Team Stats
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Disposals
- PORT 389
- 352 SYD
-
Kicks
- PORT 233
- 201 SYD
-
Handballs
- PORT 156
- 151 SYD
-
Free Kicks
- PORT 26
- 11 SYD
-
Clearances
- PORT 41
- 33 SYD
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Inside 50
- PORT 68
- 37 SYD
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Tackles
- PORT 74
- 74 SYD
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Hit-Outs
- PORT 49
- 24 SYD
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:46 | ![]() | C. Sutcliffe Goal | 103 - 56 |
| 25:18 | ![]() | Rushed | 97 - 56 |
| 22:37 | ![]() | P. Ladhams Behind | 96 - 56 |
| 21:57 | ![]() | P. Ryder Behind | 95 - 56 |
| 17:45 | ![]() | S. Reid Behind | 94 - 56 |
| 15:58 | ![]() | C. Dixon Goal | 94 - 55 |
| 9:21 | ![]() | O. Wines Goal | 88 - 55 |
| 4:48 | ![]() | D. Menzel Behind | 82 - 55 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:12 | ![]() | P. Ryder Goal | 82 - 54 |
| 26:17 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 76 - 54 |
| 23:40 | ![]() | D. Menzel Goal | 76 - 48 |
| 22:11 | ![]() | Rushed | 76 - 42 |
| 21:08 | ![]() | D. Menzel Behind | 76 - 41 |
| 19:06 | ![]() | Rushed | 76 - 40 |
| 17:44 | ![]() | T. Boak Behind | 75 - 40 |
| 13:53 | ![]() | C. Dixon Goal | 74 - 40 |
| 12:42 | ![]() | R. Bonner Behind | 68 - 40 |
| 10:27 | ![]() | I. Heeney Goal | 67 - 40 |
| 5:04 | ![]() | C. Sutcliffe Goal | 67 - 34 |
| 3:58 | ![]() | C. Rozee Goal | 61 - 34 |
| 1:25 | ![]() | T. Marshall Goal | 55 - 34 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:24 | ![]() | D. Menzel Goal | 49 - 34 |
| 29:19 | ![]() | C. Rozee Goal | 49 - 28 |
| 27:51 | ![]() | C. Dixon Goal | 43 - 28 |
| 23:55 | ![]() | Rushed | 37 - 28 |
| 21:05 | ![]() | T. Boak Behind | 37 - 27 |
| 18:58 | ![]() | Rushed | 36 - 27 |
| 16:39 | ![]() | J. Bell Behind | 35 - 27 |
| 13:45 | ![]() | O. Florent Behind | 35 - 26 |
| 6:18 | ![]() | D. Houston Goal | 35 - 25 |
| 5:39 | ![]() | C. Rozee Behind | 29 - 25 |
| 4:56 | ![]() | O. Florent Behind | 28 - 25 |
| 3:45 | ![]() | J. Rowbottom Behind | 28 - 24 |
| 2:45 | ![]() | Josh P. Kennedy Behind | 28 - 23 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:10 | ![]() | D. Menzel Behind | 28 - 22 |
| 28:32 | ![]() | C. Rozee Goal | 28 - 21 |
| 27:32 | ![]() | T. Boak Behind | 22 - 21 |
| 26:01 | ![]() | Z. Jones Behind | 21 - 21 |
| 23:51 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 21 - 20 |
| 20:56 | ![]() | B. Ronke Goal | 21 - 14 |
| 16:44 | ![]() | T. Marshall Goal | 21 - 8 |
| 15:39 | ![]() | Rushed | 15 - 8 |
| 13:59 | ![]() | N. Blakey Behind | 14 - 8 |
| 8:46 | ![]() | P. Ryder Behind | 14 - 7 |
| 7:11 | ![]() | O. Wines Goal | 13 - 7 |
| 4:50 | ![]() | K. Amon Goal | 7 - 7 |
| 4:15 | ![]() | I. Heeney Behind | 1 - 7 |
| 2:20 | ![]() | T. Boak Behind | 1 - 6 |
| 0:53 | ![]() | I. Heeney Goal | 0 - 6 |
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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