Australian FootballMelbourne
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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 2
Fremantle17.16118
Melbourne10.1070
Optus Stadium · Sat, 7:35 PM · Attendance 44,736 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremantle | 7.7 | 9.11 | 16.13 | 17.16 | 118 |
| Melbourne | 1.1 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 10.10 | 70 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Fremantle
J. Treacy 4, I. Dudley 3, S. Bolton 2, M. Reid 2, A. Brayshaw 1, M. Johnson 1, L. Jackson 1, C. Serong 1, P. Voss 1, S. Switkowski 1
Melbourne
E. Langdon 2, B. Fritsch 2, H. Sharp 2, K. Pickett 1, K. Chandler 1, T. Sparrow 1, B. Mihocek 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
FRE · MELB
Head to head
Team Statistics
| FRE | Stat | MELB |
|---|---|---|
| 417 | Disposals | 333 |
| 224 | Kicks | 222 |
| 193 | Handballs | 111 |
| 93 | Marks | 99 |
| 12 | Marks Inside 50 | 12 |
| 45 | Tackles | 55 |
| 24 | Hitouts | 34 |
| 33 | Clearances | 30 |
| 58 | Inside 50s | 56 |
| 143 | Contested Possessions | 124 |
| 262 | Uncontested Possessions | 193 |
| 50 | One Percenters | 41 |
| 13 | Frees For | 14 |
| 14 | Frees Against | 13 |
| 17 | Goals | 10 |
| 16 | Behinds | 10 |
The full box score
Players
Fremantle
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Brayshaw | 8 | 39 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - |
| S. Bolton | 10 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Clark | 6 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Reid | 16 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| L. Ryan | 13 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 1 | - | - |
| N. Erasmus | 28 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| N. ODriscoll | 30 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 |
| C. Scerri | 45 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 |
| K. Worner | 23 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 4 | - | - |
| M. Johnson | 44 | 19 | 5 | 14 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| O. McDonald | 21 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| C. Wagner | 34 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| H. Chapman | 5 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - |
| L. Jackson | 9 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Treacy | 35 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| C. Serong | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| I. Dudley | 43 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| J. McVee | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| P. Voss | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Amiss | 24 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| S. Switkowski | 39 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| S. Darcy | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 |
| A. Pearce | 25 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Melbourne
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Steele | 9 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 9 | - | - |
| C. Salem | 3 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - |
| M. Gawn | 11 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 11 | - | - | 1 |
| E. Langdon | 15 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| T. Rivers | 24 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 1 | - | 1 |
| J. Lever | 8 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | - | - |
| K. Pickett | 36 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| K. Chandler | 37 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Jiath | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| H. Langford | 4 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 |
| X. Lindsay | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| T. Sparrow | 32 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Windsor | 6 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Culley | 13 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| B. Fritsch | 31 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | - | 2 | 1 |
| B. Howes | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - |
| K. Tholstrup | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| H. Petty | 35 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| H. Sharp | 30 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| J. van Rooyen | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - |
| B. Mihocek | 28 | 8 | 8 | - | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Pickett | 33 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| D. Turner | 10 | 4 | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - |