Match Recap
Round 13·Sun, 31-May-2026 2:45 PM (3:15 PM)·Traeger Park·6,374 att.
Melbourne
9.16 (70)
vs
Greater Western Sydney
19.5 (119)
Greater Western Sydney won by 49

Greater Western Sydney defeated Melbourne 119–70, by 49 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the last quarter, when Greater Western Sydney outscored Melbourne 32–10; Greater Western Sydney led disposals 408–329 while Melbourne edged inside-50s 62–46.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne3.4 (22)6.8 (44)8.12 (60)9.16 (70)9.16 (70)
Greater Western Sydney4.0 (24)9.2 (56)14.3 (87)19.5 (119)19.5 (119)

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
Finn Callaghan
Greater Western Sydney
31 disposals, 2 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 82
2
Max Gawn
Melbourne
22 disposals, 3 tackles, 4 clearances
KICK 80
3
Lachie Ash
Greater Western Sydney
34 disposals, 1 tackles, 4 I50s
KICK 72
4
Toby Greene
Greater Western Sydney
16 disposals, 3 goals, 6 tackles
KICK 71
5
Connor Idun
Greater Western Sydney
29 disposals, 1 tackles
KICK 67
6
Harvey Thomas
Greater Western Sydney
24 disposals, 2 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 64

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 Gawn11112283—13044115—8280
#36 Kysaiah Pickett15116151——77106—8359
#9 Jack Steele52025121——44134—8251
#17 Jake Bowey1492351———327——7949
#24 Trent Rivers175224—1——4—4——7647
#32 Tom Sparrow11819641——2355—7647
#37 Kade Chandler681428—1—3393—7946
#12 Koltyn Tholstrup125174————1191—8344
#15 Ed Langdon1192041—1—3143—8741
#16 Bailey Laurie941342———4241—6537
#28 Brody Mihocek5—5333——1—31—7936
#35 Harry Petty931263———1—52—9035
#10 Daniel Turner95146————4—32—10034
#4 Harvey Langford97166——1—4—42—7934
#6 Caleb Windsor1061642———3354—7134
#30 Harry Sharp88164——3—2—42—9329
#33 Latrelle Pickett8191212—2—31—5329
#22 Blake Howes72951———3—22—8026
#45 Andy Moniz-Wakefield641033———3143—4225
#21 Matthew Jefferson325131—11—31—8224
#31 Bayley Fritsch54923———1—42—9123
#2 Jacob van Rooyen74113——111353—7121
#41 Paddy Cross33622—1—1142—7717

Greater Western Sydney — 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
#17 Finn Callaghan201131722——6482—8282
#7 Lachie Ash25934111———4—64—7872
#4 Toby Greene133166632—4142—8571
#39 Connor Idun181129141—————7——10067
#1 Harvey Thomas141024642——2185—7964
#10 Clayton Oliver8202833———47116—8259
#6 Lachie Whitfield20626102———123——7457
#32 Kieren Briggs459171—183451—7057
#14 Toby Bedford41216242———2111—8051
#16 Brent Daniels991829———3495—7351
#25 Jayden Laverde1451972—————32—9650
#35 Max Gruzewski112138—3——2—3——8748
#37 Joe Fonti178258————1157—8347
#46 Callum Brown111128—3————2——7044
#20 Jake Stringer123157111—4—43—8844
#11 Phoenix Gothard105152512—2—51—7842
#27 Harry Himmelberg14519101—————33—8842
#5 Aaron Cadman819621——3—23—9438
#18 Conor Stone861442———2—51—8836
#15 Sam Taylor92119——————2——7033
#31 Toby McMullin751241———2—41—7229
#21 Leek Aleer34722——6213——5522
#3 Stephen Coniglio4261————1—1——2914