Geelong vs Melbourne AFLW 2026 Qualifying & Elimination Finals

Sat 07 Nov 2026 · 13:05 AEDT

Final AFLW 2026 · Qualifying & Elimination Finals

Geelong Cats Coach: Mick Stinear

52 8.4

56 8.8

Melbourne Coach: Tom Wilson

2Q3Q4Q

Kate Hore1Q - 0:26 - Behind - 0–1 Aishling Moloney1Q - 3:28 - Behind - 1–1 Alyssa Bannan1Q - 8:30 - Behind - 1–2 Maggie Mahony1Q - 10:22 - Behind - 1–3 Rebecca Webster1Q - 11:55 - Goal - 7–3 Aoife Horisk1Q - 15:31 - Behind - 7–4 Jacqueline Parry2Q - 1:57 - Goal - 13–4 Chloe Scheer2Q - 10:07 - Goal - 19–4 Amy McDonald2Q - 14:22 - Goal - 25–4 Eliza McNamara2Q - 17:59 - Goal - 25–10 Rachel Kearns2Q - 20:09 - Behind - 26–10 Jacqueline Parry2Q - 23:29 - Goal - 32–10 Molly O'Hehir3Q - 2:45 - Goal - 32–16 Aishling Moloney3Q - 4:31 - Goal - 38–16 Kate Surman3Q - 6:55 - Goal - 44–16 Shelley Heath-Barker3Q - 10:57 - Goal - 44–22 Aishling Moloney3Q - 13:22 - Goal - 50–22

Rushed behind3Q - 15:27 - Rushed behind - 50–23

Rushed behind3Q - 16:39 - Rushed behind - 50–24

Tyla Hanks3Q - 17:01 - Goal - 50–30 Megan Fitzsimon3Q - 18:43 - Behind - 50–31 Kate Hore3Q - 20:14 - Goal - 50–37 Alyssa Bannan3Q - 23:28 - Behind - 50–38 Alyssa Bannan4Q - 0:21 - Goal - 50–44 Georgie Prespakis4Q - 1:56 - Behind - 51–44 Alyssa Bannan4Q - 10:52 - Goal - 51–50 Paxy Paxman4Q - 17:14 - Goal - 51–56 Chloe Scheer4Q - 20:44 - Behind - 52–56

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Chloe ScheerBehind
4Q 20:4452–56
Paxy PaxmanGoal
4Q 17:1451–56
Alyssa BannanGoal
4Q 10:5251–50
Georgie PrespakisBehind
4Q 1:5651–44
Alyssa BannanGoal
4Q 0:2150–44
Alyssa BannanBehind
3Q 23:2850–38
Kate HoreGoal
3Q 20:1450–37
Megan FitzsimonBehind
3Q 18:4350–31
Tyla HanksGoal
3Q 17:0150–30
Rushed behindRushed behind
3Q 16:3950–24
Rushed behindRushed behind
3Q 15:2750–23
Aishling MoloneyGoal
3Q 13:2250–22
Shelley Heath-BarkerGoal
3Q 10:5744–22
Kate SurmanGoal
3Q 6:5544–16
Aishling MoloneyGoal
3Q 4:3138–16
Molly O'HehirGoal
3Q 2:4532–16
Jacqueline ParryGoal
2Q 23:2932–10
Rachel KearnsBehind
2Q 20:0926–10
Eliza McNamaraGoal
2Q 17:5925–10
Amy McDonaldGoal
2Q 14:2225–4
Chloe ScheerGoal
2Q 10:0719–4
Jacqueline ParryGoal
2Q 1:5713–4
Aoife HoriskBehind
1Q 15:317–4
Rebecca WebsterGoal
1Q 11:557–3
Maggie MahonyBehind
1Q 10:221–3
Alyssa BannanBehind
1Q 8:301–2
Aishling MoloneyBehind
1Q 3:281–1
Kate HoreBehind
1Q 0:260–1

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
GEE	7	32	50	52	52
MEL	4	10	38	56	56

Match Leaders

Goals

3 tied leaders

Behinds

Disposals

Tackles

Team Stats

GEEMEL

Scoring / Attack

8Goals8

4Behinds8

15Shots at goal16

53.3Goal accuracy %50

33Inside 50s42

6Goal assists5

9Marks inside 506

Possession

261Disposals295

153Kicks158

108Handballs137

122Contested possessions146

123Uncontested possessions154

Clearance / Contest

21Total clearances24

10Centre clearances8

11Stoppage clearances16

85Tackles58

21Hitouts27

3Contested marks5

Other

35Marks41

62.1Disposal efficiency %64.7

2Bounces4

71Turnovers68

52Clangers54

245Total possessions300

68Intercepts71

33Rebound 50s25

12Tackles inside 5017

39One-percenters40

17Frees for10

10Frees against17

1,180AFL Fantasy1,143

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: GEE 28 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: MEL 22 pts
Lead Changes: 2
Score Ties: 1

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Geelong by 4 points, 56–52.

This match record does not include quarter scores.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

Understanding historical coverage

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL

FRE

89–96

BRI

AFLW

Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL

GEE

52–56

MEL