Game Information
Gabba
Team Stats
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Disposals
- STK 298
- 307 ESS
-
Kicks
- STK 191
- 172 ESS
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Handballs
- STK 107
- 135 ESS
-
Free Kicks
- STK 11
- 11 ESS
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Clearances
- STK 25
- 30 ESS
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Inside 50
- STK 37
- 43 ESS
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Tackles
- STK 38
- 37 ESS
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Hit-Outs
- STK 34
- 22 ESS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
12
M. King3 Goals
42
A. Saad1 Goals
Disposals
3
Z. Jones26 Disposals
9
D. Shiel29 Disposals
Contested Possessions
9
J. Steele13 Contested Possessions
9
D. Shiel9 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 19:48 |  | T. Cutler Behind | 68 - 33 |
| 18:42 |  | N. Hind Behind | 68 - 32 |
| 14:30 | | Rushed | 67 - 32 |
| 13:12 | | M. King Goal | 66 - 32 |
| 10:33 | | K. Langford Goal | 60 - 32 |
| 4:53 | | P. Ryder Behind | 60 - 26 |
| 2:20 | | J. Ridley Behind | 59 - 26 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:02 | | J. Stewart Behind | 59 - 25 |
| 21:02 | | J. Lonie Goal | 59 - 24 |
| 12:53 | | P. Ryder Goal | 53 - 24 |
| 6:09 | | J. Townsend Goal | 47 - 24 |
| 3:12 | | A. Saad Goal | 47 - 18 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:57 | | J. Begley Goal | 47 - 12 |
| 17:35 | | D. Butler Goal | 47 - 6 |
| 14:26 | | T. Membrey Goal | 41 - 6 |
| 9:08 | | J. Battle Goal | 35 - 6 |
| 2:41 | | R. Marshall Behind | 29 - 6 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:40 | | M. King Behind | 28 - 6 |
| 21:08 | | N. Hind Goal | 27 - 6 |
| 18:12 | | T. Membrey Goal | 21 - 6 |
| 16:15 | | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 15 - 6 |
| 11:39 | | M. King Goal | 15 - 0 |
| 10:14 | | J. Lonie Behind | 9 - 0 |
| 8:06 | | B. Hill Behind | 8 - 0 |
| 7:13 | | Rushed | 7 - 0 |
| 0:52 | | M. King Goal | 6 - 0 |
AFL News
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Stocks up, stocks down: Demons star fails to fire under the bright lights; Arty Jones the hero
Arty Jones played the game of his life, while Jagga Smith showed he's going to be a big game player. But a star Demon had his lowest-rated game of the year. Here's whose stocks are up and down after the wildcard finals.
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Pass or fail? Grading every AFL team's season based on preseason expectations
Make finals, win the flag, or avoid the bottom four ... we gave each team a pass mark coming into the 2026 season. So how did every club go?
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Only just starting: Demons proud despite finals exit
Melbourne coach Steven King believes the Demons have managed to "reinstate some respect" in his first year at the AFL club despite a devastating wildcard exit.
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What we learned: The fairytale continues, and the Blues can keep rolling
Carlton's Josh Fraser fairytale continues after a stirring wilcard win over the undermanned Demons at the MCG on Saturday night. Here's three things we learned from the match.
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Jagga Smith guides the Blues past the Demons
Carlton defeat the Melbourne Demons in the second Wildcard 55-74 to advance and book a date with Geelong.
2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 FRE
|
76 | 137.2 | WWLWL |
| 2 |
 SYD
|
72 | 136.1 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
 BL
|
64 | 121.7 | WLWWW |
| 4 |
 HAW
|
64 | 120.1 | WWLDW |
| 5 |
 GEEL
|
60 | 122.3 | WWWWW |
| 6 |
 ADEL
|
60 | 117.3 | LWWLW |
| 7 |
 MELB
|
60 | 109.6 | LWWWL |
| 8 |
 WB
|
54 | 95.4 | WLLDW |
| 9 |
 COLL
|
52 | 102.4 | WLWDL |
| 10 |
 CARL
|
50 | 101.5 | WWWDW |
| 11 |
 STK
|
40 | 102.8 | WLLWL |
| 12 |
 GWS
|
40 | 98.9 | LWLWL |
| 13 |
 SUNS
|
36 | 94.5 | LLWLW |
| 14 |
 NMFC
|
36 | 88.8 | LLWLL |
| 15 |
 PORT
|
28 | 88.1 | LLLLW |
| 16 |
 WCE
|
16 | 69.2 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
 RICH
|
12 | 62.5 | LWLLL |
| 18 |
 ESS
|
8 | 64.6 | LLLLL |