	1	2	3	4	T
BL	39	16	26	7	88
MELB	22	20	25	32	99

Team Stats

Disposals
- BL 383
- 370 MELB
Kicks
- BL 215
- 228 MELB
Handballs
- BL 168
- 142 MELB
Free Kicks
- BL 12
- 13 MELB
Clearances
- BL 39
- 44 MELB
Inside 50
- BL 53
- 58 MELB
Tackles
- BL 39
- 41 MELB
Hit-Outs
- BL 17
- 53 MELB

Game Information

Score Worm

Game Leaders

Goals

D. Gardiner4 Goals

MELB

J. Melksham4 Goals

Disposals

W. Ashcroft30 Disposals

MELB

C. Petracca31 Disposals

Contested Possessions

L. Neale12 Contested Possessions

MELB

M. Gawn15 Contested Possessions

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:50		K. Pickett Behind	88 - 99
28:38		C. Petracca Behind	88 - 98
21:07		C. McKenna Goal	88 - 97
20:22		X. Lindsay Behind	82 - 97
19:10		E. Langdon Goal	82 - 96
17:20		B. Fritsch Behind	82 - 90
15:03		A. Johnson Goal	82 - 89
14:20		H. Petty Behind	82 - 83
13:04		K. Pickett Behind	82 - 82
10:56		B. Fritsch Goal	82 - 81
9:17		J. Melksham Goal	82 - 75
5:48		Rushed	82 - 69
1:31		K. Pickett Behind	81 - 69
0:28		J. Melksham Behind	81 - 68
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:38		D. Gardiner Goal	81 - 67
26:12		J. Melksham Goal	75 - 67
22:41		C. Oliver Goal	75 - 61
20:02		Z. Bailey Goal	75 - 55
18:03		L. Morris Behind	69 - 55
15:59		D. Gardiner Goal	68 - 55
12:07		H. Sharp Behind	62 - 55
10:02		K. Pickett Goal	62 - 54
9:12		J. Dunkley Behind	62 - 48
5:36		T. Sparrow Goal	61 - 48
1:03		L. Morris Goal	61 - 42
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:59		T. Rivers Goal	55 - 42
20:34		C. Cameron Behind	55 - 36
19:22		E. Hipwood Behind	54 - 36
18:07		D. Gardiner Goal	53 - 36
15:27		T. Rivers Behind	47 - 36
14:06		K. Chandler Goal	47 - 35
10:50		J. Melksham Goal	47 - 29
6:37		C. Ah Chee Behind	47 - 23
2:48		D. Gardiner Goal	46 - 23
1:22		C. Cameron Behind	40 - 23
0:42		K. Pickett Behind	39 - 23
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:04		E. Hipwood Goal	39 - 22
30:04		K. Chandler Behind	33 - 22
27:43		D. Zorko Behind	33 - 21
26:14		L. Morris Goal	32 - 21
24:24		L. Morris Goal	26 - 21
21:51		Rushed	20 - 21
18:32		T. McDonald Goal	20 - 20
16:59		Rushed	20 - 14
16:19		H. Andrews Behind	20 - 13
12:37		K. Pickett Goal	19 - 13
10:53		C. Ah Chee Goal	19 - 7
9:12		H. McCluggage Goal	13 - 7
7:21		H. Petty Behind	7 - 7
2:38		J. Fletcher Goal	7 - 6
2:21		W. Ashcroft Behind	1 - 6
0:57		J. Melksham Goal	0 - 6

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	76	137.2	WWLWL
2	SYD	72	136.1	WWWWW
3	BL	64	121.7	WLWWW
4	HAW	64	120.1	WWLDW
5	GEEL	60	122.3	WWWWW
6	ADEL	60	117.3	LWWLW
7	MELB	60	109.6	LWWWL
8	WB	54	95.4	WLLDW
9	COLL	52	102.4	WLWDL
10	CARL	50	101.5	WWWDW
11	STK	40	102.8	WLLWL
12	GWS	40	98.9	LWLWL
13	SUNS	36	94.5	LLWLW
14	NMFC	36	88.8	LLWLL
15	PORT	28	88.1	LLLLW
16	WCE	16	69.2	LLLLL
17	RICH	12	62.5	LWLLL
18	ESS	8	64.6	LLLLL

Disposals

Kicks

Handballs

Free Kicks

Clearances

Inside 50

Tackles

Hit-Outs

Goals

Disposals

Contested Possessions

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2026 AFL Draft indicative order: every club, every pick

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'I'm a competitor': Cody Walker primed and ready for the next step