Team Stats
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Disposals
- MELB 366
- 379 WB
-
Kicks
- MELB 206
- 207 WB
-
Handballs
- MELB 160
- 172 WB
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Free Kicks
- MELB 19
- 13 WB
-
Clearances
- MELB 44
- 33 WB
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Inside 50
- MELB 64
- 49 WB
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Tackles
- MELB 54
- 57 WB
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 47
- 30 WB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:55 | ![]() | T. McDonald Goal | 140 - 66 |
| 29:27 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 134 - 66 |
| 25:28 | ![]() | Rushed | 128 - 66 |
| 24:15 | ![]() | L. Jackson Goal | 127 - 66 |
| 22:16 | ![]() | C. Salem Goal | 121 - 66 |
| 20:49 | ![]() | A. Treloar Goal | 115 - 66 |
| 18:32 | ![]() | T. McDonald Goal | 115 - 60 |
| 14:21 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 109 - 60 |
| 11:40 | ![]() | E. Langdon Goal | 108 - 60 |
| 8:09 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 102 - 60 |
| 6:45 | ![]() | Rushed | 96 - 60 |
| 4:11 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 96 - 59 |
| 3:01 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 95 - 59 |
| 1:04 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 89 - 59 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:20 | ![]() | C. Oliver Goal | 83 - 59 |
| 31:10 | ![]() | T. Sparrow Goal | 77 - 59 |
| 29:51 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 71 - 59 |
| 26:48 | ![]() | Rushed | 65 - 59 |
| 25:00 | ![]() | A. Brayshaw Goal | 64 - 59 |
| 19:36 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 58 - 59 |
| 17:49 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 52 - 59 |
| 16:34 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 46 - 59 |
| 12:11 | ![]() | M. Bontempelli Goal | 40 - 59 |
| 2:24 | ![]() | J. Johannisen Goal | 40 - 53 |
| 0:13 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 40 - 47 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:11 | ![]() | L. Hunter Behind | 39 - 47 |
| 29:40 | ![]() | M. Bontempelli Goal | 39 - 46 |
| 27:52 | ![]() | J. Schache Behind | 39 - 40 |
| 22:45 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Behind | 39 - 39 |
| 22:13 | ![]() | C. Spargo Behind | 38 - 39 |
| 17:11 | ![]() | L. Hunter Goal | 37 - 39 |
| 13:26 | ![]() | M. Bontempelli Goal | 37 - 33 |
| 11:42 | ![]() | M. Gawn Behind | 37 - 27 |
| 8:05 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 36 - 27 |
| 6:34 | ![]() | B. Smith Behind | 30 - 27 |
| 5:16 | ![]() | A. Naughton Goal | 30 - 26 |
| 4:04 | ![]() | A. Treloar Goal | 30 - 20 |
| 2:41 | ![]() | C. Oliver Behind | 30 - 14 |
| 0:43 | ![]() | A. Treloar Goal | 29 - 14 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:17 | ![]() | E. Langdon Behind | 29 - 8 |
| 25:58 | ![]() | B. Brown Behind | 28 - 8 |
| 21:46 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 27 - 8 |
| 20:37 | ![]() | T. English Behind | 21 - 8 |
| 18:55 | ![]() | C. Spargo Goal | 21 - 7 |
| 16:07 | ![]() | R. Smith Goal | 15 - 7 |
| 13:34 | ![]() | M. Gawn Behind | 15 - 1 |
| 9:39 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 14 - 1 |
| 7:51 | ![]() | Rushed | 8 - 1 |
| 6:33 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 8 - 0 |
| 5:02 | ![]() | B. Brown Behind | 2 - 0 |
| 3:00 | ![]() | Rushed | 1 - 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 |
BL
|
40 | 111.7 | LWWWW |
| 5 |
GEEL
|
36 | 117.1 | LLWLL |
| 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
BL
GEEL
ADEL
MELB
WB
NMFC
COLL
SUNS
CARL
STK
GWS
PORT
WCE
RICH
ESS