Australian FootballMelbourne
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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 18
Greater Western Sydney12.1486
Geelong11.773
ENGIE Stadium · Sat, 4:15 PM · Attendance 13,281 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWS | 2.2 | 3.6 | 5.10 | 12.14 | 86 |
| Geelong | 5.2 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 73 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Greater Western Sydney
C. Brown 3, T. Bedford 2, R. Hamilton 2, H. Himmelberg 1, K. Briggs 1, F. Callaghan 1, J. Stringer 1, A. Cadman 1
Geelong
S. Mannagh 4, O. Dempsey 3, B. Smith 1, O. Henry 1, M. Knevitt 1, O. Wiltshire 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
GWS · GEEL
Head to head
Team Statistics
| GWS | Stat | GEEL |
|---|---|---|
| 407 | Disposals | 359 |
| 220 | Kicks | 209 |
| 187 | Handballs | 150 |
| 79 | Marks | 76 |
| 11 | Marks Inside 50 | 8 |
| 72 | Tackles | 69 |
| 59 | Hitouts | 45 |
| 49 | Clearances | 41 |
| 53 | Inside 50s | 60 |
| 165 | Contested Possessions | 145 |
| 236 | Uncontested Possessions | 208 |
| 48 | One Percenters | 48 |
| 13 | Frees For | 16 |
| 16 | Frees Against | 13 |
| 12 | Goals | 11 |
| 14 | Behinds | 7 |
The full box score
Players
Greater Western Sydney
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Oliver | 10 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| T. Greene | 4 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| L. Ash | 7 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 3 | - | - |
| T. Bedford | 14 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| H. Himmelberg | 27 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - |
| C. Idun | 39 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| S. Taylor | 15 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | - | - |
| K. Briggs | 32 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - |
| F. Callaghan | 17 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - |
| J. Fonti | 37 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| H. Rowston | 24 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| R. Hamilton | 43 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| X. OHalloran | 33 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 |
| R. Angwin | 9 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| S. Coniglio | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| J. Laverde | 25 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| H. Oliver | 19 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| C. Brown | 46 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | - |
| J. Ough | 28 | 13 | 7 | 6 | - | 5 | - | - |
| H. Thomas | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Stringer | 20 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| A. Cadman | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| P. Gothard | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 |
Geelong
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Holmes | 9 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| S. Mannagh | 7 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| B. Smith | 3 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
| L. Humphries | 17 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| O. Dempsey | 28 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | - |
| T. Atkins | 30 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Cameron | 5 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 3 | - | - |
| T. Stewart | 44 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| O. Henry | 36 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Bowes | 12 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| O. Mullin | 34 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| M. Blicavs | 46 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| T. Bruhn | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - |
| C. OSullivan | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | - | - |
| P. Dangerfield | 35 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 2 |
| S. De Koning | 16 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - | - | - |
| M. Knevitt | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Kolodjashnij | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| S. Neale | 33 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| Z. Guthrie | 39 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Martin | 19 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| O. Wiltshire | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Henry | 38 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 |