Team Stats
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Disposals
- WCE 349
- 403 MELB
-
Kicks
- WCE 208
- 222 MELB
-
Handballs
- WCE 141
- 181 MELB
-
Free Kicks
- WCE 25
- 18 MELB
-
Clearances
- WCE 27
- 37 MELB
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Inside 50
- WCE 35
- 59 MELB
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Tackles
- WCE 61
- 52 MELB
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Hit-Outs
- WCE 19
- 47 MELB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:03 | ![]() | P. Naish Behind | 38 - 112 |
| 30:57 | ![]() | K. Chandler Behind | 37 - 112 |
| 29:54 | ![]() | T. McDonald Goal | 37 - 111 |
| 28:22 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 37 - 105 |
| 25:59 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 37 - 104 |
| 24:22 | ![]() | J. McGovern Goal | 37 - 98 |
| 20:16 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 31 - 98 |
| 19:04 | ![]() | S. Petrevski-Seton Behind | 31 - 92 |
| 17:14 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 30 - 92 |
| 15:06 | ![]() | M. Gawn Behind | 30 - 86 |
| 12:36 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 30 - 85 |
| 10:52 | ![]() | C. Spargo Goal | 30 - 79 |
| 8:53 | ![]() | J. Darling Goal | 30 - 73 |
| 7:02 | ![]() | T. McDonald Goal | 24 - 73 |
| 3:43 | ![]() | T. Kelly Behind | 24 - 67 |
| 1:04 | ![]() | Rushed | 23 - 67 |
| 0:19 | ![]() | Rushed | 22 - 67 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:58 | ![]() | T. McDonald Goal | 22 - 66 |
| 25:12 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 22 - 60 |
| 23:10 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 22 - 59 |
| 17:30 | ![]() | Bailey J. Williams Goal | 22 - 58 |
| 12:46 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 16 - 58 |
| 8:30 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 16 - 52 |
| 6:58 | ![]() | J. Darling Behind | 16 - 51 |
| 5:05 | ![]() | J. Cripps Goal | 15 - 51 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:53 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 9 - 51 |
| 21:35 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 9 - 50 |
| 20:05 | ![]() | T. McDonald Behind | 9 - 49 |
| 14:02 | ![]() | Rushed | 9 - 48 |
| 12:09 | ![]() | L. Foley Behind | 9 - 47 |
| 8:05 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 8 - 47 |
| 4:10 | ![]() | G. Clark Behind | 8 - 41 |
| 2:56 | ![]() | Rushed | 7 - 41 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:23 | ![]() | C. Spargo Behind | 6 - 41 |
| 25:09 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 6 - 40 |
| 23:38 | ![]() | C. Oliver Behind | 6 - 34 |
| 19:06 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 6 - 33 |
| 16:47 | ![]() | L. Jackson Behind | 6 - 27 |
| 14:08 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 6 - 26 |
| 11:46 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 6 - 20 |
| 9:40 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 6 - 14 |
| 7:53 | ![]() | J. Harmes Behind | 6 - 8 |
| 6:35 | ![]() | T. McDonald Goal | 6 - 7 |
| 5:30 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 6 - 1 |
| 3:19 | ![]() | J. Waterman 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 |












ADEL
GEEL
BL
COLL
GWS
FRE
SUNS
HAW
WB
SYD
CARL
STK
PORT
MELB
ESS
NMFC
RICH
WCE