Melbourne v Geelong Cats – Round 8 2024 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2024 AFLRound 8Sat, 4 May, 7:30 pm AEST

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7466

10.149.12

Melbourne by 8

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
MEL	3.2 20	3.7 25	5.14 44	10.14 74
GEE	2.4 16	2.8 20	6.10 46	9.12 66

MCG, MelbourneMostly sunny, 17°Lead changes 6

Recap

Melbourne 10.14 (74) beat Geelong 9.12 (66) at MCG in Round 8, a 8-point win. The lead changed 6 times.

Melbourne trailed by 2 at three-quarter time, then kicked 5.0 to 3.2 in the last quarter.

Bayley Fritsch kicked three goals for Melbourne and Kysaiah Pickett two; Oliver Henry kicked three for Geelong.

Clayton Oliver led the way with 31 disposals.

Melbourne took 16 contested marks to 8.

Best on ground

Melbourne · #13 · 77% game time

8.4

More from Round 8

Melbourne10.1474

Geelong Cats9.1266

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

1:14GoalB. FritschMEL1.0 (6) – 0.0 (0)
3:47GoalT. StengleGEELevel1.0 (6) – 1.0 (6)
6:41BehindJ. van RooyenMEL1.1 (7) – 1.0 (6)
8:03BehindZ. TuohyGEELevel1.1 (7) – 1.1 (7)
9:27BehindJ. CameronGEELead change1.1 (7) – 1.2 (8)
11:44GoalO. DempseyGEE1.1 (7) – 2.2 (14)
14:18GoalH. PettyMEL2.1 (13) – 2.2 (14)
18:14BehindO. DempseyGEE2.1 (13) – 2.3 (15)
21:10GoalK. PickettMELLead change3.1 (19) – 2.3 (15)
26:39BehindC. WindsorMEL3.2 (20) – 2.3 (15)
28:34RushedGeelongGEE3.2 (20) – 2.4 (16)

0:33BehindE. LangdonMEL3.3 (21) – 2.4 (16)
4:35BehindM. GawnMEL3.4 (22) – 2.4 (16)
9:39BehindB. FritschMEL3.5 (23) – 2.4 (16)
11:22BehindK. PickettMEL3.6 (24) – 2.4 (16)
12:59BehindZ. TuohyGEE3.6 (24) – 2.5 (17)
16:36BehindM. DuncanGEE3.6 (24) – 2.6 (18)
18:11BehindT. HawkinsGEE3.6 (24) – 2.7 (19)
19:33BehindJ. van RooyenMEL3.7 (25) – 2.7 (19)
22:07BehindT. BruhnGEE3.7 (25) – 2.8 (20)

0:42BehindH. PettyMEL3.8 (26) – 2.8 (20)
1:53BehindC. PetraccaMEL3.9 (27) – 2.8 (20)
2:27BehindC. PetraccaMEL3.10 (28) – 2.8 (20)
5:52GoalK. ChandlerMEL4.10 (34) – 2.8 (20)
7:46GoalT. StengleGEE4.10 (34) – 3.8 (26)
11:14GoalE. LangdonMEL5.10 (40) – 3.8 (26)
13:59GoalO. HenryGEE5.10 (40) – 4.8 (32)
17:24BehindM. HolmesGEE5.10 (40) – 4.9 (33)
18:57BehindC. WindsorMEL5.11 (41) – 4.9 (33)
19:23RushedMelbourneMEL5.12 (42) – 4.9 (33)
20:33BehindK. PickettMEL5.13 (43) – 4.9 (33)
21:56GoalO. HenryGEE5.13 (43) – 5.9 (39)
23:05BehindA. Neal-BullenMEL5.14 (44) – 5.9 (39)
28:04GoalJ. ClarkGEELead change5.14 (44) – 6.9 (45)
30:16BehindJ. BowesGEE5.14 (44) – 6.10 (46)