Game Information
Optus Stadium
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- FRE 386
- 324 GWS
-
Kicks
- FRE 223
- 193 GWS
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Handballs
- FRE 163
- 131 GWS
-
Free Kicks
- FRE 42
- 16 GWS
-
Clearances
- FRE 34
- 36 GWS
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Inside 50
- FRE 51
- 45 GWS
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Tackles
- FRE 70
- 59 GWS
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Hit-Outs
- FRE 35
- 38 GWS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
30
N. O'Driscoll2 Goals
12
T. Green2 Goals
Disposals
23
W. Brodie37 Disposals
14
T. Taranto32 Disposals
Contested Possessions
23
W. Brodie21 Contested Possessions
14
T. Taranto14 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:37 |  | S. Darcy Goal | 88 - 54 |
| 26:24 | | M. Taberner Goal | 82 - 54 |
| 24:09 |  | B. Hill Behind | 76 - 54 |
| 22:21 | | M. Frederick Goal | 76 - 53 |
| 20:40 | | T. Taranto Behind | 70 - 53 |
| 19:20 | | S. Switkowski Goal | 70 - 52 |
| 18:14 | | X. O'Halloran Behind | 64 - 52 |
| 15:10 | | A. Brayshaw Goal | 64 - 51 |
| 11:52 | | T. Colyer Goal | 58 - 51 |
| 4:27 | | C. Ward Behind | 52 - 51 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:24 | | M. de Boer Goal | 52 - 50 |
| 26:12 | | L. Schultz Behind | 52 - 44 |
| 24:51 | | N. O'Driscoll Behind | 51 - 44 |
| 24:17 | | J. Aish Behind | 50 - 44 |
| 18:24 | | R. Lobb Goal | 49 - 44 |
| 14:41 | | J. Kelly Behind | 43 - 44 |
| 13:14 | | T. Colyer Goal | 43 - 43 |
| 11:36 | | T. Green Goal | 37 - 43 |
| 6:42 | | T. Green Goal | 37 - 37 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:49 | | M. Walters Behind | 37 - 31 |
| 26:29 | | L. Schultz Goal | 36 - 31 |
| 24:12 | | J. Kelly Goal | 30 - 31 |
| 22:34 | | N. O'Driscoll Goal | 30 - 25 |
| 7:33 | | H. Himmelberg Goal | 24 - 25 |
| 4:42 | | J. Hogan Goal | 24 - 19 |
| 1:17 | | S. Switkowski Behind | 24 - 13 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:46 | | M. Walters Behind | 23 - 13 |
| 23:42 | | T. Colyer Behind | 22 - 13 |
| 22:07 | | N. O'Driscoll Goal | 21 - 13 |
| 21:26 | | C. Idun Behind | 15 - 13 |
| 16:38 | | M. Taberner Behind | 15 - 12 |
| 14:02 | | J. Hogan Goal | 14 - 12 |
| 11:20 | | Rushed | 14 - 6 |
| 9:12 | | M. Frederick Goal | 13 - 6 |
| 6:58 | | B. Acres Goal | 7 - 6 |
| 5:47 | | N. O'Driscoll Behind | 1 - 6 |
| 4:34 | | H. Himmelberg Goal | 0 - 6 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 SUNS
|
12 | 191.0 | WWW |
| 2 |
 WB
|
12 | 137.2 | WWW |
| 3 |
 SYD
|
8 | 139.5 | WWL |
| 4 |
 HAW
|
8 | 118.1 | LWW |
| 5 |
 FRE
|
4 | 121.1 | LW |
| 6 |
 NMFC
|
4 | 116.3 | WL |
| 7 |
 PORT
|
4 | 109.3 | LW |
| 8 |
 ADEL
|
4 | 104.6 | WL |
| 9 |
 COLL
|
4 | 98.7 | WL |
| 10 |
 STK
|
4 | 92.3 | LLW |
| 11 |
 MELB
|
4 | 84.4 | WL |
| 12 |
 WCE
|
4 | 81.3 | LW |
| 13 |
 GWS
|
4 | 81.1 | WLL |
| 14 |
 GEEL
|
4 | 79.6 | LW |
| 15 |
 CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 16 |
 BL
|
0 | 77.2 | LL |
| 17 |
 RICH
|
0 | 64.5 | LL |
| 18 |
 ESS
|
0 | 55.0 | LL |