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Adelaide vs Melbourne Match Centre

Sat 20-Jun-2026
Final Round 15
Adelaide logo
Adelaide Coach: Matthew Nicks
79 11.13
62 9.8
Melbourne Coach: Steven King
Melbourne logo
Adelaide Oval Adelaide by 17 ADE by 17
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way
Home team

Adelaide

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

19 Zac Taylor FPL · Left forward pocket 13 Taylor Walker FF · Full forward 28 Alex Neal-Bullen FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

23 Izak Rankine HFFL · Left half forward 7 Riley Thilthorpe CHF · Centre half forward 8 Josh Rachele HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

42 Lachlan McAndrew RK · Ruck 25 James Peatling RR · Ruck rover 14 Jake Soligo ROV · Rover

Centre

6 Daniel Curtin WL · Left wing 12 Jordan Dawson C · Centre 15 Brayden Cook WR · Right wing

Half backs

29 Rory Laird HBFL · Left half back 9 Nick Murray CHB · Centre half back 30 Wayne Milera HBFR · Right half back

Backs

48 Mark Keane BPL · Left back pocket 35 James Borlase FB · Full back 16 Max Michalanney BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 5

3 Sam Berry INT · Interchange 40 Hugo Hall-Kahan INT · Interchange 27 Luke Nankervis INT · Interchange 2 Ben Keays INT · Interchange 32 Darcy Fogarty INT · Interchange
Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

18 Jake Melksham FPL · Left forward pocket 2 Jacob van Rooyen FF · Full forward 31 Bayley Fritsch FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

36 Kysaiah Pickett HFFL · Left half forward 37 Kade Chandler CHF · Centre half forward 21 Matthew Jefferson HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

11 Max Gawn RK · Ruck 9 Jack Steele RR · Ruck rover 15 Ed Langdon ROV · Rover

Centre

4 Harvey Langford WL · Left wing 32 Tom Sparrow C · Centre 6 Caleb Windsor WR · Right wing

Half backs

22 Blake Howes HBFL · Left half back 25 Tom McDonald CHB · Centre half back 12 Koltyn Tholstrup HBFR · Right half back

Backs

17 Jake Bowey BPL · Left back pocket 10 Daniel Turner FB · Full back 8 Jake Lever BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 5

24 Trent Rivers INT · Interchange 47 Joel Fitzgerald INT · Interchange 30 Harry Sharp INT · Interchange 41 Paddy Cross INT · Interchange 44 Luker Kentfield INT · Interchange

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Taylor WalkerQ1 - 0:49 - Goal - 6-0 Harvey LangfordQ1 - 3:53 - Goal - 6-6 Josh RacheleQ1 - 7:03 - Behind - 7-6 Jordan DawsonQ1 - 10:35 - Goal - 13-6 Jacob van RooyenQ1 - 13:02 - Goal - 13-12 Sam BerryQ1 - 15:02 - Behind - 14-12 James PeatlingQ1 - 19:07 - Behind - 15-12 Josh RacheleQ1 - 20:03 - Goal - 21-12 Matthew JeffersonQ1 - 23:10 - Goal - 21-18 Jacob van RooyenQ1 - 24:38 - Goal - 21-24 Jacob van RooyenQ1 - 26:34 - Goal - 21-30 Josh RacheleQ1 - 28:26 - Behind - 22-30 Paddy CrossQ2 - 3:15 - Behind - 22-31 Jordan DawsonQ2 - 4:16 - Goal - 28-31 Kade ChandlerQ2 - 6:07 - Behind - 28-32 Paddy CrossQ2 - 7:22 - Behind - 28-33 Kysaiah PickettQ2 - 9:36 - Behind - 28-34 Luker KentfieldQ2 - 14:06 - Behind - 28-35
RushedQ2 - 17:35 - Behind - 28-36
Josh RacheleQ2 - 19:36 - Behind - 29-36 Darcy FogartyQ2 - 24:14 - Goal - 35-36 Harvey LangfordQ3 - 2:04 - Goal - 35-42 Kade ChandlerQ3 - 3:52 - Goal - 35-48 Ben KeaysQ3 - 8:25 - Goal - 41-48 Wayne MileraQ3 - 10:50 - Goal - 47-48 Darcy FogartyQ3 - 13:58 - Goal - 53-48 Paddy CrossQ3 - 19:12 - Behind - 53-49 Kade ChandlerQ3 - 20:10 - Goal - 53-55 Matthew JeffersonQ3 - 23:38 - Behind - 53-56
RushedQ3 - 26:21 - Behind - 54-56
Josh RacheleQ4 - 1:49 - Goal - 60-56
RushedQ4 - 3:20 - Behind - 61-56
Matthew JeffersonQ4 - 5:35 - Goal - 61-62
RushedQ4 - 11:52 - Behind - 62-62
RushedQ4 - 15:51 - Behind - 63-62
Jordan DawsonQ4 - 19:03 - Behind - 64-62 Riley ThilthorpeQ4 - 21:53 - Goal - 70-62 Daniel CurtinQ4 - 25:04 - Behind - 71-62 Izak RankineQ4 - 25:42 - Behind - 72-62 Lachlan McAndrewQ4 - 28:21 - Behind - 73-62 Josh RacheleQ4 - 30:49 - Goal - 79-62

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Josh RacheleGoal
    4Q 30:4979-62
  • Lachlan McAndrewBehind
    4Q 28:2173-62
  • Izak RankineBehind
    4Q 25:4272-62
  • Daniel CurtinBehind
    4Q 25:0471-62
  • Riley ThilthorpeGoal
    4Q 21:5370-62
  • Jordan DawsonBehind
    4Q 19:0364-62
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 15:5163-62
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 11:5262-62
  • Matthew JeffersonGoal
    4Q 5:3561-62
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 3:2061-56
  • Josh RacheleGoal
    4Q 1:4960-56
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 26:2154-56
  • Matthew JeffersonBehind
    3Q 23:3853-56
  • Kade ChandlerGoal
    3Q 20:1053-55
  • Paddy CrossBehind
    3Q 19:1253-49
  • Darcy FogartyGoal
    3Q 13:5853-48
  • Wayne MileraGoal
    3Q 10:5047-48
  • Ben KeaysGoal
    3Q 8:2541-48
  • Kade ChandlerGoal
    3Q 3:5235-48
  • Harvey LangfordGoal
    3Q 2:0435-42
  • Darcy FogartyGoal
    2Q 24:1435-36
  • Josh RacheleBehind
    2Q 19:3629-36
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 17:3528-36
  • Luker KentfieldBehind
    2Q 14:0628-35
  • Kysaiah PickettBehind
    2Q 9:3628-34
  • Paddy CrossBehind
    2Q 7:2228-33
  • Kade ChandlerBehind
    2Q 6:0728-32
  • Jordan DawsonGoal
    2Q 4:1628-31
  • Paddy CrossBehind
    2Q 3:1522-31
  • Josh RacheleBehind
    1Q 28:2622-30
  • Jacob van RooyenGoal
    1Q 26:3421-30
  • Jacob van RooyenGoal
    1Q 24:3821-24
  • Matthew JeffersonGoal
    1Q 23:1021-18
  • Josh RacheleGoal
    1Q 20:0321-12
  • James PeatlingBehind
    1Q 19:0715-12
  • Sam BerryBehind
    1Q 15:0214-12
  • Jacob van RooyenGoal
    1Q 13:0213-12
  • Jordan DawsonGoal
    1Q 10:3513-6
  • Josh RacheleBehind
    1Q 7:037-6
  • Harvey LangfordGoal
    1Q 3:536-6
  • Taylor WalkerGoal
    1Q 0:496-0

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ADE3.42.13.13.779
MEL5.00.63.21.062

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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AdelaideMelbourne

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Match Leaders

Goals
3
2 tied leaders
Josh RacheleADE
Behinds
3
2 tied leaders
Josh RacheleADE
SuperCoach
140
Max GawnMEL
Tackles
7
2 tied leaders
Sam BerryADE

Team Stats

ADEMEL

Scoring / Attack

11Goals9
13Behinds8
22Shots At Goal20
55Inside 50s58
11Goal Assists7
111Score Involvements60
11Marks Inside 506
4Behinds Rushed1

Possession

410Disposals355
254Kicks192
156Handballs163
134Contested Possessions146
269Uncontested Possessions198
6,259Metres Gained6,042
83Ground Ball Gets100

Clearance / Contest

31Clearances42
5Centre Clearances13
26Stoppage Clearances29
67Tackles49
37Hitouts35
9Hitouts To Advantage12
275Pressure Acts235
16Contested Marks3

Other

191Effective Kicks119
15Marks on the Lead7
9Tackles Inside 506
214AFL Player Rating Points181
7Kick-ins Played On13
113Defensive 50 Possessions78
143Defensive Midfield Possessions110
114Attacking Midfield Possessions115
33Attacking 50 Possessions41
138Marks62
22Frees For19
19Frees Against22
47Rebound 50s44
52Clangers75
53One Percenters58
4Bounces13
1,874Supercoach Points1,428
1,833Dream Team Points1,333
63Turnovers77
24Hitout To Advantage Rate34
36Spoils41
76Intercepts63
22Intercept Marks13
8Kick Ins13

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
ADE 17 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 18 pts
Lead Changes
6
Score Ties
2

How the match finished

Adelaide beat Melbourne by 17 points, 79–62.

Adelaide came from 2 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Melbourne 25–6 in the final term to take the win.

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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