Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- PORT 410
- 405 NMFC
-
Kicks
- PORT 214
- 197 NMFC
-
Handballs
- PORT 196
- 208 NMFC
-
Free Kicks
- PORT 16
- 20 NMFC
-
Clearances
- PORT 41
- 34 NMFC
-
Inside 50
- PORT 57
- 45 NMFC
-
Tackles
- PORT 78
- 67 NMFC
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Hit-Outs
- PORT 42
- 40 NMFC
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
15
S. Gray4 Goals
20
N. Larkey3 Goals
Disposals
10
T. Boak38 Disposals
10
B. Cunnington35 Disposals
Contested Possessions
10
T. Boak15 Contested Possessions
10
B. Cunnington21 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:46 |  | X. Duursma Behind | 88 - 72 |
| 29:42 | | S. Gray Behind | 87 - 72 |
| 24:25 |  | A. Hall Goal | 86 - 72 |
| 22:53 | | N. Larkey Goal | 86 - 66 |
| 21:46 | | C. Rozee Behind | 86 - 60 |
| 20:49 | | C. Rozee Behind | 85 - 60 |
| 16:23 | | N. Larkey Goal | 84 - 60 |
| 14:13 | | S. Powell-Pepper Behind | 84 - 54 |
| 13:00 | | J. Ziebell Goal | 83 - 54 |
| 11:34 | | K. Turner Goal | 83 - 48 |
| 11:01 | | B. Ebert Behind | 83 - 42 |
| 9:32 | | S. Gray Goal | 82 - 42 |
| 3:50 | | P. Ryder Behind | 76 - 42 |
| 1:21 | | S. Lycett Goal | 75 - 42 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:51 | | J. Westhoff Behind | 69 - 42 |
| 28:54 | | B. Ebert Goal | 68 - 42 |
| 27:02 | | A. Hall Goal | 62 - 42 |
| 23:11 | | C. Zurhaar Behind | 62 - 36 |
| 20:21 | | B. Brown Behind | 62 - 35 |
| 17:35 | | C. Rozee Goal | 62 - 34 |
| 13:42 | | T. Boak Goal | 56 - 34 |
| 5:03 | | M. Wood Goal | 50 - 34 |
| 3:22 | | N. Larkey Goal | 50 - 28 |
| 2:15 | | Rushed | 50 - 22 |
| 1:10 | | Rushed | 50 - 21 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:35 | | J. Westhoff Goal | 49 - 21 |
| 21:27 | | S. Powell-Pepper Behind | 43 - 21 |
| 20:21 | | J. Westhoff Behind | 42 - 21 |
| 18:36 | | T. Boak Behind | 41 - 21 |
| 15:23 | | B. Ebert Behind | 40 - 21 |
| 6:54 | | S. Gray Goal | 39 - 21 |
| 6:17 | | B. Ebert Behind | 33 - 21 |
| 4:25 | | J. Ziebell Goal | 32 - 21 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:07 | | X. Duursma Goal | 32 - 15 |
| 27:34 | | S. Gray Goal | 26 - 15 |
| 25:50 | | J. Polec Goal | 20 - 15 |
| 24:16 | | S. Gray Behind | 20 - 9 |
| 20:02 | | A. Hall Behind | 19 - 9 |
| 17:46 | | T. Dumont Behind | 19 - 8 |
| 15:03 | | B. Ebert Goal | 19 - 7 |
| 12:39 | | C. Zurhaar Goal | 13 - 7 |
| 8:02 | | P. Ryder Goal | 13 - 1 |
| 6:17 | | T. Thomas Behind | 7 - 1 |
| 5:02 | | S. Gray Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 3:48 | | J. Lienert Behind | 1 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 SYD
|
28 | 165.5 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
 FRE
|
28 | 133.0 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
 HAW
|
26 | 121.2 | WWWWD |
| 4 |
 BL
|
20 | 126.0 | WWLWW |
| 5 |
 SUNS
|
20 | 116.0 | LLWLW |
| 6 |
 GEEL
|
20 | 114.6 | LWWLW |
| 7 |
 MELB
|
20 | 100.2 | WLWWL |
| 8 |
 COLL
|
18 | 108.6 | LLWWD |
| 9 |
 STK
|
16 | 114.9 | LWLWW |
| 10 |
 NMFC
|
16 | 106.1 | WLWLL |
| 11 |
 ADEL
|
16 | 96.6 | LWWLW |
| 12 |
 WB
|
16 | 91.5 | WLLLL |
| 13 |
 PORT
|
12 | 110.9 | WLLWL |
| 14 |
 GWS
|
12 | 88.2 | LWLWL |
| 15 |
 WCE
|
8 | 59.3 | LLLLL |
| 16 |
 CARL
|
4 | 78.1 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
 ESS
|
4 | 70.2 | LWLLL |
| 18 |
 RICH
|
4 | 60.0 | LLLLW |