Team Stats
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Disposals
- MELB 386
- 312 WCE
-
Kicks
- MELB 222
- 177 WCE
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Handballs
- MELB 164
- 135 WCE
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Free Kicks
- MELB 15
- 13 WCE
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Clearances
- MELB 40
- 30 WCE
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Inside 50
- MELB 58
- 45 WCE
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Tackles
- MELB 57
- 48 WCE
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 36
- 37 WCE
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:36 | ![]() | H. Langford Goal | 139 - 56 |
| 28:32 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 133 - 56 |
| 27:12 | ![]() | L. Ryan Behind | 132 - 56 |
| 25:22 | ![]() | T. Brockman Behind | 132 - 55 |
| 23:33 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 132 - 54 |
| 22:30 | ![]() | Rushed | 126 - 54 |
| 19:20 | ![]() | J. Culley Goal | 125 - 54 |
| 17:33 | ![]() | J. Shanahan Goal | 119 - 54 |
| 12:56 | ![]() | E. Langdon Goal | 119 - 48 |
| 10:47 | ![]() | J. Cripps Goal | 113 - 48 |
| 9:08 | ![]() | E. Langdon Behind | 113 - 42 |
| 3:29 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 112 - 42 |
| 1:00 | ![]() | C. Windsor Behind | 106 - 42 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 35:31 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 105 - 42 |
| 34:03 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 99 - 42 |
| 32:52 | ![]() | H. Petty Goal | 93 - 42 |
| 31:32 | ![]() | H. Petty Behind | 87 - 42 |
| 29:33 | ![]() | J. Cripps Goal | 86 - 42 |
| 26:45 | ![]() | M. Gawn Goal | 86 - 36 |
| 24:00 | ![]() | J. Viney Goal | 80 - 36 |
| 20:58 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Goal | 74 - 36 |
| 18:57 | ![]() | H. Langford Goal | 68 - 36 |
| 17:59 | ![]() | T. Cole Behind | 62 - 36 |
| 15:31 | ![]() | H. Petty Goal | 62 - 35 |
| 13:34 | ![]() | C. Chesser Goal | 56 - 35 |
| 11:00 | ![]() | J. Culley Goal | 56 - 29 |
| 9:48 | ![]() | Rushed | 50 - 29 |
| 7:57 | ![]() | L. Ryan Goal | 50 - 28 |
| 5:54 | ![]() | J. Viney Behind | 50 - 22 |
| 3:58 | ![]() | K. Chandler Goal | 49 - 22 |
| 2:58 | ![]() | L. Baker Behind | 43 - 22 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:30 | ![]() | A. Reid Behind | 43 - 21 |
| 27:03 | ![]() | Rushed | 43 - 20 |
| 26:22 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Behind | 42 - 20 |
| 22:32 | ![]() | A. Reid Goal | 41 - 20 |
| 18:44 | ![]() | T. Brockman Goal | 41 - 14 |
| 12:17 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 41 - 8 |
| 4:44 | ![]() | H. Petty Goal | 35 - 8 |
| 2:39 | ![]() | T. Rivers Goal | 29 - 8 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:04 | ![]() | R. Maric Goal | 23 - 8 |
| 24:13 | ![]() | H. Langford Goal | 23 - 2 |
| 19:15 | ![]() | Rushed | 17 - 2 |
| 13:57 | ![]() | H. Petty Behind | 17 - 1 |
| 12:55 | ![]() | Rushed | 16 - 1 |
| 8:54 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Goal | 15 - 1 |
| 6:54 | ![]() | Rushed | 9 - 1 |
| 4:58 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 8 - 1 |
| 3:38 | ![]() | J. Melksham Goal | 7 - 1 |
| 2:39 | ![]() | L. Ryan Behind | 1 - 1 |
| 1:37 | ![]() | J. Viney Behind | 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 |
GEEL
|
36 | 120.6 | WLLWL |
| 5 |
BL
|
36 | 111.0 | LLWWW |
| 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
GEEL
BL
ADEL
MELB
WB
NMFC
COLL
SUNS
CARL
STK
GWS
PORT
WCE
RICH
ESS