Game Information
Marvel Stadium
Team Stats
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Disposals
- ESS 367
- 425 PORT
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Kicks
- ESS 213
- 239 PORT
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Handballs
- ESS 154
- 186 PORT
-
Free Kicks
- ESS 18
- 14 PORT
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Clearances
- ESS 37
- 28 PORT
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Inside 50
- ESS 47
- 61 PORT
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Tackles
- ESS 49
- 56 PORT
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Hit-Outs
- ESS 50
- 9 PORT
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
16
A. Perkins2 Goals
2
S. Powell-Pepper4 Goals
Disposals
14
J. Ridley30 Disposals
9
D. Houston32 Disposals
Contested Possessions
9
D. Shiel19 Contested Possessions
16
O. Wines17 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:32 |  | S. Powell-Pepper Goal | 62 - 146 |
| 23:46 | | J. McEntee Goal | 62 - 140 |
| 22:26 |  | J. Stringer Behind | 62 - 134 |
| 21:21 | | M. Bergman Goal | 61 - 134 |
| 19:03 | | D. Houston Goal | 61 - 128 |
| 18:09 | | K. Amon Behind | 61 - 122 |
| 16:06 | | J. Finlayson Goal | 61 - 121 |
| 14:34 | | S. Powell-Pepper Goal | 61 - 115 |
| 13:11 | | D. Parish Goal | 61 - 109 |
| 11:46 | | M. Georgiades Goal | 55 - 109 |
| 10:56 | | N. Hind Behind | 55 - 103 |
| 10:07 | | C. Rozee Behind | 54 - 103 |
| 8:30 | | J. Finlayson Goal | 54 - 102 |
| 6:42 | | K. Langford Goal | 54 - 96 |
| 5:08 | | Z. Butters Goal | 48 - 96 |
| 3:58 | | A. Perkins Behind | 48 - 90 |
| 2:12 | | A. Perkins Goal | 47 - 90 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 19:37 | | N. Hind Goal | 41 - 90 |
| 18:26 | | P. Wright Goal | 35 - 90 |
| 16:17 | | Rushed | 29 - 90 |
| 14:15 | | Z. Butters Goal | 29 - 89 |
| 11:42 | | C. Rozee Behind | 29 - 83 |
| 10:37 | | A. Perkins Goal | 29 - 82 |
| 7:10 | | Z. Butters Behind | 23 - 82 |
| 6:20 | | M. Georgiades Behind | 23 - 81 |
| 1:10 | | T. Marshall Goal | 23 - 80 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:06 | | K. Langford Behind | 23 - 74 |
| 23:12 | | K. Amon Goal | 22 - 74 |
| 19:18 | | Z. Butters Goal | 22 - 68 |
| 18:04 | | Rushed | 22 - 62 |
| 15:24 | | S. Powell-Pepper Goal | 22 - 61 |
| 11:11 | | W. Drew Goal | 22 - 55 |
| 9:38 | | M. Georgiades Goal | 22 - 49 |
| 7:30 | | C. Rozee Goal | 22 - 43 |
| 4:12 | | J. McEntee Goal | 22 - 37 |
| 1:06 | | T. Marshall Behind | 22 - 31 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:16 | | S. Powell-Pepper Goal | 22 - 30 |
| 28:03 | | D. Heppell Behind | 22 - 24 |
| 25:02 | | M. D'Ambrosio Goal | 21 - 24 |
| 22:50 | | M. D'Ambrosio Goal | 15 - 24 |
| 19:12 | | C. Dixon Goal | 9 - 24 |
| 18:06 | | Rushed | 9 - 18 |
| 17:04 | | J. Stringer Behind | 8 - 18 |
| 13:12 | | Rushed | 7 - 18 |
| 11:10 | | M. Georgiades Goal | 6 - 18 |
| 9:53 | | T. Marshall Goal | 6 - 12 |
| 4:20 | | N. Martin Goal | 6 - 6 |
| 0:16 | | T. Boak Goal | 0 - 6 |
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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 |