Team Stats
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Disposals
- GWS 370
- 308 ESS
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Kicks
- GWS 229
- 186 ESS
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Handballs
- GWS 141
- 122 ESS
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Free Kicks
- GWS 23
- 12 ESS
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Clearances
- GWS 36
- 39 ESS
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Inside 50
- GWS 55
- 52 ESS
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Tackles
- GWS 63
- 58 ESS
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Hit-Outs
- GWS 36
- 41 ESS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:25 | ![]() | M. Baguley Goal | 112 - 40 |
| 27:39 | ![]() | K. Langford Behind | 112 - 34 |
| 22:56 | ![]() | A. Francis Goal | 112 - 33 |
| 20:53 | ![]() | S. McKernan Behind | 112 - 27 |
| 15:29 | ![]() | J. Cameron Goal | 112 - 26 |
| 12:18 | ![]() | D. Lloyd Goal | 106 - 26 |
| 11:55 | ![]() | L. Keeffe Behind | 100 - 26 |
| 11:28 | ![]() | J. Cameron Behind | 99 - 26 |
| 8:42 | ![]() | S. Coniglio Behind | 98 - 26 |
| 7:01 | ![]() | S. Coniglio Goal | 97 - 26 |
| 5:36 | ![]() | T. Taranto Goal | 91 - 26 |
| 2:28 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 85 - 26 |
| 0:40 | ![]() | S. Coniglio Goal | 79 - 26 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:29 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 73 - 26 |
| 25:52 | ![]() | Rushed | 73 - 20 |
| 23:15 | ![]() | J. Cameron Behind | 73 - 19 |
| 21:18 | ![]() | O. Fantasia Behind | 72 - 19 |
| 19:11 | ![]() | T. Taranto Goal | 72 - 18 |
| 17:59 | ![]() | L. Keeffe Goal | 66 - 18 |
| 13:49 | ![]() | O. Fantasia Behind | 60 - 18 |
| 12:39 | ![]() | J. Hopper Behind | 60 - 17 |
| 8:50 | ![]() | T. Greene Behind | 59 - 17 |
| 7:14 | ![]() | J. Cameron Goal | 58 - 17 |
| 6:26 | ![]() | B. Deledio Behind | 52 - 17 |
| 4:08 | ![]() | B. Daniels Behind | 51 - 17 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:23 | ![]() | J. Cameron Goal | 50 - 17 |
| 27:01 | ![]() | L. Keeffe Behind | 44 - 17 |
| 20:58 | ![]() | H. Shaw Behind | 43 - 17 |
| 17:43 | ![]() | M. Brown Behind | 42 - 17 |
| 15:44 | ![]() | L. Keeffe Goal | 42 - 16 |
| 14:09 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 36 - 16 |
| 12:45 | ![]() | H. Perryman Behind | 36 - 10 |
| 10:31 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 35 - 10 |
| 6:22 | ![]() | L. Keeffe Goal | 35 - 4 |
| 5:37 | ![]() | J. Hopper Behind | 29 - 4 |
| 2:36 | ![]() | S. Coniglio Goal | 28 - 4 |
| 1:20 | ![]() | H. Perryman Behind | 22 - 4 |
| 0:26 | ![]() | B. Daniels Behind | 21 - 4 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:33 | ![]() | J. Cameron Goal | 20 - 4 |
| 26:05 | ![]() | M. de Boer Behind | 14 - 4 |
| 19:11 | ![]() | O. Fantasia Behind | 13 - 4 |
| 14:00 | ![]() | J. Finlayson Behind | 13 - 3 |
| 10:15 | ![]() | D. Lloyd Goal | 12 - 3 |
| 7:32 | ![]() | T. Bellchambers Behind | 6 - 3 |
| 6:19 | ![]() | D. Myers Behind | 6 - 2 |
| 4:46 | ![]() | H. Himmelberg Goal | 6 - 1 |
| 3:20 | ![]() | D. Shiel Behind | 0 - 1 |
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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 |












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