Game Information
MCG
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 34:14 | ![]() | B. McCreery Goal | 90 - 77 |
| 26:03 | ![]() | S. Sidebottom Goal | 84 - 77 |
| 24:16 | ![]() | S. Draper Behind | 78 - 77 |
| 20:40 | ![]() | N. Daicos Goal | 78 - 76 |
| 18:22 | ![]() | J. Menzie Behind | 72 - 76 |
| 17:10 | ![]() | J. Ginnivan Goal | 72 - 75 |
| 12:21 | ![]() | N. Daicos Goal | 66 - 75 |
| 10:57 | ![]() | A. Johnson Goal | 60 - 75 |
| 10:09 | ![]() | Rushed | 54 - 75 |
| 6:07 | ![]() | Rushed | 53 - 75 |
| 4:10 | ![]() | S. Weideman Behind | 52 - 75 |
| 2:25 | ![]() | B. Frampton Goal | 52 - 74 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:17 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 46 - 74 |
| 26:48 | ![]() | J. Menzie Goal | 46 - 68 |
| 25:17 | ![]() | J. De Goey Behind | 46 - 62 |
| 23:27 | ![]() | K. Langford Behind | 45 - 62 |
| 22:22 | ![]() | Rushed | 45 - 61 |
| 17:26 | ![]() | Rushed | 44 - 55 |
| 15:09 | ![]() | A. Perkins Goal | 44 - 54 |
| 13:08 | ![]() | B. McCreery Goal | 44 - 48 |
| 10:41 | ![]() | J. Elliott Behind | 38 - 48 |
| 7:07 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 37 - 48 |
| 0:39 | ![]() | S. Weideman Goal | 37 - 42 |
| 0:24 | ![]() | W. Snelling Behind | 37 - 36 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:17 | ![]() | B. Maynard Behind | 37 - 35 |
| 27:34 | ![]() | Rushed | 36 - 35 |
| 25:00 | ![]() | J. De Goey Goal | 35 - 35 |
| 19:03 | ![]() | J. Ginnivan Behind | 29 - 35 |
| 16:53 | ![]() | J. Menzie Behind | 28 - 35 |
| 15:45 | ![]() | A. Perkins Behind | 28 - 34 |
| 13:21 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 28 - 33 |
| 10:51 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 28 - 27 |
| 8:00 | ![]() | J. Ginnivan Goal | 28 - 21 |
| 6:14 | ![]() | S. Pendlebury Goal | 22 - 21 |
| 2:32 | ![]() | A. Johnson Goal | 16 - 21 |
| 1:27 | ![]() | S. Draper Behind | 10 - 21 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:03 | ![]() | J. De Goey Goal | 10 - 20 |
| 25:32 | ![]() | A. Johnson Behind | 4 - 20 |
| 24:32 | ![]() | J. Ginnivan Behind | 3 - 20 |
| 22:38 | ![]() | N. Martin Goal | 2 - 20 |
| 20:40 | ![]() | S. Weideman Goal | 2 - 14 |
| 15:48 | ![]() | S. Weideman Behind | 2 - 8 |
| 12:50 | ![]() | B. Mihocek Behind | 2 - 7 |
| 8:28 | ![]() | S. Draper Behind | 1 - 7 |
| 7:14 | ![]() | S. Draper Goal | 1 - 6 |
| 1:14 | ![]() | N. Daicos 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 |





