Game Information
Mars Stadium
Team Stats
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Disposals
- WB 338
- 344 PORT
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Kicks
- WB 191
- 222 PORT
-
Handballs
- WB 147
- 122 PORT
-
Free Kicks
- WB 23
- 27 PORT
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Clearances
- WB 51
- 44 PORT
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Inside 50
- WB 49
- 58 PORT
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Tackles
- WB 83
- 86 PORT
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Hit-Outs
- WB 43
- 47 PORT
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
8
J. Trengove2 Goals
22
C. Dixon5 Goals
Disposals
6
J. Macrae36 Disposals
13
J. Polec32 Disposals
Contested Possessions
6
J. Macrae21 Contested Possessions
20
C. Wingard16 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:11 |  | K. Farrell Behind | 34 - 78 |
| 28:42 | | C. Wingard Behind | 34 - 77 |
| 25:08 | | K. Farrell Goal | 34 - 76 |
| 22:45 | | C. Dixon Goal | 34 - 70 |
| 21:02 | | C. Dixon Behind | 34 - 64 |
| 11:41 | | T. Boak Behind | 34 - 63 |
| 9:29 | | R. Gray Goal | 34 - 62 |
| 7:29 | | C. Dixon Goal | 34 - 56 |
| 6:15 | | J. Westhoff Behind | 34 - 50 |
| 2:39 | | D. Byrne-Jones Behind | 34 - 49 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:52 |  | T. McLean Behind | 34 - 48 |
| 26:53 | | J. Trengove Behind | 33 - 48 |
| 25:45 | | M. Honeychurch Behind | 32 - 48 |
| 21:36 | | R. Gray Behind | 31 - 48 |
| 20:17 | | H. Crozier Behind | 31 - 47 |
| 18:34 | | J. Schache Goal | 30 - 47 |
| 14:03 | | C. Dixon Goal | 24 - 47 |
| 13:02 | | Rushed | 24 - 41 |
| 5:07 | | C. Wingard Goal | 24 - 40 |
| 0:51 | | C. Dixon Goal | 24 - 34 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:43 | | C. Dixon Behind | 24 - 28 |
| 22:26 | | J. Trengove Goal | 24 - 27 |
| 13:52 | | S. Motlop Goal | 18 - 27 |
| 9:15 | | J. Polec Behind | 18 - 21 |
| 5:27 | | F. Greene Goal | 18 - 20 |
| 2:21 | | C. Dixon Goal | 12 - 20 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:49 | | J. Westhoff Goal | 12 - 14 |
| 23:34 | | J. Trengove Goal | 12 - 8 |
| 21:08 | | S. Powell-Pepper Behind | 6 - 8 |
| 15:16 | | C. Wingard Behind | 6 - 7 |
| 4:08 | | J. Watts Goal | 6 - 6 |
| 0:47 | | M. Wallis Goal | 6 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 SYD
|
28 | 165.5 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
 FRE
|
28 | 133.0 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
 HAW
|
26 | 121.2 | WWWWD |
| 4 |
 BL
|
20 | 126.0 | WWLWW |
| 5 |
 SUNS
|
20 | 116.0 | LLWLW |
| 6 |
 GEEL
|
20 | 114.6 | LWWLW |
| 7 |
 MELB
|
20 | 100.2 | WLWWL |
| 8 |
 COLL
|
18 | 108.6 | LLWWD |
| 9 |
 STK
|
16 | 114.9 | LWLWW |
| 10 |
 NMFC
|
16 | 106.1 | WLWLL |
| 11 |
 ADEL
|
16 | 96.6 | LWWLW |
| 12 |
 WB
|
16 | 91.5 | WLLLL |
| 13 |
 PORT
|
12 | 110.9 | WLLWL |
| 14 |
 GWS
|
12 | 88.2 | LWLWL |
| 15 |
 WCE
|
8 | 59.3 | LLLLL |
| 16 |
 CARL
|
4 | 78.1 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
 ESS
|
4 | 70.2 | LWLLL |
| 18 |
 RICH
|
4 | 60.0 | LLLLW |