 9 +2 9.2 10.5 8.5 Clearance Total Clearances 39 28 +11 36.2 36.8 35.1 Centre Clearances 18 9 +9 15.2 12.8 13.2 Stoppage Clearances 21 19 +2 21.0 24.0 22.0 First Possessions 51 24 +27 40.5 42.3 38.0 First Possession To Clearance % 74.5 79.2 -4.7 71.6 72.3 74.7 Defense Intercepts 64 59 +5 65.8 64.8 66.9 Intercept Marks 12 9 +3 16.2 16.3 14.0 Tackles 59 54 +5 59.5 57.2 54.7 Tackles Inside 50 13 6 +7 9.0 11.4 10.2 Def One On One Loss % 54.5 40.0 +14.5 43.2 27.9 27.0 Ruck Ruck Contests 89 87 +2 92.2 92.2 86.8 Hitouts 42 27 +15 47.0 41.1 34.2 Hitouts To Advantage 14 4 +10 12.8 11.5 10.3 Equity Points Pre Clearance 48.4 21.5 +26.9 39.1 33.3 33.0 Post Clearance 133.5 153.7 -20.3 132.1 115.9 123.6 Ball Winning 117.0 99.3 +17.7 113.8 112.5 110.1 Ball Use 65.0 86.6 -21.6 60.3 39.6 49.3 Transition stats measure how often chains result in a score or an inside 50. Chains include all kick-in chains, all clearances, and intercepts with at least one disposal in the chain. Chain To Score %: proportion of all chains that resulted in a score. Defensive 50 To Forward 50 %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive 50 that resulted in an inside 50. Defensive 50 To Score %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive 50 that resulted in a score. Defensive Half To Forward 50 %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive half that resulted in an inside 50. Defensive Half To Score %: proportion of all chains starting in the defensive half that resulted in a score. Equity is the WheeloRatings implementation of the AFL Player Ratings. Ball Winning: Equity points from winning possession of the ball. Ball Use: Equity points from disposal, including shots at goal, and carrying the ball. Player Ratings Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Match TOG Ball Win. Ball Use Jack Steele 4.3 5.6 6.7 7.8 24.4 77% 11.6 5.8 Max Gawn 4.2 8.2 6.0 5.9 24.3 82% 11.9 1.0 Kysaiah Pickett 2.1 8.3 3.7 7.9 22.0 80% 6.9 14.5 Tom Sparrow 1.3 2.8 7.8 3.1 15.0 68% 4.8 3.8 Kade Chandler 3.3 5.5 0.6 3.6 12.9 76% 5.9 4.8 Brody Mihocek 4.2 6.4 0.0 0.9 11.5 84% 5.0 4.5 Latrelle Pickett 1.3 3.2 2.4 4.1 11.1 65% 4.0 4.8 Christian Salem 6.8 −2.1 3.8 1.7 10.2 77% 5.3 5.3 Harry Sharp 2.1 1.9 3.3 2.7 10.0 74% 2.2 7.9 Harvey Langford 1.3 4.1 0.4 3.8 9.7 67% 4.5 4.7 Jake Melksham 1.7 5.2 3.3 −0.6 9.5 84% 4.1 5.4 Blake Howes 2.7 3.8 0.2 2.2 9.0 80% 3.6 1.8 Koltyn Tholstrup 0.3 3.9 2.8 1.5 8.6 78% 5.0 −1.0 Jacob van Rooyen 1.9 5.0 1.0 0.2 8.1 78% 6.9 0.1 Xavier Lindsay 2.1 1.0 2.1 2.5 7.6 77% 4.0 1.1 Caleb Windsor 0.9 1.2 2.0 3.4 7.4 75% 4.3 0.1 Jai Culley −0.2 0.9 2.8 3.2 6.7 75% 6.9 −0.2 Tom McDonald 1.8 0.8 1.0 2.3 6.0 96% 5.3 0.5 Ed Langdon 3.3 0.2 3.8 −1.9 5.5 84% 3.4 2.9 Jake Lever 1.8 2.9 0.0 −0.5 4.1 86% 2.6 −0.1 Daniel Turner 0.8 2.2 0.9 −0.7 3.2 95% 2.9 −2.1 Bailey Laurie 3.1 −0.9 −0.9 0.5 1.7 60% 1.1 0.3 Harrison Petty −1.0 −0.3 3.4 −0.4 1.6 82% 4.8 −0.7 Contested Possessions For Against Diff Melbourne's Defensive 50 Hard Ball Get 3 6 -3 Loose Ball Get 19 10 +9 Contested Mark 2 4 -2 Gather From Hitout 1 0 +1 Free For 3 1 +2 Total 28 21 +7 Melbourne's Forward 50 Hard Ball Get 2 7 -5 Loose Ball Get 11 17 -6 Contested Mark 4 2 +2 Ruck Hard Ball Get 2 1 +1 Gather From Hitout 2 1 +1 Free For 1 3 -2 Total 22 31 -9 Post clearance Hard Ball Get 14 18 -4 Loose Ball Get 46 44 +2 Contested Mark 11 9 +2 Contested Knock On 3 0 +3 Free For 10 12 -2 Total 84 83 +1 Pre clearance Hard Ball Get 7 4 +3 Loose Ball Get 20 20 0 Ruck Hard Ball Get 7 2 +5 Gather From Hitout 11 4 +7 Contested Knock On 1 1 0 Free For 8 2 +6 Total 54 33 +21 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 105.1 109 97% +30.4 +20 Gold Coast 74.7 89 3% +10.4 Shots Score Accuracy xScore +/- Overall Melbourne 30 16.11 107 53.3% 103.1 +3.9 Gold Coast 22 14.4 88 63.6% 73.7 +14.3 General Play Melbourne 11 4.4 28 36.4% 30.9 −2.9 Gold Coast 6 3.0 18 50.0% 18.0 +0.0 Set Position Melbourne 19 12.7 79 63.2% 72.2 +6.8 Gold Coast 16 11.4 70 68.8% 55.7 +14.3 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 59% 40% 54% 58% 53% 52% Defensive 41% 60% 46% 42% 47% 48% Region Forward 50 30% 22% 27% 27% 27% 25% Attacking Midfield 29% 18% 27% 31% 26% 28% Defensive Midfield 22% 35% 24% 21% 26% 24% Defensive 50 19% 25% 22% 21% 22% 24% Source: Calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Score SourcesSummary Score Source xChainScore Score Diff Melbourne Kick-in 1.7 0.1 1 -0.7 Centre Bounce 16.8 3.3 21 +4.2 Stoppage (Other) 22.0 5.3 33 +11.0 Turnover 44.7 8.6 54 +9.3 Opposition Kick-in 4.5 1.0 6 +1.5 Centre Bounce 8.4 1.0 6 -2.4 Stoppage (Other) 14.0 5.0 30 +16.0 Turnover 36.3 7.5 47 +10.7 Diff Kick-in -2.8 -5 Centre Bounce +8.4 +15 Stoppage (Other) +8.0 +3 Turnover +8.4 +7 xChainScore: expected points scored based on the origin of a team’s chains, including clearances, turnovers, and kick-ins. Score Source For Against Match Season Match Season * Kick-in 1 8.2 6 5.0 Centre Bounce 21 12.0 6 11.0 Stoppage (Other) 33 25.8 30 33.2 Turnover 54 53.8 47 48.5 * 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. Region For Against Match Season Match Season * Defensive 50 26 21.5 21 20.5 Defensive midfield 20 18.2 24 19.2 Centre bounce 21 12.0 6 11.0 Attacking midfield 27 33.0 32 28.5 Forward 50 15 15.0 6 18.5 * 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 * 46 39.8 45 39.8 * Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Gold Coast. Centre Bounce Attendances CBAs CBA % 2026 % 2025 % Max Gawn 27 82% 83.7% 85.5% Kysaiah Pickett 27 82% 67.4% 69.0% Jack Steele 25 76% 74.4% 74.3% Caleb Windsor 25 76% 57.4% 12.1% Tom Sparrow 22 67% 48.1% 6.6% Harrison Petty 6 18% 10.9% 0.4% Koltyn Tholstrup 0 0% 23.3% 0.0% Harvey Langford 0 0% 6.2% 9.9% Jacob van Rooyen 0 0% 4.7% 13.4% Jai Culley 0 0% 4.7% 0.0% Kade Chandler 0 0% 2.3% 1.1% Xavier Lindsay 0 0% 1.6% 0.4% Christian Salem 0 0% 0.8% 1.5% Brody Mihocek 0 0% 0.0% 0.2% Daniel Turner 0 0% 0.0% 0.2% Ed Langdon 0 0% 0.0% 3.1% Jake Melksham 0 0% 0.0% 0.2% Trent Rivers 28.4% 19.9% Ruck Contests and HitoutsRuck Contests Ruck Contests RC % 2026 % 2025 % Max Gawn 60 67% 76.2% 81.5% Harrison Petty 20 22% 9.5% 2.8% Jacob van Rooyen 8 9% 10.6% 15.0% Brody Mihocek 1 1% 2.2% 2.7% Jai Culley 0 0% 1.6% 0.0% Daniel Turner 0 0% 0.0% 0.2% Hitouts Ruck Contests Hitouts To Adv. To Adv. % (2026) To Adv. % (2025) Melbourne Max Gawn 60 32 13 29.2% 27.8% Harrison Petty 20 8 0 20.0% 23.6% Brody Mihocek 1 1 1 50.0% 45.4% Jacob van Rooyen 8 1 0 6.7% 30.3% Opposition Jarrod Witts 72 21 4 Jed Walter 12 4 0 Mac Andrew 3 2 0

That's fair. It certainly should be easier to access such basic info on the AFL website/app.

I have the quarterly breakdown of all the stats if you're after anything specific. I could also include a table in my regular post with some of the key stats broken down by quarter. Any particular stats of most interest?

Max Gawn won 15 hitouts (6 to advantage) in the last quarter from 27 ruck contests (but not every ruck contest has a hitout recorded). There was a total of 30 ruck contests in the quarter with the other three taken by Mihocek and van Rooyen. Pittonet (7), O'Keefe (2) and Young (1) combined for 10 hitouts in the last quarter which means Gawn's opponent won at least 7 hitouts in the quarter. Cheers mate! Re equity ratings for the back 6, some defenders can score quite well. Intercept marks (particularly contested marks), spoils and ball use can rate quite highly. For example, Harris Andrews is #1 in post-clearance equity this season; and players like Jack Sinclair and Bailey Dale rate highly on ball use equity. Even though the ratings measure scoreboard impact, it is as much about reducing the opponent's chances of scoring as it is increasing your own team's chances. Intercepting the ball deep in defence will be worth quite a bit, and moving the ball away from the defensive goals will also be credited in the ratings. It is certainly true that defenders in general won't rate as highly, but also players who do a lot of work off the ball will go unrewarded. I don't have access to enough data to explain the pressure ratings. But looking at some of the basic stats for the quarter, Carlton won more contested possessions than Melbourne (38-30) and the disposals that follow a contested possession will typically be under more pressure. Melbourne also had twice as many tackles which are worth the most pressure points. The pressure acts shows that ~74% of Carlton's disposals were under any sort of pressure compared to 70% of Melbourne's disposals. Melbourne's pressure obviously wasn't impactful in that quarter and Melbourne's ball use was appalling. Stat Melb Carl Disposals 90 99 Possessions 88 96 Uncontested 58 58 Contested 30 38 Tackles 18 9 Pressure Acts 73 63 Ball Use Equity +0.3 +26.5