Team Stats
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Disposals
- ESS 362
- 346 GEEL
-
Kicks
- ESS 196
- 216 GEEL
-
Handballs
- ESS 166
- 130 GEEL
-
Free Kicks
- ESS 18
- 16 GEEL
-
Clearances
- ESS 38
- 46 GEEL
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Inside 50
- ESS 47
- 64 GEEL
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Tackles
- ESS 52
- 43 GEEL
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Hit-Outs
- ESS 48
- 36 GEEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:32 | ![]() | S. Weideman Goal | 104 - 132 |
| 30:45 | ![]() | Rushed | 98 - 132 |
| 28:07 | ![]() | Rushed | 98 - 131 |
| 27:31 | ![]() | N. Hind Behind | 97 - 131 |
| 23:53 | ![]() | M. Redman Goal | 96 - 131 |
| 22:11 | ![]() | S. Weideman Goal | 90 - 131 |
| 19:14 | ![]() | T. Hawkins Goal | 84 - 131 |
| 16:46 | ![]() | B. Hobbs Goal | 84 - 125 |
| 15:07 | ![]() | M. Holmes Goal | 78 - 125 |
| 12:03 | ![]() | Rushed | 78 - 119 |
| 9:55 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 78 - 118 |
| 9:11 | ![]() | M. Duncan Behind | 72 - 118 |
| 8:08 | ![]() | Rushed | 72 - 117 |
| 5:08 | ![]() | B. Close Behind | 72 - 116 |
| 3:30 | ![]() | O. Henry Goal | 72 - 115 |
| 1:16 | ![]() | P. Dangerfield Behind | 72 - 109 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:58 | ![]() | J. Cameron Goal | 72 - 108 |
| 26:30 | ![]() | S. Simpson Behind | 72 - 102 |
| 19:36 | ![]() | T. Hawkins Goal | 72 - 101 |
| 17:24 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 72 - 95 |
| 15:14 | ![]() | Rushed | 66 - 95 |
| 12:50 | ![]() | S. Weideman Goal | 65 - 95 |
| 10:34 | ![]() | T. Bruhn Goal | 59 - 95 |
| 9:13 | ![]() | S. Durham Behind | 59 - 89 |
| 7:04 | ![]() | D. Shiel Goal | 58 - 89 |
| 4:57 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind | 52 - 89 |
| 3:35 | ![]() | J. Kolodjashnij Behind | 51 - 89 |
| 2:45 | ![]() | W. Setterfield Behind | 51 - 88 |
| 1:29 | ![]() | J. Caldwell Goal | 50 - 88 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 34:52 | ![]() | S. Weideman Behind | 44 - 88 |
| 33:14 | ![]() | T. Hawkins Goal | 43 - 88 |
| 31:55 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 43 - 82 |
| 30:36 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 42 - 82 |
| 27:28 | ![]() | T. Bruhn Goal | 36 - 82 |
| 25:47 | ![]() | T. Hawkins Goal | 36 - 76 |
| 23:22 | ![]() | S. Simpson Goal | 36 - 70 |
| 21:09 | ![]() | D. Shiel Goal | 36 - 64 |
| 17:48 | ![]() | S. Simpson Goal | 30 - 64 |
| 13:59 | ![]() | S. Weideman Goal | 30 - 58 |
| 12:24 | ![]() | G. Rohan Goal | 24 - 58 |
| 10:50 | ![]() | S. Weideman Goal | 24 - 52 |
| 9:38 | ![]() | Rushed | 18 - 52 |
| 7:57 | ![]() | O. Henry Goal | 18 - 51 |
| 3:33 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 18 - 45 |
| 1:22 | ![]() | J. Cameron Goal | 12 - 45 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:54 | ![]() | T. Hawkins Behind | 12 - 39 |
| 27:40 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 12 - 38 |
| 23:12 | ![]() | S. Draper Goal | 6 - 38 |
| 21:10 | ![]() | T. Hawkins Goal | 0 - 38 |
| 18:34 | ![]() | T. Hawkins Goal | 0 - 32 |
| 16:49 | ![]() | T. Hawkins Goal | 0 - 26 |
| 13:55 | ![]() | J. Cameron Goal | 0 - 20 |
| 12:11 | ![]() | J. Cameron Behind | 0 - 14 |
| 5:47 | ![]() | T. Hawkins Goal | 0 - 13 |
| 4:17 | ![]() | B. Close Goal | 0 - 7 |
| 2:58 | ![]() | I. Smith Behind | 0 - 1 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
24 | 178.1 | LWWWW |
| 2 |
FRE
|
24 | 137.6 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
24 | 124.5 | WWWWW |
| 4 |
MELB
|
20 | 102.8 | WWLWW |
| 5 |
BL
|
16 | 118.8 | WWWLW |
| 6 |
NMFC
|
16 | 115.9 | WWLWL |
| 7 |
SUNS
|
16 | 114.4 | WLLWL |
| 8 |
COLL
|
16 | 110.2 | WLLWW |
| 9 |
GEEL
|
16 | 108.6 | WLWWL |
| 10 |
WB
|
16 | 91.8 | WWLLL |
| 11 |
PORT
|
12 | 112.5 | LWLLW |
| 12 |
STK
|
12 | 110.1 | WLWLW |
| 13 |
ADEL
|
12 | 96.1 | LLWWL |
| 14 |
GWS
|
12 | 89.8 | LLWLW |
| 15 |
WCE
|
8 | 55.8 | WLLLL |
| 16 |
CARL
|
4 | 80.3 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
ESS
|
4 | 72.9 | LLWLL |
| 18 |
RICH
|
0 | 54.2 | LLLLL |












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