Team Stats
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Disposals
- ESS 380
- 365 MELB
-
Kicks
- ESS 225
- 206 MELB
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Handballs
- ESS 155
- 159 MELB
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Free Kicks
- ESS 19
- 23 MELB
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Clearances
- ESS 33
- 43 MELB
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Inside 50
- ESS 57
- 55 MELB
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Tackles
- ESS 71
- 55 MELB
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Hit-Outs
- ESS 39
- 31 MELB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:41 | ![]() | J. Viney Behind | 104 - 77 |
| 28:48 | ![]() | T. Rivers Behind | 104 - 76 |
| 26:02 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 104 - 75 |
| 19:02 | ![]() | J. Jordon Goal | 104 - 74 |
| 17:28 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 104 - 68 |
| 16:18 | ![]() | Rushed | 104 - 62 |
| 13:16 | ![]() | N. Martin Goal | 103 - 62 |
| 12:12 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 97 - 62 |
| 10:31 | ![]() | N. Hind Goal | 97 - 61 |
| 6:31 | ![]() | K. Chandler Goal | 91 - 61 |
| 5:24 | ![]() | N. Hind Goal | 91 - 55 |
| 1:59 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 85 - 55 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:16 | ![]() | J. Melksham Behind | 85 - 49 |
| 18:19 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 85 - 48 |
| 14:39 | ![]() | A. Perkins Goal | 84 - 48 |
| 12:16 | ![]() | Rushed | 78 - 48 |
| 8:43 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 77 - 48 |
| 5:07 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 71 - 48 |
| 4:17 | ![]() | J. Caldwell Behind | 65 - 48 |
| 1:30 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Behind | 64 - 48 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:09 | ![]() | D. Shiel Behind | 64 - 47 |
| 31:15 | ![]() | W. Setterfield Behind | 63 - 47 |
| 30:04 | ![]() | J. Caldwell Behind | 62 - 47 |
| 27:10 | ![]() | S. Draper Goal | 61 - 47 |
| 23:38 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 55 - 47 |
| 22:20 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 55 - 46 |
| 19:51 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 54 - 46 |
| 17:46 | ![]() | A. Phillips Goal | 48 - 46 |
| 15:42 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 42 - 46 |
| 14:15 | ![]() | H. Jones Goal | 42 - 45 |
| 10:04 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 36 - 45 |
| 8:10 | ![]() | M. Redman Behind | 36 - 39 |
| 6:36 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Goal | 35 - 39 |
| 4:31 | ![]() | H. Jones Behind | 35 - 33 |
| 1:31 | ![]() | J. Melksham Goal | 34 - 33 |
| 0:16 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 34 - 27 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:41 | ![]() | J. Melksham Goal | 34 - 26 |
| 30:16 | ![]() | Rushed | 34 - 20 |
| 28:04 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 33 - 20 |
| 26:48 | ![]() | S. Draper Goal | 33 - 19 |
| 24:48 | ![]() | W. Snelling Behind | 27 - 19 |
| 19:54 | ![]() | N. Martin Goal | 26 - 19 |
| 18:37 | ![]() | S. Draper Goal | 20 - 19 |
| 16:27 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 14 - 19 |
| 14:03 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 14 - 13 |
| 12:41 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 14 - 7 |
| 11:22 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 13 - 7 |
| 8:06 | ![]() | Rushed | 13 - 1 |
| 6:01 | ![]() | A. Phillips Goal | 13 - 0 |
| 4:17 | ![]() | W. Snelling Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 2:26 | ![]() | K. Langford Behind | 1 - 0 |
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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