Team Stats
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Disposals
- WCE 358
- 399 ADEL
-
Kicks
- WCE 216
- 220 ADEL
-
Handballs
- WCE 142
- 179 ADEL
-
Free Kicks
- WCE 22
- 11 ADEL
-
Clearances
- WCE 30
- 38 ADEL
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Inside 50
- WCE 41
- 67 ADEL
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Tackles
- WCE 47
- 45 ADEL
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Hit-Outs
- WCE 28
- 33 ADEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:49 | ![]() | Bailey J. Williams Behind | 78 - 123 |
| 26:59 | ![]() | T. Walker Behind | 77 - 123 |
| 25:10 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 77 - 122 |
| 22:50 | ![]() | L. Pedlar Behind | 77 - 116 |
| 20:32 | ![]() | J. Soligo Goal | 77 - 115 |
| 17:47 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 77 - 109 |
| 15:31 | ![]() | L. Pedlar Behind | 77 - 103 |
| 10:50 | ![]() | L. Gollant Behind | 77 - 102 |
| 7:41 | ![]() | J. Rachele Goal | 77 - 101 |
| 5:04 | ![]() | J. Darling Behind | 77 - 95 |
| 3:20 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 76 - 95 |
| 0:57 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 76 - 89 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:49 | ![]() | D. Fogarty Goal | 76 - 83 |
| 31:35 | ![]() | L. Gollant Goal | 76 - 77 |
| 28:38 | ![]() | O. Allen Goal | 76 - 71 |
| 25:11 | ![]() | J. Rachele Behind | 70 - 71 |
| 24:13 | ![]() | J. Soligo Behind | 70 - 70 |
| 22:46 | ![]() | J. Jones Goal | 70 - 69 |
| 20:07 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 64 - 69 |
| 17:26 | ![]() | J. Petruccelle Behind | 64 - 63 |
| 15:28 | ![]() | J. Cripps Goal | 63 - 63 |
| 13:22 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 57 - 63 |
| 12:10 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 57 - 57 |
| 10:27 | ![]() | I. Rankine Behind | 57 - 51 |
| 9:00 | ![]() | I. Rankine Behind | 57 - 50 |
| 7:13 | ![]() | Rushed | 57 - 49 |
| 5:06 | ![]() | B. Keays Goal | 57 - 48 |
| 4:47 | ![]() | H. Schoenberg Behind | 57 - 42 |
| 3:31 | ![]() | J. Soligo Behind | 57 - 41 |
| 0:25 | ![]() | J. Darling Goal | 57 - 40 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:35 | ![]() | R. O'Brien Behind | 51 - 40 |
| 26:58 | ![]() | T. Walker Behind | 51 - 39 |
| 25:17 | ![]() | Bailey J. Williams Behind | 51 - 38 |
| 21:16 | ![]() | O. Allen Goal | 50 - 38 |
| 18:43 | ![]() | O. Allen Goal | 44 - 38 |
| 16:53 | ![]() | T. Cole Goal | 38 - 38 |
| 14:38 | ![]() | D. Fogarty Behind | 32 - 38 |
| 12:52 | ![]() | J. Soligo Goal | 32 - 37 |
| 12:33 | ![]() | Rushed | 32 - 31 |
| 8:44 | ![]() | L. Gollant Behind | 32 - 30 |
| 7:08 | ![]() | O. Allen Behind | 32 - 29 |
| 5:47 | ![]() | J. Williams Goal | 31 - 29 |
| 1:16 | ![]() | J. Darling Goal | 25 - 29 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:17 | ![]() | J. Rachele Goal | 19 - 29 |
| 25:02 | ![]() | T. Walker Behind | 19 - 23 |
| 16:53 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 19 - 22 |
| 15:18 | ![]() | Rushed | 19 - 16 |
| 13:35 | ![]() | L. Shuey Goal | 18 - 16 |
| 12:28 | ![]() | J. Rachele Goal | 12 - 16 |
| 10:04 | ![]() | J. Darling Goal | 12 - 10 |
| 8:57 | ![]() | Rushed | 6 - 10 |
| 6:54 | ![]() | O. Allen Goal | 6 - 9 |
| 6:06 | ![]() | T. Walker Behind | 0 - 9 |
| 3:18 | ![]() | L. Pedlar Behind | 0 - 8 |
| 2:01 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 0 - 7 |
| 1:07 | ![]() | B. Smith 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 |












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