THE FOOTY PAPER
2026 Season
Thursday 20 August 2026
No. 2
Round 24 · Marvel Stadium
St Kilda v Gold Coast
St Kilda meet Gold Coast at Marvel Stadium, 7:30 PM. Fremantle hold top place on 76 points at 142.5 per cent.
On the ground today
Today
St KildavGold Coast
7:30 PM
Marvel Stadium
Final scores
Round 23 Results
After Round 23
Ladder
| Pos | Club | P | W | L | D | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fremantle | 22 | 19 | 3 | - | 142.5 | 76 |
| 2 | Sydney | 22 | 17 | 5 | - | 134.5 | 68 |
| 3 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 15 | 7 | - | 119.5 | 60 |
| 4 | Hawthorn | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 117.3 | 60 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 22 | 15 | 7 | - | 111.2 | 60 |
| 6 | Geelong | 22 | 14 | 8 | - | 120.2 | 56 |
| 7 | Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | - | 115.1 | 56 |
| 8 | Collingwood | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 106.1 | 52 |
| 9 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 94.1 | 50 |
| 10 | Carlton | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 99.6 | 46 |
| 11 | St Kilda | 22 | 10 | 12 | - | 104.2 | 40 |
| 12 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 10 | 12 | - | 101.8 | 40 |
| 13 | North Melbourne | 22 | 9 | 13 | - | 90.7 | 36 |
| 14 | Gold Coast | 22 | 8 | 14 | - | 93.2 | 32 |
| 15 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 6 | 16 | - | 87.0 | 24 |
| 16 | West Coast | 22 | 4 | 18 | - | 70.5 | 16 |
| 17 | Richmond | 22 | 3 | 19 | - | 62.8 | 12 |
| 18 | Essendon | 22 | 2 | 20 | - | 63.5 | 8 |
Fixtures
Round 24
Fri
CollingwoodvBrisbane Lions
7:40 PM
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sat
CarltonvFremantle
1:15 PM
Marvel Stadium
MelbournevWestern Bulldogs
4:15 PM
Melbourne Cricket Ground
GeelongvRichmond
7:45 PM
GMHBA Stadium
AdelaidevGreater Western Sydney
8:10 PM
Adelaide Oval
Sun
EssendonvPort Adelaide
12:20 PM
Marvel Stadium
SydneyvNorth Melbourne
3:20 PM
Sydney Cricket Ground
West CoastvHawthorn
7:20 PM
Optus Stadium
The weekend's best figures
Round 23 Leaders
Disposals
- 1Errol GuldenSYD47
- 2Bradley HillSTK41
- 3Max HallSTK40
- 4Izak RankineADEL39
- 5Lachie AshGWS36
Goals
- 1Jye AmissFRE5
- 2Mitch OwensSTK5
- 3Nick LarkeyNMFC5
- 4Bayley FritschMELB4
- 5Callum BrownGWS4
Marks
- 1Callum WilkieSTK12
- 2George HewettCARL12
- 3Bradley HillSTK11
- 4Josh TreacyFRE11
- 5Lachie AshGWS11
Tackles
- 1Beau McCreeryCOLL12
- 2Hugh BoxshallSTK11
- 3Tristan XerriNMFC11
- 4Campbell LakeSTK10
- 5Jack MacraeSTK10
Clearances
- 1Caleb SerongFRE12
- 2Jack MacraeSTK12
- 3Patrick CrippsCARL12
- 4Tom LiberatoreWB12
- 5Tristan XerriNMFC11
Contested Possessions
- 1Jack MacraeSTK22
- 2Matt RowellGCFC19
- 3Isaac HeeneySYD18
- 4Patrick CrippsCARL18
- 5Tom LiberatoreWB18
Inside 50s
- 1Shai BoltonFRE15
- 2Max HallSTK10
- 3Oliver DempseyGEEL9
- 4Ed RichardsWB8
- 5Nick DaicosCOLL8
Statistics
Season Leaders
Disposals
- 1Nick DaicosCOLL35.3
- 2Bailey SmithGEEL32.3
- 3Errol GuldenSYD30.5
- 4Clayton OliverGWS30.5
- 5Harry SheezelNMFC30.5
Goals
- 1Charlie CurnowSYD66
- 2Jye AmissFRE58
- 3Ben KingGCFC57
- 4Logan MorrisBRIS55
- 5Jack GunstonHAW54
Clearances
- 1Jai NewcombeHAW7.7
- 2Patrick CrippsCARL7.5
- 3Clayton OliverGWS7.4
- 4Matt RowellGCFC7.4
- 5Lachie NealeBRIS6.8
Contested Possessions
- 1Clayton OliverGWS15.1
- 2Patrick CrippsCARL14.7
- 3Tristan XerriNMFC14.2
- 4Matt RowellGCFC13.8
- 5Jai NewcombeHAW13.3
Marks
- 1Callum WilkieSTK9.7
- 2Aliir AliirPORT7.9
- 3Harris AndrewsBRIS7.7
- 4Nick HaynesCARL7.7
- 5Jarman ImpeyHAW7.5
Tackles
- 1Sam BerryADEL7.3
- 2Mitch KnevittGEEL7.0
- 3Matt RowellGCFC6.9
- 4Josh DunkleyBRIS6.7
- 5James RowbottomSYD6.5
Inside 50s
- 1Bailey SmithGEEL7.2
- 2Ed RichardsWB6.8
- 3Nick DaicosCOLL6.8
- 4Chad WarnerSYD6.8
- 5Errol GuldenSYD6.7
The morning edition
The paper, in your inbox, by breakfast.
One email each morning: the results, what changed overnight, the ladder and the week ahead. Free, no advertising, unsubscribe in one click.