Game Information
Adelaide Oval
Team Stats
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Disposals
- PORT 323
- 353 WB
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Kicks
- PORT 217
- 204 WB
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Handballs
- PORT 106
- 149 WB
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Free Kicks
- PORT 23
- 24 WB
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Clearances
- PORT 39
- 40 WB
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Inside 50
- PORT 57
- 51 WB
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Tackles
- PORT 75
- 58 WB
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Hit-Outs
- PORT 37
- 43 WB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
4
T. Marshall2 Goals
3
C. Weightman4 Goals
Disposals
9
Z. Butters32 Disposals
1
A. Treloar35 Disposals
Contested Possessions
9
Z. Butters17 Contested Possessions
1
A. Treloar16 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:45 |  | Rushed | 70 - 56 |
| 25:33 |  | Z. Butters Goal | 70 - 55 |
| 19:18 | | Rushed | 64 - 55 |
| 16:11 | | X. Duursma Goal | 64 - 54 |
| 12:57 | | T. Marshall Goal | 58 - 54 |
| 10:03 | | T. Marshall Goal | 52 - 54 |
| 2:48 | | C. Weightman Goal | 46 - 54 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:16 | | M. Hannan Goal | 46 - 48 |
| 21:22 | | D. Houston Goal | 46 - 42 |
| 18:20 | | J. Ugle-Hagan Behind | 40 - 42 |
| 14:45 | | T. Marshall Behind | 40 - 41 |
| 13:11 | | C. Dixon Behind | 39 - 41 |
| 7:05 | | M. Bontempelli Goal | 38 - 41 |
| 3:44 | | C. Weightman Goal | 38 - 35 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:59 | | D. Byrne-Jones Goal | 38 - 29 |
| 24:20 | | D. Houston Behind | 32 - 29 |
| 21:43 | | C. Weightman Goal | 31 - 29 |
| 19:57 | | Rushed | 31 - 23 |
| 17:43 | | Z. Butters Behind | 31 - 22 |
| 14:50 | | T. Boak Goal | 30 - 22 |
| 12:20 | | S. Powell-Pepper Behind | 24 - 22 |
| 9:02 | | R. Lobb Behind | 23 - 22 |
| 6:33 | | C. Weightman Goal | 23 - 21 |
| 3:27 | | A. Naughton Goal | 23 - 15 |
| 0:54 | | C. Weightman Behind | 23 - 9 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:25 | | R. Lobb Behind | 23 - 8 |
| 25:08 | | Rushed | 23 - 7 |
| 22:38 | | J. McEntee Goal | 22 - 7 |
| 20:24 | | D. Byrne-Jones Goal | 16 - 7 |
| 16:46 | | K. Farrell Behind | 10 - 7 |
| 14:25 | | C. Weightman Behind | 9 - 7 |
| 13:15 | | W. Rioli Behind | 9 - 6 |
| 11:53 | | Rushed | 8 - 6 |
| 8:09 | | T. English Goal | 7 - 6 |
| 6:14 | | W. Rioli Behind | 7 - 0 |
| 3:30 | | S. Powell-Pepper Goal | 6 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 SYD
|
28 | 165.5 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
 FRE
|
28 | 133.0 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
 HAW
|
26 | 121.2 | WWWWD |
| 4 |
 BL
|
20 | 126.0 | WWLWW |
| 5 |
 SUNS
|
20 | 116.0 | LLWLW |
| 6 |
 GEEL
|
20 | 114.6 | LWWLW |
| 7 |
 MELB
|
20 | 100.2 | WLWWL |
| 8 |
 COLL
|
18 | 108.6 | LLWWD |
| 9 |
 STK
|
16 | 114.9 | LWLWW |
| 10 |
 NMFC
|
16 | 106.1 | WLWLL |
| 11 |
 ADEL
|
16 | 96.6 | LWWLW |
| 12 |
 WB
|
16 | 91.5 | WLLLL |
| 13 |
 PORT
|
12 | 110.9 | WLLWL |
| 14 |
 GWS
|
12 | 88.2 | LWLWL |
| 15 |
 WCE
|
8 | 59.3 | LLLLL |
| 16 |
 CARL
|
4 | 78.1 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
 ESS
|
4 | 70.2 | LWLLL |
| 18 |
 RICH
|
4 | 60.0 | LLLLW |