Team Stats
-
Disposals
- MELB 392
- 362 WB
-
Kicks
- MELB 250
- 214 WB
-
Handballs
- MELB 142
- 148 WB
-
Free Kicks
- MELB 19
- 15 WB
-
Clearances
- MELB 36
- 34 WB
-
Inside 50
- MELB 53
- 53 WB
-
Tackles
- MELB 47
- 37 WB
-
Hit-Outs
- MELB 38
- 27 WB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:30 | ![]() | B. Brown Behind | 109 - 64 |
| 30:18 | ![]() | C. Salem Goal | 108 - 64 |
| 29:53 | ![]() | K. Chandler Behind | 102 - 64 |
| 27:41 | ![]() | J. Billings Goal | 101 - 64 |
| 24:50 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Goal | 95 - 64 |
| 23:24 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 89 - 64 |
| 23:24 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 89 - 64 |
| 20:41 | ![]() | R. West Goal | 88 - 64 |
| 17:01 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 88 - 58 |
| 14:09 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Goal | 82 - 58 |
| 12:53 | ![]() | Rushed | 76 - 58 |
| 9:55 | ![]() | L. Bramble Goal | 75 - 58 |
| 7:15 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 75 - 52 |
| 4:20 | ![]() | J. Ugle-Hagan Behind | 69 - 52 |
| 3:21 | ![]() | M. Gawn Behind | 69 - 51 |
| 1:34 | ![]() | A. Naughton Behind | 68 - 51 |
| 0:49 | ![]() | J. Ugle-Hagan Behind | 68 - 50 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:46 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 68 - 49 |
| 18:46 | ![]() | K. Chandler Goal | 67 - 49 |
| 16:34 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 61 - 49 |
| 9:26 | ![]() | J. Ugle-Hagan Goal | 60 - 49 |
| 7:40 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 60 - 43 |
| 4:59 | ![]() | T. English Behind | 59 - 43 |
| 3:46 | ![]() | T. English Behind | 59 - 42 |
| 1:34 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 59 - 41 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:54 | ![]() | C. Weightman Goal | 53 - 41 |
| 19:14 | ![]() | J. Viney Behind | 53 - 35 |
| 17:00 | ![]() | J. Ugle-Hagan Behind | 52 - 35 |
| 15:09 | ![]() | Rushed | 52 - 34 |
| 15:09 | ![]() | Rushed | 52 - 34 |
| 12:18 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 52 - 33 |
| 8:54 | ![]() | M. Bontempelli Goal | 46 - 33 |
| 6:17 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 46 - 27 |
| 3:09 | ![]() | K. Chandler Goal | 40 - 27 |
| 1:53 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 34 - 27 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:22 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Goal | 28 - 27 |
| 29:19 | ![]() | K. Chandler Goal | 22 - 27 |
| 25:19 | ![]() | H. Gallagher Goal | 16 - 27 |
| 20:43 | ![]() | Rushed | 16 - 21 |
| 19:27 | ![]() | C. Weightman Behind | 15 - 21 |
| 17:43 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 15 - 20 |
| 15:59 | ![]() | B. Brown Behind | 9 - 20 |
| 14:45 | ![]() | J. Billings Behind | 8 - 20 |
| 10:47 | ![]() | R. Lobb Goal | 7 - 20 |
| 9:43 | ![]() | C. Weightman Behind | 7 - 14 |
| 8:04 | ![]() | C. Oliver Behind | 7 - 13 |
| 5:23 | ![]() | J. Viney Goal | 6 - 13 |
| 4:14 | ![]() | J. Ugle-Hagan Goal | 0 - 13 |
| 3:14 | ![]() | R. West Behind | 0 - 7 |
| 1:08 | ![]() | A. Naughton Goal | 0 - 6 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
24 | 178.1 | LWWWW |
| 2 |
FRE
|
24 | 137.6 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
24 | 124.5 | WWWWW |
| 4 |
MELB
|
20 | 102.8 | WWLWW |
| 5 |
BL
|
16 | 118.8 | WWWLW |
| 6 |
NMFC
|
16 | 115.9 | WWLWL |
| 7 |
SUNS
|
16 | 114.4 | WLLWL |
| 8 |
COLL
|
16 | 110.2 | WLLWW |
| 9 |
GEEL
|
16 | 108.6 | WLWWL |
| 10 |
WB
|
16 | 91.8 | WWLLL |
| 11 |
PORT
|
12 | 112.5 | LWLLW |
| 12 |
STK
|
12 | 110.1 | WLWLW |
| 13 |
ADEL
|
12 | 96.1 | LLWWL |
| 14 |
GWS
|
12 | 89.8 | LLWLW |
| 15 |
WCE
|
8 | 55.8 | WLLLL |
| 16 |
CARL
|
4 | 80.3 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
ESS
|
4 | 72.9 | LLWLL |
| 18 |
RICH
|
0 | 54.2 | LLLLL |












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