Team Stats
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Disposals
- GWS 359
- 377 MELB
-
Kicks
- GWS 208
- 241 MELB
-
Handballs
- GWS 151
- 136 MELB
-
Free Kicks
- GWS 20
- 21 MELB
-
Clearances
- GWS 38
- 44 MELB
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Inside 50
- GWS 49
- 67 MELB
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Tackles
- GWS 53
- 62 MELB
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Hit-Outs
- GWS 32
- 41 MELB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:39 | ![]() | M. Gawn Behind | 68 - 102 |
| 30:25 | ![]() | C. Spargo Behind | 68 - 101 |
| 28:08 | ![]() | T. Green Goal | 68 - 100 |
| 27:06 | ![]() | T. Greene Behind | 62 - 100 |
| 25:16 | ![]() | J. Jordon Goal | 61 - 100 |
| 24:10 | ![]() | N. Jones Behind | 61 - 94 |
| 22:06 | ![]() | T. McDonald Behind | 61 - 93 |
| 17:00 | ![]() | A. Brayshaw Goal | 61 - 92 |
| 13:19 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 61 - 86 |
| 10:13 | ![]() | M. Gawn Goal | 61 - 80 |
| 6:44 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 61 - 74 |
| 4:30 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 61 - 68 |
| 2:01 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 61 - 67 |
| 0:18 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 55 - 67 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:33 | ![]() | J. Viney Behind | 49 - 67 |
| 22:18 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 49 - 66 |
| 14:40 | ![]() | M. Gawn Goal | 49 - 60 |
| 10:27 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 49 - 54 |
| 7:13 | ![]() | C. Oliver Behind | 43 - 54 |
| 5:03 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 43 - 53 |
| 0:18 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 43 - 47 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:03 | ![]() | Rushed | 43 - 41 |
| 26:06 | ![]() | X. O'Halloran Goal | 43 - 40 |
| 23:41 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 37 - 40 |
| 21:27 | ![]() | C. Spargo Goal | 37 - 34 |
| 16:33 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Behind | 37 - 28 |
| 12:00 | ![]() | J. Kelly Goal | 37 - 27 |
| 5:17 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 31 - 27 |
| 0:45 | ![]() | L. Jackson Goal | 31 - 21 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:02 | ![]() | T. Greene Behind | 31 - 15 |
| 29:32 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 30 - 15 |
| 25:50 | ![]() | J. Kelly Goal | 30 - 14 |
| 24:40 | ![]() | C. Oliver Behind | 24 - 14 |
| 17:51 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 24 - 13 |
| 16:20 | ![]() | M. Gawn Behind | 24 - 7 |
| 14:16 | ![]() | H. Himmelberg Goal | 24 - 6 |
| 9:52 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 18 - 6 |
| 5:03 | ![]() | J. Hopper Goal | 12 - 6 |
| 3:45 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 6 - 6 |
| 1:06 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 0 - 6 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
8 | 182.9 | WW |
| 2 |
SUNS
|
8 | 181.6 | WW |
| 3 |
WB
|
8 | 154.1 | WW |
| 4 |
NMFC
|
4 | 168.7 | W |
| 5 |
ADEL
|
4 | 117.7 | W |
| 6 |
HAW
|
4 | 117.1 | LW |
| 7 |
MELB
|
4 | 112.1 | W |
| 8 |
COLL
|
4 | 98.7 | WL |
| 9 |
GEEL
|
4 | 79.6 | LW |
| 10 |
GWS
|
4 | 76.4 | WL |
| 11 |
CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 12 |
RICH
|
0 | 94.7 | L |
| 13 |
FRE
|
0 | 90.9 | L |
| 14 |
STK
|
0 | 87.4 | LL |
| 15 |
BL
|
0 | 77.2 | LL |
| 16 |
PORT
|
0 | 59.3 | L |
| 17 |
ESS
|
0 | 57.2 | L |
| 18 |
WCE
|
0 | 55.0 | L |












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