Australian FootballMelbourne
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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 2
Hawthorn14.1599
Sydney13.482
Melbourne Cricket Ground · Thu, 7:30 PM · Attendance 47,945 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn | 5.3 | 6.7 | 9.10 | 14.15 | 99 |
| Sydney | 6.2 | 7.2 | 12.3 | 13.4 | 82 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Hawthorn
J. Gunston 4, D. Moore 3, M. Chol 2, J. Newcombe 1, N. Watson 1, M. Lewis 1, C. Mackenzie 1, S. Butler 1
Sydney
L. McDonald 3, C. Curnow 2, C. Warner 1, J. McInerney 1, B. Grundy 1, T. Papley 1, C. Warner 1, J. Jordon 1, J. Amartey 1, M. Rosas 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
HAW · SYD
Head to head
Team Statistics
| HAW | Stat | SYD |
|---|---|---|
| 417 | Disposals | 348 |
| 235 | Kicks | 195 |
| 182 | Handballs | 153 |
| 101 | Marks | 58 |
| 13 | Marks Inside 50 | 4 |
| 62 | Tackles | 66 |
| 46 | Hitouts | 30 |
| 35 | Clearances | 37 |
| 55 | Inside 50s | 58 |
| 161 | Contested Possessions | 135 |
| 258 | Uncontested Possessions | 193 |
| 52 | One Percenters | 52 |
| 27 | Frees For | 16 |
| 16 | Frees Against | 27 |
| 14 | Goals | 13 |
| 15 | Behinds | 4 |
The full box score
Players
Hawthorn
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Newcombe | 3 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Ward | 25 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| J. Sicily | 6 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Battle | 24 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Ginnivan | 33 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| D. Moore | 8 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| J. Scrimshaw | 14 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| C. Macdonald | 9 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | - | 2 |
| J. Weddle | 23 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | - | 2 |
| J. Impey | 4 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - |
| C. Nash | 11 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 9 | - | 1 |
| M. DAmbrosio | 16 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| N. Watson | 5 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| M. Lewis | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 9 | - | 1 | 1 |
| C. Mackenzie | 28 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| K. Amon | 10 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| T. Barrass | 37 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Hardwick | 15 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| S. Butler | 30 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| L. Meek | 17 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Gunston | 19 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | - | 4 | 4 |
| N. Reeves | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 3 | - | - |
| M. Chol | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Sydney
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Mills | 14 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 8 | - | - | - |
| C. Warner | 1 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| J. McInerney | 27 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| R. Bice | 26 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| N. Blakey | 22 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| B. Grundy | 4 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| J. Lloyd | 44 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 |
| A. Sheldrick | 12 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Serong | 13 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| T. Papley | 11 | 14 | 10 | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| T. McCartin | 30 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - |
| M. Roberts | 34 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - |
| C. Warner | 37 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| S. Wicks | 15 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Jordon | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| J. Rowbottom | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 12 | - | - |
| L. McDonald | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - |
| D. Rampe | 24 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| L. Melican | 43 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Amartey | 36 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| C. Curnow | 35 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Rosas | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | - |
| C. Cleary | 33 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | - | - |