Game Information
ENGIE Stadium
Team Stats
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Disposals
- MELB 314
- 346 BL
-
Kicks
- MELB 192
- 233 BL
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Handballs
- MELB 122
- 113 BL
-
Free Kicks
- MELB 20
- 28 BL
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Clearances
- MELB 37
- 35 BL
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Inside 50
- MELB 54
- 50 BL
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Tackles
- MELB 59
- 60 BL
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 37
- 20 BL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
36
K. Pickett3 Goals
33
Z. Bailey4 Goals
Disposals
3
C. Petracca26 Disposals
17
J. Lyons28 Disposals
Contested Possessions
3
C. Petracca16 Contested Possessions
17
J. Lyons18 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:50 |  | C. Cameron Goal | 97 - 75 |
| 22:19 |  | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 97 - 69 |
| 18:27 | | C. Petracca Behind | 91 - 69 |
| 17:29 | | C. Spargo Behind | 90 - 69 |
| 15:46 | | T. Sparrow Goal | 89 - 69 |
| 14:32 | | A. Brayshaw Behind | 83 - 69 |
| 13:10 | | T. McDonald Goal | 82 - 69 |
| 8:19 | | O. McInerney Behind | 76 - 69 |
| 3:25 | | T. McDonald Behind | 76 - 68 |
| 0:46 | | K. Pickett Goal | 75 - 68 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:28 | | K. Pickett Behind | 69 - 68 |
| 25:40 | | C. Oliver Behind | 68 - 68 |
| 21:47 | | K. Pickett Goal | 67 - 68 |
| 20:34 | | Z. Bailey Goal | 61 - 68 |
| 19:57 | | S. Weideman Behind | 61 - 62 |
| 17:27 | | E. Hipwood Behind | 60 - 62 |
| 15:07 | | T. McDonald Goal | 60 - 61 |
| 14:17 | | C. Salem Behind | 54 - 61 |
| 12:22 | | C. Petracca Goal | 53 - 61 |
| 11:06 | | D. Zorko Goal | 47 - 61 |
| 8:48 | | D. Zorko Behind | 47 - 55 |
| 7:17 | | K. Pickett Goal | 47 - 54 |
| 6:04 | | T. McDonald Behind | 41 - 54 |
| 2:15 | | T. McDonald Goal | 40 - 54 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:07 | | Z. Bailey Goal | 34 - 54 |
| 25:26 | | L. Jackson Goal | 34 - 48 |
| 24:04 | | K. Coleman Goal | 28 - 48 |
| 21:14 | | L. Jackson Behind | 28 - 42 |
| 18:37 | | L. McCarthy Goal | 27 - 42 |
| 12:27 | | Rushed | 27 - 36 |
| 11:37 | | E. Hipwood Behind | 27 - 35 |
| 9:16 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 27 - 34 |
| 4:06 | | C. Petracca Goal | 21 - 34 |
| 1:11 | | C. Cameron Goal | 15 - 34 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:17 | | E. Hipwood Behind | 15 - 28 |
| 24:15 | | K. Pickett Behind | 15 - 27 |
| 22:56 | | Rushed | 14 - 27 |
| 20:47 | | Z. Bailey Goal | 14 - 26 |
| 16:51 | | L. McCarthy Behind | 14 - 20 |
| 15:22 | | Z. Bailey Goal | 14 - 19 |
| 13:21 | | J. Daniher Goal | 14 - 13 |
| 11:58 | | K. Pickett Behind | 14 - 7 |
| 11:15 | | E. Hipwood Behind | 13 - 7 |
| 8:22 | | M. Gawn Goal | 13 - 6 |
| 6:44 | | E. Hipwood Goal | 7 - 6 |
| 4:40 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 4:06 | | Rushed | 1 - 0 |
AFL News
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Hird: Cats have the game to 'nullify the Swans'
On ESPN Footy Central, James Hird says Geelong have the defensive stoppers to take it up to Sydney's high-flying mids and forwards in their clash at GMHBA Stadium in Round 11.
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Joly: Saints have figured out the De Koning-Marshall balance
After struggling to find the best balance between playing two rucks, the Saints have finally worked it out, says Champion Data's Christian Joly on the ESPN Footy Podcast.
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Six Points: The players you want kicking for goal with your life on the line
This week's Six Points features (statistically) the most reliable kick for goal, why the blowtorch should be on Alastair Clarkson, something rare I dislike about Nick Daicos, and a worrying Scott Pendlebury 433 realisation.
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AFL confirms Devils' full list concessions
Tasmania will have priority access to local prospects ahead of their first four AFL drafts - on top of their generous suite of picks - under a raft of list concessions granted to the expansion club.
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Hawks 'disappointed', to leave Tassie after 2027
Hawthorn are "extremely disappointed" about the AFL's decision to force them out of Tasmania before the Devils' planned 2028 league debut.
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Zak Butters to 'start having conversations' about his AFL future
Zak Butters says it's almost time to seriously think about what the rest of the AFL has been talking about all year - his playing future.
2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 SYD
|
36 | 152.2 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
 FRE
|
36 | 134.9 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
 GEEL
|
28 | 123.5 | WLWWW |
| 4 |
 SUNS
|
28 | 119.9 | WLWWW |
| 5 |
 MELB
|
28 | 107.6 | WWLWW |
| 6 |
 HAW
|
26 | 110.2 | WWDLL |
| 7 |
 BL
|
24 | 116.6 | LWWWL |
| 8 |
 ADEL
|
24 | 109.7 | WLWWW |
| 9 |
 STK
|
20 | 112.8 | LWWLW |
| 10 |
 WB
|
20 | 91.7 | LLLWL |
| 11 |
 COLL
|
18 | 99.1 | WWDLL |
| 12 |
 NMFC
|
16 | 96.7 | WLLLL |
| 13 |
 GWS
|
16 | 90.1 | LWLWL |
| 14 |
 PORT
|
12 | 105.2 | LWLLL |
| 15 |
 WCE
|
12 | 64.2 | LLLLW |
| 16 |
 CARL
|
8 | 81.8 | LLLLW |
| 17 |
 ESS
|
4 | 70.6 | LLLLL |
| 18 |
 RICH
|
4 | 60.9 | LLWLL |