Team Stats
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Disposals
- ESS 399
- 382 PORT
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Kicks
- ESS 231
- 224 PORT
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Handballs
- ESS 168
- 158 PORT
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Free Kicks
- ESS 22
- 14 PORT
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Clearances
- ESS 32
- 29 PORT
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Inside 50
- ESS 59
- 44 PORT
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Tackles
- ESS 57
- 41 PORT
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Hit-Outs
- ESS 31
- 36 PORT
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:06 | ![]() | J. Horne-Francis Behind | 72 - 60 |
| 28:14 | ![]() | W. Rioli Behind | 72 - 59 |
| 26:33 | ![]() | Rushed | 72 - 58 |
| 19:00 | ![]() | S. Draper Goal | 71 - 58 |
| 17:12 | ![]() | C. Rozee Behind | 65 - 58 |
| 15:56 | ![]() | N. Caddy Goal | 65 - 57 |
| 13:23 | ![]() | N. Caddy Behind | 59 - 57 |
| 12:37 | ![]() | N. Caddy Behind | 58 - 57 |
| 8:17 | ![]() | M. Redman Goal | 57 - 57 |
| 6:01 | ![]() | T. Cochrane Behind | 51 - 57 |
| 3:31 | ![]() | N. Martin Goal | 51 - 56 |
| 1:15 | ![]() | J. Horne-Francis Goal | 45 - 56 |
| 0:19 | ![]() | J. Caldwell Behind | 45 - 50 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:55 | ![]() | Rushed | 44 - 50 |
| 27:52 | ![]() | Rushed | 43 - 50 |
| 26:43 | ![]() | D. Byrne-Jones Goal | 42 - 50 |
| 24:09 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Behind | 42 - 44 |
| 23:28 | ![]() | Rushed | 41 - 44 |
| 20:24 | ![]() | Rushed | 40 - 44 |
| 18:52 | ![]() | A. Roberts Goal | 40 - 43 |
| 16:07 | ![]() | J. Sinn Behind | 34 - 43 |
| 13:19 | ![]() | O. Wines Goal | 34 - 42 |
| 8:41 | ![]() | J. Menzie Goal | 34 - 36 |
| 5:19 | ![]() | J. Richards Goal | 28 - 36 |
| 1:02 | ![]() | Rushed | 28 - 30 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:46 | ![]() | J. Gresham Goal | 27 - 30 |
| 18:12 | ![]() | Rushed | 21 - 30 |
| 15:42 | ![]() | H. Jones Behind | 20 - 30 |
| 12:30 | ![]() | Rushed | 19 - 30 |
| 8:00 | ![]() | Rushed | 18 - 30 |
| 5:45 | ![]() | Rushed | 18 - 29 |
| 2:47 | ![]() | D. Byrne-Jones Goal | 17 - 29 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:01 | ![]() | T. Boak Goal | 17 - 23 |
| 27:34 | ![]() | M. Georgiades Behind | 17 - 17 |
| 25:57 | ![]() | Rushed | 17 - 16 |
| 25:20 | ![]() | M. Georgiades Behind | 17 - 15 |
| 23:16 | ![]() | J. Berry Behind | 17 - 14 |
| 20:50 | ![]() | S. Powell-Pepper Behind | 17 - 13 |
| 18:39 | ![]() | T. Edwards Behind | 17 - 12 |
| 16:57 | ![]() | X. Duursma Behind | 16 - 12 |
| 15:37 | ![]() | M. Georgiades Goal | 15 - 12 |
| 13:46 | ![]() | N. Caddy Goal | 15 - 6 |
| 12:17 | ![]() | J. Menzie Behind | 9 - 6 |
| 11:05 | ![]() | S. Draper Goal | 8 - 6 |
| 7:19 | ![]() | M. Georgiades Goal | 2 - 6 |
| 5:09 | ![]() | J. Ridley Behind | 2 - 0 |
| 4:06 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Behind | 1 - 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 |
HAW
|
4 | 117.1 | LW |
| 6 |
WB
|
4 | 104.7 | W |
| 7 |
CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 8 |
BL
|
0 | 95.5 | L |
| 9 |
RICH
|
0 | 94.7 | L |
| 10 |
STK
|
0 | 84.6 | L |
| 11 |
ESS
|
0 | 57.2 | L |
| 12 |
GEEL
|
0 | 55.2 | L |
| 13 |
FRE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 14 |
MELB
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 15 |
WCE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 16 |
NMFC
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 17 |
PORT
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 18 |
ADEL
|
0 | 0.0 |












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