Game Information
Optus Stadium
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- FRE 427
- 360 ADEL
-
Kicks
- FRE 230
- 205 ADEL
-
Handballs
- FRE 197
- 155 ADEL
-
Free Kicks
- FRE 18
- 19 ADEL
-
Clearances
- FRE 35
- 34 ADEL
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Inside 50
- FRE 50
- 50 ADEL
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Tackles
- FRE 64
- 54 ADEL
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Hit-Outs
- FRE 31
- 42 ADEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
36
B. Cox4 Goals
19
E. Betts2 Goals
Disposals
9
L. Neale32 Disposals
6
B. Gibbs28 Disposals
Contested Possessions
9
L. Neale14 Contested Possessions
6
B. Gibbs13 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:26 |  | M. Poholke Goal | 71 - 68 |
| 16:48 | | T. Walker Behind | 71 - 62 |
| 16:04 | | D. Fogarty Behind | 71 - 61 |
| 15:34 | | E. Betts Behind | 71 - 60 |
| 12:38 |  | B. Cox Goal | 71 - 59 |
| 7:15 | | B. Banfield Behind | 65 - 59 |
| 6:39 | | E. Betts Behind | 64 - 59 |
| 4:58 | | E. Betts Behind | 64 - 58 |
| 3:53 | | H. Greenwood Goal | 64 - 57 |
| 1:34 | | E. Langdon Behind | 64 - 51 |
| 1:03 | | B. Banfield Behind | 63 - 51 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:56 | | Rushed | 62 - 51 |
| 22:57 | | M. Poholke Behind | 61 - 51 |
| 19:29 | | E. Betts Behind | 61 - 50 |
| 17:32 | | T. Sheridan Goal | 61 - 49 |
| 13:41 | | E. Langdon Goal | 55 - 49 |
| 8:54 | | B. Cox Goal | 49 - 49 |
| 5:46 | | T. Sheridan Behind | 43 - 49 |
| 3:39 | | T. Walker Behind | 42 - 49 |
| 1:59 | | B. Cox Goal | 42 - 48 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:14 | | C. Blakely Behind | 36 - 48 |
| 21:19 | | E. Betts Behind | 35 - 48 |
| 20:21 | | E. Betts Goal | 35 - 47 |
| 19:43 | | D. Tucker Behind | 35 - 41 |
| 17:31 | | T. Walker Goal | 34 - 41 |
| 13:50 | | J. Jenkins Goal | 34 - 35 |
| 11:41 | | S. Gibson Goal | 34 - 29 |
| 9:51 | | E. Langdon Behind | 34 - 23 |
| 7:23 | | E. Betts Behind | 33 - 23 |
| 5:12 | | R. Douglas Goal | 33 - 22 |
| 3:37 | | H. Ballantyne Behind | 33 - 16 |
| 1:11 | | J. Jenkins Goal | 32 - 16 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:09 | | D. Tucker Goal | 32 - 10 |
| 22:23 | | Rushed | 26 - 10 |
| 20:15 | | Rushed | 26 - 9 |
| 19:12 | | Rushed | 26 - 8 |
| 17:39 | | T. Sheridan Goal | 26 - 7 |
| 15:50 | | B. Cox Goal | 20 - 7 |
| 11:07 | | H. Ballantyne Goal | 14 - 7 |
| 9:40 | | H. Ballantyne Behind | 8 - 7 |
| 8:20 | | Rushed | 7 - 7 |
| 7:13 | | Rushed | 7 - 6 |
| 5:51 | | E. Betts Goal | 6 - 6 |
| 1:31 | | B. Banfield 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 |