Team Stats
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Disposals
- ESS 390
- 346 HAW
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Kicks
- ESS 185
- 205 HAW
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Handballs
- ESS 205
- 141 HAW
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Free Kicks
- ESS 17
- 22 HAW
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Clearances
- ESS 33
- 34 HAW
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Inside 50
- ESS 39
- 54 HAW
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Tackles
- ESS 45
- 72 HAW
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Hit-Outs
- ESS 35
- 35 HAW
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:58 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 67 - 90 |
| 27:46 | ![]() | D. Heppell Goal | 61 - 90 |
| 23:43 | ![]() | J. Stewart Behind | 55 - 90 |
| 21:52 | ![]() | Rushed | 54 - 90 |
| 20:09 | ![]() | L. Shiels Goal | 54 - 89 |
| 17:26 | ![]() | I. Smith Goal | 54 - 83 |
| 17:01 | ![]() | B. McEvoy Behind | 54 - 77 |
| 14:14 | ![]() | C. Hooker Goal | 54 - 76 |
| 11:38 | ![]() | T. Bellchambers Goal | 48 - 76 |
| 9:23 | ![]() | J. Roughead Behind | 42 - 76 |
| 7:47 | ![]() | J. Daniher Goal | 42 - 75 |
| 5:38 | ![]() | J. Roughead Goal | 36 - 75 |
| 3:29 | ![]() | J. Roughead Behind | 36 - 69 |
| 0:52 | ![]() | L. Breust Behind | 36 - 68 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:49 | ![]() | T. Mitchell Goal | 36 - 67 |
| 27:42 | ![]() | H. Morrison Behind | 36 - 61 |
| 24:30 | ![]() | B. Whitecross Behind | 36 - 60 |
| 22:33 | ![]() | J. Impey Goal | 36 - 59 |
| 19:18 | ![]() | J. Sicily Goal | 36 - 53 |
| 17:17 | ![]() | J. Roughead Goal | 36 - 47 |
| 15:29 | ![]() | Rushed | 36 - 41 |
| 11:48 | ![]() | Rushed | 36 - 40 |
| 9:00 | ![]() | L. Breust Goal | 35 - 40 |
| 6:43 | ![]() | J. Gunston Goal | 35 - 34 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:27 | ![]() | J. Stewart Behind | 35 - 28 |
| 22:26 | ![]() | J. Laverde Behind | 34 - 28 |
| 18:12 | ![]() | K. Mutch Goal | 33 - 28 |
| 15:57 | ![]() | B. Whitecross Goal | 27 - 28 |
| 9:19 | ![]() | J. Stewart Behind | 27 - 22 |
| 1:03 | ![]() | J. Roughead Goal | 26 - 22 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:09 | ![]() | I. Smith Goal | 26 - 16 |
| 22:15 | ![]() | P. Ambrose Goal | 26 - 10 |
| 20:59 | ![]() | D. Parish Goal | 20 - 10 |
| 19:29 | ![]() | J. Impey Behind | 14 - 10 |
| 17:17 | ![]() | J. Stewart Goal | 14 - 9 |
| 15:56 | ![]() | Rushed | 8 - 9 |
| 13:01 | ![]() | M. Baguley Goal | 8 - 8 |
| 9:24 | ![]() | D. Smith Behind | 2 - 8 |
| 8:12 | ![]() | J. Gunston Behind | 1 - 8 |
| 6:34 | ![]() | J. O'Meara Goal | 1 - 7 |
| 2:28 | ![]() | J. Gunston Behind | 1 - 1 |
| 1:15 | ![]() | Rushed | 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 |
HAW
|
4 | 117.1 | LW |
| 6 |
WB
|
4 | 104.7 | W |
| 7 |
CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 8 |
BL
|
0 | 95.5 | L |
| 9 |
RICH
|
0 | 94.7 | L |
| 10 |
STK
|
0 | 84.6 | L |
| 11 |
ESS
|
0 | 57.2 | L |
| 12 |
GEEL
|
0 | 55.2 | L |
| 13 |
FRE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 14 |
MELB
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 15 |
WCE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 16 |
NMFC
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 17 |
PORT
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 18 |
ADEL
|
0 | 0.0 |












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