Team Stats
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Disposals
- ESS 441
- 332 MELB
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Kicks
- ESS 272
- 197 MELB
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Handballs
- ESS 169
- 135 MELB
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Free Kicks
- ESS 15
- 15 MELB
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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
Disposals
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 |
FRE
|
76 | 137.2 | WWLWL |
| 2 |
SYD
|
72 | 136.1 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
BL
|
64 | 121.7 | WLWWW |
| 4 |
HAW
|
64 | 120.1 | WWLDW |
| 5 |
GEEL
|
60 | 122.3 | WWWWW |
| 6 |
ADEL
|
60 | 117.3 | LWWLW |
| 7 |
MELB
|
60 | 109.6 | LWWWL |
| 8 |
WB
|
54 | 95.4 | WLLDW |
| 9 |
COLL
|
52 | 102.4 | WLWDL |
| 10 |
CARL
|
50 | 101.5 | WWWDW |
| 11 |
STK
|
40 | 102.8 | WLLWL |
| 12 |
GWS
|
40 | 98.9 | LWLWL |
| 13 |
SUNS
|
36 | 94.5 | LLWLW |
| 14 |
NMFC
|
36 | 88.8 | LLWLL |
| 15 |
PORT
|
28 | 88.1 | LLLLW |
| 16 |
WCE
|
16 | 69.2 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
RICH
|
12 | 62.5 | LWLLL |
| 18 |
ESS
|
8 | 64.6 | LLLLL |












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