AFLW Round 6, 2026
Melbourne vs Carlton
Saturday 19 September
Venue: Casey Fields
Attendance: 1852
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 1.1 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 8.10.58 |
| Carlton | 0.3 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.6.24 |
Melbourne win by 34 points
Goalkickers: Olivia Purcell 2, Mia Austin 1, Megan Fitzsimon 1, Tyla Hanks 1, Molly O'Hehir 1, Jorja Livingstone 1
Milestones:
First game and First goal
Jorja Livingstone
First goal
Molly O'Hehir (19th game)
Statistical categories led
Highest score against Carlton
AFLW B&F votes
TBD
Coaches votes
9 - Maeve Chaplin
7 - Tyla Hanks
7 - Olivia Purcell
2 - Kate Hore
1 - Tayla Harris
By virtue of North Melbourne ending their 32 game winning streak, the unbeaten Melbourne jumped to the top of the AFLW ladder ahead of a meeting between the sides the following week.
Best were Purcell, Hanks, and Chaplin. Georgia Gall injured her ankle and Georgia Campbell suffered a throat injury in a ruck contest.
Links
Demonblog match review