Australian FootballMelbourne
THE FOOTY PAPER
Match Report
Thursday 20 August 2026
No. 1
Round 23
Port Adelaide8.856
Melbourne20.12132
Adelaide Oval · Sat, 8:10 PM · Attendance 28,417 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | 1.2 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 56 |
| Melbourne | 7.2 | 9.3 | 15.5 | 20.12 | 132 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Port Adelaide
M. Georgiades 4, J. Sweet 2, T. Marshall 1, C. Durdin 1
Melbourne
K. Chandler 4, B. Fritsch 4, M. Jefferson 3, B. Laurie 2, H. Petty 2, J. van Rooyen 2, J. Steele 1, T. Sparrow 1, C. Windsor 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
PORT · MELB
Head to head
Team Statistics
| PORT | Stat | MELB |
|---|---|---|
| 338 | Disposals | 404 |
| 214 | Kicks | 216 |
| 124 | Handballs | 188 |
| 98 | Marks | 68 |
| 12 | Marks Inside 50 | 12 |
| 53 | Tackles | 73 |
| 32 | Hitouts | 25 |
| 44 | Clearances | 30 |
| 49 | Inside 50s | 62 |
| 122 | Contested Possessions | 146 |
| 205 | Uncontested Possessions | 240 |
| 44 | One Percenters | 43 |
| 12 | Frees For | 24 |
| 24 | Frees Against | 12 |
| 8 | Goals | 20 |
| 8 | Behinds | 12 |
The full box score
Players
Port Adelaide
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Wines | 16 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 7 | - | - |
| J. Richards | 35 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | - | 1 |
| M. Bergman | 14 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Burgoyne | 7 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Horne-Francis | 18 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 |
| W. Drew | 28 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| J. Sweet | 24 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - |
| J. Wehr | 15 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| M. Georgiades | 19 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | - |
| B. OBrien | 41 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| X. Bamert | 46 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| T. Marshall | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Jones | 34 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Lai | 43 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Berry | 5 | 9 | 9 | - | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| H. Ramm | 32 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| D. Visentini | 38 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| C. Durdin | 44 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| A. Van Wyk | 47 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| A. Aliir | 21 | 7 | 7 | - | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| T. Anastasopoulos | 29 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| J. Whitlock | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| M. Zadow | 39 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
Melbourne
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Steele | 9 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - |
| M. Gawn | 11 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| K. Pickett | 36 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 6 | - | 1 |
| T. Rivers | 24 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| E. Langdon | 15 | 21 | 7 | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| K. Tholstrup | 12 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 8 | - | - | - |
| B. Laurie | 16 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Lever | 8 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Bowey | 17 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| D. Turner | 10 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| K. Chandler | 37 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | - |
| J. Fitzgerald | 47 | 18 | 7 | 11 | - | 9 | - | - |
| C. Jiath | 14 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| T. Sparrow | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| C. Salem | 3 | 15 | 8 | 7 | - | 3 | - | 1 |
| B. Fritsch | 31 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | - | 4 | 2 |
| H. Langford | 4 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| H. Sharp | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| C. Windsor | 6 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| H. Petty | 35 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | - | 2 | 2 |
| J. van Rooyen | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| M. Jefferson | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | - |
| T. McDonald | 25 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - |