Game Information
ENGIE Stadium
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- MELB 279
- 281 SUNS
-
Kicks
- MELB 172
- 168 SUNS
-
Handballs
- MELB 107
- 113 SUNS
-
Free Kicks
- MELB 15
- 17 SUNS
-
Clearances
- MELB 31
- 21 SUNS
-
Inside 50
- MELB 48
- 35 SUNS
-
Tackles
- MELB 39
- 56 SUNS
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 30
- 20 SUNS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
31
B. Fritsch2 Goals
23
I. Rankine3 Goals
Disposals
3
C. Petracca25 Disposals
11
T. Miller23 Disposals
Contested Possessions
3
C. Petracca15 Contested Possessions
11
T. Miller11 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:49 |  | H. Bennell Goal | 80 - 63 |
| 21:48 | | C. Petracca Goal | 74 - 63 |
| 18:26 |  | I. Rankine Behind | 68 - 63 |
| 15:33 | | S. Weideman Goal | 68 - 62 |
| 12:00 | | I. Rankine Behind | 62 - 62 |
| 7:03 | | I. Rankine Goal | 62 - 61 |
| 6:13 | | T. Miller Behind | 62 - 55 |
| 3:51 | | M. Hannan Goal | 62 - 54 |
| 0:35 | | B. Ainsworth Behind | 56 - 54 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:59 | | Rushed | 56 - 53 |
| 24:07 | | B. Fritsch Behind | 55 - 53 |
| 20:10 | | B. Ellis Goal | 54 - 53 |
| 16:08 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 54 - 47 |
| 14:52 | | I. Rankine Goal | 48 - 47 |
| 14:11 | | B. King Behind | 48 - 41 |
| 9:57 | | B. Ainsworth Goal | 48 - 40 |
| 6:11 | | H. Bennell Behind | 48 - 34 |
| 1:51 | | J. Melksham Goal | 47 - 34 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:37 | | A. Brayshaw Behind | 41 - 34 |
| 24:53 | | Rushed | 40 - 34 |
| 20:16 | | B. Fiorini Goal | 39 - 34 |
| 19:17 | | I. Rankine Behind | 39 - 28 |
| 16:24 | | B. King Goal | 39 - 27 |
| 14:46 | | S. Weideman Goal | 39 - 21 |
| 12:57 | | J. Witts Behind | 33 - 21 |
| 11:59 | | A. vandenBerg Behind | 33 - 20 |
| 8:18 | | Rushed | 32 - 20 |
| 6:20 | | M. Hibberd Goal | 31 - 20 |
| 3:38 | | C. Salem Goal | 25 - 20 |
| 1:17 | | J. Harmes Goal | 19 - 20 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:23 | | B. King Behind | 13 - 20 |
| 20:08 | | L. Weller Goal | 13 - 19 |
| 18:08 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 13 - 13 |
| 15:51 | | E. Langdon Behind | 7 - 13 |
| 12:22 | | I. Rankine Goal | 6 - 13 |
| 9:20 | | C. Petracca Goal | 6 - 7 |
| 6:04 | | B. Ellis Goal | 0 - 7 |
| 0:35 | | H. Greenwood Behind | 0 - 1 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 FRE
|
68 | 146.0 | WLWWW |
| 2 |
 SYD
|
56 | 130.0 | LWLLW |
| 3 |
 HAW
|
54 | 124.0 | WLWWW |
| 4 |
 BL
|
52 | 120.6 | WWWWW |
| 5 |
 ADEL
|
48 | 113.7 | LWWWL |
| 6 |
 MELB
|
48 | 107.8 | LWWWL |
| 7 |
 WB
|
48 | 96.8 | WLWWW |
| 8 |
 COLL
|
46 | 107.6 | WWWWW |
| 9 |
 GEEL
|
44 | 116.5 | LLLWW |
| 10 |
 STK
|
36 | 105.8 | LWWLW |
| 11 |
 CARL
|
36 | 92.4 | WWLLW |
| 12 |
 GWS
|
32 | 98.3 | LWWLL |
| 13 |
 NMFC
|
32 | 89.6 | WLLLL |
| 14 |
 SUNS
|
28 | 94.8 | LLLLL |
| 15 |
 PORT
|
24 | 95.6 | WWLLL |
| 16 |
 WCE
|
16 | 70.1 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
 ESS
|
8 | 65.4 | LLLWL |
| 18 |
 RICH
|
8 | 60.9 | LLLLL |