Team Stats
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Disposals
- MELB 345
- 358 BL
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Kicks
- MELB 200
- 247 BL
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Handballs
- MELB 145
- 111 BL
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Free Kicks
- MELB 19
- 12 BL
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Clearances
- MELB 30
- 35 BL
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Inside 50
- MELB 54
- 52 BL
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Tackles
- MELB 50
- 31 BL
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 34
- 29 BL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:13 | ![]() | C. Rayner Behind | 104 - 102 |
| 27:27 | ![]() | C. Cameron Goal | 104 - 101 |
| 26:23 | ![]() | L. Morris Goal | 104 - 95 |
| 24:06 | ![]() | H. Langford Goal | 104 - 89 |
| 21:53 | ![]() | L. McCarthy Goal | 98 - 89 |
| 20:01 | ![]() | L. Ashcroft Behind | 98 - 83 |
| 17:08 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Goal | 98 - 82 |
| 14:33 | ![]() | C. Rayner Goal | 92 - 82 |
| 12:51 | ![]() | K. Chandler Goal | 92 - 76 |
| 10:59 | ![]() | K. Chandler Goal | 86 - 76 |
| 8:41 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Goal | 80 - 76 |
| 6:15 | ![]() | B. Reville Behind | 74 - 76 |
| 1:44 | ![]() | H. McCluggage Goal | 74 - 75 |
| 0:42 | ![]() | Z. Bailey Behind | 74 - 69 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:23 | ![]() | W. Ashcroft Goal | 74 - 68 |
| 28:13 | ![]() | Rushed | 74 - 62 |
| 25:59 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 73 - 62 |
| 23:02 | ![]() | H. McCluggage Behind | 67 - 62 |
| 20:49 | ![]() | K. Lohmann Goal | 67 - 61 |
| 18:49 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 67 - 55 |
| 15:58 | ![]() | J. Dunkley Behind | 61 - 55 |
| 13:31 | ![]() | B. Mihocek Goal | 61 - 54 |
| 9:52 | ![]() | J. Steele Goal | 55 - 54 |
| 7:47 | ![]() | H. Sharp Goal | 49 - 54 |
| 6:51 | ![]() | C. Rayner Behind | 43 - 54 |
| 5:01 | ![]() | H. Langford Goal | 43 - 53 |
| 3:25 | ![]() | K. Chandler Behind | 37 - 53 |
| 1:58 | ![]() | Rushed | 36 - 53 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:38 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Behind | 36 - 52 |
| 25:18 | ![]() | S. Draper Goal | 35 - 52 |
| 23:56 | ![]() | L. Morris Goal | 35 - 46 |
| 21:13 | ![]() | M. Heath Behind | 35 - 40 |
| 20:30 | ![]() | Z. Bailey Behind | 34 - 40 |
| 19:07 | ![]() | C. Cameron Goal | 34 - 39 |
| 17:21 | ![]() | Rushed | 34 - 33 |
| 15:20 | ![]() | K. Chandler Goal | 33 - 33 |
| 10:33 | ![]() | C. Rayner Behind | 27 - 33 |
| 9:04 | ![]() | Rushed | 27 - 32 |
| 8:12 | ![]() | Rushed | 26 - 32 |
| 6:40 | ![]() | L. Morris Behind | 25 - 32 |
| 3:18 | ![]() | O. Allen Goal | 25 - 31 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:58 | ![]() | Rushed | 25 - 25 |
| 24:13 | ![]() | C. Rayner Goal | 25 - 24 |
| 20:48 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Goal | 25 - 18 |
| 18:13 | ![]() | B. Mihocek Goal | 19 - 18 |
| 16:29 | ![]() | J. Fletcher Goal | 13 - 18 |
| 12:00 | ![]() | C. Cameron Goal | 13 - 12 |
| 9:23 | ![]() | H. Sharp Goal | 13 - 6 |
| 6:54 | ![]() | H. Langford Goal | 7 - 6 |
| 5:08 | ![]() | L. Morris Goal | 1 - 6 |
| 2:17 | ![]() | B. Laurie Behind | 1 - 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