Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- PORT 361
- 360 ESS
-
Kicks
- PORT 221
- 198 ESS
-
Handballs
- PORT 140
- 162 ESS
-
Free Kicks
- PORT 16
- 12 ESS
-
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
15
W. Rioli2 Goals
4
K. Langford2 Goals
Disposals
1
C. Rozee29 Disposals
3
D. Parish37 Disposals
Contested Possessions
9
Z. Butters13 Contested Possessions
3
D. Parish22 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 |
 FRE
|
64 | 142.0 | WWLWW |
| 2 |
 SYD
|
52 | 128.3 | WLWLL |
| 3 |
 HAW
|
50 | 118.4 | WWLWW |
| 4 |
 BL
|
48 | 117.8 | WWWWW |
| 5 |
 ADEL
|
48 | 117.2 | WLWWW |
| 6 |
 MELB
|
48 | 109.6 | WLWWW |
| 7 |
 WB
|
44 | 93.2 | LWLWW |
| 8 |
 COLL
|
42 | 105.6 | WWWWW |
| 9 |
 GEEL
|
40 | 116.2 | WLLLW |
| 10 |
 STK
|
32 | 104.0 | WLWWL |
| 11 |
 GWS
|
32 | 101.3 | LLWWL |
| 12 |
 CARL
|
32 | 91.1 | WWWLL |
| 13 |
 NMFC
|
32 | 90.9 | WWLLL |
| 14 |
 SUNS
|
28 | 95.3 | LLLLL |
| 15 |
 PORT
|
24 | 99.3 | LWWLL |
| 16 |
 WCE
|
16 | 72.1 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
 ESS
|
8 | 67.9 | LLLLW |
| 18 |
 RICH
|
8 | 61.7 | LLLLL |