Port Adelaide vs Melbourne 15-Aug-2026 Match Centre

Sat 15-Aug-2026

Final Round 23

Port Adelaide Coach: Josh Carr

56 8.8

132 20.12

Melbourne Coach: Steven King

2Q3Q4Q

Jacob van RooyenQ1 - 2:13 - Goal - 0-6 Bayley FritschQ1 - 5:41 - Behind - 0-7 Tom SparrowQ1 - 9:34 - Goal - 0-13 Bailey LaurieQ1 - 14:19 - Goal - 0-19 Kade ChandlerQ1 - 16:52 - Goal - 0-25 Joe RichardsQ1 - 18:40 - Behind - 1-25 Mitch GeorgiadesQ1 - 19:47 - Goal - 7-25 Caleb WindsorQ1 - 22:51 - Behind - 7-26 Caleb WindsorQ1 - 24:26 - Goal - 7-32 Bayley FritschQ1 - 25:52 - Goal - 7-38 Jack WhitlockQ1 - 27:50 - Behind - 8-38 Kade ChandlerQ1 - 30:21 - Goal - 8-44 Todd MarshallQ2 - 1:02 - Goal - 14-44 Corey DurdinQ2 - 4:02 - Goal - 20-44 Bayley FritschQ2 - 11:50 - Goal - 20-50 Harrison PettyQ2 - 15:34 - Goal - 20-56 Jacob van RooyenQ2 - 28:25 - Behind - 20-57 Bayley FritschQ3 - 1:10 - Goal - 20-63 Mitch GeorgiadesQ3 - 3:05 - Goal - 26-63 Jason Horne-FrancisQ3 - 5:02 - Behind - 27-63

RushedQ3 - 8:04 - Behind - 27-64

Matthew JeffersonQ3 - 9:27 - Goal - 27-70 Harrison PettyQ3 - 13:18 - Goal - 27-76 Corey DurdinQ3 - 14:48 - Behind - 28-76 Bayley FritschQ3 - 16:28 - Goal - 28-82 Jordon SweetQ3 - 18:08 - Goal - 34-82 Harrison PettyQ3 - 20:51 - Behind - 34-83 Jacob van RooyenQ3 - 22:15 - Goal - 34-89

RushedQ3 - 25:25 - Behind - 35-89

Todd MarshallQ3 - 26:33 - Behind - 36-89 Mitch GeorgiadesQ3 - 27:21 - Goal - 42-89 Matthew JeffersonQ3 - 29:52 - Goal - 42-95 Matthew JeffersonQ4 - 1:01 - Goal - 42-101 Jordon SweetQ4 - 3:25 - Goal - 48-101 Mitch ZadowQ4 - 4:31 - Behind - 49-101 Jack SteeleQ4 - 5:51 - Goal - 49-107 Jacob van RooyenQ4 - 7:42 - Behind - 49-108 Kysaiah PickettQ4 - 8:38 - Behind - 49-109 Harrison PettyQ4 - 10:01 - Behind - 49-110 Christian SalemQ4 - 11:30 - Behind - 49-111 Bailey LaurieQ4 - 14:44 - Behind - 49-112 Kade ChandlerQ4 - 16:10 - Goal - 49-118 Kade ChandlerQ4 - 20:08 - Goal - 49-124 Caleb WindsorQ4 - 25:28 - Behind - 49-125 Bailey LaurieQ4 - 26:21 - Goal - 49-131 Mitch GeorgiadesQ4 - 28:05 - Goal - 55-131 Bayley FritschQ4 - 29:48 - Behind - 55-132

RushedQ4 - 30:26 - Behind - 56-132

Scoring Events

Most recent first

RushedBehind
4Q 30:2656-132
Bayley FritschBehind
4Q 29:4855-132
Mitch GeorgiadesGoal
4Q 28:0555-131
Bailey LaurieGoal
4Q 26:2149-131
Caleb WindsorBehind
4Q 25:2849-125
Kade ChandlerGoal
4Q 20:0849-124
Kade ChandlerGoal
4Q 16:1049-118
Bailey LaurieBehind
4Q 14:4449-112
Christian SalemBehind
4Q 11:3049-111
Harrison PettyBehind
4Q 10:0149-110
Kysaiah PickettBehind
4Q 8:3849-109
Jacob van RooyenBehind
4Q 7:4249-108
Jack SteeleGoal
4Q 5:5149-107
Mitch ZadowBehind
4Q 4:3149-101
Jordon SweetGoal
4Q 3:2548-101
Matthew JeffersonGoal
4Q 1:0142-101
Matthew JeffersonGoal
3Q 29:5242-95
Mitch GeorgiadesGoal
3Q 27:2142-89
Todd MarshallBehind
3Q 26:3336-89
RushedBehind
3Q 25:2535-89
Jacob van RooyenGoal
3Q 22:1534-89
Harrison PettyBehind
3Q 20:5134-83
Jordon SweetGoal
3Q 18:0834-82
Bayley FritschGoal
3Q 16:2828-82
Corey DurdinBehind
3Q 14:4828-76
Harrison PettyGoal
3Q 13:1827-76
Matthew JeffersonGoal
3Q 9:2727-70
RushedBehind
3Q 8:0427-64
Jason Horne-FrancisBehind
3Q 5:0227-63
Mitch GeorgiadesGoal
3Q 3:0526-63
Bayley FritschGoal
3Q 1:1020-63
Jacob van RooyenBehind
2Q 28:2520-57
Harrison PettyGoal
2Q 15:3420-56
Bayley FritschGoal
2Q 11:5020-50
Corey DurdinGoal
2Q 4:0220-44
Todd MarshallGoal
2Q 1:0214-44
Kade ChandlerGoal
1Q 30:218-44
Jack WhitlockBehind
1Q 27:508-38
Bayley FritschGoal
1Q 25:527-38
Caleb WindsorGoal
1Q 24:267-32
Caleb WindsorBehind
1Q 22:517-26
Mitch GeorgiadesGoal
1Q 19:477-25
Joe RichardsBehind
1Q 18:401-25
Kade ChandlerGoal
1Q 16:520-25
Bailey LaurieGoal
1Q 14:190-19
Tom SparrowGoal
1Q 9:340-13
Bayley FritschBehind
1Q 5:410-7
Jacob van RooyenGoal
1Q 2:130-6

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
PTA	1.2	2.0	3.4	2.2	56
MEL	7.2	2.1	6.2	5.7	132

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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Port AdelaideMelbourne

Arrows show each team’s attacking end by quarter using the AFL feed. Ground positions are omitted when the direction is unavailable. Locations and distances are estimates.

Explore shots and disposals

Match Leaders

Goals

3 tied leaders

Mitch GeorgiadesPTA

Behinds

4 tied leaders

Bayley FritschMEL

SuperCoach

145

Jordon SweetPTA

Tackles

2 tied leaders

Kade ChandlerMEL

Team Stats

PTAMEL

Scoring / Attack

8Goals20

8Behinds12

18Shots At Goal36

49Inside 50s62

8Goal Assists17

64Score Involvements140

12Marks Inside 5012

2Behinds Rushed1

Possession

338Disposals404

214Kicks216

124Handballs188

122Contested Possessions146

205Uncontested Possessions240

5,921Metres Gained6,877

84Ground Ball Gets103

Clearance / Contest

44Clearances30

20Centre Clearances10

24Stoppage Clearances20

53Tackles73

32Hitouts25

14Hitouts To Advantage8

241Pressure Acts208

8Contested Marks5

Other

139Effective Kicks126

16Marks on the Lead8

4Tackles Inside 5015

171AFL Player Rating Points249

11Kick-ins Played On7

58Defensive 50 Possessions61

157Defensive Midfield Possessions129

84Attacking Midfield Possessions133

28Attacking 50 Possessions63

98Marks68

12Frees For24

24Frees Against12

40Rebound 50s40

67Clangers48

44One Percenters43

4Bounces2

1,465Supercoach Points1,839

1,422Dream Team Points1,664

84Turnovers56

44Hitout To Advantage Rate32

37Spoils34

56Intercepts84

19Intercept Marks17

11Kick Ins8

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: MEL 82 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: MEL 30 pts
Lead Changes: 0
Score Ties: 0

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Port Adelaide by 76 points, 132–56.

Melbourne extended a 53-point three-quarter-time lead with a 37–14 final term.

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