2026 AFL Season Round 11: Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 2026 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round eleven of the 2026 season of the Australian Football League. Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at the MCG. Max Gawn captained the hosts. With the presence of multiple Hawthorn co-captains, namely Jai Newcombe and James Sicily, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Steven King and the visitors were coached by Sam Mitchell.

Melbourne (18.12.120) defeated Hawthorn (12.9.81).

Match Details

Season: 2026 AFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 16 May 2026
Time: 4:15 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 68,557

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 18.12.120 - 12.9.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 3 6 . 6 12 . 8 18 . 12 18 . 12 (120)
Hawthorn 3 . 3 5 . 6 9 . 6 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
Margin level MELB by 6 MELB by 20 MELB by 39 MELB by 39
Duration 30:24 30:43 31:57 30:55 2:03:59

Score Worm

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

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Max Gawn
Coach: Steven King

Hawthorn

Captain: unknown
Coach: Sam Mitchell

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Max Gawn MELB 11 3
Jack Steele MELB 9 2
Tom Sparrow MELB 32 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
17 Bowey, Jake CHB 83% 0 0 24 17 7 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 7 2
37 Chandler, Kade CHF 96% 1 0 22 15 7 3 0 4 1 3 0 1 3 5
41 Cross, Paddy INT 80% 0 0 6 3 3 3 0 4 1 3 1 1 0 1
31 Fritsch, Bayley FPR 96% 2 1 16 10 6 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 4
11 Gawn, Max (c) RU 75% 0 1 18 10 8 5 18 1 8 1 3 1 1 5
27 Heath, Max INT 25% 0 0 4 3 1 1 7 3 1 0 0 0 1 2
22 Howes, Blake HBFL 75% 0 0 19 12 7 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 2
21 Jefferson, Matthew INT 70% 2 2 13 11 2 6 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 2
14 Jiath, Changkuoth INT 66% 0 0 14 7 7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
15 Langdon, Ed HFFL 90% 1 0 19 10 9 8 0 3 2 6 0 2 3 0
4 Langford, Harvey C 80% 2 0 18 11 7 3 0 3 0 4 3 0 1 3
16 Laurie, Bailey WL 73% 1 0 18 10 8 4 0 5 1 2 1 1 3 5
8 Lever, Jake BPR 97% 0 0 19 12 7 8 0 1 0 2 3 1 3 0
35 Petty, Harry BPL 76% 3 1 12 6 6 6 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2
36 Pickett, Kysaiah HFFR 90% 2 0 13 10 3 2 0 5 3 5 2 1 0 2
33 Pickett, Latrelle FPL 79% 0 0 7 2 5 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 2
24 Rivers, Trent INT 60% 0 0 21 12 9 3 0 3 4 2 0 0 2 2
30 Sharp, Harry HBFR 93% 2 1 12 6 6 0 0 2 1 4 0 2 0 3
32 Sparrow, Tom RO 79% 0 2 27 13 14 5 0 5 8 2 2 1 0 6
9 Steele, Jack RR 71% 0 1 26 14 12 3 0 3 6 6 2 1 1 7
12 Tholstrup, Koltyn WR 84% 0 0 12 9 3 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0
10 Turner, Daniel FB 96% 0 0 19 15 4 8 0 2 0 1 0 1 8 0
2 van Rooyen, Jacob FF 67% 2 0 6 3 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Rushed 3
Total (23 players) 18 12 365 221 144 94 25 54 38 60 21 19 44 56

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
10 Amon, Karl HBFL 82% 0 1 28 19 9 9 0 1 2 3 1 1 4 4
24 Battle, Josh FB 94% 0 0 24 17 7 7 0 0 2 4 1 0 5 1
16 D'Ambrosio, Massimo WL 85% 1 0 19 15 4 9 0 1 2 5 0 1 0 3
13 Dear, Calsher CHF 78% 0 2 5 4 1 4 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 1
33 Ginnivan, Jack HFFR 85% 0 1 18 11 7 7 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 3
15 Hardwick, Blake CHB 74% 0 0 19 11 8 6 0 3 0 1 3 0 1 4
44 Hustwaite, Henry RO 71% 0 0 19 7 12 1 0 3 6 3 0 0 1 1
4 Impey, Jarman BPR 67% 0 0 23 17 6 8 0 3 0 3 1 1 4 5
2 Lewis, Mitch FF 76% 2 1 12 11 1 6 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 5
9 MacDonald, Connor INT 75% 1 0 21 13 8 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 3 7
28 Mackenzie, Cam INT 79% 0 0 23 14 9 4 0 3 4 3 1 2 1 4
20 Maginness, Finn FPL 90% 0 0 12 4 8 1 0 2 2 3 2 2 3 0
17 Meek, Lloyd INT 42% 0 0 5 1 4 1 14 2 0 3 0 2 0 0
8 Moore, Dylan HFFL 86% 2 0 27 14 13 9 0 3 2 0 1 0 2 4
1 Morrison, Harry WR 80% 1 0 14 7 7 6 0 3 1 5 0 1 1 2
3 Newcombe, Jai RR 74% 0 0 24 8 16 0 0 2 3 3 1 2 0 5
38 Ramsden, Max INT 77% 1 0 12 3 9 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
7 Reeves, Ned RU 64% 0 0 3 0 3 0 28 2 2 2 1 2 0 1
26 Ryan, Bodie INT 85% 0 0 15 10 5 5 0 3 0 3 0 2 1 1
6 Sicily, James BPL 89% 0 0 23 15 8 8 0 1 1 4 1 1 4 2
25 Ward, Josh C 76% 0 0 24 11 13 5 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 3
5 Watson, Nick FPR 84% 3 1 9 6 3 4 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 0
23 Weddle, Josh HBFR 85% 1 0 16 7 9 6 0 4 0 0 1 0 3 1
Rushed 3
Total (23 players) 12 9 395 225 170 109 42 46 34 63 19 21 37 57

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

Melbourne Coach: Steven King
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
6 J. Sicily 24 J. Battle 4 J. Impey 11 M. Gawn (c) 41 P. Cross
31 B. Fritsch 2 J. van Rooyen 33 L. Pickett 9 J. Steele 27 M. Heath
FORWARD 32 T. Sparrow 21 M. Jefferson
HALF-BACK

14 C. Jiath
10 K. Amon 15 B. Hardwick 23 J. Weddle

24 T. Rivers
36 K. Pickett 37 K. Chandler 15 E. Langdon



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



16 M. D'Ambrosio 25 J. Ward 1 H. Morrison



12 K. Tholstrup 4 H. Langford 16 B. Laurie FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 7 N. Reeves 9 C. MacDonald
HALF-FORWARD 3 J. Newcombe 28 C. Mackenzie
8 D. Moore 13 C. Dear 33 J. Ginnivan 44 H. Hustwaite 17 L. Meek
30 H. Sharp 17 J. Bowey 22 B. Howes

38 M. Ramsden
HALF-BACK

26 B. Ryan
FORWARD



20 F. Maginness 2 M. Lewis 5 N. Watson



8 J. Lever 10 D. Turner 35 H. Petty



BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Sam Mitchell

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 HWTH Mitch Lewis behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 01:31
MELB Harry Petty goal 1.0.6 - 0.1.1 04:09
MELB Max Gawn behind 1.1.7 - 0.1.1 06:51
MELB Harry Petty goal 2.1.13 - 0.1.1 07:53
MELB Tom Sparrow behind 2.2.14 - 0.1.1 09:33
HWTH Mitch Lewis goal 2.2.14 - 1.1.7 13:36
HWTH Calsher Dear behind 2.2.14 - 1.2.8 16:20
HWTH Calsher Dear behind 2.2.14 - 1.3.9 17:54
HWTH Dylan Moore goal 2.2.14 - 2.3.15 19:54
MELB Jacob van Rooyen goal 3.2.20 - 2.3.15 22:36
MELB Matthew Jefferson behind 3.3.21 - 2.3.15 26:18
HWTH Nick Watson goal 3.3.21 - 3.3.21 28:24
Q2 MELB Kysaiah Pickett goal 4.3.27 - 3.3.21 06:15
MELB Harry Petty goal 5.3.33 - 3.3.21 07:35
HWTH Rushed behind 5.3.33 - 3.4.22 09:26
HWTH Rushed behind 5.3.33 - 3.5.23 10:34
MELB Rushed behind 5.4.34 - 3.5.23 12:55
HWTH Max Ramsden goal 5.4.34 - 4.5.29 17:46
HWTH Rushed behind 5.4.34 - 4.6.30 20:11
HWTH Josh Weddle goal 5.4.34 - 5.6.36 24:56
MELB Harvey Langford goal 6.4.40 - 5.6.36 27:11
MELB Rushed behind 6.5.41 - 5.6.36 28:37
MELB Matthew Jefferson behind 6.6.42 - 5.6.36 30:40
Q3 MELB Matthew Jefferson goal 7.6.48 - 5.6.36 04:38
MELB Bailey Laurie goal 8.6.54 - 5.6.36 08:12
MELB Ed Langdon goal 9.6.60 - 5.6.36 10:08
HWTH Mitch Lewis goal 9.6.60 - 6.6.42 11:52
HWTH Harry Morrison goal 9.6.60 - 7.6.48 16:28
MELB Bayley Fritsch goal 10.6.66 - 7.6.48 18:18
MELB Matthew Jefferson goal 11.6.72 - 7.6.48 19:50
HWTH Nick Watson goal 11.6.72 - 8.6.54 22:54
MELB Rushed behind 11.7.73 - 8.6.54 24:18
MELB Bayley Fritsch behind 11.8.74 - 8.6.54 27:18
HWTH Connor MacDonald goal 11.8.74 - 9.6.60 28:43
MELB Harvey Langford goal 12.8.80 - 9.6.60 30:05
Q4 MELB Kade Chandler goal 13.8.86 - 9.6.60 00:21
MELB Harry Sharp behind 13.9.87 - 9.6.60 03:21
MELB Harry Petty behind 13.10.88 - 9.6.60 05:49
HWTH Jack Ginnivan behind 13.10.88 - 9.7.61 08:12
MELB Kysaiah Pickett goal 14.10.94 - 9.7.61 09:33
MELB Harry Sharp goal 15.10.100 - 9.7.61 10:46
MELB Jacob van Rooyen goal 16.10.106 - 9.7.61 12:00
MELB Harry Sharp goal 17.10.112 - 9.7.61 16:00
HWTH Dylan Moore goal 17.10.112 - 10.7.67 17:55
MELB Bayley Fritsch goal 18.10.118 - 10.7.67 20:27
HWTH Massimo D'Ambrosio goal 18.10.118 - 11.7.73 22:16
MELB Tom Sparrow behind 18.11.119 - 11.7.73 23:57
HWTH Nick Watson goal 18.11.119 - 12.7.79 25:20
HWTH Karl Amon behind 18.11.119 - 12.8.80 27:24
HWTH Nick Watson behind 18.11.119 - 12.9.81 28:23
MELB Jack Steele behind 18.12.120 - 12.9.81 30:12