Adelaide CrowsADEL

5.7

37

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ADEL	16	13	2	6	37
MELB	20	14	9	45	88

13.10

88

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:12		J. Melksham Behind	37 - 88
23:26		B. Fritsch Goal	37 - 87
21:57		Rushed	37 - 81
19:23		J. Viney Goal	37 - 80
17:09		J. Melksham Goal	37 - 74
14:05		B. Fritsch Goal	37 - 68
13:08		Rushed	37 - 62
9:22		B. Crocker Goal	37 - 61
7:51		J. Melksham Goal	31 - 61
5:12		S. Weideman Goal	31 - 55
2:41		C. Oliver Goal	31 - 49
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:35		Rushed	31 - 43
20:25		C. Petracca Behind	30 - 43
18:31		D. Fogarty Behind	30 - 42
8:06		H. Bennell Goal	29 - 42
4:20		C. Petracca Behind	29 - 36
3:00		E. Langdon Behind	29 - 35
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:20		Rushed	29 - 34
19:03		P. Seedsman Goal	28 - 34
12:57		E. Himmelberg Goal	22 - 34
10:11		N. Jones Behind	16 - 34
7:18		L. Jackson Goal	16 - 33
3:59		S. Weideman Goal	16 - 27
1:32		C. Petracca Behind	16 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:18		P. Seedsman Goal	16 - 20
23:27		S. Weideman Goal	10 - 20
21:44		L. Murphy Behind	10 - 14
18:20		Rushed	9 - 14
16:06		J. Viney Goal	8 - 14
15:01		E. Himmelberg Behind	8 - 8
11:54		M. Crouch Behind	7 - 8
7:56		D. Fogarty Goal	6 - 8
5:18		J. Viney Behind	0 - 8
2:50		L. Jackson Goal	0 - 7
1:15		E. Langdon Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

Adelaide Oval

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	8	182.9	WW
2	SUNS	8	181.6	WW
3	WB	8	154.1	WW
4	NMFC	4	168.7	W
5	ADEL	4	117.7	W
6	HAW	4	117.1	LW
7	MELB	4	112.1	W
8	COLL	4	98.7	WL
9	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
10	GWS	4	76.4	WL
11	CARL	4	70.9	LW
12	RICH	0	94.7	L
13	FRE	0	90.9	L
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15	BL	0	77.2	LL
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