Game Information
MCG
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:43 | ![]() | T. Lynch Goal | 75 - 71 |
| 23:14 | ![]() | J. Faull Behind | 75 - 65 |
| 20:18 | ![]() | Z. Williams Goal | 75 - 64 |
| 18:02 | ![]() | C. Chesser Behind | 69 - 64 |
| 14:40 | ![]() | T. Lynch Behind | 68 - 64 |
| 10:23 | ![]() | T. Lynch Behind | 68 - 63 |
| 8:08 | ![]() | T. Lynch Behind | 68 - 62 |
| 7:01 | ![]() | Rushed | 68 - 61 |
| 5:28 | ![]() | J. Short Goal | 67 - 61 |
| 0:58 | ![]() | Rushed | 67 - 55 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:18 | ![]() | T. Lynch Behind | 67 - 54 |
| 28:36 | ![]() | P. Cripps Behind | 67 - 53 |
| 24:38 | ![]() | T. Lynch Behind | 66 - 53 |
| 22:39 | ![]() | E. Hollands Behind | 66 - 52 |
| 21:27 | ![]() | S. Campbell Behind | 65 - 52 |
| 20:20 | ![]() | Rushed | 65 - 51 |
| 10:26 | ![]() | R. Mansell Goal | 65 - 50 |
| 8:01 | ![]() | S. Lalor Behind | 65 - 44 |
| 6:06 | ![]() | Rushed | 65 - 43 |
| 3:41 | ![]() | S. Lalor Goal | 65 - 42 |
| 2:36 | ![]() | M. Pittonet Behind | 65 - 36 |
| 1:14 | ![]() | L. Fogarty Behind | 64 - 36 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:23 | ![]() | C. Lord Goal | 63 - 36 |
| 24:03 | ![]() | P. Cripps Behind | 57 - 36 |
| 20:51 | ![]() | J. Faull Behind | 56 - 36 |
| 16:22 | ![]() | W. Hayward Goal | 56 - 35 |
| 15:33 | ![]() | B. Kemp Behind | 50 - 35 |
| 11:59 | ![]() | S. Lalor Goal | 49 - 35 |
| 10:19 | ![]() | M. Carroll Behind | 49 - 29 |
| 8:53 | ![]() | H. McKay Goal | 48 - 29 |
| 6:27 | ![]() | Rushed | 42 - 29 |
| 4:27 | ![]() | S. Green Goal | 42 - 28 |
| 3:06 | ![]() | H. Armstrong Behind | 42 - 22 |
| 1:51 | ![]() | H. McKay Behind | 42 - 21 |
| 1:03 | ![]() | P. Cripps Behind | 41 - 21 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 35:09 | ![]() | T. Lynch Behind | 40 - 21 |
| 33:38 | ![]() | Rushed | 40 - 20 |
| 32:19 | ![]() | T. Lynch Behind | 39 - 20 |
| 29:33 | ![]() | T. Lynch Goal | 39 - 19 |
| 26:42 | ![]() | H. O'Keeffe Behind | 39 - 13 |
| 22:49 | ![]() | G. Hewett Goal | 38 - 13 |
| 21:05 | ![]() | Rushed | 32 - 13 |
| 18:01 | ![]() | R. Mansell Goal | 32 - 12 |
| 16:54 | ![]() | J. Smith Behind | 32 - 6 |
| 15:03 | ![]() | M. McGovern Goal | 31 - 6 |
| 9:40 | ![]() | B. Kemp Goal | 25 - 6 |
| 8:27 | ![]() | S. Green Goal | 19 - 6 |
| 6:34 | ![]() | M. McGovern Goal | 19 - 0 |
| 5:27 | ![]() | M. Pittonet Goal | 13 - 0 |
| 2:51 | ![]() | H. McKay Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 2:08 | ![]() | H. McKay 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 |





