Game Information
Marvel Stadium
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- WB 421
- 309 WCE
-
Kicks
- WB 244
- 195 WCE
-
Handballs
- WB 177
- 114 WCE
-
Free Kicks
- WB 14
- 19 WCE
-
Clearances
- WB 28
- 37 WCE
-
Inside 50
- WB 51
- 51 WCE
-
Tackles
- WB 61
- 53 WCE
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Hit-Outs
- WB 35
- 29 WCE
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
4
M. Bontempelli3 Goals
15
J. Cripps1 Goals
Disposals
1
A. Treloar35 Disposals
6
E. Yeo29 Disposals
Contested Possessions
1
A. Treloar12 Contested Possessions
11
T. Kelly17 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:34 |  | S. Darcy Goal | 106 - 30 |
| 27:05 | | A. Treloar Goal | 100 - 30 |
| 26:01 |  | J. Cripps Behind | 94 - 30 |
| 23:54 | | M. Bontempelli Goal | 94 - 29 |
| 20:59 | | E. Yeo Behind | 88 - 29 |
| 19:30 | | S. Darcy Behind | 88 - 28 |
| 17:54 | | J. Petruccelle Behind | 87 - 28 |
| 16:26 | | J. Cripps Goal | 87 - 27 |
| 15:14 | | M. Bontempelli Goal | 87 - 21 |
| 13:11 | | C. Poulter Behind | 81 - 21 |
| 8:07 | | C. Weightman Goal | 80 - 21 |
| 4:22 | | R. Ginbey Behind | 74 - 21 |
| 3:04 | | Bailey J. Williams Behind | 74 - 20 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:09 | | J. Cripps Behind | 74 - 19 |
| 21:58 | | L. Vandermeer Behind | 74 - 18 |
| 21:14 | | Rushed | 73 - 18 |
| 18:01 | | C. Daniel Goal | 72 - 18 |
| 14:37 | | J. Cripps Behind | 66 - 18 |
| 9:41 | | R. West Goal | 66 - 17 |
| 4:54 | | Rushed | 60 - 17 |
| 2:34 | | J. Ugle-Hagan Goal | 60 - 16 |
| 1:18 | | J. Cripps Behind | 54 - 16 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:22 | | T. English Goal | 54 - 15 |
| 23:23 | | Rushed | 48 - 15 |
| 21:27 | | T. English Goal | 47 - 15 |
| 16:21 | | L. Vandermeer Goal | 41 - 15 |
| 13:02 | | E. Yeo Behind | 35 - 15 |
| 9:51 | | H. Gallagher Goal | 35 - 14 |
| 7:45 | | H. Gallagher Goal | 29 - 14 |
| 5:56 | | A. Naughton Goal | 23 - 14 |
| 2:00 | | Rushed | 17 - 14 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:28 | | J. Waterman Behind | 16 - 14 |
| 25:09 | | M. Bontempelli Goal | 16 - 13 |
| 16:43 | | J. Waterman Goal | 10 - 13 |
| 14:46 | | B. Dale Behind | 10 - 7 |
| 11:34 | | A. Naughton Behind | 9 - 7 |
| 9:26 | | C. Weightman Goal | 8 - 7 |
| 7:07 | | J. Williams Goal | 2 - 7 |
| 5:56 | | Rushed | 2 - 1 |
| 2:51 | | L. Bramble Behind | 1 - 1 |
| 1:30 | | J. Cripps 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 |