Game Information
People First Stadium
Team Stats
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Disposals
- SUNS 400
- 328 COLL
-
Kicks
- SUNS 213
- 196 COLL
-
Handballs
- SUNS 187
- 132 COLL
-
Free Kicks
- SUNS 17
- 18 COLL
-
Clearances
- SUNS 32
- 39 COLL
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Inside 50
- SUNS 68
- 50 COLL
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Tackles
- SUNS 51
- 72 COLL
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Hit-Outs
- SUNS 35
- 37 COLL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
34
B. King4 Goals
35
N. Daicos2 Goals
Disposals
15
N. Anderson39 Disposals
35
N. Daicos32 Disposals
Contested Possessions
9
S. Flanders15 Contested Possessions
35
N. Daicos11 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:17 |  | L. Sullivan Behind | 101 - 90 |
| 30:38 |  | J. Lukosius Behind | 101 - 89 |
| 27:40 | | B. Ainsworth Goal | 100 - 89 |
| 26:12 | | B. Long Goal | 94 - 89 |
| 24:24 | | N. Kreuger Goal | 88 - 89 |
| 22:24 | | B. Mihocek Behind | 88 - 83 |
| 21:15 | | J. Lukosius Behind | 88 - 82 |
| 20:50 | | B. Humphrey Behind | 87 - 82 |
| 14:21 | | N. Daicos Goal | 86 - 82 |
| 12:57 | | J. De Goey Goal | 86 - 76 |
| 8:51 | | J. Howe Goal | 86 - 70 |
| 7:39 | | Rushed | 86 - 64 |
| 5:42 | | S. Day Behind | 85 - 64 |
| 4:25 | | N. Daicos Behind | 84 - 64 |
| 3:15 | | B. Hill Goal | 84 - 63 |
| 1:34 | | N. Holman Behind | 84 - 57 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:57 | | P. Lipinski Goal | 83 - 57 |
| 25:39 | | S. Day Goal | 83 - 51 |
| 24:27 | | P. Lipinski Behind | 77 - 51 |
| 23:32 | | T. Miller Behind | 77 - 50 |
| 22:32 | | J. Lukosius Behind | 76 - 50 |
| 20:57 | | S. Pendlebury Goal | 75 - 50 |
| 19:37 | | J. Lukosius Goal | 75 - 44 |
| 16:33 | | B. King Goal | 69 - 44 |
| 15:27 | | Rushed | 63 - 44 |
| 14:54 | | W. Graham Behind | 63 - 43 |
| 13:56 | | Rushed | 62 - 43 |
| 10:43 | | B. King Goal | 61 - 43 |
| 8:26 | | Rushed | 55 - 43 |
| 6:25 | | N. Daicos Goal | 54 - 43 |
| 3:14 | | Rushed | 54 - 37 |
| 2:10 | | J. Daicos Behind | 54 - 36 |
| 0:34 | | B. Hill Behind | 54 - 35 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:11 | | W. Graham Goal | 54 - 34 |
| 25:27 | | B. Hill Behind | 48 - 34 |
| 22:59 | | J. Daicos Goal | 48 - 33 |
| 21:40 | | B. Ainsworth Goal | 48 - 27 |
| 18:04 | | J. Lukosius Goal | 42 - 27 |
| 16:43 | | D. Swallow Behind | 36 - 27 |
| 7:52 | | B. Ainsworth Behind | 35 - 27 |
| 5:53 | | B. Long Goal | 34 - 27 |
| 4:41 | | Rushed | 28 - 27 |
| 2:56 | | T. Miller Behind | 27 - 27 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:53 | | A. Sexton Behind | 26 - 27 |
| 29:28 | | J. De Goey Goal | 25 - 27 |
| 27:54 | | N. Kreuger Behind | 25 - 21 |
| 25:36 | | S. Flanders Goal | 25 - 20 |
| 23:38 | | Rushed | 19 - 20 |
| 18:50 | | W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal | 19 - 19 |
| 15:00 | | B. Mihocek Goal | 19 - 13 |
| 12:47 | | J. De Goey Behind | 19 - 7 |
| 10:47 | | B. King Goal | 19 - 6 |
| 8:54 | | B. Mihocek Goal | 13 - 6 |
| 6:15 | | B. King Goal | 13 - 0 |
| 4:03 | | N. Holman Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 3:06 | | S. Flanders 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 |