Team Stats
-
Disposals
- FRE 417
- 333 MELB
-
Kicks
- FRE 224
- 222 MELB
-
Handballs
- FRE 193
- 111 MELB
-
Free Kicks
- FRE 13
- 14 MELB
-
Clearances
- FRE 33
- 30 MELB
-
Inside 50
- FRE 58
- 56 MELB
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Tackles
- FRE 45
- 55 MELB
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Hit-Outs
- FRE 24
- 34 MELB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:22 | ![]() | J. Treacy Behind | 118 - 70 |
| 26:35 | ![]() | E. Langdon Goal | 117 - 70 |
| 24:14 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 117 - 64 |
| 22:57 | ![]() | K. Chandler Behind | 117 - 63 |
| 20:30 | ![]() | S. Switkowski Behind | 117 - 62 |
| 17:55 | ![]() | L. Jackson Goal | 116 - 62 |
| 13:05 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 110 - 62 |
| 10:18 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 110 - 56 |
| 7:15 | ![]() | M. Gawn Behind | 110 - 55 |
| 3:51 | ![]() | K. Chandler Goal | 110 - 54 |
| 1:51 | ![]() | H. Sharp Goal | 110 - 48 |
| 1:16 | ![]() | P. Voss Behind | 110 - 42 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:12 | ![]() | Rushed | 109 - 42 |
| 29:00 | ![]() | I. Dudley Goal | 108 - 42 |
| 27:50 | ![]() | I. Dudley Goal | 102 - 42 |
| 23:36 | ![]() | C. Serong Goal | 96 - 42 |
| 23:36 | ![]() | C. Serong Goal | 96 - 42 |
| 19:58 | ![]() | T. Sparrow Goal | 90 - 42 |
| 17:01 | ![]() | B. Mihocek Behind | 90 - 36 |
| 14:33 | ![]() | J. Treacy Goal | 90 - 35 |
| 11:44 | ![]() | S. Bolton Goal | 84 - 35 |
| 10:20 | ![]() | T. Sparrow Behind | 78 - 35 |
| 7:07 | ![]() | P. Voss Behind | 78 - 34 |
| 5:06 | ![]() | I. Dudley Goal | 77 - 34 |
| 1:39 | ![]() | M. Reid Goal | 71 - 34 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:30 | ![]() | J. Treacy Goal | 65 - 34 |
| 27:57 | ![]() | H. Langford Behind | 59 - 34 |
| 26:22 | ![]() | S. Switkowski Goal | 59 - 33 |
| 24:42 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 53 - 33 |
| 23:56 | ![]() | Rushed | 53 - 27 |
| 23:10 | ![]() | E. Langdon Behind | 52 - 27 |
| 20:23 | ![]() | S. Darcy Behind | 52 - 26 |
| 18:31 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 51 - 26 |
| 17:19 | ![]() | N. O'Driscoll Behind | 51 - 20 |
| 15:14 | ![]() | L. Jackson Behind | 50 - 20 |
| 11:23 | ![]() | B. Mihocek Goal | 49 - 20 |
| 9:43 | ![]() | Rushed | 49 - 14 |
| 5:11 | ![]() | H. Sharp Goal | 49 - 13 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:53 | ![]() | J. Treacy Goal | 49 - 7 |
| 26:33 | ![]() | M. Johnson Behind | 43 - 7 |
| 26:10 | ![]() | L. Jackson Behind | 42 - 7 |
| 24:39 | ![]() | Rushed | 41 - 7 |
| 23:56 | ![]() | T. Rivers Behind | 40 - 7 |
| 22:45 | ![]() | C. Scerri Behind | 40 - 6 |
| 20:48 | ![]() | S. Bolton Goal | 39 - 6 |
| 19:31 | ![]() | J. Amiss Behind | 33 - 6 |
| 17:03 | ![]() | J. Treacy Goal | 32 - 6 |
| 14:56 | ![]() | P. Voss Goal | 26 - 6 |
| 12:27 | ![]() | M. Reid Goal | 20 - 6 |
| 11:07 | ![]() | M. Johnson Goal | 14 - 6 |
| 8:32 | ![]() | E. Langdon Goal | 8 - 6 |
| 4:49 | ![]() | A. Brayshaw Goal | 8 - 0 |
| 2:41 | ![]() | S. Bolton Behind | 2 - 0 |
| 0:50 | ![]() | I. Dudley Behind | 1 - 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 |












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