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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 16
Hawthorn14.1296
Greater Western Sydney12.1082
Melbourne Cricket Ground · Fri, 7:40 PM · Attendance 35,238 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn | 3.5 | 9.6 | 13.9 | 14.12 | 96 |
| GWS | 2.4 | 4.6 | 10.6 | 12.10 | 82 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Hawthorn
N. Watson 3, J. Ginnivan 2, J. Dalton 2, M. Chol 2, M. Lewis 2, C. Mackenzie 1, C. Macdonald 1, C. Dear 1
Greater Western Sydney
C. Brown 3, T. Greene 2, A. Cadman 2, F. Callaghan 1, C. Oliver 1, L. Ash 1, S. Coniglio 1, J. Stringer 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
HAW · GWS
Head to head
Team Statistics
| HAW | Stat | GWS |
|---|---|---|
| 373 | Disposals | 383 |
| 219 | Kicks | 198 |
| 154 | Handballs | 185 |
| 79 | Marks | 74 |
| 11 | Marks Inside 50 | 12 |
| 69 | Tackles | 84 |
| 65 | Hitouts | 27 |
| 54 | Clearances | 30 |
| 63 | Inside 50s | 40 |
| 140 | Contested Possessions | 146 |
| 219 | Uncontested Possessions | 228 |
| 44 | One Percenters | 64 |
| 22 | Frees For | 15 |
| 15 | Frees Against | 22 |
| 14 | Goals | 12 |
| 12 | Behinds | 10 |
The full box score
Players
Hawthorn
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Newcombe | 3 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| W. Day | 12 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| C. Mackenzie | 28 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Macdonald | 9 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Battle | 24 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Ginnivan | 33 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | - |
| J. Sicily | 6 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1 | - | - |
| K. Amon | 10 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| M. DAmbrosio | 16 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 5 | - | 2 |
| B. Hardwick | 15 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 3 | - | - |
| H. Morrison | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Ward | 25 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Dalton | 34 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| D. Moore | 8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| B. Macdonald | 42 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| L. Meek | 17 | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 2 | - | - |
| M. Chol | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| C. Dear | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| M. Lewis | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| F. Perez | 39 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| T. Barrass | 37 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| N. Reeves | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - |
| N. Watson | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Greater Western Sydney
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Callaghan | 17 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - |
| C. Oliver | 10 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 1 | - |
| L. Whitfield | 6 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| L. Ash | 7 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| T. Greene | 4 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| J. Fonti | 37 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | - | - |
| P. Gothard | 11 | 20 | 7 | 13 | - | 9 | - | 1 |
| H. Himmelberg | 27 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 8 | - | - | - |
| C. Idun | 39 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| H. Thomas | 1 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| R. Angwin | 9 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 |
| S. Coniglio | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| S. Taylor | 15 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| T. Bedford | 14 | 12 | 3 | 9 | - | 9 | - | 1 |
| K. Briggs | 32 | 11 | 2 | 9 | - | 4 | - | - |
| C. Brown | 46 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - |
| J. Stringer | 20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| A. Cadman | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - |
| L. Aleer | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 7 | - | - |
| H. Oliver | 19 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| C. Stone | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Gruzewski | 35 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| B. Daniels | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - |