Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- ADEL 277
- 324 COLL
-
Kicks
- ADEL 158
- 185 COLL
-
Handballs
- ADEL 119
- 139 COLL
-
Free Kicks
- ADEL 12
- 20 COLL
-
Clearances
- ADEL 29
- 32 COLL
-
Inside 50
- ADEL 30
- 42 COLL
-
Tackles
- ADEL 52
- 60 COLL
-
Hit-Outs
- ADEL 27
- 28 COLL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
18
T. Stengle2 Goals
21
T. Ruscoe2 Goals
Disposals
29
R. Laird37 Disposals
3
T. Adams27 Disposals
Contested Possessions
29
R. Laird17 Contested Possessions
3
T. Adams16 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 19:11 |  | T. Ruscoe Behind | 38 - 62 |
| 17:05 |  | E. Himmelberg Goal | 38 - 61 |
| 11:19 | | D. Cameron Goal | 32 - 61 |
| 8:32 | | B. Mihocek Goal | 32 - 55 |
| 6:19 | | J. Thomas Goal | 32 - 49 |
| 3:24 | | S. McAdam Goal | 32 - 43 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:13 | | D. Cameron Goal | 26 - 43 |
| 24:22 | | J. Stephenson Goal | 26 - 37 |
| 21:54 | | Rushed | 26 - 31 |
| 19:20 | | T. Stengle Behind | 25 - 31 |
| 15:49 | | T. Ruscoe Goal | 24 - 31 |
| 7:36 | | T. Ruscoe Goal | 24 - 25 |
| 6:58 | | S. McAdam Behind | 24 - 19 |
| 6:01 | | P. Seedsman Behind | 23 - 19 |
| 3:59 | | J. Stephenson Goal | 22 - 19 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 21:54 | | Rushed | 22 - 13 |
| 18:45 | | B. Crocker Behind | 21 - 13 |
| 15:36 | | L. Dunn Goal | 20 - 13 |
| 13:19 | | Rushed | 20 - 7 |
| 9:24 | | B. Mihocek Behind | 19 - 7 |
| 5:26 | | E. Himmelberg Goal | 19 - 6 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 16:46 | | T. Stengle Goal | 13 - 6 |
| 14:27 | | J. Daicos Goal | 7 - 6 |
| 4:48 | | T. Stengle Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 1:52 | | T. Walker Behind | 1 - 0 |
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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 |