Port AdelaidePORT

13.11

89

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
PORT	25	20	23	21	89
MELB	20	25	19	32	96

15.6

96

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:27		J. Finlayson Goal	89 - 96
32:29		B. Fritsch Behind	83 - 96
29:07		B. Fritsch Goal	83 - 95
22:08		B. Brown Goal	83 - 89
17:36		C. Rozee Goal	83 - 83
16:19		J. Finlayson Behind	77 - 83
14:11		J. Finlayson Goal	76 - 83
14:11		J. Finlayson Goal	76 - 83
12:59		W. Rioli Behind	70 - 83
10:57		C. Windsor Goal	69 - 83
9:36		C. Dixon Behind	69 - 77
6:46		Rushed	68 - 77
5:20		T. Sparrow Goal	68 - 76
2:29		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	68 - 70
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:55		M. Gawn Goal	68 - 64
30:07		B. Brown Goal	68 - 58
28:43		C. Rozee Behind	68 - 52
27:11		T. Marshall Goal	67 - 52
25:26		I. Soldo Goal	61 - 52
24:21		O. Wines Behind	55 - 52
22:54		Rushed	54 - 52
19:29		D. Houston Behind	54 - 51
16:28		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	53 - 51
11:46		C. Dixon Behind	53 - 45
10:19		W. Rioli Behind	52 - 45
7:01		W. Rioli Goal	51 - 45
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:47		J. Viney Goal	45 - 45
24:54		D. Houston Goal	45 - 39
20:51		D. Byrne-Jones Behind	39 - 39
19:38		D. Byrne-Jones Goal	38 - 39
16:01		Rushed	32 - 39
13:59		K. Pickett Behind	31 - 39
12:39		W. Rioli Goal	31 - 38
8:09		K. Pickett Goal	25 - 38
4:28		E. Langdon Goal	25 - 32
0:16		T. Sparrow Goal	25 - 26
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:15		C. Dixon Goal	25 - 20
28:27		B. Brown Goal	19 - 20
26:48		M. Gawn Behind	19 - 14
24:05		C. Oliver Goal	19 - 13
20:38		B. Fritsch Goal	19 - 7
18:20		I. Soldo Behind	19 - 1
15:06		F. Evans Goal	18 - 1
2:52		J. McEntee Goal	12 - 1
2:16		K. Chandler Behind	6 - 1
0:18		D. Byrne-Jones Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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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
14	STK	0	87.4	LL
15	BL	0	77.2	LL
16	PORT	0	59.3	L
17	ESS	0	57.2	L
18	WCE	0	55.0	L