Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- ADEL 367
- 344 GEEL
-
Kicks
- ADEL 232
- 204 GEEL
-
Handballs
- ADEL 135
- 140 GEEL
-
Free Kicks
- ADEL 18
- 9 GEEL
-
Clearances
- ADEL 47
- 38 GEEL
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Inside 50
- ADEL 66
- 53 GEEL
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Tackles
- ADEL 66
- 75 GEEL
-
Hit-Outs
- ADEL 52
- 36 GEEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
13
T. Walker2 Goals
26
T. Hawkins4 Goals
Disposals
5
M. Crouch37 Disposals
44
T. Stewart28 Disposals
Contested Possessions
29
R. Laird18 Contested Possessions
46
M. Blicavs13 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:11 |  | Rushed | 77 - 96 |
| 29:56 | | I. Rankine Goal | 76 - 96 |
| 28:05 |  | B. Close Goal | 70 - 96 |
| 26:54 | | G. Miers Goal | 70 - 90 |
| 20:42 | | T. Walker Behind | 70 - 84 |
| 19:19 | | D. Fogarty Behind | 69 - 84 |
| 17:57 | | R. O'Brien Goal | 68 - 84 |
| 16:16 | | Rushed | 62 - 84 |
| 12:51 | | T. Stengle Behind | 61 - 84 |
| 12:22 | | Rushed | 61 - 83 |
| 9:03 | | J. Cameron Behind | 61 - 82 |
| 7:15 | | S. Mannagh Behind | 61 - 81 |
| 5:09 | | T. Walker Goal | 61 - 80 |
| 3:14 | | J. Cameron Behind | 55 - 80 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:33 | | P. Dangerfield Behind | 55 - 79 |
| 27:16 | | D. Fogarty Behind | 55 - 78 |
| 24:51 | | T. Hawkins Goal | 54 - 78 |
| 23:43 | | O. Henry Goal | 54 - 72 |
| 18:02 | | S. Mannagh Behind | 54 - 66 |
| 14:21 | | T. Hawkins Goal | 54 - 65 |
| 12:37 | | T. Hawkins Goal | 54 - 59 |
| 9:47 | | I. Rankine Goal | 54 - 53 |
| 8:56 | | Rushed | 48 - 53 |
| 5:06 | | J. Cameron Goal | 47 - 53 |
| 2:18 | | T. Walker Goal | 47 - 47 |
| 0:27 | | D. Fogarty Goal | 41 - 47 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:07 | | T. Walker Behind | 35 - 47 |
| 21:45 | | C. Burgess Behind | 34 - 47 |
| 19:52 | | L. Pedlar Behind | 33 - 47 |
| 12:41 | | Rushed | 32 - 47 |
| 10:43 | | O. Henry Goal | 32 - 46 |
| 8:16 | | C. Burgess Goal | 32 - 40 |
| 5:14 | | Rushed | 26 - 40 |
| 3:02 | | D. Fogarty Goal | 26 - 39 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 36:43 | | J. Rachele Goal | 20 - 39 |
| 35:48 | | Rushed | 14 - 39 |
| 33:05 | | J. Cameron Goal | 13 - 39 |
| 31:24 | | T. Hawkins Goal | 13 - 33 |
| 30:01 | | Rushed | 13 - 27 |
| 27:51 | | Rushed | 12 - 27 |
| 26:06 | | Rushed | 12 - 26 |
| 24:26 | | C. Burgess Goal | 12 - 25 |
| 23:59 | | Rushed | 6 - 25 |
| 18:41 | | G. Miers Goal | 6 - 24 |
| 16:24 | | S. Mannagh Goal | 6 - 18 |
| 8:22 | | T. Stengle Goal | 6 - 12 |
| 4:07 | | G. Miers Goal | 6 - 6 |
| 3:01 | | J. Soligo Goal | 6 - 0 |
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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 |