Round 24, 2023
Sydney vs Melbourne
Sunday 27 August
Venue: SCG
Attendance: 41,753
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Sydney | 2.5 | 3.8 | 7.12 | 7.14.56 |
| Melbourne | 3.2 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 11.11.77 |
Melbourne win by 21 points
Goalkickers: Bayley Fritsch 5, Jake Melksham 2, Angus Brayshaw 1, Christian Petracca 1, Kysaiah Pickett 1, Jacob van Rooyen 1
Brownlow votes:
3 - Jack Viney
2 - Bayley Fritsch
Coaches votes:
8 - Christian Petracca
5 - Bayley Fritsch
5 - Jack Viney
Milestones:
Nil
The result of an earlier game meant Melbourne ran onto the SCG knowing they would be playing a Qualifying Final at the MCG against Collingwood in the first week of finals. They warmed up for September with a hard-fought win against the Swans, who had already made the finals. Melbourne had to come from behind to win, before running away with the game in the last quarter. They survived an injury scare to Bayley Fritsch, who hurt his foot again on return from the injury that had kept him out for several weeks, but Jake Melksham suffered a season ending knee injury.
Best were Petracca, Fritsch and Viney. Bailey Laurie replaced the injured Jake Melksham in the third quarter. In addition to the Fritsch and Melksham injuries, Jake Bowey had treatment on his shoulder.
Media
afl.com.au - 30/07/2023
Links
Demonblog match review