Game Information
MCG
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- CARL 378
- 309 SUNS
-
Kicks
- CARL 221
- 208 SUNS
-
Handballs
- CARL 157
- 101 SUNS
-
Free Kicks
- CARL 21
- 19 SUNS
-
Clearances
- CARL 45
- 32 SUNS
-
Inside 50
- CARL 55
- 51 SUNS
-
Tackles
- CARL 69
- 51 SUNS
-
Hit-Outs
- CARL 32
- 49 SUNS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
9
P. Cripps3 Goals
12
B. Ainsworth2 Goals
Disposals
15
S. Docherty32 Disposals
15
N. Anderson27 Disposals
Contested Possessions
5
A. Cerra17 Contested Possessions
18
M. Rowell15 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:26 |  | L. Casboult Goal | 120 - 61 |
| 30:03 | | Rushed | 120 - 55 |
| 28:06 |  | S. Walsh Behind | 120 - 54 |
| 26:36 | | P. Cripps Goal | 119 - 54 |
| 24:50 | | M. Owies Goal | 113 - 54 |
| 20:58 | | S. Walsh Behind | 107 - 54 |
| 18:15 | | T. De Koning Goal | 106 - 54 |
| 13:43 | | Rushed | 100 - 54 |
| 11:07 | | B. Humphrey Goal | 99 - 54 |
| 9:09 | | D. Swallow Goal | 99 - 48 |
| 7:55 | | J. Lukosius Behind | 99 - 42 |
| 4:45 | | J. Boyd Behind | 99 - 41 |
| 3:28 | | P. Cripps Goal | 98 - 41 |
| 0:25 | | H. McKay Goal | 92 - 41 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:28 | | C. Curnow Behind | 86 - 41 |
| 28:06 | | C. Curnow Goal | 85 - 41 |
| 25:59 | | B. Ainsworth Goal | 79 - 41 |
| 23:47 | | C. Curnow Behind | 79 - 35 |
| 23:21 | | Rushed | 78 - 35 |
| 20:21 | | B. King Goal | 77 - 35 |
| 17:15 | | B. King Behind | 77 - 29 |
| 16:20 | | B. King Behind | 77 - 28 |
| 10:30 | | J. Lukosius Goal | 77 - 27 |
| 8:23 | | L. Fogarty Goal | 77 - 21 |
| 1:14 | | A. Cerra Goal | 71 - 21 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:44 | | A. Cincotta Behind | 65 - 21 |
| 27:18 | | N. Holman Behind | 64 - 21 |
| 24:19 | | P. Cripps Goal | 64 - 20 |
| 21:59 | | M. Kennedy Goal | 58 - 20 |
| 19:56 | | T. De Koning Goal | 52 - 20 |
| 18:17 | | H. McKay Goal | 46 - 20 |
| 17:12 | | R. Atkins Behind | 40 - 20 |
| 15:28 | | A. Cerra Behind | 40 - 19 |
| 14:18 | | B. Ainsworth Behind | 39 - 19 |
| 12:19 | | N. Newman Behind | 39 - 18 |
| 9:02 | | C. Curnow Goal | 38 - 18 |
| 7:30 | | M. Owies Goal | 32 - 18 |
| 5:37 | | M. Cottrell Goal | 26 - 18 |
| 4:24 | | M. Cottrell Goal | 20 - 18 |
| 0:47 | | H. McKay Goal | 14 - 18 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:33 | | J. Lukosius Behind | 8 - 18 |
| 23:05 | | Rushed | 8 - 17 |
| 22:25 | | T. De Koning Behind | 8 - 16 |
| 20:56 | | A. Cerra Goal | 7 - 16 |
| 19:00 | | Rushed | 1 - 16 |
| 16:51 | | B. Ainsworth Goal | 1 - 15 |
| 16:04 | | L. Casboult Behind | 1 - 9 |
| 13:26 | | L. Casboult Goal | 1 - 8 |
| 11:57 | | Rushed | 1 - 2 |
| 8:55 | | B. Fiorini Behind | 0 - 2 |
| 0:42 | | 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 |
 BL
|
0 | 95.5 | L |
| 7 |
 STK
|
0 | 84.6 | L |
| 8 |
 HAW
|
0 | 77.9 | L |
| 9 |
 GEEL
|
0 | 55.2 | L |
| 10 |
 CARL
|
0 | 52.3 | L |
| 11 |
 FRE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 12 |
 MELB
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 13 |
 WCE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 14 |
 NMFC
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 15 |
 PORT
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 16 |
 RICH
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 17 |
 ADEL
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 18 |
 ESS
|
0 | 0.0 |