Game Information
Adelaide Arena at Jiangwan Stadium
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- SUNS 336
- 363 PORT
-
Kicks
- SUNS 205
- 231 PORT
-
Handballs
- SUNS 131
- 132 PORT
-
Free Kicks
- SUNS 36
- 23 PORT
-
Clearances
- SUNS 53
- 48 PORT
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Inside 50
- SUNS 48
- 73 PORT
-
Tackles
- SUNS 83
- 82 PORT
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Hit-Outs
- SUNS 49
- 52 PORT
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
28
J. Witts1 Goals
20
C. Wingard2 Goals
Disposals
43
A. Hall29 Disposals
10
T. Boak29 Disposals
Contested Possessions
28
J. Witts18 Contested Possessions
2
S. Powell-Pepper17 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:25 |  | S. Powell-Pepper Goal | 42 - 82 |
| 25:43 | | R. Gray Behind | 42 - 76 |
| 9:35 | | S. Gray Behind | 42 - 75 |
| 5:12 | | S. Gray Goal | 42 - 74 |
| 1:12 | | S. Powell-Pepper Goal | 42 - 68 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:57 | | J. Neade Behind | 42 - 62 |
| 30:26 |  | T. Miller Goal | 42 - 61 |
| 29:32 | | S. Powell-Pepper Behind | 36 - 61 |
| 27:26 | | C. Ah Chee Behind | 36 - 60 |
| 24:45 | | N. Holman Behind | 35 - 60 |
| 21:43 | | J. Watts Goal | 34 - 60 |
| 16:53 | | C. Wingard Behind | 34 - 54 |
| 11:46 | | J. Witts Behind | 34 - 53 |
| 9:38 | | R. Gray Behind | 33 - 53 |
| 7:20 | | C. Wingard Goal | 33 - 52 |
| 6:07 | | C. Dixon Behind | 33 - 46 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:32 | | O. Wines Goal | 33 - 45 |
| 26:42 | | T. Boak Behind | 33 - 39 |
| 17:09 | | J. Bowes Goal | 33 - 38 |
| 16:02 | | A. Sexton Behind | 27 - 38 |
| 9:24 | | T. Rockliff Behind | 26 - 38 |
| 3:33 | | J. Westhoff Behind | 26 - 37 |
| 1:38 | | C. Wingard Behind | 26 - 36 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 35:12 | | C. Dixon Goal | 26 - 35 |
| 33:11 | | J. Witts Behind | 26 - 29 |
| 31:11 | | L. Weller Goal | 25 - 29 |
| 25:58 | | C. Wingard Behind | 19 - 29 |
| 22:55 | | J. Witts Goal | 19 - 28 |
| 15:28 | | T. Boak Goal | 13 - 28 |
| 14:29 | | J. Neade Behind | 13 - 22 |
| 12:45 | | C. Dixon Behind | 13 - 21 |
| 11:21 | | J. Heron Goal | 13 - 20 |
| 10:12 | | T. Rockliff Goal | 7 - 20 |
| 8:59 | | R. Gray Behind | 7 - 14 |
| 7:29 | | S. Gray Goal | 7 - 13 |
| 5:42 | | C. Wingard Goal | 7 - 7 |
| 5:07 | | Rushed | 7 - 1 |
| 3:04 | | S. Gray Behind | 6 - 1 |
| 1:26 | | M. Rosa Goal | 6 - 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 |
 WB
|
4 | 104.7 | W |
| 6 |
 BL
|
0 | 95.5 | L |
| 7 |
 STK
|
0 | 84.6 | L |
| 8 |
 HAW
|
0 | 77.9 | L |
| 9 |
 GEEL
|
0 | 55.2 | L |
| 10 |
 CARL
|
0 | 52.3 | L |
| 11 |
 FRE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 12 |
 MELB
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 13 |
 WCE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 14 |
 NMFC
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 15 |
 PORT
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 16 |
 RICH
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 17 |
 ADEL
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 18 |
 ESS
|
0 | 0.0 |