Game Information
People First Stadium
Team Stats
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Disposals
- SUNS 325
- 406 ADEL
-
Kicks
- SUNS 217
- 211 ADEL
-
Handballs
- SUNS 108
- 195 ADEL
-
Free Kicks
- SUNS 30
- 22 ADEL
-
Clearances
- SUNS 35
- 39 ADEL
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Inside 50
- SUNS 62
- 44 ADEL
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Tackles
- SUNS 47
- 66 ADEL
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Hit-Outs
- SUNS 41
- 39 ADEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
12
B. Ainsworth3 Goals
32
D. Fogarty2 Goals
Disposals
15
N. Anderson28 Disposals
29
R. Laird42 Disposals
Contested Possessions
24
D. Swallow13 Contested Possessions
3
S. Berry14 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 35:32 |  | I. Rankine Goal | 116 - 73 |
| 33:42 | | A. Davies Goal | 110 - 73 |
| 32:29 | | B. Ainsworth Goal | 104 - 73 |
| 29:19 | | S. Flanders Goal | 98 - 73 |
| 28:01 |  | J. Dawson Goal | 92 - 73 |
| 26:13 | | L. Casboult Goal | 92 - 67 |
| 22:18 | | L. Casboult Goal | 86 - 67 |
| 20:18 | | J. Rowe Goal | 80 - 67 |
| 19:23 | | Rushed | 80 - 61 |
| 16:31 | | I. Rankine Behind | 80 - 60 |
| 14:32 | | S. McAdam Goal | 79 - 60 |
| 12:10 | | M. Chol Goal | 79 - 54 |
| 9:52 | | D. Fogarty Goal | 73 - 54 |
| 6:28 | | S. McAdam Behind | 73 - 48 |
| 3:12 | | S. Flanders Goal | 73 - 47 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 37:16 | | Rushed | 67 - 47 |
| 34:14 | | L. Murphy Goal | 67 - 46 |
| 32:18 | | T. Walker Goal | 67 - 40 |
| 28:07 | | B. Ainsworth Goal | 67 - 34 |
| 27:44 | | I. Rankine Behind | 61 - 34 |
| 26:30 | | R. Laird Behind | 60 - 34 |
| 23:44 | | T. Walker Behind | 60 - 33 |
| 22:49 | | Rushed | 60 - 32 |
| 15:01 | | T. Walker Behind | 60 - 31 |
| 11:22 | | J. Rachele Goal | 60 - 30 |
| 3:36 | | N. Holman Goal | 60 - 24 |
| 2:34 | | N. Anderson Behind | 54 - 24 |
| 0:36 | | N. Holman Goal | 53 - 24 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:10 | | B. Ainsworth Behind | 47 - 24 |
| 24:45 | | I. Rankine Goal | 46 - 24 |
| 23:20 | | P. Parnell Behind | 40 - 24 |
| 20:57 | | I. Rankine Goal | 40 - 23 |
| 19:10 | | S. Flanders Behind | 34 - 23 |
| 17:51 | | J. Jeffrey Goal | 33 - 23 |
| 12:56 | | R. Thilthorpe Goal | 27 - 23 |
| 10:02 | | W. Powell Behind | 27 - 17 |
| 8:51 | | T. Walker Behind | 26 - 17 |
| 8:00 | | Rushed | 26 - 16 |
| 6:16 | | L. Casboult Goal | 26 - 15 |
| 3:53 | | W. Milera Behind | 20 - 15 |
| 2:20 | | M. Chol Goal | 20 - 14 |
| 0:24 | | M. Chol Goal | 14 - 14 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:34 | | B. Ainsworth Behind | 8 - 14 |
| 21:05 | | D. Fogarty Goal | 7 - 14 |
| 20:42 | | Rushed | 7 - 8 |
| 11:46 | | W. Hamill Goal | 6 - 8 |
| 10:01 | | J. Rowe Behind | 6 - 2 |
| 9:38 | | J. Rowe Behind | 6 - 1 |
| 7:58 | | B. Ainsworth Goal | 6 - 0 |
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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 |