Team Stats
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Disposals
- MELB 395
- 376 ADEL
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Kicks
- MELB 230
- 229 ADEL
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Handballs
- MELB 165
- 147 ADEL
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Free Kicks
- MELB 13
- 15 ADEL
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Clearances
- MELB 33
- 35 ADEL
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Inside 50
- MELB 62
- 45 ADEL
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Tackles
- MELB 52
- 69 ADEL
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 34
- 40 ADEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:36 | ![]() | S. Weideman Behind | 88 - 90 |
| 26:13 | ![]() | M. Gawn Behind | 87 - 90 |
| 24:27 | ![]() | B. Crouch Goal | 86 - 90 |
| 20:55 | ![]() | Rushed | 86 - 84 |
| 19:35 | ![]() | T. Lynch Goal | 86 - 83 |
| 18:41 | ![]() | J. Harmes Behind | 86 - 77 |
| 17:26 | ![]() | T. Smith Behind | 85 - 77 |
| 15:47 | ![]() | E. Betts Goal | 84 - 77 |
| 14:39 | ![]() | Rushed | 84 - 71 |
| 11:40 | ![]() | N. Jones Behind | 83 - 71 |
| 11:15 | ![]() | Rushed | 82 - 71 |
| 9:13 | ![]() | C. Ellis-Yolmen Goal | 81 - 71 |
| 6:16 | ![]() | J. Jenkins Goal | 81 - 65 |
| 4:45 | ![]() | J. Garlett Goal | 81 - 59 |
| 3:31 | ![]() | J. Jenkins Behind | 75 - 59 |
| 2:25 | ![]() | Rushed | 75 - 58 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:26 | ![]() | Rushed | 74 - 58 |
| 22:21 | ![]() | T. Lynch Goal | 73 - 58 |
| 19:39 | ![]() | J. Hunt Behind | 73 - 52 |
| 18:10 | ![]() | S. Weideman Behind | 72 - 52 |
| 15:01 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 71 - 52 |
| 11:14 | ![]() | B. Crouch Goal | 71 - 46 |
| 9:40 | ![]() | M. Hannan Goal | 71 - 40 |
| 4:42 | ![]() | N. Jones Goal | 65 - 40 |
| 3:25 | ![]() | Rushed | 59 - 40 |
| 1:50 | ![]() | J. Jenkins Goal | 59 - 39 |
| 0:32 | ![]() | M. Gawn Behind | 59 - 33 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 19:28 | ![]() | T. Smith Goal | 58 - 33 |
| 18:14 | ![]() | T. Walker Behind | 52 - 33 |
| 15:26 | ![]() | C. Oliver Goal | 52 - 32 |
| 12:40 | ![]() | J. Garlett Goal | 46 - 32 |
| 11:03 | ![]() | J. Jenkins Behind | 40 - 32 |
| 8:24 | ![]() | J. Gallucci Goal | 40 - 31 |
| 6:23 | ![]() | C. Spargo Behind | 40 - 25 |
| 3:58 | ![]() | J. Jenkins Behind | 39 - 25 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:35 | ![]() | A. Brayshaw Goal | 39 - 24 |
| 25:18 | ![]() | J. Garlett Behind | 33 - 24 |
| 22:30 | ![]() | S. Weideman Goal | 32 - 24 |
| 20:08 | ![]() | B. Crouch Goal | 26 - 24 |
| 18:27 | ![]() | J. Garlett Goal | 26 - 18 |
| 15:55 | ![]() | E. Betts Goal | 20 - 18 |
| 14:21 | ![]() | Rushed | 20 - 12 |
| 13:12 | ![]() | L. Murphy Goal | 19 - 12 |
| 11:36 | ![]() | J. Hunt Goal | 19 - 6 |
| 9:06 | ![]() | T. Lynch Goal | 13 - 6 |
| 7:05 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 13 - 0 |
| 3:42 | ![]() | J. Harmes Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 0:17 | ![]() | J. Garlett Behind | 1 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SUNS
|
12 | 191.0 | WWW |
| 2 |
WB
|
12 | 137.2 | WWW |
| 3 |
FRE
|
8 | 143.9 | LWW |
| 4 |
SYD
|
8 | 139.5 | WWL |
| 5 |
HAW
|
8 | 118.1 | LWW |
| 6 |
COLL
|
8 | 114.6 | WLW |
| 7 |
GEEL
|
8 | 86.7 | LWW |
| 8 |
NMFC
|
4 | 116.3 | WL |
| 9 |
PORT
|
4 | 109.3 | LW |
| 10 |
ADEL
|
4 | 100.0 | WLL |
| 11 |
BL
|
4 | 94.6 | LLW |
| 12 |
STK
|
4 | 86.0 | LLWL |
| 13 |
MELB
|
4 | 84.4 | WL |
| 14 |
WCE
|
4 | 81.3 | LW |
| 15 |
GWS
|
4 | 76.9 | WLLL |
| 16 |
CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 17 |
RICH
|
0 | 56.9 | LLL |
| 18 |
ESS
|
0 | 55.0 | LL |












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