Team Stats
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Disposals
- ADEL 368
- 300 PORT
-
Kicks
- ADEL 248
- 206 PORT
-
Handballs
- ADEL 120
- 94 PORT
-
Free Kicks
- ADEL 33
- 21 PORT
-
Clearances
- ADEL 52
- 45 PORT
-
Inside 50
- ADEL 65
- 43 PORT
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Tackles
- ADEL 103
- 73 PORT
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Hit-Outs
- ADEL 51
- 46 PORT
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:08 | ![]() | Rushed | 133 - 35 |
| 29:46 | ![]() | B. Keays Goal | 133 - 34 |
| 27:51 | ![]() | D. Fogarty Goal | 127 - 34 |
| 26:16 | ![]() | L. Pedlar Goal | 121 - 34 |
| 23:51 | ![]() | B. Keays Goal | 115 - 34 |
| 20:29 | ![]() | J. Soligo Goal | 109 - 34 |
| 14:27 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 103 - 34 |
| 11:48 | ![]() | J. Soligo Goal | 97 - 34 |
| 9:59 | ![]() | J. Peatling Behind | 91 - 34 |
| 6:38 | ![]() | M. Georgiades Behind | 90 - 34 |
| 4:33 | ![]() | Rushed | 90 - 33 |
| 1:23 | ![]() | R. Thilthorpe Goal | 89 - 33 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:24 | ![]() | R. O'Brien Behind | 83 - 33 |
| 28:31 | ![]() | S. Berry Goal | 82 - 33 |
| 27:19 | ![]() | R. O'Brien Goal | 76 - 33 |
| 23:03 | ![]() | M. Georgiades Goal | 70 - 33 |
| 20:55 | ![]() | J. McEntee Goal | 70 - 27 |
| 19:23 | ![]() | B. Keays Behind | 70 - 21 |
| 17:32 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 69 - 21 |
| 14:42 | ![]() | J. Dawson Goal | 63 - 21 |
| 11:11 | ![]() | R. Thilthorpe Goal | 57 - 21 |
| 7:49 | ![]() | D. Curtin Behind | 51 - 21 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:49 | ![]() | I. Rankine Goal | 50 - 21 |
| 26:20 | ![]() | J. Peatling Behind | 44 - 21 |
| 20:32 | ![]() | B. Keays Behind | 43 - 21 |
| 19:21 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 42 - 21 |
| 18:11 | ![]() | M. Georgiades Behind | 36 - 21 |
| 7:58 | ![]() | R. Thilthorpe Goal | 36 - 20 |
| 5:42 | ![]() | Rushed | 30 - 20 |
| 3:39 | ![]() | J. Peatling Goal | 30 - 19 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:00 | ![]() | J. McEntee Goal | 24 - 19 |
| 29:17 | ![]() | J. Sweet Goal | 24 - 13 |
| 27:19 | ![]() | J. Mead Goal | 24 - 7 |
| 20:59 | ![]() | S. Berry Goal | 24 - 1 |
| 20:21 | ![]() | T. Walker Behind | 18 - 1 |
| 16:58 | ![]() | R. Thilthorpe Behind | 17 - 1 |
| 13:19 | ![]() | B. Keays Goal | 16 - 1 |
| 10:58 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 10 - 1 |
| 7:25 | ![]() | J. Dawson Behind | 4 - 1 |
| 6:02 | ![]() | J. Lukosius Behind | 3 - 1 |
| 3:11 | ![]() | B. Keays Behind | 3 - 0 |
| 1:21 | ![]() | B. Keays Behind | 2 - 0 |
| 0:41 | ![]() | D. Fogarty Behind | 1 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
28 | 165.5 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
FRE
|
28 | 133.0 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
26 | 121.2 | WWWWD |
| 4 |
BL
|
20 | 126.0 | WWLWW |
| 5 |
SUNS
|
20 | 116.0 | LLWLW |
| 6 |
GEEL
|
20 | 114.6 | LWWLW |
| 7 |
MELB
|
20 | 100.2 | WLWWL |
| 8 |
COLL
|
18 | 108.6 | LLWWD |
| 9 |
STK
|
16 | 114.9 | LWLWW |
| 10 |
NMFC
|
16 | 106.1 | WLWLL |
| 11 |
ADEL
|
16 | 96.6 | LWWLW |
| 12 |
WB
|
16 | 91.5 | WLLLL |
| 13 |
PORT
|
12 | 110.9 | WLLWL |
| 14 |
GWS
|
12 | 88.2 | LWLWL |
| 15 |
WCE
|
8 | 59.3 | LLLLL |
| 16 |
CARL
|
4 | 78.1 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
ESS
|
4 | 70.2 | LWLLL |
| 18 |
RICH
|
4 | 60.0 | LLLLW |












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