Melbourne vs Port Adelaide AFLW 2026 Round 5

Sun 13 Sep 2026 · 12:35 AEST

Final AFLW 2026 · Round 5

Melbourne Coach: Tom Wilson

74 11.8

23 2.11

Port Adelaide Coach: Glenn Strachan

The team sheet

Who takes the field

Attacking this way

Home team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Away team

Port Adelaide

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

27 Gemma Houghton FF 26 Emily Elkington FPR

Half forwards

1 Justine Mules-Robinson HFFL 44 Katelyn Pope CHF 25 Grace Parsons HFFR

Followers

29 Matilda Scholz RK 8 Ashleigh Woodland RR 9 Maria Moloney ROV

Centre

16 Shineah Goody WL 5 Abbey Dowrick C 28 Cheyenne Hammond WR

Half backs

30 Teagan Germech HBFL 2 Ebony O'Dea CHB 12 Ella Heads HBFR

Backs

19 Olivia Crane BPL 21 Amelie Borg FB

Interchange 5

4 Piper Window INT 6 Molly Brooksby INT 15 Julia Teakle INT 23 Sophie Eaton INT 35 Kirsty Lamb INT

Emergencies 3

3 Jasmine Evans EMG 13 Lucy Boyd EMG 24 Aoife Berry EMG

2Q3Q4Q

Mia Austin1Q - 1:35 - Goal - 6–0

Rushed behind1Q - 3:27 - Rushed behind - 6–1

Mia Austin1Q - 6:24 - Goal - 12–1 Julia Teakle1Q - 11:01 - Behind - 12–2 Alyssa Bannan1Q - 14:44 - Behind - 13–2 Kate Hore1Q - 16:28 - Goal - 19–2 Julia Teakle1Q - 18:32 - Goal - 19–8 Tayla Harris2Q - 5:55 - Goal - 25–8 Tayla Harris2Q - 7:50 - Behind - 26–8 Ashleigh Woodland2Q - 10:39 - Behind - 26–9 Gemma Houghton2Q - 11:14 - Behind - 26–10 Gemma Houghton2Q - 15:20 - Behind - 26–11 Sophie Eaton2Q - 16:42 - Behind - 26–12

Rushed behind2Q - 17:11 - Rushed behind - 26–13

Megan Fitzsimon2Q - 19:23 - Goal - 32–13 Jordyn S. Allen3Q - 0:25 - Behind - 33–13 Eliza McNamara3Q - 2:48 - Goal - 39–13 Sophie Eaton3Q - 5:27 - Behind - 39–14

Rushed behind3Q - 9:26 - Rushed behind - 39–15

Mia Austin3Q - 10:26 - Behind - 40–15 Georgia Gall3Q - 11:33 - Behind - 41–15

Rushed behind3Q - 12:33 - Rushed behind - 42–15

Maggie Mahony3Q - 16:00 - Goal - 48–15 Alyssa Bannan3Q - 19:47 - Goal - 54–15 Shineah Goody4Q - 1:30 - Goal - 54–21 Tayla Harris4Q - 7:06 - Goal - 60–21 Tyla Hanks4Q - 11:28 - Goal - 66–21 Ryleigh Wotherspoon4Q - 13:15 - Goal - 72–21 Kate Hore4Q - 16:04 - Behind - 73–21 Alyssa Bannan4Q - 19:38 - Behind - 74–21 Abbey Dowrick4Q - 21:48 - Behind - 74–22 Julia Teakle4Q - 22:55 - Behind - 74–23

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Julia TeakleBehind
4Q 22:5574–23
Abbey DowrickBehind
4Q 21:4874–22
Alyssa BannanBehind
4Q 19:3874–21
Kate HoreBehind
4Q 16:0473–21
Ryleigh WotherspoonGoal
4Q 13:1572–21
Tyla HanksGoal
4Q 11:2866–21
Tayla HarrisGoal
4Q 7:0660–21
Shineah GoodyGoal
4Q 1:3054–21
Alyssa BannanGoal
3Q 19:4754–15
Maggie MahonyGoal
3Q 16:0048–15
Rushed behindRushed behind
3Q 12:3342–15
Georgia GallBehind
3Q 11:3341–15
Mia AustinBehind
3Q 10:2640–15
Rushed behindRushed behind
3Q 9:2639–15
Sophie EatonBehind
3Q 5:2739–14
Eliza McNamaraGoal
3Q 2:4839–13
Jordyn S. AllenBehind
3Q 0:2533–13
Megan FitzsimonGoal
2Q 19:2332–13
Rushed behindRushed behind
2Q 17:1126–13
Sophie EatonBehind
2Q 16:4226–12
Gemma HoughtonBehind
2Q 15:2026–11
Gemma HoughtonBehind
2Q 11:1426–10
Ashleigh WoodlandBehind
2Q 10:3926–9
Tayla HarrisBehind
2Q 7:5026–8
Tayla HarrisGoal
2Q 5:5525–8
Julia TeakleGoal
1Q 18:3219–8
Kate HoreGoal
1Q 16:2819–2
Alyssa BannanBehind
1Q 14:4413–2
Julia TeakleBehind
1Q 11:0112–2
Mia AustinGoal
1Q 6:2412–1
Rushed behindRushed behind
1Q 3:276–1
Mia AustinGoal
1Q 1:356–0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
MEL	19	32	54	74	74
PTA	8	13	15	23	23

Match Leaders

Goals

2 tied leaders

Mia AustinMEL

Behinds

4 tied leaders

Alyssa BannanMEL

Disposals

Olivia PurcellMEL

Tackles

Olivia PurcellMEL

Team Stats

MELPTA

Scoring / Attack

11Goals2

8Behinds11

24Shots at goal13

45.8Goal accuracy %15.4

38Inside 50s30

4Goal assists1

16Marks inside 505

Possession

280Disposals199

154Kicks119

126Handballs80

108Contested possessions92

167Uncontested possessions106

Clearance / Contest

26Total clearances21

7Centre clearances6

19Stoppage clearances15

69Tackles53

23Hitouts29

8Contested marks2

Other

57Marks34

66.8Disposal efficiency %54.3

5Bounces2

51Turnovers53

45Clangers56

275Total possessions198

53Intercepts51

28Rebound 50s26

15Tackles inside 508

23One-percenters22

23Frees for13

13Frees against23

1,241AFL Fantasy824

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: MEL 53 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: MEL 20 pts
Lead Changes: 0
Score Ties: 0

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Port Adelaide by 51 points, 74–23.

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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