Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- ADEL 359
- 382 GWS
-
Kicks
- ADEL 219
- 229 GWS
-
Handballs
- ADEL 140
- 153 GWS
-
Free Kicks
- ADEL 23
- 17 GWS
-
Clearances
- ADEL 37
- 24 GWS
-
Inside 50
- ADEL 56
- 43 GWS
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Tackles
- ADEL 53
- 61 GWS
-
Hit-Outs
- ADEL 47
- 18 GWS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
13
T. Walker2 Goals
20
J. Stringer1 Goals
Disposals
12
J. Dawson27 Disposals
6
L. Whitfield39 Disposals
Contested Possessions
12
J. Dawson12 Contested Possessions
12
T. Green19 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:13 |  | J. Stringer Behind | 52 - 34 |
| 25:05 |  | R. Thilthorpe Behind | 52 - 33 |
| 22:34 | | T. Walker Behind | 51 - 33 |
| 20:35 | | J. Stringer Goal | 50 - 33 |
| 19:18 | | I. Rankine Goal | 50 - 27 |
| 12:34 | | A. Cadman Behind | 44 - 27 |
| 8:43 | | Z. Taylor Behind | 44 - 26 |
| 4:41 | | H. Thomas Goal | 43 - 26 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:20 | | T. Walker Goal | 43 - 20 |
| 22:49 | | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 37 - 20 |
| 20:58 | | Rushed | 31 - 20 |
| 19:44 | | I. Rankine Behind | 31 - 19 |
| 16:25 | | A. Cadman Behind | 30 - 19 |
| 9:11 | | D. Jones Goal | 30 - 18 |
| 6:38 | | T. Greene Behind | 30 - 12 |
| 5:13 | | R. Thilthorpe Behind | 30 - 11 |
| 3:08 | | J. Stringer Behind | 29 - 11 |
| 0:41 | | M. Michalanney Goal | 29 - 10 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 21:49 | | Z. Taylor Behind | 23 - 10 |
| 15:34 | | J. Dawson Behind | 22 - 10 |
| 10:43 | | J. Kelly Goal | 21 - 10 |
| 8:45 | | A. Cadman Behind | 21 - 4 |
| 5:19 | | R. Thilthorpe Behind | 21 - 3 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 21:11 | | T. Walker Goal | 20 - 3 |
| 17:27 | | J. Stringer Behind | 14 - 3 |
| 16:12 | | Rushed | 14 - 2 |
| 14:59 | | C. Brown Behind | 14 - 1 |
| 9:21 | | R. Thilthorpe Goal | 14 - 0 |
| 8:19 | | J. Dawson Behind | 8 - 0 |
| 3:50 | | I. Rankine Behind | 7 - 0 |
| 1:12 | | B. Keays 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 |