Head to Head Between Melbourne and Sydney

Summary

Since 1980	All Games	Last 5 Games	Highest Score	Lowest Score	Biggest Win
Melbourne	28	3	177	31	97
Sydney	44	2	189	43	124

Games

Season	Rnd	Home Team							Away Team						Ground	Date
2025	R11	Melbourne	3.3	6.11	11.15	19.17	131	dftd	Sydney	2.1	4.1	7.3	12.6	78	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 25 (Sun 3:20pm)
2024	R0	Sydney	3.3	4.3	7.10	12.14	86	dftd	Melbourne	1.6	2.8	7.8	9.10	64	Sydney Cricket Ground	Mar 7 (Thu 7:30pm)
2023	R24	Sydney	2.5	3.8	7.12	7.14	56	lost to	Melbourne	3.2	5.4	7.8	11.11	77	Sydney Cricket Ground	Aug 27 (Sun 3:20pm)
2023	R3	Melbourne	6.1	9.3	14.4	21.8	134	dftd	Sydney	1.3	6.6	9.9	12.12	84	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 2 (Sun 3:20pm)
2022	QF	Melbourne	4.1	5.4	10.5	10.9	69	lost to	Sydney	2.3	6.4	12.5	14.7	91	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Sep 2 (Fri 7:50pm)
2022	R12	Melbourne	5.1	7.1	8.6	9.7	61	lost to	Sydney	1.5	6.9	6.11	10.13	73	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 4 (Sat 7:25pm)
2021	R8	Melbourne	3.1	5.6	8.6	10.7	67	dftd	Sydney	3.3	3.7	6.8	8.10	58	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 8 (Sat 7:25pm)
2020	R15	Sydney	2.0	7.2	7.4	10.7	67	dftd	Melbourne	2.3	2.4	3.7	6.10	46	Cazaly's Stadium	Sep 3 (Thu 4:40pm)
2019	R22	Melbourne	3.1	3.3	3.7	5.12	42	lost to	Sydney	4.1	7.3	10.3	15.5	95	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 16 (Fri 7:50pm)
2019	R4	Sydney	5.4	8.10	9.11	11.12	78	lost to	Melbourne	3.2	8.4	12.7	15.10	100	Sydney Cricket Ground	Apr 11 (Thu 7:20pm)
2018	R21	Melbourne	2.6	3.12	7.14	10.18	78	lost to	Sydney	1.1	7.2	13.6	13.9	87	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 12 (Sun 3:20pm)
2017	R15	Melbourne	4.0	4.1	5.4	7.8	50	lost to	Sydney	1.8	5.15	8.16	11.19	85	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 30 (Fri 7:50pm)
2016	R13	Sydney	2.6	4.8	6.13	12.14	86	dftd	Melbourne	1.1	2.3	3.6	4.7	31	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jun 19 (Sun 1:10pm)
2015	R6	Melbourne	1.1	1.3	4.5	7.8	50	lost to	Sydney	4.3	7.7	11.9	12.16	88	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 9 (Sat 7:20pm)
2014	R6	Melbourne	1.2	2.3	4.4	5.8	38	lost to	Sydney	4.5	4.8	7.12	9.15	69	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 26 (Sat 7:40pm)
2013	R15	Melbourne	3.1	5.2	8.5	13.7	85	lost to	Sydney	5.3	9.13	13.18	16.20	116	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 7 (Sun 1:10pm)
2012	R8	Sydney	7.1	11.4	16.9	21.12	138	dftd	Melbourne	0.3	1.5	2.7	5.7	37	Sydney Cricket Ground	May 19 (Sat 4:40pm)
2011	R1	Melbourne	3.2	5.8	8.12	11.18	84	drew	Sydney	5.3	7.5	10.14	11.18	84	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Mar 27 (Sun 2:10pm)
2010	R17	Melbourne	8.2	12.4	20.8	22.10	142	dftd	Sydney	2.1	4.4	6.6	10.9	69	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 25 (Sun 2:10pm)
2009	R17	Melbourne	1.2	2.6	4.11	6.14	50	lost to	Sydney	3.4	6.6	7.6	10.8	68	Manuka Oval	Jul 26 (Sun 1:10pm)
2008	R13	Melbourne	2.2	5.3	10.5	11.8	74	lost to	Sydney	7.2	10.5	12.10	17.12	114	Manuka Oval	Jun 22 (Sun 1:10pm)
2007	R18	Melbourne	0.2	3.4	5.5	9.10	64	lost to	Sydney	5.1	10.5	14.9	17.10	112	Manuka Oval	Aug 5 (Sun 1:10pm)
2007	R5	Sydney	6.2	10.5	12.7	17.7	109	dftd	Melbourne	1.2	4.4	6.9	8.12	60	Sydney Cricket Ground	Apr 28 (Sat 7:10pm)
2006	R19	Melbourne	4.0	7.1	9.2	10.3	63	lost to	Sydney	4.2	8.4	11.6	14.11	95	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 12 (Sat 2:10pm)
2006	R4	Sydney	4.2	6.6	9.10	13.14	92	lost to	Melbourne	3.3	7.5	10.6	15.7	97	Sydney Cricket Ground	Apr 23 (Sun 1:10pm)
2005	R16	Melbourne	4.3	6.7	8.11	11.12	78	lost to	Sydney	6.2	8.5	14.5	16.8	104	Telstra Dome	Jul 16 (Sat 7:10pm)
2005	R5	Sydney	2.5	3.10	6.12	7.18	60	lost to	Melbourne	4.5	6.6	10.10	14.10	94	Sydney Cricket Ground	Apr 23 (Sat 7:10pm)
2004	R20	Melbourne	0.1	3.2	6.4	7.4	46	lost to	Sydney	3.3	7.7	10.7	10.7	67	Telstra Dome	Aug 14 (Sat 7:10pm)
2004	R5	Sydney	6.1	9.1	13.6	15.9	99	lost to	Melbourne	2.2	10.4	11.8	17.9	111	Telstra Stadium	Apr 24 (Sat 7:20pm)
2004	R5	Sydney	6.1	9.1	13.6	15.9	99	lost to	Melbourne	2.2	10.4	11.8	17.9	111	ANZ Stadium	Apr 24 (Sat 7:20pm)
2003	R22	Melbourne	3.1	5.4	6.5	9.6	60	lost to	Sydney	1.2	3.5	6.9	14.10	94	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 30 (Sat 2:10pm)
2003	R5	Sydney	2.3	6.4	7.4	17.7	109	dftd	Melbourne	3.2	5.4	10.6	13.7	85	Sydney Cricket Ground	Apr 25 (Fri 6:30pm)
2002	R21	Melbourne	1.2	4.6	7.8	11.11	77	lost to	Sydney	6.3	12.3	17.5	23.7	145	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 24 (Sat 2:10pm)
2002	R6	Sydney	4.4	8.5	13.6	15.9	99	dftd	Melbourne	0.2	5.5	8.7	10.11	71	Sydney Cricket Ground	May 5 (Sun 1:10pm)
2001	R20	Sydney	1.4	7.7	11.10	14.14	98	lost to	Melbourne	6.7	12.11	15.12	19.17	131	Sydney Cricket Ground	Aug 19 (Sun)
2001	R5	Melbourne	4.3	10.7	13.9	18.11	119	dftd	Sydney	5.4	6.9	10.12	15.14	104	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 29 (Sun)
2000	R18	Melbourne	3.5	7.8	11.9	19.11	125	dftd	Sydney	4.1	7.2	11.6	15.9	99	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 8 (Sat)
2000	R3	Sydney	6.3	12.6	18.9	19.12	126	dftd	Melbourne	5.4	8.5	12.10	17.12	114	Sydney Cricket Ground	Mar 26 (Sun)
1999	R15	Melbourne	2.5	8.8	10.11	10.14	74	lost to	Sydney	4.7	6.12	11.13	18.17	125	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 10 (Sat)
1998	R21	Melbourne	3.3	6.6	11.8	17.12	114	dftd	Sydney	2.4	4.5	6.7	12.11	83	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 24 (Mon)
1998	R6	Sydney	2.3	3.9	4.12	8.13	61	lost to	Melbourne	4.2	6.3	10.7	12.8	80	Sydney Cricket Ground	May 3 (Sun)
1997	R18	Melbourne	1.2	4.5	6.7	7.11	53	lost to	Sydney	10.5	14.11	21.16	25.19	169	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 2 (Sat)
1997	R3	Sydney	6.3	11.4	13.6	15.9	99	dftd	Melbourne	2.4	7.4	13.5	14.7	91	Sydney Cricket Ground	Apr 11 (Fri)
1996	R18	Sydney	4.1	6.6	11.9	17.13	115	dftd	Melbourne	0.4	4.8	5.14	6.16	52	Sydney Cricket Ground	Aug 4 (Sun)
1996	R7	Melbourne	1.0	3.3	3.3	5.8	38	lost to	Sydney	3.2	5.4	10.8	12.10	82	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 11 (Sat)
1995	R10	Melbourne	4.2	6.7	11.9	15.12	102	dftd	Sydney	1.3	4.4	6.6	11.11	77	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 3 (Sat)
1994	R24	Sydney	6.4	11.6	14.10	18.13	121	lost to	Melbourne	8.2	14.2	21.4	27.5	167	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sep 4 (Sun)
1994	R9	Melbourne	4.3	8.5	12.11	14.13	97	lost to	Sydney	1.1	7.5	9.6	16.10	106	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 21 (Sat)
1993	R13	Sydney	5.4	11.4	21.8	23.11	149	dftd	Melbourne	5.4	10.7	10.8	16.13	109	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jun 27 (Sun)
1992	R22	Sydney	4.2	7.5	9.7	13.10	88	lost to	Melbourne	7.0	11.3	16.6	21.13	139	Sydney Cricket Ground	Aug 16 (Sun)
1992	R7	Melbourne	3.5	5.8	10.13	13.18	96	drew	Sydney	2.1	6.9	10.12	13.18	96	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 2 (Sat)
1991	R15	Sydney	1.5	4.6	7.8	14.10	94	lost to	Melbourne	4.6	7.11	16.18	26.21	177	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jun 30 (Sun)
1990	R19	Melbourne	9.2	15.6	19.8	27.11	173	dftd	Sydney	4.3	7.5	10.13	15.16	106	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 11 (Sat)
1990	R6	Sydney	1.2	6.8	9.10	14.14	98	dftd	Melbourne	4.7	5.11	8.18	12.21	93	Sydney Cricket Ground	May 6 (Sun)
1989	R20	Melbourne	2.3	5.6	9.9	14.14	98	dftd	Sydney	2.4	5.10	8.13	12.15	87	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 19 (Sat)
1989	R9	Sydney	2.2	2.4	5.5	6.7	43	lost to	Melbourne	1.5	1.11	3.14	6.16	52	Sydney Cricket Ground	May 28 (Sun)
1988	R15	Melbourne	3.3	4.4	5.6	8.9	57	lost to	Sydney	6.2	9.4	15.9	19.16	130	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 9 (Sat)
1988	R5	Sydney	4.8	7.10	10.14	12.17	89	lost to	Melbourne	2.1	9.6	10.10	17.14	116	Sydney Cricket Ground	May 1 (Sun)
1987	SF	Melbourne	2.4	10.13	17.18	21.23	149	dftd	Sydney	3.3	6.6	8.12	10.13	73	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Sep 13 (Sun)
1987	R12	Melbourne	1.6	3.8	9.9	11.10	76	lost to	Sydney	4.3	6.5	12.8	17.10	112	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 13 (Sat)
1986	R17	Sydney	7.6	14.7	22.12	29.15	189	dftd	Melbourne	0.2	3.7	7.8	9.11	65	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jul 27 (Sun)
1986	R5	Melbourne	2.5	5.9	8.14	14.17	101	lost to	Sydney	4.2	10.7	13.10	16.14	110	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 25 (Fri)
1985	R21	Sydney	8.10	14.15	20.17	24.21	165	dftd	Melbourne	2.5	5.10	10.11	14.13	97	Sydney Cricket Ground	Aug 25 (Sun)
1985	R10	Melbourne	4.5	9.5	11.11	15.19	109	dftd	Sydney	7.0	9.5	12.5	14.8	92	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 1 (Sat)
1984	R12	Melbourne	4.7	11.11	17.14	21.17	143	dftd	Sydney	1.6	2.9	3.11	5.16	46	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 16 (Sat)
1984	R2	Sydney	7.6	11.8	13.12	16.16	112	dftd	Melbourne	2.2	5.5	8.14	13.20	98	Sydney Cricket Ground	Apr 8 (Sun)
1983	R17	Sydney	8.2	12.6	15.10	18.17	125	dftd	Melbourne	2.1	7.7	11.13	16.16	112	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jul 24 (Sun)
1983	R6	Melbourne	3.6	6.10	11.17	18.18	126	dftd	Sydney	2.7	5.13	8.17	12.21	93	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 30 (Sat)
1982	R22	Melbourne	5.3	11.8	18.10	25.13	163	dftd	Sydney	5.6	12.9	15.11	22.16	148	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 28 (Sat)
1982	R1	Sydney	3.6	10.7	18.9	20.17	137	dftd	Melbourne	2.3	5.9	11.10	16.12	108	Sydney Cricket Ground	Mar 28 (Sun)
1981	R18	Melbourne	3.2	7.5	9.11	12.14	86	lost to	Sydney	2.1	7.8	11.11	17.13	115	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 1 (Sat)
1981	R8	Sydney	2.8	9.13	14.16	17.25	127	dftd	Melbourne	4.4	6.5	11.7	12.11	83	Lake Oval	May 16 (Sat)
1980	R17	Sydney	5.6	9.10	13.12	17.22	124	dftd	Melbourne	3.4	6.6	12.7	13.12	90	Lake Oval	Jul 26 (Sat)
1980	R6	Melbourne	5.2	6.5	10.11	15.14	104	lost to	Sydney	5.3	9.10	12.13	19.16	130	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 3 (Sat)

Top 20 Players (last 5 games Melbourne vs Sydney)

Player	MT	Team	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	HO	Avg	T	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	SC	Rat	Avg
Steven May	5	Melbourne	76	15.2	21	4.2	97	19.4	29	5.8	0	0	6	1.2	9	3	0	0	1	1	382	76.4
Christian Petracca	5	Melbourne	71	14.2	69	13.8	140	28	11	2.2	0	0	15	3	4	2	3	0.6	7	25	467	93.4
Chad Warner	5	Sydney	69	13.8	38	7.6	107	21.4	18	3.6	0	0	13	2.6	4	5	3	0.6	2	20	398	79.6
Clayton Oliver	5	Melbourne	69	13.8	70	14	139	27.8	17	3.4	0	0	36	7.2	7	8	5	1	0	30	555	111
Nick Blakey	5	Sydney	68	13.6	23	4.6	91	18.2	24	4.8	0	0	7	1.4	3	1	2	0.4	1	13	363	72.6
Errol Gulden	4	Sydney	66	16.5	27	6.8	93	23.3	14	3.5	0	0	15	3.8	6	5	3	0.8	1	19	364	91
Jake Lloyd	5	Sydney	64	12.8	33	6.6	97	19.4	31	6.2	0	0	15	3	4	1	2	0.4	0	12	424	84.8
Ed Langdon	5	Melbourne	60	12	54	10.8	114	22.8	20	4	0	0	19	3.8	2	1	1	0.2	3	9	432	86.4
James Rowbottom	5	Sydney	54	10.8	33	6.6	87	17.4	3	0.6	0	0	31	6.2	10	8	2	0.4	2	14	361	72.2
Christian Salem	4	Melbourne	53	13.3	25	6.3	78	19.5	20	5	0	0	14	3.5	2	3	1	0.3	1	7	325	81.3
Callum Mills	4	Sydney	51	12.8	44	11	95	23.8	25	6.3	0	0	28	7	3	5	3	0.8	0	18	434	108.5
Jack Viney	4	Melbourne	50	12.5	51	12.8	101	25.3	9	2.3	0	0	28	7	8	5	2	0.5	0	12	396	99
Isaac Heeney	5	Sydney	48	9.6	31	6.2	79	15.8	20	4	0	0	26	5.2	3	3	5	1	6	36	400	80
Bayley Fritsch	5	Melbourne	40	8	19	3.8	59	11.8	21	4.2	0	0	13	2.6	6	2	17	3.4	3	105	378	75.6
Max Gawn	4	Melbourne	40	10	29	7.3	69	17.3	11	2.8	126	31.5	16	4	15	7	2	0.5	2	14	409	102.3
Angus Brayshaw	3	Melbourne	34	11.3	27	9	61	20.3	12	4	0	0	10	3.3	1	4	1	0.3	1	7	228	76
Luke Parker	3	Sydney	34	11.3	31	10.3	65	21.7	11	3.7	0	0	21	7	3	2	1	0.3	2	8	286	95.3
Alex Neal-Bullen	4	Melbourne	33	8.3	27	6.8	60	15	8	2	0	0	24	6	7	1	1	0.3	5	11	288	72
Dylan Stephens	3	Sydney	32	10.7	17	5.7	49	16.3	12	4	0	0	12	4	2	1	1	0.3	1	7	220	73.3
Kysaiah Pickett	3	Melbourne	30	10	8	2.7	38	12.7	9	3	0	0	10	3.3	1	2	7	2.3	7	49	217	72.3
Totals	86		1042	12.1	677	7.9	1719	20	325	3.8	126	1.5	359	4.2	100	69	62	0.7	45	417	7327	85.2

Please note: Players must have played in at least 3 of the games. If a player has played for both sides they are listed per side.

Top 20 Players (since 1993 Melbourne vs Sydney)

Player	MT	Team	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	HO	Avg	T	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	SC	Rat	Avg
Daryn Cresswell	18	Sydney	268	14.9	163	9.1	431	23.9	79	4.4	3	0.2	29	1.6	16	14	22	1.2	12	144	1604	89.1
Jake Lloyd	15	Sydney	228	15.2	117	7.8	345	23	83	5.5	0	0	28	1.9	7	5	5	0.3	0	30	1301	86.7
Luke Parker	15	Sydney	186	12.4	164	10.9	350	23.3	60	4	4	0.3	99	6.6	16	7	10	0.7	12	72	1533	102.2
Christian Petracca	13	Melbourne	160	12.3	143	11	303	23.3	35	2.7	5	0.4	50	3.8	5	12	11	0.8	10	76	1121	86.2
Paul Kelly	13	Sydney	159	12.2	103	7.9	262	20.2	50	3.8	2	0.2	39	3	4	6	16	1.2	6	102	1079	83
Kieren Jack	13	Sydney	159	12.2	97	7.5	256	19.7	47	3.6	0	0	65	5	17	13	9	0.7	9	63	1113	85.6
Clayton Oliver	13	Melbourne	159	12.2	199	15.3	358	27.5	43	3.3	0	0	81	6.2	15	19	5	0.4	3	33	1319	101.5
Josh P. Kennedy	13	Sydney	137	10.5	186	14.3	323	24.8	36	2.8	1	0.1	70	5.4	14	13	8	0.6	4	52	1199	92.2
Jack Viney	11	Melbourne	132	12	116	10.5	248	22.5	26	2.4	0	0	72	6.5	16	14	3	0.3	2	20	988	89.8
Max Gawn	13	Melbourne	132	10.2	78	6	210	16.2	53	4.1	502	38.6	36	2.8	40	14	5	0.4	5	35	1390	106.9
Barry Hall	13	Sydney	127	9.8	36	2.8	163	12.5	96	7.4	29	2.2	22	1.7	8	21	43	3.3	22	280	1083	83.3
Callum Mills	10	Sydney	111	11.1	98	9.8	209	20.9	47	4.7	0	0	59	5.9	8	9	4	0.4	0	24	911	91.1
Daniel Hannebery	10	Sydney	106	10.6	133	13.3	239	23.9	32	3.2	0	0	43	4.3	9	12	3	0.3	3	21	846	84.6
Ed Langdon	8	Melbourne	104	13	83	10.4	187	23.4	38	4.8	0	0	28	3.5	4	3	2	0.3	5	17	716	89.5
John Stevens	7	Sydney	98	14	35	5	133	19	46	6.6	0	0	15	2.1	5	3	10	1.4	8	68	626	89.4
Errol Gulden	6	Sydney	86	14.3	33	5.5	119	19.8	18	3	0	0	26	4.3	11	7	4	0.7	1	25	497	82.8
Garry Lyon	7	Melbourne	79	11.3	19	2.7	98	14	40	5.7	2	0.3	10	1.4	2	4	23	3.3	13	151	578	82.6
Ben McGlynn	7	Sydney	76	10.9	46	6.6	122	17.4	37	5.3	0	0	31	4.4	10	12	9	1.3	4	58	587	83.9
Jordan Dawson	5	Sydney	69	13.8	16	3.2	85	17	33	6.6	3	0.6	12	2.4	4	3	5	1	3	33	417	83.4
Tony Lockett	6	Sydney	52	8.7	16	2.7	68	11.3	39	6.5	0	0	7	1.2	2	2	28	4.7	14	182	511	85.2
Totals	216		2628	12.2	1881	8.7	4509	20.9	938	4.3	551	2.6	822	3.8	213	193	225	1	136	1486	19419	89.9

Please note: Players must have played in at least 5 games. If a player has played for both sides they are listed per side.

FinalSiren.com - Head to Head Between Melbourne and Sydney

Summary

Games

Top 20 Players (last 5 games Melbourne vs Sydney)

Top 20 Players (since 1993 Melbourne vs Sydney)