| Melbourne | v | Cronulla |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Time: 80.00 | 4 |
| Cameron Smith 8m Dane Nielson 49m Sika Manu 56m Ryan Hinchcliffe 73m | TRIES | Luke Covell 62m |
| Cameron Smith 4/4 (100%) | CONVERSIONS | Luke Covell 0/1 (0%) |
| PENALTY GOALS | ||
| Cooper Cronk 0/1 (0%) | FIELD GOALS | |
| SIN BINS | ||
| SEND OFFS | ||
| 8 | PENALTIES | 7 |
| 7 | SCRUMS | 7 |
| 31 / 39 (79%) | COMPLETIONS/SETS(%) | 26 / 35 (74%) |
| 155 (1174m) | RUNS (m) | 148 (1233m) |
| 5 | LINE BREAKS | 2 |
| 297 | TACKLES | 308 |
| 41 | MISSED TACKLES | 36 |
| 14 | OFFLOADS | 12 |
| 9 | ERRORS | 10 |
| Venue: AAMI Park (Melbourne) | Start Time: 7:30PM |
| Weather: Fine | Surface: Good |
| Referee Name: Ashley Klein, Luke Phillips Touch Judges: Ricky McFarlane, Adam Reid Video Ref: Chris Ward | |
| Melbourne | v | Cronulla |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | TRY ASSISTS | 1 |
| 14 | OFFLOADS | 12 |
| 5 3 | LINE BREAKS Line Break Assists | 2 2 |
| 297 20 22 41 | TACKLES MADE 1 on 1 Tackles Ineffective Missed | 308 11 25 36 |
| 155 (1174m) 91 (638m) 27 (212m) 11 (65m) 3 (21m) 5 (39m) 10 (114m) 137 (975m) | TOTAL RUNS (m) Hitups (m) Runs (m) Dummy Half Runs (m) 1st Receiver Runs (m) Ruck Runs (m) Kick Return Runs (m) Total Runs in General Play (m) | 148 (1233m) 79 (611m) 40 (302m) 6 (49m) 4 (29m) 1 (6m) 12 (150m) 130 (997m) |
| 20 (563m) 0 3 | KICKS (m) 40-20 Kicks Line Dropouts | 19 (514m) 0 4 |
| 126 22 97 7 | PLAY THE BALLS Slow Neutral Fast | 119 12 96 11 |
| Most Tackles | Most Runs | Most Line Breaks | Most Offloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Morris 36 |
Paul Gallen 23 |
Sika Manu 2 |
Paul Gallen 4 |
| Melbourne | Pos | Mins | Runs (m) | Offl. | T/Br | L/Br | L/Br As | Try As | Kicks (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Slater | Fullback | 80 | 11 (101m) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 (32m) |
| Dane Nielson | Winger 1 | 80 | 7 (45m) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Todd Lowrie | Centre 1 | 68 | 8 (57m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Greg Inglis | Centre 2 | 80 | 8 (54m) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 (41m) |
| Justin O'Neill | Winger 2 | 80 | 7 (70m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Luke Kelly | Five-eighth | 80 | 6 (33m) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (92m) |
| Cooper Cronk | Halfback | 80 | 3 (19m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 (317m) |
| Bryan Norrie | Prop 1 | 35 | 7 (52m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Cameron Smith | Hooker | 80 | 4 (26m) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (81m) |
| Jeff Lima | Prop 2 | 43 | 13 (105m) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Sika Manu | 2nd Row 1 | 69 | 14 (136m) | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Ryan Hinchcliffe | 2nd Row 2 | 45 | 8 (58m) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Adam Blair | Lock | 77 | 11 (73m) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Brett White | Interchange | 40 | 20 (143m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Ryan Hoffman | Interchange | 33 | 9 (48m) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Kevin Proctor | Interchange | 42 | 9 (79m) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Sione Kite | Interchange | 28 | 10 (75m) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Cronulla | Pos | Mins | Runs (m) | Offl. | T/Br | L/Br | L/Br As | Try As | Kicks (m) |
| Nathan Gardner | Fullback | 80 | 15 (133m) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (27m) |
| Blake Ferguson | Winger 1 | 80 | 11 (91m) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Dean Collis | Centre 1 | 80 | 4 (53m) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Ricky Leutele | Centre 2 | 80 | 8 (72m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Luke Covell | Winger 2 | 80 | 5 (47m) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Trent Barrett | Five-eighth | 77 | 6 (40m) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (213m) |
| Tim Smith | Halfback | 80 | 2 (2m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 (274m) |
| Kade Snowden | Prop 1 | 51 | 16 (146m) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| John Morris | Hooker | 51 | 5 (35m) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Luke Douglas | Prop 2 | 44 | 12 (119m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Taulima Tautai | 2nd Row 1 | 54 | 11 (79m) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Anthony Tupou | 2nd Row 2 | 80 | 12 (100m) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Paul Gallen | Lock | 80 | 23 (194m) | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 (0m) |
| Grant Millington | Interchange | 58 | 8 (63m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Broderick Wright | Interchange | 10 | 1 (4m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Paul Aiton | Interchange | 29 | 3 (21m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Adam Cuthbertson | Interchange | 26 | 6 (34m) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Melbourne | Pos | Mins | Tackles | Missed | Ineff. | Pen.Conc. | Errors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Slater | Fullback | 80 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dane Nielson | Winger 1 | 80 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Lowrie | Centre 1 | 68 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Inglis | Centre 2 | 80 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Justin O'Neill | Winger 2 | 80 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Luke Kelly | Five-eighth | 80 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cooper Cronk | Halfback | 80 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Norrie | Prop 1 | 35 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Smith | Hooker | 80 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Lima | Prop 2 | 43 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sika Manu | 2nd Row 1 | 69 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Hinchcliffe | 2nd Row 2 | 45 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Blair | Lock | 77 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett White | Interchange | 40 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hoffman | Interchange | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Proctor | Interchange | 42 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sione Kite | Interchange | 28 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cronulla | Pos | Mins | Tackles | Missed | Ineff. | Pen.Conc. | Errors |
| Nathan Gardner | Fullback | 80 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake Ferguson | Winger 1 | 80 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Collis | Centre 1 | 80 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricky Leutele | Centre 2 | 80 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Covell | Winger 2 | 80 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Trent Barrett | Five-eighth | 77 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Smith | Halfback | 80 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kade Snowden | Prop 1 | 51 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Morris | Hooker | 51 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Douglas | Prop 2 | 44 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Taulima Tautai | 2nd Row 1 | 54 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony Tupou | 2nd Row 2 | 80 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Paul Gallen | Lock | 80 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Grant Millington | Interchange | 58 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Broderick Wright | Interchange | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Aiton | Interchange | 29 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Cuthbertson | Interchange | 26 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Melbourne | v | Cronulla |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | 49% |
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| Winner | Score | Venue | Round | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 14-10 | Toyota Stadium | Round 1 | 2010 |
| Melbourne | 30-10 | Olympic Park | Round 20 | 2009 |
| Melbourne | 28-0 | Sydney Football Stadium | Finals Week 3 | 2008 |
| Cronulla | 17-16 | Olympic Park | Round 2 | 2008 |
| Melbourne | 17-16 | Toyota Stadium | Round 21 | 2007 |
| Melbourne | 28-12 | Olympic Park | Round 20 | 2006 |
| Cronulla | 40-16 | Toyota Stadium | Round 22 | 2005 |
| Cronulla | 30-10 | Olympic Park | Round 8 | 2005 |
| Melbourne | 36-28 | Toyota Stadium | Round 25 | 2004 |
| Cronulla | 36-26 | Olympic Park | Round 9 | 2004 |
| Against Cronulla | Played | Won | Draw | Lost |
| Total | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| At AAMI Park (Melbourne) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melbourne Recent Matches | Opponent @ Venue | Result | Score (Half Time) | First Score Play (First in Match?) | First Try (First in Match?) | Last Try (Last in Match?) |
| 2010 Round 23 | South Sydney @ AAMI Park (Melbourne) | Win | 18-16 (12-4) | Try (N) | Billy Slater (N) | Ryan Hinchcliffe (N) |
| 2010 Round 22 | Manly @ Brookvale Oval | Loss | 6-26 (6-18) | Try (N) | Ryan Hoffman (N) | Ryan Hoffman (N) |
| 2010 Round 21 | Canberra @ AAMI Park (Melbourne) | Win | 36-12 (12-6) | Try (Y) | Dane Nielson (Y) | Todd Lowrie (Y) |
| 2010 Round 20 | Penrith @ AAMI Park (Melbourne) | Win | 18-10 (6-4) | Try (Y) | Dane Nielson (Y) | Matthew Duffie (Y) |
| 2010 Round 19 | Warriors @ Mt Smart Stadium | Loss | 6-13 (0-12) | Try (N) | Billy Slater (N) | Billy Slater (Y) |
| 2010 Round 18 | Canterbury-Bankstown @ Adelaide Oval | Loss | 18-20 (12-All) | Try (Y) | Brett Finch (Y) | Sika Manu (Y) |
| 2010 Round 16 | South Sydney @ Members Equity Stadium | Loss | 14-16 (4-All) | Try (N) | Justin O'Neill (N) | Justin O'Neill (Y) |
| 2010 Round 15 | North Queensland @ AAMI Park (Melbourne) | Win | 58-12 (24-6) | Try (Y) | Matthew Duffie (Y) | Billy Slater (Y) |
| 2010 Round 14 | Sydney Roosters @ AAMI Park (Melbourne) | Loss | 6-38 (0-18) | Try (N) | Rory Kostjasyn (N) | Rory Kostjasyn (N) |
| 2010 Round 13 | Parramatta @ Parramatta Stadium | Loss | 10-24 (6-10) | Try (Y) | Billy Slater (Y) | Greg Inglis (Y) |
| Last 20 Matches | Won | Draw | Lost |
| Ahead at Half Time | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Equal at Half Time | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Behind at Half Time | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Results by Margin | Win 21+ | Win 11-20 | Win 1-10 | Draw | Loss 1-10 | Loss 11-20 | Loss 21+ |
| 2008 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Results by Margin | Win 13+ | Win 1-12 | Draw | Loss 1-12 | Loss 13+ |
| 2008 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2009 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Start Performance | Total with start | Win with start | Loss with start | Total give start | Win give start | Loss give start |
| 2009 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| First Scoring Trend | Try | Try % | Goal | Goal % |
| 2009 | 15 | 55.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 | 57.1% | 1 | 4.8% |
| Against Melbourne | Played | Won | Draw | Lost |
| Total | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| At AAMI Park (Melbourne) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cronulla Recent Matches | Opponent @ Venue | Result | Score (Half Time) | First Score Play (First in Match?) | First Try (First in Match?) | Last Try (Last in Match?) |
| 2010 Round 23 | Sydney Roosters @ Toyota Stadium | Win | 18-12 (6-12) | Try (Y) | Ben Pomeroy (Y) | Nathan Gardner (Y) |
| 2010 Round 22 | Warriors @ Toyota Stadium | Loss | 10-37 (6-14) | Try (N) | Trent Barrett (N) | Paul Aiton (N) |
| 2010 Round 21 | Wests Tigers @ Leichhardt Oval | Loss | 22-24 (10-14) | Try (Y) | Dean Collis (Y) | Nathan Gardner (Y) |
| 2010 Round 20 | Canberra @ Canberra Stadium | Loss | 13-20 (7-6) | Try (Y) | Ben Pomeroy (Y) | Kade Snowden (Y) |
| 2010 Round 19 | Manly @ Toyota Stadium | Loss | 18-48 (0-36) | Try (N) | Nathan Gardner (N) | Josh Cordoba (Y) |
| 2010 Round 18 | Newcastle @ EnergyAustralia Stadium | Loss | 10-21 (6-12) | Try (Y) | Ben Pomeroy (Y) | Luke Covell (Y) |
| 2010 Round 17 | Canterbury-Bankstown @ Bluetongue Stadium | Loss | 12-24 (8-24) | PG (N) | Blake Ferguson (N) | Dean Collis (Y) |
| 2010 Round 16 | North Queensland @ Dairy Farmers Stadium | Win | 20-19 (0-18) | Try (N) | Ben Pomeroy (N) | Paul Aiton (Y) |
| 2010 Round 15 | St George Illawarra @ Toyota Stadium | Loss | 4-22 (4-6) | Try (N) | Isaac Gordon (N) | Isaac Gordon (N) |
| 2010 Round 13 | Sydney Roosters @ Sydney Football Stadium | Win | 42-18 (22-6) | PG (Y) | Grant Millington (Y) | Trent Barrett (Y) |
| Last 20 Matches | Won | Draw | Lost |
| Ahead at Half Time | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Equal at Half Time | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Behind at Half Time | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Results by Margin | Win 21+ | Win 11-20 | Win 1-10 | Draw | Loss 1-10 | Loss 11-20 | Loss 21+ |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Results by Margin | Win 13+ | Win 1-12 | Draw | Loss 1-12 | Loss 13+ |
| 2008 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Start Performance | Total with start | Win with start | Loss with start | Total give start | Win give start | Loss give start |
| 2009 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Scoring Trend | Try | Try % | Goal | Goal % |
| 2009 | 11 | 45.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | 38.1% | 3 | 14.3% |
