Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- HAW 370
- 271 SUNS
-
Kicks
- HAW 194
- 152 SUNS
-
Handballs
- HAW 176
- 119 SUNS
-
Free Kicks
- HAW 9
- 14 SUNS
-
Clearances
- HAW 27
- 34 SUNS
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Inside 50
- HAW 44
- 39 SUNS
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Tackles
- HAW 37
- 39 SUNS
-
Hit-Outs
- HAW 30
- 32 SUNS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
19
J. Gunston4 Goals
6
A. Sexton3 Goals
Disposals
6
T. Mitchell34 Disposals
24
D. Swallow27 Disposals
Contested Possessions
14
L. Shiels9 Contested Possessions
24
D. Swallow17 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:57 |  | M. Lewis Goal | 108 - 57 |
| 20:41 |  | A. Sexton Goal | 102 - 57 |
| 18:21 | | B. Stratton Goal | 102 - 51 |
| 16:04 | | L. Breust Goal | 96 - 51 |
| 13:58 | | Rushed | 90 - 51 |
| 10:56 | | I. Rankine Behind | 90 - 50 |
| 8:09 | | H. Greenwood Goal | 90 - 49 |
| 7:42 | | J. Lukosius Behind | 90 - 43 |
| 6:20 | | A. Sexton Goal | 90 - 42 |
| 3:16 | | Rushed | 90 - 36 |
| 1:11 | | T. O'Brien Goal | 90 - 35 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:38 | | P. Puopolo Goal | 84 - 35 |
| 21:30 | | Rushed | 78 - 35 |
| 19:42 | | S. Day Goal | 77 - 35 |
| 17:31 | | I. Rankine Goal | 77 - 29 |
| 10:43 | | M. Lewis Goal | 77 - 23 |
| 6:15 | | J. Gunston Goal | 71 - 23 |
| 3:35 | | J. Cousins Behind | 65 - 23 |
| 3:07 | | C. Wingard Behind | 64 - 23 |
| 1:12 | | J. Gunston Goal | 63 - 23 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:26 | | J. Gunston Behind | 57 - 23 |
| 22:23 | | B. Ainsworth Behind | 56 - 23 |
| 20:38 | | A. Sexton Goal | 56 - 22 |
| 19:26 | | T. Miller Behind | 56 - 16 |
| 16:51 | | S. Frost Behind | 56 - 15 |
| 15:03 | | B. King Goal | 55 - 15 |
| 12:25 | | S. Burgoyne Goal | 55 - 9 |
| 7:13 | | D. Swallow Behind | 49 - 9 |
| 4:26 | | B. Ainsworth Behind | 49 - 8 |
| 2:22 | | T. O'Brien Goal | 49 - 7 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:42 | | D. Moore Goal | 43 - 7 |
| 26:21 | | J. Gunston Behind | 37 - 7 |
| 19:12 | | J. Gunston Goal | 36 - 7 |
| 16:59 | | J. Corbett Behind | 30 - 7 |
| 14:47 | | J. Farrar Goal | 30 - 6 |
| 11:57 | | P. Puopolo Goal | 30 - 0 |
| 8:25 | | L. Breust Goal | 24 - 0 |
| 6:28 | | L. Shiels Goal | 18 - 0 |
| 2:55 | | P. Puopolo Goal | 12 - 0 |
| 1:07 | | J. Gunston Goal | 6 - 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 |