Super Rugby Pacific
Melbourne Rebels vs Crusaders

Time Fri, Apr 21, 2023, 9:35 AM
Location AAMI Park
Referee Ben O'Keeffe

Melbourne Rebels		Crusaders
Louwrens25' Ekuasi17' Wilkin14'	Tries	McLeod81' Moananu69' Grace61' Havili54' Havili20' Springer11'
Hodge26' Hodge18' Hodge15'	Conversions	Mo'unga82' Mo'unga70' Mo'unga62' Mo'unga55' Mo'unga13'
Hodge67' Hodge29'	Penalty Goals	Mo'unga76'

Melbourne Rebels		Crusaders
Attack
3	Tries	6
528	Metres	707
103	Carries	167
19	Defenders Beaten	39
4	Clean Breaks	10
121	Passes	230
12	Offloads	11
15	Turnovers Conceded	13
Defence
200	Tackles	112
39	Missed Tackles	19
5	Turnovers Won	10
Kicking
28	Kicks in Play	27
3/3	Conversions	5/6
2/2	Penalty Goals	1/1
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
1	Charged Down	0
665	Kick From Hand Metres	764
13	In Touch	8
13	Opponent Collection	19
100%	Success	86%
20	Possession Lost	21
7	Possession Retained	4
Breakdown
65	Rucks Won	128
5	Rucks Lost	3
92%	Rucks Success Rate	97%
4	Mauls Won	4
Set Plays
11	Lineouts Won	11
0	Lineouts Lost	3
100%	Lineouts Success Rate	78%
1	Scrums Won	10
1	Scrums Lost	0
50%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
41%	Possession	59%
44%	First Half	56%
39%	Second Half	61%
41%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	59%
Discipline
12	Penalties Conceded	9
0	Red Cards	0
1	Yellow Cards	0
11	Penalty Conceded Own Half	5

Melbourne Rebels	Crusaders
1Matt Gibbon	1Joe Moody
2Alex Mafi	2Brodie McAlister
3Sam Talakai	3Tamaiti Williams
4Josh Canham	4Scott Barrett (C)
5Trevor Hosea	5Sam Whitelock
6Josh Kemeny	6Dom Gardiner
7Brad Wilkin (C)	7Tom Christie
8Vaiolini Ekuasi	8Christian Lio-Willie
9Ryan Louwrens	9Mitchell Drummond
10Carter Gordon	10Richie Mo'unga
11Monty Ioane	11Macca Springer
12Stacey Ili	12David Havili
13Reece Hodge	13Braydon Ennor
14Lachie Anderson	14Pepesana Patafilo
15Andrew Kellaway	15Fergus Burke
Substitutes
16Jordan Uelese	16Ioane Moananu
17Cameron Orr	17Finlay Brewis
18Pone Fa'amausili	18Seb Calder
19Angelo Smith	19Quinten Strange
20Daniel Maiava	20Cullen Grace
21James Tuttle	21Willi Heinz
22Lukas Ripley	22Jack Goodhue
23Joe Pincus	23Dallas McLeod
Coaches
Kevin Foote	Rob Penney

82	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.
82	Conversion - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga converts the try.
81	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Crusaders is finished off by Dallas McLeod
81	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Dallas McLeod bursts through to advance the Crusaders attack.
81	Try Assist	Richie Mo'unga sets up the try.
76	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga kicks the penalty.
74	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Joe Pincus took full advantage.
72	Substitution on	Melbourne Rebels decide to make a substitution, with Daniel Maiava getting some game time.
72	Substitution off	Melbourne Rebels decide to make a substitution, with Josh Kemeny being replaced.
71	Substitution on	Melbourne Rebels decide to make a substitution, with Angelo Smith getting some game time.
71	Substitution off	Melbourne Rebels decide to make a substitution, with Trevor Hosea being replaced.
70	Conversion - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga has kicked a conversion.
69	Try - Individual effort	A bit of individual brilliance by Ioane Moananu leads to a try for Crusaders
69	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Ioane Moananu took full advantage.
69	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by David Havili.
68	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Dallas McLeod took full advantage.
67	Penalty Goal - Kicked	The Melbourne Rebels supporters go wild as Reece Hodge successfully kicks the penalty goal.
65	Substitution on	Crusaders make a substitution with Ioane Moananu coming on.
65	Substitution off	Crusaders make a substitution with Brodie McAlister coming off.
63	Substitution on	Melbourne Rebels sub Joe Pincus comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Lachie Anderson departs for Melbourne Rebels.
63	Substitution on	Melbourne Rebels sub James Tuttle comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Ryan Louwrens departs for Melbourne Rebels.
62	Conversion - Kicked	The Crusaders supporters go wild as Richie Mo'unga successfully kicks the conversion.
61	Try - Close range	Crusaders are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Cullen Grace touching down.
61	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Willi Heinz is finished off with a try.
60	Yellow card	Vaiolini Ekuasi (Melbourne Rebels) is shown a yellow card
60	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as David Havili goes through the gap.
59	Substitution on	Jordan Uelese comes on for Melbourne Rebels.
59	Substitution off	Alex Mafi leaves the field.
58	Clean Break	What a run here by Macca Springer as they get over the gainline!
57	Substitution on	Jack Goodhue comes on for Crusaders.
57	Substitution off	Fergus Burke leaves the field.
57	Substitution on	Pone Fa'amausili comes on for Melbourne Rebels.
57	Substitution off	Sam Talakai leaves the field.
57	Substitution on	Cameron Orr comes on for Melbourne Rebels.
57	Substitution off	Matt Gibbon leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Cullen Grace comes on for Crusaders.
55	Substitution off	Christian Lio-Willie leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Quinten Strange comes on for Crusaders.
55	Substitution off	Dom Gardiner leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Seb Calder comes on for Crusaders.
55	Substitution off	Tamaiti Williams leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Finlay Brewis comes on for Crusaders.
55	Substitution off	Joe Moody leaves the field.
55	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Richie Mo'unga kicks the conversion.
54	Try - Close range	Nothing was going to stop David Havili from scoring as they record the try for Crusaders.
54	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Willi Heinz.
52	Substitution on	Dallas McLeod comes on.
52	Substitution off	Pepesana Patafilo comes off.
51	Clean Break	What a run here by Braydon Ennor as they get over the gainline!
48	Clean Break	Monty Ioane makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
45	Substitution on	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Willi Heinz getting some game time.
45	Substitution off	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Mitchell Drummond being replaced.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half kicks off.
40	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
29	Penalty Goal - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Reece Hodge kicks the penalty goal.
27	Clean Break	Trouble here as Monty Ioane breaches the defence.
26	Conversion - Kicked	Reece Hodge makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
25	Try - Close range	The pressure has finally told as Ryan Louwrens scores from close range.
21	Conversion - Missed Left	Richie Mo'unga curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.
20	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Crusaders is finished off by David Havili
20	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Mitchell Drummond.
20	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Mitchell Drummond bursts through to advance the Crusaders attack.
20	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Brodie McAlister bursts through to advance the Crusaders attack.
18	Conversion - Kicked	Reece Hodge converts the try.
17	Try - Individual effort	Vaiolini Ekuasi goes on their own for a try.
16	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Vaiolini Ekuasi bursts through to advance the Melbourne Rebels attack.
15	Conversion - Kicked	Reece Hodge converts the try.
14	Try - Close range	Brad Wilkin scores the try from close range.
13	Conversion - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga converts the try.
11	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Crusaders results in a try for Macca Springer
11	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Macca Springer took full advantage.
11	Try Assist	Braydon Ennor played a key part in that try.
6	Substitution on	Lukas Ripley comes on for Melbourne Rebels.
6	Substitution off	Stacey Ili leaves the field.
2	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Braydon Ennor goes through the gap.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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