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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 18
Melbourne16.15111
Richmond9.1165
Melbourne Cricket Ground · Sun, 3:15 PM · Attendance 32,893 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5.2 | 9.9 | 12.11 | 16.15 | 111 |
| Richmond | 3.2 | 4.5 | 5.10 | 9.11 | 65 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Melbourne
J. van Rooyen 6, M. Gawn 2, J. Melksham 2, J. Bowey 1, T. Sparrow 1, H. Sharp 1, C. Windsor 1, L. Pickett 1, M. Jefferson 1
Richmond
S. Cumming 2, T. Nankervis 2, J. Alger 2, T. Taranto 1, Z. Peucker 1, M. Lefau 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
MELB · RICH
Head to head
Team Statistics
| MELB | Stat | RICH |
|---|---|---|
| 407 | Disposals | 325 |
| 221 | Kicks | 185 |
| 186 | Handballs | 140 |
| 103 | Marks | 55 |
| 22 | Marks Inside 50 | 5 |
| 62 | Tackles | 42 |
| 37 | Hitouts | 36 |
| 36 | Clearances | 42 |
| 62 | Inside 50s | 46 |
| 146 | Contested Possessions | 139 |
| 250 | Uncontested Possessions | 170 |
| 41 | One Percenters | 52 |
| 17 | Frees For | 21 |
| 21 | Frees Against | 17 |
| 16 | Goals | 9 |
| 15 | Behinds | 11 |
The full box score
Players
Melbourne
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Bowey | 17 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - |
| J. Fitzgerald | 47 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| T. Sparrow | 32 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Steele | 9 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 10 | - | 1 |
| E. Langdon | 15 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| B. Howes | 22 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| T. Rivers | 24 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 4 | - | - | - |
| K. Pickett | 36 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 |
| H. Langford | 4 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | - | 2 |
| J. Lever | 8 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | - | - |
| D. Turner | 10 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 11 | - | - | - |
| M. Gawn | 11 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| J. van Rooyen | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| K. Tholstrup | 12 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - |
| K. Chandler | 37 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | - | 1 |
| J. Melksham | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| C. Jiath | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - |
| H. Sharp | 30 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Windsor | 6 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| A. Johnson | 42 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| L. Pickett | 33 | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| B. Laurie | 16 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| M. Jefferson | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Richmond
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Taranto | 14 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Trezise | 36 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 |
| K. McAuliffe | 28 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| S. Banks | 6 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| P. Retschko | 33 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| D. Prestia | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | - | 3 | - | - |
| N. Vlastuin | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| S. Campbell | 44 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| B. Miller | 12 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| H. Ralphsmith | 13 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| T. Brown | 30 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| S. Cumming | 22 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - |
| S. Grlj | 24 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 |
| T. Nankervis | 25 | 14 | 5 | 9 | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| K. Annand | 41 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| T. Hotton | 10 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 |
| R. Mansell | 7 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | 2 |
| N. Broad | 35 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Alger | 29 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Z. Peucker | 26 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| T. Lynch | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| N. Balta | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Lefau | 42 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - |