Carlton v Melbourne – Round 3 2026 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2026 AFLRound 3Sun, 29 Mar, 3:15 pm AEDT

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77100

11.1115.10

Melbourne by 23

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Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
CAR	6.2 38	7.4 46	9.8 62	11.11 77
MEL	0.1 1	1.6 12	7.8 50	15.10 100

MCG, MelbourneOvercast, 20°Lead changes 2

Recap

Melbourne 15.10 (100) beat Carlton 11.11 (77) at MCG in Round 3, a 23-point win after trailing by 43.

Melbourne trailed by 12 at three-quarter time, then kicked 8.2 to 2.3 in the last quarter.

Bayley Fritsch kicked four goals for Melbourne and Kade Chandler two; Mitch McGovern kicked three for Carlton.

Kysaiah Pickett led the way with 33 disposals, a goal and 6 clearances.

A run of seven straight goals in the last quarter turned a 20-point deficit into a 23-point lead.

Melbourne won the inside-50 count 64–51 and laid 82 tackles to 54.

More from Round 3

Carlton11.1177

Melbourne15.10100

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

4:53BehindB. MihocekMEL0.0 (0) – 0.1 (1)
8:21GoalJ. SmithCARLead change1.0 (6) – 0.1 (1)
9:55GoalP. CrippsCAR2.0 (12) – 0.1 (1)
14:02BehindM. McGovernCAR2.1 (13) – 0.1 (1)
15:25GoalT. ByrneCAR3.1 (19) – 0.1 (1)
20:12GoalH. McKayCAR4.1 (25) – 0.1 (1)
23:30RushedCarltonCAR4.2 (26) – 0.1 (1)
26:27GoalM. McGovernCAR5.2 (32) – 0.1 (1)
28:48GoalM. McGovernCAR6.2 (38) – 0.1 (1)

0:39GoalE. HollandsCAR7.2 (44) – 0.1 (1)
3:03RushedMelbourneMEL7.2 (44) – 0.2 (2)
11:19BehindK. PickettMEL7.2 (44) – 0.3 (3)
16:05BehindG. HewettCAR7.3 (45) – 0.3 (3)
18:13BehindJ. van RooyenMEL7.3 (45) – 0.4 (4)
20:06BehindB. MihocekMEL7.3 (45) – 0.5 (5)
23:04BehindT. SparrowMEL7.3 (45) – 0.6 (6)
25:55GoalH. LangfordMEL7.3 (45) – 1.6 (12)
27:50BehindM. McGovernCAR7.4 (46) – 1.6 (12)

4:55BehindS. WalshCAR7.5 (47) – 1.6 (12)
6:41GoalE. LangdonMEL7.5 (47) – 2.6 (18)
8:15BehindB. AinsworthCAR7.6 (48) – 2.6 (18)
8:59GoalB. AinsworthCAR8.6 (54) – 2.6 (18)
10:31GoalK. ChandlerMEL8.6 (54) – 3.6 (24)
12:03GoalB. MihocekMEL8.6 (54) – 4.6 (30)
14:28GoalM. McGovernCAR9.6 (60) – 4.6 (30)
15:41BehindF. EvansCAR9.7 (61) – 4.6 (30)
17:19BehindG. HewettCAR9.8 (62) – 4.6 (30)
20:27GoalT. SparrowMEL9.8 (62) – 5.6 (36)
24:09GoalB. FritschMEL9.8 (62) – 6.6 (42)
27:19GoalB. FritschMEL9.8 (62) – 7.6 (48)
28:54BehindB. FritschMEL9.8 (62) – 7.7 (49)
30:17RushedMelbourneMEL9.8 (62) – 7.8 (50)

0:51GoalP. CrossMEL9.8 (62) – 8.8 (56)
1:57BehindW. HaywardCAR9.9 (63) – 8.8 (56)
3:33BehindS. WalshCAR9.10 (64) – 8.8 (56)
5:45GoalE. HollandsCAR10.10 (70) – 8.8 (56)
9:44GoalM. CarrollCAR11.10 (76) – 8.8 (56)
13:01GoalH. SharpMEL11.10 (76) – 9.8 (62)
15:44GoalB. FritschMEL11.10 (76) – 10.8 (68)
16:51BehindK. PickettMEL11.10 (76) – 10.9 (69)
22:00GoalK. ChandlerMEL11.10 (76) – 11.9 (75)
23:54GoalH. LangfordMELLead change11.10 (76) – 12.9 (81)
27:11GoalK. PickettMEL11.10 (76) – 13.9 (87)
28:45GoalB. FritschMEL11.10 (76) – 14.9 (93)
30:06BehindH. McKayCAR11.11 (77) – 14.9 (93)
32:03GoalE. LangdonMEL11.11 (77) – 15.9 (99)
33:28BehindB. MihocekMEL11.11 (77) – 15.10 (100)