Team Stats
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Disposals
- PORT 351
- 315 MELB
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Kicks
- PORT 211
- 188 MELB
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Handballs
- PORT 140
- 127 MELB
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Free Kicks
- PORT 24
- 25 MELB
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Clearances
- PORT 52
- 37 MELB
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Inside 50
- PORT 66
- 45 MELB
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Tackles
- PORT 67
- 57 MELB
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Hit-Outs
- PORT 30
- 55 MELB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
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 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FRE
|
56 | 148.2 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
SYD
|
48 | 135.7 | LWWWL |
| 3 |
HAW
|
42 | 113.7 | WWLWW |
| 4 |
GEEL
|
36 | 120.6 | WLLWL |
| 5 |
BL
|
36 | 111.0 | LLWWW |
| 6 |
ADEL
|
36 | 110.0 | LWWWL |
| 7 |
MELB
|
36 | 104.2 | LLWWL |
| 8 |
WB
|
36 | 92.8 | WWWLW |
| 9 |
NMFC
|
32 | 92.2 | WLWWW |
| 10 |
COLL
|
30 | 104.2 | WLLWW |
| 11 |
SUNS
|
28 | 101.2 | LLLLL |
| 12 |
CARL
|
28 | 95.6 | WWWWW |
| 13 |
STK
|
24 | 100.6 | LLLWL |
| 14 |
GWS
|
24 | 99.3 | WWLLL |
| 15 |
PORT
|
20 | 100.9 | LWLLW |
| 16 |
WCE
|
16 | 71.3 | LWLLL |
| 17 |
RICH
|
8 | 61.8 | WLLLL |
| 18 |
ESS
|
4 | 71.0 | LLLLL |












FRE
SYD
HAW
GEEL
BL
ADEL
MELB
WB
NMFC
COLL
SUNS
CARL
STK
GWS
PORT
WCE
RICH
ESS