Game Information
Optus Stadium
Team Stats
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Disposals
- WCE 319
- 392 ESS
-
Kicks
- WCE 203
- 241 ESS
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Handballs
- WCE 116
- 151 ESS
-
Free Kicks
- WCE 33
- 17 ESS
-
Clearances
- WCE 32
- 40 ESS
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Inside 50
- WCE 59
- 45 ESS
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Tackles
- WCE 65
- 61 ESS
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Hit-Outs
- WCE 49
- 30 ESS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
15
J. Cripps2 Goals
20
J. Stringer3 Goals
Disposals
3
A. Gaff32 Disposals
7
Z. Merrett30 Disposals
Contested Possessions
6
E. Yeo13 Contested Possessions
23
D. Myers12 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:26 |  | K. Langford Goal | 52 - 80 |
| 25:40 |  | J. Cripps Goal | 52 - 74 |
| 23:48 | | N. Naitanui Behind | 46 - 74 |
| 18:00 | | L. Shuey Goal | 45 - 74 |
| 14:53 | | M. LeCras Goal | 39 - 74 |
| 12:07 | | J. Stringer Behind | 33 - 74 |
| 10:16 | | D. Smith Goal | 33 - 73 |
| 8:49 | | W. Rioli Goal | 33 - 67 |
| 7:25 | | Rushed | 27 - 67 |
| 6:09 | | M. LeCras Behind | 26 - 67 |
| 2:24 | | M. Guelfi Goal | 25 - 67 |
| 0:20 | | S. Lycett Behind | 25 - 61 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:25 | | Rushed | 24 - 61 |
| 25:02 | | Rushed | 23 - 61 |
| 23:51 | | J. Green Behind | 23 - 60 |
| 17:15 | | J. Cripps Goal | 23 - 59 |
| 16:18 | | J. Waterman Behind | 17 - 59 |
| 14:59 | | F. McInnes Behind | 16 - 59 |
| 14:37 | | Rushed | 15 - 59 |
| 10:13 | | M. Baguley Goal | 14 - 59 |
| 7:15 | | J. Nelson Behind | 14 - 53 |
| 5:06 | | Z. Merrett Behind | 13 - 53 |
| 1:45 | | J. Cripps Behind | 13 - 52 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:10 | | T. Bellchambers Behind | 12 - 52 |
| 20:57 | | E. Yeo Behind | 12 - 51 |
| 20:13 | | M. LeCras Behind | 11 - 51 |
| 19:43 | | J. Stringer Behind | 10 - 51 |
| 16:31 | | S. Lycett Behind | 10 - 50 |
| 15:35 | | F. McInnes Behind | 9 - 50 |
| 13:44 | | F. McInnes Behind | 8 - 50 |
| 11:27 | | N. Naitanui Goal | 7 - 50 |
| 8:37 | | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 1 - 50 |
| 2:08 | | D. Smith Goal | 1 - 44 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:08 | | D. Smith Goal | 1 - 38 |
| 21:07 | | J. Stringer Goal | 1 - 32 |
| 16:58 | | J. Stringer Goal | 1 - 26 |
| 15:45 | | L. Ryan Behind | 1 - 20 |
| 10:14 | | T. Bellchambers Goal | 0 - 20 |
| 7:25 | | K. Langford Behind | 0 - 14 |
| 4:57 | | J. Stringer Goal | 0 - 13 |
| 2:35 | | M. Brown Goal | 0 - 7 |
| 0:43 | | Rushed | 0 - 1 |
AFL News
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Taylor Walker kicks late clutch goal
Adelaide push the margin to 7-points through Taylor Walker who kicks his fifth goal of the night.
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Rankine and Rachele combine to close gap
Izak Rankine's superb clearance releases Josh Rachele to kick a great goal and close the margin to just 4 points.
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McCabe kicks astonishing first AFL goal
Will McCabe kicks an incredible goal on debut, slotting it 50 metres on a tough angle.
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Dylan Moore in strife after hit on Evans
Dylan Moore gives away a free kick behind the play after landing a fist to Logan Evans' midriff.
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Weller shows class with two in the final term
Lachie Weller shows off his skills with two clever snaps for the Suns.
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Petracca nails long-range goal after give-and-go
In his return from a hamstring injury, Suns star Christian Petracca wins a hard ball then streaks away for a classy goal against the Bombers.
2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 SYD
|
20 | 173.3 | WLWWW |
| 2 |
 HAW
|
20 | 118.2 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
 FRE
|
16 | 131.4 | LWWWW |
| 4 |
 SUNS
|
16 | 126.9 | WWLLW |
| 5 |
 GEEL
|
16 | 116.1 | WWLWW |
| 6 |
 WB
|
16 | 102.0 | WWWLL |
| 7 |
 BL
|
12 | 115.0 | LLWWW |
| 8 |
 NMFC
|
12 | 105.9 | WLWWL |
| 9 |
 ADEL
|
12 | 105.3 | LLLWW |
| 10 |
 COLL
|
12 | 94.8 | LWLLW |
| 11 |
 MELB
|
12 | 92.7 | WLWWL |
| 12 |
 PORT
|
8 | 108.1 | WLWLL |
| 13 |
 STK
|
8 | 92.6 | LWLWL |
| 14 |
 GWS
|
8 | 86.8 | LLLWL |
| 15 |
 WCE
|
8 | 64.3 | LWWLL |
| 16 |
 CARL
|
4 | 79.2 | WLLLL |
| 17 |
 ESS
|
4 | 79.1 | LLLWL |
| 18 |
 RICH
|
0 | 56.4 | LLLLL |