Game Information
Mars Stadium
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- WB 399
- 298 ADEL
-
Kicks
- WB 225
- 194 ADEL
-
Handballs
- WB 174
- 104 ADEL
-
Free Kicks
- WB 19
- 12 ADEL
-
Clearances
- WB 39
- 50 ADEL
-
Inside 50
- WB 54
- 41 ADEL
-
Tackles
- WB 77
- 74 ADEL
-
Hit-Outs
- WB 35
- 72 ADEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
28
A. Scott2 Goals
8
J. Rachele2 Goals
Disposals
3
B. Smith37 Disposals
29
R. Laird34 Disposals
Contested Possessions
21
T. Liberatore16 Contested Possessions
29
R. Laird16 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:05 |  | L. Gollant Behind | 85 - 40 |
| 23:48 |  | J. Macrae Goal | 85 - 39 |
| 22:58 | | Rushed | 79 - 39 |
| 17:40 | | J. Dawson Goal | 79 - 38 |
| 15:34 | | J. Rachele Behind | 79 - 32 |
| 13:01 | | M. Bontempelli Goal | 79 - 31 |
| 8:53 | | L. Murphy Behind | 73 - 31 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:34 | | C. Jones Behind | 73 - 30 |
| 32:29 | | J. Rachele Goal | 73 - 29 |
| 31:16 | | C. Weightman Goal | 73 - 23 |
| 26:39 | | A. Scott Behind | 67 - 23 |
| 26:09 | | A. Jones Behind | 66 - 23 |
| 20:49 | | J. Macrae Goal | 65 - 23 |
| 19:03 | | Rushed | 59 - 23 |
| 17:00 | | J. Ugle-Hagan Behind | 58 - 23 |
| 13:08 | | R. Lobb Goal | 57 - 23 |
| 11:23 | | B. Williams Behind | 51 - 23 |
| 8:55 | | E. Richards Behind | 50 - 23 |
| 6:39 | | A. Scott Goal | 49 - 23 |
| 3:30 | | L. Gollant Behind | 43 - 23 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:58 | | O. Baker Behind | 43 - 22 |
| 26:16 | | Rushed | 42 - 22 |
| 21:59 | | J. Rachele Goal | 41 - 22 |
| 21:19 | | B. Williams Behind | 41 - 16 |
| 18:17 | | C. Daniel Goal | 40 - 16 |
| 15:49 | | B. Keays Behind | 34 - 16 |
| 14:48 | | J. Dawson Behind | 34 - 15 |
| 13:47 | | I. Rankine Goal | 34 - 14 |
| 8:26 | | A. Naughton Behind | 34 - 8 |
| 7:13 | | A. Jones Behind | 33 - 8 |
| 4:18 | | T. Liberatore Behind | 32 - 8 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:49 | | C. Weightman Behind | 31 - 8 |
| 32:06 | | M. Bontempelli Behind | 30 - 8 |
| 27:34 | | O. Baker Behind | 29 - 8 |
| 26:42 | | I. Rankine Behind | 28 - 8 |
| 25:19 | | B. Williams Goal | 28 - 7 |
| 22:37 | | J. Johannisen Behind | 22 - 7 |
| 19:19 | | A. Naughton Goal | 21 - 7 |
| 14:20 | | A. Scott Goal | 15 - 7 |
| 13:46 | | C. Weightman Behind | 9 - 7 |
| 10:52 | | R. Gardner Goal | 8 - 7 |
| 9:23 | | B. Smith Behind | 2 - 7 |
| 8:27 | | T. Liberatore Behind | 1 - 7 |
| 4:17 | | L. Gollant Goal | 0 - 7 |
| 0:52 | | D. Fogarty Behind | 0 - 1 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 SUNS
|
12 | 191.0 | WWW |
| 2 |
 WB
|
12 | 137.2 | WWW |
| 3 |
 SYD
|
8 | 139.5 | WWL |
| 4 |
 HAW
|
8 | 118.1 | LWW |
| 5 |
 FRE
|
4 | 121.1 | LW |
| 6 |
 NMFC
|
4 | 116.3 | WL |
| 7 |
 PORT
|
4 | 109.3 | LW |
| 8 |
 ADEL
|
4 | 104.6 | WL |
| 9 |
 COLL
|
4 | 98.7 | WL |
| 10 |
 STK
|
4 | 92.3 | LLW |
| 11 |
 MELB
|
4 | 84.4 | WL |
| 12 |
 WCE
|
4 | 81.3 | LW |
| 13 |
 GWS
|
4 | 81.1 | WLL |
| 14 |
 GEEL
|
4 | 79.6 | LW |
| 15 |
 CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 16 |
 BL
|
0 | 77.2 | LL |
| 17 |
 RICH
|
0 | 64.5 | LL |
| 18 |
 ESS
|
0 | 55.0 | LL |