Game Information
MCG
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- COLL 384
- 389 ADEL
-
Kicks
- COLL 201
- 220 ADEL
-
Handballs
- COLL 183
- 169 ADEL
-
Free Kicks
- COLL 30
- 18 ADEL
-
Clearances
- COLL 29
- 36 ADEL
-
Inside 50
- COLL 54
- 51 ADEL
-
Tackles
- COLL 61
- 53 ADEL
-
Hit-Outs
- COLL 30
- 33 ADEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
36
O. Henry2 Goals
31
J. Rowe1 Goals
Disposals
10
S. Pendlebury28 Disposals
2
B. Keays37 Disposals
Contested Possessions
10
S. Pendlebury10 Contested Possessions
9
R. Sloane13 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:51 |  | J. Soligo Behind | 100 - 58 |
| 22:49 |  | D. Cameron Goal | 100 - 57 |
| 20:35 | | E. Himmelberg Behind | 94 - 57 |
| 16:50 | | Rushed | 94 - 56 |
| 13:17 | | S. Sidebottom Behind | 93 - 56 |
| 12:02 | | J. Rowe Goal | 92 - 56 |
| 7:52 | | J. Rowe Behind | 92 - 50 |
| 6:16 | | Rushed | 92 - 49 |
| 0:41 | | E. Himmelberg Behind | 91 - 49 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 35:14 | | J. Ginnivan Behind | 91 - 48 |
| 33:52 | | J. Elliott Behind | 90 - 48 |
| 31:39 | | L. Sholl Goal | 89 - 48 |
| 25:31 | | N. Kreuger Goal | 89 - 42 |
| 23:38 | | J. De Goey Goal | 83 - 42 |
| 20:33 | | L. Gollant Goal | 77 - 42 |
| 16:54 | | O. Henry Goal | 77 - 36 |
| 14:16 | | P. Lipinski Goal | 71 - 36 |
| 13:06 | | J. Ginnivan Goal | 65 - 36 |
| 10:54 | | B. Mihocek Goal | 59 - 36 |
| 8:25 | | L. Pedlar Goal | 53 - 36 |
| 6:25 | | B. Smith Goal | 53 - 30 |
| 2:40 | | B. McCreery Goal | 53 - 24 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:36 | | J. Elliott Goal | 47 - 24 |
| 29:14 | | S. Sidebottom Goal | 41 - 24 |
| 27:23 | | J. Ginnivan Behind | 35 - 24 |
| 21:13 | | J. Dawson Goal | 34 - 24 |
| 19:45 | | B. Mihocek Behind | 34 - 18 |
| 13:26 | | M. Hinge Goal | 33 - 18 |
| 6:06 | | D. Fogarty Behind | 33 - 12 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:17 | | J. Crisp Behind | 33 - 11 |
| 29:04 | | J. Rowe Behind | 32 - 11 |
| 26:08 | | D. Fogarty Behind | 32 - 10 |
| 23:55 | | N. Kreuger Goal | 32 - 9 |
| 22:00 | | B. Grundy Goal | 26 - 9 |
| 20:20 | | L. Pedlar Behind | 20 - 9 |
| 17:44 | | W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal | 20 - 8 |
| 16:55 | | O. Henry Behind | 14 - 8 |
| 15:03 | | O. Henry Goal | 13 - 8 |
| 13:20 | | J. Rachele Goal | 7 - 8 |
| 11:37 | | B. McCreery Goal | 7 - 2 |
| 9:41 | | Rushed | 1 - 2 |
| 5:36 | | T. Adams Behind | 1 - 1 |
| 1:21 | | Rushed | 0 - 1 |
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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 |