Game Information
People First Stadium
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- FRE 293
- 270 STK
-
Kicks
- FRE 181
- 165 STK
-
Handballs
- FRE 112
- 105 STK
-
Free Kicks
- FRE 22
- 15 STK
-
Clearances
- FRE 30
- 30 STK
-
Inside 50
- FRE 43
- 40 STK
-
Tackles
- FRE 33
- 32 STK
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Hit-Outs
- FRE 27
- 35 STK
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
8
L. Schultz2 Goals
28
T. Membrey3 Goals
Disposals
10
M. Walters26 Disposals
9
J. Steele22 Disposals
Contested Possessions
10
M. Walters12 Contested Possessions
9
J. Steele10 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:06 |  | L. Schultz Goal | 79 - 73 |
| 21:35 |  | Z. Jones Goal | 73 - 73 |
| 19:41 | | J. Gresham Goal | 73 - 67 |
| 17:49 | | T. Membrey Behind | 73 - 61 |
| 14:25 | | T. Membrey Goal | 73 - 60 |
| 9:17 | | N. Fyfe Goal | 73 - 54 |
| 3:19 | | B. Banfield Goal | 67 - 54 |
| 0:22 | | J. Billings Behind | 61 - 54 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 21:03 | | D. Tucker Behind | 61 - 53 |
| 19:29 | | L. Schultz Behind | 60 - 53 |
| 15:04 | | C. Serong Goal | 59 - 53 |
| 7:45 | | D. Tucker Goal | 53 - 53 |
| 5:35 | | Rushed | 47 - 53 |
| 2:23 | | M. Taberner Goal | 46 - 53 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:19 | | N. Fyfe Goal | 40 - 53 |
| 23:25 | | B. Bewley Goal | 34 - 53 |
| 21:48 | | M. Taberner Goal | 28 - 53 |
| 18:29 | | M. King Behind | 22 - 53 |
| 17:44 | | M. King Behind | 22 - 52 |
| 16:09 | | M. King Goal | 22 - 51 |
| 14:16 | | L. Schultz Goal | 22 - 45 |
| 8:31 | | R. Lobb Goal | 16 - 45 |
| 7:31 | | S. Darcy Behind | 10 - 45 |
| 4:52 | | Rushed | 9 - 45 |
| 1:08 | | J. Gresham Behind | 8 - 45 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:24 | | J. Lonie Goal | 8 - 44 |
| 26:16 | | T. Membrey Goal | 8 - 38 |
| 24:28 | | S. Darcy Behind | 8 - 32 |
| 22:11 | | L. Schultz Behind | 7 - 32 |
| 20:39 | | Z. Jones Goal | 6 - 32 |
| 17:59 | | D. Butler Goal | 6 - 26 |
| 17:10 | | J. Lonie Behind | 6 - 20 |
| 15:20 | | M. King Behind | 6 - 19 |
| 13:20 | | D. Kent Goal | 6 - 18 |
| 10:06 | | J. Billings Goal | 6 - 12 |
| 6:53 | | S. Darcy Goal | 6 - 6 |
| 0:49 | | T. Membrey 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 |