Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- MELB 372
- 341 BL
-
Kicks
- MELB 228
- 212 BL
-
Handballs
- MELB 144
- 129 BL
-
Free Kicks
- MELB 18
- 14 BL
-
Clearances
- MELB 44
- 44 BL
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Inside 50
- MELB 68
- 45 BL
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Tackles
- MELB 54
- 57 BL
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 50
- 31 BL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
31
B. Fritsch4 Goals
23
C. Cameron5 Goals
Disposals
10
C. Oliver33 Disposals
9
L. Neale46 Disposals
Contested Possessions
10
C. Oliver18 Contested Possessions
9
L. Neale25 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:57 |  | K. Pickett Behind | 93 - 60 |
| 25:06 |  | J. Prior Behind | 92 - 60 |
| 20:51 | | C. Petracca Goal | 92 - 59 |
| 18:42 | | C. Petracca Goal | 86 - 59 |
| 15:23 | | M. Gawn Behind | 80 - 59 |
| 13:32 | | A. Brayshaw Behind | 79 - 59 |
| 10:19 | | C. Cameron Goal | 78 - 59 |
| 6:55 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 78 - 53 |
| 4:36 | | L. McCarthy Goal | 72 - 53 |
| 1:50 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 72 - 47 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 19:34 | | H. McCluggage Goal | 66 - 47 |
| 14:59 | | C. Cameron Goal | 66 - 41 |
| 6:39 | | Z. Bailey Behind | 66 - 35 |
| 3:03 | | A. Neal-Bullen Behind | 66 - 34 |
| 2:08 | | B. Brown Behind | 65 - 34 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:57 | | C. Cameron Behind | 64 - 34 |
| 25:04 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 64 - 33 |
| 24:02 | | C. Petracca Behind | 58 - 33 |
| 23:09 | | C. Petracca Behind | 57 - 33 |
| 22:01 | | T. McDonald Behind | 56 - 33 |
| 20:29 | | J. Lyons Behind | 55 - 33 |
| 18:51 | | C. Spargo Goal | 55 - 32 |
| 14:34 | | K. Pickett Goal | 49 - 32 |
| 12:33 | | E. Langdon Behind | 43 - 32 |
| 11:00 | | L. Jackson Behind | 42 - 32 |
| 9:56 | | L. Jackson Behind | 41 - 32 |
| 6:40 | | J. Berry Goal | 40 - 32 |
| 3:47 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 40 - 26 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:01 | | Rushed | 34 - 26 |
| 29:04 | | E. Langdon Goal | 33 - 26 |
| 26:00 | | C. Cameron Goal | 27 - 26 |
| 24:37 | | C. Oliver Goal | 27 - 20 |
| 23:22 | | C. Spargo Behind | 21 - 20 |
| 19:14 | | Z. Bailey Goal | 20 - 20 |
| 16:39 | | K. Pickett Goal | 20 - 14 |
| 15:12 | | B. Fritsch Behind | 14 - 14 |
| 12:55 | | J. Daniher Behind | 13 - 14 |
| 10:14 | | T. Sparrow Goal | 13 - 13 |
| 8:49 | | C. Cameron Goal | 7 - 13 |
| 4:48 | | C. Cameron Goal | 7 - 7 |
| 3:04 | | Rushed | 7 - 1 |
| 2:20 | | Rushed | 6 - 1 |
| 0:37 | | B. Brown 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 |