Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- ADEL 455
- 389 SUNS
-
Kicks
- ADEL 248
- 220 SUNS
-
Handballs
- ADEL 207
- 169 SUNS
-
Free Kicks
- ADEL 15
- 17 SUNS
-
Clearances
- ADEL 39
- 39 SUNS
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Inside 50
- ADEL 59
- 41 SUNS
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Tackles
- ADEL 69
- 83 SUNS
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Hit-Outs
- ADEL 39
- 56 SUNS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
19
E. Betts6 Goals
20
P. Wright3 Goals
Disposals
5
M. Crouch36 Disposals
8
B. Fiorini30 Disposals
Contested Possessions
9
R. Sloane20 Contested Possessions
11
T. Miller11 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:35 |  | P. Wright Goal | 119 - 46 |
| 22:18 |  | E. Himmelberg Goal | 119 - 40 |
| 20:31 | | E. Betts Goal | 113 - 40 |
| 14:26 | | A. Sexton Goal | 107 - 40 |
| 12:19 | | E. Betts Goal | 107 - 34 |
| 10:19 | | B. Smith Goal | 101 - 34 |
| 9:51 | | J. Kelly Behind | 95 - 34 |
| 8:15 | | B. Smith Behind | 94 - 34 |
| 7:08 | | T. Lynch Goal | 93 - 34 |
| 5:31 | | E. Betts Goal | 87 - 34 |
| 2:17 | | Rushed | 81 - 34 |
| 0:59 | | A. Sexton Behind | 81 - 33 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:01 | | P. Wright Goal | 81 - 32 |
| 30:53 | | E. Betts Goal | 81 - 26 |
| 30:14 | | N. Holman Behind | 75 - 26 |
| 29:34 | | P. Wright Behind | 75 - 25 |
| 23:23 | | Rushed | 75 - 24 |
| 22:10 | | L. Murphy Goal | 75 - 23 |
| 21:19 | | A. Sexton Behind | 69 - 23 |
| 18:46 | | P. Wright Goal | 69 - 22 |
| 15:44 | | H. Greenwood Goal | 69 - 16 |
| 13:06 | | J. Lukosius Goal | 63 - 16 |
| 11:03 | | T. Walker Goal | 63 - 10 |
| 9:26 | | T. Walker Goal | 57 - 10 |
| 8:33 | | E. Betts Behind | 51 - 10 |
| 7:34 | | T. Walker Behind | 50 - 10 |
| 4:03 | | E. Betts Goal | 49 - 10 |
| 3:02 | | N. Holman Behind | 43 - 10 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:01 | | E. Betts Behind | 43 - 9 |
| 22:11 | | E. Betts Goal | 42 - 9 |
| 20:24 | | L. Murphy Goal | 36 - 9 |
| 18:52 | | W. Milera Behind | 30 - 9 |
| 16:03 | | T. Walker Goal | 29 - 9 |
| 14:43 | | H. Greenwood Goal | 23 - 9 |
| 11:25 | | H. Greenwood Behind | 17 - 9 |
| 9:02 | | B. Smith Goal | 16 - 9 |
| 6:50 | | T. Walker Behind | 10 - 9 |
| 5:17 | | B. Fiorini Goal | 9 - 9 |
| 2:52 | | A. Sexton Behind | 9 - 3 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:03 | | L. Murphy Goal | 9 - 2 |
| 25:05 | | T. Lynch Behind | 3 - 2 |
| 9:19 | | Rushed | 2 - 2 |
| 5:24 | | P. Wright Behind | 1 - 2 |
| 4:35 | | P. Wright Behind | 1 - 1 |
| 1:28 | | E. Betts Behind | 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 |