Team Stats
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Disposals
- ESS 443
- 326 STK
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Kicks
- ESS 255
- 192 STK
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Handballs
- ESS 188
- 134 STK
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Free Kicks
- ESS 22
- 18 STK
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Clearances
- ESS 33
- 27 STK
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Inside 50
- ESS 56
- 53 STK
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Tackles
- ESS 54
- 32 STK
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Hit-Outs
- ESS 22
- 31 STK
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:34 | ![]() | C. Hooker Goal | 143 - 68 |
| 27:45 | ![]() | S. Ross Behind | 137 - 68 |
| 25:59 | ![]() | W. Snelling Behind | 137 - 67 |
| 22:56 | ![]() | J. Lonie Behind | 136 - 67 |
| 21:35 | ![]() | J. Higgins Goal | 136 - 66 |
| 19:47 | ![]() | M. King Goal | 136 - 60 |
| 15:19 | ![]() | T. Membrey Behind | 136 - 54 |
| 12:27 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 136 - 53 |
| 11:14 | ![]() | J. Higgins Goal | 130 - 53 |
| 9:21 | ![]() | C. Hooker Goal | 130 - 47 |
| 7:56 | ![]() | M. King Behind | 124 - 47 |
| 6:04 | ![]() | H. Jones Goal | 124 - 46 |
| 4:50 | ![]() | A. Waterman Goal | 118 - 46 |
| 3:08 | ![]() | W. Snelling Goal | 112 - 46 |
| 0:52 | ![]() | J. Steele Behind | 106 - 46 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:49 | ![]() | A. Waterman Behind | 106 - 45 |
| 28:35 | ![]() | D. Smith Goal | 105 - 45 |
| 27:12 | ![]() | J. Steele Goal | 99 - 45 |
| 26:37 | ![]() | Rushed | 99 - 39 |
| 26:07 | ![]() | T. Membrey Behind | 99 - 38 |
| 22:19 | ![]() | Rushed | 99 - 37 |
| 21:29 | ![]() | D. Smith Behind | 98 - 37 |
| 20:14 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 97 - 37 |
| 18:02 | ![]() | B. Crouch Behind | 91 - 37 |
| 14:56 | ![]() | A. McGrath Goal | 91 - 36 |
| 13:17 | ![]() | B. Crouch Behind | 85 - 36 |
| 6:47 | ![]() | B. Crouch Goal | 85 - 35 |
| 3:04 | ![]() | A. Waterman Goal | 85 - 29 |
| 2:01 | ![]() | P. Wright Behind | 79 - 29 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:25 | ![]() | J. Billings Behind | 78 - 29 |
| 27:21 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 78 - 28 |
| 23:44 | ![]() | C. Hooker Goal | 72 - 28 |
| 22:03 | ![]() | N. Cox Behind | 66 - 28 |
| 19:34 | ![]() | H. Jones Goal | 65 - 28 |
| 17:11 | ![]() | J. Battle Behind | 59 - 28 |
| 13:18 | ![]() | J. Higgins Goal | 59 - 27 |
| 9:18 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 59 - 21 |
| 8:15 | ![]() | A. Perkins Behind | 53 - 21 |
| 5:00 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 52 - 21 |
| 1:47 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 46 - 21 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:45 | ![]() | M. Redman Goal | 40 - 21 |
| 26:48 | ![]() | A. Waterman Behind | 34 - 21 |
| 24:53 | ![]() | J. Billings Goal | 33 - 21 |
| 21:56 | ![]() | C. Hooker Goal | 33 - 15 |
| 21:37 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind | 27 - 15 |
| 19:52 | ![]() | C. Hooker Goal | 26 - 15 |
| 16:06 | ![]() | J. Billings Goal | 20 - 15 |
| 15:06 | ![]() | J. Carlisle Behind | 20 - 9 |
| 13:47 | ![]() | J. Carlisle Behind | 20 - 8 |
| 12:47 | ![]() | C. Hooker Behind | 20 - 7 |
| 10:48 | ![]() | T. Membrey Goal | 19 - 7 |
| 8:47 | ![]() | W. Snelling Goal | 19 - 1 |
| 5:10 | ![]() | N. Cox Goal | 13 - 1 |
| 3:26 | ![]() | M. King Behind | 7 - 1 |
| 2:27 | ![]() | C. Hooker Behind | 7 - 0 |
| 0:54 | ![]() | J. Stringer 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 |
HAW
|
4 | 117.1 | LW |
| 6 |
WB
|
4 | 104.7 | W |
| 7 |
CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 8 |
BL
|
0 | 95.5 | L |
| 9 |
RICH
|
0 | 94.7 | L |
| 10 |
STK
|
0 | 84.6 | L |
| 11 |
ESS
|
0 | 57.2 | L |
| 12 |
GEEL
|
0 | 55.2 | L |
| 13 |
FRE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 14 |
MELB
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 15 |
WCE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 16 |
NMFC
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 17 |
PORT
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 18 |
ADEL
|
0 | 0.0 |












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