Australian FootballMelbourne
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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 4
Melbourne16.13109
Gold Coast14.589
Melbourne Cricket Ground · Sun, 3:15 PM · Attendance 24,287 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2.6 | 8.8 | 13.12 | 16.13 | 109 |
| Gold Coast | 4.1 | 8.2 | 12.4 | 14.5 | 89 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Melbourne
J. Melksham 4, H. Langford 2, B. Mihocek 2, K. Pickett 1, M. Gawn 1, C. Salem 1, X. Lindsay 1, H. Sharp 1, K. Tholstrup 1, J. van Rooyen 1, L. Pickett 1
Gold Coast
B. King 3, E. Read 3, Z. Uwland 2, J. Walter 2, L. Gulbin 1, J. Jeffrey 1, W. Powell 1, W. Graham 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
MELB · GCFC
Head to head
Team Statistics
| MELB | Stat | GCFC |
|---|---|---|
| 341 | Disposals | 351 |
| 210 | Kicks | 188 |
| 131 | Handballs | 163 |
| 89 | Marks | 90 |
| 19 | Marks Inside 50 | 14 |
| 59 | Tackles | 54 |
| 42 | Hitouts | 27 |
| 39 | Clearances | 28 |
| 59 | Inside 50s | 45 |
| 138 | Contested Possessions | 116 |
| 193 | Uncontested Possessions | 226 |
| 34 | One Percenters | 34 |
| 19 | Frees For | 17 |
| 17 | Frees Against | 19 |
| 16 | Goals | 14 |
| 13 | Behinds | 5 |
The full box score
Players
Melbourne
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Steele | 9 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 8 | - | - |
| K. Pickett | 36 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| M. Gawn | 11 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
| C. Salem | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
| T. Sparrow | 32 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 10 | - | 1 |
| C. Windsor | 6 | 17 | 11 | 6 | - | 7 | - | - |
| K. Chandler | 37 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | - | 1 |
| X. Lindsay | 5 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| H. Sharp | 30 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| E. Langdon | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | - | 1 |
| J. Lever | 8 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 9 | - | - | - |
| K. Tholstrup | 12 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
| J. van Rooyen | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Pickett | 33 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 |
| B. Howes | 22 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| B. Laurie | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | - | 2 | - | - |
| T. McDonald | 25 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - |
| J. Melksham | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | - | 4 | - |
| D. Turner | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| H. Langford | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | - | 2 | - |
| J. Culley | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 |
| B. Mihocek | 28 | 6 | 6 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| H. Petty | 35 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 |
Gold Coast
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Noble | 2 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| B. Uwland | 6 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| D. Rioli | 17 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| N. Anderson | 15 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 |
| L. Gulbin | 39 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 8 | - | 1 | - |
| T. Miller | 11 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
| L. Lombard | 8 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| S. Clohesy | 33 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Jeffrey | 16 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | - | 1 | - |
| Z. Uwland | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| W. Powell | 27 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | - |
| W. Graham | 26 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - |
| S. Collins | 25 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | - | - | - |
| L. Weller | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| M. Rowell | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| M. Andrew | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| C. Ballard | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| B. King | 34 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | - | 3 | 1 |
| J. Walter | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| E. Read | 20 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| B. Long | 22 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Rogers | 29 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 5 | - | - |
| J. Witts | 28 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - |