	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	14	7	9	19	49
BL	14	21	13	5	53

Team Stats

Disposals
- MELB 264
- 291 BL
Kicks
- MELB 155
- 188 BL
Handballs
- MELB 109
- 103 BL
Free Kicks
- MELB 21
- 19 BL
Clearances
- MELB 22
- 35 BL
Inside 50
- MELB 41
- 42 BL
Tackles
- MELB 52
- 57 BL
Hit-Outs
- MELB 44
- 18 BL

Game Information

Score Worm

Game Leaders

Goals

MELB

J. Melksham3 Goals

C. Cameron2 Goals

Disposals

MELB

C. Oliver28 Disposals

L. Neale33 Disposals

Contested Possessions

MELB

C. Oliver17 Contested Possessions

L. Neale16 Contested Possessions

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:20		D. McStay Behind	49 - 53
19:43		Rushed	49 - 52
15:46		J. Melksham Goal	49 - 51
13:09		N. Jones Goal	43 - 51
11:29		H. McCluggage Behind	37 - 51
10:33		Rushed	37 - 50
9:03		B. Starcevich Behind	37 - 49
3:50		J. Viney Goal	37 - 48
2:35		J. Harmes Behind	31 - 48
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:37		S. Weideman Behind	30 - 48
19:24		C. Cameron Goal	29 - 48
18:32		H. Bennell Behind	29 - 42
13:55		J. Melksham Goal	28 - 42
11:30		K. Pickett Behind	22 - 42
8:27		C. Cameron Goal	21 - 42
1:57		Z. Bailey Behind	21 - 36
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:36		L. McCarthy Goal	21 - 35
20:05		M. Robinson Behind	21 - 29
15:51		E. Langdon Behind	21 - 28
9:35		E. Hipwood Goal	20 - 28
8:16		D. Zorko Behind	20 - 22
7:42		D. McStay Behind	20 - 21
5:47		D. Zorko Goal	20 - 20
1:20		B. Fritsch Goal	20 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:23		S. Weideman Behind	14 - 14
15:13		B. Fritsch Goal	13 - 14
12:07		C. Cameron Behind	7 - 14
11:09		Rushed	7 - 13
8:24		Z. Bailey Goal	6 - 13
6:52		J. Melksham Goal	6 - 7
3:07		C. Rayner Goal	0 - 7
2:03		C. Cameron Behind	0 - 1

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	4	191.3	W
2	SUNS	4	181.2	W
3	GWS	4	128.4	W
4	COLL	4	118.2	W
5	WB	4	104.7	W
6	BL	0	95.5	L
7	STK	0	84.6	L
8	HAW	0	77.9	L
9	GEEL	0	55.2	L
10	CARL	0	52.3	L
11	FRE	0	0.0
12	MELB	0	0.0
13	WCE	0	0.0
14	NMFC	0	0.0
15	PORT	0	0.0
16	RICH	0	0.0
17	ADEL	0	0.0
18	ESS	0	0.0

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Kicks

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Free Kicks

Clearances

Inside 50

Tackles

Hit-Outs

Goals

Disposals

Contested Possessions

AFL Round 1: Team news, fixtures, games, tips, odds -- everything you need to know

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Expert tips, best tips for Round 1 of the AFL