Team Stats
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Disposals
- CARL 421
- 281 WCE
-
Kicks
- CARL 260
- 177 WCE
-
Handballs
- CARL 161
- 104 WCE
-
Free Kicks
- CARL 20
- 15 WCE
-
Clearances
- CARL 40
- 18 WCE
-
Inside 50
- CARL 73
- 35 WCE
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Tackles
- CARL 35
- 46 WCE
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Hit-Outs
- CARL 26
- 32 WCE
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 34:15 | ![]() | Z. Williams Behind | 121 - 50 |
| 32:27 | ![]() | P. Cripps Goal | 120 - 50 |
| 28:39 | ![]() | W. White Goal | 114 - 50 |
| 27:13 | ![]() | P. Cripps Goal | 108 - 50 |
| 22:55 | ![]() | J. Hutchinson Behind | 102 - 50 |
| 19:50 | ![]() | M. McGovern Goal | 102 - 49 |
| 18:50 | ![]() | P. Cripps Behind | 96 - 49 |
| 18:13 | ![]() | J. Cripps Behind | 95 - 49 |
| 16:39 | ![]() | S. Docherty Goal | 95 - 48 |
| 10:42 | ![]() | C. Durdin Goal | 89 - 48 |
| 9:05 | ![]() | M. Owies Goal | 83 - 48 |
| 6:38 | ![]() | C. Curnow Behind | 83 - 42 |
| 4:17 | ![]() | L. Ryan Goal | 82 - 42 |
| 2:00 | ![]() | M. Cottrell Behind | 82 - 36 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:28 | ![]() | M. Owies Behind | 81 - 36 |
| 29:37 | ![]() | W. White Behind | 81 - 35 |
| 28:08 | ![]() | M. Owies Behind | 80 - 35 |
| 24:52 | ![]() | C. Durdin Goal | 80 - 34 |
| 22:37 | ![]() | P. Cripps Goal | 74 - 34 |
| 20:25 | ![]() | L. Ryan Behind | 68 - 34 |
| 18:39 | ![]() | T. Gross Behind | 68 - 33 |
| 16:26 | ![]() | J. Waterman Behind | 68 - 32 |
| 14:24 | ![]() | C. Curnow Goal | 68 - 31 |
| 12:06 | ![]() | M. Cottrell Behind | 62 - 31 |
| 8:43 | ![]() | L. Fogarty Goal | 61 - 31 |
| 7:20 | ![]() | C. Durdin Behind | 55 - 31 |
| 5:15 | ![]() | P. Cripps Behind | 54 - 31 |
| 2:41 | ![]() | L. Ryan Behind | 53 - 31 |
| 1:13 | ![]() | L. Ryan Goal | 53 - 30 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:50 | ![]() | S. Walsh Goal | 53 - 24 |
| 27:01 | ![]() | J. Williams Behind | 47 - 24 |
| 23:27 | ![]() | J. Motlop Behind | 47 - 23 |
| 21:54 | ![]() | S. Walsh Goal | 46 - 23 |
| 19:44 | ![]() | J. Cripps Goal | 40 - 23 |
| 18:03 | ![]() | C. Curnow Behind | 40 - 17 |
| 16:20 | ![]() | C. Lord Goal | 39 - 17 |
| 13:01 | ![]() | J. Graham Behind | 33 - 17 |
| 11:56 | ![]() | A. Reid Goal | 33 - 16 |
| 7:30 | ![]() | P. Cripps Behind | 33 - 10 |
| 6:33 | ![]() | C. Curnow Behind | 32 - 10 |
| 6:00 | ![]() | Rushed | 31 - 10 |
| 3:40 | ![]() | S. Walsh Goal | 31 - 9 |
| 1:45 | ![]() | L. Fogarty Behind | 25 - 9 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:46 | ![]() | C. Durdin Goal | 24 - 9 |
| 25:34 | ![]() | L. Baker Behind | 18 - 9 |
| 25:07 | ![]() | Rushed | 18 - 8 |
| 24:00 | ![]() | C. Durdin Goal | 17 - 8 |
| 21:58 | ![]() | B. Kemp Behind | 11 - 8 |
| 20:44 | ![]() | Z. Williams Behind | 10 - 8 |
| 14:28 | ![]() | J. Waterman Behind | 9 - 8 |
| 11:37 | ![]() | C. Curnow Goal | 9 - 7 |
| 8:04 | ![]() | C. Curnow Behind | 3 - 7 |
| 5:17 | ![]() | J. Waterman Behind | 2 - 7 |
| 4:11 | ![]() | Rushed | 2 - 6 |
| 2:59 | ![]() | O. Allen Goal | 1 - 6 |
| 0:33 | ![]() | H. McKay 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 |
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 |












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