Team Stats
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Disposals
- CARL 388
- 368 ESS
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Kicks
- CARL 201
- 219 ESS
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Handballs
- CARL 187
- 149 ESS
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Free Kicks
- CARL 18
- 32 ESS
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Clearances
- CARL 26
- 29 ESS
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Inside 50
- CARL 56
- 41 ESS
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Tackles
- CARL 33
- 64 ESS
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Hit-Outs
- CARL 29
- 29 ESS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:21 | ![]() | J. Caldwell Goal | 52 - 86 |
| 21:39 | ![]() | J. Motlop Behind | 52 - 80 |
| 19:45 | ![]() | J. Silvagni Behind | 51 - 80 |
| 18:19 | ![]() | S. Weideman Behind | 50 - 80 |
| 13:36 | ![]() | J. Motlop Behind | 50 - 79 |
| 11:50 | ![]() | C. Curnow Goal | 49 - 79 |
| 9:02 | ![]() | E. Curnow Behind | 43 - 79 |
| 6:44 | ![]() | Rushed | 42 - 79 |
| 4:12 | ![]() | J. Menzie Goal | 41 - 79 |
| 2:37 | ![]() | Rushed | 41 - 73 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:43 | ![]() | M. Owies Goal | 40 - 73 |
| 22:45 | ![]() | P. Wright Goal | 34 - 73 |
| 19:59 | ![]() | C. Curnow Goal | 34 - 67 |
| 15:07 | ![]() | J. Menzie Goal | 28 - 67 |
| 13:57 | ![]() | P. Wright Goal | 28 - 61 |
| 9:16 | ![]() | A. Phillips Goal | 28 - 55 |
| 6:39 | ![]() | P. Wright Goal | 28 - 49 |
| 4:25 | ![]() | M. Guelfi Goal | 28 - 43 |
| 2:28 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 28 - 37 |
| 0:44 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Goal | 28 - 36 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:19 | ![]() | S. Docherty Behind | 28 - 30 |
| 24:20 | ![]() | P. Wright Goal | 27 - 30 |
| 21:53 | ![]() | W. Snelling Goal | 27 - 24 |
| 20:01 | ![]() | H. McKay Goal | 27 - 18 |
| 17:07 | ![]() | S. Weideman Behind | 21 - 18 |
| 13:46 | ![]() | N. Martin Behind | 21 - 17 |
| 8:54 | ![]() | C. Curnow Behind | 21 - 16 |
| 7:20 | ![]() | J. Martin Behind | 20 - 16 |
| 6:06 | ![]() | J. Martin Goal | 19 - 16 |
| 4:54 | ![]() | Rushed | 13 - 16 |
| 3:28 | ![]() | J. Martin Behind | 12 - 16 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:25 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 11 - 16 |
| 20:21 | ![]() | C. Curnow Behind | 11 - 15 |
| 18:00 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 10 - 15 |
| 16:04 | ![]() | C. Curnow Behind | 10 - 9 |
| 15:06 | ![]() | C. Curnow Behind | 9 - 9 |
| 14:05 | ![]() | M. Owies Behind | 8 - 9 |
| 13:10 | ![]() | Rushed | 7 - 9 |
| 12:23 | ![]() | K. Langford Behind | 6 - 9 |
| 8:00 | ![]() | P. Wright Goal | 6 - 8 |
| 5:57 | ![]() | A. Cincotta Goal | 6 - 2 |
| 3:29 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Behind | 0 - 2 |
| 1:12 | ![]() | Rushed | 0 - 1 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
4 | 191.3 | W |
| 2 |
SUNS
|
4 | 181.2 | W |
| 3 |
GWS
|
4 | 128.4 | W |
| 4 |
COLL
|
4 | 118.2 | W |
| 5 |
WB
|
4 | 104.7 | W |
| 6 |
CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 7 |
BL
|
0 | 95.5 | L |
| 8 |
RICH
|
0 | 94.7 | L |
| 9 |
STK
|
0 | 84.6 | L |
| 10 |
HAW
|
0 | 77.9 | L |
| 11 |
GEEL
|
0 | 55.2 | L |
| 12 |
FRE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 13 |
MELB
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 14 |
WCE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 15 |
NMFC
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 16 |
PORT
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 17 |
ADEL
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 18 |
ESS
|
0 | 0.0 |












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