Team Stats
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Disposals
- MELB 366
- 411 ESS
-
Kicks
- MELB 235
- 250 ESS
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Handballs
- MELB 131
- 161 ESS
-
Free Kicks
- MELB 14
- 19 ESS
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Clearances
- MELB 44
- 32 ESS
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Inside 50
- MELB 49
- 56 ESS
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Tackles
- MELB 56
- 70 ESS
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 27
- 43 ESS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:11 | ![]() | N. Martin Goal | 84 - 67 |
| 22:09 | ![]() | X. Duursma Goal | 84 - 61 |
| 19:56 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 84 - 55 |
| 18:51 | ![]() | N. Martin Goal | 84 - 49 |
| 14:26 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 84 - 43 |
| 12:48 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 78 - 43 |
| 10:16 | ![]() | D. Turner Goal | 72 - 43 |
| 8:11 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 66 - 43 |
| 2:54 | ![]() | J. Melksham Goal | 60 - 43 |
| 1:21 | ![]() | N. Martin Goal | 54 - 43 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 22:52 | ![]() | N. Cox Behind | 54 - 37 |
| 18:31 | ![]() | D. Turner Goal | 54 - 36 |
| 12:37 | ![]() | H. Jones Goal | 48 - 36 |
| 9:59 | ![]() | E. Langdon Goal | 48 - 30 |
| 3:29 | ![]() | A. Perkins Behind | 42 - 30 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 22:38 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Behind | 42 - 29 |
| 19:48 | ![]() | J. Melksham Goal | 42 - 28 |
| 17:37 | ![]() | N. Martin Goal | 36 - 28 |
| 13:05 | ![]() | H. Jones Behind | 36 - 22 |
| 10:08 | ![]() | Rushed | 36 - 21 |
| 5:38 | ![]() | C. Windsor Goal | 35 - 21 |
| 4:48 | ![]() | T. Sparrow Behind | 29 - 21 |
| 2:04 | ![]() | K. Chandler Goal | 28 - 21 |
| 1:13 | ![]() | J. Melksham Behind | 22 - 21 |
| 0:27 | ![]() | C. Oliver Behind | 21 - 21 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:03 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 20 - 21 |
| 22:46 | ![]() | D. Turner Goal | 14 - 21 |
| 21:31 | ![]() | H. Jones Behind | 8 - 21 |
| 17:49 | ![]() | X. Duursma Goal | 8 - 20 |
| 16:15 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 8 - 14 |
| 15:26 | ![]() | N. Caddy Behind | 8 - 13 |
| 14:07 | ![]() | T. Rivers Behind | 8 - 12 |
| 10:21 | ![]() | S. Durham Goal | 7 - 12 |
| 7:36 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 7 - 6 |
| 5:31 | ![]() | Rushed | 7 - 0 |
| 1:06 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 6 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
20 | 173.3 | WLWWW |
| 2 |
FRE
|
20 | 142.7 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
20 | 118.2 | WWWWW |
| 4 |
SUNS
|
16 | 126.9 | WWLLW |
| 5 |
NMFC
|
16 | 120.8 | LWWLW |
| 6 |
GEEL
|
16 | 116.1 | WWLWW |
| 7 |
WB
|
16 | 102.0 | WWWLL |
| 8 |
MELB
|
16 | 94.2 | LWWLW |
| 9 |
BL
|
12 | 111.7 | LWWWL |
| 10 |
ADEL
|
12 | 105.3 | LLLWW |
| 11 |
COLL
|
12 | 94.8 | LWLLW |
| 12 |
PORT
|
8 | 108.1 | WLWLL |
| 13 |
STK
|
8 | 92.6 | LWLWL |
| 14 |
GWS
|
8 | 86.8 | LLLWL |
| 15 |
WCE
|
8 | 61.3 | WWLLL |
| 16 |
CARL
|
4 | 79.2 | WLLLL |
| 17 |
ESS
|
4 | 79.1 | LLLWL |
| 18 |
RICH
|
0 | 53.6 | LLLLL |












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