Team Stats
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Disposals
- MELB 352
- 369 ESS
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Kicks
- MELB 203
- 222 ESS
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Handballs
- MELB 149
- 147 ESS
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Free Kicks
- MELB 23
- 28 ESS
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Clearances
- MELB 43
- 43 ESS
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Inside 50
- MELB 63
- 53 ESS
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Tackles
- MELB 59
- 68 ESS
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 45
- 34 ESS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 35:24 | ![]() | O. Fantasia Goal | 112 - 130 |
| 33:48 | ![]() | A. Brayshaw Goal | 112 - 124 |
| 31:56 | ![]() | J. Harmes Goal | 106 - 124 |
| 30:48 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 100 - 124 |
| 27:44 | ![]() | J. Melksham Goal | 100 - 118 |
| 25:46 | ![]() | D. Parish Goal | 94 - 118 |
| 23:45 | ![]() | J. Harmes Goal | 94 - 112 |
| 21:30 | ![]() | A. McGrath Goal | 88 - 112 |
| 19:56 | ![]() | D. Parish Behind | 88 - 106 |
| 17:10 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 88 - 105 |
| 11:30 | ![]() | J. Hunt Goal | 88 - 104 |
| 7:52 | ![]() | Rushed | 82 - 104 |
| 6:42 | ![]() | S. McKernan Goal | 82 - 103 |
| 5:04 | ![]() | K. Kolodjashnij Goal | 82 - 97 |
| 3:45 | ![]() | D. Parish Behind | 76 - 97 |
| 1:54 | ![]() | J. Harmes Behind | 76 - 96 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:15 | ![]() | S. Weideman Goal | 75 - 96 |
| 25:23 | ![]() | J. Hunt Goal | 69 - 96 |
| 22:53 | ![]() | D. Smith Goal | 63 - 96 |
| 21:33 | ![]() | J. Harmes Behind | 63 - 90 |
| 19:27 | ![]() | D. Smith Goal | 62 - 90 |
| 18:16 | ![]() | D. Zaharakis Goal | 62 - 84 |
| 13:43 | ![]() | J. Hunt Behind | 62 - 78 |
| 11:21 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 61 - 78 |
| 8:00 | ![]() | M. Baguley Goal | 61 - 72 |
| 6:09 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 61 - 66 |
| 0:30 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 61 - 60 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:06 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 61 - 54 |
| 25:31 | ![]() | M. Gawn Goal | 61 - 48 |
| 21:37 | ![]() | S. Weideman Goal | 55 - 48 |
| 19:21 | ![]() | J. Harmes Goal | 49 - 48 |
| 14:13 | ![]() | J. Hunt Goal | 43 - 48 |
| 11:32 | ![]() | J. Lockhart Goal | 37 - 48 |
| 8:56 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 31 - 48 |
| 7:57 | ![]() | S. McKernan Goal | 25 - 48 |
| 6:16 | ![]() | D. Shiel Behind | 25 - 42 |
| 5:11 | ![]() | Z. Clarke Behind | 25 - 41 |
| 2:23 | ![]() | C. Wagner Goal | 25 - 40 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:09 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 19 - 40 |
| 31:44 | ![]() | S. McKernan Behind | 19 - 34 |
| 29:20 | ![]() | Rushed | 19 - 33 |
| 27:36 | ![]() | D. Shiel Behind | 18 - 33 |
| 26:24 | ![]() | S. McKernan Goal | 18 - 32 |
| 24:46 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 18 - 26 |
| 22:58 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 12 - 26 |
| 20:34 | ![]() | J. Lockhart Goal | 12 - 20 |
| 19:52 | ![]() | D. Heppell Behind | 6 - 20 |
| 18:20 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 6 - 19 |
| 11:18 | ![]() | D. Parish Behind | 6 - 13 |
| 9:34 | ![]() | O. Fantasia Goal | 6 - 12 |
| 4:53 | ![]() | J. Melksham Goal | 6 - 6 |
| 1:08 | ![]() | S. McKernan Goal | 0 - 6 |
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2025 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ADEL
|
72 | 139.3 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
GEEL
|
68 | 141.5 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
BL
|
66 | 114.2 | LWLWW |
| 4 |
COLL
|
64 | 122.4 | WLLLW |
| 5 |
GWS
|
64 | 115.3 | WLWWW |
| 6 |
FRE
|
64 | 109.0 | WWWLW |
| 7 |
SUNS
|
60 | 124.9 | WWLLW |
| 8 |
HAW
|
60 | 120.9 | WLWWL |
| 9 |
WB
|
56 | 137.0 | WWWWL |
| 10 |
SYD
|
48 | 97.0 | LWWLW |
| 11 |
CARL
|
36 | 96.7 | LLLWW |
| 12 |
STK
|
36 | 88.5 | WWWWL |
| 13 |
PORT
|
36 | 79.8 | LLLLW |
| 14 |
MELB
|
28 | 93.3 | LWLLL |
| 15 |
ESS
|
24 | 69.5 | LLLLL |
| 16 |
NMFC
|
22 | 76.3 | LLLWL |
| 17 |
RICH
|
20 | 66.0 | LLLLL |
| 18 |
WCE
|
4 | 60.1 | LLLLL |












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