Sydney Swans v Melbourne – Round 24 2023 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2023 AFLRound 24Sun, 27 Aug, 3:20 pm AEST

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7.1411.11

Melbourne by 21

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
SYD	2.5 17	3.8 26	7.12 54	7.14 56
MEL	3.2 20	5.4 34	7.8 50	11.11 77

SCG, SydneyMostly sunny, 20°Lead changes 5

Recap

Melbourne 11.11 (77) beat Sydney 7.14 (56) at SCG in Round 24, a 21-point win.

Melbourne trailed by 4 at three-quarter time, then kicked 4.3 to 0.2 in the last quarter.

Bayley Fritsch kicked five goals for Melbourne and Jake Melksham two; Errol Gulden kicked two for Sydney.

Bayley Fritsch led the way with 16 disposals and five goals.

A run of six straight goals across the third and last quarters turned a 17-point deficit into a 21-point lead.

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More from Round 24

Sydney Swans7.1456

Melbourne11.1177

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

4:56BehindL. McDonaldSYD0.1 (1) – 0.0 (0)
7:57GoalL. McDonaldSYD1.1 (7) – 0.0 (0)
10:17BehindI. HeeneySYD1.2 (8) – 0.0 (0)
10:53BehindS. WicksSYD1.3 (9) – 0.0 (0)
13:15GoalB. FritschMEL1.3 (9) – 1.0 (6)
14:22GoalE. GuldenSYD2.3 (15) – 1.0 (6)
16:39RushedMelbourneMEL2.3 (15) – 1.1 (7)
19:14GoalB. FritschMEL2.3 (15) – 2.1 (13)
23:14BehindJ. MelkshamMEL2.3 (15) – 2.2 (14)
24:00BehindL. McDonaldSYD2.4 (16) – 2.2 (14)
25:35GoalJ. MelkshamMELLead change2.4 (16) – 3.2 (20)
29:16BehindL. ParkerSYD2.5 (17) – 3.2 (20)

1:02BehindJ. AmarteySYD2.6 (18) – 3.2 (20)
2:32BehindT. RiversMEL2.6 (18) – 3.3 (21)
7:02GoalC. MillsSYDLead change3.6 (24) – 3.3 (21)
11:51RushedSydneySYD3.7 (25) – 3.3 (21)
13:45GoalJ. MelkshamMELLead change3.7 (25) – 4.3 (27)
16:59BehindS. MayMEL3.7 (25) – 4.4 (28)
21:42GoalA. BrayshawMEL3.7 (25) – 5.4 (34)
27:43BehindL. McDonaldSYD3.8 (26) – 5.4 (34)

0:41BehindA. BrayshawMEL3.8 (26) – 5.5 (35)
2:01GoalS. WicksSYD4.8 (32) – 5.5 (35)
3:56GoalH. McLeanSYDLead change5.8 (38) – 5.5 (35)
5:09GoalE. GuldenSYD6.8 (44) – 5.5 (35)
7:16BehindK. PickettMEL6.8 (44) – 5.6 (36)
8:07BehindH. McLeanSYD6.9 (45) – 5.6 (36)
10:47RushedSydneySYD6.10 (46) – 5.6 (36)
13:22BehindL. ParkerSYD6.11 (47) – 5.6 (36)
16:02GoalC. WarnerSYD7.11 (53) – 5.6 (36)
18:07BehindA. Neal-BullenMEL7.11 (53) – 5.7 (37)
24:10RushedSydneySYD7.12 (54) – 5.7 (37)
26:57GoalC. PetraccaMEL7.12 (54) – 6.7 (43)
28:32BehindB. LaurieMEL7.12 (54) – 6.8 (44)
31:33GoalK. PickettMEL7.12 (54) – 7.8 (50)