Team Stats
-
Disposals
- WB 327
- 284 MELB
-
Kicks
- WB 177
- 171 MELB
-
Handballs
- WB 150
- 113 MELB
-
Free Kicks
- WB 10
- 10 MELB
-
Clearances
- WB 25
- 27 MELB
-
Inside 50
- WB 44
- 44 MELB
-
Tackles
- WB 49
- 46 MELB
-
Hit-Outs
- WB 13
- 42 MELB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 22:47 | ![]() | Rushed | 80 - 52 |
| 21:33 | ![]() | P. Lipinski Behind | 79 - 52 |
| 18:02 | ![]() | B. Cavarra Goal | 78 - 52 |
| 15:18 | ![]() | C. Spargo Goal | 72 - 52 |
| 14:27 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 72 - 46 |
| 9:56 | ![]() | C. Daniel Behind | 72 - 45 |
| 7:09 | ![]() | M. Wallis Goal | 71 - 45 |
| 5:13 | ![]() | T. McDonald Goal | 65 - 45 |
| 3:16 | ![]() | Rushed | 65 - 39 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:02 | ![]() | L. Hunter Behind | 65 - 38 |
| 22:53 | ![]() | T. English Goal | 64 - 38 |
| 20:42 | ![]() | J. Melksham Behind | 58 - 38 |
| 16:21 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 58 - 37 |
| 14:30 | ![]() | M. Wallis Goal | 58 - 36 |
| 12:29 | ![]() | B. Williams Goal | 52 - 36 |
| 10:07 | ![]() | T. Sparrow Behind | 46 - 36 |
| 7:56 | ![]() | B. Smith Goal | 46 - 35 |
| 4:49 | ![]() | M. Wallis Goal | 40 - 35 |
| 0:47 | ![]() | M. Bontempelli Goal | 34 - 35 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:38 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 28 - 35 |
| 24:40 | ![]() | C. Oliver Goal | 28 - 29 |
| 20:21 | ![]() | T. Liberatore Goal | 28 - 23 |
| 16:01 | ![]() | J. Melksham Goal | 22 - 23 |
| 11:48 | ![]() | Rushed | 22 - 17 |
| 8:32 | ![]() | J. Melksham Behind | 22 - 16 |
| 3:25 | ![]() | L. Vandermeer Goal | 22 - 15 |
| 1:13 | ![]() | S. Weideman Goal | 16 - 15 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:15 | ![]() | M. Bontempelli Behind | 16 - 9 |
| 22:08 | ![]() | J. Melksham Behind | 15 - 9 |
| 18:43 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 15 - 8 |
| 18:01 | ![]() | P. Lipinski Behind | 15 - 7 |
| 14:26 | ![]() | M. Wallis Goal | 14 - 7 |
| 9:41 | ![]() | T. McLean Goal | 8 - 7 |
| 9:01 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 2 - 7 |
| 7:36 | ![]() | Rushed | 2 - 6 |
| 4:22 | ![]() | P. Lipinski Behind | 1 - 6 |
| 1:57 | ![]() | S. Weideman 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 |












SYD
SUNS
GWS
COLL
WB
BL
STK
HAW
GEEL
CARL
FRE
MELB
WCE
NMFC
PORT
RICH
ADEL
ESS