Team Stats
-
Disposals
- MELB 352
- 386 ADEL
-
Kicks
- MELB 215
- 220 ADEL
-
Handballs
- MELB 137
- 166 ADEL
-
Free Kicks
- MELB 26
- 18 ADEL
-
Clearances
- MELB 34
- 36 ADEL
-
Inside 50
- MELB 59
- 47 ADEL
-
Tackles
- MELB 77
- 63 ADEL
-
Hit-Outs
- MELB 47
- 28 ADEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:50 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 104 - 63 |
| 26:10 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 98 - 63 |
| 24:35 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 92 - 63 |
| 22:49 | ![]() | D. Fogarty Goal | 86 - 63 |
| 16:00 | ![]() | Rushed | 86 - 57 |
| 12:18 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 86 - 56 |
| 8:48 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 80 - 56 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:56 | ![]() | C. Oliver Behind | 79 - 56 |
| 28:51 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 78 - 56 |
| 27:10 | ![]() | J. Harmes Behind | 72 - 56 |
| 25:54 | ![]() | L. Jackson Goal | 71 - 56 |
| 22:51 | ![]() | L. Sholl Behind | 65 - 56 |
| 20:46 | ![]() | T. Lynch Goal | 65 - 55 |
| 19:28 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 65 - 49 |
| 17:27 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 59 - 49 |
| 14:08 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 58 - 49 |
| 12:32 | ![]() | D. Fogarty Goal | 52 - 49 |
| 8:37 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 52 - 43 |
| 7:09 | ![]() | S. McAdam Goal | 46 - 43 |
| 5:13 | ![]() | L. Murphy Goal | 46 - 37 |
| 3:34 | ![]() | D. Fogarty Goal | 46 - 31 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:41 | ![]() | R. Laird Behind | 46 - 25 |
| 26:21 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 46 - 24 |
| 19:47 | ![]() | D. Mackay Goal | 40 - 24 |
| 15:46 | ![]() | P. Seedsman Goal | 40 - 18 |
| 8:18 | ![]() | L. Jackson Goal | 40 - 12 |
| 6:09 | ![]() | C. Spargo Goal | 34 - 12 |
| 3:44 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 28 - 12 |
| 1:35 | ![]() | C. Oliver Behind | 22 - 12 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:38 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 21 - 12 |
| 27:28 | ![]() | B. Brown Behind | 15 - 12 |
| 23:17 | ![]() | C. Spargo Behind | 14 - 12 |
| 17:33 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 13 - 12 |
| 16:23 | ![]() | J. Harmes Behind | 7 - 12 |
| 14:01 | ![]() | D. Mackay Behind | 6 - 12 |
| 13:09 | ![]() | K. Strachan Behind | 6 - 11 |
| 11:12 | ![]() | E. Himmelberg Behind | 6 - 10 |
| 9:19 | ![]() | S. McAdam Goal | 6 - 9 |
| 6:25 | ![]() | D. Fogarty Behind | 6 - 3 |
| 4:19 | ![]() | J. Melksham Goal | 6 - 2 |
| 3:01 | ![]() | Rushed | 0 - 2 |
| 2:01 | ![]() | P. Seedsman Behind | 0 - 1 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
24 | 178.1 | LWWWW |
| 2 |
FRE
|
24 | 137.6 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
24 | 124.5 | WWWWW |
| 4 |
MELB
|
20 | 102.8 | WWLWW |
| 5 |
BL
|
16 | 118.8 | WWWLW |
| 6 |
NMFC
|
16 | 115.9 | WWLWL |
| 7 |
SUNS
|
16 | 114.4 | WLLWL |
| 8 |
COLL
|
16 | 110.2 | WLLWW |
| 9 |
GEEL
|
16 | 108.6 | WLWWL |
| 10 |
WB
|
16 | 91.8 | WWLLL |
| 11 |
PORT
|
12 | 112.5 | LWLLW |
| 12 |
STK
|
12 | 110.1 | WLWLW |
| 13 |
ADEL
|
12 | 96.1 | LLWWL |
| 14 |
GWS
|
12 | 89.8 | LLWLW |
| 15 |
WCE
|
8 | 55.8 | WLLLL |
| 16 |
CARL
|
4 | 80.3 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
ESS
|
4 | 72.9 | LLWLL |
| 18 |
RICH
|
0 | 54.2 | LLLLL |












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