Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- ADEL 330
- 296 RICH
-
Kicks
- ADEL 173
- 177 RICH
-
Handballs
- ADEL 157
- 119 RICH
-
Free Kicks
- ADEL 17
- 8 RICH
-
Clearances
- ADEL 30
- 27 RICH
-
Inside 50
- ADEL 34
- 57 RICH
-
Tackles
- ADEL 40
- 61 RICH
-
Hit-Outs
- ADEL 32
- 28 RICH
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
32
D. Fogarty2 Goals
8
J. Riewoldt2 Goals
Disposals
5
M. Crouch30 Disposals
4
D. Martin28 Disposals
Contested Possessions
5
M. Crouch11 Contested Possessions
4
D. Martin16 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:10 |  | J. Riewoldt Goal | 33 - 77 |
| 23:51 |  | B. Keays Behind | 33 - 71 |
| 18:18 | | J. Castagna Goal | 32 - 71 |
| 16:29 | | D. Fogarty Goal | 32 - 65 |
| 14:13 | | E. Himmelberg Behind | 26 - 65 |
| 12:19 | | T. Stengle Behind | 25 - 65 |
| 8:11 | | B. Crouch Behind | 24 - 65 |
| 5:34 | | K. Lambert Goal | 23 - 65 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:02 | | J. Caddy Goal | 23 - 59 |
| 23:32 | | J. Castagna Behind | 23 - 53 |
| 18:36 | | J. Aarts Goal | 23 - 52 |
| 16:41 | | D. Rioli Behind | 23 - 46 |
| 15:45 | | Rushed | 23 - 45 |
| 15:00 | | J. Graham Behind | 23 - 44 |
| 11:24 | | B. Smith Behind | 23 - 43 |
| 9:04 | | D. Fogarty Goal | 22 - 43 |
| 7:06 | | D. Rioli Goal | 16 - 43 |
| 4:32 | | Rushed | 16 - 37 |
| 3:00 | | M. Chol Goal | 16 - 36 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 16:15 | | T. Walker Behind | 16 - 30 |
| 14:18 | | T. Lynch Behind | 15 - 30 |
| 11:59 | | K. McIntosh Goal | 14 - 30 |
| 2:23 | | D. Martin Goal | 14 - 24 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 19:16 | | E. Himmelberg Behind | 14 - 18 |
| 16:30 | | J. Aarts Goal | 13 - 18 |
| 12:45 | | T. Walker Goal | 13 - 12 |
| 9:41 | | J. Riewoldt Goal | 7 - 12 |
| 6:57 | | J. Caddy Goal | 7 - 6 |
| 3:59 | | S. McAdam Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 3:18 | | Rushed | 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 |