Melbourne v Brisbane Lions, Round 6 2026
2026 AFLRound 6
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEL | 4.1 25 | 5.6 36 | 11.8 74 | 16.8 104 |
| BRI | 4.1 25 | 8.4 52 | 10.8 68 | 15.12 102 |
MCG, MelbourneMostly sunny, 20°Lead changes 10
Recap
Melbourne come back to edge Brisbane
Melbourne 16.8 (104) beat Brisbane 15.12 (102) at MCG in Round 6, a 2-point win. The lead changed 10 times.
Kade Chandler kicked three goals for Melbourne and Jacob van Rooyen three; Logan Morris kicked three for Brisbane.
Harvey Langford led the way with 27 disposals and three goals.
A run of five straight goals in the third quarter turned a 16-point deficit into a 12-point lead.
Melbourne laid 50 tackles to 31, and Brisbane took 137 marks to 80.
In context
- AFL debut for Xavier Taylor.
- First game for Melbourne: Max Heath.
- Milestones: Logan Morris’s 50th game, Josh Dunkley’s 200th game, Lachie Neale’s 300th game.
- A career-high 11 marks for Levi Ashcroft (previous best 8).
Best on ground
Melbourne · #4 · 80% game time
- 27
- D
- 3
- G
- 4
- M
- 0
- T
3 clearances · 5 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 99
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
Melbourne aheadBrisbane aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- Melbourne down by 17Q2 25:18
- 5 goals in a row to MelbourneQ3 5:01 – 18:49
- J. van Rooyen kicks the match-winnerQ4 8:41
MelbourneGoals
- K. Chandler 3.1
- J. van Rooyen 3.1
- H. Langford 3
- B. Fritsch 2
- B. Mihocek 2
- H. Sharp 2
- J. Steele 1
BrisbaneGoals
- L. Morris 3.1
- C. Cameron 3
- C. Rayner 2.3
- H. McCluggage 1.1
- O. Allen 1
- W. Ashcroft 1
- S. Draper 1
- J. Fletcher 1
- K. Lohmann 1
- L. McCarthy 1
- Venue
- MCG, Melbourne
- Field umpires
- Daniel Johanson, Robert O'Gorman, Andrew Stephens, Andrew Adair
MelbourneFinal team
Interchange
EmergenciesP. Cross, J. Henderson, L. Kentfield
In
- +Bailey Laurie
- +Matthew Jefferson
- +Xavier Taylor
- +Max Heath
Out
- −Christian Salem · Injured
- −Tom McDonald · Omitted
- −Jake Melksham · Injured
- −Xavier Lindsay · Managed
Milestones
- Xavier Taylor · Debut game
First game for the club
- Xavier Taylor · East Ringwood (Vic)/Eastern U18
- Max Heath · Beaumaris (Vic)/Xavier College (Vic)/Sandringham U18/St Kilda
Brisbane LionsFinal team
Interchange
EmergenciesD. Fort, J. Tunstill, S. Brain
In
- +Noah Answerth
- +Zane Zakostelsky
Out
- −Dayne Zorko · Injured
- −Darcy Fort · Illness
Milestones
- Logan Morris · 50th game
- Josh Dunkley · 200th game
- Lachie Neale · 300th game
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 laid 50 tackles to 31, and Brisbane took 137 marks to 80.
MELAttackBRI
- Inside 50s 52
- Scoring shots 15.1227
- Accuracy 56%
54
2416.8
67%
The ball
- Disposals 358
- Contested possessions 119
- Clearances 35
- Marks 137
- Tackles 31
- Free kicks 12
- Biggest lead 17
345
117
30
80
50
19
16
Disposals
Goals
Marks
Tackles
Melbourne16.8104
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4H. Langford | 27 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 0 | |
| 37K. Chandler | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11M. Gawn | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 93 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 23 | |
| 36K. Pickett | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 80 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| 9J. Steele | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 87 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | |
| 15E. Langdon | 28 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | |
| 13J. CulleyInt | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 82 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10D. Turner | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 81 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12K. Tholstrup | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28B. Mihocek | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2J. van Rooyen | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | |
| 32T. SparrowInt | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |
| 31B. Fritsch | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6C. Windsor | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22B. Howes | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30H. Sharp | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 35H. Petty | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33L. PickettInt | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8J. Lever | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19X. TaylorInt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16B. Laurie | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 21M. Jefferson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 27M. HeathInt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Team | 345 | 16 | 4 | 80 | 50 | 30 | 1447 | 200 | 145 | 54 | 34 |
Brisbane Lions15.12102
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31H. Andrews | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9L. Neale | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 97 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 0 | |
| 8W. Ashcroft | 26 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| 18K. ColemanInt | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 23C. Cameron | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 44D. Wilmot | 27 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 105 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| 38B. RevilleInt | 20 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 13L. Morris | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5J. Dunkley | 21 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 83 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11L. McCarthyInt | 12 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 10L. Ashcroft | 20 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3J. Fletcher | 18 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1K. Lohmann | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 35R. Lester | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16C. Rayner | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6H. McCluggageInt | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2S. Draper | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
| 43N. Answerth | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33Z. Bailey | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4O. Allen | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 7J. Berry | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22T. Gallop | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21Z. ZakostelskyInt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Team | 358 | 15 | 10 | 137 | 31 | 35 | 1582 | 247 | 111 | 52 | 29 |
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 4.1 (25) · BRI 4.1 (25)
- 2:17BehindB. LaurieMEL0.1 (1) – 0.0 (0)
- 5:08GoalL. MorrisBRILead change0.1 (1) – 1.0 (6)
- 6:54GoalH. LangfordMELLead change1.1 (7) – 1.0 (6)
- 9:23GoalH. SharpMEL2.1 (13) – 1.0 (6)
- 12:00GoalC. CameronBRI2.1 (13) – 2.0 (12)
- 16:29GoalJ. FletcherBRILead change2.1 (13) – 3.0 (18)
- 18:13GoalB. MihocekMELLead change3.1 (19) – 3.0 (18)
- 20:48GoalJ. van RooyenMEL4.1 (25) – 3.0 (18)
- 24:13GoalC. RaynerBRI4.1 (25) – 4.0 (24)
- 25:58RushedBrisbaneBRILevel4.1 (25) – 4.1 (25)
Second quarterMEL 1.5 (11) · BRI 4.3 (27)
- 3:18GoalO. AllenBRILead change4.1 (25) – 5.1 (31)
- 6:40BehindL. MorrisBRI4.1 (25) – 5.2 (32)
- 8:12RushedMelbourneMEL4.2 (26) – 5.2 (32)
- 9:04RushedMelbourneMEL4.3 (27) – 5.2 (32)
- 10:33BehindC. RaynerBRI4.3 (27) – 5.3 (33)
- 15:20GoalK. ChandlerMELLevel5.3 (33) – 5.3 (33)
- 17:21RushedMelbourneMELLead change5.4 (34) – 5.3 (33)
- 19:07GoalC. CameronBRILead change5.4 (34) – 6.3 (39)
- 20:30BehindZ. BaileyBRI5.4 (34) – 6.4 (40)
- 21:13BehindM. HeathMEL5.5 (35) – 6.4 (40)
- 23:56GoalL. MorrisBRI5.5 (35) – 7.4 (46)
- 25:18GoalS. DraperBRI5.5 (35) – 8.4 (52)
- 26:38BehindJ. van RooyenMEL5.6 (36) – 8.4 (52)
Third quarterMEL 6.2 (38) · BRI 2.4 (16)
- 1:58RushedBrisbaneBRI5.6 (36) – 8.5 (53)
- 3:25BehindK. ChandlerMEL5.7 (37) – 8.5 (53)
- 5:01GoalH. LangfordMEL6.7 (43) – 8.5 (53)
- 6:51BehindC. RaynerBRI6.7 (43) – 8.6 (54)
- 7:47GoalH. SharpMEL7.7 (49) – 8.6 (54)
- 9:52GoalJ. SteeleMELLead change8.7 (55) – 8.6 (54)
- 13:31GoalB. MihocekMEL9.7 (61) – 8.6 (54)
- 15:58BehindJ. DunkleyBRI9.7 (61) – 8.7 (55)
- 18:49GoalB. FritschMEL10.7 (67) – 8.7 (55)
- 20:49GoalK. LohmannBRI10.7 (67) – 9.7 (61)
- 23:02BehindH. McCluggageBRI10.7 (67) – 9.8 (62)
- 25:59GoalB. FritschMEL11.7 (73) – 9.8 (62)
- 28:13RushedMelbourneMEL11.8 (74) – 9.8 (62)
- 31:23GoalW. AshcroftBRI11.8 (74) – 10.8 (68)
Last quarterMEL 5.0 (30) · BRI 5.4 (34)
- 0:42BehindZ. BaileyBRI11.8 (74) – 10.9 (69)
- 1:44GoalH. McCluggageBRILead change11.8 (74) – 11.9 (75)
- 6:15BehindB. RevilleBRI11.8 (74) – 11.10 (76)
- 8:41GoalJ. van RooyenMELLead change12.8 (80) – 11.10 (76)
- 10:59GoalK. ChandlerMEL13.8 (86) – 11.10 (76)
- 12:51GoalK. ChandlerMEL14.8 (92) – 11.10 (76)
- 14:33GoalC. RaynerBRI14.8 (92) – 12.10 (82)
- 17:08GoalJ. van RooyenMEL15.8 (98) – 12.10 (82)
- 20:01BehindL. AshcroftBRI15.8 (98) – 12.11 (83)
- 21:53GoalL. McCarthyBRI15.8 (98) – 13.11 (89)
- 24:06GoalH. LangfordMEL16.8 (104) – 13.11 (89)
- 26:23GoalL. MorrisBRI16.8 (104) – 14.11 (95)
- 27:27GoalC. CameronBRI16.8 (104) – 15.11 (101)
- 29:13BehindC. RaynerBRI16.8 (104) – 15.12 (102)