Game Information
ENGIE Stadium
Team Stats
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Disposals
- MELB 279
- 281 SUNS
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Kicks
- MELB 172
- 168 SUNS
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Handballs
- MELB 107
- 113 SUNS
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Free Kicks
- MELB 15
- 17 SUNS
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Clearances
- MELB 31
- 21 SUNS
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Inside 50
- MELB 48
- 35 SUNS
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Tackles
- MELB 39
- 56 SUNS
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 30
- 20 SUNS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
31
B. Fritsch2 Goals
23
I. Rankine3 Goals
Disposals
5
C. Petracca25 Disposals
11
T. Miller23 Disposals
Contested Possessions
5
C. Petracca15 Contested Possessions
11
T. Miller11 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:49 |  | H. Bennell Goal | 80 - 63 |
| 21:48 | | C. Petracca Goal | 74 - 63 |
| 18:26 |  | I. Rankine Behind | 68 - 63 |
| 15:33 | | S. Weideman Goal | 68 - 62 |
| 12:00 | | I. Rankine Behind | 62 - 62 |
| 7:03 | | I. Rankine Goal | 62 - 61 |
| 6:13 | | T. Miller Behind | 62 - 55 |
| 3:51 | | M. Hannan Goal | 62 - 54 |
| 0:35 | | B. Ainsworth Behind | 56 - 54 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:59 | | Rushed | 56 - 53 |
| 24:07 | | B. Fritsch Behind | 55 - 53 |
| 20:10 | | B. Ellis Goal | 54 - 53 |
| 16:08 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 54 - 47 |
| 14:52 | | I. Rankine Goal | 48 - 47 |
| 14:11 | | B. King Behind | 48 - 41 |
| 9:57 | | B. Ainsworth Goal | 48 - 40 |
| 6:11 | | H. Bennell Behind | 48 - 34 |
| 1:51 | | J. Melksham Goal | 47 - 34 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:37 | | A. Brayshaw Behind | 41 - 34 |
| 24:53 | | Rushed | 40 - 34 |
| 20:16 | | B. Fiorini Goal | 39 - 34 |
| 19:17 | | I. Rankine Behind | 39 - 28 |
| 16:24 | | B. King Goal | 39 - 27 |
| 14:46 | | S. Weideman Goal | 39 - 21 |
| 12:57 | | J. Witts Behind | 33 - 21 |
| 11:59 | | A. vandenBerg Behind | 33 - 20 |
| 8:18 | | Rushed | 32 - 20 |
| 6:20 | | M. Hibberd Goal | 31 - 20 |
| 3:38 | | C. Salem Goal | 25 - 20 |
| 1:17 | | J. Harmes Goal | 19 - 20 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:23 | | B. King Behind | 13 - 20 |
| 20:08 | | L. Weller Goal | 13 - 19 |
| 18:08 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 13 - 13 |
| 15:51 | | E. Langdon Behind | 7 - 13 |
| 12:22 | | I. Rankine Goal | 6 - 13 |
| 9:20 | | C. Petracca Goal | 6 - 7 |
| 6:04 | | B. Ellis Goal | 0 - 7 |
| 0:35 | | H. Greenwood Behind | 0 - 1 |
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2025 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 ADEL
|
72 | 139.3 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
 GEEL
|
68 | 141.5 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
 BL
|
66 | 114.2 | LWLWW |
| 4 |
 COLL
|
64 | 122.4 | WLLLW |
| 5 |
 GWS
|
64 | 115.3 | WLWWW |
| 6 |
 FRE
|
64 | 109.0 | WWWLW |
| 7 |
 SUNS
|
60 | 124.9 | WWLLW |
| 8 |
 HAW
|
60 | 120.9 | WLWWL |
| 9 |
 WB
|
56 | 137.0 | WWWWL |
| 10 |
 SYD
|
48 | 97.0 | LWWLW |
| 11 |
 CARL
|
36 | 96.7 | LLLWW |
| 12 |
 STK
|
36 | 88.5 | WWWWL |
| 13 |
 PORT
|
36 | 79.8 | LLLLW |
| 14 |
 MELB
|
28 | 93.3 | LWLLL |
| 15 |
 ESS
|
24 | 69.5 | LLLLL |
| 16 |
 NMFC
|
22 | 76.3 | LLLWL |
| 17 |
 RICH
|
20 | 66.0 | LLLLL |
| 18 |
 WCE
|
4 | 60.1 | LLLLL |