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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 17
Hawthorn14.690
Melbourne19.11125
UTAS Stadium · Sat, 1:15 PM · Attendance 9,377 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn | 1.2 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 14.6 | 90 |
| Melbourne | 7.5 | 13.8 | 17.11 | 19.11 | 125 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Hawthorn
M. Chol 5, J. Ward 2, J. Ginnivan 2, W. Day 1, M. Lewis 1, C. Macdonald 1, J. Dalton 1, J. Gunston 1
Melbourne
J. van Rooyen 5, B. Fritsch 5, L. Pickett 2, H. Sharp 2, H. Petty 2, E. Langdon 1, M. Jefferson 1, B. Laurie 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
HAW · MELB
Head to head
Team Statistics
| HAW | Stat | MELB |
|---|---|---|
| 345 | Disposals | 349 |
| 216 | Kicks | 207 |
| 129 | Handballs | 142 |
| 111 | Marks | 89 |
| 15 | Marks Inside 50 | 15 |
| 44 | Tackles | 64 |
| 42 | Hitouts | 36 |
| 31 | Clearances | 46 |
| 59 | Inside 50s | 57 |
| 120 | Contested Possessions | 137 |
| 214 | Uncontested Possessions | 203 |
| 39 | One Percenters | 35 |
| 20 | Frees For | 23 |
| 23 | Frees Against | 20 |
| 14 | Goals | 19 |
| 6 | Behinds | 11 |
The full box score
Players
Hawthorn
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Newcombe | 3 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Hardwick | 15 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Ward | 25 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | - |
| W. Day | 12 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - |
| H. Morrison | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Sicily | 6 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - |
| B. Macdonald | 42 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| M. Chol | 18 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 7 | - | 5 | - |
| J. Ginnivan | 33 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| D. Moore | 8 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| N. Mraz | 21 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 2 | - | - |
| M. DAmbrosio | 16 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| M. Lewis | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - |
| C. Macdonald | 9 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| L. Meek | 17 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| F. Perez | 39 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| C. Mackenzie | 28 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Dalton | 34 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - |
| B. Ryan | 26 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Hill | 41 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| W. McCabe | 27 | 6 | 6 | - | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| T. Barrass | 37 | 5 | 5 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Gunston | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 | - |
Melbourne
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Sparrow | 32 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| K. Pickett | 36 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 5 | - | 1 |
| J. Fitzgerald | 47 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 |
| J. van Rooyen | 2 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| C. Jiath | 14 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | - | - |
| M. Gawn | 11 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Steele | 9 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | - |
| E. Langdon | 15 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Bowey | 17 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 6 | - | - |
| T. Rivers | 24 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| K. Chandler | 37 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| B. Fritsch | 31 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | - |
| B. Howes | 22 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | - | - |
| D. Turner | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| K. Tholstrup | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Lever | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| H. Langford | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - |
| C. Windsor | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| L. Pickett | 33 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| H. Sharp | 30 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| H. Petty | 35 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Jefferson | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| B. Laurie | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |