Team Stats
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Disposals
- ESS 367
- 331 SUNS
-
Kicks
- ESS 213
- 216 SUNS
-
Handballs
- ESS 154
- 115 SUNS
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Free Kicks
- ESS 18
- 18 SUNS
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Clearances
- ESS 36
- 42 SUNS
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Inside 50
- ESS 57
- 57 SUNS
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Tackles
- ESS 66
- 48 SUNS
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Hit-Outs
- ESS 38
- 39 SUNS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:32 | ![]() | M. Guelfi Goal | 108 - 80 |
| 28:53 | ![]() | Rushed | 102 - 80 |
| 28:09 | ![]() | Rushed | 101 - 80 |
| 26:52 | ![]() | L. Weller Behind | 100 - 80 |
| 23:45 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Behind | 100 - 79 |
| 22:34 | ![]() | J. Menzie Goal | 99 - 79 |
| 20:10 | ![]() | M. Guelfi Goal | 93 - 79 |
| 17:11 | ![]() | B. King Goal | 87 - 79 |
| 15:59 | ![]() | K. Langford Behind | 87 - 73 |
| 12:32 | ![]() | A. Sexton Behind | 86 - 73 |
| 8:39 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 86 - 72 |
| 4:42 | ![]() | K. Langford Behind | 80 - 72 |
| 2:59 | ![]() | J. Menzie Goal | 79 - 72 |
| 1:51 | ![]() | J. Caldwell Behind | 73 - 72 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:57 | ![]() | M. Rosas Behind | 72 - 72 |
| 30:24 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 72 - 71 |
| 28:49 | ![]() | A. Sexton Goal | 66 - 71 |
| 24:59 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 66 - 65 |
| 21:41 | ![]() | J. Jeffrey Behind | 60 - 65 |
| 20:44 | ![]() | B. Ainsworth Behind | 60 - 64 |
| 19:55 | ![]() | Rushed | 60 - 63 |
| 18:28 | ![]() | W. Setterfield Goal | 60 - 62 |
| 14:43 | ![]() | A. Phillips Goal | 54 - 62 |
| 11:48 | ![]() | J. Witts Goal | 48 - 62 |
| 9:07 | ![]() | B. Fiorini Goal | 48 - 56 |
| 7:03 | ![]() | B. King Goal | 48 - 50 |
| 3:15 | ![]() | J. Lukosius Behind | 48 - 44 |
| 1:33 | ![]() | B. Ainsworth Behind | 48 - 43 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:39 | ![]() | J. Jeffrey Behind | 48 - 42 |
| 30:44 | ![]() | N. Martin Goal | 48 - 41 |
| 26:08 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 42 - 41 |
| 23:45 | ![]() | S. Draper Behind | 36 - 41 |
| 22:01 | ![]() | L. Casboult Goal | 35 - 41 |
| 21:11 | ![]() | Rushed | 35 - 35 |
| 19:21 | ![]() | M. Rosas Behind | 34 - 35 |
| 17:22 | ![]() | A. Perkins Goal | 34 - 34 |
| 15:54 | ![]() | N. Anderson Behind | 28 - 34 |
| 8:47 | ![]() | B. Ainsworth Goal | 28 - 33 |
| 5:54 | ![]() | D. Swallow Behind | 28 - 27 |
| 3:50 | ![]() | L. Casboult Goal | 28 - 26 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:26 | ![]() | D. Shiel Goal | 22 - 20 |
| 28:30 | ![]() | M. Redman Behind | 16 - 20 |
| 24:44 | ![]() | S. Draper Behind | 15 - 20 |
| 22:58 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 14 - 20 |
| 21:45 | ![]() | J. Jeffrey Goal | 8 - 20 |
| 19:24 | ![]() | D. Shiel Goal | 8 - 14 |
| 18:29 | ![]() | S. Durham Behind | 2 - 14 |
| 17:15 | ![]() | Rushed | 1 - 14 |
| 15:06 | ![]() | M. Rosas Behind | 0 - 14 |
| 9:39 | ![]() | E. Hollands Goal | 0 - 13 |
| 7:36 | ![]() | N. Anderson Behind | 0 - 7 |
| 5:12 | ![]() | J. Lukosius Goal | 0 - 6 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FRE
|
56 | 148.2 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
SYD
|
48 | 135.7 | LWWWL |
| 3 |
HAW
|
42 | 113.7 | WWLWW |
| 4 |
GEEL
|
36 | 120.6 | WLLWL |
| 5 |
BL
|
36 | 111.0 | LLWWW |
| 6 |
ADEL
|
36 | 110.0 | LWWWL |
| 7 |
MELB
|
36 | 104.2 | LLWWL |
| 8 |
WB
|
36 | 92.8 | WWWLW |
| 9 |
NMFC
|
32 | 92.2 | WLWWW |
| 10 |
COLL
|
30 | 104.2 | WLLWW |
| 11 |
SUNS
|
28 | 101.2 | LLLLL |
| 12 |
CARL
|
28 | 95.6 | WWWWW |
| 13 |
STK
|
24 | 100.6 | LLLWL |
| 14 |
GWS
|
24 | 99.3 | WWLLL |
| 15 |
PORT
|
20 | 100.9 | LWLLW |
| 16 |
WCE
|
16 | 71.3 | LWLLL |
| 17 |
RICH
|
8 | 61.8 | WLLLL |
| 18 |
ESS
|
4 | 71.0 | LLLLL |












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