Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- ADEL 369
- 329 SUNS
-
Kicks
- ADEL 209
- 230 SUNS
-
Handballs
- ADEL 160
- 99 SUNS
-
Free Kicks
- ADEL 17
- 20 SUNS
-
Clearances
- ADEL 34
- 41 SUNS
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Inside 50
- ADEL 57
- 58 SUNS
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Tackles
- ADEL 58
- 71 SUNS
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Hit-Outs
- ADEL 36
- 34 SUNS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
13
T. Walker6 Goals
34
B. King4 Goals
Disposals
9
R. Sloane34 Disposals
15
N. Anderson26 Disposals
Contested Possessions
9
R. Sloane19 Contested Possessions
1
H. Greenwood18 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:22 |  | Rushed | 95 - 85 |
| 29:22 |  | B. Ainsworth Behind | 94 - 85 |
| 25:57 | | N. McHenry Goal | 94 - 84 |
| 23:10 | | S. Berry Behind | 88 - 84 |
| 20:45 | | T. Walker Goal | 87 - 84 |
| 17:18 | | P. Seedsman Behind | 81 - 84 |
| 16:27 | | B. Ainsworth Behind | 80 - 84 |
| 14:35 | | N. Holman Goal | 80 - 83 |
| 13:00 | | T. Walker Behind | 80 - 77 |
| 12:24 | | L. Sholl Behind | 79 - 77 |
| 10:30 | | B. Keays Goal | 78 - 77 |
| 4:14 | | N. Holman Goal | 72 - 77 |
| 1:14 | | B. Ellis Goal | 72 - 71 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:20 | | T. Walker Behind | 72 - 65 |
| 27:58 | | J. Rowe Behind | 71 - 65 |
| 27:08 | | B. Keays Behind | 70 - 65 |
| 22:09 | | S. McAdam Goal | 69 - 65 |
| 19:39 | | T. Walker Goal | 63 - 65 |
| 17:27 | | C. Burgess Goal | 57 - 65 |
| 16:04 | | L. Murphy Behind | 57 - 59 |
| 13:12 | | A. Sexton Behind | 56 - 59 |
| 11:14 | | T. Walker Goal | 56 - 58 |
| 9:27 | | B. King Goal | 50 - 58 |
| 7:48 | | O. Markov Behind | 50 - 52 |
| 6:35 | | C. Burgess Goal | 50 - 51 |
| 1:47 | | B. King Goal | 50 - 45 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 22:25 | | J. Rowe Goal | 50 - 39 |
| 20:55 | | S. McAdam Goal | 44 - 39 |
| 19:02 | | H. Schoenberg Goal | 38 - 39 |
| 10:03 | | H. Greenwood Behind | 32 - 39 |
| 8:35 | | B. Frampton Behind | 32 - 38 |
| 7:35 | | J. Lukosius Behind | 31 - 38 |
| 3:45 | | I. Rankine Behind | 31 - 37 |
| 1:45 | | T. Walker Behind | 31 - 36 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 34:05 | | S. Berry Goal | 30 - 36 |
| 26:59 | | Rushed | 24 - 36 |
| 25:18 | | T. Walker Goal | 24 - 35 |
| 23:56 | | J. Rowe Goal | 18 - 35 |
| 21:48 | | L. Weller Goal | 12 - 35 |
| 18:00 | | D. Macpherson Goal | 12 - 29 |
| 16:45 | | Rushed | 12 - 23 |
| 15:23 | | T. Walker Goal | 12 - 22 |
| 13:59 | | D. Macpherson Behind | 6 - 22 |
| 10:41 | | I. Rankine Behind | 6 - 21 |
| 9:23 | | T. Walker Goal | 6 - 20 |
| 7:17 | | B. King Goal | 0 - 20 |
| 5:28 | | I. Rankine Goal | 0 - 14 |
| 4:36 | | J. Witts Behind | 0 - 8 |
| 2:38 | | C. Burgess Behind | 0 - 7 |
| 1:05 | | B. King 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 |