Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- ESS 441
- 332 MELB
-
Kicks
- ESS 272
- 197 MELB
-
Handballs
- ESS 169
- 135 MELB
-
Free Kicks
- ESS 15
- 15 MELB
-
Clearances
- ESS 40
- 32 MELB
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Inside 50
- ESS 54
- 52 MELB
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Tackles
- ESS 45
- 54 MELB
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Hit-Outs
- ESS 21
- 39 MELB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
30
N. Caddy2 Goals
36
K. Pickett2 Goals
Disposals
21
A. Roberts42 Disposals
36
K. Pickett28 Disposals
Contested Possessions
20
P. Wright14 Contested Possessions
11
M. Gawn19 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:16 |  | Rushed | 113 - 68 |
| 25:45 |  | P. Wright Goal | 113 - 67 |
| 21:13 | | N. Caddy Behind | 107 - 67 |
| 18:45 | | J. van Rooyen Behind | 106 - 67 |
| 17:06 | | H. Langford Goal | 106 - 66 |
| 13:40 | | X. Duursma Goal | 106 - 60 |
| 11:49 | | N. Caddy Goal | 100 - 60 |
| 9:47 | | A. May Goal | 94 - 60 |
| 8:00 | | Z. Merrett Goal | 88 - 60 |
| 6:58 | | K. Langford Behind | 82 - 60 |
| 6:19 | | K. Pickett Behind | 81 - 60 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:07 | | Rushed | 81 - 59 |
| 27:59 | | T. Edwards Goal | 81 - 58 |
| 27:59 | | T. Edwards Goal | 81 - 58 |
| 26:35 | | J. Gresham Goal | 75 - 58 |
| 24:40 | | I. Kako Goal | 69 - 58 |
| 24:40 | | I. Kako Goal | 69 - 58 |
| 19:21 | | K. Pickett Goal | 63 - 58 |
| 15:13 | | N. Caddy Goal | 63 - 52 |
| 13:08 | | J. Gresham Behind | 57 - 52 |
| 11:46 | | A. Roberts Goal | 56 - 52 |
| 10:11 | | J. Steele Behind | 50 - 52 |
| 8:17 | | H. Petty Behind | 50 - 51 |
| 3:50 | | A. Day-Wicks Goal | 50 - 50 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:08 | | I. Kako Goal | 44 - 50 |
| 29:37 | | J. van Rooyen Behind | 38 - 50 |
| 27:24 | | J. Farrow Behind | 38 - 49 |
| 25:15 | | S. Durham Goal | 37 - 49 |
| 23:38 | | A. May Behind | 31 - 49 |
| 21:56 | | B. Mihocek Goal | 30 - 49 |
| 20:45 | | Rushed | 30 - 43 |
| 18:48 | | K. Chandler Goal | 29 - 43 |
| 16:07 | | A. May Goal | 29 - 37 |
| 12:39 | | T. Sparrow Goal | 23 - 37 |
| 9:29 | | K. Pickett Goal | 23 - 31 |
| 6:25 | | M. Gawn Goal | 23 - 25 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:27 | | H. Sharp Goal | 23 - 19 |
| 24:38 | | E. Tsatas Goal | 23 - 13 |
| 20:25 | | T. Edwards Behind | 17 - 13 |
| 19:16 | | N. Caddy Behind | 16 - 13 |
| 17:31 | | H. Sharp Behind | 15 - 13 |
| 15:33 | | X. Duursma Goal | 15 - 12 |
| 13:38 | | N. Caddy Behind | 9 - 12 |
| 10:43 | | L. Pickett Goal | 8 - 12 |
| 8:43 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 8 - 6 |
| 6:44 | | T. Edwards Goal | 8 - 0 |
| 5:16 | | Rushed | 2 - 0 |
| 2:54 | | Rushed | 1 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 SYD
|
20 | 173.3 | WLWWW |
| 2 |
 FRE
|
20 | 142.7 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
 HAW
|
20 | 118.2 | WWWWW |
| 4 |
 SUNS
|
16 | 126.9 | WWLLW |
| 5 |
 NMFC
|
16 | 120.8 | LWWLW |
| 6 |
 GEEL
|
16 | 116.1 | WWLWW |
| 7 |
 WB
|
16 | 102.0 | WWWLL |
| 8 |
 MELB
|
16 | 94.2 | LWWLW |
| 9 |
 BL
|
12 | 111.7 | LWWWL |
| 10 |
 ADEL
|
12 | 105.3 | LLLWW |
| 11 |
 COLL
|
12 | 94.8 | LWLLW |
| 12 |
 PORT
|
8 | 108.1 | WLWLL |
| 13 |
 STK
|
8 | 92.6 | LWLWL |
| 14 |
 GWS
|
8 | 86.8 | LLLWL |
| 15 |
 WCE
|
8 | 61.3 | WWLLL |
| 16 |
 CARL
|
4 | 79.2 | WLLLL |
| 17 |
 ESS
|
4 | 79.1 | LLLWL |
| 18 |
 RICH
|
0 | 53.6 | LLLLL |