Australian FootballMelbourne
Sporting PaperThe Footy Paper
Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 12
Melbourne9.1670
Greater Western Sydney19.5119
Traeger Park · Sun, 3:15 PM · Attendance 6,374 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3.4 | 6.8 | 8.12 | 9.16 | 70 |
| GWS | 4.0 | 9.2 | 14.3 | 19.5 | 119 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Melbourne
B. Mihocek 3, J. Steele 1, T. Rivers 1, T. Sparrow 1, K. Pickett 1, L. Pickett 1, M. Jefferson 1
Greater Western Sydney
T. Greene 3, M. Gruzewski 3, C. Brown 3, F. Callaghan 2, H. Thomas 2, T. Bedford 2, P. Gothard 1, J. Stringer 1, K. Briggs 1, A. Cadman 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
MELB · GWS
Head to head
Team Statistics
| MELB | Stat | GWS |
|---|---|---|
| 329 | Disposals | 408 |
| 200 | Kicks | 263 |
| 129 | Handballs | 145 |
| 85 | Marks | 138 |
| 7 | Marks Inside 50 | 14 |
| 48 | Tackles | 55 |
| 32 | Hitouts | 24 |
| 35 | Clearances | 27 |
| 62 | Inside 50s | 46 |
| 125 | Contested Possessions | 114 |
| 194 | Uncontested Possessions | 269 |
| 30 | One Percenters | 44 |
| 18 | Frees For | 21 |
| 21 | Frees Against | 18 |
| 9 | Goals | 19 |
| 16 | Behinds | 5 |
The full box score
Players
Melbourne
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Steele | 9 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Bowey | 17 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Gawn | 11 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 1 |
| T. Rivers | 24 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | - |
| E. Langdon | 15 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| T. Sparrow | 32 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - |
| K. Tholstrup | 12 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - |
| H. Langford | 4 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6 | - | - | 1 |
| K. Pickett | 36 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| H. Sharp | 30 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | - | - | 3 |
| C. Windsor | 6 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| K. Chandler | 37 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | - | 1 |
| D. Turner | 10 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - |
| B. Laurie | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| H. Petty | 35 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| J. van Rooyen | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| A. Moniz-Wakefield | 45 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| B. Fritsch | 31 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| B. Howes | 22 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| L. Pickett | 33 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| P. Cross | 41 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 |
| M. Jefferson | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| B. Mihocek | 28 | 5 | 5 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
Greater Western Sydney
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Ash | 7 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 1 | - | - |
| F. Callaghan | 17 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - |
| C. Idun | 39 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Oliver | 10 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| L. Whitfield | 6 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Fonti | 37 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 8 | - | - | - |
| H. Thomas | 1 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| H. Himmelberg | 27 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Laverde | 25 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| B. Daniels | 16 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | - | - |
| T. Greene | 4 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| T. Bedford | 14 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| P. Gothard | 11 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Stringer | 20 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Stone | 18 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| M. Gruzewski | 35 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 8 | - | 3 | - |
| C. Brown | 46 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8 | - | 3 | - |
| T. McMullin | 31 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| S. Taylor | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 | - | - | - |
| K. Briggs | 32 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - |
| A. Cadman | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - |
| L. Aleer | 21 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| S. Coniglio | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |