Game Information
Marvel Stadium
Team Stats
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Disposals
- GWS 360
- 384 PORT
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Kicks
- GWS 198
- 236 PORT
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Handballs
- GWS 162
- 148 PORT
-
Free Kicks
- GWS 22
- 21 PORT
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Clearances
- GWS 28
- 29 PORT
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Inside 50
- GWS 46
- 65 PORT
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Tackles
- GWS 47
- 61 PORT
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Hit-Outs
- GWS 24
- 36 PORT
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
38
D. Lloyd3 Goals
22
C. Dixon4 Goals
Disposals
22
J. Kelly31 Disposals
10
K. Amon31 Disposals
Contested Possessions
2
J. Hopper9 Contested Possessions
10
T. Boak14 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:30 |  | C. Dixon Goal | 73 - 100 |
| 28:22 |  | T. Greene Behind | 73 - 94 |
| 27:44 | | C. Rozee Behind | 72 - 94 |
| 18:27 | | T. Marshall Behind | 72 - 93 |
| 16:45 | | X. Duursma Goal | 72 - 92 |
| 12:18 | | Rushed | 72 - 86 |
| 10:15 | | H. Himmelberg Goal | 71 - 86 |
| 9:02 | | A. Aliir Behind | 65 - 86 |
| 7:07 | | O. Fantasia Behind | 65 - 85 |
| 5:46 | | O. Fantasia Goal | 65 - 84 |
| 4:16 | | C. Dixon Goal | 65 - 78 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:53 | | M. Georgiades Goal | 65 - 72 |
| 23:15 | | H. Perryman Behind | 65 - 66 |
| 21:10 | | T. Marshall Goal | 64 - 66 |
| 18:25 | | T. Greene Goal | 64 - 60 |
| 16:57 | | T. Greene Behind | 58 - 60 |
| 16:22 | | T. Greene Behind | 57 - 60 |
| 10:45 | | J. Hogan Goal | 56 - 60 |
| 10:08 | | C. Dixon Behind | 50 - 60 |
| 6:08 | | K. Amon Goal | 50 - 59 |
| 3:18 | | D. Lloyd Goal | 50 - 53 |
| 0:36 | | P. Ladhams Behind | 44 - 53 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:39 | | S. Mumford Goal | 44 - 52 |
| 26:53 | | J. Hogan Behind | 38 - 52 |
| 24:19 | | D. Lloyd Goal | 37 - 52 |
| 22:10 | | P. Ladhams Goal | 31 - 52 |
| 19:06 | | T. Taranto Goal | 31 - 46 |
| 16:06 | | Z. Butters Goal | 25 - 46 |
| 14:36 | | D. Lloyd Goal | 25 - 40 |
| 13:19 | | C. Ward Goal | 19 - 40 |
| 11:55 | | P. Ladhams Goal | 13 - 40 |
| 10:31 | | T. Boak Goal | 13 - 34 |
| 5:28 | | T. Greene Goal | 13 - 28 |
| 3:18 | | M. Georgiades Goal | 7 - 28 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:11 | | Rushed | 7 - 22 |
| 22:01 | | R. Burton Behind | 7 - 21 |
| 20:46 | | C. Dixon Goal | 7 - 20 |
| 17:33 | | C. Dixon Goal | 7 - 14 |
| 15:34 | | P. Ladhams Goal | 7 - 8 |
| 12:01 | | C. Dixon Behind | 7 - 2 |
| 9:12 | | M. Bergman Behind | 7 - 1 |
| 5:16 | | T. Greene Behind | 7 - 0 |
| 2:33 | | J. Hogan Goal | 6 - 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 |
 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 |