Team Stats
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Disposals
- ADEL 356
- 317 BL
-
Kicks
- ADEL 215
- 207 BL
-
Handballs
- ADEL 141
- 110 BL
-
Free Kicks
- ADEL 16
- 21 BL
-
Clearances
- ADEL 52
- 58 BL
-
Inside 50
- ADEL 47
- 66 BL
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Tackles
- ADEL 88
- 72 BL
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Hit-Outs
- ADEL 58
- 57 BL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:47 | ![]() | D. Zorko Behind | 95 - 78 |
| 31:03 | ![]() | J. Daniher Goal | 95 - 77 |
| 28:45 | ![]() | C. Cameron Goal | 95 - 71 |
| 27:00 | ![]() | I. Rankine Goal | 95 - 65 |
| 24:47 | ![]() | Rushed | 89 - 65 |
| 20:44 | ![]() | C. Cameron Goal | 88 - 65 |
| 17:34 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 88 - 59 |
| 16:29 | ![]() | L. Murphy Behind | 82 - 59 |
| 12:06 | ![]() | L. Pedlar Goal | 81 - 59 |
| 11:46 | ![]() | Rushed | 75 - 59 |
| 7:46 | ![]() | J. Soligo Goal | 74 - 59 |
| 3:15 | ![]() | J. Daniher Goal | 68 - 59 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:36 | ![]() | J. Rachele Goal | 68 - 53 |
| 29:25 | ![]() | N. McHenry Goal | 62 - 53 |
| 25:49 | ![]() | L. McCarthy Behind | 56 - 53 |
| 21:56 | ![]() | I. Rankine Behind | 56 - 52 |
| 16:17 | ![]() | H. McCluggage Behind | 55 - 52 |
| 15:13 | ![]() | Z. Bailey Behind | 55 - 51 |
| 13:11 | ![]() | E. Hipwood Behind | 55 - 50 |
| 10:14 | ![]() | Rushed | 55 - 49 |
| 7:55 | ![]() | D. Fogarty Goal | 55 - 48 |
| 6:38 | ![]() | W. Ashcroft Behind | 49 - 48 |
| 5:14 | ![]() | Rushed | 49 - 47 |
| 4:21 | ![]() | Rushed | 49 - 46 |
| 3:09 | ![]() | H. McCluggage Goal | 49 - 45 |
| 1:59 | ![]() | D. Zorko Behind | 49 - 39 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 34:16 | ![]() | J. Gunston Behind | 49 - 38 |
| 32:13 | ![]() | C. Cameron Goal | 49 - 37 |
| 29:29 | ![]() | D. Zorko Goal | 49 - 31 |
| 27:39 | ![]() | Rushed | 49 - 25 |
| 25:37 | ![]() | I. Rankine Goal | 48 - 25 |
| 22:08 | ![]() | I. Rankine Behind | 42 - 25 |
| 20:15 | ![]() | Z. Bailey Behind | 41 - 25 |
| 17:13 | ![]() | B. Keays Goal | 41 - 24 |
| 10:44 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 35 - 24 |
| 9:44 | ![]() | B. Keays Behind | 29 - 24 |
| 6:51 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 28 - 24 |
| 1:56 | ![]() | C. Rayner Behind | 22 - 24 |
| 0:25 | ![]() | B. Keays Behind | 22 - 23 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:56 | ![]() | Rushed | 21 - 23 |
| 28:21 | ![]() | I. Rankine Behind | 21 - 22 |
| 27:13 | ![]() | R. Thilthorpe Goal | 20 - 22 |
| 25:19 | ![]() | R. Thilthorpe Goal | 14 - 22 |
| 21:30 | ![]() | C. Cameron Goal | 8 - 22 |
| 18:43 | ![]() | C. Rayner Goal | 8 - 16 |
| 17:44 | ![]() | Rushed | 8 - 10 |
| 16:50 | ![]() | Rushed | 7 - 10 |
| 15:00 | ![]() | D. Fogarty Behind | 7 - 9 |
| 11:11 | ![]() | D. Rich Goal | 6 - 9 |
| 9:34 | ![]() | J. Daniher Behind | 6 - 3 |
| 6:41 | ![]() | J. Gunston Behind | 6 - 2 |
| 5:32 | ![]() | L. Pedlar Goal | 6 - 1 |
| 4:19 | ![]() | J. Daniher Behind | 0 - 1 |
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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