Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- ADEL 250
- 313 SYD
-
Kicks
- ADEL 142
- 200 SYD
-
Handballs
- ADEL 108
- 113 SYD
-
Free Kicks
- ADEL 18
- 21 SYD
-
Clearances
- ADEL 25
- 46 SYD
-
Inside 50
- ADEL 45
- 41 SYD
-
Tackles
- ADEL 55
- 62 SYD
-
Hit-Outs
- ADEL 34
- 34 SYD
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
13
T. Walker2 Goals
5
I. Heeney4 Goals
Disposals
5
B. Crouch20 Disposals
26
L. Parker30 Disposals
Contested Possessions
9
R. Sloane16 Contested Possessions
12
J. P. Kennedy16 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 22:37 |  | T. Walker Behind | 71 - 74 |
| 20:51 | | C. Jones Goal | 70 - 74 |
| 19:55 |  | L. Taylor Behind | 64 - 74 |
| 16:51 | | T. Lynch Goal | 64 - 73 |
| 16:27 | | R. Sloane Behind | 58 - 73 |
| 10:52 | | J. Rowbottom Behind | 57 - 73 |
| 10:03 | | I. Heeney Behind | 57 - 72 |
| 8:04 | | C. Jones Behind | 57 - 71 |
| 4:15 | | T. Papley Behind | 56 - 71 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 19:58 | | B. Davis Goal | 56 - 70 |
| 15:02 | | I. Heeney Goal | 50 - 70 |
| 12:49 | | L. Murphy Behind | 50 - 64 |
| 5:53 | | I. Heeney Goal | 49 - 64 |
| 4:04 | | L. Murphy Goal | 49 - 58 |
| 2:21 | | T. McCartin Goal | 43 - 58 |
| 1:14 | | O. Florent Behind | 43 - 52 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 18:58 | | B. Smith Behind | 43 - 51 |
| 14:20 | | I. Heeney Goal | 42 - 51 |
| 13:44 | | T. McCartin Behind | 42 - 45 |
| 12:00 | | R. Sloane Goal | 42 - 44 |
| 9:44 | | T. Papley Goal | 36 - 44 |
| 8:39 | | S. Gray Goal | 36 - 38 |
| 5:52 | | N. Blakey Goal | 36 - 32 |
| 5:01 | | T. Papley Behind | 36 - 26 |
| 3:51 | | N. Blakey Behind | 36 - 25 |
| 1:58 | | W. Hayward Goal | 36 - 24 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:41 | | R. Atkins Goal | 36 - 18 |
| 20:07 | | T. Stengle Goal | 30 - 18 |
| 18:42 | | T. Lynch Goal | 24 - 18 |
| 17:16 | | W. Hayward Goal | 18 - 18 |
| 14:45 | | T. Walker Goal | 18 - 12 |
| 13:24 | | Josh P. Kennedy Goal | 12 - 12 |
| 11:15 | | D. Fogarty Goal | 12 - 6 |
| 8:54 | | T. Walker Goal | 6 - 6 |
| 1:27 | | I. Heeney Goal | 0 - 6 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 SYD
|
4 | 191.3 | W |
| 2 |
 SUNS
|
4 | 181.2 | W |
| 3 |
 GWS
|
4 | 128.4 | W |
| 4 |
 COLL
|
4 | 118.2 | W |
| 5 |
 WB
|
4 | 104.7 | W |
| 6 |
 BL
|
0 | 95.5 | L |
| 7 |
 STK
|
0 | 84.6 | L |
| 8 |
 HAW
|
0 | 77.9 | L |
| 9 |
 GEEL
|
0 | 55.2 | L |
| 10 |
 CARL
|
0 | 52.3 | L |
| 11 |
 FRE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 12 |
 MELB
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 13 |
 WCE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 14 |
 NMFC
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 15 |
 PORT
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 16 |
 RICH
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 17 |
 ADEL
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 18 |
 ESS
|
0 | 0.0 |