Melbourne v Gold Coast Suns, Round 4 2026
2026 AFLRound 4
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEL | 2.6 18 | 8.8 56 | 13.12 90 | 16.13 109 |
| GCS | 4.1 25 | 8.2 50 | 12.4 76 | 14.5 89 |
MCG, MelbourneMostly sunny, 25°Lead changes 3
Recap
Melbourne beat Gold Coast by 20
Melbourne 16.13 (109) beat Gold Coast 14.5 (89) at MCG in Round 4, a 20-point win.
Jake Melksham kicked four goals for Melbourne and Brody Mihocek two; Ben King kicked three for Gold Coast.
Max Gawn led the way with 22 disposals, a goal and 32 hitouts.
A run of four straight goals in the second quarter turned a 12-point deficit into a 12-point lead.
Melbourne won the inside-50 count 59–45 and won the clearances 39–28.
Best on ground
Melbourne · #11 · 82% game time
- 22
- D
- 1
- G
- 5
- M
- 3
- T
4 clearances · 2 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 121
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
Melbourne aheadGold Coast aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- Melbourne down by 16Q1 19:27
- 4 goals in a row to MelbourneQ2 8:31 – 16:59
- Melbourne lead by 27Q4 5:42
MelbourneGoals
- J. Melksham 4
- B. Mihocek 2.1
- H. Langford 2
- L. Pickett 1.2
- H. Sharp 1.1
- J. van Rooyen 1.1
- M. Gawn 1
- X. Lindsay 1
- K. Pickett 1
- C. Salem 1
- K. Tholstrup 1
- Venue
- MCG, Melbourne
- Field umpires
- Alex Whetton, Nathan Williamson, Nathan Toner, Brent Wallace
MelbourneFinal team
Gold Coast SunsFinal 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.
Melbourne won the inside-50 count 59–45 and won the clearances 39–28.
MELAttackGCS
- Inside 50s 45
- Scoring shots 14.519
- Accuracy 74%
59
2916.13
55%
The ball
- Disposals 351
- Contested possessions 116
- Clearances 28
- Marks 90
- Tackles 54
- Free kicks 17
- Biggest lead 16
341
138
39
89
59
19
27
Disposals
Goals
Marks
Tackles
Melbourne16.13109
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11M. Gawn | 22 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 121 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 32 | |
| 9J. Steele | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 112 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | |
| 36K. Pickett | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 98 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | |
| 32T. SparrowInt | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 102 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | |
| 30H. Sharp | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 82 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3C. Salem | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 37K. Chandler | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 67 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6C. Windsor | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 71 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2J. van Rooyen | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
| 18J. Melksham | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8J. Lever | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12K. Tholstrup | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 33L. Pickett | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 28B. Mihocek | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 5X. Lindsay | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15E. Langdon | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4H. LangfordInt | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22B. HowesInt | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10D. Turner | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13J. Culley | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25T. McDonald | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35H. PettyInt | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| 16B. LaurieInt | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team | 341 | 16 | 11 | 89 | 59 | 39 | 1512 | 210 | 131 | 59 | 42 |
Gold Coast Suns14.589
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6B. Uwland | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15N. Anderson | 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 77 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | |
| 39L. Gulbin | 22 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 0 | |
| 27W. Powell | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 89 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2J. Noble | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| 33S. Clohesy | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 75 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 32Z. UwlandInt | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17D. Rioli | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 81 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 0 | |
| 16J. JeffreyInt | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14L. Weller | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11T. Miller | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 69 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26W. Graham | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 78 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1M. Andrew | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4J. WalterInt | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| 34B. King | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20E. Read | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25S. Collins | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8L. Lombard | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | |
| 18M. RowellInt | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28J. Witts | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 21 | |
| 10C. Ballard | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 29J. RogersInt | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22B. Long | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team | 351 | 14 | 4 | 90 | 54 | 28 | 1451 | 188 | 163 | 45 | 27 |
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 2.6 (18) · GCS 4.1 (25)
- 1:10GoalB. KingGCS0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
- 4:21RushedMelbourneMEL0.1 (1) – 1.0 (6)
- 5:49BehindJ. CulleyMEL0.2 (2) – 1.0 (6)
- 8:04GoalE. ReadGCS0.2 (2) – 2.0 (12)
- 9:34GoalB. MihocekMEL1.2 (8) – 2.0 (12)
- 13:10GoalZ. UwlandGCS1.2 (8) – 3.0 (18)
- 15:54BehindB. MihocekMEL1.3 (9) – 3.0 (18)
- 17:51BehindB. KingGCS1.3 (9) – 3.1 (19)
- 19:27GoalB. KingGCS1.3 (9) – 4.1 (25)
- 21:46BehindJ. CulleyMEL1.4 (10) – 4.1 (25)
- 22:26BehindL. PickettMEL1.5 (11) – 4.1 (25)
- 24:55BehindE. LangdonMEL1.6 (12) – 4.1 (25)
- 28:31GoalC. SalemMEL2.6 (18) – 4.1 (25)
Second quarterMEL 6.2 (38) · GCS 4.1 (25)
- 0:23BehindL. PickettMEL2.7 (19) – 4.1 (25)
- 1:51GoalL. GulbinGCS2.7 (19) – 5.1 (31)
- 5:17GoalB. MihocekMEL3.7 (25) – 5.1 (31)
- 7:08GoalE. ReadGCS3.7 (25) – 6.1 (37)
- 8:31GoalJ. MelkshamMEL4.7 (31) – 6.1 (37)
- 10:50GoalJ. MelkshamMELLevel5.7 (37) – 6.1 (37)
- 13:17GoalH. LangfordMELLead change6.7 (43) – 6.1 (37)
- 16:59GoalH. SharpMEL7.7 (49) – 6.1 (37)
- 19:47GoalB. KingGCS7.7 (49) – 7.1 (43)
- 21:50GoalJ. van RooyenMEL8.7 (55) – 7.1 (43)
- 26:10GoalW. PowellGCS8.7 (55) – 8.1 (49)
- 27:15BehindT. SparrowMEL8.8 (56) – 8.1 (49)
- 29:26BehindN. AndersonGCS8.8 (56) – 8.2 (50)
Third quarterMEL 5.4 (34) · GCS 4.2 (26)
- 1:20GoalZ. UwlandGCSLevel8.8 (56) – 9.2 (56)
- 3:32GoalW. GrahamGCSLead change8.8 (56) – 10.2 (62)
- 6:37GoalK. TholstrupMELLevel9.8 (62) – 10.2 (62)
- 11:48GoalJ. MelkshamMELLead change10.8 (68) – 10.2 (62)
- 14:30BehindJ. WalterGCS10.8 (68) – 10.3 (63)
- 15:14BehindK. ChandlerMEL10.9 (69) – 10.3 (63)
- 17:16GoalJ. WalterGCSLevel10.9 (69) – 11.3 (69)
- 19:00GoalM. GawnMEL11.9 (75) – 11.3 (69)
- 21:50GoalX. LindsayMEL12.9 (81) – 11.3 (69)
- 23:19BehindH. SharpMEL12.10 (82) – 11.3 (69)
- 24:16BehindH. PettyMEL12.11 (83) – 11.3 (69)
- 24:50GoalE. ReadGCS12.11 (83) – 12.3 (75)
- 27:09RushedGold CoastGCS12.11 (83) – 12.4 (76)
- 29:13GoalK. PickettMEL13.11 (89) – 12.4 (76)
- 30:24RushedMelbourneMEL13.12 (90) – 12.4 (76)
Last quarterMEL 3.1 (19) · GCS 2.1 (13)
- 1:15BehindJ. van RooyenMEL13.13 (91) – 12.4 (76)
- 2:45GoalJ. MelkshamMEL14.13 (97) – 12.4 (76)
- 5:42GoalH. LangfordMEL15.13 (103) – 12.4 (76)
- 10:34BehindT. MillerGCS15.13 (103) – 12.5 (77)
- 13:04GoalJ. WalterGCS15.13 (103) – 13.5 (83)
- 16:27GoalL. PickettMEL16.13 (109) – 13.5 (83)
- 19:21GoalJ. JeffreyGCS16.13 (109) – 14.5 (89)