7.9

51

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	15	14	12	10	51
PORT	16	10	12	15	53

7.11

53

Port AdelaidePORT

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:55		Rushed	51 - 53
24:16		Rushed	51 - 52
21:47		Q. Narkle Goal	51 - 51
19:48		Rushed	51 - 45
18:38		K. Tholstrup Behind	50 - 45
15:23		J. Billings Behind	49 - 45
11:23		K. Pickett Goal	48 - 45
6:51		Rushed	42 - 45
3:52		Rushed	42 - 44
0:47		C. Dixon Goal	41 - 44
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
20:57		Z. Butters Goal	41 - 38
16:03		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	41 - 32
8:07		C. Dixon Goal	35 - 32
2:59		K. Pickett Goal	35 - 26
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:37		W. Rioli Behind	29 - 26
20:37		Z. Butters Behind	29 - 25
17:34		J. Viney Behind	29 - 24
15:54		C. Salem Behind	28 - 24
12:40		K. Pickett Goal	27 - 24
5:07		K. Pickett Goal	21 - 24
3:46		D. Byrne-Jones Behind	15 - 24
2:37		J. Horne-Francis Goal	15 - 23
1:16		Rushed	15 - 17
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:19		C. Dixon Behind	15 - 16
23:41		D. Byrne-Jones Goal	15 - 15
21:12		J. Horne-Francis Goal	15 - 9
17:58		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	15 - 3
16:35		E. Langdon Goal	14 - 3
14:11		Rushed	8 - 3
12:20		B. Fritsch Goal	8 - 2
8:46		K. Pickett Behind	2 - 2
8:16		B. Fritsch Behind	1 - 2
3:45		C. Rozee Behind	0 - 2
2:30		T. Marshall Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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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