Team Stats
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Disposals
- WCE 336
- 415 MELB
-
Kicks
- WCE 179
- 230 MELB
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Handballs
- WCE 157
- 185 MELB
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Free Kicks
- WCE 16
- 22 MELB
-
Clearances
- WCE 29
- 39 MELB
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Inside 50
- WCE 38
- 58 MELB
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Tackles
- WCE 68
- 79 MELB
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Hit-Outs
- WCE 26
- 48 MELB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:21 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 63 - 126 |
| 28:43 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 63 - 125 |
| 26:56 | ![]() | T. Kelly Goal | 63 - 119 |
| 25:51 | ![]() | S. Petrevski-Seton Goal | 57 - 119 |
| 23:17 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 51 - 119 |
| 20:48 | ![]() | J. Darling Behind | 51 - 113 |
| 19:13 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 50 - 113 |
| 16:59 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Goal | 50 - 107 |
| 14:36 | ![]() | T. McDonald Behind | 50 - 101 |
| 11:12 | ![]() | J. Jordon Behind | 50 - 100 |
| 7:45 | ![]() | J. Hunt Goal | 50 - 99 |
| 5:22 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 44 - 99 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:55 | ![]() | O. Allen Goal | 44 - 93 |
| 30:21 | ![]() | C. Spargo Behind | 38 - 93 |
| 27:33 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Goal | 38 - 92 |
| 24:41 | ![]() | J. Hunt Behind | 38 - 86 |
| 23:54 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 37 - 86 |
| 22:57 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 37 - 85 |
| 21:41 | ![]() | T. McDonald Goal | 37 - 84 |
| 20:06 | ![]() | K. Chandler Goal | 37 - 78 |
| 18:44 | ![]() | T. McDonald Goal | 37 - 72 |
| 15:45 | ![]() | O. Allen Goal | 37 - 66 |
| 12:24 | ![]() | J. Viney Goal | 31 - 66 |
| 9:36 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 31 - 60 |
| 9:06 | ![]() | Rushed | 31 - 54 |
| 6:33 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 31 - 53 |
| 5:26 | ![]() | J. Darling Behind | 31 - 52 |
| 4:12 | ![]() | O. Allen Behind | 30 - 52 |
| 2:20 | ![]() | C. West Behind | 29 - 52 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:48 | ![]() | Rushed | 28 - 52 |
| 30:31 | ![]() | C. Spargo Goal | 27 - 52 |
| 28:39 | ![]() | C. West Goal | 27 - 46 |
| 25:39 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 21 - 46 |
| 20:22 | ![]() | T. Kelly Goal | 21 - 40 |
| 18:46 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 15 - 40 |
| 12:42 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Behind | 15 - 39 |
| 10:28 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 15 - 38 |
| 9:06 | ![]() | G. Clark Behind | 15 - 37 |
| 6:02 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 14 - 37 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:26 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 14 - 31 |
| 28:52 | ![]() | C. Spargo Goal | 14 - 25 |
| 27:44 | ![]() | J. Waterman Behind | 14 - 19 |
| 19:36 | ![]() | T. McDonald Goal | 13 - 19 |
| 17:10 | ![]() | O. Allen Goal | 13 - 13 |
| 11:14 | ![]() | T. McDonald Goal | 1 - 13 |
| 7:49 | ![]() | Rushed | 1 - 7 |
| 5:49 | ![]() | E. Langdon Behind | 0 - 7 |
| 1:16 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 0 - 6 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
8 | 182.9 | WW |
| 2 |
SUNS
|
8 | 181.6 | WW |
| 3 |
WB
|
8 | 154.1 | WW |
| 4 |
NMFC
|
4 | 168.7 | W |
| 5 |
ADEL
|
4 | 117.7 | W |
| 6 |
HAW
|
4 | 117.1 | LW |
| 7 |
MELB
|
4 | 112.1 | W |
| 8 |
COLL
|
4 | 98.7 | WL |
| 9 |
GEEL
|
4 | 79.6 | LW |
| 10 |
GWS
|
4 | 76.4 | WL |
| 11 |
CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 12 |
RICH
|
0 | 94.7 | L |
| 13 |
FRE
|
0 | 90.9 | L |
| 14 |
STK
|
0 | 87.4 | LL |
| 15 |
BL
|
0 | 77.2 | LL |
| 16 |
PORT
|
0 | 59.3 | L |
| 17 |
ESS
|
0 | 57.2 | L |
| 18 |
WCE
|
0 | 55.0 | L |












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