Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- ADEL 449
- 405 FRE
-
Kicks
- ADEL 225
- 219 FRE
-
Handballs
- ADEL 224
- 186 FRE
-
Free Kicks
- ADEL 10
- 10 FRE
-
Clearances
- ADEL 46
- 43 FRE
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Inside 50
- ADEL 50
- 50 FRE
-
Tackles
- ADEL 58
- 65 FRE
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Hit-Outs
- ADEL 52
- 34 FRE
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
19
E. Betts1 Goals
13
D. Tucker2 Goals
Disposals
5
M. Crouch39 Disposals
16
D. Mundy35 Disposals
Contested Possessions
9
R. Sloane15 Contested Possessions
16
D. Mundy20 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:58 |  | E. Betts Goal | 51 - 34 |
| 20:36 |  | M. Taberner Behind | 45 - 34 |
| 18:55 | | A. Keath Goal | 45 - 33 |
| 13:46 | | M. Walters Goal | 39 - 33 |
| 6:50 | | R. Lobb Behind | 39 - 27 |
| 4:07 | | D. Tucker Goal | 39 - 26 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:55 | | R. O'Brien Behind | 39 - 20 |
| 29:47 | | B. Smith Goal | 38 - 20 |
| 25:57 | | L. Murphy Goal | 32 - 20 |
| 22:36 | | E. Himmelberg Goal | 26 - 20 |
| 12:25 | | M. Taberner Goal | 20 - 20 |
| 7:54 | | H. Greenwood Goal | 20 - 14 |
| 6:00 | | Rushed | 14 - 14 |
| 0:28 | | T. Lynch Behind | 13 - 14 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 22:02 | | R. Atkins Behind | 12 - 14 |
| 17:19 | | E. Betts Behind | 11 - 14 |
| 3:36 | | T. Lynch Behind | 10 - 14 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:10 | | Rushed | 9 - 14 |
| 24:52 | | D. Tucker Goal | 9 - 13 |
| 16:00 | | L. Murphy Behind | 9 - 7 |
| 13:37 | | T. Walker Goal | 8 - 7 |
| 8:30 | | H. Greenwood Behind | 2 - 7 |
| 6:03 | | E. Betts Behind | 1 - 7 |
| 1:31 | | B. Hill Goal | 0 - 7 |
| 0:48 | | J. Hogan Behind | 0 - 1 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 SUNS
|
12 | 191.0 | WWW |
| 2 |
 WB
|
12 | 137.2 | WWW |
| 3 |
 SYD
|
8 | 139.5 | WWL |
| 4 |
 HAW
|
8 | 118.1 | LWW |
| 5 |
 FRE
|
4 | 121.1 | LW |
| 6 |
 NMFC
|
4 | 116.3 | WL |
| 7 |
 PORT
|
4 | 109.3 | LW |
| 8 |
 ADEL
|
4 | 104.6 | WL |
| 9 |
 COLL
|
4 | 98.7 | WL |
| 10 |
 STK
|
4 | 92.3 | LLW |
| 11 |
 MELB
|
4 | 84.4 | WL |
| 12 |
 WCE
|
4 | 81.3 | LW |
| 13 |
 GWS
|
4 | 81.1 | WLL |
| 14 |
 GEEL
|
4 | 79.6 | LW |
| 15 |
 CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 16 |
 BL
|
0 | 77.2 | LL |
| 17 |
 RICH
|
0 | 64.5 | LL |
| 18 |
 ESS
|
0 | 55.0 | LL |