Game Information
ENGIE Stadium
Team Stats
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Disposals
- GWS 350
- 326 GEEL
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Kicks
- GWS 223
- 212 GEEL
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Handballs
- GWS 127
- 114 GEEL
-
Free Kicks
- GWS 23
- 26 GEEL
-
Clearances
- GWS 43
- 31 GEEL
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Inside 50
- GWS 56
- 60 GEEL
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Tackles
- GWS 47
- 54 GEEL
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Hit-Outs
- GWS 30
- 40 GEEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
5
A. Cadman6 Goals
33
S. Neale5 Goals
Disposals
6
L. Whitfield32 Disposals
44
T. Stewart29 Disposals
Contested Possessions
12
T. Green16 Contested Possessions
46
M. Blicavs14 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:52 |  | S. Neale Goal | 111 - 85 |
| 25:22 | | O. Henry Goal | 111 - 79 |
| 23:56 |  | J. Stringer Goal | 111 - 73 |
| 22:00 | | B. Close Goal | 105 - 73 |
| 19:02 | | A. Cadman Goal | 105 - 67 |
| 16:13 | | M. Holmes Goal | 99 - 67 |
| 12:42 | | J. Riccardi Goal | 99 - 61 |
| 9:00 | | T. Greene Goal | 93 - 61 |
| 6:50 | | S. Neale Goal | 87 - 61 |
| 5:16 | | T. Green Behind | 87 - 55 |
| 2:19 | | A. Cadman Goal | 86 - 55 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:18 | | A. Cadman Goal | 80 - 55 |
| 27:24 | | A. Cadman Goal | 74 - 55 |
| 24:17 | | A. Cadman Goal | 68 - 55 |
| 21:44 | | S. Neale Goal | 62 - 55 |
| 20:31 | | J. Riccardi Behind | 62 - 49 |
| 19:05 | | J. Cameron Behind | 61 - 49 |
| 16:02 | | G. Miers Goal | 61 - 48 |
| 13:44 | | J. Hogan Behind | 61 - 42 |
| 11:02 | | A. Cadman Goal | 60 - 42 |
| 9:13 | | D. Jones Goal | 54 - 42 |
| 6:26 | | P. Dangerfield Behind | 48 - 42 |
| 1:37 | | J. Stringer Behind | 48 - 41 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:10 | | P. Dangerfield Behind | 47 - 41 |
| 29:51 | | J. Bowes Goal | 47 - 40 |
| 28:01 | | S. Neale Goal | 47 - 34 |
| 23:48 | | G. Stevens Behind | 47 - 28 |
| 21:36 | | T. Green Behind | 47 - 27 |
| 19:57 | | H. Rowston Behind | 46 - 27 |
| 14:57 | | J. Stringer Goal | 45 - 27 |
| 13:33 | | J. Cameron Behind | 39 - 27 |
| 10:07 | | J. Hogan Behind | 39 - 26 |
| 8:17 | | J. Stringer Goal | 38 - 26 |
| 7:19 | | J. Stringer Behind | 32 - 26 |
| 4:03 | | T. Bedford Goal | 31 - 26 |
| 2:54 | | J. Hogan Goal | 25 - 26 |
| 1:08 | | T. Greene Goal | 19 - 26 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:36 | | A. Cadman Behind | 13 - 26 |
| 19:05 | | P. Dangerfield Behind | 12 - 26 |
| 13:59 | | J. Stringer Goal | 12 - 25 |
| 12:09 | | S. Neale Goal | 6 - 25 |
| 10:36 | | C. Brown Goal | 6 - 19 |
| 8:44 | | O. Mullin Behind | 0 - 19 |
| 6:12 | | J. Cameron Goal | 0 - 18 |
| 2:35 | | O. Dempsey Goal | 0 - 12 |
| 0:22 | | S. Mannagh 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 |