Game Information
MCG
Team Stats
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Disposals
- CARL 386
- 355 MELB
-
Kicks
- CARL 236
- 203 MELB
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Handballs
- CARL 150
- 152 MELB
-
Free Kicks
- CARL 17
- 17 MELB
-
Clearances
- CARL 43
- 45 MELB
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Inside 50
- CARL 53
- 48 MELB
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Tackles
- CARL 87
- 88 MELB
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Hit-Outs
- CARL 29
- 59 MELB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
16
M. Owies2 Goals
3
C. Petracca2 Goals
Disposals
29
G. Hewett33 Disposals
7
J. Viney31 Disposals
Contested Possessions
29
G. Hewett23 Contested Possessions
7
J. Viney17 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:14 |  | C. Petracca Behind | 60 - 56 |
| 17:34 | | A. Neal-Bullen Behind | 60 - 55 |
| 14:23 | | J. Smith Goal | 60 - 54 |
| 10:05 | | K. Pickett Goal | 60 - 48 |
| 6:53 |  | C. Curnow Goal | 60 - 42 |
| 1:56 | | T. De Koning Goal | 54 - 42 |
| 0:28 | | M. Owies Goal | 48 - 42 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:51 | | C. Petracca Behind | 42 - 42 |
| 23:50 | | T. Sparrow Behind | 42 - 41 |
| 20:38 | | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 42 - 40 |
| 14:59 | | C. Petracca Goal | 42 - 34 |
| 10:54 | | S. Docherty Goal | 42 - 28 |
| 9:22 | | T. Sparrow Goal | 36 - 28 |
| 8:14 | | M. Owies Goal | 36 - 22 |
| 6:55 | | K. Chandler Behind | 30 - 22 |
| 3:14 | | P. Cripps Goal | 30 - 21 |
| 0:58 | | Rushed | 24 - 21 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:43 | | Rushed | 23 - 21 |
| 25:17 | | B. Acres Goal | 23 - 20 |
| 19:22 | | J. Martin Goal | 17 - 20 |
| 18:05 | | J. van Rooyen Behind | 11 - 20 |
| 16:15 | | C. Petracca Goal | 11 - 19 |
| 14:02 | | D. Cuningham Behind | 11 - 13 |
| 9:23 | | J. van Rooyen Behind | 10 - 13 |
| 4:13 | | S. Docherty Behind | 10 - 12 |
| 3:02 | | K. Chandler Goal | 9 - 12 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:58 | | E. Langdon Goal | 9 - 6 |
| 24:49 | | M. Owies Behind | 9 - 0 |
| 23:56 | | G. Hewett Behind | 8 - 0 |
| 16:00 | | C. Curnow Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 12:54 | | Rushed | 1 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 SYD
|
20 | 173.3 | WLWWW |
| 2 |
 FRE
|
20 | 142.7 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
 HAW
|
20 | 118.2 | WWWWW |
| 4 |
 SUNS
|
16 | 126.9 | WWLLW |
| 5 |
 NMFC
|
16 | 120.8 | LWWLW |
| 6 |
 GEEL
|
16 | 116.1 | WWLWW |
| 7 |
 WB
|
16 | 102.0 | WWWLL |
| 8 |
 MELB
|
16 | 94.2 | LWWLW |
| 9 |
 BL
|
12 | 111.7 | LWWWL |
| 10 |
 ADEL
|
12 | 105.3 | LLLWW |
| 11 |
 COLL
|
12 | 94.8 | LWLLW |
| 12 |
 PORT
|
8 | 108.1 | WLWLL |
| 13 |
 STK
|
8 | 92.6 | LWLWL |
| 14 |
 GWS
|
8 | 86.8 | LLLWL |
| 15 |
 WCE
|
8 | 61.3 | WWLLL |
| 16 |
 CARL
|
4 | 79.2 | WLLLL |
| 17 |
 ESS
|
4 | 79.1 | LLLWL |
| 18 |
 RICH
|
0 | 53.6 | LLLLL |