2026 AFL Season Round 19: Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 12 July 2026 between Melbourne and Richmond during round nineteen of the 2026 season of the Australian Football League. Melbourne hosted Richmond at the MCG. Max Gawn captained the hosts. Toby Nankervis captained the visitors with Tim Taranto as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Steven King and the visitors were coached by Adem Yze.

Melbourne (16.15.111) defeated Richmond (9.11.65).

Match Details

Season: 2026 AFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Sunday 12 July 2026
Time: 3:15 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 32,893

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 16.15.111 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 5 . 2 9 . 9 12 . 11 16 . 15 16 . 15 (111)
Richmond 3 . 2 4 . 5 5 . 10 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin MELB by 12 MELB by 34 MELB by 43 MELB by 46 MELB by 46
Duration 32:08 29:38 32:18 29:57 2:04:01

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 (Richmond) are in the lead.

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Max Gawn
Coach: Steven King

Richmond

Captain: Toby Nankervis
Vice-Captain: Tim Taranto
Coach: Adem Yze

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Jacob van Rooyen MELB 2 3
Tom Sparrow MELB 32 2
Jack Steele MELB 9 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 BPL 86% 1 0 31 25 6 7 0 3 1 3 3 0 6 7
37 Chandler, Kade CHF 74% 0 1 13 6 7 4 0 6 3 1 0 0 2 5
47 Fitzgerald, Joel INT 70% 0 0 31 18 13 5 0 4 5 4 1 2 2 6
11 Gawn, Max (c) RU 79% 2 0 17 8 9 4 36 2 4 4 3 3 1 1
22 Howes, Blake INT 85% 0 0 22 8 14 6 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0
21 Jefferson, Matthew FPL 92% 1 2 7 4 3 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
14 Jiath, Changkuoth BPR 77% 0 0 12 8 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2
42 Johnson, Aidan INT 59% 0 0 10 4 6 3 1 4 3 6 1 4 0 2
15 Langdon, Ed HBFR 87% 0 0 24 10 14 4 0 4 1 0 1 0 2 4
4 Langford, Harvey RO 75% 0 2 20 9 11 4 0 3 2 4 1 0 1 3
16 Laurie, Bailey INT 59% 0 0 9 4 5 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1
8 Lever, Jake FB 100% 0 0 19 9 10 8 0 2 0 3 0 2 3 1
18 Melksham, Jake HFFR 79% 2 1 13 8 5 5 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 1
36 Pickett, Kysaiah HFFL 77% 0 1 21 14 7 3 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 2
33 Pickett, Latrelle INT 59% 1 0 10 5 5 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 4
24 Rivers, Trent HBFL 78% 0 0 22 10 12 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 2
30 Sharp, Harry WR 77% 1 1 12 8 4 4 0 3 0 4 1 1 0 3
32 Sparrow, Tom C 75% 1 1 27 14 13 2 0 6 6 9 2 4 0 7
9 Steele, Jack RR 76% 0 1 27 8 19 4 0 10 8 1 1 1 2 3
12 Tholstrup, Koltyn WL 80% 0 0 14 9 5 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1
10 Turner, Daniel CHB 95% 0 0 18 13 5 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4
2 van Rooyen, Jacob FF 91% 6 2 16 12 4 10 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1
6 Windsor, Caleb FPR 70% 1 0 12 7 5 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 2
Rushed 3
Total (23 players) 16 15 407 221 186 103 37 62 36 60 17 21 36 62

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
29 Alger, Jasper HFFR 76% 2 0 9 2 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
41 Annand, Kye BPR 87% 0 0 13 8 5 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 0
21 Balta, Noah FPL 83% 0 0 6 4 2 2 12 1 2 2 3 0 1 2
6 Banks, Sam HBFR 83% 0 0 20 13 7 3 0 2 1 3 0 1 5 2
35 Broad, Nathan BPL 83% 0 0 12 3 9 4 0 2 1 4 0 0 2 0
30 Brown, Tom HBFL 75% 0 0 14 11 3 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 5 1
44 Campbell, Seth HFFL 74% 0 0 15 9 6 2 0 3 1 4 1 0 1 4
22 Cumming, Sam RR 69% 2 0 14 6 8 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4
24 Grlj, Sam INT 74% 0 1 14 8 6 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 2
10 Hotton, Taj RO 70% 0 1 13 5 8 1 0 3 4 4 4 0 1 1
42 Lefau, Mykelti INT 78% 1 0 6 4 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 2
19 Lynch, Tom FF 79% 0 1 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2
7 Mansell, Rhyan FPR 71% 0 2 12 10 2 5 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 4
28 McAuliffe, Kane INT 68% 0 0 21 11 10 2 0 2 4 4 1 2 3 4
12 Miller, Ben FB 96% 0 0 15 13 2 7 0 1 0 3 0 2 8 1
25 Nankervis, Toby (c) RU 75% 2 0 14 5 9 0 24 2 8 3 3 3 2 0
26 Peucker, Zane INT 68% 1 0 7 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
3 Prestia, Dion CHF 78% 0 0 16 8 8 0 0 3 3 2 0 2 1 4
13 Ralphsmith, Hugo WR 86% 0 2 15 10 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
33 Retschko, Patrick WL 87% 0 0 18 9 9 3 0 2 4 0 2 0 2 3
14 Taranto, Tim (vc) C 83% 1 1 26 15 11 1 0 5 5 6 3 1 0 6
36 Trezise, James INT 73% 0 1 23 9 14 4 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1
1 Vlastuin, Nick CHB 84% 0 0 16 12 4 4 0 5 2 2 1 1 6 1
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 9 11 325 185 140 55 36 42 42 55 21 17 45 46

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
35 N. Broad 12 B. Miller 41 K. Annand 11 M. Gawn (c) 47 J. Fitzgerald
6 C. Windsor 2 J. van Rooyen 21 M. Jefferson 9 J. Steele 22 B. Howes
FORWARD 4 H. Langford 42 A. Johnson
HALF-BACK

16 B. Laurie
30 T. Brown 1 N. Vlastuin 6 S. Banks

33 L. Pickett
18 J. Melksham 37 K. Chandler 36 K. Pickett



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



33 P. Retschko 14 T. Taranto (vc) 13 H. Ralphsmith



30 H. Sharp 32 T. Sparrow 12 K. Tholstrup FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 25 T. Nankervis (c) 24 S. Grlj
HALF-FORWARD 22 S. Cumming 42 M. Lefau
44 S. Campbell 3 D. Prestia 29 J. Alger 10 T. Hotton 28 K. McAuliffe
15 E. Langdon 10 D. Turner 24 T. Rivers

26 Z. Peucker
HALF-BACK

36 J. Trezise
FORWARD



21 N. Balta 19 T. Lynch 7 R. Mansell



14 C. Jiath 8 J. Lever 17 J. Bowey



BACK



Richmond Coach: Adem Yze

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 MELB Jacob van Rooyen goal 1.0.6 - 0.0.0 01:41
RICH Rhyan Mansell behind 1.0.6 - 0.1.1 04:54
RICH Tim Taranto goal 1.0.6 - 1.1.7 05:45
RICH Zane Peucker goal 1.0.6 - 2.1.13 08:14
MELB Jake Melksham goal 2.0.12 - 2.1.13 09:47
RICH Toby Nankervis goal 2.0.12 - 3.1.19 11:56
MELB Rushed behind 2.1.13 - 3.1.19 15:54
MELB Jake Melksham goal 3.1.19 - 3.1.19 17:11
RICH Rushed behind 3.1.19 - 3.2.20 21:10
MELB Caleb Windsor goal 4.1.25 - 3.2.20 21:36
MELB Jacob van Rooyen goal 5.1.31 - 3.2.20 25:09
MELB Matthew Jefferson behind 5.2.32 - 3.2.20 26:42
Q2 RICH Tim Taranto behind 5.2.32 - 3.3.21 01:39
MELB Max Gawn goal 6.2.38 - 3.3.21 03:58
MELB Jake Melksham behind 6.3.39 - 3.3.21 05:47
MELB Rushed behind 6.4.40 - 3.3.21 08:42
MELB Rushed behind 6.5.41 - 3.3.21 11:13
MELB Jacob van Rooyen behind 6.6.42 - 3.3.21 12:41
RICH Rhyan Mansell behind 6.6.42 - 3.4.22 15:50
MELB Kysaiah Pickett behind 6.7.43 - 3.4.22 19:26
MELB Jake Bowey goal 7.7.49 - 3.4.22 20:03
RICH Hugo Ralphsmith behind 7.7.49 - 3.5.23 21:25
MELB Jacob van Rooyen goal 8.7.55 - 3.5.23 22:29
MELB Harvey Langford behind 8.8.56 - 3.5.23 24:14
MELB Matthew Jefferson behind 8.9.57 - 3.5.23 25:25
RICH Toby Nankervis goal 8.9.57 - 4.5.29 27:22
MELB Jacob van Rooyen goal 9.9.63 - 4.5.29 28:34
Q3 RICH Rushed behind 9.9.63 - 4.6.30 01:05
MELB Tom Sparrow behind 9.10.64 - 4.6.30 09:45
RICH Tom Lynch behind 9.10.64 - 4.7.31 11:33
RICH Jasper Alger goal 9.10.64 - 5.7.37 12:46
RICH Hugo Ralphsmith behind 9.10.64 - 5.8.38 14:11
MELB Matthew Jefferson goal 10.10.70 - 5.8.38 15:44
RICH Sam Grlj behind 10.10.70 - 5.9.39 17:26
MELB Latrelle Pickett goal 11.10.76 - 5.9.39 20:01
MELB Kade Chandler behind 11.11.77 - 5.9.39 22:10
RICH Taj Hotton behind 11.11.77 - 5.10.40 28:25
MELB Tom Sparrow goal 12.11.83 - 5.10.40 29:11
Q4 MELB Jacob van Rooyen goal 13.11.89 - 5.10.40 01:03
MELB Jacob van Rooyen behind 13.12.90 - 5.10.40 05:53
MELB Max Gawn goal 14.12.96 - 5.10.40 08:44
RICH Jasper Alger goal 14.12.96 - 6.10.46 13:53
MELB Jack Steele behind 14.13.97 - 6.10.46 15:38
MELB Harvey Langford behind 14.14.98 - 6.10.46 16:32
RICH Sam Cumming goal 14.14.98 - 7.10.52 17:25
RICH Mykelti Lefau goal 14.14.98 - 8.10.58 19:33
MELB Harry Sharp behind 14.15.99 - 8.10.58 22:12
MELB Jacob van Rooyen goal 15.15.105 - 8.10.58 23:44
RICH Sam Cumming goal 15.15.105 - 9.10.64 25:24
RICH James Trezise behind 15.15.105 - 9.11.65 27:43
MELB Harry Sharp goal 16.15.111 - 9.11.65 29:54