Game Information
Mars Stadium
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:10 | ![]() | D. Swallow Goal | 64 - 65 |
| 24:32 | ![]() | M. Rowell Goal | 64 - 59 |
| 16:12 | ![]() | I. Rankine Behind | 64 - 53 |
| 13:41 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 64 - 52 |
| 8:32 | ![]() | B. Ainsworth Behind | 58 - 52 |
| 2:17 | ![]() | T. Miller Goal | 58 - 51 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:46 | ![]() | J. Finlayson Goal | 58 - 45 |
| 27:53 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 52 - 45 |
| 23:59 | ![]() | Rushed | 46 - 45 |
| 22:34 | ![]() | D. Lloyd Goal | 45 - 45 |
| 21:30 | ![]() | H. Himmelberg Behind | 39 - 45 |
| 20:49 | ![]() | J. Hogan Behind | 38 - 45 |
| 18:55 | ![]() | T. Greene Behind | 37 - 45 |
| 16:05 | ![]() | B. Hill Goal | 36 - 45 |
| 14:38 | ![]() | Rushed | 30 - 45 |
| 13:22 | ![]() | S. Day Goal | 29 - 45 |
| 8:26 | ![]() | C. Burgess Goal | 29 - 39 |
| 6:01 | ![]() | H. Himmelberg Goal | 29 - 33 |
| 2:47 | ![]() | J. Finlayson Behind | 23 - 33 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:51 | ![]() | S. Day Goal | 22 - 33 |
| 27:58 | ![]() | B. Fiorini Behind | 22 - 27 |
| 25:28 | ![]() | A. Sexton Goal | 22 - 26 |
| 19:17 | ![]() | R. Atkins Goal | 22 - 20 |
| 13:37 | ![]() | A. Sexton Goal | 22 - 14 |
| 12:46 | ![]() | A. Sexton Behind | 22 - 8 |
| 9:12 | ![]() | L. Whitfield Goal | 22 - 7 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:32 | ![]() | S. Day Behind | 16 - 7 |
| 26:11 | ![]() | Rushed | 16 - 6 |
| 23:33 | ![]() | H. Himmelberg Goal | 15 - 6 |
| 15:32 | ![]() | T. Miller Goal | 9 - 6 |
| 11:53 | ![]() | J. Hogan Behind | 9 - 0 |
| 8:38 | ![]() | T. Greene Behind | 8 - 0 |
| 6:59 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 4:42 | ![]() | C. Ward Behind | 1 - 0 |
Fast-starting Geelong have withstood a Collingwood surge to claim a 25-point win and climb into the AFL top six.
Sam Mitchell and the Hawks are on the cusp of announcing a fresh contract to remain coach until the end of 2030.
Round 21 of the 2026 AFL season kicks off with a Thursday night blockbuster between Collingwood and Geelong, before a clash between Fremantle and the Western Bulldogs on Friday.
Essendon's caretaker coach Dean Solomon will next week have his first formal discussions with club hierarchy about the fulltime job.
Carlton want interim coach Josh Fraser to pitch for the full-time head coaching job.
Four double-headers with AFLW matches will complete the final two rounds of the AFL home-and-away season.
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FRE
|
68 | 146.0 | WLWWW |
| 2 |
SYD
|
56 | 130.0 | LWLLW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
54 | 124.0 | WLWWW |
| 4 |
BL
|
52 | 120.6 | WWWWW |
| 5 |
GEEL
|
48 | 117.2 | LLWWW |
| 6 |
ADEL
|
48 | 113.7 | LWWWL |
| 7 |
MELB
|
48 | 107.8 | LWWWL |
| 8 |
WB
|
48 | 96.8 | WLWWW |
| 9 |
COLL
|
46 | 105.6 | WWWWL |
| 10 |
STK
|
36 | 105.8 | LWWLW |
| 11 |
CARL
|
36 | 92.4 | WWLLW |
| 12 |
GWS
|
32 | 98.3 | LWWLL |
| 13 |
NMFC
|
32 | 89.6 | WLLLL |
| 14 |
SUNS
|
28 | 94.8 | LLLLL |
| 15 |
PORT
|
24 | 95.6 | WWLLL |
| 16 |
WCE
|
16 | 70.1 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
ESS
|
8 | 65.4 | LLLWL |
| 18 |
RICH
|
8 | 60.9 | LLLLL |





