Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- FRE 371
- 353 CARL
-
Kicks
- FRE 207
- 219 CARL
-
Handballs
- FRE 164
- 134 CARL
-
Free Kicks
- FRE 16
- 12 CARL
-
Clearances
- FRE 44
- 27 CARL
-
Inside 50
- FRE 45
- 48 CARL
-
Tackles
- FRE 66
- 80 CARL
-
Hit-Outs
- FRE 36
- 39 CARL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
18
T. Emmett2 Goals
35
C. Curnow3 Goals
Disposals
8
A. Brayshaw38 Disposals
42
A. Saad25 Disposals
Contested Possessions
3
C. Serong15 Contested Possessions
29
G. Hewett12 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:32 |  | M. Kennedy Goal | 63 - 73 |
| 29:00 | | M. Cottrell Goal | 63 - 67 |
| 25:57 | | C. Curnow Goal | 63 - 61 |
| 24:33 | | C. Curnow Behind | 63 - 55 |
| 22:14 |  | M. Walters Goal | 63 - 54 |
| 19:11 | | J. Sharp Goal | 57 - 54 |
| 17:16 | | M. Kennedy Goal | 51 - 54 |
| 13:21 | | J. Carroll Behind | 51 - 48 |
| 6:57 | | B. Acres Behind | 51 - 47 |
| 5:44 | | J. Treacy Behind | 51 - 46 |
| 3:38 | | M. Owies Goal | 50 - 46 |
| 1:50 | | J. Amiss Behind | 50 - 40 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:50 | | Rushed | 49 - 40 |
| 32:24 | | J. Aish Behind | 48 - 40 |
| 30:11 | | N. Fyfe Behind | 47 - 40 |
| 27:18 | | A. Cerra Behind | 46 - 40 |
| 25:53 | | J. Treacy Goal | 46 - 39 |
| 24:03 | | A. Cerra Behind | 40 - 39 |
| 20:52 | | T. Emmett Goal | 40 - 38 |
| 17:18 | | T. Emmett Behind | 34 - 38 |
| 15:47 | | C. Curnow Goal | 33 - 38 |
| 14:10 | | M. Johnson Behind | 33 - 32 |
| 10:07 | | C. Curnow Goal | 32 - 32 |
| 6:22 | | S. Switkowski Goal | 32 - 26 |
| 5:37 | | M. Cottrell Behind | 26 - 26 |
| 4:13 | | Rushed | 26 - 25 |
| 2:05 | | C. Curnow Behind | 26 - 24 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:49 | | T. De Koning Behind | 26 - 23 |
| 25:14 | | P. Cripps Behind | 26 - 22 |
| 23:22 | | H. McKay Behind | 26 - 21 |
| 17:27 | | M. Cottrell Goal | 26 - 20 |
| 12:43 | | M. Taberner Goal | 26 - 14 |
| 8:18 | | H. McKay Behind | 20 - 14 |
| 6:08 | | J. Amiss Goal | 20 - 13 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:07 | | P. Cripps Goal | 14 - 13 |
| 20:14 | | M. Cottrell Behind | 14 - 7 |
| 14:45 | | B. Banfield Goal | 14 - 6 |
| 9:30 | | T. Emmett Goal | 8 - 6 |
| 6:32 | | A. Cerra Goal | 2 - 6 |
| 3:56 | | J. Treacy Behind | 2 - 0 |
| 1:26 | | M. Frederick Behind | 1 - 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 |