Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- PORT 351
- 315 MELB
-
Kicks
- PORT 211
- 188 MELB
-
Handballs
- PORT 140
- 127 MELB
-
Free Kicks
- PORT 24
- 25 MELB
-
Clearances
- PORT 52
- 37 MELB
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Inside 50
- PORT 66
- 45 MELB
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Tackles
- PORT 67
- 57 MELB
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Hit-Outs
- PORT 30
- 55 MELB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
15
W. Rioli2 Goals
50
B. Brown3 Goals
Disposals
1
C. Rozee26 Disposals
24
T. Rivers27 Disposals
Contested Possessions
16
O. Wines13 Contested Possessions
3
C. Petracca16 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:27 |  | J. Finlayson Goal | 89 - 96 |
| 32:29 |  | B. Fritsch Behind | 83 - 96 |
| 29:07 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 83 - 95 |
| 22:08 | | B. Brown Goal | 83 - 89 |
| 17:36 | | C. Rozee Goal | 83 - 83 |
| 16:19 | | J. Finlayson Behind | 77 - 83 |
| 14:11 | | J. Finlayson Goal | 76 - 83 |
| 14:11 | | J. Finlayson Goal | 76 - 83 |
| 12:59 | | W. Rioli Behind | 70 - 83 |
| 10:57 | | C. Windsor Goal | 69 - 83 |
| 9:36 | | C. Dixon Behind | 69 - 77 |
| 6:46 | | Rushed | 68 - 77 |
| 5:20 | | T. Sparrow Goal | 68 - 76 |
| 2:29 | | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 68 - 70 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:55 | | M. Gawn Goal | 68 - 64 |
| 30:07 | | B. Brown Goal | 68 - 58 |
| 28:43 | | C. Rozee Behind | 68 - 52 |
| 27:11 | | T. Marshall Goal | 67 - 52 |
| 25:26 | | I. Soldo Goal | 61 - 52 |
| 24:21 | | O. Wines Behind | 55 - 52 |
| 22:54 | | Rushed | 54 - 52 |
| 19:29 | | D. Houston Behind | 54 - 51 |
| 16:28 | | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 53 - 51 |
| 11:46 | | C. Dixon Behind | 53 - 45 |
| 10:19 | | W. Rioli Behind | 52 - 45 |
| 7:01 | | W. Rioli Goal | 51 - 45 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:47 | | J. Viney Goal | 45 - 45 |
| 24:54 | | D. Houston Goal | 45 - 39 |
| 20:51 | | D. Byrne-Jones Behind | 39 - 39 |
| 19:38 | | D. Byrne-Jones Goal | 38 - 39 |
| 16:01 | | Rushed | 32 - 39 |
| 13:59 | | K. Pickett Behind | 31 - 39 |
| 12:39 | | W. Rioli Goal | 31 - 38 |
| 8:09 | | K. Pickett Goal | 25 - 38 |
| 4:28 | | E. Langdon Goal | 25 - 32 |
| 0:16 | | T. Sparrow Goal | 25 - 26 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:15 | | C. Dixon Goal | 25 - 20 |
| 28:27 | | B. Brown Goal | 19 - 20 |
| 26:48 | | M. Gawn Behind | 19 - 14 |
| 24:05 | | C. Oliver Goal | 19 - 13 |
| 20:38 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 19 - 7 |
| 18:20 | | I. Soldo Behind | 19 - 1 |
| 15:06 | | F. Evans Goal | 18 - 1 |
| 2:52 | | J. McEntee Goal | 12 - 1 |
| 2:16 | | K. Chandler Behind | 6 - 1 |
| 0:18 | | D. Byrne-Jones Goal | 6 - 0 |
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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 |