Match Recap
Round 3·Sat, 21-Mar-2026 4:35 PM (6:35 PM)·Perth Stadium·44,736 att.
Fremantle
17.16 (118)
vs
Melbourne
10.10 (70)
Fremantle won by 48

Fremantle defeated Melbourne 118–70, by 48 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the first quarter, when Fremantle outscored Melbourne 49–7; Fremantle won disposals 417–333 and contested possessions 143–124.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Fremantle7.7 (49)9.11 (65)16.13 (109)17.16 (118)17.16 (118)
Melbourne1.1 (7)5.4 (34)6.6 (42)10.10 (70)10.10 (70)

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
Jack Steele
Melbourne
31 disposals, 9 tackles, 9 clearances
KICK 94
2
Max Gawn
Melbourne
23 disposals, 7 clearances, 3 I50s
KICK 92
3
Shai Bolton
Fremantle
32 disposals, 2 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 85
4
Josh Treacy
Fremantle
17 disposals, 4 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 81
5
Andrew Brayshaw
Fremantle
39 disposals, 1 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 68
6
Ed Langdon
Melbourne
22 disposals, 2 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 60

Fremantle — 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
#10 Shai Bolton1517323321—109155—8085
#35 Josh Treacy1251710241—4—126—9081
#8 Andrew Brayshaw162339641——2154—7668
#9 Luke Jackson891722121325102—7359
#13 Luke Ryan21324111———1—21—8658
#6 Jordan Clark2052551———4131—8057
#16 Murphy Reid121224222——3384—8055
#23 Karl Worner1552094————144—8254
#43 Isaiah Dudley96152431—3143—8052
#5 Heath Chapman144188————412——8947
#30 Nathan ODriscoll7132042—1—41103—8145
#3 Caleb Serong8816231——23113—7942
#28 Neil Erasmus8132142———13104—7741
#21 Oscar McDonald1091962———1—44—8941
#44 Matthew Johnson51419—211—31102—7239
#34 Corey Wagner1271952———3—22—7939
#17 Judd McVee931261———1141—7836
#45 Chris Scerri4162022—1—4—72—7536
#20 Patrick Voss84121212—1—43—9028
#4 Sean Darcy15622—111—252—5421
#39 Sam Switkowski347—111—2—3——6619
#24 Jye Amiss64102——1—3—33—8819
#25 Alex Pearce14511—————53—5212

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
#9 Jack Steele20113169———79159—7294
#11 Max Gawn1582311——12837151—8492
#15 Ed Langdon814227221—5—102—8960
#3 Christian Salem242267————4162—8460
#24 Trent Rivers15621101—1—3—23—8249
#32 Tom Sparrow76131911—1161—7148
#36 Kysaiah Pickett106163511—2162—8847
#31 Bayley Fritsch93125—21—1—62—9045
#8 Jake Lever1241683—————43—9343
#13 Jai Culley571213———3291—8237
#37 Kade Chandler96151111—4262—8336
#5 Xavier Lindsay1131436—————32—6836
#6 Caleb Windsor851323———4261—6733
#28 Brody Mihocek8—85211—3—22—8233
#4 Harvey Langford681413—1—2373—7332
#12 Koltyn Tholstrup651135———4—14—8031
#14 Changkuoth Jiath1221471———3—24—7531
#30 Harry Sharp73102—2——4141—7430
#22 Blake Howes101116————1—12—7626
#2 Jacob van Rooyen46104———5——43—8422
#35 Harry Petty731021——1——45—10018
#10 Daniel Turner4—431—————31—3016
#33 Latrelle Pickett5271————2123—7013