Game Information
MCG
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:50 | ![]() | B. McCreery Goal | 79 - 78 |
| 26:24 | ![]() | L. Schultz Goal | 73 - 78 |
| 24:28 | ![]() | L. Schultz Goal | 67 - 78 |
| 23:20 | ![]() | Rushed | 61 - 78 |
| 21:31 | ![]() | J. Daniher Behind | 60 - 78 |
| 19:46 | ![]() | C. Cameron Goal | 60 - 77 |
| 17:30 | ![]() | N. Long Behind | 60 - 71 |
| 9:04 | ![]() | B. Hill Behind | 59 - 71 |
| 7:22 | ![]() | Rushed | 58 - 71 |
| 4:41 | ![]() | S. Sidebottom Behind | 58 - 70 |
| 4:19 | ![]() | Rushed | 57 - 70 |
| 2:26 | ![]() | Z. Bailey Goal | 56 - 70 |
| 0:54 | ![]() | D. McStay Goal | 56 - 64 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:26 | ![]() | W. Ashcroft Behind | 50 - 64 |
| 24:39 | ![]() | L. Schultz Behind | 50 - 63 |
| 22:57 | ![]() | D. Cameron Goal | 49 - 63 |
| 20:25 | ![]() | K. Lohmann Behind | 43 - 63 |
| 17:45 | ![]() | C. Rayner Behind | 43 - 62 |
| 13:47 | ![]() | Z. Bailey Behind | 43 - 61 |
| 11:27 | ![]() | B. McCreery Goal | 43 - 60 |
| 9:41 | ![]() | L. Neale Goal | 37 - 60 |
| 6:46 | ![]() | J. Daniher Goal | 37 - 54 |
| 4:50 | ![]() | Rushed | 37 - 48 |
| 2:43 | ![]() | D. McStay Behind | 37 - 47 |
| 0:53 | ![]() | J. Daniher Goal | 36 - 47 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 16:58 | ![]() | N. Daicos Behind | 36 - 41 |
| 14:17 | ![]() | N. Daicos Goal | 35 - 41 |
| 12:26 | ![]() | H. Sharp Behind | 29 - 41 |
| 5:15 | ![]() | N. Daicos Goal | 29 - 40 |
| 4:26 | ![]() | Rushed | 23 - 40 |
| 1:38 | ![]() | D. McStay Goal | 22 - 40 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:17 | ![]() | W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal | 16 - 40 |
| 28:11 | ![]() | J. Elliott Behind | 10 - 40 |
| 25:40 | ![]() | K. Lohmann Behind | 9 - 40 |
| 22:56 | ![]() | K. Lohmann Goal | 9 - 39 |
| 17:45 | ![]() | O. McInerney Goal | 9 - 33 |
| 14:51 | ![]() | I. Quaynor Goal | 9 - 27 |
| 13:35 | ![]() | K. Lohmann Goal | 3 - 27 |
| 11:42 | ![]() | J. Daniher Goal | 3 - 21 |
| 9:49 | ![]() | Rushed | 3 - 15 |
| 7:55 | ![]() | J. Daniher Goal | 3 - 14 |
| 7:14 | ![]() | L. Schultz Behind | 3 - 8 |
| 6:46 | ![]() | Rushed | 2 - 8 |
| 5:10 | ![]() | B. Hill Behind | 1 - 8 |
| 3:15 | ![]() | L. Neale Goal | 0 - 8 |
| 1:26 | ![]() | C. Rayner Behind | 0 - 2 |
| 1:07 | ![]() | J. Daniher Behind | 0 - 1 |
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 |





