Game Information
People First Stadium
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- SUNS 352
- 377 GEEL
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Kicks
- SUNS 235
- 205 GEEL
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Handballs
- SUNS 117
- 172 GEEL
-
Free Kicks
- SUNS 31
- 27 GEEL
-
Clearances
- SUNS 43
- 40 GEEL
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Inside 50
- SUNS 69
- 46 GEEL
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Tackles
- SUNS 61
- 51 GEEL
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Hit-Outs
- SUNS 43
- 33 GEEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
12
B. Ainsworth4 Goals
5
J. Cameron3 Goals
Disposals
11
T. Miller32 Disposals
29
C. Guthrie32 Disposals
Contested Possessions
18
M. Rowell18 Contested Possessions
30
T. Atkins12 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:48 |  | Z. Tuohy Behind | 95 - 72 |
| 30:39 | | T. Stengle Goal | 95 - 71 |
| 30:09 |  | C. Ballard Behind | 95 - 65 |
| 28:36 | | B. Fiorini Behind | 94 - 65 |
| 24:13 | | T. Miller Goal | 93 - 65 |
| 21:58 | | T. Hawkins Behind | 87 - 65 |
| 18:41 | | B. Ainsworth Goal | 87 - 64 |
| 16:22 | | B. Ainsworth Goal | 81 - 64 |
| 9:31 | | Rushed | 75 - 64 |
| 8:07 | | A. Sexton Behind | 74 - 64 |
| 6:16 | | B. Ainsworth Goal | 73 - 64 |
| 3:06 | | J. Cameron Goal | 67 - 64 |
| 0:29 | | P. Dangerfield Goal | 67 - 58 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:52 | | Rushed | 67 - 52 |
| 30:55 | | M. Holmes Goal | 67 - 51 |
| 27:43 | | B. Ainsworth Goal | 67 - 45 |
| 25:39 | | A. Sexton Goal | 61 - 45 |
| 23:31 | | S. Flanders Goal | 55 - 45 |
| 20:32 | | T. Miller Goal | 49 - 45 |
| 18:25 | | J. Lukosius Goal | 43 - 45 |
| 14:38 | | D. Swallow Behind | 37 - 45 |
| 10:22 | | J. Lukosius Goal | 36 - 45 |
| 5:07 | | L. Dahlhaus Goal | 30 - 45 |
| 2:21 | | J. Cameron Goal | 30 - 39 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:54 | | I. Rankine Behind | 30 - 33 |
| 24:57 | | C. Guthrie Goal | 29 - 33 |
| 23:47 | | B. Fiorini Behind | 29 - 27 |
| 22:28 | | Rushed | 28 - 27 |
| 18:06 | | N. Holman Behind | 27 - 27 |
| 15:48 | | M. Chol Behind | 26 - 27 |
| 13:15 | | Q. Narkle Goal | 25 - 27 |
| 10:26 | | T. Miller Behind | 25 - 21 |
| 9:06 | | C. Guthrie Behind | 24 - 21 |
| 7:13 | | L. Casboult Behind | 24 - 20 |
| 6:17 | | Rushed | 23 - 20 |
| 4:57 | | B. Ainsworth Behind | 22 - 20 |
| 3:00 | | J. Cameron Goal | 21 - 20 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:51 | | J. Selwood Goal | 21 - 14 |
| 27:19 | | P. Dangerfield Goal | 21 - 8 |
| 23:53 | | M. Chol Goal | 21 - 2 |
| 20:18 | | J. Cameron Behind | 15 - 2 |
| 18:30 | | Rushed | 15 - 1 |
| 15:06 | | D. Macpherson Behind | 14 - 1 |
| 12:37 | | S. Higgins Behind | 13 - 1 |
| 4:43 | | N. Holman Goal | 13 - 0 |
| 1:35 | | J. Lukosius Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 0:15 | | N. Anderson Behind | 1 - 0 |
AFL News
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Expert tips, best tips for Round 9 of the AFL
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Judging the biggest AFL overreactions after Round 8
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Michaels: Crows win overshadowed by 'worst decision' of 2026
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 SYD
|
28 | 165.5 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
 FRE
|
28 | 133.0 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
 HAW
|
26 | 121.2 | WWWWD |
| 4 |
 BL
|
20 | 126.0 | WWLWW |
| 5 |
 SUNS
|
20 | 116.0 | LLWLW |
| 6 |
 GEEL
|
20 | 114.6 | LWWLW |
| 7 |
 MELB
|
20 | 100.2 | WLWWL |
| 8 |
 COLL
|
18 | 108.6 | LLWWD |
| 9 |
 STK
|
16 | 114.9 | LWLWW |
| 10 |
 NMFC
|
16 | 106.1 | WLWLL |
| 11 |
 ADEL
|
16 | 96.6 | LWWLW |
| 12 |
 WB
|
16 | 91.5 | WLLLL |
| 13 |
 PORT
|
12 | 110.9 | WLLWL |
| 14 |
 GWS
|
12 | 88.2 | LWLWL |
| 15 |
 WCE
|
8 | 59.3 | LLLLL |
| 16 |
 CARL
|
4 | 78.1 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
 ESS
|
4 | 70.2 | LWLLL |
| 18 |
 RICH
|
4 | 60.0 | LLLLW |