Game Information
Gabba
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- WCE 284
- 324 ADEL
-
Kicks
- WCE 180
- 180 ADEL
-
Handballs
- WCE 104
- 144 ADEL
-
Free Kicks
- WCE 17
- 18 ADEL
-
Clearances
- WCE 28
- 17 ADEL
-
Inside 50
- WCE 49
- 24 ADEL
-
Tackles
- WCE 44
- 41 ADEL
-
Hit-Outs
- WCE 28
- 17 ADEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
27
J. Darling2 Goals
33
B. Smith1 Goals
Disposals
4
D. Sheed24 Disposals
33
B. Smith31 Disposals
Contested Possessions
11
T. Kelly10 Contested Possessions
5
M. Crouch10 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 19:16 |  | L. Ryan Goal | 67 - 34 |
| 12:18 |  | B. Smith Behind | 61 - 34 |
| 10:50 | | R. Sloane Goal | 61 - 33 |
| 8:14 | | J. Cripps Goal | 61 - 27 |
| 2:37 | | B. Smith Goal | 55 - 27 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:27 | | B. Ainsworth Goal | 55 - 21 |
| 21:45 | | T. Stengle Behind | 49 - 21 |
| 15:23 | | B. Frampton Goal | 49 - 20 |
| 14:03 | | S. McAdam Behind | 49 - 14 |
| 11:41 | | J. Darling Behind | 49 - 13 |
| 8:59 | | J. Darling Goal | 48 - 13 |
| 7:15 | | J. Redden Goal | 42 - 13 |
| 5:47 | | O. Allen Goal | 36 - 13 |
| 3:51 | | O. Allen Behind | 30 - 13 |
| 1:00 | | O. Allen Behind | 29 - 13 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 19:03 | | Josh J. Kennedy Behind | 28 - 13 |
| 11:42 | | C. Jones Goal | 27 - 13 |
| 7:18 | | Josh J. Kennedy Goal | 27 - 7 |
| 1:09 | | J. Darling Goal | 21 - 7 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 20:47 | | B. Ah Chee Goal | 15 - 7 |
| 19:33 | | O. Allen Behind | 9 - 7 |
| 18:09 | | N. Naitanui Goal | 8 - 7 |
| 15:53 | | Josh J. Kennedy Behind | 2 - 7 |
| 14:02 | | T. Stengle Behind | 1 - 7 |
| 8:51 | | Josh J. Kennedy Behind | 1 - 6 |
| 1:36 | | T. Lynch 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 |