Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- ADEL 381
- 317 SUNS
-
Kicks
- ADEL 236
- 200 SUNS
-
Handballs
- ADEL 145
- 117 SUNS
-
Free Kicks
- ADEL 22
- 17 SUNS
-
Clearances
- ADEL 46
- 29 SUNS
-
Inside 50
- ADEL 57
- 45 SUNS
-
Tackles
- ADEL 90
- 81 SUNS
-
Hit-Outs
- ADEL 45
- 41 SUNS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
32
D. Fogarty3 Goals
30
L. Casboult2 Goals
Disposals
5
M. Crouch31 Disposals
9
S. Flanders27 Disposals
Contested Possessions
20
M. Hinge15 Contested Possessions
18
M. Rowell14 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:33 |  | D. Fogarty Goal | 89 - 61 |
| 29:47 | | S. McAdam Goal | 83 - 61 |
| 28:00 |  | L. Casboult Goal | 77 - 61 |
| 19:20 | | J. Dawson Goal | 77 - 55 |
| 14:29 | | S. McAdam Goal | 71 - 55 |
| 13:02 | | D. Macpherson Behind | 65 - 55 |
| 10:31 | | B. King Goal | 65 - 54 |
| 8:07 | | T. Walker Goal | 65 - 48 |
| 1:02 | | L. Casboult Goal | 59 - 48 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:46 | | J. Dawson Behind | 59 - 42 |
| 23:28 | | B. Smith Behind | 58 - 42 |
| 21:43 | | R. Thilthorpe Behind | 57 - 42 |
| 19:29 | | R. Thilthorpe Behind | 56 - 42 |
| 16:20 | | J. Lukosius Goal | 55 - 42 |
| 14:29 | | D. Macpherson Goal | 55 - 36 |
| 8:29 | | M. Rowell Goal | 55 - 30 |
| 5:25 | | D. Fogarty Behind | 55 - 24 |
| 4:37 | | C. Jones Behind | 54 - 24 |
| 0:29 | | L. Murphy Behind | 53 - 24 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:18 | | J. Lukosius Goal | 52 - 24 |
| 30:55 | | D. Fogarty Behind | 52 - 18 |
| 30:28 | | B. Humphrey Behind | 51 - 18 |
| 23:14 | | B. Keays Goal | 51 - 17 |
| 17:13 | | B. King Goal | 45 - 17 |
| 15:15 | | T. Walker Behind | 45 - 11 |
| 13:34 | | J. Soligo Goal | 44 - 11 |
| 11:20 | | B. Ellis Goal | 38 - 11 |
| 5:07 | | Rushed | 38 - 5 |
| 3:04 | | M. Rosas Behind | 38 - 4 |
| 1:19 | | D. Fogarty Goal | 38 - 3 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:42 | | R. Thilthorpe Behind | 32 - 3 |
| 26:19 | | N. Anderson Behind | 31 - 3 |
| 23:15 | | D. Fogarty Goal | 31 - 2 |
| 14:56 | | M. Crouch Goal | 25 - 2 |
| 12:37 | | S. McAdam Goal | 19 - 2 |
| 10:07 | | B. King Behind | 13 - 2 |
| 6:00 | | B. Keays Behind | 13 - 1 |
| 4:33 | | T. Walker Goal | 12 - 1 |
| 1:56 | | L. Murphy Goal | 6 - 1 |
| 0:47 | | L. Casboult Behind | 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 |