Match Recap
Round 22·Sun, 2-Aug-2026 3:15 PM·Carrara·14,963 att.
Gold Coast
16.9 (105)
vs
Melbourne
18.6 (114)
Melbourne won by 9

Melbourne defeated Gold Coast 114–105, by 9 points in a tight contest. Melbourne won the disposals count 364–316.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Gold Coast4.3 (27)8.6 (54)13.8 (86)16.9 (105)16.9 (105)
Melbourne5.0 (30)8.2 (50)14.3 (87)18.6 (114)18.6 (114)

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
Matt Rowell
Gold Coast
30 disposals, 9 tackles, 8 clearances
KICK 97
2
Max Gawn
Melbourne
25 disposals, 3 tackles, 9 clearances
KICK 94
3
John Noble
Gold Coast
34 disposals, 7 tackles, 4 clearances
KICK 90
4
Joel Fitzgerald
Melbourne
23 disposals, 2 goals, 6 tackles
KICK 79
5
Tom Sparrow
Melbourne
25 disposals, 1 goals, 12 tackles
KICK 76
6
Jake Bowey
Melbourne
29 disposals, 4 tackles, 2 I50s
KICK 68

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
#18 Matt Rowell19113039———88183—8697
#2 John Noble25934107———5476—8490
#4 Jed Walter93127132—4—61—8059
#15 Noah Anderson1472145———537——8757
#1 Mac Andrew1271951———2172—9754
#19 Bailey Humphrey8412542——3294—8553
#11 Touk Miller81321221——45114—8550
#6 Bodhi Uwland1241644———2—61—8447
#22 Ben Long516233——2241—6743
#8 Leo Lombard123154—11—5—53—8140
#23 Ned Moyle459————362444—8940
#27 Wil Powell491337————142—8740
#38 Beau Addinsall8715431——2375—6938
#17 Daniel Rioli881622———4—6——8738
#20 Ethan Read7310112—61243—8436
#3 Christian Petracca5111631———3292—8635
#34 Ben King7—76122—1—12—7432
#35 Jai Murray641011—1—2141—6923
#16 Joel Jeffrey81921———1—12—8117
#10 Charlie Ballard16721—————51—6516
#29 Jake Rogers156111————3——7115
#25 Sam Collins3364——————21—4115
#30 Dylan Patterson42612———2————6114

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
#11 Max Gawn131225103—13349146—8894
#47 Joel Fitzgerald1310233621—47142—6979
#32 Tom Sparrow169254121——8375—8176
#17 Jake Bowey18112964———2—7——8768
#2 Jacob van Rooyen9716713—522122—8668
#24 Trent Rivers2272991—1—2163—7362
#36 Kysaiah Pickett15520251——4263—8156
#35 Harry Petty639653—11153—8355
#15 Ed Langdon6142044—1—2182—10049
#6 Caleb Windsor61218212——4194—7546
#12 Koltyn Tholstrup1192062———2152—9046
#31 Bayley Fritsch10—103521—4——1—8546
#30 Harry Sharp7613422——2151—8540
#25 Tom McDonald761362—————5——9638
#4 Harvey Langford7815531———163—7937
#8 Jake Lever931262—————33—9733
#9 Jack Steele5111612———2354—6932
#16 Bailey Laurie57123—1——3—52—6230
#14 Changkuoth Jiath72962—————23—8326
#22 Blake Howes6394————3—21—6219
#21 Matthew Jefferson42641———3—43—5719
#3 Christian Salem551032———1—23—6318
#41 Paddy Cross23512———2—1——4915