Melbourne v GWS Giants – Round 12 2026 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2026 AFLRound 12Sun, 31 May, 3:15 pm AEST

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9.1619.5

GWS by 49

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Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
MEL	3.4 22	6.8 44	8.12 60	9.16 70
GWS	4.0 24	9.2 56	14.3 87	19.5 119

TIO Traeger Park, Alice SpringsSunny, 25°Lead changes 2

Recap

GWS 19.5 (119) beat Melbourne 9.16 (70) at TIO Traeger Park in Round 12, a 49-point win.

GWS led at every change.

Toby Greene kicked three goals for GWS and Callum Brown three; Brody Mihocek kicked three for Melbourne.

Finn Callaghan led the way with 31 disposals and two goals.

A run of four straight goals in the third quarter stretched the lead from 12 to 34.

Melbourne won the inside-50 count 62–46 but kicked 9.16.

Best on ground

More from Round 12

Melbourne9.1670

GWS Giants19.5119

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

1:07GoalM. GruzewskiGWS0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
3:11GoalT. GreeneGWS0.0 (0) – 2.0 (12)
5:27BehindL. PickettMEL0.1 (1) – 2.0 (12)
8:55GoalB. MihocekMEL1.1 (7) – 2.0 (12)
10:38BehindM. GawnMEL1.2 (8) – 2.0 (12)
15:05BehindK. ChandlerMEL1.3 (9) – 2.0 (12)
16:50GoalB. MihocekMELLead change2.3 (15) – 2.0 (12)
19:30GoalA. CadmanGWSLead change2.3 (15) – 3.0 (18)
20:39BehindL. PickettMEL2.4 (16) – 3.0 (18)
24:53GoalF. CallaghanGWS2.4 (16) – 4.0 (24)
26:52GoalK. PickettMEL3.4 (22) – 4.0 (24)

2:12BehindT. GreeneGWS3.4 (22) – 4.1 (25)
3:00RushedMelbourneMEL3.5 (23) – 4.1 (25)
6:05GoalT. BedfordGWS3.5 (23) – 5.1 (31)
8:13RushedMelbourneMEL3.6 (24) – 5.1 (31)
11:27GoalH. ThomasGWS3.6 (24) – 6.1 (37)
13:04GoalT. GreeneGWS3.6 (24) – 7.1 (43)
15:28GoalB. MihocekMEL4.6 (30) – 7.1 (43)
16:35GoalP. GothardGWS4.6 (30) – 8.1 (49)
19:09BehindP. GothardGWS4.6 (30) – 8.2 (50)
20:50BehindH. SharpMEL4.7 (31) – 8.2 (50)
22:31GoalJ. StringerGWS4.7 (31) – 9.2 (56)
26:14GoalM. JeffersonMEL5.7 (37) – 9.2 (56)
27:25BehindH. LangfordMEL5.8 (38) – 9.2 (56)
31:12GoalL. PickettMEL6.8 (44) – 9.2 (56)

5:58GoalH. ThomasGWS6.8 (44) – 10.2 (62)
9:17GoalC. BrownGWS6.8 (44) – 11.2 (68)
11:40BehindH. SharpMEL6.9 (45) – 11.2 (68)
13:20BehindJ. StringerGWS6.9 (45) – 11.3 (69)
14:26GoalT. BedfordGWS6.9 (45) – 12.3 (75)
16:20BehindH. SharpMEL6.10 (46) – 12.3 (75)
19:31GoalC. BrownGWS6.10 (46) – 13.3 (81)
24:01BehindJ. van RooyenMEL6.11 (47) – 13.3 (81)
24:36GoalT. RiversMEL7.11 (53) – 13.3 (81)
26:13GoalK. BriggsGWS7.11 (53) – 14.3 (87)
28:57GoalT. SparrowMEL8.11 (59) – 14.3 (87)
30:51BehindP. CrossMEL8.12 (60) – 14.3 (87)