8.13

61

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	21	15	17	8	61
CARL	8	9	19	8	44

6.8

44

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
19:36		M. Gawn Behind	61 - 44
17:53		K. Chandler Behind	60 - 44
15:18		M. Cottrell Behind	59 - 44
13:56		Rushed	59 - 43
12:25		M. Gawn Goal	59 - 42
4:49		Z. Fisher Goal	53 - 42
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:27		B. Fritsch Goal	53 - 36
24:55		C. Curnow Goal	47 - 36
23:10		B. Acres Goal	47 - 30
17:55		C. Spargo Behind	47 - 24
16:30		B. Fritsch Goal	46 - 24
14:42		J. Bowey Behind	40 - 24
10:27		H. McKay Behind	39 - 24
8:14		E. Langdon Behind	39 - 23
7:09		B. Fritsch Behind	38 - 23
4:07		M. Gawn Behind	37 - 23
1:22		H. McKay Goal	36 - 23
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:56		H. McKay Behind	36 - 17
23:20		J. van Rooyen Goal	36 - 16
13:54		H. McKay Goal	30 - 16
12:49		J. Motlop Behind	30 - 10
9:07		C. Spargo Goal	30 - 9
7:49		B. Fritsch Behind	24 - 9
6:39		J. Silvagni Behind	23 - 9
4:33		K. Chandler Behind	23 - 8
3:07		T. Rivers Behind	22 - 8
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:18		K. Pickett Behind	21 - 8
26:50		K. Pickett Goal	20 - 8
22:40		K. Chandler Behind	14 - 8
19:57		S. Docherty Behind	13 - 8
16:01		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	13 - 7
12:38		Rushed	7 - 7
8:38		H. McKay Goal	7 - 6
4:24		C. Petracca Goal	7 - 0
1:22		B. Fritsch Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

MCG

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	56	141.6	WWWWL
2	SYD	52	136.9	WWWLW
3	HAW	42	110.0	WLWWL
4	BL	40	111.7	LWWWW
5	ADEL	40	111.4	WWWLW
6	MELB	40	106.3	LWWLW
7	GEEL	36	117.1	LLWLL
8	WB	36	90.8	WWLWL
9	COLL	34	104.4	LLWWW
10	CARL	32	96.0	WWWWW
11	NMFC	32	91.1	LWWWL
12	STK	28	105.5	LLWLW
13	GWS	28	100.8	WLLLW
14	SUNS	28	100.7	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	102.5	WLLWW
16	WCE	16	71.5	WLLLL
17	RICH	8	63.3	LLLLL
18	ESS	4	69.0	LLLLL