Match Recap
Round 5·Sun, 5-Apr-2026 3:15 PM·M.C.G.·24,287 att.
Melbourne
16.13 (109)
vs
Gold Coast
14.5 (89)
Melbourne won by 20

Melbourne defeated Gold Coast 109–89, by 20 points. The match turned in the second quarter, when Melbourne outscored Gold Coast 38–25; Melbourne won contested possessions 138–116 and inside-50s 59–45.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne2.6 (18)8.8 (56)13.12 (90)16.13 (109)16.13 (109)
Gold Coast4.1 (25)8.2 (50)12.4 (76)14.5 (89)14.5 (89)

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
26 disposals, 8 tackles, 11 clearances
KICK 87
2
Max Gawn
Melbourne
22 disposals, 1 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 86
3
Kysaiah Pickett
Melbourne
25 disposals, 1 goals, 5 tackles
KICK 78
4
Tom Sparrow
Melbourne
21 disposals, 10 tackles, 4 clearances
KICK 66
5
Noah Anderson
Gold Coast
22 disposals, 1 tackles, 7 clearances
KICK 62
6
Bodhi Uwland
Gold Coast
24 disposals, 2 tackles, 1 clearances
KICK 57

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 Steele10162658———41118——7787
#11 Max Gawn111122531—3224162—8286
#36 Kysaiah Pickett18725251——106103—8078
#32 Tom Sparrow111021210—1—6472—6866
#30 Harry Sharp106166511—4236—7447
#3 Christian Salem15722411——2174—7747
#2 Jacob van Rooyen8614621114—71—7845
#8 Jake Lever141159————2—31—8643
#6 Caleb Windsor11617—7———5285—7542
#37 Kade Chandler791626—1—2394—7642
#18 Jake Melksham74115—4——1—35—8438
#12 Koltyn Tholstrup8715411——1—52—7835
#33 Latrelle Pickett103132—12—4252—6534
#28 Brody Mihocek6—6222112—31—8434
#5 Xavier Lindsay106162—1——2—51—7734
#10 Daniel Turner831162—————3——9534
#15 Ed Langdon114157——1—1—32—8433
#4 Harvey Langford55104—2———14——6732
#13 Jai Culley72941—2—215——7531
#35 Harry Petty42642—181—32—8226
#22 Blake Howes571232———1—52—8026
#25 Tom McDonald74115——————24—9623
#16 Bailey Laurie7512—2———3243—6022

Gold Coast — 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
#15 Noah Anderson1392251—1—5772—9062
#6 Bodhi Uwland13112452———1182—9057
#2 John Noble16102653———2—32—8456
#26 Will Graham7815561——4452—8355
#27 Wil Powell10515571——2—51—8251
#39 Lachlan Gulbin1111228—1——5—73—6951
#4 Jed Walter7310712142171—5650
#33 Sam Clohesy1251753———4261—6947
#16 Joel Jeffrey124166—1——2351—7147
#17 Daniel Rioli11122363———4114—7844
#11 Touk Miller11102123—1—1251—7843
#34 Ben King64106—31—2—74—8842
#1 Mac Andrew751243——21—4——8440
#14 Lachie Weller1131415———1—32—7037
#32 Zeke Uwland8816312————41—6536
#8 Leo Lombard4141831———3187—7732
#20 Ethan Read459223——1—22—8831
#25 Sam Collins59145————1—6——9730
#18 Matt Rowell581323———1473—7729
#28 Jarrod Witts35812——21—265—8027
#10 Charlie Ballard641021———1—4——8024
#29 Jake Rogers448—5———1—43—6521
#22 Ben Long26822———1—25—8110