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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 15
Adelaide11.1379
Melbourne9.862
Adelaide Oval · Sat, 1:15 PM · Attendance 46,337 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 3.4 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 11.13 | 79 |
| Melbourne | 5.0 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 62 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Adelaide
J. Rachele 3, J. Dawson 2, D. Fogarty 2, W. Milera 1, B. Keays 1, T. Walker 1, R. Thilthorpe 1
Melbourne
J. van Rooyen 3, K. Chandler 2, H. Langford 2, M. Jefferson 2
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
ADEL · MELB
Head to head
Team Statistics
| ADEL | Stat | MELB |
|---|---|---|
| 410 | Disposals | 355 |
| 254 | Kicks | 192 |
| 156 | Handballs | 163 |
| 138 | Marks | 62 |
| 11 | Marks Inside 50 | 6 |
| 67 | Tackles | 49 |
| 37 | Hitouts | 35 |
| 31 | Clearances | 42 |
| 55 | Inside 50s | 58 |
| 134 | Contested Possessions | 146 |
| 269 | Uncontested Possessions | 198 |
| 53 | One Percenters | 58 |
| 22 | Frees For | 19 |
| 19 | Frees Against | 22 |
| 11 | Goals | 9 |
| 13 | Behinds | 8 |
The full box score
Players
Adelaide
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Milera | 30 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - |
| R. Laird | 29 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | - | - |
| S. Berry | 3 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 7 | - | 1 |
| H. Hall-Kahan | 40 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 3 | - | - |
| M. Keane | 48 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 5 | - | - |
| L. Nankervis | 27 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | - | - |
| I. Rankine | 23 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 6 | - | 1 |
| B. Cook | 15 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| D. Curtin | 6 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 7 | - | - | 1 |
| M. Michalanney | 16 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| J. Dawson | 12 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Z. Taylor | 19 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| N. Murray | 9 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Rachele | 8 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | - | 3 | 3 |
| A. Neal-Bullen | 28 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| J. Borlase | 35 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2 | - | - |
| B. Keays | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - |
| J. Peatling | 25 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 |
| L. McAndrew | 42 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| T. Walker | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | - | 1 | - |
| D. Fogarty | 32 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | - |
| R. Thilthorpe | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Soligo | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Melbourne
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Gawn | 11 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| T. Sparrow | 32 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| J. Bowey | 17 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| D. Turner | 10 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| T. Rivers | 24 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Steele | 9 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| K. Chandler | 37 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| E. Langdon | 15 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Fitzgerald | 47 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Windsor | 6 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| K. Pickett | 36 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 |
| K. Tholstrup | 12 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| J. van Rooyen | 2 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - |
| J. Lever | 8 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| H. Langford | 4 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| T. McDonald | 25 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Fritsch | 31 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Howes | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| H. Sharp | 30 | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - |
| M. Jefferson | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| P. Cross | 41 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 3 |
| L. Kentfield | 44 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| J. Melksham | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |