Team Stats
-
Disposals
- BL 368
- 339 MELB
-
Kicks
- BL 238
- 199 MELB
-
Handballs
- BL 130
- 140 MELB
-
Free Kicks
- BL 15
- 10 MELB
-
Clearances
- BL 34
- 40 MELB
-
Inside 50
- BL 53
- 51 MELB
-
Tackles
- BL 53
- 71 MELB
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Hit-Outs
- BL 34
- 48 MELB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:32 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 86 - 81 |
| 25:18 | ![]() | H. McCluggage Goal | 86 - 80 |
| 23:01 | ![]() | W. Ashcroft Behind | 80 - 80 |
| 19:53 | ![]() | K. Lohmann Goal | 79 - 80 |
| 19:02 | ![]() | J. Daniher Behind | 73 - 80 |
| 15:49 | ![]() | C. Oliver Behind | 72 - 80 |
| 14:11 | ![]() | J. Berry Goal | 72 - 79 |
| 13:32 | ![]() | E. Langdon Behind | 66 - 79 |
| 10:18 | ![]() | Rushed | 66 - 78 |
| 8:37 | ![]() | J. Fletcher Behind | 65 - 78 |
| 7:01 | ![]() | J. Dunkley Behind | 64 - 78 |
| 5:43 | ![]() | C. Ah Chee Behind | 63 - 78 |
| 0:53 | ![]() | H. Petty Behind | 62 - 78 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:38 | ![]() | J. Fletcher Behind | 62 - 77 |
| 28:41 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 61 - 77 |
| 26:18 | ![]() | C. Ah Chee Goal | 61 - 71 |
| 24:30 | ![]() | O. McInerney Behind | 55 - 71 |
| 22:44 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Behind | 54 - 71 |
| 19:56 | ![]() | C. Rayner Goal | 54 - 70 |
| 18:27 | ![]() | H. Petty Behind | 48 - 70 |
| 16:31 | ![]() | C. Ah Chee Behind | 48 - 69 |
| 14:08 | ![]() | Z. Bailey Behind | 47 - 69 |
| 12:47 | ![]() | E. Langdon Behind | 46 - 69 |
| 11:01 | ![]() | C. Ah Chee Behind | 46 - 68 |
| 9:22 | ![]() | D. Turner Goal | 45 - 68 |
| 7:07 | ![]() | J. Daniher Goal | 45 - 62 |
| 4:57 | ![]() | Rushed | 39 - 62 |
| 1:58 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 38 - 62 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 37:15 | ![]() | H. Petty Behind | 38 - 61 |
| 33:02 | ![]() | H. Petty Behind | 38 - 60 |
| 29:40 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 38 - 59 |
| 27:40 | ![]() | J. Daniher Goal | 38 - 53 |
| 24:56 | ![]() | C. Oliver Goal | 32 - 53 |
| 21:16 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 32 - 47 |
| 19:25 | ![]() | K. Chandler Goal | 32 - 41 |
| 14:04 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 32 - 35 |
| 12:46 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 32 - 29 |
| 10:00 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Goal | 32 - 23 |
| 4:30 | ![]() | E. Hipwood Goal | 32 - 17 |
| 4:08 | ![]() | Rushed | 26 - 17 |
| 2:11 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Goal | 25 - 17 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:17 | ![]() | O. McInerney Behind | 25 - 11 |
| 26:34 | ![]() | K. Lohmann Behind | 24 - 11 |
| 24:08 | ![]() | E. Hipwood Behind | 23 - 11 |
| 22:12 | ![]() | C. Cameron Goal | 22 - 11 |
| 21:25 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 16 - 11 |
| 19:17 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 16 - 10 |
| 17:53 | ![]() | K. Tholstrup Behind | 16 - 9 |
| 16:45 | ![]() | Rushed | 16 - 8 |
| 13:39 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 15 - 8 |
| 13:11 | ![]() | C. Windsor Behind | 15 - 7 |
| 11:36 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 15 - 6 |
| 9:06 | ![]() | C. Cameron Goal | 15 - 0 |
| 7:24 | ![]() | W. Ashcroft Behind | 9 - 0 |
| 5:57 | ![]() | Rushed | 8 - 0 |
| 2:46 | ![]() | C. Rayner Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 1:24 | ![]() | Rushed | 1 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
28 | 165.5 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
FRE
|
28 | 133.0 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
26 | 121.2 | WWWWD |
| 4 |
BL
|
20 | 126.0 | WWLWW |
| 5 |
SUNS
|
20 | 116.0 | LLWLW |
| 6 |
GEEL
|
20 | 114.6 | LWWLW |
| 7 |
MELB
|
20 | 100.2 | WLWWL |
| 8 |
COLL
|
18 | 108.6 | LLWWD |
| 9 |
STK
|
16 | 114.9 | LWLWW |
| 10 |
NMFC
|
16 | 106.1 | WLWLL |
| 11 |
ADEL
|
16 | 96.6 | LWWLW |
| 12 |
WB
|
16 | 91.5 | WLLLL |
| 13 |
PORT
|
12 | 110.9 | WLLWL |
| 14 |
GWS
|
12 | 88.2 | LWLWL |
| 15 |
WCE
|
8 | 59.3 | LLLLL |
| 16 |
CARL
|
4 | 78.1 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
ESS
|
4 | 70.2 | LWLLL |
| 18 |
RICH
|
4 | 60.0 | LLLLW |












SYD
FRE
HAW
BL
SUNS
GEEL
MELB
COLL
STK
NMFC
ADEL
WB
PORT
GWS
WCE
CARL
ESS
RICH