Game Information
Gabba
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- COLL 325
- 301 SUNS
-
Kicks
- COLL 189
- 189 SUNS
-
Handballs
- COLL 136
- 112 SUNS
-
Free Kicks
- COLL 18
- 8 SUNS
-
Clearances
- COLL 27
- 30 SUNS
-
Inside 50
- COLL 45
- 41 SUNS
-
Tackles
- COLL 55
- 47 SUNS
-
Hit-Outs
- COLL 31
- 35 SUNS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
2
J. De Goey4 Goals
6
A. Sexton3 Goals
Disposals
1
A. Treloar26 Disposals
4
B. Ellis24 Disposals
Contested Possessions
10
S. Pendlebury12 Contested Possessions
15
N. Anderson12 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:41 |  | B. Mihocek Behind | 68 - 46 |
| 22:12 | | T. Brown Goal | 67 - 46 |
| 20:57 |  | A. Sexton Behind | 61 - 46 |
| 19:36 | | I. Rankine Behind | 61 - 45 |
| 18:09 | | J. Thomas Behind | 61 - 44 |
| 16:35 | | J. Crisp Goal | 60 - 44 |
| 15:12 | | Rushed | 54 - 44 |
| 7:34 | | M. Cox Goal | 53 - 44 |
| 3:42 | | J. Corbett Goal | 47 - 44 |
| 2:57 | | Rushed | 47 - 38 |
| 0:52 | | A. Sexton Behind | 47 - 37 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:41 | | M. Cox Goal | 47 - 36 |
| 19:21 | | B. Mihocek Goal | 41 - 36 |
| 8:50 | | J. De Goey Goal | 35 - 36 |
| 7:21 | | B. King Goal | 29 - 36 |
| 6:57 | | B. King Behind | 29 - 30 |
| 3:09 | | D. Swallow Goal | 29 - 29 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 19:48 | | A. Sexton Behind | 29 - 23 |
| 18:36 | | T. Varcoe Behind | 29 - 22 |
| 17:52 | | T. Adams Behind | 28 - 22 |
| 16:03 | | J. De Goey Goal | 27 - 22 |
| 14:49 | | J. De Goey Behind | 21 - 22 |
| 11:32 | | B. King Behind | 20 - 22 |
| 10:44 | | Rushed | 20 - 21 |
| 5:22 | | J. De Goey Goal | 20 - 20 |
| 1:51 | | Rushed | 14 - 20 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:00 | | Rushed | 14 - 19 |
| 22:51 | | W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal | 13 - 19 |
| 17:12 | | J. De Goey Behind | 7 - 19 |
| 14:05 | | A. Sexton Goal | 6 - 19 |
| 12:26 | | A. Sexton Goal | 6 - 13 |
| 8:26 | | T. Miller Behind | 6 - 7 |
| 3:16 | | A. Sexton Goal | 6 - 6 |
| 1:48 | | J. De Goey Goal | 6 - 0 |
AFL News
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Expert tips, best tips for Round 1 of the AFL
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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 |