Melbourne vs Carlton 29-Aug-2026 Lineups

Sat 29-Aug-2026 Final Wildcard Round

MEL

55 7.13

Coach: Steven King

74 10.14

CAR

Coach: Josh Fraser

The team sheet

Who takes the field

Attacking this way

Home team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Away team

Carlton

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

36 Cooper Lord FPL 10 Harry McKay FF 39 Talor Byrne FPR

Half forwards

12 Ben Ainsworth HFFL 11 Mitch McGovern CHF 17 Brodie Kemp HFFR

Followers

27 Marc Pittonet RK 18 Sam Walsh RR 7 Jagga Smith ROV

Centre

13 Blake Acres WL 9 Patrick Cripps C 5 Adam Cerra WR

Half backs

14 Oliver Florent HBFL 35 Harry Dean CHB 26 Nick Haynes HBFR

Backs

2 Lachlan Cowan BPL 23 Jacob Weitering FB 4 Oliver Hollands BPR

Interchange 5

46 Matthew Cottrell INT 29 George Hewett INT 15 Billy Wilson INT 44 Francis Evans INT 33 Lewis Young INT

2Q3Q4Q

Harry SharpQ1 - 4:09 - Goal - 6-0 Blake AcresQ1 - 5:14 - Behind - 6-1 Marc PittonetQ1 - 7:39 - Behind - 6-2 Harvey LangfordQ1 - 8:07 - Goal - 12-2 Bailey LaurieQ1 - 12:28 - Goal - 18-2 Matthew CottrellQ1 - 16:53 - Behind - 18-3 Max GawnQ1 - 22:03 - Goal - 24-3 Harry McKayQ1 - 24:03 - Goal - 24-9 Kysaiah PickettQ1 - 26:35 - Behind - 25-9 Jake MelkshamQ1 - 27:43 - Behind - 26-9 Jack SteeleQ1 - 28:19 - Behind - 27-9 Ben AinsworthQ2 - 3:02 - Goal - 27-15 Kysaiah PickettQ2 - 4:50 - Behind - 28-15 Patrick CrippsQ2 - 9:37 - Goal - 28-21 Kade ChandlerQ2 - 13:06 - Behind - 29-21 Jake MelkshamQ2 - 16:36 - Behind - 30-21 Ben AinsworthQ2 - 18:11 - Behind - 30-22 Oliver HollandsQ2 - 22:57 - Goal - 30-28 Matthew CottrellQ2 - 24:38 - Behind - 30-29 Brodie KempQ2 - 26:43 - Goal - 30-35 Tom McDonaldQ2 - 28:17 - Goal - 36-35 Harrison PettyQ3 - 2:03 - Goal - 42-35 Harry McKayQ3 - 3:16 - Goal - 42-41 Bayley FritschQ3 - 4:50 - Goal - 48-41 Bailey LaurieQ3 - 6:48 - Behind - 49-41 Blake AcresQ3 - 8:23 - Behind - 49-42 Francis EvansQ3 - 11:01 - Behind - 49-43

RushedQ3 - 14:02 - Behind - 50-43

Ben AinsworthQ3 - 17:01 - Goal - 50-49 Matthew CottrellQ3 - 21:11 - Behind - 50-50 Jake BoweyQ3 - 23:14 - Behind - 51-50

RushedQ3 - 26:24 - Behind - 52-50

Ben AinsworthQ3 - 28:36 - Goal - 52-56

RushedQ4 - 1:10 - Behind - 53-56

Jagga SmithQ4 - 1:48 - Goal - 53-62 Harry McKayQ4 - 5:22 - Behind - 53-63 Jake MelkshamQ4 - 9:13 - Behind - 54-63 Kysaiah PickettQ4 - 10:54 - Behind - 55-63 Jagga SmithQ4 - 11:54 - Behind - 55-64 Brodie KempQ4 - 17:47 - Behind - 55-65 Brodie KempQ4 - 19:11 - Behind - 55-66 Matthew CottrellQ4 - 21:44 - Behind - 55-67 Jagga SmithQ4 - 24:23 - Goal - 55-73 Blake AcresQ4 - 27:21 - Behind - 55-74

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Blake AcresBehind
4Q 27:2155-74
Jagga SmithGoal
4Q 24:2355-73
Matthew CottrellBehind
4Q 21:4455-67
Brodie KempBehind
4Q 19:1155-66
Brodie KempBehind
4Q 17:4755-65
Jagga SmithBehind
4Q 11:5455-64
Kysaiah PickettBehind
4Q 10:5455-63
Jake MelkshamBehind
4Q 9:1354-63
Harry McKayBehind
4Q 5:2253-63
Jagga SmithGoal
4Q 1:4853-62
RushedBehind
4Q 1:1053-56
Ben AinsworthGoal
3Q 28:3652-56
RushedBehind
3Q 26:2452-50
Jake BoweyBehind
3Q 23:1451-50
Matthew CottrellBehind
3Q 21:1150-50
Ben AinsworthGoal
3Q 17:0150-49
RushedBehind
3Q 14:0250-43
Francis EvansBehind
3Q 11:0149-43
Blake AcresBehind
3Q 8:2349-42
Bailey LaurieBehind
3Q 6:4849-41
Bayley FritschGoal
3Q 4:5048-41
Harry McKayGoal
3Q 3:1642-41
Harrison PettyGoal
3Q 2:0342-35
Tom McDonaldGoal
2Q 28:1736-35
Brodie KempGoal
2Q 26:4330-35
Matthew CottrellBehind
2Q 24:3830-29
Oliver HollandsGoal
2Q 22:5730-28
Ben AinsworthBehind
2Q 18:1130-22
Jake MelkshamBehind
2Q 16:3630-21
Kade ChandlerBehind
2Q 13:0629-21
Patrick CrippsGoal
2Q 9:3728-21
Kysaiah PickettBehind
2Q 4:5028-15
Ben AinsworthGoal
2Q 3:0227-15
Jack SteeleBehind
1Q 28:1927-9
Jake MelkshamBehind
1Q 27:4326-9
Kysaiah PickettBehind
1Q 26:3525-9
Harry McKayGoal
1Q 24:0324-9
Max GawnGoal
1Q 22:0324-3
Matthew CottrellBehind
1Q 16:5318-3
Bailey LaurieGoal
1Q 12:2818-2
Harvey LangfordGoal
1Q 8:0712-2
Marc PittonetBehind
1Q 7:396-2
Blake AcresBehind
1Q 5:146-1
Harry SharpGoal
1Q 4:096-0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
MEL	4.3	1.3	2.4	0.3	55
CAR	1.3	4.2	3.3	2.6	74

Match Leaders

Goals

Ben AinsworthCAR

Behinds

Matthew CottrellCAR

SuperCoach

125

Sam WalshCAR

Tackles

Tom SparrowMEL

Team Stats

MELCAR

Scoring / Attack

7Goals10

13Behinds14

24Shots At Goal28

45Inside 50s48

7Goal Assists8

54Score Involvements108

9Marks Inside 5019

3Behinds Rushed0

Possession

319Disposals417

182Kicks239

137Handballs178

121Contested Possessions145

187Uncontested Possessions255

5,827Metres Gained5,908

81Ground Ball Gets92

Clearance / Contest

32Clearances29

10Centre Clearances9

22Stoppage Clearances20

59Tackles50

33Hitouts20

12Hitouts To Advantage10

270Pressure Acts244

9Contested Marks15

Other

61Marks117

13Frees For25

25Frees Against13

37Rebound 50s38

49Clangers47

47One Percenters52

7Bounces8

1,425Supercoach Points1,875

1,262Dream Team Points1,704

73Turnovers73

36Hitout To Advantage Rate50

37Spoils42

73Intercepts73

15Intercept Marks14

13Kick Ins13

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: MEL 21 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: CAR 14 pts
Lead Changes: 3
Score Ties: 1

Preliminary Finals

Melbourne vs Carlton Match Centre

Forwards

Half forwards

Followers

Centre

Half backs

Backs

Interchange 5

Forwards

Half forwards

Followers

Centre

Half backs

Backs

Interchange 5