Melbourne v Sydney Swans – Qualifying Final 2022 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2022 AFLQualifying FinalFri, 2 Sept, 7:50 pm AEST

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10.914.7

Sydney by 22

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Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
MEL	4.1 25	5.4 34	10.5 65	10.9 69
SYD	2.3 15	6.4 40	12.5 77	14.7 91

MCG, MelbourneRain, 13°Lead changes 7

Recap

Sydney 14.7 (91) beat Melbourne 10.9 (69) at MCG in the Qualifying Final, a 22-point win. The lead changed 7 times.

Will Hayward kicked two goals for Sydney and Sam Reid two; Bayley Fritsch kicked three for Melbourne.

Luke Parker led the way with 25 disposals, a goal, 9 clearances and 11 tackles.

A run of four straight goals in the second quarter turned a 16-point deficit into a 6-point lead.

Melbourne won the contested ball 167–142 but couldn’t convert it.

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Melbourne10.969

Sydney Swans14.791

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

1:48BehindK. PickettMEL0.1 (1) – 0.0 (0)
4:41BehindC. WarnerSYDLevel0.1 (1) – 0.1 (1)
9:11GoalW. HaywardSYDLead change0.1 (1) – 1.1 (7)
11:26GoalB. FritschMELLevel1.1 (7) – 1.1 (7)
15:23GoalC. SpargoMELLead change2.1 (13) – 1.1 (7)
17:24GoalJ. RowbottomSYDLevel2.1 (13) – 2.1 (13)
23:03BehindI. HeeneySYDLead change2.1 (13) – 2.2 (14)
25:18GoalB. BrownMELLead change3.1 (19) – 2.2 (14)
27:12BehindS. ReidSYD3.1 (19) – 2.3 (15)
30:29GoalB. FritschMEL4.1 (25) – 2.3 (15)

1:46GoalK. PickettMEL5.1 (31) – 2.3 (15)
5:39GoalW. HaywardSYD5.1 (31) – 3.3 (21)
8:05GoalT. PapleySYD5.1 (31) – 4.3 (27)
11:16BehindI. HeeneySYD5.1 (31) – 4.4 (28)
13:37GoalC. MillsSYDLead change5.1 (31) – 5.4 (34)
17:48BehindA. Neal-BullenMEL5.2 (32) – 5.4 (34)
18:31BehindA. Neal-BullenMEL5.3 (33) – 5.4 (34)
26:15GoalD. StephensSYD5.3 (33) – 6.4 (40)
28:18BehindB. FritschMEL5.4 (34) – 6.4 (40)

2:40GoalC. OliverMELLevel6.4 (40) – 6.4 (40)
5:30GoalB. FritschMELLead change7.4 (46) – 6.4 (40)
6:44GoalT. SparrowMEL8.4 (52) – 6.4 (40)
12:27GoalT. PapleySYD8.4 (52) – 7.4 (46)
14:50GoalJ. LloydSYDLevel8.4 (52) – 8.4 (52)
17:52GoalC. OliverMEL9.4 (58) – 8.4 (52)
20:07BehindD. StephensSYD9.4 (58) – 8.5 (53)
22:03GoalL. ParkerSYDLead change9.4 (58) – 9.5 (59)
24:13GoalS. ReidSYD9.4 (58) – 10.5 (65)
27:08GoalS. ReidSYD9.4 (58) – 11.5 (71)
29:21GoalM. GawnMEL10.4 (64) – 11.5 (71)
32:07GoalT. HickeySYD10.4 (64) – 12.5 (77)
34:05BehindJ. MelkshamMEL10.5 (65) – 12.5 (77)