Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- ADEL 429
- 350 STK
-
Kicks
- ADEL 239
- 202 STK
-
Handballs
- ADEL 190
- 148 STK
-
Free Kicks
- ADEL 14
- 15 STK
-
Clearances
- ADEL 46
- 42 STK
-
Inside 50
- ADEL 59
- 52 STK
-
Tackles
- ADEL 60
- 52 STK
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Hit-Outs
- ADEL 53
- 36 STK
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
32
D. Fogarty4 Goals
40
M. Hall2 Goals
Disposals
5
M. Crouch31 Disposals
6
J. Macrae34 Disposals
Contested Possessions
23
I. Rankine16 Contested Possessions
6
J. Macrae23 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:56 |  | J. Higgins Behind | 135 - 72 |
| 29:59 | | Z. Cordy Goal | 135 - 71 |
| 26:54 |  | R. Thilthorpe Goal | 135 - 65 |
| 24:56 | | R. Byrnes Behind | 129 - 65 |
| 22:41 | | D. Fogarty Goal | 129 - 64 |
| 21:07 | | J. Dawson Behind | 123 - 64 |
| 18:27 | | Rushed | 122 - 64 |
| 16:02 | | J. Higgins Goal | 122 - 63 |
| 16:02 | | J. Higgins Goal | 122 - 63 |
| 12:59 | | D. Wilson Behind | 122 - 57 |
| 12:00 | | R. Marshall Behind | 122 - 56 |
| 9:47 | | H. Garcia Goal | 122 - 55 |
| 8:52 | | J. Rachele Behind | 122 - 49 |
| 5:16 | | J. Soligo Goal | 121 - 49 |
| 2:39 | | J. Rachele Goal | 115 - 49 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 34:11 | | M. Wood Behind | 109 - 49 |
| 32:30 | | B. Hill Goal | 109 - 48 |
| 30:44 | | M. Wood Goal | 109 - 42 |
| 28:51 | | I. Rankine Goal | 109 - 36 |
| 26:31 | | Rushed | 103 - 36 |
| 21:47 | | Rushed | 102 - 36 |
| 19:18 | | B. Keays Goal | 102 - 35 |
| 17:55 | | J. Higgins Behind | 96 - 35 |
| 16:55 | | J. Rachele Behind | 96 - 34 |
| 13:58 | | J. Dawson Goal | 95 - 34 |
| 12:37 | | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 89 - 34 |
| 11:09 | | I. Rankine Behind | 83 - 34 |
| 9:32 | | I. Rankine Goal | 82 - 34 |
| 7:41 | | J. Peatling Goal | 76 - 34 |
| 6:28 | | I. Cumming Goal | 70 - 34 |
| 4:59 | | M. Wood Goal | 64 - 34 |
| 2:59 | | N. Wanganeen-Milera Behind | 64 - 28 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:21 | | D. Wilson Behind | 64 - 27 |
| 22:33 | | M. Hall Goal | 64 - 26 |
| 19:15 | | D. Fogarty Goal | 64 - 20 |
| 17:06 | | T. Walker Goal | 58 - 20 |
| 15:25 | | J. Peatling Behind | 52 - 20 |
| 13:03 | | J. Rachele Goal | 51 - 20 |
| 4:24 | | N. Wanganeen-Milera Goal | 45 - 20 |
| 2:46 | | J. Dawson Behind | 45 - 14 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:28 | | J. Dawson Goal | 44 - 14 |
| 29:40 | | J. Higgins Goal | 38 - 14 |
| 26:52 | | M. Hinge Behind | 38 - 8 |
| 22:23 | | R. Thilthorpe Goal | 37 - 8 |
| 19:58 | | M. Hall Goal | 31 - 8 |
| 18:13 | | D. Fogarty Goal | 31 - 2 |
| 17:34 | | M. Hall Behind | 25 - 2 |
| 12:08 | | I. Cumming Goal | 25 - 1 |
| 10:43 | | A. Neal-Bullen Behind | 19 - 1 |
| 9:01 | | R. Thilthorpe Goal | 18 - 1 |
| 8:31 | | M. Hall Behind | 12 - 1 |
| 6:51 | | M. Crouch Goal | 12 - 0 |
| 4:34 | | D. Fogarty Goal | 6 - 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 |