Match

Melbourne vs Carlton

Commentary / 12 Aug 2022

Pre Game

00:00
Melbourne has won its last six matches against Carlton by an average margin of 29 points.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
05:35
Christian Salem has already grabbed two contested marks. He had recorded just one in 10 matches this season.
07:02
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jake Melksham)
07:12
Jake Melksham grabs his second contested mark and boots the first goal for the match. He had recorded just three contested marks in his last 23 matches.
09:16
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Max Gawn)
11:27
The Blues are absorbing the Demons' attack conceding only one goal from seven consecutive Carlton entries.
15:04
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
19:09
Melbourne holds a slight advantage in contested possessions (34-31). It has won this count by 13.8 per game this season - ranked No.1.
19:49
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jack Martin)
19:59
Carlton has grabbed two marks inside 50, kicking just one behind from this shot source.
22:18
The Demons have already grabbed eight contested marks. They average 10.8 per game this season.
22:51
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Luke Jackson)
25:44
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
25:54
Harry McKay breaks the goal drought for the Blues. He has finished goalless just once from his last 17 games at the MCG.
27:35
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jack Silvagni)
27:42
Melbourne applied 26 tackles in the first term, five more than Carlton. The Demons have recorded 3.9 fewer tackles per game than their opposition this season - the third-worst differential in the AFL.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:43
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
02:54
The Blues have generated just one inside 50 from 16 defensive 50 chains (6.3%). The AFL average is 20.9%.
04:06
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
04:16
The Demons are on top at stoppages, leading the clearance count by five (14-9), with that goal to Kysaiah Pickett coming from this source.
07:24
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
07:34
Lewis Young has won a game-high five intercepts, with his last launching the Blues' first score from 19 defensive 50 chains.
07:41
Blues Interchange - Adam Saad off due to an injury.
09:01
Steven May has grabbed three marks this quarter, all from opposition kicks. No other player has taken an intercept mark this term.
11:36
Sam Docherty has won a quarter-high four contested possessions this quarter - three more than any other Blue.
12:40
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
14:03
Angus Brayshaw has won six clearances - a season-high for him and three more than any other player on the field.
19:22
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Luke Jackson)
19:57
Sam Walsh is yet to record a contested possession this quarter after winning 10 in the first term.
21:19
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Charlie Spargo)
25:55
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jake Melksham)
26:05
Melbourne now leads the clearance count by six (22-16), kicking the only two goals from this source.
27:54
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Zac Fisher)
30:31
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
31:42
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
31:46
The Demons lead by eight points at the main break in a high pressure game. Carlton has applied 43 tackles, six more than Melbourne. Both teams have averaged 54 tackles per game this season.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:38
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
02:00
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Owies)
02:52
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
03:02
Carlton has generated three inside 50s this quarter, scoring a behind from each entry (100%). It recorded seven scores from 20 entries (35%) in the first half.
05:55
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Max Gawn)
06:05
Melbourne has scored seven points from 15 forward half intercepts. It has scored 25.9 points per game from 24.4 forward half intercepts this season.
07:49
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jack Silvagni)
08:57
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jake Melksham)
09:07
Both teams have started to kick some goals after the first-half drought. Jake Melksham has booted three majors - a season-high for him.
11:21
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
11:31
The Blues have scored 2.1 (13) from six intercepts this quarter. They scored 2.2 (14) from 47 first-half intercepts.
13:18
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Corey Durdin)
14:55
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jack Martin)
15:05
Carlton has booted four goals from its last five inside 50s. It kicked three goals from its first 25 entries.
18:06
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jake Melksham)
18:51
Lewis Young has recorded 14 spoils - nine more than any other player.
18:58
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
21:27
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Ben Brown)
21:37
The Demons have recorded a kicking efficiency of 24% in their forward 50, with just six of their 25 kicks effective.
26:27
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
26:37
Jayden Hunt grabs the Demons' 17th contested mark, a season-high for the club, to launch their fourth goal from intercepts.
28:10
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
29:18
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jake Melksham)
31:08
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
31:18
Lewis Young has won seven intercept possessions, including a game-high four intercept marks, with three of these launching a score for his team.
33:24
Carlton maintained the rage in the third term, recording a pressure factor of 205 for the quarter. It has recorded a pressure factor of 198 across the game. Its best effort in any complete game this season is 190.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
03:56
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Alex Neal-Bullen)
04:00
The Demons have laid the first nine tackles of the final quarter, including seven in forward 50. They applied 11 tackles inside 50 in the first three quarters.
05:49
Lewis Young has recorded a defensive double-double. He just won his 10th intercept for the game to go with 19 spoils.
07:29
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jack Martin)
07:39
Jack Martin has kicked two goals with his last three kicks, which have all been effective. His first four kicks were ineffective.
09:39
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Ed Langdon)
09:49
Both teams have won seven centre clearances, with Melbourne kicking the only two goals from this source.
11:10
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)
14:20
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Zac Fisher)
16:02
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jack Martin)
16:12
Jack Martin has booted three goals in a game for the first time since Round 2, 2021.
17:08
Demons Interchange - Jake Lever off due to the blood rule.
18:10
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jack Silvagni)
19:10
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Corey Durdin)
21:25
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jack Silvagni)
21:56
The Demons have been unable to move the ball from defensive 50 to forward 50 in the final term, failing to generate an inside 50 from 11 defensive 50 chains.
22:44
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Ben Brown)
25:51
Angus Brayshaw has won two clearances this quarter and is up to 11 for the game - a career-high. His previous high was eight. His 17 contested possessions are an equal career-high.
26:47
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
29:03
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
29:13
Charlie Curnow has grabbed two marks in as many minutes to double his output for the game.
30:20
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Ben Brown)
31:54
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jake Melksham)
32:04
Jake Melksham has grabbed four contested marks - a career-high. His previous high was two. He has kicked four or more goals in a game four times in his 205-game career.
34:59
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
36:07
Melbourne boots the last two goals to win a classic. Jake Melksham was a hero, kicking the penultimate goal before creating the go-ahead goal for Kysaiah Pickett.