Team Stats
-
Disposals
- ESS 391
- 387 ADEL
-
Kicks
- ESS 214
- 204 ADEL
-
Handballs
- ESS 177
- 183 ADEL
-
Free Kicks
- ESS 19
- 12 ADEL
-
Clearances
- ESS 32
- 40 ADEL
-
Inside 50
- ESS 60
- 53 ADEL
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Tackles
- ESS 69
- 50 ADEL
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Hit-Outs
- ESS 39
- 37 ADEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:57 | ![]() | J. Begley Behind | 99 - 87 |
| 30:07 | ![]() | D. Smith Behind | 98 - 87 |
| 27:48 | ![]() | J. Begley Behind | 97 - 87 |
| 26:12 | ![]() | J. Begley Goal | 96 - 87 |
| 24:08 | ![]() | C. Hooker Goal | 90 - 87 |
| 22:11 | ![]() | J. Green Behind | 84 - 87 |
| 20:42 | ![]() | J. Green Goal | 83 - 87 |
| 19:23 | ![]() | H. Greenwood Behind | 77 - 87 |
| 18:03 | ![]() | J. Stewart Behind | 77 - 86 |
| 15:27 | ![]() | M. McGovern Behind | 76 - 86 |
| 11:56 | ![]() | R. Douglas Behind | 76 - 85 |
| 10:20 | ![]() | B. Goddard Goal | 76 - 84 |
| 8:39 | ![]() | J. Stewart Goal | 70 - 84 |
| 6:33 | ![]() | C. Ellis-Yolmen Goal | 64 - 84 |
| 2:07 | ![]() | J. Green Goal | 64 - 78 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:13 | ![]() | R. Atkins Behind | 58 - 78 |
| 26:45 | ![]() | H. Greenwood Goal | 58 - 77 |
| 26:12 | ![]() | J. Jenkins Behind | 58 - 71 |
| 22:19 | ![]() | J. Stewart Behind | 58 - 70 |
| 19:52 | ![]() | R. Douglas Goal | 57 - 70 |
| 19:09 | ![]() | E. Betts Behind | 57 - 64 |
| 18:22 | ![]() | J. Daniher Behind | 57 - 63 |
| 16:53 | ![]() | J. Daniher Goal | 56 - 63 |
| 14:31 | ![]() | D. Fogarty Goal | 50 - 63 |
| 12:21 | ![]() | C. Hooker Goal | 50 - 57 |
| 10:26 | ![]() | L. Murphy Goal | 44 - 57 |
| 6:49 | ![]() | M. McGovern Goal | 44 - 51 |
| 4:48 | ![]() | B. Gibbs Goal | 44 - 45 |
| 3:45 | ![]() | C. Hooker Goal | 44 - 39 |
| 1:12 | ![]() | B. Gibbs Goal | 38 - 39 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:08 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind | 38 - 33 |
| 25:44 | ![]() | L. Murphy Behind | 37 - 33 |
| 24:07 | ![]() | J. Jenkins Behind | 37 - 32 |
| 22:53 | ![]() | R. Douglas Behind | 37 - 31 |
| 21:13 | ![]() | B. Goddard Behind | 37 - 30 |
| 18:47 | ![]() | E. Betts Behind | 36 - 30 |
| 16:54 | ![]() | J. Green Behind | 36 - 29 |
| 15:49 | ![]() | D. Parish Behind | 35 - 29 |
| 12:01 | ![]() | J. Jenkins Goal | 34 - 29 |
| 9:35 | ![]() | C. Hooker Behind | 34 - 23 |
| 8:17 | ![]() | Rushed | 33 - 23 |
| 2:35 | ![]() | J. Daniher Goal | 32 - 23 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:53 | ![]() | J. Jenkins Goal | 26 - 23 |
| 24:45 | ![]() | J. Stewart Goal | 26 - 17 |
| 23:50 | ![]() | R. Atkins Behind | 20 - 17 |
| 22:11 | ![]() | T. Bellchambers Goal | 20 - 16 |
| 19:42 | ![]() | B. Gibbs Behind | 14 - 16 |
| 18:47 | ![]() | D. Mackay Behind | 14 - 15 |
| 15:46 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 14 - 14 |
| 14:02 | ![]() | C. Hampton Goal | 13 - 14 |
| 10:45 | ![]() | A. McGrath Goal | 13 - 8 |
| 9:25 | ![]() | Rushed | 7 - 8 |
| 7:51 | ![]() | J. Stewart Goal | 7 - 7 |
| 4:46 | ![]() | D. Fogarty Goal | 1 - 7 |
| 3:13 | ![]() | P. Seedsman Behind | 1 - 1 |
| 2:32 | ![]() | D. Parish 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 |












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