Australian FootballMelbourne
Sporting PaperThe Footy Paper
Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 3
Geelong9.1468
Adelaide9.660
GMHBA Stadium · Thu, 7:30 PM · Attendance 20,403 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4.4 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 9.14 | 68 |
| Adelaide | 2.2 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 60 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Geelong
J. Martin 3, O. Dempsey 2, M. Holmes 1, S. Mannagh 1, T. Stewart 1, O. Henry 1
Adelaide
Z. Taylor 3, J. Rachele 1, R. Thilthorpe 1, N. Murray 1, A. Neal-Bullen 1, I. Cumming 1, I. Rankine 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
GEEL · ADEL
Head to head
Team Statistics
| GEEL | Stat | ADEL |
|---|---|---|
| 409 | Disposals | 329 |
| 261 | Kicks | 208 |
| 148 | Handballs | 121 |
| 98 | Marks | 65 |
| 8 | Marks Inside 50 | 7 |
| 76 | Tackles | 72 |
| 38 | Hitouts | 51 |
| 42 | Clearances | 35 |
| 67 | Inside 50s | 45 |
| 159 | Contested Possessions | 127 |
| 228 | Uncontested Possessions | 177 |
| 50 | One Percenters | 43 |
| 25 | Frees For | 13 |
| 13 | Frees Against | 25 |
| 9 | Goals | 9 |
| 14 | Behinds | 6 |
The full box score
Players
Geelong
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Smith | 3 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 10 | - | - |
| M. Holmes | 9 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| G. Miers | 32 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 8 | - | 1 |
| M. Blicavs | 46 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | - | 1 |
| S. Mannagh | 7 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| T. Stewart | 44 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - |
| T. Atkins | 30 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 8 | - | - |
| C. OSullivan | 14 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | - | - |
| O. Dempsey | 28 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - |
| S. De Koning | 16 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 1 | - | - |
| M. OConnor | 42 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| T. Bruhn | 4 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Clark | 13 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Martin | 19 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| O. Wiltshire | 21 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| O. Mullin | 34 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| S. Neale | 33 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
| O. Henry | 36 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| L. Humphries | 17 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Cameron | 5 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - | 2 |
| J. Henry | 38 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Z. Guthrie | 39 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| M. Edwards | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - |
Adelaide
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Rachele | 8 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| J. Worrell | 24 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| S. Berry | 3 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 |
| J. Peatling | 25 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| B. Cook | 15 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | - | 1 |
| J. Soligo | 14 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 9 | - | - |
| W. Milera | 30 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| L. McAndrew | 42 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Keays | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 |
| R. Thilthorpe | 7 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| N. Murray | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - |
| J. Butts | 41 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - |
| M. Michalanney | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | - | - |
| A. Neal-Bullen | 28 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| L. Nankervis | 27 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| I. Cumming | 44 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| C. Jones | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - |
| H. Bond | 21 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | - | - |
| D. Fogarty | 32 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| F. Maley | 36 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| L. Pedlar | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| I. Rankine | 23 | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Z. Taylor | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | - | 3 | - |