Round 22 Review

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Western Bulldogs (11.11.77) defeated by North Melbourne (15.10.100)

  1. Luke Davies-Uniacke (156). Massive last quarter to really boost his score, LDU topped up with 31 touches (17 contested), 10 clearances, 10 tackles, 6 inside 50s, 2 majors and 543 metres gained.
  2. Dylan Stephens (123). Ran the wing all day and used his 28 touches @ 96% DE, adding 8 rebounds from 50, 449 metres gained and 6 marks.
  3. Ed Richards (114). The lone Bulldog to hit three figures, Richards found 28 touches, 1 major, 551 metres gained, 5 tackles and 7 inside 50s.
  4. George Wardlaw (105). Limited time on ground but massive impact from Wardlaw, finishing with 19 touches (13 contested), 6 clearances and 1 goal.
  5. Caleb Daniel (102). 33 touches, a game high, for Daniel, going at a solid 82% DE, 6 marks, 529 metres gained and 2 goal assists.

Other 100+ scores: Paul Curtis (101), Cam Zurhaar (100)

Disappointment: Sanders (74) hasn’t hit the same scores since returning. Sheezel (96) went missing in the second half.

Rookies: Banch (65) led Dawson (55) and Blamires (50) for North. The Doggies had Sellwood (62), Hynes (60), Jaques (52), Dolan (37) and finally Jones (34).

Injuries: Concerns out of Thursday included English (knee) and Corr (back).

 

Brisbane (18.17.125) defeated Hawthorn (8.10.58)

  1. Lachie Neale (155). Dominated on Friday night, collecting 35 touches (17 contested) plus 3 goal assists, 7 marks, 9 tackles, 6 clearances, 8 inside 50s and 529 metres gained.
  2. Will Ashcroft (132). Joe his insane form going, this week collecting 39 touches (15 contested) plus 6 marks, 7 clearances and 13 score involvements.
  3. Kai Lohmann (129). Force up forward, slotting 5 majors from 24 touches, 5 marks and 450 metres gained.
  4. Lance Morris (128). Dominated as well, kicking 4 majors from 15 touches, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
  5. Josh Ward (114). Represents the Hawks to round it all out, Ward collected 28 touches (13 contested) plus 7 marks, 8 clearances and solid DE of 82%.

Other 100+ scores: Blake Hardwick (105)

Disappointment: Sicily (65) not that good, same with Impey (55), Day (50) and for the Lions, Wilmot (75) and Bailey (79).

Rookies: Just McKenna (62) and Annable (36) for the Lions, while the Hawks had Butler (45).

Injuries: No issues from Friday.

 

Melbourne (17.11.113) defeated Fremantle (17.7.109)

  1. Luke Jackson (149). Led this elite clash, collecting 17 touches (16 contested) plus 8 clearances, 7 tackles and 26 hitouts for the game. First time for well over a month.
  2. Matt Johnson/Kysaiah Pickett (118). Johnson keeps producing in the Freo midfield, this week having 24 touches, 8 marks, 5 tackles and 1 goal. Pickett was great all game, having 27 touches, 2 majors, 6 tackles and 3 goals assists.
  3. Harvey Langford (112). Super effective from Langford, as he found 16 touches (10 contested) plus 5 marks, 7 tackles and 92% DE.
  4. Max Gawn/Caleb Serong (105). Gawn hit the ton once again, this week thanks to 16 touches (12 contested) plus 8 clearances and 33 hitouts, while Serong kept his elite form running, gathering 21 touches, 7 clearances and adding 10 tackles.
  5. Josh Treacy (104). Rounds out the top five with another fine game, having 12 touches plus 5 marks, 7 tackles and 2 majors for the afternoon.

Other 100+ scores: Harry Sharp (102), Jake Bowey (100)

Disappointment: Been a weird season for Brayshaw (78), same as Clark (81). Murphy Reid (57) the worst offender though.

Rookies: Once again no rookies for Freo so over to the Demons, who were led by Sharp (102), as he collected 14 touches and 3 goals. After him was Tholstrup (97), Laurie (73), Fitzgerald (61) and Jefferson (13).

Injuries: No injuries on the match report.

 

Sydney (26.11.167) defeated Port Adelaide (10.10.70)

  1. Jase Burgoyne (138). The sole Port representative, Burgoyne was awesome, gathering 34 touches (15 contested) plus 8 marks, 7 clearances, 2 goal assists, 7 inside 50s, 6 tackles and finally, 604 metres gained.
  2. Errol Gulden (134). Another elite game from Errol, this week coming from 39 touches, 1 goal, 3 goal assists, 608 metres gained and 7 inside 50s.
  3. Jai Serong (124). One of this years best rookies gave us one more big game, as Serong had 24 touches with 1 major and a game best 11 tackles.
  4. Chad Warner (123). 24 touches for Chad, running @ 88% DE plus 13 score involvements, 3 goals and 468 metres gained.
  5. Jake Lloyd (109). Rounds out this games top five with a solid statline of 3 goals, 19 touches and 7 marks in a forward role.

Other 100+ scores: Riley Bice (108), Callum Mills (107), Williem Drew (103), Jesse Dattoli (102), Nick Blakey (101)

Disappointment: Rough but think coaches were banking on Heeney (93) for a lot more.

Rookies: After Serong, Dattoli (102) gets some credit for his game of 2 goals, 23 touches, 7 marks and 3 goal assists. After that, it was McDonald (83), the debutant Green (76), Cootee (58) and Kyle (44). The best for Port was Van Wyk (69) on debut, ahead of Anastasopoulos (55), Whitlock (53), Ramm (44), Marshall (36), Zadow (29), Lai (26) and O’Brien (24).

Injuries: Some concerns for Jason Horne-Francis (knee) but Sydney came out unscathed. Grundy (personal reason) was a late out if you missed that.

 

Geelong (17.15.117) defeated Essendon (7.8.50)

  1. Bailey Smith (161). A popular VC pick and did not disappoint, racking up 38 touches (15 contested) plus 8 clearances, 8 inside 50s, 6 tackles and 751 metres gained.
  2. Zach Merrett/Ollie Dempsey (114).  Merrett represented the Bombers thanks to 29 touches and 5 tackles, while Dempsey kicked 4 goals from 19 touches.
  3. Ollie Henry (110). Another fine performance up forward, Henry had 4 majors from 13 disposals with 4 marks and 5 tackles.
  4. Jhye Clark (106). Has found a role down back, this week collecting 20 touches @ 90% DE plus 8 marks and 1 goal.
  5. Shaun Mannagh (104). Rounds out a dominant Cats performance, collecting 18 touches to pair with 1 goal, 3 goal assists and 5 tackles.

Other 100+ scores: Tom Stewart (103), Mark Blicavs (100)

Disappointment: Roberts (71) and Durham (67).

Rookies: After Clark, the Cats only had Wiltshire (60) and Polkinghorne (20). The Bombers were led once again by Sharp (96) and then Visentini (84), who played his first game of the year. Farrow (71), Artemis (58), Kondogiannis (45), El Ackhar (37), Day-Wicks (31) and Unwin (17) were the rest.

Injuries: No injuries to mark down here.

 

Adelaide (9.9.63) defeated Richmond (7.12.54)

  1. Izak Rankine (223). One of the all time scores, think it ranks around 12th-14th but not 100% on that fact. In the wet, Rankine found 36 touches (18 contested) plus 6 marks, 6 tackles, 7 inside 50s, 11 clearances, 795 metres gained and 1 goal.
  2. Nick Vlastuin (115). Held down the Tigers backline, having 19 touches (10 contested) plus 4 marks, 5 tackles, 6 rebounds from 50 and 450 metres gained.
  3. Jordan Dawson/Jack Ross (108). Couple of premiums tied up. Dawson thanks to 35 touches, 6 marks, 1 goal and 596 metres gained, while Ross had 29 touches (11 contested) with 6 clearances and 493 metres gained.
  4. Reilly O’Brien (106). Back into the side and had a great battle with Nank, finishing with 11 touches, 5 marks, 5 tackles and 35 hitouts.
  5. Sam Berry/Ben Miller (105). Another tie up to finish. Berry keeps producing tons, this week from 24 touches (14 contested) with 6 tackles, while Miller had 20 disposals @ 80% DE with 7 marks in the Tigers backline.

Other 100+ scores: Zilch

Disappointment: Thilthorpe (51) and Lalor (26) here.

Rookies: Ryan (80) once again really good, probably too late in the season to hit a bubble boy but deserves a shout. Cook (73) was one of the great rookies of 2026, while Hall-Kahan (66) and Ludowyke (23) round out the Crows. The Tigers were led by Retschko (79) and then Lefau (75). Annand (68) was solid while Judson Clarke (63) made a successful AFL return. Grlj (51) and Ryan (34) round it out.

Injuries: Another game with seemingly no injuries to report on.

 

GWS (11.11.77) defeated by Gold Coast (11.13.79)

  1. Matt Rowell (174). Produced one of the more insane stat lines you’ll ever see on Sunday. 40 touches (21 contested) with 17 clearances, 881 metres gained, 10 inside 50s and 16 tackles, leading his side to a break through win.
  2. Touk Miller (157). Miller was awesome, finding 23 touches with 9 tackles, 5 marks but most importantly 3 majors in a close game.
  3. Ned Moyle (118). Has taken the number 1 ruck role at the Suns now, another fine game of 11 touches, 7 clearances and a huge 60 hitouts.
  4. Will Powell (115). 18 touches with 9 intercepts, 5 marks, 1 major and 7 tackles for Powell coming off half-back.
  5. Jos Delana (113). Made sure it wasn’t a complete Suns top five, finding 20 touches (14 contested) plus 496 metres gained, 1 major and 2 goal assists in a hybrid role.

Other 100+ scores: Bodhi Uwland/Lachie Whitfield (110), Bailey Humphrey (109), Harvey Thomas (101)

Disappointment: Oliver (83) and Ash (74) for GWS, Anderson (78) and surprise surprise, Petracca (46).

Rookies: After Delena, it was just Gruzewski (56) and Hamilton (34). Lombard (76) was well above Gulbin (45), Rogers (34) and Uwland (29) for the Suns.

Injuries: Laverde (ribs) and Bedford (back) adding to the issues for the already depleted Giants.

 

West Coast (15.8.98) defeated by Collingwood (17.15.117)

  1. Nick Daicos (132). Had a tag but you wouldn’t know it, collecting another massive disposal count of 39 touches (17 contested) plus 12 score involvements, 1 major, 721 metres gained, 10 clearances and 11 inside 50s.
  2. Darcy Cameron (129). Another elite score from DC, this week collecting 24 touches (12 contested) plus 5 marks, 5 tackles, 6 clearances and 30 hitouts.
  3. Dan McStay (120). Kept his form rolling, this week kicking 3 goals from 20 touches (15 contested) plus 5 marks, 5 tackles and 5 inside 50s.
  4. Josh Daicos (117). With other personal out Daicos got his feed of the ball down back, having 35 touches with 901 metres gained, 12 rebounds from 50, 6 inside 50s and 6 tackles.
  5. Tom McCarthy (115). The lone Eagle, McCarthy had 24 touches @ 92% DE plus 5 marks, 655 metres gained and 12 rebounds from 50.

Other 100+ scores: Tim Membrey (103)

Disappointment: The usual culprit, Houston (83), even with Howe and Maynard out.

Rookies: Anderson (62) led the rookie crop for the Pies, ahead of Harrison (60), Steele (54), Swadling (48), Hayes (41), Puncher (34), Howes (32) and West (23). Tom Gross (88) the Eagles best, ahead of Herbert (76), Duff-Tytler (68), Lindsay (67), Murdock (47), Allan (43) and Duursma (42).

Injuries: No injuries to report.

 

St Kilda (8.14.62) defeated by Carlton (16.10.106)

  1. Francis Evans (134). Kicks off the final game of the round with a game of 22 touches, 8 marks, 10 score involvements, 1 major, 613 metres gained and 12 inside 50s.
  2. Ollie Florent (132). The Blues recruit was once again elite, having 25 touches @ 95% DE off half back, adding in 8 marks and 5 tackles.
  3. Max Hall (125). Solid as always, Hall finished with a statline of 30 touches (16 contested) plus 2 goals, 6 marks, 10 clearances, 524 metres gained and 5 inside 50s.
  4. George Hewett (119). Solid as usual from Hewett, his 26 touches were paired with 4 clearances and 4 tackles.
  5. Brad Hill (115). Overcame a knee issue to finish as one of the Saints best, having 31 touches @ 87% DE with 8 score involvements.

Other 100+ scores: Marc Pittonet (110), Adam Cerra (109), Nick Haynes (100)

Disappointment: Plenty to finish the round. Walsh (83) harshly scored again, just behind Cripps (88). Smith (56) tagged after his recent form. Wilkie (39) just putrid, as was De Koning (23). Wanganeen-Milera (10) would’ve had some Cs on him so that injury stings even more.

Rookies: Derksen (73) the best this week ahead of Dean (61), Kemp (57) and Smith (56) for the Blues this week. The Saints had Phillipou (67), O’Connell (48) and Lake (36), and that was it for the rookies this round.

Injuries: Obviously the big one that wa

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