Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- PORT 384
- 306 SYD
-
Kicks
- PORT 228
- 185 SYD
-
Handballs
- PORT 156
- 121 SYD
-
Free Kicks
- PORT 19
- 19 SYD
-
Clearances
- PORT 43
- 32 SYD
-
Inside 50
- PORT 47
- 46 SYD
-
Tackles
- PORT 72
- 51 SYD
-
Hit-Outs
- PORT 28
- 32 SYD
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
4
T. Marshall4 Goals
5
I. Heeney4 Goals
Disposals
16
O. Wines34 Disposals
14
C. Mills27 Disposals
Contested Possessions
16
O. Wines14 Contested Possessions
26
L. Parker14 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 14:14 |  | I. Heeney Goal | 82 - 59 |
| 11:52 | | O. Florent Behind | 82 - 53 |
| 10:42 |  | X. Duursma Behind | 82 - 52 |
| 4:14 | | K. Farrell Behind | 81 - 52 |
| 2:40 | | I. Heeney Goal | 80 - 52 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:31 | | T. Papley Behind | 80 - 46 |
| 28:09 | | P. Ladhams Goal | 80 - 45 |
| 22:47 | | Rushed | 80 - 39 |
| 16:38 | | R. Bonner Goal | 80 - 38 |
| 12:50 | | C. Dixon Goal | 74 - 38 |
| 10:53 | | R. Burton Goal | 68 - 38 |
| 8:58 | | S. Powell-Pepper Goal | 62 - 38 |
| 8:11 | | C. Dixon Behind | 56 - 38 |
| 5:42 | | T. Marshall Goal | 55 - 38 |
| 3:27 | | L. Jones Behind | 49 - 38 |
| 0:18 | | C. Dixon Goal | 48 - 38 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:10 | | M. Georgiades Behind | 42 - 38 |
| 28:40 | | L. Parker Behind | 41 - 38 |
| 27:31 | | K. Amon Behind | 41 - 37 |
| 26:21 | | L. Parker Behind | 40 - 37 |
| 24:54 | | T. Papley Behind | 40 - 36 |
| 23:54 | | L. Franklin Behind | 40 - 35 |
| 21:50 | | T. Marshall Behind | 40 - 34 |
| 20:45 | | Rushed | 39 - 34 |
| 19:19 | | L. McDonald Behind | 39 - 33 |
| 17:14 | | L. Franklin Behind | 39 - 32 |
| 12:56 | | D. Houston Goal | 39 - 31 |
| 10:53 | | I. Heeney Goal | 33 - 31 |
| 6:27 | | T. Marshall Goal | 33 - 25 |
| 2:26 | | W. Hayward Goal | 27 - 25 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:25 | | T. Marshall Goal | 27 - 19 |
| 26:51 | | C. Rozee Goal | 21 - 19 |
| 25:02 | | T. Marshall Goal | 15 - 19 |
| 24:17 | | C. Dixon Behind | 9 - 19 |
| 19:35 | | Z. Butters Goal | 8 - 19 |
| 18:13 | | C. Mills Goal | 2 - 19 |
| 16:19 | | Rushed | 2 - 13 |
| 11:46 | | I. Heeney Goal | 1 - 13 |
| 6:46 | | L. Franklin Goal | 1 - 7 |
| 4:55 | | L. Franklin Behind | 1 - 1 |
| 3:48 | | T. Marshall Behind | 1 - 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 |