Game Information
Gabba
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- BL 355
- 353 ADEL
-
Kicks
- BL 204
- 213 ADEL
-
Handballs
- BL 151
- 140 ADEL
-
Free Kicks
- BL 13
- 25 ADEL
-
Clearances
- BL 41
- 39 ADEL
-
Inside 50
- BL 58
- 56 ADEL
-
Tackles
- BL 81
- 57 ADEL
-
Hit-Outs
- BL 48
- 41 ADEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
23
C. Cameron3 Goals
13
T. Walker3 Goals
Disposals
9
L. Neale39 Disposals
5
B. Crouch32 Disposals
Contested Possessions
9
L. Neale22 Contested Possessions
9
R. Sloane21 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:47 |  | E. Betts Goal | 93 - 92 |
| 29:17 | | E. Betts Behind | 93 - 86 |
| 27:43 |  | C. Cameron Behind | 93 - 85 |
| 23:51 | | C. Jones Behind | 92 - 85 |
| 21:40 | | T. Walker Goal | 92 - 84 |
| 19:43 | | R. Sloane Goal | 92 - 78 |
| 15:22 | | C. Cameron Behind | 92 - 72 |
| 13:15 | | B. Crouch Behind | 91 - 72 |
| 11:03 | | E. Betts Goal | 91 - 71 |
| 8:55 | | D. McStay Goal | 91 - 65 |
| 6:00 | | D. McStay Behind | 85 - 65 |
| 4:19 | | C. Cameron Goal | 84 - 65 |
| 1:56 | | C. Cameron Behind | 78 - 65 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:34 | | L. Murphy Behind | 77 - 65 |
| 26:42 | | R. Atkins Behind | 77 - 64 |
| 24:33 | | D. McStay Goal | 77 - 63 |
| 19:54 | | T. Walker Goal | 71 - 63 |
| 18:12 | | C. Cameron Goal | 71 - 57 |
| 16:46 | | T. Lynch Goal | 65 - 57 |
| 15:36 | | D. Zorko Behind | 65 - 51 |
| 14:25 | | C. Cameron Goal | 64 - 51 |
| 11:38 | | R. Atkins Goal | 58 - 51 |
| 9:40 | | E. Hipwood Behind | 58 - 45 |
| 4:51 | | E. Hipwood Behind | 57 - 45 |
| 3:25 | | E. Hipwood Goal | 56 - 45 |
| 0:48 | | Rushed | 50 - 45 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:08 | | C. Cameron Behind | 50 - 44 |
| 31:28 | | B. Gibbs Goal | 49 - 44 |
| 29:57 | | L. Murphy Behind | 49 - 38 |
| 26:49 | | Rushed | 49 - 37 |
| 24:26 | | S. Martin Goal | 48 - 37 |
| 22:44 | | L. McCarthy Goal | 42 - 37 |
| 18:27 | | L. Murphy Goal | 36 - 37 |
| 16:16 | | E. Betts Behind | 36 - 31 |
| 14:02 | | E. Betts Goal | 36 - 30 |
| 13:33 | | T. Walker Behind | 36 - 24 |
| 10:39 | | T. Walker Goal | 36 - 23 |
| 7:55 | | M. Robinson Goal | 36 - 17 |
| 4:57 | | Rushed | 30 - 17 |
| 2:35 | | E. Hipwood Goal | 30 - 16 |
| 1:07 | | R. Mathieson Behind | 24 - 16 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:50 | | T. Walker Behind | 23 - 16 |
| 27:49 | | B. Gibbs Behind | 23 - 15 |
| 25:54 | | D. McStay Goal | 23 - 14 |
| 25:16 | | J. Lyons Behind | 17 - 14 |
| 22:56 | | T. Walker Behind | 16 - 14 |
| 21:14 | | J. Lyons Goal | 16 - 13 |
| 19:51 | | E. Hipwood Behind | 10 - 13 |
| 16:46 | | H. McCluggage Behind | 9 - 13 |
| 13:42 | | B. Gibbs Goal | 8 - 13 |
| 12:42 | | Rushed | 8 - 7 |
| 10:55 | | L. Murphy Behind | 7 - 7 |
| 9:09 | | D. Zorko Goal | 7 - 6 |
| 6:53 | | E. Himmelberg Goal | 1 - 6 |
| 6:21 | | C. Cameron 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 |