Team Stats
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Disposals
- WB 377
- 314 MELB
-
Kicks
- WB 227
- 202 MELB
-
Handballs
- WB 150
- 112 MELB
-
Free Kicks
- WB 22
- 24 MELB
-
Clearances
- WB 29
- 41 MELB
-
Inside 50
- WB 51
- 47 MELB
-
Tackles
- WB 71
- 56 MELB
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Hit-Outs
- WB 20
- 52 MELB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:57 | ![]() | J. Schache Behind | 74 - 66 |
| 26:57 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 73 - 66 |
| 23:14 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 73 - 65 |
| 20:37 | ![]() | S. May Behind | 73 - 59 |
| 19:09 | ![]() | Rushed | 73 - 58 |
| 17:51 | ![]() | B. Smith Goal | 73 - 57 |
| 15:23 | ![]() | L. Hunter Goal | 67 - 57 |
| 10:58 | ![]() | Rushed | 61 - 57 |
| 9:09 | ![]() | J. Dunkley Goal | 61 - 56 |
| 7:56 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 55 - 56 |
| 1:44 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 55 - 55 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:31 | ![]() | S. Lloyd Behind | 55 - 49 |
| 25:27 | ![]() | C. Oliver Behind | 54 - 49 |
| 22:38 | ![]() | Rushed | 54 - 48 |
| 20:46 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 54 - 47 |
| 19:28 | ![]() | M. Bontempelli Behind | 54 - 46 |
| 17:09 | ![]() | R. Smith Goal | 53 - 46 |
| 15:18 | ![]() | H. Petty Goal | 47 - 46 |
| 13:10 | ![]() | A. Naughton Behind | 47 - 40 |
| 12:19 | ![]() | J. Schache Behind | 46 - 40 |
| 9:31 | ![]() | S. Lloyd Behind | 45 - 40 |
| 5:07 | ![]() | Rushed | 44 - 40 |
| 3:30 | ![]() | J. Macrae Behind | 43 - 40 |
| 2:25 | ![]() | T. English Behind | 42 - 40 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:41 | ![]() | L. Hunter Behind | 41 - 40 |
| 26:06 | ![]() | J. Dunkley Goal | 40 - 40 |
| 23:43 | ![]() | H. Petty Goal | 34 - 40 |
| 17:04 | ![]() | K. Dunkley Goal | 34 - 34 |
| 14:52 | ![]() | Rushed | 34 - 28 |
| 9:37 | ![]() | H. Petty Goal | 34 - 27 |
| 8:04 | ![]() | J. Harmes Behind | 34 - 21 |
| 3:24 | ![]() | S. Lloyd Goal | 34 - 20 |
| 1:25 | ![]() | S. Lloyd Goal | 28 - 20 |
| 0:52 | ![]() | Rushed | 22 - 20 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:58 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 21 - 20 |
| 26:31 | ![]() | J. Lewis Goal | 21 - 14 |
| 25:05 | ![]() | J. Schache Goal | 21 - 8 |
| 23:43 | ![]() | M. Bontempelli Behind | 15 - 8 |
| 21:57 | ![]() | H. Petty Behind | 14 - 8 |
| 17:35 | ![]() | R. Smith Goal | 14 - 7 |
| 15:51 | ![]() | L. Hunter Behind | 8 - 7 |
| 8:32 | ![]() | E. Richards Goal | 7 - 7 |
| 4:26 | ![]() | J. Hunt Goal | 1 - 7 |
| 3:12 | ![]() | B. Preuss Behind | 1 - 1 |
| 0:18 | ![]() | B. Smith 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 |
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 |












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