| Cronulla | v | Melbourne |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Time: 80.00 | 14 |
| Luke Douglas 71m | TRIES | Greg Inglis 35m Luke MacDougall 49m |
| Luke Covell 1/1 (100%) | CONVERSIONS | Cameron Smith 2/2 (100%) |
| Luke Covell 1/1 (100%) Scott Porter 1/1 (100%) | PENALTY GOALS | Cameron Smith 1/1 (100%) |
| FIELD GOALS | ||
| Trent Barrett 34m | SIN BINS | |
| 10 | PENALTIES | 10 |
| 10 | SCRUMS | 6 |
| 30 / 43 (70%) | COMPLETIONS/SETS(%) | 34 / 44 (77%) |
| 157 (1170m) | RUNS (m) | 183 (1260m) |
| 2 | LINE BREAKS | 4 |
| 341 | TACKLES | 297 |
| 29 | MISSED TACKLES | 23 |
| 13 | OFFLOADS | 17 |
| 15 | ERRORS | 14 |
| Venue: Toyota Stadium | Start Time: 7:29PM |
| Weather: Fine | Surface: Fair |
| Referee Name: Ben Cummins, Brett Suttor Touch Judges: Russell Turner, Henry Perenara Video Ref: Paul Simpkins | |
| Cronulla | v | Melbourne |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRY ASSISTS | 1 |
| 13 | OFFLOADS | 17 |
| 2 2 | LINE BREAKS Line Break Assists | 4 2 |
| 341 21 20 29 | TACKLES MADE 1 on 1 Tackles Ineffective Missed | 297 18 21 23 |
| 157 (1170m) 52 (372m) 42 (300m) 28 (207m) 11 (84m) 4 (25m) 17 (144m) 137 (988m) | 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) | 183 (1260m) 71 (488m) 63 (426m) 16 (79m) 9 (65m) 8 (51m) 10 (85m) 167 (1109m) |
| 17 (505m) 0 2 | KICKS (m) 40-20 Kicks Line Dropouts | 22 (655m) 0 0 |
| 123 5 87 31 | PLAY THE BALLS Slow Neutral Fast | 141 14 117 10 |
| Most Tackles | Most Runs | Most Line Breaks | Most Offloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kade Snowden 39 |
Paul Gallen 23 |
Luke Covell 1 |
Billy Slater 4 |
| Cronulla | Pos | Mins | Runs (m) | Offl. | T/Br | L/Br | L/Br As | Try As | Kicks (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Stapleton | Fullback | 69 | 15 (129m) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Isaac Gordon | Winger 1 | 80 | 8 (71m) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Ben Pomeroy | Centre 1 | 80 | 13 (87m) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Blake Ferguson | Centre 2 | 80 | 8 (84m) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Luke Covell | Winger 2 | 80 | 9 (76m) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (25m) |
| Trent Barrett | Five-eighth | 70 | 4 (34m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 (166m) |
| Scott Porter | Halfback | 66 | 5 (23m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (253m) |
| Kade Snowden | Prop 1 | 56 | 9 (72m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| John Morris | Hooker | 69 | 9 (59m) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (41m) |
| Luke Douglas | Prop 2 | 25 | 12 (87m) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Grant Millington | 2nd Row 1 | 44 | 7 (53m) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Anthony Tupou | 2nd Row 2 | 80 | 12 (91m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Paul Gallen | Lock | 80 | 23 (162m) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Adam Cuthbertson | Interchange | 24 | 7 (47m) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Josh Cordoba | Interchange | 19 | 5 (30m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Albert Kelly | Interchange | 47 | 8 (48m) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (20m) |
| Paul Aiton | Interchange | 25 | 2 (17m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 (0m) |
| Melbourne | Pos | Mins | Runs (m) | Offl. | T/Br | L/Br | L/Br As | Try As | Kicks (m) |
| Billy Slater | Fullback | 80 | 20 (136m) | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 (57m) |
| Luke MacDougall | Winger 1 | 80 | 12 (92m) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (25m) |
| Dane Nielson | Centre 1 | 80 | 13 (88m) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (25m) |
| Greg Inglis | Centre 2 | 80 | 7 (66m) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 (37m) |
| Anthony Quinn | Winger 2 | 80 | 14 (107m) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Brett Finch | Five-eighth | 80 | 7 (49m) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (315m) |
| Cameron Smith | Halfback | 80 | 6 (28m) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 (196m) |
| Aiden Tolman | Prop 1 | 68 | 20 (126m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Ryan Hinchcliffe | Hooker | 80 | 11 (92m) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Jeff Lima | Prop 2 | 50 | 16 (132m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Adam Blair | 2nd Row 1 | 80 | 18 (99m) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Ryan Hoffman | 2nd Row 2 | 19 | 2 (11m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Kevin Proctor | Lock | 53 | 9 (41m) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Rory Kostjasyn | Interchange | 23 | 3 (26m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Hep Cahill | Interchange | 49 | 8 (49m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Jesse Bromwich | Interchange | 39 | 11 (70m) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Ryan Tandy | Interchange | 19 | 6 (48m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Cronulla | Pos | Mins | Tackles | Missed | Ineff. | Pen.Conc. | Errors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Stapleton | Fullback | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Gordon | Winger 1 | 80 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Pomeroy | Centre 1 | 80 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake Ferguson | Centre 2 | 80 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Luke Covell | Winger 2 | 80 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Trent Barrett | Five-eighth | 70 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Scott Porter | Halfback | 66 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Kade Snowden | Prop 1 | 56 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Morris | Hooker | 69 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Luke Douglas | Prop 2 | 25 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Millington | 2nd Row 1 | 44 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Tupou | 2nd Row 2 | 80 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Gallen | Lock | 80 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Adam Cuthbertson | Interchange | 24 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Cordoba | Interchange | 19 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Albert Kelly | Interchange | 47 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Aiton | Interchange | 25 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melbourne | Pos | Mins | Tackles | Missed | Ineff. | Pen.Conc. | Errors |
| Billy Slater | Fullback | 80 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Luke MacDougall | Winger 1 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dane Nielson | Centre 1 | 80 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Inglis | Centre 2 | 80 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Quinn | Winger 2 | 80 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Brett Finch | Five-eighth | 80 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cameron Smith | Halfback | 80 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aiden Tolman | Prop 1 | 68 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Hinchcliffe | Hooker | 80 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeff Lima | Prop 2 | 50 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Blair | 2nd Row 1 | 80 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Hoffman | 2nd Row 2 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Proctor | Lock | 53 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rory Kostjasyn | Interchange | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hep Cahill | Interchange | 49 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jesse Bromwich | Interchange | 39 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Tandy | Interchange | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cronulla | v | Melbourne |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | 53% |
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| Winner | Score | Venue | Round | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Melbourne | 18-12 | Olympic Park | Round 5 | 2003 |
| Against Melbourne | Played | Won | Draw | Lost |
| Total | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| At Toyota Stadium | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 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?) |
| 2009 Round 26 | South Sydney @ Toyota Stadium | Loss | 24-26 (12-All) | Try (Y) | Luke Douglas (Y) | Kade Snowden (N) |
| 2009 Round 25 | Manly @ Brookvale Oval | Loss | 16-18 (10-All) | Try (Y) | Luke Covell (Y) | Grant Millington (N) |
| 2009 Round 24 | Gold Coast @ Skilled Park | Loss | 10-20 (6-14) | Try (Y) | Paul Gallen (Y) | Blake Ferguson (Y) |
| 2009 Round 23 | Wests Tigers @ Toyota Stadium | Loss | 10-56 (0-28) | Try (N) | Mitch Brown (N) | Matthew Wright (N) |
| 2009 Round 22 | Brisbane @ Suncorp Stadium | Loss | 10-30 (4-12) | Try (Y) | Luke Covell (Y) | Grant Millington (Y) |
| 2009 Round 21 | Parramatta @ Toyota Stadium | Loss | 0-30 (0-10) | - (N) | - (N) | - (N) |
| 2009 Round 20 | Melbourne @ Olympic Park | Loss | 10-30 (0-4) | Try (N) | Luke Covell (N) | Blake Ferguson (N) |
| 2009 Round 19 | Manly @ Toyota Stadium | Loss | 26-32 (22-16) | Try (Y) | Matthew Wright (Y) | Luke Covell (Y) |
| 2009 Round 17 | North Queensland @ Dairy Farmers Stadium | Loss | 4-24 (0-All) | Try (N) | Matthew Wright (N) | Matthew Wright (N) |
| 2009 Round 16 | Sydney Roosters @ Sydney Football Stadium | Loss | 12-19 (12-6) | Try (Y) | Nathan Stapleton (Y) | Blake Ferguson (N) |
| Last 20 Matches | Won | Draw | Lost |
| Ahead at Half Time | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Equal at Half Time | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Behind at Half Time | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| First Scoring Trend | Try | Try % | Goal | Goal % |
| 2009 | 11 | 45.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Against Cronulla | Played | Won | Draw | Lost |
| Total | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
| At Toyota Stadium | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 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?) |
| 2009 Grand Final | Parramatta @ ANZ Stadium | Win | 23-16 (10-0) | Try (Y) | Ryan Hoffman (Y) | Billy Slater (N) |
| 2009 Finals Week 3 | Brisbane @ Etihad Stadium | Win | 40-10 (22-0) | Try (Y) | Will Chambers (Y) | Billy Slater (N) |
| 2009 Finals Week 1 | Manly @ Etihad Stadium | Win | 40-12 (16-0) | Try (Y) | Billy Slater (Y) | Billy Slater (Y) |
| 2009 Round 26 | Warriors @ Mt Smart Stadium | Win | 30-0 (12-0) | Try (Y) | Billy Slater (Y) | Ryan Hinchcliffe (Y) |
| 2009 Round 25 | Sydney Roosters @ Olympic Park | Win | 38-4 (18-0) | Try (Y) | Steve Turner (Y) | Steve Turner (Y) |
| 2009 Round 24 | Manly @ Olympic Park | Loss | 16-20 (4-12) | Try (Y) | Joseph Tomane (Y) | Joseph Tomane (N) |
| 2009 Round 23 | Newcastle @ EnergyAustralia Stadium | Loss | 14-26 (0-18) | Try (N) | Cooper Cronk (N) | Brett Anderson (Y) |
| 2009 Round 22 | North Queensland @ Olympic Park | Win | 20-8 (10-4) | Try (Y) | Steve Turner (Y) | Joseph Tomane (N) |
| 2009 Round 21 | St George Illawarra @ WIN Jubilee Oval | Loss | 12-26 (12-8) | Try (N) | Brett Finch (N) | Greg Inglis (N) |
| 2009 Round 20 | Cronulla @ Olympic Park | Win | 30-10 (4-0) | Try (Y) | Brett Anderson (Y) | Cameron Smith (Y) |
| Last 20 Matches | Won | Draw | Lost |
| Ahead at Half Time | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Equal at Half Time | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Behind at Half Time | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| First Scoring Trend | Try | Try % | Goal | Goal % |
| 2009 | 15 | 55.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
