Team Stats
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Disposals
- ESS 415
- 325 FRE
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Kicks
- ESS 242
- 179 FRE
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Handballs
- ESS 173
- 146 FRE
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Free Kicks
- ESS 28
- 15 FRE
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Clearances
- ESS 42
- 32 FRE
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Inside 50
- ESS 63
- 44 FRE
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Tackles
- ESS 57
- 64 FRE
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Hit-Outs
- ESS 40
- 40 FRE
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:12 | ![]() | Rushed | 107 - 92 |
| 25:54 | ![]() | Rushed | 107 - 91 |
| 21:26 | ![]() | Rushed | 107 - 90 |
| 19:48 | ![]() | J. Stewart Goal | 106 - 90 |
| 17:44 | ![]() | B. Cox Goal | 100 - 90 |
| 14:14 | ![]() | H. Hocking Goal | 100 - 84 |
| 13:35 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Behind | 94 - 84 |
| 13:09 | ![]() | J. Begley Behind | 93 - 84 |
| 11:08 | ![]() | H. Ballantyne Goal | 92 - 84 |
| 7:02 | ![]() | H. Crozier Goal | 92 - 78 |
| 4:18 | ![]() | H. Bennell Goal | 92 - 72 |
| 1:31 | ![]() | M. Taberner Goal | 92 - 66 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:43 | ![]() | D. Heppell Behind | 92 - 60 |
| 26:11 | ![]() | H. Bennell Behind | 91 - 60 |
| 25:01 | ![]() | H. Ballantyne Goal | 91 - 59 |
| 23:00 | ![]() | H. Hocking Goal | 91 - 53 |
| 22:08 | ![]() | D. Myers Behind | 85 - 53 |
| 20:28 | ![]() | Rushed | 84 - 53 |
| 19:25 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Goal | 84 - 52 |
| 18:02 | ![]() | J. Stewart Goal | 78 - 52 |
| 16:04 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Goal | 72 - 52 |
| 15:03 | ![]() | J. Laverde Goal | 66 - 52 |
| 12:00 | ![]() | T. Sheridan Goal | 60 - 52 |
| 10:43 | ![]() | B. Cox Goal | 60 - 46 |
| 8:09 | ![]() | H. Ballantyne Behind | 60 - 40 |
| 6:37 | ![]() | J. Stewart Goal | 60 - 39 |
| 3:52 | ![]() | N. Fyfe Goal | 54 - 39 |
| 1:23 | ![]() | J. Daniher Behind | 54 - 33 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:33 | ![]() | J. Begley Goal | 53 - 33 |
| 21:48 | ![]() | Rushed | 47 - 33 |
| 20:02 | ![]() | H. Crozier Behind | 46 - 33 |
| 17:18 | ![]() | M. Taberner Behind | 46 - 32 |
| 15:40 | ![]() | J. Daniher Goal | 46 - 31 |
| 14:40 | ![]() | J. Daniher Behind | 40 - 31 |
| 8:19 | ![]() | J. Griffin Goal | 39 - 31 |
| 6:40 | ![]() | M. Taberner Goal | 39 - 25 |
| 2:27 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Goal | 39 - 19 |
| 1:22 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Goal | 33 - 19 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:33 | ![]() | J. Griffin Goal | 27 - 19 |
| 23:07 | ![]() | J. Daniher Goal | 27 - 13 |
| 21:23 | ![]() | J. Daniher Behind | 21 - 13 |
| 18:30 | ![]() | T. Sheridan Goal | 20 - 13 |
| 16:52 | ![]() | Rushed | 20 - 7 |
| 13:33 | ![]() | J. Watson Behind | 20 - 6 |
| 10:21 | ![]() | N. Fyfe Goal | 19 - 6 |
| 5:58 | ![]() | T. Bellchambers Goal | 19 - 0 |
| 3:14 | ![]() | J. Stewart Goal | 13 - 0 |
| 2:07 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 1:02 | ![]() | Rushed | 1 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
24 | 178.1 | LWWWW |
| 2 |
FRE
|
24 | 137.6 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
24 | 124.5 | WWWWW |
| 4 |
MELB
|
20 | 102.8 | WWLWW |
| 5 |
BL
|
16 | 118.8 | WWWLW |
| 6 |
NMFC
|
16 | 115.9 | WWLWL |
| 7 |
SUNS
|
16 | 114.4 | WLLWL |
| 8 |
COLL
|
16 | 110.2 | WLLWW |
| 9 |
GEEL
|
16 | 108.6 | WLWWL |
| 10 |
WB
|
16 | 91.8 | WWLLL |
| 11 |
PORT
|
12 | 112.5 | LWLLW |
| 12 |
STK
|
12 | 110.1 | WLWLW |
| 13 |
ADEL
|
12 | 96.1 | LLWWL |
| 14 |
GWS
|
12 | 89.8 | LLWLW |
| 15 |
WCE
|
8 | 55.8 | WLLLL |
| 16 |
CARL
|
4 | 80.3 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
ESS
|
4 | 72.9 | LLWLL |
| 18 |
RICH
|
0 | 54.2 | LLLLL |












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