Team Stats
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Disposals
- ESS 394
- 355 STK
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Kicks
- ESS 235
- 185 STK
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Handballs
- ESS 159
- 170 STK
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Free Kicks
- ESS 25
- 12 STK
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Clearances
- ESS 34
- 27 STK
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Inside 50
- ESS 60
- 46 STK
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Tackles
- ESS 55
- 46 STK
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Hit-Outs
- ESS 25
- 40 STK
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:56 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 122 - 79 |
| 26:55 | ![]() | B. Paton Goal | 121 - 79 |
| 23:29 | ![]() | J. Sinclair Behind | 121 - 73 |
| 20:37 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 121 - 72 |
| 19:33 | ![]() | D. Myers Goal | 115 - 72 |
| 16:30 | ![]() | R. Marshall Goal | 109 - 72 |
| 14:36 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 109 - 66 |
| 9:36 | ![]() | J. Billings Behind | 103 - 66 |
| 7:51 | ![]() | B. Paton Behind | 103 - 65 |
| 6:37 | ![]() | B. Long Goal | 103 - 64 |
| 4:59 | ![]() | J. Newnes Goal | 103 - 58 |
| 0:21 | ![]() | D. Smith Goal | 103 - 52 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:47 | ![]() | O. Fantasia Behind | 97 - 52 |
| 25:43 | ![]() | T. Bellchambers Behind | 96 - 52 |
| 23:44 | ![]() | D. Heppell Behind | 95 - 52 |
| 21:55 | ![]() | J. Newnes Behind | 94 - 52 |
| 20:14 | ![]() | O. Fantasia Behind | 94 - 51 |
| 18:43 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 93 - 51 |
| 16:10 | ![]() | D. Myers Goal | 87 - 51 |
| 10:39 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 81 - 51 |
| 8:28 | ![]() | T. Membrey Behind | 75 - 51 |
| 5:29 | ![]() | J. Lonie Goal | 75 - 50 |
| 3:21 | ![]() | O. Fantasia Goal | 75 - 44 |
| 1:12 | ![]() | K. Langford Behind | 69 - 44 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:44 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 68 - 44 |
| 27:15 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 62 - 44 |
| 25:05 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 56 - 44 |
| 24:07 | ![]() | D. Heppell Behind | 50 - 44 |
| 23:04 | ![]() | C. McKenna Goal | 49 - 44 |
| 21:28 | ![]() | N. Freeman Behind | 43 - 44 |
| 20:27 | ![]() | N. Freeman Goal | 43 - 43 |
| 16:23 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 43 - 37 |
| 14:36 | ![]() | C. Hooker Goal | 42 - 37 |
| 12:16 | ![]() | K. Langford Behind | 36 - 37 |
| 11:16 | ![]() | T. Colyer Behind | 35 - 37 |
| 8:20 | ![]() | T. Membrey Behind | 34 - 37 |
| 6:16 | ![]() | J. Gresham Behind | 34 - 36 |
| 3:50 | ![]() | J. Gresham Goal | 34 - 35 |
| 2:55 | ![]() | J. Gresham Behind | 34 - 29 |
| 0:39 | ![]() | Rushed | 34 - 28 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:59 | ![]() | J. Billings Goal | 33 - 28 |
| 33:39 | ![]() | J. Steven Behind | 33 - 22 |
| 31:47 | ![]() | A. Francis Goal | 33 - 21 |
| 29:22 | ![]() | D. Armitage Behind | 27 - 21 |
| 27:41 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 27 - 20 |
| 26:35 | ![]() | J. Billings Goal | 21 - 20 |
| 21:22 | ![]() | O. Fantasia Behind | 21 - 14 |
| 20:16 | ![]() | R. Marshall Behind | 20 - 14 |
| 17:48 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 20 - 13 |
| 16:01 | ![]() | J. Lonie Goal | 14 - 13 |
| 12:41 | ![]() | D. Heppell Goal | 14 - 7 |
| 11:47 | ![]() | M. Brown Behind | 8 - 7 |
| 8:26 | ![]() | M. Baguley Behind | 7 - 7 |
| 7:49 | ![]() | Rushed | 6 - 7 |
| 6:45 | ![]() | J. Gresham Goal | 6 - 6 |
| 0:52 | ![]() | O. Fantasia Goal | 6 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SUNS
|
12 | 191.0 | WWW |
| 2 |
WB
|
12 | 137.2 | WWW |
| 3 |
SYD
|
8 | 139.5 | WWL |
| 4 |
HAW
|
8 | 118.1 | LWW |
| 5 |
FRE
|
4 | 121.1 | LW |
| 6 |
NMFC
|
4 | 116.3 | WL |
| 7 |
PORT
|
4 | 109.3 | LW |
| 8 |
ADEL
|
4 | 104.6 | WL |
| 9 |
COLL
|
4 | 98.7 | WL |
| 10 |
STK
|
4 | 92.3 | LLW |
| 11 |
MELB
|
4 | 84.4 | WL |
| 12 |
WCE
|
4 | 81.3 | LW |
| 13 |
GWS
|
4 | 81.1 | WLL |
| 14 |
GEEL
|
4 | 79.6 | LW |
| 15 |
CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 16 |
BL
|
0 | 77.2 | LL |
| 17 |
RICH
|
0 | 64.5 | LL |
| 18 |
ESS
|
0 | 55.0 | LL |












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