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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 20
Melbourne14.1397
Geelong18.9117
Melbourne Cricket Ground · Fri, 7:40 PM · Attendance 49,292 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4.4 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 14.13 | 97 |
| Geelong | 3.0 | 10.4 | 12.9 | 18.9 | 117 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Melbourne
H. Petty 4, E. Langdon 3, B. Fritsch 3, K. Tholstrup 1, H. Langford 1, B. Laurie 1, K. Pickett 1
Geelong
S. Neale 5, O. Henry 4, O. Wiltshire 3, J. Polkinghorne 2, T. Atkins 1, S. Mannagh 1, B. Close 1, M. OConnor 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
MELB · GEEL
Head to head
Team Statistics
| MELB | Stat | GEEL |
|---|---|---|
| 363 | Disposals | 375 |
| 204 | Kicks | 227 |
| 159 | Handballs | 148 |
| 78 | Marks | 113 |
| 17 | Marks Inside 50 | 16 |
| 49 | Tackles | 46 |
| 49 | Hitouts | 22 |
| 35 | Clearances | 35 |
| 51 | Inside 50s | 62 |
| 131 | Contested Possessions | 128 |
| 220 | Uncontested Possessions | 243 |
| 40 | One Percenters | 40 |
| 19 | Frees For | 11 |
| 11 | Frees Against | 19 |
| 14 | Goals | 18 |
| 13 | Behinds | 9 |
The full box score
Players
Melbourne
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Steele | 9 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Bowey | 17 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| T. Sparrow | 32 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | - | - |
| K. Tholstrup | 12 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
| J. Lever | 8 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - |
| J. Fitzgerald | 47 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| M. Gawn | 11 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| E. Langdon | 15 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| B. Howes | 22 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| H. Langford | 4 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - |
| T. Rivers | 24 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| B. Laurie | 16 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| K. Chandler | 37 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 |
| B. Fritsch | 31 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| T. McDonald | 25 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - |
| H. Petty | 35 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| K. Pickett | 36 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| H. Sharp | 30 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| J. van Rooyen | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| L. Cooke | 46 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 |
| P. Cross | 41 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| M. Jefferson | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| L. Pickett | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Geelong
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Smith | 3 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| T. Bruhn | 4 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | - | - |
| T. Stewart | 44 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| T. Atkins | 30 | 23 | 8 | 15 | - | 6 | 1 | - |
| Z. Guthrie | 39 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 11 | - | - | - |
| C. OSullivan | 14 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | - | - |
| L. Humphries | 17 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 |
| J. Clark | 13 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| S. Mannagh | 7 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| B. Close | 45 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| O. Dempsey | 28 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| O. Wiltshire | 21 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| J. Worpel | 29 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 8 | - | - |
| G. Miers | 32 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| M. Blicavs | 46 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| S. Neale | 33 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| P. Dangerfield | 35 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Henry | 38 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Polkinghorne | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Edwards | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| O. Mullin | 34 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| M. OConnor | 42 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| O. Henry | 36 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - |