Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
-
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
-
Tackles
- ADEL 103
- 73 PORT
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Hit-Outs
- ADEL 51
- 46 PORT
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
2
B. Keays3 Goals
41
J. McEntee2 Goals
Disposals
14
J. Soligo35 Disposals
9
Z. Butters34 Disposals
Contested Possessions
25
J. Peatling14 Contested Possessions
9
Z. Butters19 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
|
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 |