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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 22
Melbourne17.11113
Fremantle17.7109
Melbourne Cricket Ground · Sat, 1:15 PM · Attendance 40,938 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5.2 | 10.5 | 12.8 | 17.11 | 113 |
| Fremantle | 5.2 | 11.2 | 14.4 | 17.7 | 109 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Melbourne
H. Sharp 3, B. Laurie 3, H. Petty 3, K. Pickett 2, T. Sparrow 2, B. Fritsch 2, J. Bowey 1, K. Chandler 1
Fremantle
J. Amiss 5, P. Voss 4, I. Dudley 2, J. Treacy 2, M. Johnson 1, S. Bolton 1, S. Switkowski 1, N. ODriscoll 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
MELB · FRE
Head to head
Team Statistics
| MELB | Stat | FRE |
|---|---|---|
| 323 | Disposals | 321 |
| 183 | Kicks | 191 |
| 140 | Handballs | 130 |
| 67 | Marks | 91 |
| 14 | Marks Inside 50 | 15 |
| 68 | Tackles | 59 |
| 34 | Hitouts | 40 |
| 32 | Clearances | 43 |
| 56 | Inside 50s | 51 |
| 138 | Contested Possessions | 113 |
| 179 | Uncontested Possessions | 208 |
| 39 | One Percenters | 39 |
| 29 | Frees For | 19 |
| 19 | Frees Against | 29 |
| 17 | Goals | 17 |
| 11 | Behinds | 7 |
The full box score
Players
Melbourne
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Pickett | 36 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Bowey | 17 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| T. Rivers | 24 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 |
| T. Sparrow | 32 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| K. Tholstrup | 12 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Steele | 9 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| M. Gawn | 11 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| C. Jiath | 14 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| H. Langford | 4 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| D. Turner | 10 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Windsor | 6 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| H. Sharp | 30 | 14 | 12 | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| J. Fitzgerald | 47 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 7 | - | - |
| B. Laurie | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| B. Fritsch | 31 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| E. Langdon | 15 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| H. Petty | 35 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| J. van Rooyen | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| K. Chandler | 37 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| J. Lever | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| T. McDonald | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Salem | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - |
| M. Jefferson | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
Fremantle
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Johnson | 44 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | - |
| J. Clark | 6 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Serong | 3 | 21 | 11 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - |
| A. Brayshaw | 8 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 6 | - | - |
| H. Young | 26 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| M. Reid | 16 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| L. Ryan | 13 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - | - |
| S. Bolton | 10 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Jackson | 9 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| B. Cox | 36 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | - | - |
| J. McVee | 17 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - |
| K. Worner | 23 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| H. Chapman | 5 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| I. Dudley | 43 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |
| N. Erasmus | 28 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - |
| J. Treacy | 35 | 12 | 12 | - | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| S. Switkowski | 39 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| P. Voss | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | - |
| N. ODriscoll | 30 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Amiss | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| O. McDonald | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Cox | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - |
| M. Frederick | 32 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |