Carlton v Hawthorn, Round 18 2026
2026 AFLRound 18
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 2.0 12 | 2.1 13 | 4.3 27 | 6.3 39 |
| HAW | 2.2 14 | 5.3 33 | 10.7 67 | 15.13 103 |
MCG, MelbourneRain, 15°Lead changes 1
Recap
Hawthorn thrash Carlton by 64
Hawthorn 15.13 (103) beat Carlton 6.3 (39) at MCG in Round 18, a 64-point win.
Hawthorn led at every change.
Jack Ginnivan kicked three goals for Hawthorn and Jack Gunston three; Mitch McGovern kicked two for Carlton.
Lloyd Meek led the way with 16 disposals, 10 clearances, 10 tackles and 49 hitouts.
A run of six straight goals across the third and last quarters stretched the lead from 20 to 60.
Hawthorn won the inside-50 count 57–45 and won the clearances 46–34.
In context
- Hawthorn have now beaten Carlton 4 times in a row.
- Milestones: Sam Walsh’s 150th game, Will Hayward’s 200th game.
- AFL debut for Flynn Riley.
- AFL debut for Oliver Greeves.
- A career-high 14 tackles for Adam Cerra (previous best 9).
- A career-high 31 disposals for Connor Macdonald (previous best 28).
Best on ground
Hawthorn · #17 · 78% game time
- 16
- D
- 0
- G
- 1
- M
- 10
- T
10 clearances · 2 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 129
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
Carlton aheadHawthorn aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- 4 goals in a row to HawthornQ2 8:29 – Q3 3:25
- 6 goals in a row to HawthornQ3 22:18 – Q4 10:15
- Hawthorn lead by 69Q4 24:31
CarltonGoals
- M. McGovern 2
- A. Cerra 1.1
- B. Ainsworth 1
- T. Byrne 1
- F. Riley 1
HawthornGoals
- J. Ginnivan 3.1
- J. Gunston 3.1
- D. Moore 2.1
- M. Hill 2
- M. Chol 1.3
- W. Day 1.1
- M. Lewis 1.1
- H. Morrison 1
- J. Ward 1
- Venue
- MCG, Melbourne
- Field umpires
- Matt Stevic, John Howorth, Andrew Heffernan, Brent Wallace
CarltonFinal team
Interchange
EmergenciesC. Lord, H. O'Keeffe, L. Fogarty
In
- +Harry Dean
- +Flynn Riley
Out
- −Lewis Young · Injured
- −Marc Pittonet · Injured
Milestones
- Sam Walsh · 150th game
- Will Hayward · 200th game
- Flynn Riley · Debut game
First game for the club
- Flynn Riley · South Morang FC/Carlton (VFL)
HawthornFinal team
Interchange
EmergenciesA. Schubert, C. Nairn, B. Ryan
In
- +Jarman Impey
- +Karl Amon
- +Oliver Greeves
Out
- −Bodie Ryan · Omitted
- −Flynn Perez · Omitted
- −Jack Dalton · Injured
Milestones
- Oliver Greeves · Debut game
First game for the club
- Oliver Greeves · Vermont (Vic)/Eastern Ranges U18
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.
Hawthorn won the inside-50 count 57–45 and won the clearances 46–34.
CARAttackHAW
- Inside 50s 57
- Scoring shots 15.1328
- Accuracy 54%
45
96.3
67%
The ball
- Disposals 408
- Contested possessions 177
- Clearances 46
- Marks 57
- Tackles 78
- Free kicks 15
- Biggest lead 69
351
153
34
57
98
20
6
Disposals
Goals
Marks
Tackles
Carlton6.339
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A. Cerra | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 135 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 0 | |
| 18S. Walsh | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 114 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 0 | |
| 24N. NewmanInt | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 105 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| 9P. Cripps | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 82 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7J. Smith | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 78 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| 44F. Evans | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 85 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| 46M. CottrellInt | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 91 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 15B. Wilson | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 72 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 39T. ByrneInt | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 58 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 38F. Riley | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | |
| 11M. McGovern | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 12B. Ainsworth | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14O. Florent | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19W. Hayward | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2L. Cowan | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 26N. Haynes | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30J. IsonInt | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10H. McKay | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | |
| 35H. Dean | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47W. Derksen | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4O. Hollands | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17B. Kemp | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 29G. HewettInt | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 351 | 6 | 2 | 57 | 98 | 34 | 1516 | 216 | 135 | 45 | 22 |
Hawthorn15.13103
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17L. Meek | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 129 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 49 | |
| 9C. MacdonaldInt | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 114 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 0 | |
| 25J. Ward | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 101 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| 33J. Ginnivan | 25 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | |
| 19J. Gunston | 20 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 8D. Moore | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 94 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12W. Day | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 102 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3J. Newcombe | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 66 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | |
| 15B. Hardwick | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 87 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2M. Lewis | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 82 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1H. Morrison | 21 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 85 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 28C. MackenzieInt | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 67 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | |
| 4J. Impey | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 18M. Chol | 16 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 6J. Sicily | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35O. Greeves | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16M. D'Ambrosio | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 73 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | |
| 21N. Mraz | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42B. MacdonaldInt | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 37T. Barrass | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10K. Amon | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 41M. HillInt | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 27W. McCabeInt | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team | 408 | 15 | 10 | 57 | 78 | 46 | 1648 | 241 | 167 | 57 | 53 |
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 2.0 (12) · HAW 2.2 (14)
- 2:37GoalM. McGovernCAR1.0 (6) – 0.0 (0)
- 3:52GoalJ. GinnivanHAWLevel1.0 (6) – 1.0 (6)
- 16:45GoalJ. GinnivanHAWLead change1.0 (6) – 2.0 (12)
- 23:07BehindM. D'AmbrosioHAW1.0 (6) – 2.1 (13)
- 24:39BehindD. MooreHAW1.0 (6) – 2.2 (14)
- 29:00GoalF. RileyCAR2.0 (12) – 2.2 (14)
Second quarterCAR 0.1 (1) · HAW 3.1 (19)
- 8:29GoalJ. GinnivanHAW2.0 (12) – 3.2 (20)
- 14:17GoalJ. GunstonHAW2.0 (12) – 4.2 (26)
- 17:43RushedCarltonCAR2.1 (13) – 4.2 (26)
- 21:21RushedHawthornHAW2.1 (13) – 4.3 (27)
- 24:48GoalH. MorrisonHAW2.1 (13) – 5.3 (33)
Third quarterCAR 2.2 (14) · HAW 5.4 (34)
- 2:15BehindM. LewisHAW2.1 (13) – 5.4 (34)
- 3:25GoalD. MooreHAW2.1 (13) – 6.4 (40)
- 5:37BehindA. CerraCAR2.2 (14) – 6.4 (40)
- 7:25GoalM. McGovernCAR3.2 (20) – 6.4 (40)
- 9:54GoalJ. GunstonHAW3.2 (20) – 7.4 (46)
- 17:44GoalA. CerraCAR4.2 (26) – 7.4 (46)
- 19:56BehindJ. IsonCAR4.3 (27) – 7.4 (46)
- 21:46RushedHawthornHAW4.3 (27) – 7.5 (47)
- 22:18GoalJ. WardHAW4.3 (27) – 8.5 (53)
- 24:54BehindM. CholHAW4.3 (27) – 8.6 (54)
- 27:35RushedHawthornHAW4.3 (27) – 8.7 (55)
- 28:59GoalM. CholHAW4.3 (27) – 9.7 (61)
- 30:48GoalM. LewisHAW4.3 (27) – 10.7 (67)
Last quarterCAR 2.0 (12) · HAW 5.6 (36)
- 0:11BehindW. DayHAW4.3 (27) – 10.8 (68)
- 1:44GoalW. DayHAW4.3 (27) – 11.8 (74)
- 2:57BehindM. CholHAW4.3 (27) – 11.9 (75)
- 5:54GoalD. MooreHAW4.3 (27) – 12.9 (81)
- 10:15GoalJ. GunstonHAW4.3 (27) – 13.9 (87)
- 11:34GoalB. AinsworthCAR5.3 (33) – 13.9 (87)
- 13:40BehindJ. GinnivanHAW5.3 (33) – 13.10 (88)
- 19:45GoalM. HillHAW5.3 (33) – 14.10 (94)
- 21:32BehindJ. NewcombeHAW5.3 (33) – 14.11 (95)
- 23:26BehindM. CholHAW5.3 (33) – 14.12 (96)
- 24:31GoalM. HillHAW5.3 (33) – 15.12 (102)
- 27:25GoalT. ByrneCAR6.3 (39) – 15.12 (102)
- 31:09BehindJ. GunstonHAW6.3 (39) – 15.13 (103)