A-League Men Round 25 Review 2025/26

Facts and Figures

Goals Scored: There were 17 goals in six matches.
Clean Sheets: Three out of 12 teams that played kept a clean sheet.
Draws: There were two draws in six matches.
Possession: In three out of four matches where a team claimed three points, the winning team had less possession than their opponent.

Points of Interest

Newcastle Jets have won the Premier’s Plate for the first time in their history.

Western Sydney Wanderers have officially secured the A-League wooden spoon for the first time in their history.

Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) leads the Golden Boot race, with 11, which is one goal more than Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix) has scored.

Highlights

Youstin Salas (Brisbane Roar) scored his first goal in the A-League with a cracking strike from outside the box in second half stoppage time against Melbourne City.

Anselmo (Adelaide United) came off the bench and scored a brace in a comeback win against Macarthur FC.

Central Coast Mariners had an upset win over Auckland FC, with the only goal of the game scored by Ali Auglah.

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AFL Round 6 Review (Season 2026)

Facts and Figures

Average Score: 92.72 points per team, which is understandable, because nine out of 18 teams scored over 100 points.
Average Winning Margin: 29.67 per game, due to four out of nine games had a margin of over than 40 points.

Points of Interest

Michael Voss (Carlton) coached his 100th AFL game for the club. He became the tenth person to coach a century of VFL/AFL games for Carlton.

Nick Daicos (Collingwood) played his 100th AFL game and was a standout.

Despite winning, Collingwood have gone 15 consecutive games without scoring 100 points or more.

Marc Blicavs (Geelong Cats) played his 300th AFL game. while Jake Kolodjashnij played his 200th AFL game and the latter kicked a memorable goal in the fourth quarter, against Western Bulldogs.

Jeremy Cameron (Geelong Cats) kicked seven goals in the first half, with his seventh goal his 750th and finished with ten goals against Western Bulldogs.

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge had his biggest deficit at half time with; Geelong Cats led by 57 points.

Leek Aleer (GWS Giants) kicked his first goal of his AFL career in the fourth quarter against Sydney Swans.

Sullivan Robey (Essendon) kicked his first goal in the AFL, in the third quarter against Gold Coast Suns.

Karl Amon (Hawthorn) played his 200th AFL game and Cam MacKenzie played his 50th AFL game.

Mitch Georgiades (Port Adelaide) has kicked at least one goal in his last 28 games.

William McCabe (Hawthorn) kicked an unbelievable goal from outside 50 on a tough angle, midway through the fourth quarter in his first AFL game.

Jack Sinclair (St Kilda) had the equal most disposals in a quarter this season, with 17, which was the same amount as Matthew Kennedy (Western Bulldogs).

It’s North Melbournes’ best start to a season in a decade and Richmonds’ worst start to a season in 16 years.

Paul Curtis (North Melbourne) kicked three of his six goals in the first quarter against Richmond.

Logan Morris (Brisbane Lions) played his 50th game. Lachie Neale played his 300th AFL game alongside his great mate Josh Dunkley who played his 200th AFL game.

Jordan Clark (Fremantle Dockers) played his 100th consecutive AFL game.

Highlights

Daniel McStay (Collingwood) kicked a good set shot from a tough angle outside 50 late in the third quarter against Carlton.

Nick Blakey (Sydney Swans) kicked a goal from about 75 metres midway through the fourth quarter.

Zach Merrett (Essendon) kicked a goal from a centre bounce in the second quarter, that made the deficit for them three points near half time against Gold Coast Suns.

Jed Walter (Gold Coast Suns) kicked a goal in mid-air late in the third quarter.

Mitch Lewis (Hawthorn) kicked a great set shot from a tough angle in the third quarter against Port Adelaide.

Taylor Walker (Adelaide Crows) kicked his fourth goal of the game, with a remarkable set shot, early in the third quarter against St Kilda. Shortly after Brayden Cook kicked a freakish goal.

Colby McKercher (North Melbourne) kicked an outstanding goal late in the third quarter against Richmond.

Brody Mihocek (Melbourne Demons) kicked goal from a set shot near the boundary line 50 metres out, in the third quarter against Brisbane Lions.

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Premier League Matchweek 32 Review 2025/26

Facts and Figures

Goals Scored: There were 27 goals in ten matches.
Clean Sheets: Four out of 20 teams that played kept a clean sheet.
Draws: There were two draws in ten matches.
Possession: In five out of eight matches where a team claimed three points, the winning team had less possession than their opponent.

Points of Interest

AFC Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last 12 Premier League games, with five wins and seven draws.

Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) scored his first ever career brace, in a 2-0 win against Burnley.

Tottenham Hotspur have failed to win in 14 games in the Premier League, including five draws and nine losses. In 2026 they have claimed the least points of any Premier League team!

The title race is still alive, as Manchester City sit just six points behind Arsenal, with one game in hand and the two teams play each other next Matchweek.

Highlights 

Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) led from the front, with two assists in a crucial 4-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

AFC Bournemouth had a 2-1 win away from home against Arsenal.

Igor Thiago (Brentford) scored a brace in a 2-2 draw with Everton. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) scored an equaliser in the 91st minute.

Crystal Palace Jean Philippe Mateta scored a brace, with his second goal from the penalty spot in the 94th minute in a 2-1 comeback win against Newcastle United.

Noah Okafor (Leeds United) first-half brace secured an upset win for them against Manchester United.

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