Geelong Cats v Melbourne – Round 18 2018 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2018 AFLRound 18Sat, 21 July, 7:25 pm AEST

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10098

16.414.14

Geelong by 2

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
GEE	2.1 13	5.3 33	8.4 52	16.4 100
MEL	2.3 15	5.8 38	11.9 75	14.14 98

GMHBA Stadium, GeelongMostly sunny, 13°Lead changes 9

Recap

Geelong 16.4 (100) beat Melbourne 14.14 (98) at GMHBA Stadium in Round 18, a 2-point win after trailing by 29. The lead changed 9 times.

Geelong trailed by 23 at three-quarter time, then kicked 8.0 to 3.5 in the last quarter.

Tom Hawkins kicked seven goals for Geelong and Patrick Dangerfield two; Tom McDonald kicked four for Melbourne.

Tom Hawkins led the way with 19 disposals and seven goals.

A run of five straight goals in the last quarter cut the deficit from 29 to 2.

Melbourne won the inside-50 count 64–50 but couldn’t convert it.

Best on ground

More from Round 18

Geelong Cats16.4100

Melbourne14.1498

Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.

5:49BehindT. McDonaldMEL0.0 (0) – 0.1 (1)
6:22GoalJ. GarlettMEL0.0 (0) – 1.1 (7)
8:15BehindT. McDonaldMEL0.0 (0) – 1.2 (8)
13:16BehindG. AblettGEE0.1 (1) – 1.2 (8)
14:24BehindJ. HoganMEL0.1 (1) – 1.3 (9)
17:11GoalT. HawkinsGEE1.1 (7) – 1.3 (9)
20:02GoalT. McDonaldMEL1.1 (7) – 2.3 (15)
22:42GoalJ. JonesGEE2.1 (13) – 2.3 (15)

1:08GoalP. DangerfieldGEELead change3.1 (19) – 2.3 (15)
4:49BehindA. Neal-BullenMEL3.1 (19) – 2.4 (16)
8:32BehindC. SpargoMEL3.1 (19) – 2.5 (17)
12:01GoalT. HawkinsGEE4.1 (25) – 2.5 (17)
14:52GoalA. BrayshawMEL4.1 (25) – 3.5 (23)
16:02BehindJ. Kennedy HarrisMEL4.1 (25) – 3.6 (24)
18:06RushedGeelongGEE4.2 (26) – 3.6 (24)
19:39GoalP. DangerfieldGEE5.2 (32) – 3.6 (24)
22:04GoalC. SpargoMEL5.2 (32) – 4.6 (30)
24:18RushedMelbourneMEL5.2 (32) – 4.7 (31)
24:54RushedMelbourneMELLevel5.2 (32) – 4.8 (32)
27:30GoalT. McDonaldMELLead change5.2 (32) – 5.8 (38)
29:53BehindT. KellyGEE5.3 (33) – 5.8 (38)

1:24GoalM. DuncanGEELead change6.3 (39) – 5.8 (38)
3:03GoalC. PetraccaMELLead change6.3 (39) – 6.8 (44)
5:02GoalT. HawkinsGEELead change7.3 (45) – 6.8 (44)
6:57GoalN. JonesMELLead change7.3 (45) – 7.8 (50)
8:54GoalJ. HenryGEELead change8.3 (51) – 7.8 (50)
14:44RushedMelbourneMELLevel8.3 (51) – 7.9 (51)
16:41GoalJ. MelkshamMELLead change8.3 (51) – 8.9 (57)
19:26GoalJ. HoganMEL8.3 (51) – 9.9 (63)
21:22GoalM. GawnMEL8.3 (51) – 10.9 (69)
25:41BehindT. KellyGEE8.4 (52) – 10.9 (69)
30:23GoalJ. GarlettMEL8.4 (52) – 11.9 (75)

2:00GoalT. McDonaldMEL8.4 (52) – 12.9 (81)
4:08GoalT. HawkinsGEE9.4 (58) – 12.9 (81)
5:42BehindC. PetraccaMEL9.4 (58) – 12.10 (82)
6:48RushedMelbourneMEL9.4 (58) – 12.11 (83)
7:37RushedMelbourneMEL9.4 (58) – 12.12 (84)
8:32GoalJ. SelwoodGEE10.4 (64) – 12.12 (84)
9:55GoalZ. TuohyGEE11.4 (70) – 12.12 (84)
11:32GoalT. HawkinsGEE12.4 (76) – 12.12 (84)
13:29GoalT. HawkinsGEE13.4 (82) – 12.12 (84)
17:00GoalJ. MelkshamMEL13.4 (82) – 13.12 (90)
20:10GoalT. KellyGEE14.4 (88) – 13.12 (90)
24:04GoalT. McDonaldMEL14.4 (88) – 14.12 (96)
26:24GoalT. HawkinsGEE15.4 (94) – 14.12 (96)
29:53BehindJ. Kennedy HarrisMEL15.4 (94) – 14.13 (97)
32:43RushedMelbourneMEL15.4 (94) – 14.14 (98)
34:11GoalZ. TuohyGEELead change16.4 (100) – 14.14 (98)