Team Stats
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Disposals
- ESS 351
- 313 PORT
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Kicks
- ESS 209
- 195 PORT
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Handballs
- ESS 142
- 118 PORT
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Free Kicks
- ESS 21
- 13 PORT
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Clearances
- ESS 30
- 28 PORT
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Inside 50
- ESS 50
- 55 PORT
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Tackles
- ESS 61
- 57 PORT
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Hit-Outs
- ESS 40
- 17 PORT
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:34 | ![]() | D. Houston Goal | 74 - 78 |
| 29:53 | ![]() | D. Parish Behind | 74 - 72 |
| 28:47 | ![]() | J. Caldwell Goal | 73 - 72 |
| 22:34 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 67 - 72 |
| 20:37 | ![]() | J. Caldwell Goal | 61 - 72 |
| 19:34 | ![]() | S. Powell-Pepper Behind | 55 - 72 |
| 17:22 | ![]() | D. Byrne-Jones Goal | 55 - 71 |
| 15:26 | ![]() | C. Rozee Goal | 55 - 65 |
| 12:03 | ![]() | S. Powell-Pepper Behind | 55 - 59 |
| 10:47 | ![]() | D. Byrne-Jones Behind | 55 - 58 |
| 9:40 | ![]() | S. Weideman Behind | 55 - 57 |
| 5:36 | ![]() | R. Burton Goal | 54 - 57 |
| 1:40 | ![]() | J. Finlayson Goal | 54 - 51 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:54 | ![]() | K. Langford Behind | 54 - 45 |
| 21:33 | ![]() | D. Parish Behind | 53 - 45 |
| 19:51 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 52 - 45 |
| 17:53 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 51 - 45 |
| 16:03 | ![]() | Z. Butters Goal | 45 - 45 |
| 13:32 | ![]() | Rushed | 45 - 39 |
| 7:00 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 45 - 38 |
| 5:51 | ![]() | J. Caldwell Behind | 39 - 38 |
| 1:39 | ![]() | M. Guelfi Goal | 38 - 38 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:16 | ![]() | D. Parish Behind | 32 - 38 |
| 22:58 | ![]() | D. Parish Behind | 31 - 38 |
| 19:13 | ![]() | Q. Narkle Goal | 30 - 38 |
| 16:12 | ![]() | Rushed | 30 - 32 |
| 15:49 | ![]() | A. Perkins Behind | 29 - 32 |
| 14:28 | ![]() | C. Rozee Goal | 28 - 32 |
| 12:34 | ![]() | N. Martin Goal | 28 - 26 |
| 7:59 | ![]() | K. Farrell Goal | 22 - 26 |
| 7:18 | ![]() | Rushed | 22 - 20 |
| 4:58 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 21 - 20 |
| 4:01 | ![]() | B. Hobbs Behind | 15 - 20 |
| 2:44 | ![]() | Rushed | 14 - 20 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:30 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 14 - 19 |
| 25:03 | ![]() | M. Guelfi Goal | 13 - 19 |
| 23:50 | ![]() | M. Redman Behind | 7 - 19 |
| 22:46 | ![]() | D. Byrne-Jones Behind | 6 - 19 |
| 20:43 | ![]() | Rushed | 6 - 18 |
| 18:29 | ![]() | Rushed | 6 - 17 |
| 16:42 | ![]() | J. Finlayson Behind | 6 - 16 |
| 13:45 | ![]() | C. Dixon Behind | 6 - 15 |
| 11:34 | ![]() | J. Laverde Goal | 6 - 14 |
| 10:02 | ![]() | T. Marshall Behind | 0 - 14 |
| 7:45 | ![]() | C. Dixon Goal | 0 - 13 |
| 5:59 | ![]() | S. Powell-Pepper Behind | 0 - 7 |
| 3:28 | ![]() | C. Rozee Goal | 0 - 6 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FRE
|
76 | 137.2 | WWLWL |
| 2 |
SYD
|
72 | 136.1 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
BL
|
64 | 121.7 | WLWWW |
| 4 |
HAW
|
64 | 120.1 | WWLDW |
| 5 |
GEEL
|
60 | 122.3 | WWWWW |
| 6 |
ADEL
|
60 | 117.3 | LWWLW |
| 7 |
MELB
|
60 | 109.6 | LWWWL |
| 8 |
WB
|
54 | 95.4 | WLLDW |
| 9 |
COLL
|
52 | 102.4 | WLWDL |
| 10 |
CARL
|
50 | 101.5 | WWWDW |
| 11 |
STK
|
40 | 102.8 | WLLWL |
| 12 |
GWS
|
40 | 98.9 | LWLWL |
| 13 |
SUNS
|
36 | 94.5 | LLWLW |
| 14 |
NMFC
|
36 | 88.8 | LLWLL |
| 15 |
PORT
|
28 | 88.1 | LLLLW |
| 16 |
WCE
|
16 | 69.2 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
RICH
|
12 | 62.5 | LWLLL |
| 18 |
ESS
|
8 | 64.6 | LLLLL |












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