Carlton v Richmond, Round 1 2026
2026 AFLRound 1
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 6.4 40 | 9.9 63 | 9.13 67 | 10.15 75 |
| RIC | 3.3 21 | 5.6 36 | 7.12 54 | 9.17 71 |
MCG, MelbourneRain, 19°Lead changes 0
Recap
Carlton hold off Richmond by 4 points
Carlton 10.15 (75) beat Richmond 9.17 (71) at MCG in Round 1, a 4-point win.
Carlton led at every change.
Harry McKay kicked two goals for Carlton and Mitch McGovern two; Tom Lynch kicked two for Richmond.
George Hewett led the way with 23 disposals and a goal.
Richmond won the inside-50 count 60–43 but kicked 9.17.
In context
- Richmond’s 6th loss in a row, going back to last season.
- Milestone: Maurice Rioli’s 50th game.
- AFL debut for Sam Grlj.
Best on ground
Carlton · #29 · 67% game time
- 23
- D
- 1
- G
- 5
- M
- 4
- T
5 clearances · 2 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 92
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
Carlton aheadRichmond aheadGoal
- Carlton lead by 29Q3 2:36
CarltonGoals
- H. McKay 2.2
- M. McGovern 2
- B. Kemp 1.1
- M. Pittonet 1.1
- W. Hayward 1
- G. Hewett 1
- C. Lord 1
- Z. Williams 1
RichmondGoals
- T. Lynch 2.7
- S. Lalor 2.1
- S. Green 2
- R. Mansell 2
- J. Short 1
- Venue
- MCG, Melbourne
- Field umpires
- John Howorth, Nathan Toner, Jacob Mollison, Andrew Adair
CarltonFinal team
RichmondFinal team
How the FanCrew rating works
FanCrew rating: Champion Data rating points and AFL Fantasy points together, on a 0–10 scale against every AFL game since 2001 (Fantasy points alone before 2012). 6.5 is a typical game, 8.5 and up a standout. Players need 15% game time to be rated.
Richmond won the inside-50 count 60–43 but kicked 9.17.
CARAttackRIC
- Inside 50s 60
- Scoring shots 9.1726
- Accuracy 35%
43
2510.15
40%
The ball
- Disposals 355
- Contested possessions 127
- Clearances 29
- Marks 97
- Tackles 49
- Free kicks 21
- Biggest lead 0
367
138
37
75
53
18
29
Disposals
Goals
Marks
Tackles
Carlton10.1575
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29G. HewettInt | 23 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 92 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | |
| 18S. Walsh | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 100 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 0 | |
| 27M. Pittonet | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 78 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
| 7J. Smith | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 99 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 0 | |
| 11M. McGovern | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 9P. Cripps | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 96 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6Z. Williams | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 19W. Hayward | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
| 32M. CarrollInt | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 36C. Lord | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14O. Florent | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10H. McKay | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 23J. Weitering | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 20E. Hollands | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
| 31C. Chesser | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17B. Kemp | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12B. Ainsworth | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2L. CowanInt | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 40H. O'KeeffeInt | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| 4O. Hollands | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 33L. Young | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8L. FogartyInt | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35H. Dean | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 367 | 10 | 13 | 75 | 53 | 37 | 1439 | 201 | 166 | 43 | 39 |
Richmond9.1771
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15J. Short | 29 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |
| 25T. Nankervis | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 79 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22 | |
| 5J. Ross | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 93 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | |
| 14T. Taranto | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 81 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 0 | |
| 7R. Mansell | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 24S. Grlj | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 90 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6S. Banks | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4S. Lalor | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 68 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| 48S. GreenInt | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 21N. Balta | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 12B. Miller | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2J. HopperInt | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | |
| 36J. TreziseInt | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 44S. Campbell | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 35N. Broad | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13H. Ralphsmith | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 8J. Faull | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17M. Rioli | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28K. McAuliffe | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | |
| 18J. GibcusInt | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19T. Lynch | 12 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34H. Armstrong | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 50C. GrayInt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team | 355 | 9 | 12 | 97 | 49 | 29 | 1471 | 217 | 138 | 60 | 24 |
Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.
First quarterCAR 6.4 (40) · RIC 3.3 (21)
- 2:08BehindH. McKayCAR0.1 (1) – 0.0 (0)
- 2:51GoalH. McKayCAR1.1 (7) – 0.0 (0)
- 5:27GoalM. PittonetCAR2.1 (13) – 0.0 (0)
- 6:34GoalM. McGovernCAR3.1 (19) – 0.0 (0)
- 8:27GoalS. GreenRIC3.1 (19) – 1.0 (6)
- 9:40GoalB. KempCAR4.1 (25) – 1.0 (6)
- 15:03GoalM. McGovernCAR5.1 (31) – 1.0 (6)
- 16:54BehindJ. SmithCAR5.2 (32) – 1.0 (6)
- 18:01GoalR. MansellRIC5.2 (32) – 2.0 (12)
- 21:05RushedRichmondRIC5.2 (32) – 2.1 (13)
- 22:49GoalG. HewettCAR6.2 (38) – 2.1 (13)
- 26:42BehindH. O'KeeffeCAR6.3 (39) – 2.1 (13)
- 29:33GoalT. LynchRIC6.3 (39) – 3.1 (19)
- 32:19BehindT. LynchRIC6.3 (39) – 3.2 (20)
- 33:38RushedCarltonCAR6.4 (40) – 3.2 (20)
- 35:09BehindT. LynchRIC6.4 (40) – 3.3 (21)
Second quarterCAR 3.5 (23) · RIC 2.3 (15)
- 1:03BehindP. CrippsCAR6.5 (41) – 3.3 (21)
- 1:51BehindH. McKayCAR6.6 (42) – 3.3 (21)
- 3:06BehindH. ArmstrongRIC6.6 (42) – 3.4 (22)
- 4:27GoalS. GreenRIC6.6 (42) – 4.4 (28)
- 6:27RushedRichmondRIC6.6 (42) – 4.5 (29)
- 8:53GoalH. McKayCAR7.6 (48) – 4.5 (29)
- 10:19BehindM. CarrollCAR7.7 (49) – 4.5 (29)
- 11:59GoalS. LalorRIC7.7 (49) – 5.5 (35)
- 15:33BehindB. KempCAR7.8 (50) – 5.5 (35)
- 16:22GoalW. HaywardCAR8.8 (56) – 5.5 (35)
- 20:51BehindJ. FaullRIC8.8 (56) – 5.6 (36)
- 24:03BehindP. CrippsCAR8.9 (57) – 5.6 (36)
- 26:23GoalC. LordCAR9.9 (63) – 5.6 (36)
Third quarterCAR 0.4 (4) · RIC 2.6 (18)
- 1:14BehindL. FogartyCAR9.10 (64) – 5.6 (36)
- 2:36BehindM. PittonetCAR9.11 (65) – 5.6 (36)
- 3:41GoalS. LalorRIC9.11 (65) – 6.6 (42)
- 6:06RushedRichmondRIC9.11 (65) – 6.7 (43)
- 8:01BehindS. LalorRIC9.11 (65) – 6.8 (44)
- 10:26GoalR. MansellRIC9.11 (65) – 7.8 (50)
- 20:20RushedRichmondRIC9.11 (65) – 7.9 (51)
- 21:27BehindS. CampbellRIC9.11 (65) – 7.10 (52)
- 22:39BehindE. HollandsCAR9.12 (66) – 7.10 (52)
- 24:38BehindT. LynchRIC9.12 (66) – 7.11 (53)
- 28:36BehindP. CrippsCAR9.13 (67) – 7.11 (53)
- 30:18BehindT. LynchRIC9.13 (67) – 7.12 (54)
Last quarterCAR 1.2 (8) · RIC 2.5 (17)
- 0:58RushedRichmondRIC9.13 (67) – 7.13 (55)
- 5:28GoalJ. ShortRIC9.13 (67) – 8.13 (61)
- 7:01RushedCarltonCAR9.14 (68) – 8.13 (61)
- 8:08BehindT. LynchRIC9.14 (68) – 8.14 (62)
- 10:23BehindT. LynchRIC9.14 (68) – 8.15 (63)
- 14:40BehindT. LynchRIC9.14 (68) – 8.16 (64)
- 18:02BehindC. ChesserCAR9.15 (69) – 8.16 (64)
- 20:18GoalZ. WilliamsCAR10.15 (75) – 8.16 (64)
- 23:14BehindJ. FaullRIC10.15 (75) – 8.17 (65)
- 24:43GoalT. LynchRIC10.15 (75) – 9.17 (71)