Team Stats
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Disposals
- SYD 357
- 353 MELB
-
Kicks
- SYD 234
- 205 MELB
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Handballs
- SYD 123
- 148 MELB
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Free Kicks
- SYD 21
- 24 MELB
-
Clearances
- SYD 45
- 34 MELB
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Inside 50
- SYD 65
- 51 MELB
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Tackles
- SYD 63
- 65 MELB
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Hit-Outs
- SYD 46
- 38 MELB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:32 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 86 - 64 |
| 30:06 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 86 - 58 |
| 28:27 | ![]() | Rushed | 86 - 57 |
| 25:57 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 86 - 56 |
| 21:31 | ![]() | I. Heeney Behind | 80 - 56 |
| 15:49 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Goal | 79 - 56 |
| 13:54 | ![]() | R. Fox Goal | 79 - 50 |
| 12:35 | ![]() | C. Warner Behind | 73 - 50 |
| 11:11 | ![]() | S. Wicks Goal | 72 - 50 |
| 7:57 | ![]() | W. Hayward Goal | 66 - 50 |
| 6:08 | ![]() | C. Warner Goal | 60 - 50 |
| 4:33 | ![]() | Rushed | 54 - 50 |
| 3:09 | ![]() | E. Gulden Behind | 53 - 50 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 36:14 | ![]() | H. McLean Behind | 52 - 50 |
| 32:02 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 51 - 50 |
| 30:50 | ![]() | W. Hayward Goal | 51 - 44 |
| 29:17 | ![]() | J. Rowbottom Behind | 45 - 44 |
| 28:03 | ![]() | J. Viney Goal | 44 - 44 |
| 24:29 | ![]() | J. Rowbottom Behind | 44 - 38 |
| 22:53 | ![]() | H. McLean Goal | 43 - 38 |
| 19:16 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 37 - 38 |
| 18:21 | ![]() | J. Amartey Behind | 37 - 32 |
| 17:01 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 36 - 32 |
| 13:18 | ![]() | H. McLean Goal | 36 - 26 |
| 10:09 | ![]() | H. McLean Behind | 30 - 26 |
| 5:08 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 29 - 26 |
| 4:26 | ![]() | R. Fox Behind | 28 - 26 |
| 1:17 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 27 - 26 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:07 | ![]() | E. Langdon Goal | 27 - 20 |
| 20:45 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 27 - 14 |
| 14:52 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Behind | 27 - 13 |
| 6:47 | ![]() | J. McInerney Goal | 27 - 12 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:15 | ![]() | J. Schache Behind | 21 - 12 |
| 25:30 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 21 - 11 |
| 23:28 | ![]() | Rushed | 15 - 11 |
| 21:39 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 15 - 10 |
| 20:33 | ![]() | Rushed | 15 - 9 |
| 18:25 | ![]() | J. Schache Behind | 14 - 9 |
| 17:17 | ![]() | I. Heeney Goal | 14 - 8 |
| 14:12 | ![]() | Rushed | 8 - 8 |
| 11:18 | ![]() | Rushed | 7 - 8 |
| 9:26 | ![]() | C. Spargo Behind | 6 - 8 |
| 7:09 | ![]() | J. Viney Goal | 6 - 7 |
| 5:16 | ![]() | O. Florent Goal | 6 - 1 |
| 2:53 | ![]() | M. Gawn Behind | 0 - 1 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FRE
|
52 | 144.4 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
SYD
|
48 | 143.7 | WLWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
38 | 113.5 | LWWLW |
| 4 |
GEEL
|
36 | 120.6 | WLLWL |
| 5 |
ADEL
|
36 | 113.2 | WLWWW |
| 6 |
MELB
|
36 | 104.2 | LLWWL |
| 7 |
WB
|
36 | 92.8 | WWWLW |
| 8 |
BL
|
32 | 108.4 | LLLWW |
| 9 |
SUNS
|
28 | 105.3 | WLLLL |
| 10 |
NMFC
|
28 | 90.7 | LWLWW |
| 11 |
COLL
|
26 | 101.5 | LWLLW |
| 12 |
STK
|
24 | 100.6 | LLLWL |
| 13 |
GWS
|
24 | 100.3 | LWWLL |
| 14 |
CARL
|
24 | 91.1 | WWWWW |
| 15 |
PORT
|
16 | 98.7 | LLWLL |
| 16 |
WCE
|
16 | 72.7 | WLWLL |
| 17 |
RICH
|
8 | 61.3 | LWLLL |
| 18 |
ESS
|
4 | 70.4 | LLLLL |












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