Game Information
MCG
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- COLL 356
- 375 ESS
-
Kicks
- COLL 200
- 232 ESS
-
Handballs
- COLL 156
- 143 ESS
-
Free Kicks
- COLL 23
- 17 ESS
-
Clearances
- COLL 38
- 39 ESS
-
Inside 50
- COLL 43
- 54 ESS
-
Tackles
- COLL 56
- 86 ESS
-
Hit-Outs
- COLL 49
- 31 ESS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
14
D. Cameron3 Goals
43
A. McDonald-Tipungwuti5 Goals
Disposals
25
J. Crisp30 Disposals
3
D. Parish42 Disposals
Contested Possessions
4
B. Grundy17 Contested Possessions
3
D. Parish17 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:45 |  | W. Hoskin-Elliott Behind | 85 - 109 |
| 26:44 |  | W. Snelling Goal | 84 - 109 |
| 22:43 | | B. Ham Behind | 84 - 103 |
| 21:05 | | B. McCreery Goal | 84 - 102 |
| 20:04 | | H. Jones Behind | 78 - 102 |
| 18:41 | | A. McGrath Behind | 78 - 101 |
| 17:21 | | D. Parish Goal | 78 - 100 |
| 11:29 | | P. Wright Goal | 78 - 94 |
| 9:56 | | B. Mihocek Behind | 78 - 88 |
| 5:23 | | J. Stringer Goal | 77 - 88 |
| 3:17 | | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 77 - 82 |
| 0:47 | | B. Mihocek Goal | 77 - 76 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:44 | | Rushed | 71 - 76 |
| 26:25 | | B. McCreery Goal | 70 - 76 |
| 24:20 | | P. Wright Goal | 64 - 76 |
| 22:04 | | I. Quaynor Behind | 64 - 70 |
| 20:55 | | D. Cameron Behind | 63 - 70 |
| 18:47 | | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 62 - 70 |
| 17:57 | | W. Snelling Behind | 62 - 64 |
| 15:25 | | D. Cameron Goal | 62 - 63 |
| 12:56 | | A. Perkins Behind | 56 - 63 |
| 10:41 | | T. Ruscoe Goal | 56 - 62 |
| 6:15 | | M. Redman Goal | 50 - 62 |
| 5:30 | | B. Mihocek Behind | 50 - 56 |
| 2:33 | | C. Hooker Behind | 49 - 56 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:14 | | C. Hooker Behind | 49 - 55 |
| 26:56 | | J. Crisp Goal | 49 - 54 |
| 24:13 | | Rushed | 43 - 54 |
| 21:55 | | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 43 - 53 |
| 20:08 | | J. Laverde Goal | 43 - 47 |
| 11:34 | | W. Snelling Goal | 43 - 41 |
| 8:52 | | W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal | 43 - 35 |
| 6:27 | | B. Ham Behind | 37 - 35 |
| 5:14 | | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 37 - 34 |
| 3:46 | | D. Cameron Goal | 37 - 28 |
| 1:57 | | B. Grundy Goal | 31 - 28 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:04 | | D. Smith Goal | 25 - 28 |
| 24:37 | | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 25 - 22 |
| 22:47 | | D. Moore Goal | 25 - 16 |
| 21:17 | | B. Grundy Behind | 19 - 16 |
| 17:45 | | Z. Merrett Behind | 18 - 16 |
| 16:06 | | J. Stringer Behind | 18 - 15 |
| 15:16 | | M. Guelfi Behind | 18 - 14 |
| 12:28 | | A. Phillips Goal | 18 - 13 |
| 9:51 | | D. Parish Goal | 18 - 7 |
| 5:40 | | B. McCreery Goal | 18 - 1 |
| 2:58 | | A. McGrath Behind | 12 - 1 |
| 1:47 | | Callum L. Brown Goal | 12 - 0 |
| 0:25 | | D. Cameron Goal | 6 - 0 |
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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 |