Match

Melbourne vs Fremantle

Commentary / 22 Jun 2019

Pre Game

00:00
Melbourne has received a pressure factor of 1.89 from its opposition this season – the highest pressure rating received of any side.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:02
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tim Smith)
05:47
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Brandon Matera)
07:06
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Brennan Cox)
08:47
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)
10:20
Fremantle lead the contested possession count by eight for the quarter. Jesse Hogan has been influential early with three contested possessions.
11:34
Fremantle have dominated the clearances holding a 8-2 advantage this quarter with their captain Nathan Fyfe leading the way early with five disposals.
15:48
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
17:57
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Ed Langdon)
22:00
Brandon Matera has gained 176 metres for the match, with Oscar Baker 154 and Brad Hill 147 the next best on the ground.
24:32
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jay Lockhart)
25:00
Melbourne has had one more effective disposals than Fremantle for the match so far. Jack Viney and Angus Brayshaw (6) have been the most prominent on the ground.
26:32
Nat Fyfe has had a dominate first quarter today with 11 disposals, three clearances, five contested possessions six handball receives and 113 metres gained.
26:58
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
30:11
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:48
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Tim Smith)
05:59
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Tim Smith)
09:33
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
10:16
Melbourne has focused on Tom McDonald as its key target inside 50 this afternoon, targeting him a team-high four times. He has failed to impact the scoreboard thus far in the match as well as contribute to a score involvement.
11:36
Fremantle has been able to hit the scoreboard from stoppages today outscoring Melbourne, 2.1 (13) - 1.2 (8) from this area.
12:16
The ruck battle between Max Gawn and Sam Darcy has been an interesting contest with an even 12 - 12 in the hit outs from 31 ruck contests between the two ruckmen. Darcy leads the way 5 -3 for hit out to advantages, while Gawn has been busy once the ball has hit the ground, having three first possessions and two clearances.
12:30
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
16:59
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tim Smith)
18:01
Melbourne's forward pressure has been far better than Fremantle's, applying 13 tackles to 7 inside in the forward half of the ground.
19:25
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
23:22
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Tom McDonald)
24:38
Reece Conca has had a dominate first half today with 16 disposals, nine kicks, seven handballs and one tackle.
26:50
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jay Lockhart)
28:02
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
29:44
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Clayton Oliver)
32:21
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Brandon Matera)
32:23
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:17
Fremantle Joel Hamling has played 100 per cent of the game this evening, the most out of everyone on the field. Steven May for Melbourne has spent 93 per cent.
03:58
Fremantle has kicked six out of the past ten goals in the match. They have been in the lead since the 6th minute mark of the first quarter.
04:40
Dockers Interchange - Stephen Hill and is possibly out for the game.
05:18
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tim Smith)
06:47
Darcy Tucker has gained 305 metres for the match, with Oscar Baker 301 and Clayton Oliver 300 the next best on the ground.
07:51
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
08:31
Clayton Oliver had a dominate second quarter with nine disposals, six contested possessions, two inside 50's, two scoring involvements and one goal.
10:11
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Brandon Matera)
11:56
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Sam Weideman)
16:10
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Darcy Tucker)
19:59
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)
21:03
Brad Hill has had a strong match today with 22 disposals, five clearances, eight contested possessions, 11 handball receives, two scoring involvements and 321 metres gained.
22:32
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Tim Smith)
23:23
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Andrew Brayshaw)
25:02
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jay Lockhart)
28:43
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Tom McDonald)
29:23
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Brandon Matera)
30:40
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:03
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Max Gawn)
04:46
Brad Hill has gained 411 metres for the match, with Clayton Oliver 406 and Ed Langdon 403 the next best on the ground.
07:46
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
09:06
Jack Viney has had a strong match today with 27 disposals, eight clearances, 11 kicks, 16 handballs and 267 metres gained.
09:10
Tim Smith has kicked a career high three goals so far in the match today in his 11th AFL Match for Melbourne. From his seven kicks today he has scored 3.3 thus far.
13:45
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jay Lockhart)
15:30
SCORE GOAL - Demons (James Harmes)
17:55
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)
18:41
Nat Fyfe has had a strong match today with 29 disposals, four centre bounce clearances, two contested marks and 232 metres gained.
23:01
Max Gawn has had a strong match today with 19 disposals, one goal, 43 hit outs, four inside 50's and three centre bounce clearances.
28:20
The siren has sounded to end Q4.