Game Information
Gabba
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- MELB 322
- 314 COLL
-
Kicks
- MELB 198
- 161 COLL
-
Handballs
- MELB 124
- 153 COLL
-
Free Kicks
- MELB 21
- 15 COLL
-
Clearances
- MELB 31
- 32 COLL
-
Inside 50
- MELB 40
- 41 COLL
-
Tackles
- MELB 38
- 40 COLL
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 26
- 37 COLL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
9
C. Spargo3 Goals
20
B. Reid2 Goals
Disposals
3
C. Petracca24 Disposals
3
T. Adams30 Disposals
Contested Possessions
3
C. Petracca15 Contested Possessions
3
T. Adams13 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 20:40 |  | Rushed | 100 - 44 |
| 18:21 |  | T. Sparrow Goal | 100 - 43 |
| 14:27 | | J. Melksham Goal | 94 - 43 |
| 11:57 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 88 - 43 |
| 8:17 | | T. Varcoe Behind | 82 - 43 |
| 1:24 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 82 - 42 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 19:22 | | W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal | 76 - 42 |
| 13:49 | | C. Petracca Goal | 76 - 36 |
| 11:10 | | W. Hoskin-Elliott Behind | 70 - 36 |
| 9:03 | | E. Langdon Goal | 70 - 35 |
| 7:28 | | W. Hoskin-Elliott Behind | 64 - 35 |
| 1:54 | | Rushed | 64 - 34 |
| 0:51 | | Rushed | 64 - 33 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 35:09 | | E. Langdon Goal | 64 - 32 |
| 33:40 | | B. Reid Goal | 58 - 32 |
| 31:53 | | J. Daicos Behind | 58 - 26 |
| 29:52 | | C. Spargo Goal | 58 - 25 |
| 27:12 | | T. Adams Goal | 52 - 25 |
| 25:07 | | C. Spargo Goal | 52 - 19 |
| 23:37 | | J. Melksham Goal | 46 - 19 |
| 19:04 | | C. Spargo Goal | 40 - 19 |
| 17:10 | | Rushed | 34 - 19 |
| 15:34 | | J. Elliott Goal | 33 - 19 |
| 12:51 | | T. McDonald Goal | 33 - 13 |
| 3:20 | | S. Weideman Goal | 27 - 13 |
| 1:05 | | Callum L. Brown Goal | 21 - 13 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:50 | | B. Reid Goal | 21 - 7 |
| 21:30 | | B. Fritsch Behind | 21 - 1 |
| 18:55 | | Rushed | 20 - 1 |
| 16:03 | | K. Pickett Goal | 19 - 1 |
| 13:35 | | D. Cameron Behind | 13 - 1 |
| 10:43 | | A. Brayshaw Goal | 13 - 0 |
| 7:30 | | S. Weideman Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 2:39 | | C. Petracca Behind | 1 - 0 |
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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 |