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Geelong Cats edge 4–1 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 229 meetings in AFL on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.
Carlton lead the head to head 122–105 (2 draws) from 229 meetings since 1897.
2026: Geelong Cats 16–9, Carlton 13–11–1. Geelong Cats have the better margin, +18 a game to +0.6.
Last five: Geelong Cats 4 wins, Carlton 3.
Geelong Cats average more goals per game: 15 to 12.4.
Carlton average more marks per game: 103.4 to 90.6.
Geelong Cats average more inside 50s per game: 58.7 to 51.8.
Geelong Cats’ biggest win in the rivalry: 162–84 in 2007, by 78.
Carlton’s biggest win in the rivalry: 166–60 in 1944, by 106.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
105229 games · 2 drawn since 1897122
4 Sept 2026 · MCGGeelong Cats 107Carlton 74
29 May 2026 · MCGGeelong Cats 84Carlton 88
27 Apr 2025 · MCGGeelong Cats 76Carlton 94
21 June 2024 · MCGGeelong Cats 75Carlton 138
27 Apr 2024 · MCGGeelong Cats 118Carlton 105
23 Mar 2023 · MCGGeelong Cats 82Carlton 90
16 July 2022 · MCGGeelong Cats 85Carlton 55
10 July 2021 · MCGGeelong Cats 70Carlton 44
2026 season
Per game, this season.
102.72,568 totalScored per gameper game86.22,155 total
84.82,119 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better85.62,140 total
373.29,331 totalDisposalsper game389.89,744 total
15.0376 totalGoalsper game12.4310 total
90.62,265 totalMarksper game103.42,585 total
58.81,470 totalTacklesper game
55.1
1,377 total
37.5938 totalClearancesper game36.1903 total
58.71,468 totalInside 50sper game51.81,294 total
134.83,370 totalContested possessionsper game131.83,294 total
54.7Goal accuracy %51.2
215.85,395 totalKicksper game225.45,636 total
157.43,936 totalHandballsper game164.34,108 total
12.5312 totalBehindsper game11.8295 total
225.55,638 totalUncontested possessionsper game246.06,149 total
