Game Information
MCG
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- MELB 350
- 376 WB
-
Kicks
- MELB 213
- 224 WB
-
Handballs
- MELB 137
- 152 WB
-
Free Kicks
- MELB 17
- 30 WB
-
Clearances
- MELB 30
- 40 WB
-
Inside 50
- MELB 57
- 51 WB
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Tackles
- MELB 46
- 53 WB
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 44
- 20 WB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
50
B. Brown3 Goals
33
A. Naughton4 Goals
Disposals
3
C. Petracca38 Disposals
6
J. Macrae39 Disposals
Contested Possessions
3
C. Petracca16 Contested Possessions
6
J. Macrae15 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:54 |  | K. Pickett Goal | 97 - 71 |
| 27:56 |  | A. Treloar Goal | 91 - 71 |
| 26:25 | | C. Petracca Goal | 91 - 65 |
| 24:53 | | T. Bedford Behind | 85 - 65 |
| 23:06 | | A. Neal-Bullen Behind | 84 - 65 |
| 17:42 | | J. Harmes Goal | 83 - 65 |
| 16:07 | | Rushed | 77 - 65 |
| 13:02 | | C. Petracca Behind | 76 - 65 |
| 11:09 | | M. Gawn Goal | 75 - 65 |
| 6:25 | | A. Naughton Goal | 69 - 65 |
| 2:47 | | M. Bontempelli Goal | 69 - 59 |
| 1:18 | | L. Jackson Behind | 69 - 53 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:38 | | B. Fritsch Behind | 68 - 53 |
| 25:34 | | B. Brown Behind | 67 - 53 |
| 16:52 | | L. Jackson Goal | 66 - 53 |
| 14:58 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 60 - 53 |
| 12:20 | | J. Dunkley Behind | 54 - 53 |
| 9:14 | | T. English Behind | 54 - 52 |
| 6:24 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 54 - 51 |
| 2:13 | | B. Brown Goal | 48 - 51 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:51 | | C. Petracca Goal | 42 - 51 |
| 20:25 | | Rushed | 36 - 51 |
| 15:46 | | B. Brown Goal | 35 - 51 |
| 12:24 | | M. Hannan Goal | 29 - 51 |
| 10:01 | | A. Naughton Goal | 29 - 45 |
| 8:22 | | A. Treloar Goal | 29 - 39 |
| 6:59 | | A. Naughton Goal | 29 - 33 |
| 5:04 | | B. Dale Goal | 29 - 27 |
| 1:38 | | A. Naughton Behind | 29 - 21 |
| 0:28 | | A. Naughton Goal | 29 - 20 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:37 | | C. Weightman Goal | 29 - 14 |
| 26:53 | | H. Crozier Goal | 29 - 8 |
| 21:39 | | J. Bowey Goal | 29 - 2 |
| 20:16 | | T. McDonald Behind | 23 - 2 |
| 18:27 | | B. Brown Behind | 22 - 2 |
| 17:24 | | B. Smith Behind | 21 - 2 |
| 16:13 | | C. Spargo Behind | 21 - 1 |
| 15:11 | | Rushed | 20 - 1 |
| 11:05 | | B. Brown Behind | 20 - 0 |
| 9:43 | | B. Fritsch Behind | 19 - 0 |
| 8:41 | | J. Viney Goal | 18 - 0 |
| 4:51 | | B. Brown Goal | 12 - 0 |
| 2:35 | | E. Langdon Goal | 6 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 SUNS
|
12 | 191.0 | WWW |
| 2 |
 WB
|
12 | 137.2 | WWW |
| 3 |
 SYD
|
8 | 139.5 | WWL |
| 4 |
 HAW
|
8 | 118.1 | LWW |
| 5 |
 FRE
|
4 | 121.1 | LW |
| 6 |
 NMFC
|
4 | 116.3 | WL |
| 7 |
 PORT
|
4 | 109.3 | LW |
| 8 |
 ADEL
|
4 | 104.6 | WL |
| 9 |
 COLL
|
4 | 98.7 | WL |
| 10 |
 STK
|
4 | 92.3 | LLW |
| 11 |
 MELB
|
4 | 84.4 | WL |
| 12 |
 WCE
|
4 | 81.3 | LW |
| 13 |
 GWS
|
4 | 81.1 | WLL |
| 14 |
 GEEL
|
4 | 79.6 | LW |
| 15 |
 CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 16 |
 BL
|
0 | 77.2 | LL |
| 17 |
 RICH
|
0 | 64.5 | LL |
| 18 |
 ESS
|
0 | 55.0 | LL |