AFLW 2026 Round 2 results
23 August 2026
All nine Round 2 games are locked in. Geelong put up the round's biggest score and its biggest margin in the same afternoon, Gold Coast and Hawthorn both won comfortably away from home, and the tightest two results — Western Bulldogs over Richmond and North Melbourne's win at Brisbane — both came down to 11 points.
Full round 2 scores
| Home | Away | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Bulldogs 48 | def | Richmond 37 | Mission Whitten Oval |
| West Coast Eagles 34 | lost to | Gold Coast Suns 69 | Mineral Resources Park |
| Geelong Cats 100 | def | St Kilda 15 | GMHBA Stadium |
| Brisbane Lions 33 | lost to | North Melbourne 44 | Brighton Homes Arena |
| Sydney Swans 66 | def | Essendon 42 | SCG |
| Collingwood 30 | lost to | Fremantle 50 | Victoria Park |
| Melbourne 60 | def | GWS Giants 12 | Casey Fields |
| Carlton 50 | def | Adelaide Crows 23 | IKON Park |
| Port Adelaide 33 | lost to | Hawthorn 65 | Alberton Oval |
The round in three lines
Biggest margin: Geelong Cats by 85 — the Cats put up 100 points at home against St Kilda, the only century of the round.
Best away form: Gold Coast Suns and Hawthorn — the Suns won by 35 at West Coast, and Hawthorn won by 32 at Port Adelaide.
Closest finishes: two games, same margin — Western Bulldogs held off Richmond 48–37, and North Melbourne got up at Brisbane 44–33. Both by 11.
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