Team Stats
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Disposals
- MELB 426
- 302 SUNS
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Kicks
- MELB 262
- 162 SUNS
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Handballs
- MELB 164
- 140 SUNS
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Free Kicks
- MELB 19
- 15 SUNS
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Clearances
- MELB 33
- 29 SUNS
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Inside 50
- MELB 69
- 41 SUNS
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Tackles
- MELB 77
- 71 SUNS
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 37
- 48 SUNS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:42 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 143 - 47 |
| 27:02 | ![]() | J. Garlett Behind | 142 - 47 |
| 24:52 | ![]() | M. Rischitelli Goal | 141 - 47 |
| 23:20 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 141 - 41 |
| 20:58 | ![]() | J. Garlett Goal | 135 - 41 |
| 18:18 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 129 - 41 |
| 16:37 | ![]() | J. Hogan Goal | 128 - 41 |
| 15:12 | ![]() | C. Oliver Behind | 122 - 41 |
| 11:56 | ![]() | J. Garlett Behind | 121 - 41 |
| 10:04 | ![]() | B. Fiorini Behind | 120 - 41 |
| 4:42 | ![]() | J. Hogan Goal | 120 - 40 |
| 2:23 | ![]() | J. Harmes Goal | 114 - 40 |
| 0:35 | ![]() | A. Sexton Goal | 108 - 40 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:27 | ![]() | T. McDonald Behind | 108 - 34 |
| 23:23 | ![]() | Rushed | 107 - 34 |
| 22:04 | ![]() | J. Garlett Goal | 106 - 34 |
| 20:50 | ![]() | Rushed | 100 - 34 |
| 19:57 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 99 - 34 |
| 18:28 | ![]() | J. Leslie Behind | 98 - 34 |
| 16:58 | ![]() | J. Hogan Behind | 98 - 33 |
| 14:32 | ![]() | J. Garlett Behind | 97 - 33 |
| 13:13 | ![]() | A. Sexton Goal | 96 - 33 |
| 10:08 | ![]() | J. Hogan Goal | 96 - 27 |
| 4:44 | ![]() | W. Powell Behind | 90 - 27 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:13 | ![]() | A. Sexton Goal | 90 - 26 |
| 26:55 | ![]() | A. vandenBerg Behind | 90 - 20 |
| 21:11 | ![]() | A. Sexton Goal | 89 - 20 |
| 20:07 | ![]() | A. Brayshaw Goal | 89 - 14 |
| 18:02 | ![]() | J. Harmes Goal | 83 - 14 |
| 16:45 | ![]() | J. Leslie Behind | 77 - 14 |
| 15:06 | ![]() | A. Sexton Goal | 77 - 13 |
| 14:15 | ![]() | J. Leslie Behind | 77 - 7 |
| 10:20 | ![]() | N. Jones Goal | 77 - 6 |
| 8:30 | ![]() | J. Hogan Goal | 71 - 6 |
| 6:24 | ![]() | J. Harmes Goal | 65 - 6 |
| 3:26 | ![]() | A. vandenBerg Behind | 59 - 6 |
| 1:49 | ![]() | T. McDonald Behind | 58 - 6 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:32 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 57 - 6 |
| 27:58 | ![]() | C. Oliver Goal | 51 - 6 |
| 26:30 | ![]() | Rushed | 45 - 6 |
| 24:56 | ![]() | C. Spargo Goal | 44 - 6 |
| 22:35 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 38 - 6 |
| 21:33 | ![]() | C. Oliver Behind | 32 - 6 |
| 19:50 | ![]() | C. Spargo Goal | 31 - 6 |
| 16:59 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 25 - 6 |
| 15:39 | ![]() | N. Holman Goal | 19 - 6 |
| 10:54 | ![]() | C. Salem Goal | 19 - 0 |
| 7:39 | ![]() | T. McDonald Behind | 13 - 0 |
| 5:58 | ![]() | C. Oliver Goal | 12 - 0 |
| 3:44 | ![]() | N. Jones 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 |
CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 7 |
BL
|
0 | 95.5 | L |
| 8 |
RICH
|
0 | 94.7 | L |
| 9 |
STK
|
0 | 84.6 | L |
| 10 |
HAW
|
0 | 77.9 | L |
| 11 |
GEEL
|
0 | 55.2 | L |
| 12 |
FRE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 13 |
MELB
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 14 |
WCE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 15 |
NMFC
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 16 |
PORT
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 17 |
ADEL
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 18 |
ESS
|
0 | 0.0 |












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