{"id":762962,"date":"2026-06-27T03:57:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T03:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/762962\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T03:57:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T03:57:21","slug":"afl-rd-16-live-updates-carlton-vs-west-coast-collingwood-vs-richmond-port-adelaide-vs-adelaide-blog-scores-and-stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/762962\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL Rd 16 live updates: Carlton vs West Coast, Collingwood vs Richmond, Port Adelaide vs Adelaide – blog, scores and stats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carlton tries to make it six straight wins under interim coach Josh Fraser as they host West Coast, ahead of the 60th edition of the Showdown in Adelaide tonight.<\/p>\n

The Blues started the round just a game outside the wildcard spots, and they will be favoured to beat the Eagles at Docklands.<\/p>\n

Later, Collingwood takes on Richmond at the MCG, before tonight the focus turns to Adelaide Oval, where Port Adelaide and the Crows will clash under lights.<\/p>\n

Follow all the action in our live blog.<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:47pm<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:47pm<\/p>\n

AFL Saturday Scoreboard\"AndrewSat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:49pm<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:49pm<\/p>\n

QT: Carlton 6.5 (41) leads West Coast 2.2 (14)\"Andrew\"\u00a0MitchMitch McGovern reached the heights for the Blues, but he did not kick one of the six Carlton goals for the term (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The siren sounds at Docklands and that’s a very good quarter for Carlton – but it could have been better!<\/p>\n

The Blues are dominating, with double the number of disposals of West Coast, and it’s showing up across the board.<\/p>\n

The Blues have had plenty of chances, and while they’ve kicked six – including a late one to Patrick Cripps – they’ve left a few on the table.<\/p>\n

West Coast will need to raise their game here, or this could start getting late really early.<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:39pm<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:39pm<\/p>\n

Hewett kicks another for the Blues\"Andrew<\/p>\n

What did we just say?<\/p>\n

The Blues intercepted the ball and won a clearance, fed the ball inside 50, and George Hewett was in place to kick his second!<\/p>\n

The Blues are looking comfortable and confident here at Docklands. They have five on the board already.<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:37pm<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:37pm<\/p>\n

Blues dominating clearance at Docklands\"Andrew<\/p>\n

The Blues have double the inside 50s (12-6) of the Eagles, and one of the reasons for that is the clearance numbers.<\/p>\n

Carlton has 12 clearances to West Coast’s four so far, and five centre clearances to two.<\/p>\n

The Eagles will need to try and narrow that gap here.<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:34pm<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:34pm<\/p>\n

Lots of scoring under the roof\"Andrew<\/p>\n

There’s plenty going on here for both teams, some to and fro.<\/p>\n

And now we have some fro, after a couple of West Coast goals, the Blues break and hit inside 50. It comes off hands and Francis Evans grabs it and snaps a nice goal from 30m out.<\/p>\n

We’re halfway through the first term, and we’ve had four goals to two in Carlton’s favour. What’s next?<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:32pm<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:32pm<\/p>\n

Willem Duursma grabs a goal for West Coast\"Andrew<\/p>\n

And the Eagles get another!<\/p>\n

They’ve been under the pump for a lot of this quarter, but it’s their two young guns – first Harley Reid, and now Willem Duursma – who get them back in the contest.<\/p>\n

Duursma showed composure there, slipping over but regathering himself to kick the Eagles’ second.<\/p>\n

It’s back to just over a goal.<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:29pm<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:29pm<\/p>\n

Harley Reid hits back for the Eagles\"Andrew<\/p>\n

All right, that’s better from the Eagles!<\/p>\n

The defence has been having issues, so maybe try and attack instead.<\/p>\n

West Coast win the centre clearance through Bailey Williams tap to Harley Reid. The Eagles star runs away and bangs one through from inside the arc!<\/p>\n

That’s a team-lifter there!<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:27pm<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:27pm<\/p>\n

George Hewett kicks Carlton’s third\"Andrew<\/p>\n

Uh-oh for West Coast, they don’t seem to be able to stop Carlton going forward.<\/p>\n

It’s another forward entry, and George Hewett gets the goal.<\/p>\n

Nineteen points up already! Over to you Eagles.<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:25pm<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:25pm<\/p>\n

Carlton firing early with goal to McGovern\"Andrew<\/p>\n

Josh Fraser would be very happy with how his team has started. The Blues are up and about, and moving the ball well.<\/p>\n

They shift it inside 50 again, and it’s Mitch McGovern who turns up to finish it. Two goals in pretty quick time for the home side.<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:23pm<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:23pm<\/p>\n

Harry McKay kicks Carlton’s first!\"Andrew<\/p>\n

This is what Carlton wanted … they get the ball inside 50 and it’s Harry McKay who boots the opening goal!<\/p>\n

The big man needs confidence, and that’s a solid start.<\/p>\n

Blues lead by seven.<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:22pm<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:22pm<\/p>\n

Great tackle by Harley Reid on Patrick Cripps\"Andrew<\/p>\n

The Eagles are struggling early to get the ball into the attacking half, and Carlton’s defence is up to it.<\/p>\n

The Blues intercepted and went forward, but a poor hospital handball left Patrick Cripps in strife, and he was wrapped up in a great tackle by Harley Reid!<\/p>\n

The two number nines weren’t keen to stop the wrestle, but the Eagles went away with the ball. Good play from Reid, but a missed chance for the Blues.<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:18pm<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:18pm<\/p>\n

Blues force the opening score\"Andrew<\/p>\n

Carlton have started strongly, grabbing possession heading inside 50 and locking it in.<\/p>\n

They earn a set shot in the left forward pocket to Talor Byrne.<\/p>\n

His kick looks good from a difficult angle, but it drifts just to the right for a point.<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:15pm<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:15pm<\/p>\n

We are underway at Docklands\"Andrew\"HarryCarlton will want some return on the scoreboard from Harry McKay (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Here we go for the first game of the day!<\/p>\n

Can the Blues maintain the momentum they’ve built under Josh Fraser, and make a strong start against the Eagles?<\/p>\n

Or can West Coast kick straight and put the pressure on the home side?<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:11pm<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:11pm<\/p>\n

Recent results between Carlton and West Coast\"AndrewR14, 2025: Carlton by 34 (Perth Stadium)R5, 2025: Carlton by 71 (Adelaide Oval)R23, 2024: Carlton by 65 (Perth Stadium)R19, 2023: Carlton by 71 (Docklands)R7, 2023: Carlton by 108 (Perth Stadium)R17, 2022: Carlton by 63 (Perth Stadium)<\/p>\n

The Blues have dominated this matchup, winning the last six encounters by margins ranging from big to huge.<\/p>\n

However the previous seven meetings were all won by West Coast.<\/p>\n

With the way the Eagles have begun to play at times this season, they might have fancied their chances. But Carlton are taking the “new coach bounce” to new heights, with five in a row under interim coach\u00a0Josh Fraser.<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:03pm<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 1:03pm<\/p>\n

Teams are in for Carlton vs West Coast\"Andrew\"\"(AFL.com.au)<\/p>\n

There are no late changes for either side, and you can check out how the teams look in the line-ups above.<\/p>\n

It’s not exactly unexpected, but the Blues have made no changes from the team that beat GWS for their fifth straight win under interim coach Josh Fraser.<\/p>\n

On the West Coast side, however, there are a number of outs.<\/p>\n

Midfielder Tim Kelly misses through hamstring tightness, while the trio of Tom Gross, Josh Lindsay and Harvey Johnston are omitted.<\/p>\n

There’s some quality in the ins, though: Jack Graham, Willem Duursma, Tom McCarthy and Jack Hutchinson<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 12:55pm<\/p>\n

Sat 27 Jun 2026 at 12:55pm<\/p>\n

Welcome to Saturday football\"Andrew<\/p>\n

Hello, good afternoon and welcome to ABC’s live online coverage of round 16 of the AFL.<\/p>\n

We have another three games today, starting in Melbourne with Carlton hosting West Coast at Docklands.<\/p>\n

Next up is a clash at the MCG, with Collingwood taking on Richmond.<\/p>\n

And we’re leaving the best till last, with the focus turning tonight to the City of Churches, with Port Adelaide hosting the Crows in Showdown 60 at Adelaide Oval.<\/p>\n

My name is Andrew McGarry, and I will be taking you through the opening part of today, before handing over later to my friend and colleague Luke Pentony.<\/p>\n

Let’s get into it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carlton tries to make it six straight wins under interim coach Josh Fraser as they host West Coast,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":762963,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,3925,6092,18597,4125,24705,6091,588,85,13338,4126],"class_list":["post-762962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-blues","tag-crows","tag-eagles","tag-live","tag-magpies","tag-power","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-tigers","tag-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=762962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/762963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=762962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=762962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=762962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}