Melbourne vs Brisbane Lions AFLW 2026 Round 3

Sun 30 Aug 2026 · 13:05 AEST

Final AFLW 2026 · Round 3

Melbourne Coach: Tom Wilson

89 14.5

33 4.9

Brisbane Lions Coach: Craig Starcevich

2Q3Q4Q

Rushed behind1Q - 1:12 - Rushed behind - 0–1

Charlotte Mullins1Q - 3:30 - Behind - 0–2 Eleanor Hartill1Q - 5:35 - Goal - 0–8 Megan Fitzsimon1Q - 8:07 - Goal - 6–8

Rushed behind1Q - 10:14 - Rushed behind - 6–9

Shelley Heath-Barker1Q - 14:06 - Goal - 12–9 Tayla Harris1Q - 18:55 - Behind - 13–9 Mia Austin1Q - 21:09 - Goal - 19–9 Megan Fitzsimon2Q - 1:30 - Behind - 20–9 Ryleigh Wotherspoon2Q - 2:21 - Goal - 26–9 Tahlia Hickie2Q - 5:56 - Behind - 26–10 Paxy Paxman2Q - 13:25 - Goal - 32–10

Rushed behind3Q - 1:05 - Rushed behind - 32–11

Isabel Dawes3Q - 3:19 - Behind - 32–12 Dakota Davidson3Q - 4:22 - Behind - 32–13 Eliza McNamara3Q - 5:16 - Goal - 38–13 Georgia Gall3Q - 7:20 - Goal - 44–13 Ryleigh Wotherspoon3Q - 9:19 - Goal - 50–13 Ryleigh Wotherspoon3Q - 10:32 - Goal - 56–13 Tayla Harris3Q - 14:29 - Goal - 62–13 Georgia Gall3Q - 17:43 - Goal - 68–13 Dakota Davidson3Q - 21:30 - Behind - 68–14 Mia Austin4Q - 1:47 - Goal - 74–14 Isabel Dawes4Q - 3:57 - Goal - 74–20 Tayla Harris4Q - 5:54 - Behind - 75–20 Megan Fitzsimon4Q - 7:41 - Goal - 81–20 Georgia Campbell4Q - 9:20 - Behind - 82–20 Dakota Davidson4Q - 12:51 - Goal - 82–26 Sophie Conway4Q - 14:01 - Behind - 82–27 Kate Hore4Q - 15:47 - Behind - 83–27 Orla O'Dwyer4Q - 17:01 - Goal - 83–33 Tyla Hanks4Q - 21:47 - Goal - 89–33

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Tyla HanksGoal
4Q 21:4789–33
Orla O'DwyerGoal
4Q 17:0183–33
Kate HoreBehind
4Q 15:4783–27
Sophie ConwayBehind
4Q 14:0182–27
Dakota DavidsonGoal
4Q 12:5182–26
Georgia CampbellBehind
4Q 9:2082–20
Megan FitzsimonGoal
4Q 7:4181–20
Tayla HarrisBehind
4Q 5:5475–20
Isabel DawesGoal
4Q 3:5774–20
Mia AustinGoal
4Q 1:4774–14
Dakota DavidsonBehind
3Q 21:3068–14
Georgia GallGoal
3Q 17:4368–13
Tayla HarrisGoal
3Q 14:2962–13
Ryleigh WotherspoonGoal
3Q 10:3256–13
Ryleigh WotherspoonGoal
3Q 9:1950–13
Georgia GallGoal
3Q 7:2044–13
Eliza McNamaraGoal
3Q 5:1638–13
Dakota DavidsonBehind
3Q 4:2232–13
Isabel DawesBehind
3Q 3:1932–12
Rushed behindRushed behind
3Q 1:0532–11
Paxy PaxmanGoal
2Q 13:2532–10
Tahlia HickieBehind
2Q 5:5626–10
Ryleigh WotherspoonGoal
2Q 2:2126–9
Megan FitzsimonBehind
2Q 1:3020–9
Mia AustinGoal
1Q 21:0919–9
Tayla HarrisBehind
1Q 18:5513–9
Shelley Heath-BarkerGoal
1Q 14:0612–9
Rushed behindRushed behind
1Q 10:146–9
Megan FitzsimonGoal
1Q 8:076–8
Eleanor HartillGoal
1Q 5:350–8
Charlotte MullinsBehind
1Q 3:300–2
Rushed behindRushed behind
1Q 1:120–1

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
MEL	19	32	68	89	89
BRI	9	10	14	33	33

Match Leaders

Goals

Ryleigh WotherspoonMEL

Behinds

2 tied leaders

Dakota DavidsonBRI

Disposals

Olivia PurcellMEL

Tackles

Ryleigh WotherspoonMEL

Team Stats

MELBRI

Scoring / Attack

14Goals4

5Behinds9

22Shots at goal12

63.6Goal accuracy %33.3

43Inside 50s30

10Goal assists4

10Marks inside 505

Possession

322Disposals264

186Kicks149

136Handballs115

115Contested possessions99

203Uncontested possessions153

Clearance / Contest

32Total clearances22

14Centre clearances6

18Stoppage clearances16

64Tackles56

23Hitouts33

5Contested marks4

Other

78Marks54

67.7Disposal efficiency %59.8

0Bounces7

66Turnovers57

44Clangers47

318Total possessions252

57Intercepts66

26Rebound 50s28

7Tackles inside 5012

23One-percenters37

8Frees for13

13Frees against8

1,401AFL Fantasy1,115

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: MEL 62 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: MEL 36 pts
Lead Changes: 1
Score Ties: 0

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Brisbane Lions by 56 points, 89–33.

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.

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Match Summary

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