Gold Coast Suns v Melbourne – Round 8 2018 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2018 AFLRound 8Sat, 12 May, 4:35 pm AEST

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77146

11.1121.20

Melbourne by 69

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
GCS	3.5 23	5.7 37	9.9 63	11.11 77
MEL	4.5 29	8.11 59	13.17 95	21.20 146

Gabba, BrisbaneSunny, 22°Lead changes 3

Recap

Melbourne 21.20 (146) beat Gold Coast 11.11 (77) at Gabba in Round 8, a 69-point win.

Melbourne led at every change.

Tom McDonald kicked five goals for Melbourne and Mitch Hannan three; Jack Martin kicked four for Gold Coast.

Clayton Oliver led the way with 29 disposals, 11 clearances and 11 tackles.

A run of eight straight goals across the third and last quarters stretched the lead from 19 to 69.

Melbourne won the inside-50 count 83–43 and won the clearances 49–32.

Best on ground

More from Round 8

Gold Coast Suns11.1177

Melbourne21.20146

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

0:31GoalJ. MartinGCS1.0 (6) – 0.0 (0)
3:50BehindJ. MelkshamMEL1.0 (6) – 0.1 (1)
5:04BehindM. GawnMEL1.0 (6) – 0.2 (2)
5:39BehindA. BrayshawMEL1.0 (6) – 0.3 (3)
9:57BehindB. AinsworthGCS1.1 (7) – 0.3 (3)
10:58GoalC. SpargoMELLead change1.1 (7) – 1.3 (9)
12:36GoalT. McDonaldMEL1.1 (7) – 2.3 (15)
13:48BehindC. SalemMEL1.1 (7) – 2.4 (16)
14:19BehindS. DayGCS1.2 (8) – 2.4 (16)
15:34GoalA. YoungGCS2.2 (14) – 2.4 (16)
19:04BehindS. DayGCS2.3 (15) – 2.4 (16)
19:37BehindA. BrayshawMEL2.3 (15) – 2.5 (17)
20:48GoalT. McDonaldMEL2.3 (15) – 3.5 (23)
23:51GoalJ. MartinGCS3.3 (21) – 3.5 (23)
24:51GoalA. Neal-BullenMEL3.3 (21) – 4.5 (29)
28:12BehindA. SextonGCS3.4 (22) – 4.5 (29)
29:47BehindT. MillerGCS3.5 (23) – 4.5 (29)

1:16BehindC. SpargoMEL3.5 (23) – 4.6 (30)
2:43BehindJ. HarmesMEL3.5 (23) – 4.7 (31)
3:36BehindC. OliverMEL3.5 (23) – 4.8 (32)
9:16GoalS. MayGCS4.5 (29) – 4.8 (32)
11:58GoalA. SextonGCSLead change5.5 (35) – 4.8 (32)
13:48BehindC. BallardGCS5.6 (36) – 4.8 (32)
15:45BehindA. Neal-BullenMEL5.6 (36) – 4.9 (33)
17:03GoalT. McDonaldMELLead change5.6 (36) – 5.9 (39)
21:04BehindC. PetraccaMEL5.6 (36) – 5.10 (40)
22:31GoalM. HannanMEL5.6 (36) – 6.10 (46)
24:07GoalT. McDonaldMEL5.6 (36) – 7.10 (52)
28:52BehindJ. MelkshamMEL5.6 (36) – 7.11 (53)
31:16GoalC. SalemMEL5.6 (36) – 8.11 (59)
32:22BehindA. SextonGCS5.7 (37) – 8.11 (59)

1:12BehindT. McDonaldMEL5.7 (37) – 8.12 (60)
1:59GoalA. Neal-BullenMEL5.7 (37) – 9.12 (66)
3:24GoalS. DayGCS6.7 (43) – 9.12 (66)
5:04GoalM. GawnMEL6.7 (43) – 10.12 (72)
9:40BehindA. Neal-BullenMEL6.7 (43) – 10.13 (73)
10:50GoalT. McDonaldMEL6.7 (43) – 11.13 (79)
14:58GoalJ. MartinGCS7.7 (49) – 11.13 (79)
16:45GoalN. HolmanGCS8.7 (55) – 11.13 (79)
18:28BehindA. YoungGCS8.8 (56) – 11.13 (79)
19:57BehindM. HannanMEL8.8 (56) – 11.14 (80)
21:29GoalA. HallGCS9.8 (62) – 11.14 (80)
22:51BehindM. HannanMEL9.8 (62) – 11.15 (81)
25:51GoalM. HibberdMEL9.8 (62) – 12.15 (87)
27:16RushedGold CoastGCS9.9 (63) – 12.15 (87)
30:21GoalC. SpargoMEL9.9 (63) – 13.15 (93)
31:52BehindJ. HarmesMEL9.9 (63) – 13.16 (94)
33:03BehindJ. MelkshamMEL9.9 (63) – 13.17 (95)