Game Information
Marvel Stadium
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 21:35 | ![]() | H. McLean Behind | 71 - 63 |
| 19:53 | ![]() | W. Hayward Goal | 71 - 62 |
| 19:26 | ![]() | Rushed | 71 - 56 |
| 18:13 | ![]() | J. McInerney Behind | 70 - 56 |
| 13:28 | ![]() | J. Lloyd Behind | 70 - 55 |
| 10:46 | ![]() | J. McInerney Goal | 70 - 54 |
| 9:14 | ![]() | A. Sheldrick Goal | 70 - 48 |
| 7:07 | ![]() | B. Campbell Behind | 70 - 42 |
| 4:54 | ![]() | J. Hamling Behind | 70 - 41 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:55 | ![]() | W. Setterfield Behind | 70 - 40 |
| 29:13 | ![]() | C. Warner Behind | 69 - 40 |
| 28:21 | ![]() | B. Grundy Behind | 69 - 39 |
| 25:27 | ![]() | I. Heeney Behind | 69 - 38 |
| 21:33 | ![]() | C. Warner Goal | 69 - 37 |
| 20:41 | ![]() | S. Durham Behind | 69 - 31 |
| 16:12 | ![]() | N. Caddy Goal | 68 - 31 |
| 15:11 | ![]() | C. Warner Behind | 62 - 31 |
| 14:17 | ![]() | A. Francis Behind | 62 - 30 |
| 12:08 | ![]() | N. Caddy Behind | 62 - 29 |
| 10:50 | ![]() | Rushed | 61 - 29 |
| 7:59 | ![]() | B. Campbell Goal | 61 - 28 |
| 5:43 | ![]() | M. Redman Goal | 61 - 22 |
| 3:58 | ![]() | W. Hayward Goal | 55 - 22 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:08 | ![]() | S. Durham Goal | 55 - 16 |
| 25:34 | ![]() | I. Kako Goal | 49 - 16 |
| 20:47 | ![]() | W. Hayward Behind | 43 - 16 |
| 19:32 | ![]() | A. Francis Behind | 43 - 15 |
| 16:33 | ![]() | B. Grundy Goal | 43 - 14 |
| 13:48 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Goal | 43 - 8 |
| 10:33 | ![]() | A. Perkins Goal | 37 - 8 |
| 9:38 | ![]() | I. Heeney Behind | 31 - 8 |
| 7:07 | ![]() | A. Day-Wicks Goal | 31 - 7 |
| 5:51 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Goal | 25 - 7 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:56 | ![]() | K. Langford Behind | 19 - 7 |
| 18:32 | ![]() | H. McLean Goal | 18 - 7 |
| 16:36 | ![]() | S. El-Hawli Goal | 18 - 1 |
| 13:20 | ![]() | N. Caddy Goal | 12 - 1 |
| 7:23 | ![]() | N. Caddy Goal | 6 - 1 |
| 3:28 | ![]() | M. Roberts 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 |





