Team Stats
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Disposals
- MELB 330
- 396 GWS
-
Kicks
- MELB 212
- 236 GWS
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Handballs
- MELB 118
- 160 GWS
-
Free Kicks
- MELB 13
- 15 GWS
-
Clearances
- MELB 36
- 38 GWS
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Inside 50
- MELB 49
- 53 GWS
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Tackles
- MELB 57
- 63 GWS
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 28
- 38 GWS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:34 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 83 - 85 |
| 24:24 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 77 - 85 |
| 20:24 | ![]() | K. Chandler Goal | 71 - 85 |
| 18:37 | ![]() | H. Petty Behind | 65 - 85 |
| 16:58 | ![]() | Rushed | 64 - 85 |
| 13:52 | ![]() | T. Greene Behind | 63 - 85 |
| 12:12 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Goal | 63 - 84 |
| 7:16 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 57 - 84 |
| 5:22 | ![]() | J. Hogan Goal | 57 - 78 |
| 3:34 | ![]() | B. Daniels Goal | 57 - 72 |
| 2:13 | ![]() | J. Hogan Goal | 57 - 66 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:11 | ![]() | J. Hogan Goal | 57 - 60 |
| 25:38 | ![]() | J. Viney Goal | 57 - 54 |
| 23:38 | ![]() | C. Ward Goal | 51 - 54 |
| 21:26 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 51 - 48 |
| 19:24 | ![]() | F. Callaghan Behind | 51 - 42 |
| 18:20 | ![]() | Rushed | 51 - 41 |
| 12:10 | ![]() | Rushed | 51 - 40 |
| 2:31 | ![]() | M. Gawn Goal | 50 - 40 |
| 1:27 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 44 - 40 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:10 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 43 - 40 |
| 25:33 | ![]() | J. Hogan Goal | 42 - 40 |
| 20:47 | ![]() | K. Briggs Behind | 42 - 34 |
| 18:13 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 42 - 33 |
| 16:36 | ![]() | J. Riccardi Behind | 42 - 27 |
| 14:32 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Behind | 42 - 26 |
| 11:06 | ![]() | T. McMullin Goal | 41 - 26 |
| 8:04 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 41 - 20 |
| 5:26 | ![]() | B. Daniels Goal | 35 - 20 |
| 2:52 | ![]() | T. Bedford Goal | 35 - 14 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:55 | ![]() | J. Melksham Goal | 35 - 8 |
| 25:45 | ![]() | Rushed | 29 - 8 |
| 23:25 | ![]() | E. Langdon Goal | 28 - 8 |
| 20:30 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 22 - 8 |
| 17:43 | ![]() | H. Petty Goal | 16 - 8 |
| 15:56 | ![]() | Rushed | 10 - 8 |
| 15:00 | ![]() | T. Greene Behind | 10 - 7 |
| 13:38 | ![]() | Rushed | 10 - 6 |
| 9:43 | ![]() | T. Green Goal | 9 - 6 |
| 8:42 | ![]() | C. Windsor Behind | 9 - 0 |
| 4:16 | ![]() | K. Chandler Goal | 8 - 0 |
| 2:40 | ![]() | K. Chandler Behind | 2 - 0 |
| 0:55 | ![]() | J. Melksham Behind | 1 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
8 | 182.9 | WW |
| 2 |
SUNS
|
8 | 181.6 | WW |
| 3 |
WB
|
8 | 154.1 | WW |
| 4 |
NMFC
|
4 | 168.7 | W |
| 5 |
ADEL
|
4 | 117.7 | W |
| 6 |
HAW
|
4 | 117.1 | LW |
| 7 |
MELB
|
4 | 112.1 | W |
| 8 |
COLL
|
4 | 98.7 | WL |
| 9 |
GEEL
|
4 | 79.6 | LW |
| 10 |
GWS
|
4 | 76.4 | WL |
| 11 |
CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 12 |
RICH
|
0 | 94.7 | L |
| 13 |
FRE
|
0 | 90.9 | L |
| 14 |
STK
|
0 | 87.4 | LL |
| 15 |
BL
|
0 | 77.2 | LL |
| 16 |
PORT
|
0 | 59.3 | L |
| 17 |
ESS
|
0 | 57.2 | L |
| 18 |
WCE
|
0 | 55.0 | L |












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