Australian FootballMelbourne
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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 1
Collingwood11.1379
Adelaide13.1593
Melbourne Cricket Ground · Sat, 7:35 PM · Attendance 62,482 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 0.1 | 4.8 | 6.10 | 11.13 | 79 |
| Adelaide | 2.3 | 5.5 | 11.10 | 13.15 | 93 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Collingwood
N. Daicos 2, L. Schultz 2, R. Steele 2, J. Elliott 2, J. Crisp 1, B. McCreery 1, T. Membrey 1
Adelaide
R. Thilthorpe 3, I. Cumming 2, D. Fogarty 2, A. Neal-Bullen 1, J. Rachele 1, B. Cook 1, J. Soligo 1, B. Keays 1, L. Pedlar 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
COLL · ADEL
Head to head
Team Statistics
| COLL | Stat | ADEL |
|---|---|---|
| 365 | Disposals | 387 |
| 213 | Kicks | 256 |
| 152 | Handballs | 131 |
| 98 | Marks | 117 |
| 10 | Marks Inside 50 | 14 |
| 52 | Tackles | 48 |
| 19 | Hitouts | 35 |
| 29 | Clearances | 29 |
| 59 | Inside 50s | 55 |
| 115 | Contested Possessions | 139 |
| 231 | Uncontested Possessions | 239 |
| 47 | One Percenters | 35 |
| 14 | Frees For | 15 |
| 15 | Frees Against | 14 |
| 11 | Goals | 13 |
| 13 | Behinds | 15 |
The full box score
Players
Collingwood
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Daicos | 35 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| D. Houston | 9 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Daicos | 7 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Crisp | 25 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - |
| P. Lipinski | 1 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 5 | - | 1 |
| I. Quaynor | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 2 | - | - |
| D. Cameron | 14 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 |
| B. McCreery | 31 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| H. Perryman | 12 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 |
| S. Sidebottom | 22 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| N. Long | 44 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 8 | - | - |
| S. Pendlebury | 10 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| B. Maynard | 4 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| L. Schultz | 8 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| J. de Goey | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| R. Steele | 45 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| D. McStay | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| W. Parker | 15 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| E. Allan | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| J. Buller | 34 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Elliott | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
| B. Frampton | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| T. Membrey | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Adelaide
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Milera | 30 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Worrell | 24 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 8 | - | - | - |
| A. Neal-Bullen | 28 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| R. Laird | 29 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 11 | - | - | - |
| J. Rachele | 8 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Dawson | 12 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| J. Peatling | 25 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| S. Berry | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | - | 1 |
| B. Cook | 15 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| I. Cumming | 44 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | - |
| T. Walker | 13 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | - | - | 2 |
| M. Michalanney | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 2 | - | - |
| R. Thilthorpe | 7 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| J. Soligo | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - |
| N. Murray | 9 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| H. Bond | 21 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Keays | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 |
| L. McAndrew | 42 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| C. Ah Chee | 4 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| J. Butts | 41 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| D. Fogarty | 32 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| L. Pedlar | 10 | 7 | 7 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| T. Murray | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |