Tag: AFL Season 2026

Facts and Figures

Average Score: 79.79 points per team, which is understandable, as only three out 14 teams scored 100 points or more.
Average Winning Margin: 24.43 points per game, which is the case, as only three out of seven games had a margin of 33 points or more.
Teams that had a Bye: Gold Coast Suns, Hawthorn, Sydney Swans and Western Bulldogs

Points of Interest

Tom Stewart of Geelong Cats kicked his seventh career goal.

Mark O’Connor of Geelong Cats played his 150^th game.

Geelong Cats won their 15^th game in a row against Adelaide Crows at GHMBA Stadium.

Oscar Steene of Collingwood kicked a goal in his first AFL game.

Jake Stringer kicked his 400^th goal in the AFL.

Brisbane Lions had their first goalless first quarter since Round 2, 2018.

Sean Darcy of Fremantle Dockers kicked the 50^th goal of his AFL career.

Fremantle Dockers kicked their equal most behinds in a game, with 25!

Tom Blamires of North Melbourne kicked his first goal in the AFL, near the end of the third quarter.

Despite North Melbourne failing to kick a goal in the fourth quarter, they had their first win against Essendon since 2016.

Essendon have had 16 straight losses.

Melbourne Demons captain Max Gawn played his 250^th game, so did Tom McDonald.

Kysaiah Pickett of the Demons had 33 disposals. It was the first time in his career he had more than 29 disposals.

Highlights

Nick Murray of Adelaide Crows kicked an outstanding goal from outside 50 late in the game against Geelong Cats.

Alix Tauru of St Kilda kicked a goal from outside 50 metres near three quarter time, against Brisbane Lions.

Mitch Owens of St Kilda kicked a fantastic goal from outside 50 metres in the fourth quarter.

Jaspa Fletcher of Brisbane Lions kicked a remarkable goal in the fourth quarter.

Isaiah Dudley of Fremantle Dockers did brilliantly to tackle Sam Banks of Richmond and kick a goal from the resultant free kick in the second quarter.

Jye Amiss kicked an impressive goal in the third quarter for Fremantle Dockers.

Jake Waterman of West Coast Eagles kicked a couple of freakish goals from set shots.

Kysaiah Pickett of Melbourne Demons kicked a spectacular goal from outside 50.

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Facts and Figures

Average Score: 92.79 points per game, which is understandable as four out of 14 teams scored at least 111 points.
Average Winning Margin: 31.86, even though four out of seven games had a margin of less than 18 points.
Teams that had a Bye: Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Collingwood and Geelong Cats

Points of Interest

Ned Reeves is the tallest player to ever be on the Hawthorn list at 210cm.

Hawthorn had +30 contested possessions in the second half, which is the best in any half since 2014.

Western Bulldogs won their first game in Adelaide since 2022.

Jordon Butts of Adelaide Crows kicked the first goal in his AFL career.

Ben King of Gold Coast Suns kicked a career-high seven goals.

Jason Horne-Francis of Port Adelaide kicked three goals in the first quarter, that was his second highest rated quarter in his career.

Nick Larkey of North Melbourne kicked six goals.

West Coast Eagles had their first win in 308 days, in an impressive win against North Melbourne.

Highlights

Josh Rachele of Adelaide Crows kicked a ball off the ground early in the fourth quarter, that resulted in a goal against Western Bulldogs.

Izak Rankine of Adelaide Crows kicked a freakish goal in the fourth quarter against Western Bulldogs.

Oskar Baker kicked what proved to be the winning goal of the game for Western Bulldogs against Adelaide Crows, with an incredible snap from the pocket.

Maurice Rioli of Richmond brilliantly tackled Daniel Rioli of Gold Coast Suns in the first quarter.

Kysaiah Pickett of Melbourne Demons kicked an amazing goal in the second quarter against Fremantle Dockers.

Nate Caddy of Essendon kicked four goals, that included a great goal with a snap in the third quarter against Port Adelaide.

Willem Duursma of West Coast Eagles kicked his first goal of his career so did Cooper Duff-Tytler.

Jobe Shannahan of West Coast Eagles kicked an incredible set shot in the third quarter, which was followed up by a good goal from Matt Flynn.

Elliot Yeo of West Coast Eagles kicked an incredible goal from a set shot on a tough angle after the three-quarter time siren.

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Facts and Figures

Average Score: 95.39 points per team, which is understandable as eight of the 18 teams scored at least 100 points.
Average Winning Margin: 37 points per game, as five of nine games had a margin of at least 44 points.

Points of Interest

Maurice Rioli of Richmond played his 50^th AFL game.

Blake Hardwick of Hawthorn played his 200^th AFL game.

Oskar Baker of Western Bulldogs played his 50^th AFL game.

Ed Richards of Western Bulldogs played his 150^th AFL game.

James O’Donnell of Western Bulldogs played his 50^th AFL game.

Scott Pendlebury has now played the second most games in VFL, AFL history.

Daniel McStay of Collingwood played his 200^th AFL game.

Matt Roberts of Sydney Swans played his 50^th AFL game.

Christian Salem of Melbourne Demons played his 200^th AFL game.

Fremantle Dockers scored their highest score in a first quarter against Geelong Cats, scoring 52 points, but the Dockers lost.

Highlights

It was a good round for key forwards, as the following players kicked at least five goals: Jack Gunston, Aaron Naughton, Shannon Neale, Joel Amartey, Jacob van Rooyen and Ben King.

Jagga Smith of Carlton had 16 disposals and seven score involvements in the first quarter!

Western Bulldogs were exceptional in a 81-point win against GWS Giants; the Bulldogs played like the Harlem Globetrotters.

Ryan Lester of Brisbane Lions kept Charlie Curnow of Sydney Swans goalless, even though the Swans won comfortably.

Steven King coached well in his first game as coach for Melbourne Demons against St Kilda.

Christian Petracca of Gold Coast Suns kicked three goals in the first quarter.

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