Game Information
MCG
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- HAW 358
- 375 ADEL
-
Kicks
- HAW 209
- 206 ADEL
-
Handballs
- HAW 149
- 169 ADEL
-
Free Kicks
- HAW 29
- 21 ADEL
-
Clearances
- HAW 39
- 29 ADEL
-
Inside 50
- HAW 63
- 41 ADEL
-
Tackles
- HAW 54
- 58 ADEL
-
Hit-Outs
- HAW 25
- 40 ADEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
8
D. Moore5 Goals
21
C. Burgess3 Goals
Disposals
8
D. Moore27 Disposals
5
M. Crouch35 Disposals
Contested Possessions
3
J. Newcombe14 Contested Possessions
14
J. Soligo16 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:04 |  | J. Gunston Goal | 107 - 80 |
| 27:28 |  | B. Cook Goal | 101 - 80 |
| 26:14 | | C. Burgess Goal | 101 - 74 |
| 23:09 | | W. Day Behind | 101 - 68 |
| 20:43 | | C. Nash Goal | 100 - 68 |
| 19:03 | | D. Fogarty Goal | 94 - 68 |
| 16:57 | | C. Burgess Goal | 94 - 62 |
| 14:28 | | Rushed | 94 - 56 |
| 12:42 | | C. Burgess Behind | 93 - 56 |
| 10:33 | | C. Macdonald Goal | 93 - 55 |
| 8:51 | | L. Breust Goal | 87 - 55 |
| 5:03 | | Rushed | 81 - 55 |
| 1:13 | | L. Sholl Goal | 81 - 54 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:05 | | J. Ginnivan Goal | 81 - 48 |
| 31:38 | | D. Moore Behind | 75 - 48 |
| 28:55 | | C. Jones Goal | 74 - 48 |
| 26:38 | | B. Cook Goal | 74 - 42 |
| 24:44 | | B. Cook Goal | 74 - 36 |
| 23:44 | | J. Ginnivan Behind | 74 - 30 |
| 22:30 | | C. Macdonald Behind | 73 - 30 |
| 14:22 | | D. Moore Goal | 72 - 30 |
| 12:23 | | C. Burgess Goal | 66 - 30 |
| 10:12 | | D. Fogarty Goal | 66 - 24 |
| 6:08 | | C. Macdonald Behind | 66 - 18 |
| 4:50 | | J. Gunston Goal | 65 - 18 |
| 2:19 | | D. Moore Goal | 59 - 18 |
| 0:45 | | C. Dear Goal | 53 - 18 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:24 | | J. Ginnivan Behind | 47 - 18 |
| 16:30 | | Rushed | 46 - 18 |
| 14:37 | | Rushed | 46 - 17 |
| 13:44 | | T. Walker Behind | 46 - 16 |
| 11:39 | | J. Rachele Behind | 46 - 15 |
| 7:00 | | D. Moore Goal | 46 - 14 |
| 5:29 | | D. Moore Goal | 40 - 14 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:31 | | H. Schoenberg Goal | 34 - 14 |
| 27:20 | | B. Keays Behind | 34 - 8 |
| 25:42 | | B. Hardwick Goal | 34 - 7 |
| 24:01 | | L. Murphy Goal | 28 - 7 |
| 22:51 | | J. Gunston Behind | 28 - 1 |
| 21:10 | | J. Ginnivan Goal | 27 - 1 |
| 16:23 | | D. Moore Goal | 21 - 1 |
| 15:39 | | T. Walker Behind | 15 - 1 |
| 11:57 | | J. Gunston Goal | 15 - 0 |
| 9:16 | | W. Day Behind | 9 - 0 |
| 6:01 | | N. Reeves Goal | 8 - 0 |
| 4:15 | | C. Dear Behind | 2 - 0 |
| 2:42 | | J. Ginnivan Behind | 1 - 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 |