Team Stats
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Disposals
- PORT 361
- 360 ESS
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Kicks
- PORT 221
- 198 ESS
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Handballs
- PORT 140
- 162 ESS
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Free Kicks
- PORT 16
- 12 ESS
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Clearances
- PORT 34
- 36 ESS
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Inside 50
- PORT 65
- 47 ESS
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Tackles
- PORT 55
- 62 ESS
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Hit-Outs
- PORT 23
- 45 ESS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:34 | ![]() | A. Phillips Behind | 92 - 87 |
| 28:16 | ![]() | Rushed | 92 - 86 |
| 27:18 | ![]() | W. Rioli Behind | 92 - 85 |
| 26:36 | ![]() | W. Rioli Behind | 91 - 85 |
| 23:49 | ![]() | K. Langford Behind | 90 - 85 |
| 21:18 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 90 - 84 |
| 19:42 | ![]() | Rushed | 90 - 78 |
| 16:02 | ![]() | W. Rioli Goal | 90 - 77 |
| 13:25 | ![]() | C. Rozee Goal | 84 - 77 |
| 12:35 | ![]() | J. Finlayson Behind | 78 - 77 |
| 10:23 | ![]() | R. Bonner Behind | 77 - 77 |
| 7:58 | ![]() | S. Draper Behind | 76 - 77 |
| 6:19 | ![]() | J. Finlayson Goal | 76 - 76 |
| 3:38 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 70 - 76 |
| 2:30 | ![]() | A. Perkins Goal | 70 - 75 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:33 | ![]() | S. Weideman Behind | 70 - 69 |
| 27:12 | ![]() | J. Menzie Goal | 70 - 68 |
| 24:17 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Behind | 70 - 62 |
| 23:09 | ![]() | C. Dixon Goal | 70 - 61 |
| 21:13 | ![]() | C. Dixon Goal | 64 - 61 |
| 16:39 | ![]() | T. Marshall Behind | 58 - 61 |
| 13:49 | ![]() | Rushed | 57 - 61 |
| 12:17 | ![]() | T. Boak Goal | 56 - 61 |
| 10:37 | ![]() | J. Finlayson Behind | 50 - 61 |
| 9:20 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 49 - 61 |
| 5:52 | ![]() | S. Powell-Pepper Goal | 49 - 55 |
| 3:31 | ![]() | R. Bonner Behind | 43 - 55 |
| 0:53 | ![]() | C. Dixon Behind | 42 - 55 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:27 | ![]() | T. Boak Behind | 41 - 55 |
| 26:07 | ![]() | D. Houston Behind | 40 - 55 |
| 24:19 | ![]() | Rushed | 39 - 55 |
| 22:33 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Goal | 38 - 55 |
| 21:51 | ![]() | Rushed | 38 - 49 |
| 20:56 | ![]() | C. Dixon Behind | 37 - 49 |
| 19:11 | ![]() | D. Byrne-Jones Goal | 36 - 49 |
| 13:10 | ![]() | S. Weideman Goal | 30 - 49 |
| 10:41 | ![]() | J. Finlayson Behind | 30 - 43 |
| 8:03 | ![]() | S. Powell-Pepper Behind | 29 - 43 |
| 5:03 | ![]() | T. Marshall Goal | 28 - 43 |
| 1:42 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 22 - 43 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:23 | ![]() | W. Rioli Behind | 22 - 37 |
| 28:01 | ![]() | J. Finlayson Behind | 21 - 37 |
| 25:19 | ![]() | B. Hobbs Goal | 20 - 37 |
| 24:09 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 20 - 31 |
| 23:20 | ![]() | A. Perkins Behind | 20 - 25 |
| 21:00 | ![]() | W. Rioli Goal | 20 - 24 |
| 19:50 | ![]() | D. Byrne-Jones Behind | 14 - 24 |
| 18:21 | ![]() | J. Horne-Francis Behind | 13 - 24 |
| 15:53 | ![]() | J. Caldwell Goal | 12 - 24 |
| 11:09 | ![]() | J. McEntee Goal | 12 - 18 |
| 8:51 | ![]() | A. Perkins Goal | 6 - 18 |
| 7:15 | ![]() | D. Byrne-Jones Goal | 6 - 12 |
| 4:16 | ![]() | S. Weideman Goal | 0 - 12 |
| 2:14 | ![]() | K. Langford 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 |












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