Game Information
TIO Stadium
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- SUNS 241
- 335 CARL
-
Kicks
- SUNS 169
- 214 CARL
-
Handballs
- SUNS 72
- 121 CARL
-
Free Kicks
- SUNS 17
- 12 CARL
-
Clearances
- SUNS 23
- 30 CARL
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Inside 50
- SUNS 26
- 54 CARL
-
Tackles
- SUNS 54
- 50 CARL
-
Hit-Outs
- SUNS 26
- 23 CARL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
23
I. Rankine1 Goals
10
H. McKay2 Goals
Disposals
12
J. Lukosius23 Disposals
3
M. Murphy28 Disposals
Contested Possessions
12
J. Bowes8 Contested Possessions
9
P. Cripps13 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 21:58 |  | P. Cripps Behind | 27 - 60 |
| 21:00 | | H. McKay Behind | 27 - 59 |
| 17:23 | | H. McKay Behind | 27 - 58 |
| 16:31 | | Rushed | 27 - 57 |
| 14:42 | | Rushed | 27 - 56 |
| 13:18 |  | S. Flanders Goal | 27 - 55 |
| 11:53 | | Rushed | 21 - 55 |
| 8:47 | | J. Newnes Goal | 21 - 54 |
| 7:14 | | B. King Behind | 21 - 48 |
| 1:46 | | H. McKay Behind | 20 - 48 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:41 | | I. Rankine Behind | 20 - 47 |
| 21:35 | | Rushed | 19 - 47 |
| 19:56 | | E. Curnow Goal | 19 - 46 |
| 18:27 | | L. Weller Goal | 19 - 40 |
| 13:51 | | D. Swallow Behind | 13 - 40 |
| 11:12 | | M. Murphy Behind | 12 - 40 |
| 2:35 | | L. Casboult Behind | 12 - 39 |
| 1:05 | | M. Murphy Behind | 12 - 38 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:28 | | M. Gibbons Goal | 12 - 37 |
| 22:38 | | H. McKay Goal | 12 - 31 |
| 20:22 | | E. Betts Goal | 12 - 25 |
| 18:16 | | S. Lemmens Goal | 12 - 19 |
| 16:52 | | H. McKay Behind | 6 - 19 |
| 15:50 | | E. Betts Behind | 6 - 18 |
| 10:28 | | I. Rankine Goal | 6 - 17 |
| 5:59 | | H. McKay Goal | 0 - 17 |
| 4:55 | | J. Martin Behind | 0 - 11 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 19:43 | | Rushed | 0 - 10 |
| 9:31 | | T. De Koning Behind | 0 - 9 |
| 8:03 | | M. Gibbons Goal | 0 - 8 |
| 7:35 | | Rushed | 0 - 2 |
| 5:14 | | S. Walsh Behind | 0 - 1 |
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2025 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 ADEL
|
72 | 139.3 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
 GEEL
|
68 | 141.5 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
 BL
|
66 | 114.2 | LWLWW |
| 4 |
 COLL
|
64 | 122.4 | WLLLW |
| 5 |
 GWS
|
64 | 115.3 | WLWWW |
| 6 |
 FRE
|
64 | 109.0 | WWWLW |
| 7 |
 SUNS
|
60 | 124.9 | WWLLW |
| 8 |
 HAW
|
60 | 120.9 | WLWWL |
| 9 |
 WB
|
56 | 137.0 | WWWWL |
| 10 |
 SYD
|
48 | 97.0 | LWWLW |
| 11 |
 CARL
|
36 | 96.7 | LLLWW |
| 12 |
 STK
|
36 | 88.5 | WWWWL |
| 13 |
 PORT
|
36 | 79.8 | LLLLW |
| 14 |
 MELB
|
28 | 93.3 | LWLLL |
| 15 |
 ESS
|
24 | 69.5 | LLLLL |
| 16 |
 NMFC
|
22 | 76.3 | LLLWL |
| 17 |
 RICH
|
20 | 66.0 | LLLLL |
| 18 |
 WCE
|
4 | 60.1 | LLLLL |