Game Information
Mars Stadium
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- WB 415
- 305 PORT
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Kicks
- WB 225
- 162 PORT
-
Handballs
- WB 190
- 143 PORT
-
Free Kicks
- WB 22
- 15 PORT
-
Clearances
- WB 49
- 35 PORT
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Inside 50
- WB 67
- 41 PORT
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Tackles
- WB 57
- 65 PORT
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Hit-Outs
- WB 35
- 55 PORT
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
44
T. English3 Goals
15
W. Rioli2 Goals
Disposals
31
B. Dale31 Disposals
1
C. Rozee29 Disposals
Contested Possessions
8
M. Kennedy13 Contested Possessions
18
J. Horne-Francis14 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:22 |  | L. Vandermeer Behind | 131 - 41 |
| 28:35 | | R. West Goal | 130 - 41 |
| 26:12 | | E. Richards Behind | 124 - 41 |
| 21:22 | | A. Treloar Goal | 123 - 41 |
| 17:39 | | M. Bontempelli Goal | 117 - 41 |
| 16:08 |  | J. Horne-Francis Behind | 111 - 41 |
| 14:00 | | Rushed | 111 - 40 |
| 12:08 | | S. Davidson Behind | 111 - 39 |
| 9:38 | | T. English Goal | 110 - 39 |
| 8:25 | | O. Wines Behind | 104 - 39 |
| 6:36 | | L. McNeil Goal | 104 - 38 |
| 1:53 | | M. Kennedy Behind | 98 - 38 |
| 0:48 | | L. McNeil Behind | 97 - 38 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:36 | | J. Harmes Behind | 96 - 38 |
| 28:11 | | A. Naughton Goal | 95 - 38 |
| 25:09 | | T. English Goal | 89 - 38 |
| 21:36 | | M. Bontempelli Goal | 83 - 38 |
| 17:26 | | M. Bontempelli Goal | 77 - 38 |
| 16:04 | | J. Freijah Goal | 71 - 38 |
| 14:28 | | S. Powell-Pepper Goal | 65 - 38 |
| 9:49 | | M. Georgiades Goal | 65 - 32 |
| 9:16 | | Rushed | 65 - 26 |
| 7:42 | | E. Richards Goal | 64 - 26 |
| 5:45 | | T. English Behind | 58 - 26 |
| 3:40 | | T. English Goal | 57 - 26 |
| 2:23 | | J. Richards Behind | 51 - 26 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:59 | | M. Georgiades Behind | 51 - 25 |
| 30:36 | | A. Naughton Goal | 51 - 24 |
| 29:35 | | J. Horne-Francis Behind | 45 - 24 |
| 28:06 | | M. Georgiades Behind | 45 - 23 |
| 23:05 | | J. Sweet Goal | 45 - 22 |
| 19:04 | | L. Cleary Goal | 45 - 16 |
| 12:28 | | A. Naughton Goal | 39 - 16 |
| 11:25 | | A. Naughton Behind | 33 - 16 |
| 9:45 | | R. Sanders Goal | 32 - 16 |
| 6:59 | | B. Khamis Goal | 26 - 16 |
| 4:38 | | M. Bontempelli Behind | 20 - 16 |
| 2:32 | | E. Richards Goal | 19 - 16 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:06 | | S. Davidson Behind | 13 - 16 |
| 22:18 | | R. West Goal | 12 - 16 |
| 19:20 | | W. Rioli Goal | 6 - 16 |
| 17:40 | | B. Khamis Goal | 6 - 10 |
| 14:46 | | J. Richards Behind | 0 - 10 |
| 11:46 | | S. Powell-Pepper Behind | 0 - 9 |
| 10:59 | | W. Drew Behind | 0 - 8 |
| 4:20 | | Rushed | 0 - 7 |
| 2:01 | | W. Rioli Goal | 0 - 6 |
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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 |