Round 16, 2026

Carlton West Coast Eagles
Venue:	Marvel Stadium
Date:	Saturday June 27, 2026 (1.15 pm).
Result:
Crowd:	41,861
Goalkickers:
Reports:
Umpires:	Nicholas Brown, Martin Rodger, Eleni Tee, Harrison Birch.
Injuries:
Ladder:

Game Review

The Blues showed how to minimise Harley's influence
We only got a five-minute glimpse of Patrick Cripps v Harley Reid, and it was the much more unheralded work of George Hewett that helped Carlton to the comfortable 53-point win against West Coast, and provided a guide for future sides. The hard-working Hewett kicked two goals going the other way in the first quarter, taking advantage of Reid's want to move on the attacking side of the contest. The Blue - who found himself out of the 23 earlier this year, but was a key contributor on Saturday - also recorded 26 disposals and four clearances. The young Eagles star finished with an impressive 12 clearances and 23 disposals, and again had much of the midfield weight on his young shoulders compared to the more even spread of the Blues mids. But his ability to impact the contest on the outside was much more muted, thanks to Hewett getting busy - Sarah Black

Team

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Interesting Facts

1. This is the first time in season 2026 that Carlton has scored 100 points or more.
2. Record breaking Carlton home game crowd (41,861) against West Coast Eagles.
3. First time since Round 7, 2010 that all Carlton players had at least 10 disposals.

Free Kicks

Carlton 22
West Coast Eagles 21

Front Runners

1 - Blake Acres 14.7km
2 - Liam Baker (WCE) 14.6km
3 - Tom Cole (WCE) 14.3km
3 - Marcus Herbert (WCE) 14.3km
3 - Jake Waterman (WCE) 14.3km

AFLCA Votes

9 - Patrick Cripps (CARL)
8 - Sam Walsh (CARL)
7 - Ben Ainsworth (CARL)
4 - George Hewett (CARL)
1 - Lachlan Cowan (CARL)
1 - Harley Reid (WCE)

Video

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