Team Stats
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Disposals
- MELB 367
- 362 GEEL
-
Kicks
- MELB 237
- 209 GEEL
-
Handballs
- MELB 130
- 153 GEEL
-
Free Kicks
- MELB 23
- 21 GEEL
-
Clearances
- MELB 46
- 35 GEEL
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Inside 50
- MELB 62
- 50 GEEL
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Tackles
- MELB 82
- 74 GEEL
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 54
- 24 GEEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:31 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 85 - 60 |
| 25:45 | ![]() | G. Miers Behind | 84 - 60 |
| 25:10 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 84 - 59 |
| 22:56 | ![]() | J. Selwood Behind | 83 - 59 |
| 20:14 | ![]() | J. Melksham Goal | 83 - 58 |
| 19:19 | ![]() | R. Stanley Behind | 77 - 58 |
| 16:42 | ![]() | T. Hawkins Goal | 77 - 57 |
| 9:52 | ![]() | J. Melksham Behind | 77 - 51 |
| 9:13 | ![]() | C. Spargo Behind | 76 - 51 |
| 4:57 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 75 - 51 |
| 1:46 | ![]() | E. Langdon Goal | 69 - 51 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:22 | ![]() | I. Smith Goal | 63 - 51 |
| 28:18 | ![]() | M. Gawn Goal | 63 - 45 |
| 27:00 | ![]() | I. Smith Goal | 57 - 45 |
| 19:15 | ![]() | J. Henry Goal | 57 - 39 |
| 16:05 | ![]() | T. Hawkins Goal | 57 - 33 |
| 8:58 | ![]() | Rushed | 57 - 27 |
| 7:01 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 56 - 27 |
| 4:23 | ![]() | R. Stanley Goal | 50 - 27 |
| 2:33 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 50 - 21 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:00 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 44 - 21 |
| 27:17 | ![]() | J. Henry Goal | 38 - 21 |
| 23:39 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 38 - 15 |
| 22:24 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 32 - 15 |
| 19:13 | ![]() | J. Clark Goal | 26 - 15 |
| 17:37 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 26 - 9 |
| 16:08 | ![]() | T. Hawkins Behind | 25 - 9 |
| 14:51 | ![]() | B. Close Behind | 25 - 8 |
| 12:11 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 25 - 7 |
| 6:06 | ![]() | C. Spargo Behind | 24 - 7 |
| 2:44 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 23 - 7 |
| 1:24 | ![]() | C. Spargo Behind | 17 - 7 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:06 | ![]() | T. Hawkins Behind | 16 - 7 |
| 21:52 | ![]() | J. Viney Behind | 16 - 6 |
| 13:58 | ![]() | N. Jones Goal | 15 - 6 |
| 10:25 | ![]() | G. Miers Goal | 9 - 6 |
| 9:18 | ![]() | Rushed | 9 - 0 |
| 7:33 | ![]() | J. Viney Behind | 8 - 0 |
| 3:45 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 3:11 | ![]() | 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 |
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