Game Information
ENGIE Stadium
Team Stats
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Disposals
- GWS 362
- 321 STK
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Kicks
- GWS 193
- 185 STK
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Handballs
- GWS 169
- 136 STK
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Free Kicks
- GWS 19
- 14 STK
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Clearances
- GWS 45
- 40 STK
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Inside 50
- GWS 46
- 50 STK
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Tackles
- GWS 66
- 61 STK
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Hit-Outs
- GWS 56
- 35 STK
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
4
T. Greene4 Goals
22
D. Wilson5 Goals
Disposals
12
T. Green33 Disposals
35
J. Sinclair34 Disposals
Contested Possessions
12
T. Green23 Contested Possessions
19
R. Marshall13 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:41 |  | D. Jones Goal | 104 - 93 |
| 33:41 | | D. Jones Goal | 104 - 93 |
| 32:05 | | T. Greene Behind | 98 - 93 |
| 27:38 |  | Z. Jones Behind | 97 - 93 |
| 25:15 | | M. Hall Goal | 97 - 92 |
| 22:48 | | T. Green Goal | 97 - 86 |
| 21:07 | | T. Bedford Behind | 91 - 86 |
| 21:07 | | T. Bedford Behind | 91 - 86 |
| 19:50 | | Rushed | 90 - 86 |
| 15:47 | | J. Riccardi Behind | 89 - 86 |
| 14:01 | | C. Brown Goal | 88 - 86 |
| 12:27 | | T. Greene Goal | 82 - 86 |
| 11:12 | | D. Wilson Goal | 76 - 86 |
| 8:45 | | M. Hall Goal | 76 - 80 |
| 7:56 | | Rushed | 76 - 74 |
| 5:50 | | D. Wilson Goal | 75 - 74 |
| 5:32 | | Rushed | 75 - 68 |
| 4:22 | | A. Cadman Behind | 74 - 68 |
| 2:47 | | T. Greene Goal | 73 - 68 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:33 | | D. Wilson Goal | 67 - 68 |
| 31:33 | | D. Wilson Goal | 67 - 68 |
| 29:33 | | I. Keeler Goal | 67 - 62 |
| 26:22 | | M. Gruzewski Goal | 67 - 56 |
| 19:59 | | D. Jones Goal | 61 - 56 |
| 18:44 | | C. Sharman Goal | 55 - 56 |
| 17:02 | | T. Greene Goal | 55 - 50 |
| 9:33 | | H. Thomas Behind | 49 - 50 |
| 6:46 | | T. Bedford Goal | 48 - 50 |
| 5:41 | | D. Wilson Goal | 42 - 50 |
| 3:56 | | Rushed | 42 - 44 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:56 | | N. Wanganeen-Milera Behind | 42 - 43 |
| 24:28 | | K. Briggs Behind | 42 - 42 |
| 20:04 | | L. Collard Goal | 41 - 42 |
| 17:21 | | C. Sharman Goal | 41 - 36 |
| 14:21 | | M. Phillipou Goal | 41 - 30 |
| 10:20 | | H. Rowston Goal | 41 - 24 |
| 8:02 | | D. Jones Behind | 35 - 24 |
| 6:44 | | D. Wilson Goal | 34 - 24 |
| 4:45 | | M. Gruzewski Goal | 34 - 18 |
| 3:12 | | M. Gruzewski Behind | 28 - 18 |
| 0:54 | | C. Sharman Behind | 27 - 18 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:10 | | J. Riccardi Behind | 27 - 17 |
| 29:09 | | M. Wood Behind | 26 - 17 |
| 26:23 | | M. Wood Behind | 26 - 16 |
| 24:29 | | M. Gruzewski Behind | 26 - 15 |
| 21:37 | | L. Collard Goal | 25 - 15 |
| 20:16 | | M. Phillipou Goal | 25 - 9 |
| 18:24 | | M. Gruzewski Goal | 25 - 3 |
| 15:08 | | N. Wanganeen-Milera Behind | 19 - 3 |
| 13:53 | | Z. Jones Behind | 19 - 2 |
| 7:39 | | N. Wanganeen-Milera Behind | 19 - 1 |
| 7:12 | | T. Greene Behind | 19 - 0 |
| 5:47 | | H. Thomas Goal | 18 - 0 |
| 3:33 | | T. Greene Goal | 12 - 0 |
| 2:09 | | H. Himmelberg 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 |