Match Recap
Round 4·Sun, 29-Mar-2026 3:15 PM (2:15 PM)·M.C.G.·67,763 att.
Carlton
11.11 (77)
vs
Melbourne
15.10 (100)
Melbourne won by 23

Melbourne defeated Carlton 100–77, by 23 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Carlton outscored Melbourne 38–1; Melbourne won tackles 82–54 and inside-50s 64–51.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Carlton6.2 (38)7.4 (46)9.8 (62)11.11 (77)11.11 (77)
Melbourne0.1 (1)1.6 (12)7.8 (50)15.10 (100)15.10 (100)

Best on Ground

Top six by KICK Game Score — our 0–100 rating of the game each player had.

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

1
Kysaiah Pickett
Melbourne
33 disposals, 1 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 97
2
Max Gawn
Melbourne
23 disposals, 3 tackles, 6 clearances
KICK 95
3
Tom Sparrow
Melbourne
29 disposals, 1 goals, 7 tackles
KICK 79
4
Jack Steele
Melbourne
23 disposals, 16 tackles, 4 clearances
KICK 78
5
Patrick Cripps
Carlton
21 disposals, 1 goals, 8 tackles
KICK 68
6
Sam Walsh
Carlton
31 disposals, 6 tackles, 3 clearances
KICK 62

Carlton — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#9 Patrick Cripps71421281——39156—8468
#18 Sam Walsh13183126—2—3394—7762
#4 Oliver Hollands1672392———2—52—9257
#7 Jagga Smith131225411——4383—7556
#10 Harry McKay124169311—3—105—9755
#14 Oliver Florent1521725———2461—8754
#29 George Hewett991854—2—15113—8552
#20 Elijah Hollands1015253—2——3293—6750
#12 Ben Ainsworth116177311—1141—7746
#11 Mitch McGovern76132232—2—92—7346
#23 Jacob Weitering1161761—————8——9344
#33 Lewis Young115166———3—164—9640
#6 Zac Williams1181912———4473—5640
#2 Lachlan Cowan115166————2262—8938
#32 Matt Carroll9615311——4—42—7837
#31 Campbell Chesser681445———3134—8136
#19 Will Hayward961552—1—5—33—7834
#35 Harry Dean821062———1122—8133
#44 Francis Evans651123—1—21—2—6830
#39 Talor Byrne448221——1—41—6227
#27 Marc Pittonet4482———193—54—7027
#17 Brodie Kemp52732———1—23—8918
#40 Hudson OKeeffe1231———41122—446

Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#36 Kysaiah Pickett249337412—106117—8397
#11 Max Gawn11122343——5856133—8595
#32 Tom Sparrow1514292711—39133—7179
#9 Jack Steele101323516———34104—7478
#8 Jake Lever17421102———2—71—10061
#37 Kade Chandler9716392——1272—8360
#6 Caleb Windsor13112455———8154—7256
#15 Ed Langdon7613542———141—9049
#31 Bayley Fritsch7294341—1—2——8646
#4 Harvey Langford10616512——3174—7345
#12 Koltyn Tholstrup691561———3271—7844
#25 Tom McDonald1171851———1—51—9944
#13 Jai Culley8101833———3381—8243
#5 Xavier Lindsay1261851———1241—6843
#3 Christian Salem1372032———1194—8340
#30 Harry Sharp7613271——7145—7640
#22 Blake Howes581335———3—22—8030
#28 Brody Mihocek7411411331135—8428
#33 Latrelle Pickett45943———4—23—7224
#35 Harry Petty35831——1——64—9021
#2 Jacob van Rooyen5—532—163——1—8121
#14 Changkuoth Jiath831131———1—23—2820
#41 Paddy Cross2461—1————21—6115