Team Stats
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Disposals
- GWS 388
- 313 PORT
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Kicks
- GWS 204
- 201 PORT
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Handballs
- GWS 184
- 112 PORT
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Free Kicks
- GWS 18
- 21 PORT
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Clearances
- GWS 34
- 33 PORT
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Inside 50
- GWS 56
- 42 PORT
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Tackles
- GWS 63
- 52 PORT
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Hit-Outs
- GWS 35
- 22 PORT
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:22 | ![]() | J. Hogan Behind | 73 - 51 |
| 26:47 | ![]() | J. Kelly Goal | 72 - 51 |
| 24:39 | ![]() | T. Bedford Behind | 66 - 51 |
| 22:39 | ![]() | T. Marshall Behind | 65 - 51 |
| 20:38 | ![]() | E. Ratugolea Goal | 65 - 50 |
| 18:17 | ![]() | Rushed | 65 - 44 |
| 14:14 | ![]() | Q. Narkle Behind | 65 - 43 |
| 12:32 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 65 - 42 |
| 11:12 | ![]() | T. Marshall Behind | 59 - 42 |
| 9:16 | ![]() | T. McMullin Behind | 59 - 41 |
| 7:04 | ![]() | J. Horne-Francis Behind | 58 - 41 |
| 4:46 | ![]() | R. Angwin Behind | 58 - 40 |
| 1:27 | ![]() | J. Kelly Behind | 57 - 40 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:06 | ![]() | J. Hogan Goal | 56 - 40 |
| 29:43 | ![]() | Rushed | 50 - 40 |
| 25:33 | ![]() | M. Georgiades Goal | 49 - 40 |
| 23:34 | ![]() | T. Bedford Goal | 49 - 34 |
| 19:24 | ![]() | T. Greene Behind | 43 - 34 |
| 18:21 | ![]() | B. Daniels Behind | 42 - 34 |
| 17:44 | ![]() | J. Hogan Behind | 41 - 34 |
| 14:50 | ![]() | J. Horne-Francis Behind | 40 - 34 |
| 14:15 | ![]() | T. Greene Behind | 40 - 33 |
| 11:49 | ![]() | B. Daniels Goal | 39 - 33 |
| 7:12 | ![]() | M. Georgiades Behind | 33 - 33 |
| 6:06 | ![]() | J. Riccardi Behind | 33 - 32 |
| 3:41 | ![]() | D. Byrne-Jones Behind | 32 - 32 |
| 0:20 | ![]() | D. Byrne-Jones Goal | 32 - 31 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:44 | ![]() | H. Thomas Goal | 32 - 25 |
| 23:26 | ![]() | Z. Butters Behind | 26 - 25 |
| 21:58 | ![]() | T. Marshall Behind | 26 - 24 |
| 18:33 | ![]() | K. Farrell Behind | 26 - 23 |
| 17:02 | ![]() | A. Cadman Goal | 26 - 22 |
| 13:17 | ![]() | T. Greene Behind | 20 - 22 |
| 8:14 | ![]() | C. Brown Goal | 19 - 22 |
| 6:19 | ![]() | C. Brown Goal | 13 - 22 |
| 2:25 | ![]() | A. Cadman Behind | 7 - 22 |
| 1:37 | ![]() | D. Byrne-Jones Behind | 6 - 22 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:04 | ![]() | Rushed | 6 - 21 |
| 27:29 | ![]() | M. Georgiades Goal | 5 - 21 |
| 26:18 | ![]() | I. Soldo Behind | 5 - 15 |
| 24:35 | ![]() | T. Greene Behind | 5 - 14 |
| 20:29 | ![]() | Rushed | 4 - 14 |
| 17:26 | ![]() | Rushed | 4 - 13 |
| 16:01 | ![]() | T. Marshall Goal | 4 - 12 |
| 13:26 | ![]() | T. Greene Behind | 4 - 6 |
| 12:11 | ![]() | J. Hogan Behind | 3 - 6 |
| 6:11 | ![]() | Rushed | 2 - 6 |
| 3:03 | ![]() | K. Briggs Behind | 1 - 6 |
| 0:56 | ![]() | M. Georgiades Goal | 0 - 6 |
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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 |












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