MATCH CENTRE

MATCH CENTRE

ROUND 12, 2026

MELBOURNE

V

GWS

FIRST BOUNCE

TIO Traeger Park

2026-05-31T05:15:00Z

Preview

Melbourne vs GWS – Round 12, 2026

The Melbourne Demons face the GWS Giants in Round 12 of the 2026 AFL season. Follow the live scores, team lists, match statistics and key moments from the game at TIO Traeger Park.

Ladder Position

Injury Report

Melbourne

NAME	REASON	EXPECTED RETURN
Aidan Johnson	Hip/groin	1-2 weeks
Jake Lever	Concussion	1-2 weeks
Xavier Lindsay	Hip/groin	4-6 weeks
Christian Salem	Foot	4-6 weeks
Jed Adams	Knee	5-7 weeks
Jai Culley	Knee	Next Season
Jack Viney	Achilles	TBC
Brody Mihocek	Hamstring	Test

GWS

NAME	REASON	EXPECTED RETURN
Cody Angove	Hamstring	1-2 weeks
Ryan Angwin	Hand	1-2 weeks
Jesse Hogan	Hip	1-2 weeks
Darcy Jones	Knee	4-5 weeks
Jack Buckley	Hamstring	4-6 weeks
Nick Madden	Knee	5-7 weeks
Xavier O'Halloran	Ankle	5-7 weeks
Tom Green	Knee	Next Season
Josh Kelly	Hip	TBC
Jake Riccardi	Ankle	TBC
Logan Smith	Knee	TBC
Nathan Wardius	Knee	TBC
Leek Aleer	Ankle	Test
Sam Taylor	Hamstring	Test
Lachie Whitfield	Hamstring	Test

Previous 5 Games

Melbourne

DATE	OPP	RESULT
24/5/26	Bulldogs	L 93 - 90
16/5/26	Hawthorn	W 120 - 81
10/5/26	West Coast	W 99 - 67
3/5/26	Sydney	L 131 - 114
24/4/26	Richmond	W 72 - 126

GWS

DATE	OPP	RESULT
24/5/26	Brisbane	W 166 - 88
17/5/26	West Coast	L 88 - 71
9/5/26	Essendon	W 103 - 89
3/5/26	Gold Coast	L 83 - 63
26/4/26	North Melbourne	W 105 - 98

Match Summary

Team Stats

Melbourne

GWS

Player Stats

Melbourne

GWS

Team Lists

Melbourne

GWS

IN	Brody Mihocek, Latrelle Pickett, A. Moniz-Wakefield
OUT	Jake Lever (Injured), Changkuoth Jiath (Managed), Max Heath (Omitted)

IN	Sam Taylor, Lachie Whitfield, Leek Aleer
OUT	Jack Buckley (Injured), Jake Riccardi (Injured), Harrison Oliver (Omitted)

	FB	17	Jake Bowey	10	Daniel Turner	12	Koltyn Tholstrup
	FF	4	Toby Greene	5	Aaron Cadman	35	Max Gruzewski
	HB	22	Blake Howes	35	Harrison Petty	24	Trent Rivers
	HF	16	Brent Daniels	20	Jake Stringer	11	Phoenix Gothard
	C	32	Tom Sparrow	4	Harvey Langford	30	Harry Sharp
	C	18	Conor Stone	10	Clayton Oliver	1	Harvey Thomas
	HF	36	Kysaiah Pickett	15	Ed Langdon	16	Bailey Laurie
	HB	37	Joe Fonti	7	Lachie Ash	6	Lachie Whitfield
	FF	37	Kade Chandler	2	Jacob van Rooyen	31	Bayley Fritsch
	FB	25	Jayden Laverde	15	Sam Taylor	39	Connor Idun

FOLLOWERS
11	Max Gawn
9	Jack Steele
6	Caleb Windsor

INTERCHANGE
21	Matthew Jefferson
28	Brody Mihocek
33	Latrelle Pickett
0	Paddy Cross
45	A. Moniz-Wakefield

EMERGENCIES
25	Tom McDonald
27	Max Heath
43	Jack Henderson

FOLLOWERS
32	Kieren Briggs
14	Toby Bedford
17	Finn Callaghan

INTERCHANGE
27	H. Himmelberg
21	Leek Aleer
3	Stephen Coniglio
31	Toby McMullin
46	Callum M Brown

EMERGENCIES
19	Harrison Oliver
24	Harry Rowston
38	Josaia Delana

Melbourne

IN

B. Mihocek, L. Pickett, A. Moniz-Wakefield

OUT

J. Lever, C. Jiath, M. Heath

B	J. Bowey, D. Turner, K. Tholstrup
HB	B. Howes, H. Petty, T. Rivers
C	T. Sparrow, H. Langford, H. Sharp
HF	K. Pickett, E. Langdon, B. Laurie
F	K. Chandler, J. van Rooyen, B. Fritsch
FOL	M. Gawn, J. Steele, C. Windsor
I/C	M. Jefferson, B. Mihocek, L. Pickett, P. Cross, A. Moniz-Wakefield
EMG	T. McDonald, M. Heath, J. Henderson

GWS

IN

S. Taylor, L. Whitfield, L. Aleer

OUT

J. Buckley, J. Riccardi, H. Oliver

B	J. Laverde, S. Taylor, C. Idun
HB	J. Fonti, L. Ash, L. Whitfield
C	C. Stone, C. Oliver, H. Thomas
HF	B. Daniels, J. Stringer, P. Gothard
F	T. Greene, A. Cadman, M. Gruzewski
FOL	K. Briggs, T. Bedford, F. Callaghan
I/C	H. Himmelberg, L. Aleer, S. Coniglio, T. McMullin, C. Brown
EMG	H. Oliver, H. Rowston, J. Delana

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