Team Stats
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Disposals
- ESS 365
- 373 ADEL
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Kicks
- ESS 221
- 211 ADEL
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Handballs
- ESS 144
- 162 ADEL
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Free Kicks
- ESS 24
- 26 ADEL
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Clearances
- ESS 39
- 40 ADEL
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Inside 50
- ESS 65
- 53 ADEL
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Tackles
- ESS 47
- 45 ADEL
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Hit-Outs
- ESS 44
- 25 ADEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:46 | ![]() | L. Gollant Goal | 103 - 99 |
| 26:06 | ![]() | S. Draper Goal | 103 - 93 |
| 23:18 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 97 - 93 |
| 18:11 | ![]() | A. Perkins Goal | 97 - 87 |
| 15:25 | ![]() | J. Rachele Behind | 91 - 87 |
| 14:38 | ![]() | H. Schoenberg Behind | 91 - 86 |
| 13:39 | ![]() | Rushed | 91 - 85 |
| 12:19 | ![]() | D. Smith Goal | 91 - 84 |
| 8:04 | ![]() | E. Himmelberg Goal | 85 - 84 |
| 4:38 | ![]() | S. Durham Behind | 85 - 78 |
| 1:59 | ![]() | P. Wright Behind | 84 - 78 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:20 | ![]() | N. Martin Behind | 83 - 78 |
| 28:32 | ![]() | D. Smith Behind | 82 - 78 |
| 27:23 | ![]() | M. Guelfi Goal | 81 - 78 |
| 25:59 | ![]() | A. Perkins Behind | 75 - 78 |
| 22:49 | ![]() | A. Waterman Behind | 74 - 78 |
| 22:02 | ![]() | M. Guelfi Behind | 73 - 78 |
| 20:00 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 72 - 78 |
| 17:22 | ![]() | J. Rachele Goal | 72 - 72 |
| 14:35 | ![]() | N. McHenry Goal | 72 - 66 |
| 12:37 | ![]() | A. Phillips Goal | 72 - 60 |
| 8:14 | ![]() | B. Keays Goal | 66 - 60 |
| 6:33 | ![]() | Rushed | 66 - 54 |
| 4:43 | ![]() | R. Sloane Behind | 66 - 53 |
| 2:52 | ![]() | N. Martin Goal | 66 - 52 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:32 | ![]() | A. Waterman Goal | 60 - 52 |
| 29:19 | ![]() | L. Murphy Behind | 54 - 52 |
| 26:16 | ![]() | E. Himmelberg Goal | 54 - 51 |
| 25:25 | ![]() | Rushed | 54 - 45 |
| 19:37 | ![]() | J. Rowe Goal | 54 - 44 |
| 15:49 | ![]() | J. Caldwell Goal | 54 - 38 |
| 14:45 | ![]() | P. Wright Goal | 48 - 38 |
| 13:22 | ![]() | Rushed | 42 - 38 |
| 12:07 | ![]() | Rushed | 41 - 38 |
| 9:58 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 40 - 38 |
| 8:28 | ![]() | M. Redman Goal | 40 - 32 |
| 5:16 | ![]() | J. Rachele Goal | 34 - 32 |
| 4:24 | ![]() | Rushed | 34 - 26 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:18 | ![]() | L. Sholl Goal | 33 - 26 |
| 30:21 | ![]() | Rushed | 33 - 20 |
| 29:17 | ![]() | A. Perkins Goal | 32 - 20 |
| 28:00 | ![]() | P. Wright Goal | 26 - 20 |
| 26:17 | ![]() | J. Rachele Goal | 20 - 20 |
| 24:29 | ![]() | P. Wright Behind | 20 - 14 |
| 22:58 | ![]() | D. Shiel Behind | 19 - 14 |
| 21:02 | ![]() | A. Waterman Goal | 18 - 14 |
| 19:09 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 12 - 14 |
| 14:01 | ![]() | J. Rowe Goal | 12 - 8 |
| 10:37 | ![]() | L. Gollant Behind | 12 - 2 |
| 8:25 | ![]() | P. Wright Goal | 12 - 1 |
| 6:40 | ![]() | L. Gollant Behind | 6 - 1 |
| 1:07 | ![]() | S. Durham 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 |
HAW
|
4 | 117.1 | LW |
| 6 |
WB
|
4 | 104.7 | W |
| 7 |
CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 8 |
BL
|
0 | 95.5 | L |
| 9 |
RICH
|
0 | 94.7 | L |
| 10 |
STK
|
0 | 84.6 | L |
| 11 |
ESS
|
0 | 57.2 | L |
| 12 |
GEEL
|
0 | 55.2 | L |
| 13 |
FRE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 14 |
MELB
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 15 |
WCE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 16 |
NMFC
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 17 |
PORT
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 18 |
ADEL
|
0 | 0.0 |












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