Game Information
UTAS Stadium
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- HAW 362
- 338 ESS
-
Kicks
- HAW 216
- 200 ESS
-
Handballs
- HAW 146
- 138 ESS
-
Free Kicks
- HAW 26
- 16 ESS
-
Clearances
- HAW 29
- 42 ESS
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Inside 50
- HAW 50
- 47 ESS
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Tackles
- HAW 63
- 47 ESS
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Hit-Outs
- HAW 38
- 23 ESS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
20
J. Koschitzke3 Goals
20
J. Stringer4 Goals
Disposals
6
T. Mitchell36 Disposals
20
J. Stringer29 Disposals
Contested Possessions
2
J. O'Meara15 Contested Possessions
20
J. Stringer18 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:00 |  | D. Parish Goal | 73 - 86 |
| 30:05 | | Rushed | 73 - 80 |
| 27:21 |  | D. Moore Goal | 73 - 79 |
| 21:21 | | J. Stringer Behind | 67 - 79 |
| 19:48 | | Rushed | 67 - 78 |
| 17:59 | | L. Breust Behind | 66 - 78 |
| 15:45 | | M. Guelfi Goal | 65 - 78 |
| 14:40 | | T. Mitchell Behind | 65 - 72 |
| 12:10 | | Rushed | 64 - 72 |
| 9:11 | | H. Jones Behind | 63 - 72 |
| 7:06 | | H. Jones Goal | 63 - 71 |
| 3:17 | | J. Stringer Goal | 63 - 65 |
| 1:46 | | L. Shiels Goal | 63 - 59 |
| 0:18 | | B. McEvoy Behind | 57 - 59 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:07 | | D. Heppell Behind | 56 - 59 |
| 23:33 | | L. Breust Goal | 56 - 58 |
| 22:12 | | Rushed | 50 - 58 |
| 20:48 | | N. Hind Goal | 50 - 57 |
| 19:28 | | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 50 - 51 |
| 17:34 | | J. Koschitzke Goal | 50 - 45 |
| 14:31 | | L. Breust Goal | 44 - 45 |
| 12:15 | | J. Ceglar Behind | 38 - 45 |
| 6:02 | | N. Cahill Goal | 37 - 45 |
| 4:15 | | J. Koschitzke Goal | 37 - 39 |
| 2:12 | | J. Stringer Goal | 31 - 39 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:31 | | J. Stringer Goal | 31 - 33 |
| 25:49 | | J. Scrimshaw Behind | 31 - 27 |
| 23:51 | | C. Wingard Goal | 30 - 27 |
| 21:30 | | L. Breust Goal | 24 - 27 |
| 16:34 | | T. Mitchell Goal | 18 - 27 |
| 11:21 | | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind | 12 - 27 |
| 7:21 | | J. Koschitzke Behind | 12 - 26 |
| 5:40 | | T. O'Brien Behind | 11 - 26 |
| 3:43 | | C. Wingard Behind | 10 - 26 |
| 0:51 | | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 9 - 26 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:28 | | J. Stringer Goal | 9 - 20 |
| 24:31 | | T. Mitchell Behind | 9 - 14 |
| 22:51 | | J. Koschitzke Behind | 8 - 14 |
| 20:00 | | K. Langford Goal | 7 - 14 |
| 18:04 | | J. Koschitzke Goal | 7 - 8 |
| 15:10 | | H. Jones Goal | 1 - 8 |
| 9:43 | | Rushed | 1 - 2 |
| 6:13 | | C. Wingard Behind | 1 - 1 |
| 3:19 | | Rushed | 0 - 1 |
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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 |