Team Stats
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Disposals
- WCE 409
- 376 FRE
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Kicks
- WCE 249
- 190 FRE
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Handballs
- WCE 160
- 186 FRE
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Free Kicks
- WCE 18
- 13 FRE
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Clearances
- WCE 40
- 31 FRE
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Inside 50
- WCE 58
- 47 FRE
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Tackles
- WCE 47
- 45 FRE
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Hit-Outs
- WCE 34
- 33 FRE
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:04 | ![]() | T. Colyer Behind | 132 - 73 |
| 24:08 | ![]() | C. Serong Behind | 132 - 72 |
| 21:00 | ![]() | J. Brander Goal | 132 - 71 |
| 17:08 | ![]() | J. Cripps Behind | 126 - 71 |
| 15:48 | ![]() | J. Petruccelle Behind | 125 - 71 |
| 13:22 | ![]() | Z. Langdon Goal | 124 - 71 |
| 7:44 | ![]() | T. Kelly Behind | 118 - 71 |
| 5:33 | ![]() | Z. Langdon Behind | 117 - 71 |
| 2:51 | ![]() | J. Darling Goal | 116 - 71 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:45 | ![]() | J. Brander Goal | 110 - 71 |
| 29:25 | ![]() | L. Schultz Behind | 104 - 71 |
| 27:19 | ![]() | J. Waterman Goal | 104 - 70 |
| 26:19 | ![]() | Rushed | 98 - 70 |
| 18:31 | ![]() | N. Vardy Goal | 97 - 70 |
| 17:11 | ![]() | J. Cripps Goal | 91 - 70 |
| 15:54 | ![]() | Z. Langdon Behind | 85 - 70 |
| 13:24 | ![]() | J. Jones Goal | 84 - 70 |
| 12:09 | ![]() | Rushed | 78 - 70 |
| 11:17 | ![]() | L. Schultz Behind | 77 - 70 |
| 4:27 | ![]() | R. Lobb Goal | 77 - 69 |
| 3:50 | ![]() | Rushed | 77 - 63 |
| 2:25 | ![]() | T. Watson Goal | 76 - 63 |
| 0:29 | ![]() | J. Cripps Goal | 76 - 57 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:28 | ![]() | J. Waterman Goal | 70 - 57 |
| 32:15 | ![]() | J. Cripps Behind | 64 - 57 |
| 29:44 | ![]() | J. Darling Behind | 63 - 57 |
| 27:48 | ![]() | T. Colyer Goal | 62 - 57 |
| 24:18 | ![]() | Josh J. Kennedy Goal | 62 - 51 |
| 23:06 | ![]() | M. Taberner Behind | 56 - 51 |
| 20:45 | ![]() | Z. Langdon Goal | 56 - 50 |
| 18:45 | ![]() | J. Petruccelle Goal | 50 - 50 |
| 16:17 | ![]() | J. Waterman Goal | 44 - 50 |
| 15:21 | ![]() | N. Wilson Behind | 38 - 50 |
| 13:35 | ![]() | M. Frederick Goal | 38 - 49 |
| 12:26 | ![]() | J. Darling Goal | 38 - 43 |
| 10:28 | ![]() | M. Walters Goal | 32 - 43 |
| 8:51 | ![]() | A. Gaff Goal | 32 - 37 |
| 6:50 | ![]() | M. Taberner Goal | 26 - 37 |
| 5:10 | ![]() | C. Serong Behind | 26 - 31 |
| 2:26 | ![]() | M. Taberner Goal | 26 - 30 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:43 | ![]() | J. Darling Behind | 26 - 24 |
| 30:07 | ![]() | M. Taberner Goal | 25 - 24 |
| 28:41 | ![]() | T. Kelly Behind | 25 - 18 |
| 27:33 | ![]() | R. Lobb Goal | 24 - 18 |
| 25:46 | ![]() | J. Darling Goal | 24 - 12 |
| 23:33 | ![]() | Josh J. Kennedy Goal | 18 - 12 |
| 17:35 | ![]() | Josh J. Kennedy Goal | 12 - 12 |
| 15:50 | ![]() | J. Jones Goal | 6 - 12 |
| 10:10 | ![]() | D. Mundy Goal | 0 - 12 |
| 5:32 | ![]() | C. Serong Goal | 0 - 6 |
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Voss keen to move past Carlton's off-field woes
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An 'authentic' new era: McGrath ready to embrace Dons captaincy challenge
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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 |












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