2026 AFL Season Elimination Final 1: Geelong v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 2026 between Geelong and Carlton in the first elimination final of the 2026 season of the Australian Football League. Geelong hosted Carlton at the MCG. Patrick Dangerfield captained the hosts with Tom Stewart as vice-captain. Patrick Cripps captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Chris Scott and the visitors were coached by Josh Fraser.

Geelong (14.23.107) defeated Carlton (11.8.74).

Match Details

Season: 2026 AFL Season
Round: First Elimination Final
Teams: Geelong v Carlton
Date: Friday 4 September 2026
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 96,680

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Carlton
Score: 14.23.107 - 11.8.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 1 . 5 4 . 10 10 . 13 14 . 23 14 . 23 (107)
Carlton 4 . 3 5 . 7 7 . 8 11 . 8 11 . 8 (74)
Margin CARL by 16 CARL by 3 GEEL by 23 GEEL by 33 GEEL by 33
Duration 30:26 32:07 31:37 34:14 2:08:24

Score Worm

This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Geelong) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Carlton) are in the lead.

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: Patrick Dangerfield
Vice-Captain: Tom Stewart
Coach: Chris Scott

Carlton

Captain: Patrick Cripps
Coach: Josh Fraser (caretaker)

AFLCA Gary Ayres Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Patrick Dangerfield GEEL 35 9 1 1 0 0 0
Shaun Mannagh GEEL 7 9 1 1 0 0 0
Gryan Miers GEEL 32 5 0 0 1 1 0
Tom Stewart GEEL 44 4 0 0 1 0 1
Bailey Smith GEEL 3 3 0 0 0 1 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
30 Atkins, Tom RR 73% 0 0 20 9 11 1 0 3 5 4 1 1 1 0
46 Blicavs, Mark WR 68% 0 0 11 5 6 3 19 6 1 3 1 1 2 0
4 Bruhn, Tanner CHB 64% 0 0 14 12 2 4 0 3 0 2 1 1 5 1
5 Cameron, Jeremy CHF 71% 0 0 9 4 5 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1
45 Close, Brad HFFR 82% 1 2 17 8 9 7 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 3
35 Dangerfield, Patrick (c) FPL 71% 5 1 21 14 7 6 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 5
28 Dempsey, Oliver WL 91% 0 2 23 13 10 9 0 3 0 2 0 0 5 3
11 Edwards, Mitch RU 70% 0 1 12 8 4 3 27 3 6 1 3 0 1 2
39 Guthrie, Zach BPL 88% 0 0 16 11 5 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 6 1
38 Henry, Jack BPR 92% 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0
36 Henry, Ollie INT 78% 1 1 12 6 6 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4
9 Holmes, Max INT 60% 1 0 16 8 8 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 2
17 Humphries, Lawson HBFR 81% 0 0 15 11 4 2 0 0 1 4 1 2 2 2
7 Mannagh, Shaun INT 70% 1 0 25 17 8 4 0 4 6 5 0 2 2 8
32 Miers, Gryan HFFL 89% 2 0 24 14 10 3 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 2
34 Mullin, Oisin RO 84% 0 1 10 3 7 0 0 3 2 4 0 1 0 1
33 Neale, Shannon FF 86% 2 1 4 3 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
42 O'Connor, Mark INT 80% 0 0 12 7 5 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 0 3
14 O'Sullivan, Connor FB 91% 0 0 7 4 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 1
2 Polkinghorne, Jay FPR 74% 1 1 11 5 6 3 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 2
3 Smith, Bailey C 78% 0 2 27 18 9 3 0 6 3 2 1 0 0 9
44 Stewart, Tom (vc) HBFL 81% 0 0 20 14 6 7 0 2 0 1 1 1 5 3
21 Wiltshire, Oli INT 78% 0 3 22 14 8 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4
Rushed 8
Total (23 players) 14 23 357 213 144 78 47 55 38 47 18 14 34 57

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
13 Acres, Blake WL 76% 0 2 14 7 7 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 3
12 Ainsworth, Ben HFFL 74% 1 2 19 11 8 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2
39 Byrne, Talor INT 70% 0 0 6 1 5 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0
5 Cerra, Adam WR 82% 0 0 23 20 3 3 0 7 1 3 1 0 8 3
46 Cottrell, Matt INT 78% 1 1 9 8 1 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 2
2 Cowan, Lachie BPL 95% 0 0 16 9 7 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 4 1
9 Cripps, Patrick (c) C 81% 1 0 24 12 12 1 0 2 11 6 0 3 0 3
35 Dean, Harry CHB 65% 0 0 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
47 Derksen, Wade HBFR 84% 0 0 11 6 5 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 0
44 Evans, Francis FPR 82% 2 0 11 9 2 2 0 4 0 3 3 1 0 4
14 Florent, Oliver HBFL 83% 0 0 23 14 9 7 0 5 2 2 0 1 6 1
29 Hewett, George INT 76% 0 0 27 14 13 1 0 11 7 6 4 0 2 4
4 Hollands, Oliver BPR 76% 1 0 19 10 9 6 0 6 1 4 1 1 2 2
17 Kemp, Brodie HFFR 88% 2 1 8 6 2 4 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 2
36 Lord, Cooper FPL 75% 2 0 19 9 10 5 0 7 1 6 0 2 1 2
11 McGovern, Mitch CHF 74% 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1
10 McKay, Harry FF 85% 1 0 11 4 7 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2
27 Pittonet, Marc RU 72% 0 0 13 7 6 0 30 1 5 5 0 1 2 1
7 Smith, Jagga RO 74% 0 0 21 7 14 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 2
18 Walsh, Sam RR 78% 0 1 29 12 17 4 0 5 4 3 0 1 2 7
23 Weitering, Jacob FB 83% 0 0 12 9 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0
15 Wilson, Billy INT 84% 0 0 26 17 9 5 0 3 2 1 1 1 4 2
33 Young, Lewis INT 67% 0 0 7 3 4 1 7 0 1 5 0 2 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (23 players) 11 8 356 199 157 69 37 65 43 65 14 18 43 45

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Geelong Coach: Chris Scott
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
2 L. Cowan 23 J. Weitering 4 O. Hollands 11 M. Edwards 36 O. Henry
2 J. Polkinghorne 33 S. Neale 35 P. Dangerfield (c) 30 T. Atkins 9 M. Holmes
FORWARD 34 O. Mullin 7 S. Mannagh
HALF-BACK

42 M. O'Connor
14 O. Florent 35 H. Dean 47 W. Derksen

21 O. Wiltshire
45 B. Close 5 J. Cameron 32 G. Miers



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



13 B. Acres 9 P. Cripps (c) 5 A. Cerra



46 M. Blicavs 3 B. Smith 28 O. Dempsey FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 27 M. Pittonet 39 T. Byrne
HALF-FORWARD 18 S. Walsh 46 M. Cottrell
12 B. Ainsworth 11 M. McGovern 17 B. Kemp 7 J. Smith 29 G. Hewett
17 L. Humphries 4 T. Bruhn 44 T. Stewart (vc)

15 B. Wilson
HALF-BACK

33 L. Young
FORWARD



36 C. Lord 10 H. McKay 44 F. Evans



38 J. Henry 14 C. O'Sullivan 39 Z. Guthrie



BACK



Carlton Coach: Josh Fraser

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 CARL Ben Ainsworth behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 00:21
GEEL Rushed behind 0.1.1 - 0.1.1 02:45
GEEL Rushed behind 0.2.2 - 0.1.1 04:55
CARL Brodie Kemp behind 0.2.2 - 0.2.2 06:06
CARL Blake Acres behind 0.2.2 - 0.3.3 08:51
CARL Francis Evans goal 0.2.2 - 1.3.9 10:11
GEEL Bailey Smith behind 0.3.3 - 1.3.9 12:13
GEEL Rushed behind 0.4.4 - 1.3.9 14:18
CARL Matt Cottrell goal 0.4.4 - 2.3.15 15:31
GEEL Shannon Neale behind 0.5.5 - 2.3.15 23:39
GEEL Patrick Dangerfield goal 1.5.11 - 2.3.15 24:53
CARL Patrick Cripps goal 1.5.11 - 3.3.21 27:20
CARL Cooper Lord goal 1.5.11 - 4.3.27 29:04
Q2 GEEL Oisin Mullin behind 1.6.12 - 4.3.27 01:05
GEEL Rushed behind 1.7.13 - 4.3.27 03:58
CARL Matt Cottrell behind 1.7.13 - 4.4.28 06:34
CARL Oliver Hollands goal 1.7.13 - 5.4.34 13:32
GEEL Rushed behind 1.8.14 - 5.4.34 15:05
GEEL Gryan Miers goal 2.8.20 - 5.4.34 15:36
GEEL Brad Close goal 3.8.26 - 5.4.34 17:31
CARL Ben Ainsworth behind 3.8.26 - 5.5.35 19:01
GEEL Oli Wiltshire behind 3.9.27 - 5.5.35 20:37
GEEL Rushed behind 3.10.28 - 5.5.35 21:21
CARL Sam Walsh behind 3.10.28 - 5.6.36 23:36
CARL Blake Acres behind 3.10.28 - 5.7.37 26:22
GEEL Max Holmes goal 4.10.34 - 5.7.37 28:26
Q3 GEEL Oliver Dempsey behind 4.11.35 - 5.7.37 00:41
GEEL Shaun Mannagh goal 5.11.41 - 5.7.37 00:54
CARL Brodie Kemp goal 5.11.41 - 6.7.43 03:50
GEEL Oliver Dempsey behind 5.12.42 - 6.7.43 07:31
CARL Harry McKay goal 5.12.42 - 7.7.49 08:37
GEEL Patrick Dangerfield goal 6.12.48 - 7.7.49 10:29
CARL Rushed behind 6.12.48 - 7.8.50 12:59
GEEL Ollie Henry goal 7.12.54 - 7.8.50 14:36
GEEL Gryan Miers goal 8.12.60 - 7.8.50 18:10
GEEL Oli Wiltshire behind 8.13.61 - 7.8.50 20:55
GEEL Shannon Neale goal 9.13.67 - 7.8.50 26:32
GEEL Jay Polkinghorne goal 10.13.73 - 7.8.50 29:41
Q4 GEEL Shannon Neale goal 11.13.79 - 7.8.50 01:16
GEEL Rushed behind 11.14.80 - 7.8.50 04:51
GEEL Patrick Dangerfield goal 12.14.86 - 7.8.50 06:54
GEEL Patrick Dangerfield goal 13.14.92 - 7.8.50 08:56
CARL Francis Evans goal 13.14.92 - 8.8.56 10:45
GEEL Patrick Dangerfield goal 14.14.98 - 8.8.56 12:00
GEEL Brad Close behind 14.15.99 - 8.8.56 14:40
GEEL Oli Wiltshire behind 14.16.100 - 8.8.56 15:30
GEEL Brad Close behind 14.17.101 - 8.8.56 16:25
GEEL Patrick Dangerfield behind 14.18.102 - 8.8.56 17:25
GEEL Jay Polkinghorne behind 14.19.103 - 8.8.56 18:40
CARL Brodie Kemp goal 14.19.103 - 9.8.62 20:53
GEEL Bailey Smith behind 14.20.104 - 9.8.62 23:27
GEEL Rushed behind 14.21.105 - 9.8.62 24:23
GEEL Mitch Edwards behind 14.22.106 - 9.8.62 24:56
CARL Cooper Lord goal 14.22.106 - 10.8.68 26:56
CARL Ben Ainsworth goal 14.22.106 - 11.8.74 29:00
GEEL Ollie Henry behind 14.23.107 - 11.8.74 30:47