Geelong Cats v Carlton – First Elimination Final 2026 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2026 AFLFirst Elimination FinalFri, 4 Sept, 7:40 pm AEST

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14.2311.8

Geelong by 33

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Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
GEE	1.5 11	4.10 34	10.13 73	14.23 107
CAR	4.3 27	5.7 37	7.8 50	11.8 74

MCG, MelbourneRain, 18°Lead changes 5

Recap

Geelong 14.23 (107) beat Carlton 11.8 (74) at MCG in the First Elimination Final, a 33-point win after trailing by 21.

Patrick Dangerfield kicked five goals for Geelong and Shannon Neale two; Brodie Kemp kicked two for Carlton.

Patrick Dangerfield led the way with 21 disposals and five goals.

A run of eight straight goals across the third and last quarters turned a 7-point deficit into a 42-point lead.

Geelong won the inside-50 count 57–45 and had 70 intercepts to 47.

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Geelong Cats14.23107

Carlton11.874

Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.

0:21BehindB. AinsworthCAR0.0 (0) – 0.1 (1)
2:45RushedGeelongGEELevel0.1 (1) – 0.1 (1)
4:55RushedGeelongGEELead change0.2 (2) – 0.1 (1)
6:06BehindB. KempCARLevel0.2 (2) – 0.2 (2)
8:51BehindB. AcresCARLead change0.2 (2) – 0.3 (3)
10:11GoalF. EvansCAR0.2 (2) – 1.3 (9)
12:13BehindB. SmithGEE0.3 (3) – 1.3 (9)
14:18RushedGeelongGEE0.4 (4) – 1.3 (9)
15:31GoalM. CottrellCAR0.4 (4) – 2.3 (15)
23:39BehindS. NealeGEE0.5 (5) – 2.3 (15)
24:53GoalP. DangerfieldGEE1.5 (11) – 2.3 (15)
27:20GoalP. CrippsCAR1.5 (11) – 3.3 (21)
29:04GoalC. LordCAR1.5 (11) – 4.3 (27)

1:05BehindO. MullinGEE1.6 (12) – 4.3 (27)
3:58RushedGeelongGEE1.7 (13) – 4.3 (27)
6:34BehindM. CottrellCAR1.7 (13) – 4.4 (28)
13:32GoalO. HollandsCAR1.7 (13) – 5.4 (34)
15:05RushedGeelongGEE1.8 (14) – 5.4 (34)
15:36GoalG. MiersGEE2.8 (20) – 5.4 (34)
17:31GoalB. CloseGEE3.8 (26) – 5.4 (34)
19:01BehindB. AinsworthCAR3.8 (26) – 5.5 (35)
20:37BehindO. WiltshireGEE3.9 (27) – 5.5 (35)
21:21RushedGeelongGEE3.10 (28) – 5.5 (35)
23:36BehindS. WalshCAR3.10 (28) – 5.6 (36)
26:22BehindB. AcresCAR3.10 (28) – 5.7 (37)
28:26GoalM. HolmesGEE4.10 (34) – 5.7 (37)

0:41BehindO. DempseyGEE4.11 (35) – 5.7 (37)
0:54GoalS. MannaghGEELead change5.11 (41) – 5.7 (37)
3:50GoalB. KempCARLead change5.11 (41) – 6.7 (43)
7:31BehindO. DempseyGEE5.12 (42) – 6.7 (43)
8:37GoalH. McKayCAR5.12 (42) – 7.7 (49)
10:29GoalP. DangerfieldGEE6.12 (48) – 7.7 (49)
12:59RushedCarltonCAR6.12 (48) – 7.8 (50)
14:36GoalO. HenryGEELead change7.12 (54) – 7.8 (50)
18:10GoalG. MiersGEE8.12 (60) – 7.8 (50)
20:55BehindO. WiltshireGEE8.13 (61) – 7.8 (50)
26:32GoalS. NealeGEE9.13 (67) – 7.8 (50)
29:41GoalJ. PolkinghorneGEE10.13 (73) – 7.8 (50)