Game Information
MCG
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- COLL 407
- 413 ESS
-
Kicks
- COLL 206
- 225 ESS
-
Handballs
- COLL 201
- 188 ESS
-
Free Kicks
- COLL 20
- 13 ESS
-
Clearances
- COLL 25
- 34 ESS
-
Inside 50
- COLL 58
- 41 ESS
-
Tackles
- COLL 48
- 48 ESS
-
Hit-Outs
- COLL 37
- 23 ESS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
22
S. Sidebottom3 Goals
20
J. Stringer2 Goals
Disposals
1
A. Treloar34 Disposals
11
D. Zaharakis34 Disposals
Contested Possessions
4
B. Grundy13 Contested Possessions
7
Z. Merrett11 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:18 |  | C. Hooker Goal | 101 - 52 |
| 28:11 | | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 101 - 46 |
| 26:06 |  | S. Sidebottom Goal | 101 - 40 |
| 25:19 | | C. Hooker Behind | 95 - 40 |
| 24:24 | | A. Treloar Behind | 95 - 39 |
| 20:53 | | T. Phillips Goal | 94 - 39 |
| 16:20 | | W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal | 88 - 39 |
| 12:33 | | J. Stewart Goal | 82 - 39 |
| 9:39 | | J. Stephenson Behind | 82 - 33 |
| 8:23 | | M. Cox Goal | 81 - 33 |
| 7:12 | | M. Cox Behind | 75 - 33 |
| 5:36 | | B. Reid Goal | 74 - 33 |
| 4:00 | | A. Treloar Goal | 68 - 33 |
| 0:44 | | A. Saad Behind | 62 - 33 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:21 | | B. Crocker Behind | 62 - 32 |
| 19:30 | | A. Treloar Behind | 60 - 32 |
| 16:22 | | J. Daniher Behind | 59 - 32 |
| 15:14 | | D. Zaharakis Behind | 59 - 31 |
| 11:29 | | J. Stephenson Behind | 59 - 30 |
| 9:46 | | M. Cox Goal | 58 - 30 |
| 8:48 | | Rushed | 52 - 30 |
| 4:54 | | M. Cox Behind | 52 - 29 |
| 3:14 | | J. Stephenson Goal | 51 - 29 |
| 1:18 | | J. Stringer Behind | 45 - 29 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:20 | | D. Heppell Goal | 45 - 28 |
| 25:24 | | Rushed | 45 - 22 |
| 21:45 | | A. Treloar Goal | 44 - 22 |
| 16:20 | | J. Stephenson Goal | 38 - 22 |
| 14:40 | | W. Hoskin-Elliott Behind | 32 - 22 |
| 11:48 | | W. Hoskin-Elliott Behind | 31 - 22 |
| 6:34 | | T. Varcoe Behind | 30 - 22 |
| 5:42 | | J. Aish Behind | 29 - 22 |
| 2:50 | | D. Zaharakis Behind | 28 - 22 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:00 | | S. Sidebottom Goal | 28 - 21 |
| 27:26 | | S. Sidebottom Goal | 22 - 21 |
| 26:41 | | J. Stewart Behind | 16 - 21 |
| 25:05 | | T. Phillips Behind | 16 - 20 |
| 21:42 | | J. Stringer Goal | 15 - 20 |
| 20:40 | | Z. Merrett Behind | 15 - 14 |
| 19:04 | | J. De Goey Goal | 15 - 13 |
| 15:54 | | J. Stringer Goal | 9 - 13 |
| 14:32 | | B. Reid Behind | 9 - 7 |
| 13:13 | | W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal | 8 - 7 |
| 12:23 | | M. Guelfi Behind | 2 - 7 |
| 6:00 | | J. Daniher Goal | 2 - 6 |
| 2:56 | | B. Reid Behind | 2 - 0 |
| 0:18 | | Rushed | 1 - 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 |