Team Stats
-
Disposals
- MELB 348
- 305 SYD
-
Kicks
- MELB 205
- 218 SYD
-
Handballs
- MELB 143
- 87 SYD
-
Free Kicks
- MELB 23
- 24 SYD
-
Clearances
- MELB 33
- 36 SYD
-
Inside 50
- MELB 51
- 52 SYD
-
Tackles
- MELB 53
- 75 SYD
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 39
- 20 SYD
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:19 | ![]() | C. Warner Behind | 61 - 73 |
| 24:05 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 61 - 72 |
| 20:31 | ![]() | E. Gulden Goal | 61 - 66 |
| 16:31 | ![]() | L. McDonald Behind | 61 - 60 |
| 14:08 | ![]() | M. Gawn Behind | 61 - 59 |
| 9:45 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 60 - 59 |
| 3:10 | ![]() | I. Heeney Goal | 60 - 53 |
| 1:07 | ![]() | M. Gawn Goal | 60 - 47 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:23 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Behind | 54 - 47 |
| 20:13 | ![]() | A. Brayshaw Behind | 53 - 47 |
| 19:35 | ![]() | Rushed | 52 - 47 |
| 16:07 | ![]() | Rushed | 51 - 47 |
| 13:13 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 51 - 46 |
| 12:33 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 45 - 46 |
| 8:23 | ![]() | J. Jordon Behind | 45 - 45 |
| 1:07 | ![]() | B. Brown Behind | 44 - 45 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:45 | ![]() | J. Amartey Behind | 43 - 45 |
| 27:28 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 43 - 44 |
| 24:39 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 37 - 44 |
| 22:45 | ![]() | S. Wicks Behind | 37 - 38 |
| 22:07 | ![]() | S. Reid Behind | 37 - 37 |
| 16:15 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 37 - 36 |
| 15:01 | ![]() | I. Heeney Behind | 37 - 30 |
| 13:04 | ![]() | S. Reid Goal | 37 - 29 |
| 8:10 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 37 - 23 |
| 5:22 | ![]() | S. Reid Goal | 37 - 17 |
| 0:54 | ![]() | M. Gawn Goal | 37 - 11 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:09 | ![]() | S. Reid Goal | 31 - 11 |
| 26:31 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 31 - 5 |
| 24:40 | ![]() | M. Gawn Goal | 25 - 5 |
| 19:56 | ![]() | Rushed | 19 - 5 |
| 17:10 | ![]() | L. Jackson Goal | 19 - 4 |
| 15:52 | ![]() | I. Heeney Behind | 13 - 4 |
| 14:38 | ![]() | L. Jackson Behind | 13 - 3 |
| 12:11 | ![]() | J. McInerney Behind | 12 - 3 |
| 10:47 | ![]() | C. Warner Behind | 12 - 2 |
| 5:22 | ![]() | L. McDonald Behind | 12 - 1 |
| 2:55 | ![]() | E. Langdon Goal | 12 - 0 |
| 0:59 | ![]() | J. Jordon Goal | 6 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
20 | 173.3 | WLWWW |
| 2 |
FRE
|
20 | 142.7 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
20 | 118.2 | WWWWW |
| 4 |
SUNS
|
16 | 126.9 | WWLLW |
| 5 |
NMFC
|
16 | 120.8 | LWWLW |
| 6 |
GEEL
|
16 | 116.1 | WWLWW |
| 7 |
WB
|
16 | 102.0 | WWWLL |
| 8 |
MELB
|
16 | 94.2 | LWWLW |
| 9 |
BL
|
12 | 111.7 | LWWWL |
| 10 |
ADEL
|
12 | 105.3 | LLLWW |
| 11 |
COLL
|
12 | 94.8 | LWLLW |
| 12 |
PORT
|
8 | 108.1 | WLWLL |
| 13 |
STK
|
8 | 92.6 | LWLWL |
| 14 |
GWS
|
8 | 86.8 | LLLWL |
| 15 |
WCE
|
8 | 61.3 | WWLLL |
| 16 |
CARL
|
4 | 79.2 | WLLLL |
| 17 |
ESS
|
4 | 79.1 | LLLWL |
| 18 |
RICH
|
0 | 53.6 | LLLLL |












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