Game Information
People First Stadium
Team Stats
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Disposals
- ADEL 303
- 285 FRE
-
Kicks
- ADEL 170
- 197 FRE
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Handballs
- ADEL 133
- 88 FRE
-
Free Kicks
- ADEL 13
- 17 FRE
-
Clearances
- ADEL 24
- 20 FRE
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Inside 50
- ADEL 42
- 43 FRE
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Tackles
- ADEL 39
- 41 FRE
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Hit-Outs
- ADEL 18
- 31 FRE
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
27
T. Lynch1 Goals
13
D. Tucker2 Goals
Disposals
5
B. Crouch28 Disposals
16
D. Mundy25 Disposals
Contested Possessions
5
M. Crouch11 Contested Possessions
8
A. Brayshaw10 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 18:55 |  | D. Tucker Goal | 34 - 54 |
| 15:59 |  | B. Frampton Behind | 34 - 48 |
| 14:46 | | D. Tucker Behind | 33 - 48 |
| 12:26 | | M. Taberner Behind | 33 - 47 |
| 8:09 | | M. Walters Goal | 33 - 46 |
| 6:12 | | T. Lynch Behind | 33 - 40 |
| 4:07 | | M. Taberner Behind | 32 - 40 |
| 0:59 | | M. Taberner Goal | 32 - 39 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:28 | | D. Mundy Behind | 32 - 33 |
| 20:59 | | S. McAdam Goal | 32 - 32 |
| 16:49 | | T. Lynch Goal | 26 - 32 |
| 14:38 | | B. Frampton Goal | 20 - 32 |
| 13:00 | | R. Lobb Goal | 14 - 32 |
| 9:04 | | S. McAdam Behind | 14 - 26 |
| 7:39 | | B. Crocker Behind | 13 - 26 |
| 0:42 | | L. Schultz Behind | 12 - 26 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 21:05 | | M. Poholke Goal | 12 - 25 |
| 17:59 | | Rushed | 6 - 25 |
| 14:22 | | Rushed | 6 - 24 |
| 11:28 | | Rushed | 5 - 24 |
| 9:07 | | R. Lobb Goal | 4 - 24 |
| 3:12 | | N. McHenry Behind | 4 - 18 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 18:04 | | L. Murphy Behind | 3 - 18 |
| 13:58 | | D. Tucker Goal | 2 - 18 |
| 10:15 | | M. Walters Goal | 2 - 12 |
| 9:49 | | Rushed | 2 - 6 |
| 8:02 | | N. McHenry Behind | 1 - 6 |
| 1:17 | | S. Sturt 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 |