Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- ADEL 369
- 349 GEEL
-
Kicks
- ADEL 210
- 228 GEEL
-
Handballs
- ADEL 159
- 121 GEEL
-
Free Kicks
- ADEL 15
- 15 GEEL
-
Clearances
- ADEL 37
- 31 GEEL
-
Inside 50
- ADEL 53
- 49 GEEL
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Tackles
- ADEL 66
- 48 GEEL
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Hit-Outs
- ADEL 31
- 37 GEEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
27
T. Lynch2 Goals
32
G. Miers3 Goals
Disposals
5
B. Crouch35 Disposals
35
P. Dangerfield32 Disposals
Contested Possessions
5
M. Crouch11 Contested Possessions
35
P. Dangerfield16 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:42 |  | S. Menegola Behind | 75 - 99 |
| 31:08 | | L. Dahlhaus Behind | 75 - 98 |
| 24:13 |  | T. Lynch Behind | 75 - 97 |
| 17:51 | | G. Rohan Goal | 74 - 97 |
| 15:16 | | G. Miers Goal | 74 - 91 |
| 13:48 | | G. Ablett Goal | 74 - 85 |
| 12:49 | | B. Crouch Behind | 74 - 79 |
| 11:14 | | L. Dahlhaus Behind | 73 - 79 |
| 9:37 | | M. Crouch Goal | 73 - 78 |
| 5:46 | | G. Ablett Behind | 67 - 78 |
| 5:15 | | T. Atkins Behind | 67 - 77 |
| 4:05 | | G. Rohan Goal | 67 - 76 |
| 2:54 | | G. Miers Behind | 67 - 70 |
| 1:20 | | R. Atkins Behind | 67 - 69 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:05 | | T. Lynch Goal | 66 - 69 |
| 25:03 | | L. Murphy Goal | 60 - 69 |
| 23:25 | | G. Rohan Behind | 54 - 69 |
| 21:54 | | B. Crouch Goal | 54 - 68 |
| 17:58 | | P. Dangerfield Goal | 48 - 68 |
| 16:56 | | T. Hawkins Goal | 48 - 62 |
| 15:08 | | T. Walker Goal | 48 - 56 |
| 11:25 | | Rushed | 42 - 56 |
| 5:42 | | R. Sloane Behind | 41 - 56 |
| 2:19 | | R. Sloane Goal | 40 - 56 |
| 0:56 | | T. Lynch Behind | 34 - 56 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:39 | | T. Lynch Behind | 33 - 56 |
| 20:40 | | Rushed | 32 - 56 |
| 19:50 | | R. Stanley Behind | 32 - 55 |
| 18:27 | | Rushed | 32 - 54 |
| 17:32 | | P. Dangerfield Behind | 31 - 54 |
| 15:15 | | T. Walker Behind | 31 - 53 |
| 12:15 | | G. Miers Goal | 30 - 53 |
| 10:25 | | B. Parfitt Behind | 30 - 47 |
| 9:04 | | Rushed | 30 - 46 |
| 7:28 | | J. Jenkins Goal | 30 - 45 |
| 5:43 | | G. Miers Goal | 24 - 45 |
| 3:32 | | B. Parfitt Behind | 24 - 39 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:03 | | S. Menegola Behind | 24 - 38 |
| 30:52 | | R. Sloane Behind | 24 - 37 |
| 29:53 | | E. Betts Behind | 23 - 37 |
| 28:41 | | C. Constable Goal | 22 - 37 |
| 27:28 | | T. Hawkins Goal | 22 - 31 |
| 23:56 | | J. Clark Goal | 22 - 25 |
| 21:28 | | R. Knight Goal | 22 - 19 |
| 20:21 | | J. Jenkins Behind | 16 - 19 |
| 18:30 | | B. Smith Behind | 15 - 19 |
| 17:26 | | P. Seedsman Behind | 14 - 19 |
| 16:01 | | T. Lynch Goal | 13 - 19 |
| 10:46 | | S. Menegola Goal | 7 - 19 |
| 9:46 | | C. Constable Behind | 7 - 13 |
| 5:56 | | H. Taylor Goal | 7 - 12 |
| 3:26 | | T. Atkins Goal | 7 - 6 |
| 1:50 | | R. Atkins Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 0:52 | | Rushed | 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 |