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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 7
Richmond11.672
Melbourne19.12126
Melbourne Cricket Ground · Fri, 7:40 PM · Attendance 67,364 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3.1 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 72 |
| Melbourne | 4.4 | 10.5 | 13.9 | 19.12 | 126 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Richmond
S. Campbell 2, M. Lefau 2, K. McAuliffe 1, H. Ralphsmith 1, S. Lalor 1, S. Cumming 1, S. Green 1, T. Lynch 1, J. Faull 1
Melbourne
K. Pickett 4, B. Mihocek 3, C. Windsor 2, B. Fritsch 2, M. Jefferson 2, T. Sparrow 1, M. Gawn 1, B. Laurie 1, H. Langford 1, H. Sharp 1, K. Chandler 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
RICH · MELB
Head to head
Team Statistics
| RICH | Stat | MELB |
|---|---|---|
| 344 | Disposals | 362 |
| 182 | Kicks | 212 |
| 162 | Handballs | 150 |
| 71 | Marks | 78 |
| 11 | Marks Inside 50 | 16 |
| 46 | Tackles | 44 |
| 18 | Hitouts | 47 |
| 32 | Clearances | 38 |
| 47 | Inside 50s | 61 |
| 129 | Contested Possessions | 150 |
| 209 | Uncontested Possessions | 207 |
| 38 | One Percenters | 45 |
| 13 | Frees For | 22 |
| 22 | Frees Against | 13 |
| 11 | Goals | 19 |
| 6 | Behinds | 12 |
The full box score
Players
Richmond
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Prestia | 3 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| J. Ross | 5 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| P. Retschko | 33 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| T. Brown | 30 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Hopper | 2 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| S. Grlj | 24 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| K. McAuliffe | 28 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| H. Ralphsmith | 13 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| S. Lalor | 4 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| J. Trezise | 36 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| N. Vlastuin | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| S. Campbell | 44 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| S. Cumming | 22 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| B. Miller | 12 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| T. Burton | 45 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| N. Broad | 35 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| S. Green | 48 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| T. Lynch | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| N. Balta | 21 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - |
| M. Lefau | 42 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - |
| C. Gray | 50 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Faull | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| S. Ryan | 32 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - |
Melbourne
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Pickett | 36 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - |
| T. Sparrow | 32 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - |
| J. Steele | 9 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| C. Windsor | 6 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| E. Langdon | 15 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| M. Gawn | 11 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| B. Howes | 22 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Laurie | 16 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| J. Lever | 8 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 4 | - | - |
| B. Fritsch | 31 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| H. Langford | 4 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| H. Sharp | 30 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Turner | 10 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - |
| K. Chandler | 37 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. van Rooyen | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| C. Jiath | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| K. Tholstrup | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 1 |
| M. Jefferson | 21 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| X. Taylor | 19 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - |
| B. Mihocek | 28 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| J. Culley | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - |
| M. Heath | 27 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| L. Pickett | 33 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - |