2026 AFL Season Round 16: Greater Western Sydney v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 20 June 2026 between Greater Western Sydney and Carlton during round sixteen of the 2026 season of the Australian Football League. Greater Western Sydney hosted Carlton at ENGIE Stadium. Toby Greene captained the hosts. Patrick Cripps captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Adam Kingsley and the visitors were coached by Josh Fraser.

Greater Western Sydney (9.11.65) were defeated by Carlton (12.16.88).

Match Details

Season: 2026 AFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Greater Western Sydney v Carlton
Date: Saturday 20 June 2026
Time: 4:15 PM
Venue: ENGIE Stadium
Attendance: 13,709

Match Results

Outcome: Greater Western Sydney def. by Carlton
Score: 9.11.65 - 12.16.88

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Greater Western Sydney 2 . 5 5 . 6 9 . 7 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Carlton 1 . 6 6 . 11 9 . 13 12 . 16 12 . 16 (88)
Margin GWSY by 5 CARL by 11 CARL by 6 CARL by 23 CARL by 23
Duration 27:28 34:39 30:11 28:35 2:00:53

Score Worm

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

Honour Roll

Greater Western Sydney

Captain: Toby Greene
Coach: Adam Kingsley

Carlton

Captain: Patrick Cripps
Coach: Josh Fraser (caretaker)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Sam Walsh CARL 18 3
Patrick Cripps CARL 9 2
George Hewett CARL 29 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1

Player Statistics

Greater Western Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
21 Aleer, Leek INT 53% 0 0 12 3 9 4 9 7 2 7 0 3 0 1
9 Angwin, Ryan WL 83% 0 0 15 6 9 2 0 3 0 2 1 1 2 2
7 Ash, Lachie HBFL 89% 0 0 26 18 8 8 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 3
14 Bedford, Toby FPL 76% 0 1 14 5 9 2 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 2
32 Briggs, Kieren RU 68% 0 0 12 9 3 2 32 3 4 0 2 0 3 0
46 Brown, Callum INT 66% 0 1 10 5 5 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
5 Cadman, Aaron CHF 96% 1 1 7 5 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2
17 Callaghan, Finn RO 83% 0 0 31 16 15 1 0 5 7 7 4 1 3 6
3 Coniglio, Stephen INT 77% 0 1 21 6 15 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 2
16 Daniels, Brent RR 80% 1 0 18 7 11 4 0 6 2 6 0 3 2 2
37 Fonti, Joe INT 88% 0 0 19 14 5 8 0 2 1 5 0 1 4 3
11 Gothard, Phoenix HFFR 71% 1 1 7 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 Greene, Toby (c) FPR 81% 3 1 15 10 5 4 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 3
27 Himmelberg, Harry HBFR 92% 0 0 19 12 7 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 1
23 Hogan, Jesse FF 84% 1 3 10 7 3 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 3
39 Idun, Connor BPR 100% 0 0 20 16 4 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 6 1
25 Laverde, Jayden BPL 47% 0 0 10 6 4 5 0 2 0 2 0 1 3 1
10 Oliver, Clayton C 79% 0 0 29 13 16 3 0 5 5 6 0 1 1 7
18 Stone, Conor INT 53% 2 1 13 9 4 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
20 Stringer, Jake HFFL 87% 0 1 7 5 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
15 Taylor, Sam FB 80% 0 0 10 2 8 4 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 0
1 Thomas, Harvey WR 84% 0 0 18 8 10 2 0 6 2 3 1 2 5 2
6 Whitfield, Lachie CHB 83% 0 0 25 14 11 4 0 1 1 3 3 0 3 0
Rushed 0
Total (23 players) 9 11 368 198 170 84 41 50 31 64 21 21 47 46

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
13 Acres, Blake WR 86% 0 0 25 13 12 8 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 5
12 Ainsworth, Ben HFFR 76% 1 2 16 9 7 5 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 4
39 Byrne, Talor FPR 61% 0 1 5 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 2
5 Cerra, Adam WL 74% 0 0 18 11 7 4 0 2 0 5 1 0 2 3
46 Cottrell, Matt HFFL 83% 2 1 16 11 5 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 4
2 Cowan, Lachie HBFL 77% 0 0 20 14 6 6 0 1 0 4 0 1 4 2
9 Cripps, Patrick (c) RR 81% 0 0 33 14 19 2 0 3 7 5 1 2 1 6
35 Dean, Harry CHB 87% 0 0 10 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
47 Derksen, Wade FB 81% 0 0 18 10 8 5 0 2 0 2 1 0 5 0
44 Evans, Francis INT 75% 3 0 7 5 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0
14 Florent, Oliver BPL 80% 0 0 19 12 7 3 0 0 1 5 0 1 4 3
26 Haynes, Nick BPR 87% 0 0 18 12 6 4 0 2 1 4 2 1 4 0
19 Hayward, Will INT 78% 2 0 17 9 8 8 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 6
29 Hewett, George INT 76% 1 1 30 16 14 9 0 4 5 0 2 0 1 5
30 Ison, Jack INT 64% 0 1 6 4 2 5 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 2
17 Kemp, Brodie FPL 88% 1 5 11 9 2 6 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 2
11 McGovern, Mitch CHF 78% 0 0 11 9 2 5 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2
10 McKay, Harry FF 84% 1 1 15 12 3 7 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 3
24 Newman, Nic INT 82% 0 1 25 20 5 12 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 3
27 Pittonet, Marc RU 71% 0 0 13 2 11 1 21 5 2 6 0 3 0 1
7 Smith, Jagga RO 72% 0 0 26 11 15 1 0 1 6 2 3 1 0 6
18 Walsh, Sam C 81% 1 1 34 11 23 6 0 2 5 2 0 1 0 2
15 Wilson, Billy HBFR 75% 0 0 15 7 8 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 3 0
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 12 16 408 231 177 105 22 45 35 54 21 21 36 61

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

Greater Western Sydney Coach: Adam Kingsley
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
14 O. Florent 47 W. Derksen 26 N. Haynes 32 K. Briggs 21 L. Aleer
4 T. Greene (c) 23 J. Hogan 14 T. Bedford 16 B. Daniels 46 C. Brown
FORWARD 17 F. Callaghan 3 S. Coniglio
HALF-BACK

37 J. Fonti
2 L. Cowan 35 H. Dean 15 B. Wilson

18 C. Stone
11 P. Gothard 5 A. Cadman 20 J. Stringer



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



5 A. Cerra 18 S. Walsh 13 B. Acres



1 H. Thomas 10 C. Oliver 9 R. Angwin FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 27 M. Pittonet 44 F. Evans
HALF-FORWARD 9 P. Cripps (c) 19 W. Hayward
46 M. Cottrell 11 M. McGovern 12 B. Ainsworth 7 J. Smith 29 G. Hewett
27 H. Himmelberg 6 L. Whitfield 7 L. Ash

30 J. Ison
HALF-BACK

24 N. Newman
FORWARD



17 B. Kemp 10 H. McKay 39 T. Byrne



39 C. Idun 15 S. Taylor 25 J. Laverde



BACK



Carlton Coach: Josh Fraser

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 GWSY Brent Daniels goal 1.0.6 - 0.0.0 02:15
CARL Matt Cottrell behind 1.0.6 - 0.1.1 03:27
CARL Ben Ainsworth goal 1.0.6 - 1.1.7 04:58
GWSY Toby Bedford behind 1.1.7 - 1.1.7 06:25
CARL Rushed behind 1.1.7 - 1.2.8 08:39
CARL Brodie Kemp behind 1.1.7 - 1.3.9 09:45
GWSY Jesse Hogan goal 2.1.13 - 1.3.9 10:56
GWSY Jake Stringer behind 2.2.14 - 1.3.9 14:12
GWSY Stephen Coniglio behind 2.3.15 - 1.3.9 15:10
GWSY Jesse Hogan behind 2.4.16 - 1.3.9 16:26
CARL Brodie Kemp behind 2.4.16 - 1.4.10 18:11
CARL Jack Ison behind 2.4.16 - 1.5.11 21:28
CARL Ben Ainsworth behind 2.4.16 - 1.6.12 23:03
GWSY Jesse Hogan behind 2.5.17 - 1.6.12 27:22
Q2 CARL George Hewett goal 2.5.17 - 2.6.18 01:13
GWSY Aaron Cadman behind 2.6.18 - 2.6.18 02:35
GWSY Toby Greene goal 3.6.24 - 2.6.18 05:13
CARL Francis Evans goal 3.6.24 - 3.6.24 06:43
CARL Francis Evans goal 3.6.24 - 4.6.30 09:42
CARL Talor Byrne behind 3.6.24 - 4.7.31 13:18
GWSY Conor Stone goal 4.6.30 - 4.7.31 14:19
CARL Sam Walsh behind 4.6.30 - 4.8.32 17:42
CARL Brodie Kemp goal 4.6.30 - 5.8.38 18:59
GWSY Conor Stone goal 5.6.36 - 5.8.38 25:11
CARL Will Hayward goal 5.6.36 - 6.8.44 29:08
CARL Ben Ainsworth behind 5.6.36 - 6.9.45 30:29
CARL Brodie Kemp behind 5.6.36 - 6.10.46 32:40
CARL Rushed behind 5.6.36 - 6.11.47 34:19
Q3 CARL Francis Evans goal 5.6.36 - 7.11.53 02:04
CARL Matt Cottrell goal 5.6.36 - 8.11.59 04:04
CARL Nic Newman behind 5.6.36 - 8.12.60 06:54
GWSY Toby Greene goal 6.6.42 - 8.12.60 11:45
GWSY Conor Stone behind 6.7.43 - 8.12.60 15:07
CARL Brodie Kemp behind 6.7.43 - 8.13.61 19:28
GWSY Aaron Cadman goal 7.7.49 - 8.13.61 22:47
GWSY Toby Greene goal 8.7.55 - 8.13.61 25:25
GWSY Phoenix Gothard goal 9.7.61 - 8.13.61 27:41
CARL Sam Walsh goal 9.7.61 - 9.13.67 30:09
Q4 CARL Will Hayward goal 9.7.61 - 10.13.73 01:40
GWSY Toby Greene behind 9.8.62 - 10.13.73 04:48
CARL George Hewett behind 9.8.62 - 10.14.74 05:55
CARL Brodie Kemp behind 9.8.62 - 10.15.75 08:15
GWSY Callum Brown behind 9.9.63 - 10.15.75 12:12
CARL Matt Cottrell goal 9.9.63 - 11.15.81 13:00
CARL Harry McKay goal 9.9.63 - 12.15.87 15:52
CARL Harry McKay behind 9.9.63 - 12.16.88 18:09
GWSY Jesse Hogan behind 9.10.64 - 12.16.88 20:10
GWSY Phoenix Gothard behind 9.11.65 - 12.16.88 25:28