Round 21, 2026: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:52, 1 August 2026

Carlton	6.3	39	12.7	79	18.9	117	24.10	154
Brisbane Lions	5.5	35	9.7	61	11.9	75	11.12	78

Venue:

Marvel Stadium

Date:

Saturday August 1, 2026 (7.40 pm).

Result:

Won by 76 points.

Crowd:

Goalkickers:

Reports:

Umpires:

Nathan Toner, Craig Fleer, Andrew Heffernan, Brent Wallace.

Injuries:

Ladder:

Game Review

The Lions' loss by 76 points tonight is their second-biggest loss over the last eight years. They lost the clearance count by 10, scoring just 5.4 to 11.3 from this source. Their pressure rating of 150 was also their lowest rating of the season. The Blues recorded 20 marks inside forward 50 tonight - the highest tally recorded against the Lions since Round 9, when the Blues also recorded 20 that day. The Blues recorded 62-49 inside 50s, including 13-7 from defensive-midfield chains which they scored 6.2 to 1.1 from for the night.

Team

B:	35 Harry Dean	47 Wade Derksen	14 Oliver Florent
HB:	2 Lachlan Cowan	26 Nick Haynes	36 Cooper Lord
C:	13 Blake Acres	9 Patrick Cripps (c)	5 Adam Cerra
HF:	39 Talor Byrne	11 Mitch McGovern	44 Francis Evans
F:	17 Brodie Kemp	10 Harry McKay	12 Ben Ainsworth
Ruck:	27 Marc Pittonet	7 Jagga Smith	18 Sam Walsh
Interchange:	15 Billy Wilson	29 George Hewett	33 Lewis Young
	46 Matt Cottrell	11 Will Hayward
Coach:	Josh Fraser
Emergencies:	4 Ollie Hollands	37 Jordan Boyd	45 Flynn Young

In: Harry McKay
Out: Nic Newman (hamstring).

Milestones

250 Games (Carlton): Patrick Cripps
250 Games (AFL): Nick Haynes

Interesting Facts

1. The Lions' loss by 76 points tonight is their second-biggest loss over the last eight years. <br.

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+The Lions' loss by 76 points tonight is their second-biggest loss over the last eight years. They lost the clearance count by 10, scoring just 5.4 to 11.3 from this source. Their pressure rating of 150 was also their lowest rating of the season. The Blues recorded 20 marks inside forward 50 tonight - the highest tally recorded against the Lions since Round 9, when the Blues also recorded 20 that day. The Blues recorded 62-49 inside 50s, including 13-7 from defensive-midfield chains which they scored 6.2 to 1.1 from for the night.
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