Melbourne v Fremantle, Round 22 2026
2026 AFLRound 22
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEL | 5.2 32 | 10.5 65 | 12.8 80 | 17.11 113 |
| FRE | 5.2 32 | 11.2 68 | 14.4 88 | 17.7 109 |
MCG, MelbourneRain, 17°Lead changes 9
Recap
Melbourne come back to edge Fremantle
Melbourne 17.11 (113) beat Fremantle 17.7 (109) at MCG in Round 22, a 4-point win after trailing by 18. The lead changed 9 times.
Melbourne trailed by 8 at three-quarter time, then kicked 5.3 to 3.3 in the last quarter.
Harrison Petty kicked three goals for Melbourne and Bailey Laurie three; Jye Amiss kicked five for Fremantle.
Tom Sparrow led the way with 24 disposals and two goals.
A run of four straight goals in the first quarter turned a 18-point deficit into a 6-point lead.
Fremantle won the clearances 43–32 but couldn’t convert it.
Best on ground
Melbourne · #32 · 77% game time
- 24
- D
- 2
- G
- 2
- M
- 4
- T
4 clearances · 5 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 94
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
Melbourne aheadFremantle aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- Melbourne down by 18Q1 12:25
- 4 goals in a row to FremantleQ1 23:55 – Q2 7:00
- 4 goals in a row to MelbourneQ2 9:57 – 16:51
- 4 goals in a row to FremantleQ3 8:57 – Q4 1:44
- B. Fritsch kicks the match-winnerQ4 20:43
MelbourneGoals
- H. Petty 3.2
- B. Laurie 3.1
- H. Sharp 3.1
- B. Fritsch 2.5
- K. Pickett 2.1
- T. Sparrow 2
- J. Bowey 1
- K. Chandler 1
FremantleGoals
- J. Amiss 5
- P. Voss 4
- J. Treacy 2.2
- I. Dudley 2.1
- S. Bolton 1.1
- S. Switkowski 1.1
- M. Johnson 1
- N. O'Driscoll 1
- Venue
- MCG, Melbourne
- Field umpires
- Leigh Fisher, Hayden Meyer, Simon Meredith, Peter Bailes
MelbourneFinal team
Interchange
- 14Jiath
- 47Fitzgerald
- 3Salem
- 21Jefferson
- 16Laurie
EmergenciesX. Taylor, M. Heath, P. Cross
In
- +Daniel Turner
- +Kade Chandler
Out
- −Blake Howes · Injured
- −Paddy Cross · Omitted
FremantleFinal team
Interchange
- 18Cox
- 26Young
- 28Erasmus
- 30O'Driscoll
- 17McVee
EmergenciesH. Davies, T. Murray, C. Scerri
In
- +Brennan Cox
Out
- −Alex Pearce · Managed
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.
Fremantle won the clearances 43–32 but couldn’t convert it.
MELAttackFRE
- Inside 50s 51
- Scoring shots 17.724
- Accuracy 71%
56
2817.11
61%
The ball
- Disposals 321
- Contested possessions 113
- Clearances 43
- Marks 91
- Tackles 59
- Free kicks 19
- Biggest lead 18
323
138
32
67
68
29
10
Melbourne17.11113
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32T. Sparrow | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 94 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | |
| 30H. Sharp | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 36K. Pickett | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 115 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11M. Gawn | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 85 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 33 | |
| 17J. Bowey | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 4H. Langford | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 86 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24T. Rivers | 24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | |
| 16B. LaurieInt | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12K. Tholstrup | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | |
| 9J. Steele | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 59 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14C. JiathInt | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 31B. Fritsch | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 35H. Petty | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10D. Turner | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 47J. FitzgeraldInt | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 63 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 37K. Chandler | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6C. Windsor | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| 15E. Langdon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8J. Lever | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25T. McDonald | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3C. SalemInt | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2J. van Rooyen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 21M. JeffersonInt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 323 | 17 | 11 | 67 | 68 | 32 | 1421 | 183 | 140 | 56 | 34 |
Fremantle17.7109
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9L. Jackson | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 105 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 26 | |
| 44M. Johnson | 24 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 108 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | |
| 35J. Treacy | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 94 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 3C. Serong | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 94 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | |
| 20P. Voss | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 24J. Amiss | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6J. Clark | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26H. YoungInt | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 76 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8A. Brayshaw | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 71 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10S. Bolton | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 56 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 0 | |
| 23K. Worner | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5H. Chapman | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 43I. Dudley | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16M. Reid | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 36B. Cox | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13L. Ryan | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28N. ErasmusInt | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 39S. Switkowski | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 30N. O'DriscollInt | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 17J. McVeeInt | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 18M. CoxInt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| 21O. McDonald | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32M. Frederick | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 321 | 17 | 6 | 91 | 59 | 43 | 1422 | 191 | 130 | 51 | 40 |
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 quarterMEL 5.2 (32) · FRE 5.2 (32)
- 2:21GoalP. VossFRE0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
- 3:25GoalT. SparrowMELLevel1.0 (6) – 1.0 (6)
- 5:47BehindB. FritschMELLead change1.1 (7) – 1.0 (6)
- 7:26BehindS. BoltonFRELevel1.1 (7) – 1.1 (7)
- 8:04GoalI. DudleyFRELead change1.1 (7) – 2.1 (13)
- 9:55GoalP. VossFRE1.1 (7) – 3.1 (19)
- 12:25GoalJ. AmissFRE1.1 (7) – 4.1 (25)
- 15:06GoalK. ChandlerMEL2.1 (13) – 4.1 (25)
- 16:39GoalB. LaurieMEL3.1 (19) – 4.1 (25)
- 18:34GoalB. LaurieMELLevel4.1 (25) – 4.1 (25)
- 21:20GoalK. PickettMELLead change5.1 (31) – 4.1 (25)
- 23:55GoalS. SwitkowskiFRELevel5.1 (31) – 5.1 (31)
- 25:30BehindH. SharpMEL5.2 (32) – 5.1 (31)
- 26:44BehindJ. TreacyFRELevel5.2 (32) – 5.2 (32)
Second quarterMEL 5.3 (33) · FRE 6.0 (36)
- 0:57GoalJ. TreacyFRELead change5.2 (32) – 6.2 (38)
- 3:30GoalP. VossFRE5.2 (32) – 7.2 (44)
- 7:00GoalJ. AmissFRE5.2 (32) – 8.2 (50)
- 8:04BehindK. PickettMEL5.3 (33) – 8.2 (50)
- 9:57GoalH. PettyMEL6.3 (39) – 8.2 (50)
- 11:10GoalH. SharpMEL7.3 (45) – 8.2 (50)
- 15:32GoalB. FritschMELLead change8.3 (51) – 8.2 (50)
- 16:51GoalJ. BoweyMEL9.3 (57) – 8.2 (50)
- 20:49BehindT. RiversMEL9.4 (58) – 8.2 (50)
- 24:30GoalJ. AmissFRE9.4 (58) – 9.2 (56)
- 25:47GoalB. LaurieMEL10.4 (64) – 9.2 (56)
- 27:25GoalJ. TreacyFRE10.4 (64) – 10.2 (62)
- 29:05BehindH. PettyMEL10.5 (65) – 10.2 (62)
- 31:50GoalP. VossFRELead change10.5 (65) – 11.2 (68)
Third quarterMEL 2.3 (15) · FRE 3.2 (20)
- 1:44BehindB. FritschMEL10.6 (66) – 11.2 (68)
- 4:25GoalT. SparrowMELLead change11.6 (72) – 11.2 (68)
- 7:03GoalH. SharpMEL12.6 (78) – 11.2 (68)
- 8:57GoalS. BoltonFRE12.6 (78) – 12.2 (74)
- 10:31GoalJ. AmissFRELead change12.6 (78) – 13.2 (80)
- 15:35BehindJ. TreacyFRE12.6 (78) – 13.3 (81)
- 18:46GoalJ. AmissFRE12.6 (78) – 14.3 (87)
- 22:40BehindB. LaurieMEL12.7 (79) – 14.3 (87)
- 24:32BehindS. SwitkowskiFRE12.7 (79) – 14.4 (88)
- 26:11BehindB. FritschMEL12.8 (80) – 14.4 (88)
Last quarterMEL 5.3 (33) · FRE 3.3 (21)
- 1:44GoalM. JohnsonFRE12.8 (80) – 15.4 (94)
- 7:39GoalH. PettyMEL13.8 (86) – 15.4 (94)
- 9:30BehindI. DudleyFRE13.8 (86) – 15.5 (95)
- 10:38GoalN. O'DriscollFRE13.8 (86) – 16.5 (101)
- 13:08GoalK. PickettMEL14.8 (92) – 16.5 (101)
- 15:30GoalH. PettyMEL15.8 (98) – 16.5 (101)
- 17:12GoalI. DudleyFRE15.8 (98) – 17.5 (107)
- 18:50BehindM. FrederickFRE15.8 (98) – 17.6 (108)
- 19:28GoalH. SharpMEL16.8 (104) – 17.6 (108)
- 20:43GoalB. FritschMELLead change17.8 (110) – 17.6 (108)
- 21:51BehindB. FritschMEL17.9 (111) – 17.6 (108)
- 23:58BehindH. PettyMEL17.10 (112) – 17.6 (108)
- 25:16RushedFremantleFRE17.10 (112) – 17.7 (109)
- 30:24BehindB. FritschMEL17.11 (113) – 17.7 (109)