125 vs 42 
| Date | Time | League | Season | Match Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 10, 2021 | 7:50 pm | Australian Football League | 2021 AFL Finals | Second Preliminary Final |
GOALS
Melbourne: Gawn 5, Pickett 3, Spargo 2, Brown 2, Fritsch 2, Petracca, Harmes, Neal-Bullen, McDonald, Sparrow
Geelong: Cameron 2, Hawkins, Stanley, Miers, Smith
BEST
Melbourne: Gawn, Petracca, Oliver, Viney, Salem, Pickett, Brown
Geelong: Dangerfield, Smith, Selwood
INJURIES
Melbourne: May (hamstring)
Geelong: Rohan (hamstring)
SUBSTITUTES
Melbourne: James Jordon (replaced Steven May)
Geelong: Shaun Higgins (replaced Gary Rohan)
Crowd: 58,599 at Optus Stadium
| # | Player | Goals | Behinds | Disposals | Kicks | Handballs | Marks | Tackles | Hitouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Max Gawn | 5 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 33 |
| 36 | Kysaiah Pickett | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Ben Brown | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Bayley Fritsch | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Charlie Spargo | 2 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Christian Petracca | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | James Harmes | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 32 | Tom Sparrow | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Alex Neal-Bullen | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Tom McDonald | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Jack Viney | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Christian Salem | 0 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Clayton Oliver | 0 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | Ed Langdon | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Jake Bowey | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Angus Brayshaw | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Luke Jackson | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Jake Lever | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Trent Rivers | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Michael Hibberd | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | James Jordon | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Harrison Petty | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Steven May | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 19 |
| # | Player | Goals | Behinds | Disposals | Kicks | Handballs | Marks | Tackles | Hitouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jeremy Cameron | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Tom Hawkins | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Isaac Smith | 1 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Gryan Miers | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rhys Stanley | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| 35 | Patrick Dangerfield | 0 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Cameron Guthrie | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Joel Selwood | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | Mitch Duncan | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Zach Tuohy | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Sam Menegola | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | Zach Guthrie | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 46 | Mark Blicavs | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 30 | Tom Atkins | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | Brad Close | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Shaun Higgins | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Jack Henry | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Max Holmes | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Jed Bews | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Lachie Henderson | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Jake Kolodjashnij | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Esava Ratugolea | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | Gary Rohan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 6 |
| 19 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 |
| 374 | 341 |
| 227 | 180 |
| 147 | 161 |
| 88 | 57 |
| 63 | 60 |
| 46 | 43 |
KO
KO
FT
| Optus Stadium |
|---|
| Perth Stadium Stn, Burswood WA 6100, Australia |
