Team Stats
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Disposals
- SYD 375
- 371 ADEL
-
Kicks
- SYD 221
- 230 ADEL
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Handballs
- SYD 154
- 141 ADEL
-
Free Kicks
- SYD 18
- 19 ADEL
-
Clearances
- SYD 34
- 40 ADEL
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Inside 50
- SYD 64
- 48 ADEL
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Tackles
- SYD 64
- 60 ADEL
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Hit-Outs
- SYD 37
- 48 ADEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:28 | ![]() | Rushed | 75 - 85 |
| 28:00 | ![]() | G. Rohan Behind | 74 - 85 |
| 25:49 | ![]() | G. Hewett Goal | 73 - 85 |
| 19:18 | ![]() | I. Heeney Behind | 67 - 85 |
| 18:05 | ![]() | L. Franklin Behind | 66 - 85 |
| 14:38 | ![]() | I. Heeney Behind | 65 - 85 |
| 11:23 | ![]() | G. Rohan Goal | 64 - 85 |
| 9:36 | ![]() | J. Gallucci Goal | 58 - 85 |
| 7:05 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 58 - 79 |
| 4:26 | ![]() | J. Jenkins Goal | 58 - 73 |
| 2:03 | ![]() | J. Gallucci Behind | 58 - 67 |
| 1:06 | ![]() | L. Franklin Behind | 58 - 66 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:02 | ![]() | P. Seedsman Goal | 57 - 66 |
| 26:31 | ![]() | P. Seedsman Behind | 57 - 60 |
| 22:46 | ![]() | Rushed | 57 - 59 |
| 16:37 | ![]() | Z. Jones Behind | 56 - 59 |
| 14:58 | ![]() | G. Rohan Goal | 55 - 59 |
| 12:19 | ![]() | H. Cunningham Goal | 49 - 59 |
| 11:36 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 43 - 59 |
| 4:02 | ![]() | M. McGovern Behind | 42 - 59 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:29 | ![]() | K. Jack Goal | 42 - 58 |
| 21:30 | ![]() | O. Florent Behind | 36 - 58 |
| 20:36 | ![]() | C. Mills Behind | 35 - 58 |
| 19:24 | ![]() | H. Greenwood Behind | 34 - 58 |
| 16:37 | ![]() | R. Atkins Goal | 34 - 57 |
| 13:10 | ![]() | I. Heeney Goal | 34 - 51 |
| 11:25 | ![]() | J. Jenkins Goal | 28 - 51 |
| 9:26 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 28 - 45 |
| 7:48 | ![]() | L. Franklin Goal | 28 - 39 |
| 7:10 | ![]() | L. Parker Behind | 22 - 39 |
| 4:25 | ![]() | J. Jenkins Goal | 21 - 39 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:57 | ![]() | C. Sinclair Behind | 21 - 33 |
| 31:39 | ![]() | L. Franklin Behind | 20 - 33 |
| 28:43 | ![]() | R. Atkins Goal | 19 - 33 |
| 24:47 | ![]() | Rushed | 19 - 27 |
| 23:21 | ![]() | W. Milera Behind | 19 - 26 |
| 21:17 | ![]() | O. Florent Goal | 19 - 25 |
| 19:30 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 13 - 25 |
| 17:06 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 12 - 25 |
| 15:02 | ![]() | D. Towers Goal | 12 - 19 |
| 13:27 | ![]() | Rushed | 6 - 19 |
| 12:51 | ![]() | P. Seedsman Behind | 6 - 18 |
| 11:40 | ![]() | T. Walker Goal | 6 - 17 |
| 10:14 | ![]() | R. Atkins Goal | 6 - 11 |
| 8:19 | ![]() | Z. Jones Goal | 6 - 5 |
| 6:21 | ![]() | T. Walker Behind | 0 - 5 |
| 5:20 | ![]() | R. Douglas Behind | 0 - 4 |
| 3:13 | ![]() | Rushed | 0 - 3 |
| 2:14 | ![]() | R. Laird Behind | 0 - 2 |
| 0:42 | ![]() | B. Gibbs 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 |












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