Team Stats
-
Disposals
- MELB 381
- 342 HAW
-
Kicks
- MELB 221
- 213 HAW
-
Handballs
- MELB 160
- 129 HAW
-
Free Kicks
- MELB 15
- 22 HAW
-
Clearances
- MELB 41
- 34 HAW
-
Inside 50
- MELB 58
- 50 HAW
-
Tackles
- MELB 60
- 81 HAW
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 38
- 34 HAW
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:02 | ![]() | L. Breust Goal | 79 - 79 |
| 24:41 | ![]() | A. Brayshaw Behind | 79 - 73 |
| 20:31 | ![]() | T. Mitchell Behind | 78 - 73 |
| 19:22 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 78 - 72 |
| 17:15 | ![]() | Rushed | 77 - 72 |
| 15:50 | ![]() | Rushed | 76 - 72 |
| 11:27 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 76 - 71 |
| 7:41 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 70 - 71 |
| 5:51 | ![]() | J. Koschitzke Behind | 64 - 71 |
| 3:51 | ![]() | T. Brockman Behind | 64 - 70 |
| 0:50 | ![]() | M. Lewis Goal | 64 - 69 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:37 | ![]() | T. Mitchell Goal | 64 - 63 |
| 30:03 | ![]() | L. Jackson Behind | 64 - 57 |
| 28:16 | ![]() | J. Koschitzke Behind | 63 - 57 |
| 26:28 | ![]() | Rushed | 63 - 56 |
| 24:47 | ![]() | Rushed | 62 - 56 |
| 22:22 | ![]() | M. Lewis Goal | 61 - 56 |
| 20:22 | ![]() | D. Moore Goal | 61 - 50 |
| 16:25 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 61 - 44 |
| 13:57 | ![]() | A. Brayshaw Goal | 55 - 44 |
| 4:17 | ![]() | L. Breust Goal | 49 - 44 |
| 2:19 | ![]() | T. McDonald Goal | 49 - 38 |
| 1:09 | ![]() | J. Worpel Goal | 43 - 38 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:29 | ![]() | B. Brown Behind | 43 - 32 |
| 29:33 | ![]() | C. Spargo Behind | 42 - 32 |
| 28:24 | ![]() | L. Breust Goal | 41 - 32 |
| 26:55 | ![]() | T. Phillips Goal | 41 - 26 |
| 23:56 | ![]() | J. Koschitzke Goal | 41 - 20 |
| 20:08 | ![]() | J. Hunt Behind | 41 - 14 |
| 16:14 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 40 - 14 |
| 14:22 | ![]() | B. McEvoy Goal | 34 - 14 |
| 6:23 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 34 - 8 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 19:53 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 28 - 8 |
| 18:04 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 22 - 8 |
| 16:30 | ![]() | B. Brown Behind | 16 - 8 |
| 13:44 | ![]() | C. Spargo Goal | 15 - 8 |
| 12:16 | ![]() | J. O'Meara Behind | 9 - 8 |
| 7:53 | ![]() | L. Breust Behind | 9 - 7 |
| 6:40 | ![]() | D. Howe Goal | 9 - 6 |
| 4:50 | ![]() | J. Hunt Goal | 9 - 0 |
| 3:11 | ![]() | E. Langdon Behind | 3 - 0 |
| 2:41 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 2 - 0 |
| 1:34 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 1 - 0 |
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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