Team Stats
-
Disposals
- MELB 372
- 380 SYD
-
Kicks
- MELB 193
- 234 SYD
-
Handballs
- MELB 179
- 146 SYD
-
Free Kicks
- MELB 15
- 17 SYD
-
Clearances
- MELB 37
- 39 SYD
-
Inside 50
- MELB 46
- 58 SYD
-
Tackles
- MELB 76
- 92 SYD
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 52
- 29 SYD
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:41 | ![]() | S. Wicks Behind | 67 - 58 |
| 21:39 | ![]() | T. McDonald Goal | 67 - 57 |
| 18:13 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 61 - 57 |
| 14:51 | ![]() | C. Mills Goal | 60 - 57 |
| 9:57 | ![]() | C. Spargo Goal | 60 - 51 |
| 3:32 | ![]() | Rushed | 54 - 51 |
| 0:19 | ![]() | C. Sinclair Goal | 54 - 50 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:10 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 54 - 44 |
| 23:38 | ![]() | J. Lloyd Goal | 54 - 38 |
| 21:14 | ![]() | T. McDonald Goal | 54 - 32 |
| 8:46 | ![]() | T. McDonald Goal | 48 - 32 |
| 6:51 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 42 - 32 |
| 4:42 | ![]() | W. Hayward Goal | 36 - 32 |
| 2:58 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 36 - 26 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:28 | ![]() | Rushed | 36 - 25 |
| 22:41 | ![]() | Rushed | 35 - 25 |
| 20:21 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 35 - 24 |
| 16:44 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 34 - 24 |
| 11:11 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 34 - 23 |
| 10:38 | ![]() | M. Gawn Behind | 33 - 23 |
| 9:24 | ![]() | Rushed | 32 - 23 |
| 7:42 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 32 - 22 |
| 6:38 | ![]() | W. Hayward Behind | 26 - 22 |
| 4:42 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 26 - 21 |
| 2:47 | ![]() | Rushed | 20 - 21 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:39 | ![]() | T. Hickey Goal | 19 - 21 |
| 21:18 | ![]() | Rushed | 19 - 15 |
| 18:59 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 18 - 15 |
| 15:09 | ![]() | J. Melksham Goal | 12 - 15 |
| 11:14 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 6 - 15 |
| 9:02 | ![]() | Rushed | 6 - 14 |
| 7:15 | ![]() | T. McDonald Goal | 6 - 13 |
| 5:05 | ![]() | W. Hayward Goal | 0 - 13 |
| 2:21 | ![]() | Rushed | 0 - 7 |
| 0:46 | ![]() | J. McInerney Goal | 0 - 6 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FRE
|
52 | 144.4 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
SYD
|
48 | 143.7 | WLWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
38 | 113.5 | LWWLW |
| 4 |
GEEL
|
36 | 120.6 | WLLWL |
| 5 |
ADEL
|
36 | 113.2 | WLWWW |
| 6 |
MELB
|
36 | 104.2 | LLWWL |
| 7 |
WB
|
36 | 92.8 | WWWLW |
| 8 |
BL
|
32 | 108.4 | LLLWW |
| 9 |
SUNS
|
28 | 105.3 | WLLLL |
| 10 |
NMFC
|
28 | 90.7 | LWLWW |
| 11 |
COLL
|
26 | 101.5 | LWLLW |
| 12 |
STK
|
24 | 100.6 | LLLWL |
| 13 |
GWS
|
24 | 100.3 | LWWLL |
| 14 |
CARL
|
24 | 91.1 | WWWWW |
| 15 |
PORT
|
16 | 98.7 | LLWLL |
| 16 |
WCE
|
16 | 72.7 | WLWLL |
| 17 |
RICH
|
8 | 61.3 | LWLLL |
| 18 |
ESS
|
4 | 70.4 | LLLLL |












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